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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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Cultura e Ensino de Línguas: (Re)visitando Conceitos e Concepções dos Métodos e Abordagens à Condição Pós-método
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language
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Inovações Descritivas para o Predicador: Novas Possibilidades de Análise do Português como Segunda Língua a partir da Exploração de Grandes Corpora
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Identidades Brasileiras no Samba-Exaltação – Uma Contribuição Cultural para o Ensino de Português como Segunda Língua para Estrangeiros
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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M. Amaya - JAPN 3100: Analysis of Japanese Culture through the Study of Film - Faculty e-Portfolio of CSU San Bernardino
This open textbook is being utilized in an asynchronous online Japanese course for undergraduate students by Makiko Amaya...
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Ai que Nojo! - O Léxico Repulsivo na Sala de Aula de PL2E: Por Que Não ?
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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O Grau Diminutivo Sob Perspectiva das Abordagens Lexicalista e Cognitivista
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
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Estratégias de Protesto em Português Brasileiro e sua Relevância no Aprendizado de PL2E
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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“Sabe com quem está falando?”, “Quem é você?”, “Quem você pensa que é?”: Atos defala submersos na cultura brasileira
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Nahuatlahtolli
This self-paced course is based on the Nahuatl variant from the Huasteca of Veracruz that is spoken in Chicontepec,...
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Instant Mandarin: Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Live professional 1-to-1 online Mandarin Chinese lessons at your fingertips. Learn Mandarin with ease. For kids (aged 5+)...
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Spanish I: Beginning Spanish Language and Culture
This peer-reviewed textbook is designed for the true beginner with U.S. college students in mind. It contains themed...
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Investigando Aspectos Interacionais com Foco no Ensino de Língua Estrangeira: Seria o Jeitinho uma Estratégia de Polidez no Português do Brasil?
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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A Relevância dos Aspectos Não Verbais Relacionados ao Gesto e ao Toque no Ensino-Aprendizagem de PL2E
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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A Questão da Homossexualidade na Venezuela, Haiti e Brasil e as Implicações nas Relações Interculturais
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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O Comportamento dos Brasileiros em Espaços Coletivos: uma Abordagem 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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Ensino e Aprendizagem do Português como Língua Estrangeira: Estudo de Caso em um Programa de Ensino Superior dos Estados Unidos
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Criar Vergonha ou Fazer Vergonha? Colocações Verbais no Português como Língua Estrangeira
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Até que Enfim Você Deu as Caras...: Uma Análise de Colocações Verbais em Português Brasileiro
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Que Brasil É Esse? Análise Intercultural das Representações de Brasil e Brasileiros em Novo Avenida Brasil 1
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Viajando em Casa: a Interculturalidade no PL2E como Elemento de Aproximação Entre Estudantes Brasileiros e Internacionais em Nossos Campi
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Práticas Translíngues e Transculturais no Ensino de PLE
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Um Formato de Unidade Didática para a Sistematização Gramatical no Ensino de Português Língua Estrangeira
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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“O Brasil que eu Quero”: A Campanha da Mídia que Antecedeu as Eleições de 2018 como Reveladora de Aspectos da Cultura Brasileira
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Nem Tudo que Reluz é Ouro: Problemas Interacionais Causados por Heterossemânticos para Aprendizes Hispanofalantes de PLE
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
New Members
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Tobias BodineCornell Elementary School / San Jose State University -
Francisca CastilloLee College
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Michael MegliUniversité Paris 8
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Heather HallAsbury College
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Melissa SchultzRochester Community and Technical College
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Angela TavaresMiami Dade College
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Julia D. MeyersUniversity of Pennsylvania
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Makiko AmayaCalifornia State University, San Bernardino
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Sonia RodriguezUniversity of Wyoming
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Provvidenza ScadutoMiraCosta College
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Arlene NarvaezCerritos College
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Hugh RodwellUniversity of Cambridge
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Giuseppe CirasoNone
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Kristiina BaumIEGS
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Alina DawsonConfidential
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Cynthia GuerraINEDU
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Elena EspinosaEscola Oficial de Idiomas de Vigo
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Paul AlexanderTrinity College, Port of Spain
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Gabriel PunzalanTennessee State University
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Emily BerarducciSteamboat Springs Middle School
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Maricelle Pinto-TomasUniversity of Iowa
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Elena Sistiother
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Robert FollmerNone
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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Day-1 of The World Education Conference| 'Building Indian Higher education to that of Global ...
Jan 17, 2021 12:03 AM PST
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Scientist findings in Tanzania show how ancient humans used tools 2 million years ago
Jan 16, 2021 05:18 PM PST
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The Sound of a Foreign Word Caused Debate on US Campus
Jan 16, 2021 01:56 PM PST
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Ujjain: 'God made sign language to connect us'
Jan 16, 2021 10:55 AM PST
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ETU “LETI”: Staying Connected and Sharing Experience: Students from Russia, France, and Japan ...
Jan 16, 2021 10:33 AM PST
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TCF releases its first research report on Mother Tongue based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)
Jan 16, 2021 09:26 AM PST
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Quiz: What Does This Irish Word Mean?
Jan 16, 2021 08:52 AM PST
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College majors where the most students go on to graduate degrees
Jan 16, 2021 08:30 AM PST
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'Survivor of the Chinese Gulag': Uighur refugee in France recounts her ordeal
Jan 16, 2021 08:02 AM PST
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Taiwan can fill gap left by Confucius Institutes: AIT
Jan 16, 2021 07:56 AM PST
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New mayor Jorge Prince says Bemidji has always felt like home
Jan 16, 2021 05:00 AM PST
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American Students' Love Affair With China Cools as Political Tensions Rise
Jan 16, 2021 04:56 AM PST
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PetrSU trains specialists in Karelian and Vepsian languages
Jan 16, 2021 02:52 AM PST
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Set up CAT corporation to hold multilingual exam, allow multiple attempts a year: IIM-Rohtak director
Jan 16, 2021 02:18 AM PST
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Comprehensive Report on Cloud Based Language Learning Market 2020 | Size, Growth, Demand ...
Jan 16, 2021 02:01 AM PST
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Taiwanese can fill gap left by closing Confucius Institutes: AIT
Jan 16, 2021 01:45 AM PST
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Food Empowerment Project Employs Education to Help Consumers Make Ethical Food Choices
Jan 16, 2021 12:03 AM PST
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Guest Opinion: From learning pods to micro-schools, students need choices
Jan 15, 2021 04:00 PM PST
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Berry College Announces New Dean
Jan 15, 2021 03:15 PM PST
World Langs on Twitter
- Not-so-special delivery: how to claim for late post theguardian.com/business/2021/…13 hours ago | lfranklin
- The latest The Laura Franklin Daily! paper.li/lfranklin/1311…13 hours ago | lfranklin
- We're now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Mentoring Program!
Whether you’re new to #LanguageEducation or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…14 hours ago | actfl
- "Grammar is not a way to decide if language is right or wrong."
So why does grammar matter? Read more about it via… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…14 hours ago | actfl
- The second national report on the Seal of Biliteracy has been released, showing an 18% increase in the number of le… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…18 hours ago | actfl
- How can teachers help #bilingual students become proficient readers?
Through "consistent exposure to a variety of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…23 hours ago | actfl
- The headline says it all. Educators overcoming challenges are nothing short of everyday heroes. Bravo. 👏 👏 👏
bit.ly/3qlyJsl1 day ago | actfl
- WFT president says team name won't be 'random-[expletive] bird' nbcsports.com/washington/foo…1 day ago | lfranklin
- The latest The Laura Franklin Daily! paper.li/lfranklin/1311…1 day ago | lfranklin
- Coding ≠ World Languages
Take action and oppose HB 1947 to promote language education for all! twitter.com/FLAVAWeb/statu…1 day ago | actfl