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Bonjour! Buenos Dias! Guten Tag! Ni Hao! Marhaba! MERLOT welcomes all language educators and students of World Languages to access the many OER available in the ever-expanding World Languages Collection. This pioneer community contains thousands of OER, many of them peer-reviewed by distinguished scholars in the field. Please peruse our collection and correspond with us if you are interested in knowing more about the World Languages community peer review process. Contact Laura Franklin (lfranklin@nvcc.edu) for more information.
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World Language Assessment: Get in the Mode! supports and empowers world language educators to improve student proficiency through a variety of assessment strategies. Focusing on the three modes of communication (interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal), this resource provides a framework of formative, interim, and summative assessments for use at any grade level.
New Materials
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Le bagage de Saint-Martin — Interactive A1 French Adventure
A free, evolving narrative-game prototype for A1 learners of French. Learners explore a village, understand short spoken...
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1001 French Verbs
1001 French Verbs is an interactive website for conjugating over 1500 French verbs in 16 tenses. Study and self-test for...
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Willkommen: Deutsch für alle
Willkommen: Deutsch für alle is based on insights and findings from research in second language acquisition and language...
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Insieme in Italiano: Elementary Italian 1 & 2
Insieme in italiano is a comprehensive, open-access eBook designed for beginners who want to start their Italian language...
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Text Hyperlinker for Latin and Ancient Greek
A web app that automatically hyperlinks Ancient Greek and Latin texts to Perseus and Logeion for morphological analysis.
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Basic Tibetan
Basic Tibetan is a first-of-its-kind, multimedia interactive online textbook designed for learners of Tibetan in higher...
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Intermediate Persian
This resource is an online, interactive theme-based textbook for intermediate students in the Persian language that...
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Basic Punjabi
Basic Punjabi is an online interactive theme-based textbook for the true beginner of the Punjabi language. It promotes...
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Basic Bangla
This theme based, interactive, open-source online textbook is designed for beginning level learners of Bangla language....
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Basic Telugu
This book is a modest effort to make your learning process in Telugu a practically viable experience. Though it's great...
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Advanced Indonesian
The lessons in this textbook aim to elevate learners’ language skills to an advanced-mid to advanced-high level, aligning...
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Intermediate Arabic I
This is an open textbook on Intermediate Arabic for undergraduate students who are taking Arabic in their third semester....
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Elementary Chinese 2 Workbook
Through the power of H5P interactive activities, this workbook, employing an innovative e-writing approach, is designed...
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Breaking Out of the Culture Box: An Exploration of Critical Approaches to Language Teaching for the Unsure and Hesitant
This short guidebook introduces the reader to critical pedagogy in foreign language education as a logical extension of...
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Free LexInvaders in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free LexInvaders in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Hangman in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free Hangman in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Frogger-Phrase in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free Frogger-Phrase in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Flashcards in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free Flashcards in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Crossword in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free Crossword in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Language Courses for the World
aioPop is a completely free language-learning resource with story-based lessons, professional audio, free PDFs, and...
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Het Nederlands - Learn Dutch through immersion 🇳🇱
Het Nederlands is a free online Dutch dictionary built for language learners. Every entry begins with a clear definition...
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Danial in Tehran – Advanced Persian Interactive Story (Arabic Interface)
A five-scene interactive narrative for intermediate Arabic-speaking learners of Persian. Follows Reza, an Arab student of...
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Reza at the University – Intermediate Persian Interactive Story (Arabic Interface)
A five-scene interactive narrative for intermediate Arabic-speaking learners of Persian. Follows Reza, an Arab student of...
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Ali in the Bazaar – Beginner Persian Interactive Story (Arabic Interface)
A four-scene interactive narrative for Arabic-speaking beginners of Persian. Follows Ali, an Arabic-speaking visitor,...
New Members
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Cedric FISFrench in Seoul -
Judith FrumkinLeisure World
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Hsiao-Yi YangNihongo to Japan
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Denise HendrickLearning Together, AV
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Donna ReidlingerUniversity of Queensland
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Maria Jesus Funes LermaHunan Normal University
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Anne DelacroixÖkumenisches Domgymnasium Magdeburg
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Satomi HewittHoward Community/Technical College
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Maureen ThumUniversity of Michigan System - Flint
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BLANCA MERCK NAVARROUNIVERSIDAD DE HUELVA
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David HervasUniversity of Texas System - Arlington
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Karin LarsonUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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Tara GeraciPalomar College
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Nikita ArcherGeorgetown International Academy
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Keith CampbellPalomar College
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Matthew QuinnCalifornia State University, Sacramento
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Katrina NaiotiDept of Ed
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Instituto CervantesInstituto Cervantes / Spanish Ministry of Culture
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Jakir HussainFilmmaking
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Kimber HawkeyTalk of the Town Languages & Culture
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punithavalli kumaranUNITAR
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Adrien Meierovitchindependent learner
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Frank FinchCalifornia State University, Long Beach
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- ESL or EFL (682)
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- Latin (65)
- Less Commonly Taught Languages (261)
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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Five signals shaping European international education ahead of EAIE Glasgow 2026
Aug 21, 2026 07:14 PM PDT
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Federal funding pushes Indian languages into senior secondary classrooms
Aug 21, 2026 06:32 PM PDT
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New LCPS Arabic, Chinese linguistics program underway | Education | loudountimes.com
Aug 21, 2026 03:46 PM PDT
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Why This Governor Wants to Ban H-1B Visas for Teachers—and Why Schools Use Them
Aug 21, 2026 12:49 PM PDT
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Influential Women Showcases Glenda Lysama Hernandez: Project Manager, AI Language ...
Aug 21, 2026 08:44 AM PDT
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Supporting Indian language education - Ministers for Home Affairs
Aug 21, 2026 06:58 AM PDT
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Quality assurance in Indian HE is not just about rankings - University World News
Aug 21, 2026 06:28 AM PDT
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English may become compulsory subject from grade 1 in Vietnam - Tuoi tre news
Aug 21, 2026 06:25 AM PDT
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30 US universities ordered to audit foreign research partnerships | News - Chemistry World
Aug 21, 2026 06:19 AM PDT
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New Fields Added to the Specified Skilled Worker System: What to Prepare for Now
Aug 21, 2026 06:01 AM PDT
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When August Becomes the Enemy of the School Day | Columns | therogersvillereview.com
Aug 21, 2026 04:36 AM PDT
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Queen Mary PhD students bring Chinese literary classic to the London stage
Aug 21, 2026 04:09 AM PDT
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Gender and Sexuality Research in Kiswahili Children's Literature: A Review of Emerging Issues
Aug 21, 2026 04:03 AM PDT
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DSFM announces new Superintendent, Daniel Preteau - SteinbachOnline.com
Aug 21, 2026 03:53 AM PDT
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Government panel to discuss AI use in education amid concerns of overreliance
Aug 21, 2026 03:29 AM PDT
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Spain | Solar eclipse boosts foreign spending - BBVA Research
Aug 21, 2026 02:29 AM PDT
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DUT, FAFU STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL TIES AS SYMPOSIUM MARKS THIRD ...
Aug 21, 2026 01:48 AM PDT
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Eight Indian languages gain ground in Australian schools with new government grants
Aug 21, 2026 01:43 AM PDT
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Quebec autistic student denied disability-based French exemption, removed from college
Aug 21, 2026 01:02 AM PDT
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The 2026 Summer Short-Term Japanese Language Training Program was held.
Aug 21, 2026 12:26 AM PDT