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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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Français 102
This is a 244-page second semester French online textbook that provides grammar explanations and activities, cultural...
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Français 101
This is a 261-page first semester French online textbook that provides grammar explanations and activities, cultural...
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O Carnaval como Objeto de Reflexão sobre Brasilidades em Português como Segunda Língua para Estrangeiros no Brasil
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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As Origens do Carnaval no Rio de Janeiro: uma Análise do Surgimento de Preconceitos e Estereótipos como Contribuição para o Ensino de Português para Estrangeiros
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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O Estereótipo Nosso de Cada Dia: uma Abordagem Intercultural para o Ensino de PL2E
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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A Procrastinação no Brasil: uma Análise sobre Estereótipos Relacionados à Preguiça e ao Brasileiro
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Estudo de Vocativo para o Ensino de Português como Língua Estrangeira
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Simplified Signs: A Manual Sign-Communication System for Special Populations, Volume 2.
Simplified Signs presents a system of manual sign communication intended for special populations who have had limited...
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Simplified Signs: A Manual Sign-Communication System for Special Populations, Volume 1.
Simplified Signs presents a system of manual sign communication intended for special populations who have had limited...
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中文
The purpose of this course is to develop a. Basic conversational abilities (pronunciation, fundamental grammatical...
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Historia-Arte
La web de la historia del arte y los artistas. Conoce las mejores obras de arte y a sus creadores. Una obra de arte al...
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Tim-Tim por Tim-Tim: Descrevendo os Binômios do Português Brasileiro com Foco no Ensino de Segunda Língua
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Uso de Expressões Formulaicas nos Livros Didáticos para Ensino de Português e de Alemão como Línguas Estrangeiras
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Estudo de Caso de uma Tradução Literal de uma Colocação do Inglês para o Português Brasileiro
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Die Brasilianische Kindergeburtstagsfeier in Deutschland
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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A Diretividade e a Indiretividade Analisadas no Cenário Educacional: uma proposta reflexiva sobre traços culturais subjetivos brasileiros
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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OER: Curso de escritura en Español
The materials in this project are specifically designed for a third-year Spanish Writing course, offering guidance to...
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LLC Commons: Open Resources for Online Teaching in Slavic
The LLC Commons (which stands for Language, Literature, Culture) is a collection of open materials and information...
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Italian 0101 Elementary Language & Culture 1
This Elementary Italian OER is designed for 14- or 15-week college classes, but can be used at any educational level....
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South African History Online
South African History Online (SAHO), established 1998, is one of the largest and most comprehensive online, open access...
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"5x Favela: Agora por Nós Mesmos": uma Visão Crítica na Seleção dos Materiais Didáticos de PLE2 - como desenvolver a competência intercultural em sala de aula
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language
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"Sorria, Você Sstá Sendo Filmado", o Olhar do Estrangeiro sobre os Brasileiros a Partir das Placas e Cartazes Informativos e de Advertência
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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A Comemoração Brasileira do Aniversário Infantil na Alemanha
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Produzindo Conhecimento na Área do Português para Estrangeiros
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
New Members
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Claire McCourtPittsburgh Public Schools -
Ulan TaizhanovUlan
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Anna AbelianPasadena City College
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JUN CHENPOBSD
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Nilson DaSilvaUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Lisa HuempfnerUniversity of Wisconsin System - Whitewater
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Erika Marie SantelicesDe La Salle University
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William CarrascoPalomar College
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Veronica TorresWittenberg University
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Helga SchreckenbergerUniversity of Vermont
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Rakgyun ShinUniversity of Seoul
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Nurzhamal ShengelbayevaKazNPU
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Zamir SaribaevКазНПУ имени Абая
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Elizabeth A MoraisCommunity/Technical College of Rhode Island
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Samson Deen KoromaZimmi/Bamballa Public School
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Andrew JonesUrsinus College
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Fang WangAlbany at Albany, SUNY
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min zhuangSaint Louis University
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J CornellNorthwest Career and Technical Academy
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Wallace MlagaW.mlaga@ur.ac.rw
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Ben BakerTemple University
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Julia PraudUnited States Military Academy
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Amy BolenCave Spring High School
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Kate KlaiberGenesee Community/Technical College
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- Latin (62)
- Less Commonly Taught Languages (210)
- Multilingual Resources (203)
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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Here's how to do remote learning
Aug 11, 2020 12:03 PM PDT
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About One-in-Four US Hispanics Have Heard of Latinx, but Just 3% Use It
Aug 11, 2020 11:00 AM PDT
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German-style FE system in Britain? Zero chance of that
Aug 11, 2020 10:03 AM PDT
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3 Ways International Students Can Spend a Pandemic Gap Year at Home
Aug 11, 2020 08:22 AM PDT
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Digital Shadows research: Escrow systems on cybercriminal forums
Aug 11, 2020 08:11 AM PDT
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State grant aiding students at Utica Shale Academy and Southern Local
Aug 11, 2020 07:26 AM PDT
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Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic partners with pan-Canadian self-regulator, IIROC
Aug 11, 2020 07:03 AM PDT
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha officials are signing up for French lessons at secretariat
Aug 11, 2020 06:07 AM PDT
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Meet Our Incoming Students: Four of Our Newest Master of Arts in Teaching Candidates
Aug 11, 2020 05:56 AM PDT
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What we know, and how to find out more about back to school plans in Ontario
Aug 11, 2020 05:11 AM PDT
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Why Trump's WeChat ban does not make sense – and could actually cost him Chinese votes
Aug 11, 2020 05:00 AM PDT
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How a once-noncontroversial new law became the center of Iowa's polarizing return-to-school plans
Aug 11, 2020 03:30 AM PDT
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Filmmaker Aditya Kripalani gives scriptwriting lessons to St Mira's students
Aug 11, 2020 02:45 AM PDT
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Online Adult Ed Has Challenges, But You Can't Beat the Commute
Aug 11, 2020 02:33 AM PDT
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Learn to Speak 5 Languages for Less Than $40
Aug 11, 2020 02:00 AM PDT
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UEC holders specialising in Chinese language ever-present at Teachers Training Institutes since ...
Aug 10, 2020 09:52 PM PDT
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ESL (English as a Second Language) Market 2020 Growth Analysis 2027 and Top Performing ...
Aug 10, 2020 09:18 PM PDT
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Edited Transcript of UVN.N^C07 earnings conference call or presentation 10-Aug-20 2:00pm GMT
Aug 10, 2020 07:42 PM PDT
World Langs on Twitter
- ACTFL workshops and coaching are going virtual! Restructure the way you conduct #PD this fall with shorter, but mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 hours ago | actfl
- RT @MmeBlouwolff: Lots of good options for WL Ts on this list!
teachtrainlove.com/virtual-learni…5 hours ago | actfl
- A necessary reminder: in a COVID-19 teaching environment, it's important to try to make your class interactive, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6 hours ago | actfl
- Coronavirus in Europe: France extends mask use as Greece says it is in second wave theguardian.com/world/2020/aug…20 hours ago | lfranklin
- The latest The Laura Franklin Daily! paper.li/lfranklin/1311…20 hours ago | lfranklin
- We also greatly appreciate the Facilitators who made the work collaborative within the breakout groups: Dorie Conlo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | actfl
- Special thanks to all of the Presenters who shared resources, research, and ideas: @grahnforlang and @MmeBlouwolff,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | actfl
- ACTFL is grateful to the participants, presenters and facilitators who shared their time and talent to learn togeth… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | actfl
- Educators across the state of New Hampshire reported striking differences in the challenges school districts faced… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | actfl
- Calling all current and past SIG Officers! 📣
We’re looking to revise and update the current SIG Officer descriptio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | actfl