Elementary Education: Foreign Languages Resources

 

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General links on Foreign Languages
Breaking the Language Barrier
Centro Giacomo Puccini - Learn Italian by the sea in Italy--Learn Italian in Viareggio, Italy while learning the Italian culture.
Children's Multicultural Literature Resource
Foreign Language Teaching Forum
Free Online Language Courses--Word2Word is pleased to provide these links in the hope of all people developing a better understanding of others through the use of language. We have attempted to place as many online courses at your disposal as possible. These sites contain lessons to help learn one language from another. The courses vary in quality and the quantity of material presented. Please note that some of the courses may require your browser to have the ability to read the language being learned.
Ilm--is an italian language school located in Tuscany, in Pisa and in seaside city Viareggio. Offers courses on Italian language for foreigners, semester and summer study abroad programs. Also features intensive courses, individual tutoring, and classes in cooking and art.
Language Learning CD-Roms from Eurotalk--Software and materials available to interactively learn about 30 different languages!
Language Course Finder--largest online directory of Language Schools
Learn Foreign Languages--Learn Foreign Languages through schools, forum, and overviews about the most common languages.
Learning Italian-- Italian Language Schools and Courses in Italy at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci. Italian language and culture courses in Italy in Milano, Florence, Rome and Siena.
Learn Italian in Italy at Istituto Michelangelo--Founded in 1975, the Michelangelo Institute is open all year around, welcoming students of all nationalities who wish to begin, continue or perfect their knowledge of the Italian Language.
Lee&Low Books/Multicultural Books for Children--a list of various multicultural books; list is sorted by cultural interest; also includes some books written in Spanish.  All books available for sale.
Lycos Zone--instant English to Spanish translator; also other languages
Phonetics--This site works on Spanish or English.
Teaching Resources for languages
Travlang--comprehensive site for travellers who need help with a language
Virginia Hamilton--One of the most credited authors for her multicultural children's books
Wannalearn.com--A page with links to 29 different languages (each link contains more links)!
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Bilingual Education
Bilingual Books for Kids--This site provides links to a list of books and descriptions of
Bilingual List of Library Terminology--English-Spanish terms
Bilingual Parenting in a Foreign Language
Center for Bilingual Education and Research--Arizona State University
Chinese-American International School--Located in San Francisco CA, this elementary and middle school offers bilingual education in Mandarin Chinese and English.
ED/Office of Bilingual Education (and Minority League Affairs) Home Page
French-American International School--This school admits students in grades pre-K-12!
German-American School of San Francisco--This bilingual school has grades K-12!
J.F. Oyster Bilingual Elementary School
Lycee Francais--A French-English bilingual school in San Francisco, CA
NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education) Home Page
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Chinese
Asian American, Asian, and Pacific Islands Children's Literature--This site provides links to various multicultural books, also includes links to young adult multicultural books.
Chinese Characters and Culture
Learning Chinese Online
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English (incl. ESL)
BKC-International House--Programs for learning English, but also openings for ESL teachers!
Dave's ESL Cafe--The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World
Downloadable Software for Learning English and Japanese
English--An Introductory ESL course through the web
Parlo!--learn Spanish, French, or English on the web
Travlang language store's ESL resources
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French
Elementary Theme Pages--over 150 themes organized under various topics
French and Spanish Educational Site of Educorock Productions Inc.--Ideas, workshops, and manuals for Teachers who want to incorporate French or Spanish into their classroom
Little Explorers--a Dictionary designed for youngsters, but useful for oldsters, too!--click in the top left corner to select either French, German, Portuguese or Spanish versions of the dictionary

My French Picture Dictionary--online source to learn French or English words in a fun way
JumpStartville--foreign language games for children; including French, Spanish and ESL
Parlo!--learn Spanish, French, or English on the web
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Gaelic
Gaelic and Gaelic culture--Gaelic home page devoted to the language and culture of the Gaels 
Scotland: The Gaelic Language
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German
Little Explorers--a Dictionary designed for youngsters, but useful for oldsters, too! -- click in the top left corner to select either French, German, Portuguese or Spanish versions of the dictionary
German Language Learning Software--Available software for learning and teaching German
The German Language Page--Learn the language, culture, and more of Germany!
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Hawaiian
Asian American, Asian, and Pacific Islands Children's Literature--This site provides links to various multicultural books, also includes links to young adult multicultural books.
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Japanese
Asian American, Asian, and Pacific Islands Children's Literature--This site provides links to various multicultural books, also includes links to young adult multicultural books.
Downloadable Software for Learning English and Japanese
Japanese Lessons at About.com
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Korean
Asian American, Asian, and Pacific Islands Children's Literature--This site provides links to various multicultural books, also includes links to young adult multicultural books.
Hyundai--Here you can view the latest commercials (and phrases) in English or Korean!
The Korean Connection--Materials and software available for learnin the Korean culture or language!
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Polish
Polish Language Course--A free, introduction course to Polish through the web
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Portuguese
Little Explorers: a Dictionary designed for youngsters, but useful for oldsters, too!--click in the top left corner to select either French, German, Portuguese or Spanish versions of the dictionary
Portuguese Resources--A good resource for teaching about Portugese-speaking countries!
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Russian
Learn Russian Language Schools--The Liden and Denz Russian language school provides following russian language courses in St.Petersburg, Russian Federation: Russian language lessons for individuals and groups - summer study abroad programs - business russian, classes for the state exam Russian as a foreign language.
Learning Russian Software--A 2-CD set available from The CD ROM Shop
Russian On-line Interactive Reference Grammar--Awesome site from Bucknell University---practice your Russian!
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Spanish
Activities in Spanish and English
Anacleta's Spanish & World Language/Culture Links--for Children and their Parents & especially FLES* & Bilingual Teachers

Celebrating Cesar Chavez--collection of online resources and teaching ideas in English and Spanish about his life and "La causa," the farm worker movement, especially for teachers and librarians of children in kindergarten through grade five
Cervantes Spanish Language School Spain--Using interactive teaching methods, we provide a creative and pleasant environment for students from more than 35 countries, and arrange homestays that offer unparalleled Spanish hospitality, cooking and cultural exchange.
"El Camino de Santiago"--A pilgrim's journey through medieval Spanish literature
French and Spanish Educational Site of Educorock Productions Inc.-- Ideas, workshops, and manuals for Teachers who want to incorporate French or Spanish into their classroom
Language Course Intensive Spanish--Language Courses in London for Companies and One-to-One courses for individuals
Learn Spanish Today--contains free interactive audio/visual Spanish lessons that teach over 500 words and phrases.  Our site also contains free Spanish quizzes and a game. Free sections include: Greetings, Travel, Survival Expressions, Colors, Numbers, Months, Days of the Week, and hundreds of other useful words and phrases.
Little Explorers--a Dictionary designed for youngsters, but useful for oldsters, too!--click in the top left corner to select either French, German, Portuguese or Spanish versions of the dictionary
Parlo!--learn Spanish, French, or English on the web
Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures @ Globe-Gate
Spanish Professor--Helpful resource for students learning Spanish

Teaching Resources for Spanish and other languages in the elementary school
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Swedish 
The Swedish Information Smorgasbord--Everything you want to know about Sweden and more!
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Thai
Asian American, Asian, and Pacific Islands Children's Literature--This site provides links to various multicultural books, also includes links to young adult multicultural books.
Learning to Speak Thai--Distance learning product line...
Suwan Site--All about the People and Language of Thailand (this is good to use for teaching or learning)
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