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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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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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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,...
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Atlas of Iranian Languages – Interactive Linguistic Map
An interactive SVG-based linguistic atlas presenting the geographic distribution of eleven Iranian languages (Persian,...
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Psycholinguistic Assessment Suite – Six Classic Experiments (Persian Interface)
A browser-based psycholinguistic assessment tool offering six classic experimental paradigms for Persian-speaking...
New Members
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Judith FrumkinLeisure World -
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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Ariana AnleuLong Beach Unified School District
Materials by Discipline
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- ESL or EFL (682)
- French (536)
- German (189)
- Greek (42)
- Hebrew (64)
- Italian (66)
- Japanese (123)
- Korean (28)
- Latin (65)
- Less Commonly Taught Languages (261)
- Multilingual Resources (221)
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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Indigenous practitioners work with UNESCO to revitalize languages
Aug 07, 2026 12:28 PM PDT
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HBS Alumnus Amit Dixit Establishes MBA Fellowship for Indian Women | News
Aug 07, 2026 10:51 AM PDT
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Historian's wife continues his research on U.S. captives in Hiroshima - The Japan Times
Aug 07, 2026 08:10 AM PDT
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Inclusion by design: making African languages visible to AI | IDRC
Aug 07, 2026 07:05 AM PDT
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New unit a shot in the arm for healthcare research in Africa | UCT News
Aug 07, 2026 06:54 AM PDT
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SADiLaR preserves nearly five decades of South African language teaching scholarship
Aug 07, 2026 05:29 AM PDT
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Exploring Diploma Students' Perceptions of English as the Medium of Instruction
Aug 07, 2026 05:00 AM PDT
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Cambodia Signs Action Plan for French Language Education
Aug 07, 2026 03:51 AM PDT
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Sixth AU-EU Innovation Agenda Workshop on youth-led innovations, empowering the next ...
Aug 07, 2026 03:34 AM PDT
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Osage Nation Closes Language Immersion School Amid Budget Crisis, Prompting Community Outcry
Aug 07, 2026 02:20 AM PDT
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American Indian College Fund Receives $1.3 Million Grant to Strengthen Environmental ...
Aug 07, 2026 01:45 AM PDT
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AI future should be defined on Africa's terms
Aug 07, 2026 01:29 AM PDT
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Professionals urged to reap the rewards of careers in education - Consultancy.uk
Aug 06, 2026 10:41 PM PDT
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After years of growth, Korea faces the challenge of better integrating and retaining ...
Aug 06, 2026 07:32 PM PDT
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Retired Centenary professor honored for French studies - Shreveport Times
Aug 06, 2026 07:13 PM PDT
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Chinese group to buy Kaplan's Dublin Business School in $125.5m deal - The PIE News
Aug 06, 2026 07:03 PM PDT
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Address to the Asialink Leaders Summit, Canberra - Treasury Ministers
Aug 06, 2026 06:29 PM PDT
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New analysis measures the impact of international students for each UK community and resident
Aug 06, 2026 06:07 PM PDT
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Former Yonkers educator debuts Spanish 'Life Skills' guide | Exclusive - Lohud
Aug 06, 2026 03:07 PM PDT
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See photos of life skills handbook written by Yonkers educator - Lohud
Aug 06, 2026 03:07 PM PDT