General Language Resources
Classroom Materials
Amity Aids
Amity Institute is a non-profit exchange program which provides
volunteer teacher aides from abroad.
Website: http://www.amity.com
E-mail: mail@amity.org
Adler's Foreign Books
French, German, Spanish, and Italian books.
Website: http://www.afb-adlers.com
E-mail: info@afb-adlers.com
AIMS Foreign Language Books
Specializes in foreign language books for all ages.
Website: http://www.aimsbooks.com
E-mail: aimsbooks@fuse.net
Amazon.com, Inc.
"Earth's Biggest Selection" - books, magazines,
software, videos, CD's and more are available through this
online retailer.
For French materials, visit www.amazon.fr.
for German materials, visit www.amazon.de.
Website: http://www.amazon.com
Amsco School Publications
Basal textbooks, workbooks and supplementary/exploratory materials
for grades 5-12 in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Latin.
Website: http://www.amscopub.com
E-mail: info@amscopub.com
Applause Learning Resources
Supplementary materials in Spanish, French, German, Italian,
Latin, Russian, Japanese, and ESL including software, video,
audio, games, books, magazines, posters, flags, maps, realia,
and dictionaries.
Website: http://www.applauselearning.com
E-mail: info@applauselearning.com
Barron's Educational Series
Foreign language books and cassettes.
Website: http://www.barronseduc.com/foreign-languages.html
E-mail: fbraun@barronsedu.com
Cambridge University Press
Resource books for language teachers.
Website: http://www.cup.org
Champs Elysées Audio-Magazine/Puerta del Sol
Audio-Magazine
Monthly, hour-long program on audiocassette packed with news,
features, and interviews from the target-language country.
Subscribe for 5 months or 1 year. Study supplements are also
available. Programs available in French, German, Spanish,
and Italian.
Website: http://www.champs-elysees.com
E-mail: usorders@champs-elysees.com
College Board Publications
Listing of publications to aid in the preparation for SAT
examinations. A variety of titles are available including
advanced placement language test information.
Website: http://www.collegeboard.org
E-mail: info@collegeboard.org
Continental Book Co.
All level books in French, Spanish, German. Textbooks, literature,
dictionaries, art books, juvenile books, ESL, Italian, and
Bilingual Spanish.
Website: http://www.continentalbook.com
Delta Systems Co., Inc.
French, Spanish, and Italian resources, books, and games.
Website: http://www.delta-systems.com
Editions SOLEIL Publishing, Inc.
Supplementary language materials and games in a variety of
languages. The second-language journal Mosaic is also available
through this company.
Website: http://www.soleilpublishing.com
E-mail: soleil@soleilpublishing.com
EMC Paradigm Publishing
Textbooks and supplementary materials for Spanish, French,
German, Japanese, Russian, Greek, and Italian. Teachers may
also receive the EMC newsletter.
Website: http://www.emcp.com
E-mail: educate@emcp.com
Glencoe – McGraw-Hill Publishing
Textbooks and supplementary materials for intermediate and
high school students.
Website: http://www.mheducation.com/
E-mail:www.mheonline.com
Heinle and Heinle
Print and electronic materials for the middle, secondary,
and college foreign language classroom; also teacher development.
Website: http://www.heinle.com
Highsmith, Inc.
Multicultural bookstore with children's and young adults'
books, curriculum materials, art books, and more.
Website: http://www.highsmith.com
E-mail: service@highsmith.com
Holt, Rinehart and Winston/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Integrated text and multimedia materials for Spanish, French,
and German.
Website:http://www.hmhco.com/educators
Intercultural Press, Inc.
Publishes books on diversity, multiculturalism, and intercultural
experiences.
Website: http://interculturalpress.com
E-mail: info@interculturalpress.com
International Learning Styles Network
Provides learning styles tests and evaluations.
Website: www.learningstyles.net/
Interact
A variety of simulations for use in Kindergarten to postsecondary classrooms.
Website: http://www.interact-simulations.com
E-mail: access@teachinteract.com
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
College texts and educational materials.
Website: http://www.wiley.com
Kendall/Hunt Publishing
College and high school textbooks and telecourse print materials
in Russian, German, and Spanish.
Website: http://www.kendallhunt.com
E-mail: orders@kendallhunt.com
Langenscheidt Publishers, Inc.
Specializes in map products as well as language materials.
Texts and supplementary materials in German, French, Spanish,
Italian, and ESL.
Website: http://www.langenscheidt.com
E-mail: customerservice@americanmap.com
Living Language
Text, audio, and CD-ROM instructional materials in 20 different
languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Russian, and Portuguese.
Website: http://www.randomhouse.com/livinglanguage/
E-mail: livinglanguage@randomhouse.com
McDougal-Littell (a division of Houghton
Mifflin Co.)
French, German, and Spanish texts and materials for grades
6 thru 12.
Website:http://www.hmhco.com/educators
McGraw-Hill (College-level texts)
College-level texts and supplements in French, German, and
Spanish.
Website: http://www.mhhe.com/catalogs/hss
E-mail: customer.service@mcgraw-hill.com
Midwest European Publications, Inc. (MEP)
Exclusive distributor of ELI language magazines and books.
Source of Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Portuguese
domestic and foreign publishers. Software and videos.
Website: http://www.mep-inc.net
E-mail: info@mep-inc.net
Multi-Cultural Books and Videos, Inc.
World language books, software, and videos.
Website: http://www.multiculturalbooksandvideos.com
E-mail: service@multiculbv.com
OptimaLearning
Provides information on the use of misual and musical arts
in learning. French, German, Spanish, and Italian learning
aids and books.
Website: http://www.optimalearning.com
E-mail: barzak@optimalearning.com
Oxford University Press
Language development books for teachers, including dictionaries
and grammar texts.
Website: http://www.oup.com/us/?view=usa
E-mail: custserv.us@oup.org
Prentice Hall
Textbooks, software, and materials.
Website: http://www.prenhall.com
Proficiency Press
"Aiming for Proficiency" books and tapes: topically
arranged communicative activities, readings, and authentic
assessments in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and ESL.
Website: http://www.proficiencypress.com
E-mail: webmaster@proficiencypress.com
Pro Lingua Associates
Games, resources, and books in French, Spanish, and German.
Website: http://www.prolinguaassociates.com
E-mail: info@prolinguaassociates.com
Schoenhof's Foreign Books
Offers a wide range of foreign language books and materials
for over 700 languages.
Website: www.schoenhofs.com
E-mail: info@schoenhofs.com
Scholastic Professional Books
Teacher resources, culture kits, and thematic units.
Website: http://www.scholastic.com
Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Publishing
Textbooks and related materials for K-12 language courses.
Website: http://www.scottforesman.com
Sky Oaks Productions, Inc.
Total Physical Response books, games, audio cassettes, and
teacher and student kits.
Website: http://www.tpr-world.com
E-mail: tprworld@aol.com
Teacher's Discovery
Innovative resources for foreign language teaching including
CD-ROM/software programs, videos, posters, bulletin boards,
cassettes, award pins, pencils, games, and more.
Website: http://www.teachersdiscovery.com
E-mail: tdwebmaster@teachersdiscovery.com
Yale University Press
Text publication of critical and less commonly taught languages.
Website: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/language_home.asp
Email: mer.care@triliteral.org
CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction
Consortium)
Computer assisted instructional technology for language learning.
Website: http://www.calico.org
E-mail: info@calico.org
DynEd
CD-ROM based courseware for language development, ESL, LEP,
Japanese, and Spanish.
Website: http://www.dyned.com
E-mail: info@dyned.com
The Idioms
Theme based language learning programs featuring digitized
voice, on-line glossaries, lesson and test functions, and
interactive activities.
Website: http://theidioms.com/
E-mail: theidioms.com@gmail.com, webmaster@theidioms.com
Facebook: facebook.com/idioms
Transparent Language, Inc.
Foreign language learning software for Spanish, French, German,
English and many other languages.
Website: http://www.transparentlanguage.com
E-mail: info@transparent.com
World Language Resources
World language software, including dictionary, spelling, grammar,
and translation packages.
Website: http://www.worldlanguage.com
E-mail: service@worldlanguage.com
Excite Travel
Includes facts about any country in the world, as well as
travel information.
Website: http://travel.excite.com
FLTEACH
Fabulous site! This foreign language teaching forum provides
endless WWW resources for language teachers.
Website: http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/
Foreign Embassies
Website:www.usembassy.gov
Online Newspapers
Includes links to on-line newspapers in many countries.
Website:http://www.newspapers.com/sitemap/
Tools to Explore the World
Use this collection of websites to take your students on virtual field trips and have them use maps for a variety of learning activities.
Website: https://wakelet.com/wake/BH8uiDEYd6sn193ZZx-3L
FilmArobics, Inc.
FilmArobics specializes in French, Spanish, German, and ESL
language films. Films can be ordered with subtitles or completely
in the target language. Lesson plans are also available.
Website: http://www.filmarobics.com
E-mail: film@filmarobics.com
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
French, German, and Spanish films.
Website: http://www.films.com
E-mail: custserv@films.com
Insight Media
Multicultural videos which explore topics such as race and
ethnicity, cross-cultural communication, and diversity issues.
Website: http://www.insight-media.com
E-mail: custserv@insight-media.com
Multi-Cultural Books and Videos, Inc.
World language books, software, and videos.
Website: http://www.multiculturalbooksandvideos.com
E-mail: service@multiculbv.com
ASC Direct Inc.
Language labs.
Website: http://www.ascdirect-usa.com
Email: jannie@ascd.us
Educational Technology
Multimedia, interactive audio, video and digital language
labs including wireless, mobile, fixed installations and special
tape recorders.
Website: http://www.educationaltechnology.com
E-mail: info@etimm.com
Sanako, Inc.
Manufacturer and distributor of multimedia learning and language
systems.
Website: http://www.sanako-us.com/
E-mail: info.us@sanako.com
Professional Resources
Applied Linguistics
Research-based articles for second-language researchers and
educators.
Website: http://www.applij.oupjournals.org
Canadian Modern Language Review
Research-based articles for second-language researchers and
educators.
Website: http://www.utpjournals.com/Canadian-Modern-Language-Review.html
E-mail: journals@utpress.utoronto.ca
Foreign Language Annals
Dedicated to advancing all phases of foreign language teaching.
Foreign Language Annals is published by the American Council
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages four times a year.
Website: http://www.actfl.org
E-mail: headquarters@actfl.org
IALLT's free technology magazine - FLTmag
(International Association for Language Learning and Technology)
Focuses on technology for language teaching and learning.
Website: https://fltmag.com/
The Journal of the Imagination in Language Learning
This journal is published annually in conjunction with the
annual Conference on the Role of the Imagination in Language
Learning at Jersey City State College. Theoretical and practical
articles are related to the idea that acquiring a language
is enhanced by the presence of an activated imagination.
Website: http://www.njcu.edu/cill/journal-index.html
E-mail: jill@njcu.edu
Minnesota Language Review
The journal and newsletter of the Minnesota Council on the
Teaching of Languages and Cultures (MCTLC). The bulletin is
published four times a year as a service to its members.
Website: http://www.mctlc.org
E-mail: mctlc@frontiernet.net
MinneTESOL/WITESOL Journal
Publishes articles of importance to the profession of English
as a Second Language in the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Members of MinneTESOL and WITESOL receive this journal.
Website: http://www.minnetesol.org
MinneTESOL Newsletter
This newsletter is published three times per year. MinneTESOL
is actively involved in many areas of concern for teachers
of students with limited proficiency in English.
Website: http://www.minnetesol.org
The Modern Language Journal
Published at the University of Wisconsin Press by the National
Federation of Modern Language Teachers Association. Devoted
to research and discussion about learning and teaching of
foreign and second languages.
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291540-4781
E-mail:cs-journals@wiley.com
Second Language Research & Practice
Second Language Research and Practice (SLRP) is a fully refereed, open-access journal that is published annually in the fall. Grounded in the discipline of Applied Linguistics, the journal aims to disseminate scholarship on topics relevant to postsecondary language education and language program direction, for example program articulation, curriculum development, teacher professional development, student learning, and assessment.
Website: http://www.slrpjournal.org/
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Research-based articles for second-language researchers
and educators. Published four times per year.
Website: http://journals.cambridge.org/
TESOL Quarterly / TESOL Journal
TESOL members receive the bimonthly newspaper TESOL Matters,
as well as the scholarly research journal TESOL Quarterly
and/or the practitioner's magazine, TESOL Journal. Each
journal is published four times per year.
Website: http://www.tesol.org
E-mail: info@tesol.org
Directory of Resources for Foreign Language Programs
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
and Language Instruction Educational Programs and the Center
for Applied Linguistics sponsors a searchable directory of
national associations, professional organizations, state foreign
language offices, funders, publishers of language learning
materials, centers, clearinghouses, instructional materials
Web sites, online publications, databases, regional conferences,
and listservs.
Website: http://www.cal.org/resource-center
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
Founded in 1977, the American Association for Applied Linguistics
(AAAL) is a professional organization of scholars focusing
on language education, acquisition and loss, bilingualism,
discourse analysis, literacy, rhetoric and stylistics, language
for special purposes, psycholinguistics, second and foreign
language pedagogy, language assessment, and language policy
and planning.
This organization sponsors a yearly conference.
Website: http://www.aaal.org
E-mail: info@aaal.org
American Association of University Supervisors and
Coordinators And Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC)
The AAUSC works to promote, improve, and strengthen foreign
language and second language instruction in the US at the
postsecondary level.
Website: http://www.aausc.org/
American Council on Immersion Education (ACIE)
ACIE is for teachers, administrators, researchers, and parents
who are interested in immersion education. It is housed in
CARLA and funded through the National Language Resource Center.
ACIE Newsletter contains articles
on a range of topics in immersion education. The ACIE website
houses an archive of ACIE articles.
Website: https://carla.umn.edu/immersion/ACIE.html
E-mail: carla@umn.edu
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
(ACTFL)
Dedicated to advancing all phases of foreign language teaching.
ACTFL offers a yearly conference and publishes a journal Foreign
Language Annals four times a year.
Website: http://www.actfl.org
E-mail: headquarters@actfl.org
Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers /
Association Canadienne des Professeurs D'Immersion (CAIT/ACPI)
Website: http://www.acpi.ca
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
(CARLA)
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at
the University of Minnesota is one of several Language Resource
Centers (LRC), whose role is to improve the nation's capacity
to teach and learn foreign languages effectively. Through
United States Department of Education (USDE) Title VI Language
Resource Center program funding, CARLA sponsors a number of
research and action initiatives designed to advance the quality
of second language teaching, learning, and assessment.
Website: https://carla.umn.edu
E-mail: carla@umn.edu
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
CAL is a private, non-profit organization that applies research
and information about language and culture to educational,
cultural, and social concerns. Includes a database of
foreign language assessments, the National Center for ESL
Literacy Education (NCLE) clearinghouse, a database of immersion
schools in the country, and digests that highlight topics
of current interest in foreign language education, ESL, bilingual
education, and linguistics.
Website: http://www.cal.org
E-mail: info@cal.org
Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages
This conference is the ACTFL affiliate for the Central States.
Website: http://www.csctfl.org
E-mail: csctfl@aol.com
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
ERIC is a national information system funded by the U.S. Department
of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide
access to education literature and resources.
Website: eric.ed.gov
IALLT Journal
(International Association for Language Learning and Technology)
Focuses on technology for language teaching and learning.
Website: http://iallt.org
Language Policy Research Unit (LPRU)
Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State Univ.
LPRU provides resources related to language policy research
around the world, they also publish an electronic newsletter
on the topic.
Website:http://epsl.asu.edu/epru/eprulinks.htm
Language Resource Centers
The United States Department of Education has awarded grants
to a number of institutions for the purpose of establishing,
strengthening, and operating national foreign language resource
and training centers to improve the teaching and learning
of foreign languages. A list of the current USDE Language
Resource Centers is available on the joint LRC webpage. The
webpage also includes links to the individual centers and
a search engine for all the centers.
Website: www.nflrc.org/
Modern Language Association (MLA)
MLA is an organization of over 30,000 teachers, scholars,
and graduate students in language and literature studies.
Its academic journal is the PMLA.
Website: http://www.mla.org
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
NABE is the national organization for bilingual educators.
NABE produces a journal and a newsletter. The website has
a page on Frequently Asked Questions in bilingual education.
Website: http://www.nabe.org
E-mail: nabe@nabe.org
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and
Literacy (NCSALL)
This federally funded research and development center is focused
is solely on adult learning. A partnership of the Harvard
University Graduate School of Education, World Education,
Rutgers University, Portland State University in Oregon, and
the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee
in Knoxville, NCSALL does research geared towards improving
practice in educational programs that serve adults with limited
literacy and English language skills, and those without a
high school diploma. Their website includes a wealth
of resources and free downloadable materials.
Website: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu
E-mail: ncsall@gse.harvard.edu
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
(NCELA)
NCELA (formerly the National Clearing House for Bilingual
Education) is housed at The George Washington University and
is funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Bilingual
Education and Minority Language Affairs. NCELA addresses issues
dealing with the education of linguistically and culturally
diverse (LCD) students in the U.S.
Website: http://www.ncela.us/
E-mail: askncela@leedmci.com
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students (OELA)
The Office English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students
(formerly the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages
Affairs, OBEMLA) provides national leadership in promoting
high quality education for the nation's population of English
language learners (ELLs).
Website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html
National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign
Languages
NCSSFL is an organization of education agency personnel from
all states of the United States who have the responsibility
of foreign language education at the state level. Includes
list and links to State Supervisors around the country.
Website: http://www.ncssfl.org/
National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL)
This organization provides a forum of discussion for elementary
and middle school foreign language teachers.
Website: http://www.nnell.org
E-mail: nnell@wfu.edu
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
The Northeast Conference is the ACTFL affiliate in the northeastern
part of the U.S.
Website: http://www.nectfl.org
Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages
(TESOL)
International professional organization for those concerned
with the teaching of English as a second or foreign language.
TESOL members receive the bimonthly newspaper TESOL Matters,
as well as the scholarly research journal TESOL Quarterly
and/or the practitioner's magazine, TESOL Journal. Each
journal is published four times per year.
Website: http://www.tesol.org
E-mail: info@tesol.org
BILING
Email: listserv@asu.edu
Description: BILING is a forum for discussion of research
about bilingualism and bilingual education.
Topic(s): bilingual education, research, second language
acquisition
Grade levels: PreK-16
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe, send message SUB BILING
FIRSTNAME to listserv@asu.edu.
Leave the subject field blank.
Causerie
Email: listserv@uquebec.ca
Description: Causerie is a general French discussion
list.
Language(s): French
>> To subscribe, send message SUBSCRIBE
CAUSERIE YOURLASTNAME YOURFIRSTNAME to listserv@uquebec.ca
Edling: Educational Linguistics
Web: http://bunner.geol.lu.se/mailman/listinfo/edling
Description: Provides an international forum for students, faculty, and practitioners
to discuss research, current issues, and trends in educational
linguistics.
Topic(s): Educational linguistics
Grade levels: All
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe, go to: http://bunner.geol.lu.se/mailman/listinfo/edling
EDUFRANCAIS
Email: listserv@univ-rennes1.fr
Description: EDUFRANÇAIS is an international
list where French teachers at all levels and in all countries
can exchange cultural and linguistic information about France
and other francophone countries.
Grade levels: PreK, K-5, 6-8, 9-12, 13-16
Language(s): French
>> To subscribe, send message SUBSCRIBE
YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to listserv@univ-rennes1.fr.
ESPAN-L
Email: listserv@vm.tau.ac.il
Description: ESPAN-L is a list for teachers and speakers
of Spanish. Discussion includes a wide range of topics from
cultural notes to grammatical points.
Grade levels: PreK-16
Language(s): Spanish
>> To subscribe, send message SUBSCRIBE
ESPAN-L YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to listserv@vm.tau.ac.il
FLTEACH: Foreign Language Teaching Forum
Email: FLTEACH@cortland.edu
Web: http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/
Description: The Foreign Language Teaching Forum is
an integrated service for foreign language teachers that includes
a Web page and an e-mail LISTSERV academic discussion list
(FLTEACH@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu)
at the University of New York College at Cortland. FLTEACH
was founded in February 1994 and runs on a computer at SUNY/Buffalo
through moderators Jean LeLoup & Bob Ponterio, both of
whom teach at SUNY/Cortland. Their topic is foreign language
teaching methods including school/college articulation, training
of student teachers, classroom activities, curriculum, and
syllabus design. Students in teacher training programs, teachers
both new and experienced, administrators, and other professionals
interested in any aspect of foreign language teaching are
invited to participate in the discussions.
Topic(s): assessment, curriculum materials, FLES, heritage
language, immersion, language policy, less commonly taught
languages, model foreign language programs, professional development,
research, second language acquisition, standards, starting
an elementary school foreign language program, study abroad.
Grade levels: PreK-16
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe, send message SUBSCRIBE
FLTEACH FIRSTNAME LASTNAME to listserv@acsu.buffalo.edu.
France
Email: France_langue@culture.fr
Description: France is a listserv for discussions about
the French language.
Grade levels: PreK-16
Language(s): French
>> To subscribe, send message SUSCRIBE
FRANCE FIRSTNAME LASTNAME to France_langue@culture.fr.
LLTI: Language Learning and Technology International
Email: listserv@dartmouth.edu
Description: LLTI, Language Learning and Technology
International, serves as a distribution point for information
on language learning and technology, language lab technology,
computer-supported language learning, interactive video, interactive
audio, language workstations, international standards, conversions,
etc. Subscribers can post notes and queries as well as search
databases.
Topic(s): second language acquisition, technology
Grade levels: 6-16
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe, send message SUBSCRIBE
LLTI YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to listserv@dartmouth.edu.
LanguageTech Net News
Email: news@multilingual.com
Description: This listserv features news about language
technology and multilingual computing.
Grade levels: 9-16
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe, send message SUB NEWS-L
YOURFIRSTANDLASTNAME,YOURORGANIZATION (eg. SUB NEWS-L JANEDOE,ANYTOWNPUBLICSCHOOLS)
to news@multilingual.com.
LCTL-T: Less Commonly Taught Language Listserv
Web: https://carla.umn.edu/lctl/resources/listservs.html
Description: LCTL-T is a discussion list for teachers
of less commonly taught languages (i.e., all languages except
English, Spanish, French, and German).
Topic(s): FLES, less commonly taught languages, professional
development, second language acquisition
Grade levels: K-16
Language(s): LCTLs
>> To subscribe, send message SUBSCRIBE
LCTL-T YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to listserv@umn.edu.
Lgpolicy-list: Language Policy List
Web: https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/lgpolicy-list
Description: The Language Policy List is a means of communicating among scholars and
others interested in issues of language policy and planning and about
the activities of the Consortium for Language Policy and Planning.
Topic(s): Language policy and planning
Grade levels: All
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe, go to: https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/lgpolicy-list
LIM-A: Language Immersion in the Americas
Web: https://carla.umn.edu/immersion/LIMA.html
Description: LIM-A hosts discussions about language
immersion programs. Patterned after an existing electronic
discussion forum for language immersion education in Europe
(LIME), the focus of this new endeavor is to provide necessary
opportunities to collaborate and exchange ideas and experiences
related to the teaching, study, and administration of immersion
programs in the Americas. Teachers, administrators, and parents
are welcome to join.
Topic(s): Variety of issues related to immersion education
Grade levels: K-12
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe, send message SUBSCRIBE
LIM-A YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME To LISTSERV@umn.edu.
LPREN: Language Policy Research Network
Web: http://www.cal.org/lpren/
Description: The an international organization of researchers, scholars, and stakeholders in the field of educational language policy.
Topic(s): Language policy
Grade levels: All
Language(s): All
>> To subscribe to the LPREN Listserv, send an email with "Join" in the subject line and the body of the email to: join-lpren@caltalk.cal.org
MCTLC: Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages
and Cultures
Email: Listserv@stcloudstate.edu
Description: MCLTC-List provides an opportunity for
K-16 foreign language teachers in the state of Minnesota to
communicate with each other.
>> To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE
MCTLC "YOUR NAME" to Listserv@stcloudstate.edu.
Please type your name in double quotes.
Ñandu
Email: nandu-request@caltalk.cal.org
Web: http://www.cal.org/earlylang/
Description: Ñandu participants discuss timely
issues related to foreign language learning in Grades K-8,
provide resources to one another, and share experiences with
early sequence programs. Nandu is a service of the Improving
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Exchange programs to 45 countries - semester or full year.
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American Council for International Studies (ACIS)
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Casterbridge Tours
Independent group travel to Britain, Continental Europe and
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Concordia College
Culture and language immersion programs in fourteen world
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E-mail: clv@cord.edu
Cultural Heritage Alliance Educational Tours
Educational tours in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Mexico.
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EF Foundation for Foreign Study
High school semester and year abroad programs.
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Active, educational student travel.
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Foreign Language Study Abroad Service
Intensive foreign language proficiency improvement programs.
Small classes, private tutoring, 100% true immersion, all
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E-mail: lh@flsas.com
Intercultural Dimensions, Inc.
Non-profit educational organization that provides programs
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seminars, and travel. Programs to Francophone West Africa.
Website: http://www.interculturaldimensions.org
E-mail: info@interculturaldimensions.org
Jumpstreet Tours, Inc.
Educational travel programs for students.
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Language & Friendship, Inc.
Travel and family stay programs for teachers and their groups
of students in France, Martinique, Germany, and Spain. Also
placements for families who would like to host exchange students.
Website: http://www.languageandfriendship.com
E-mail: info@languageandfriendship.com
Language Studies International (LSI)
Short and long-term language courses in France, Germany, Spain,
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groups. Refresher courses for teachers. Organized accommodations
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Website: http://www.lsi.edu
E-mail: studyabroad@lsi.edu
Middlebury College
Summer language programs at Middlebury and programs abroad.
Language School at Middlebury:
Website: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/
E-mail: languages@middlebury.edu
Programs Abroad:
Website: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/sa/
E-mail: schoolsabroad@middlebury.edu
Nacel Open Door Cultural Exchanges
Summer home-stay programs up to 10 weeks in Australia, France,
Germany, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Quebec, and Spain.
Also exchange student placements for U.S. host families.
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Outlook International
Study abroad, homestays, customized group tours.
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E-mail: inquiry@outlook-international.com
School Year Abroad, Inc.
Unique program in which high school juniors and seniors live
with a host family in China, France, Italy, or Spain while
earning U.S. graduation credits and receiving rigorous preparation
for top U.S. colleges.
Website: http://www.sya.org
E-mail: mail@sya.org
University of Minnesota – Learning Abroad Center
Many study-abroad programs for university students. Resource
center with a great deal of study and travel abroad information.
Website: http://www.umabroad.umn.edu
E-mail: umabroad@umn.edu
Center for Global Education
One- to three-week seminars for teachers on multicultural
education and curriculum development in Mexico, Central America,
the Caribbean, Asia, and Southern Africa.
Website: http://www.augsburg.edu/global/
E-mail: globaled@augsburg.edu
Concordia Language Villages Teacher Seminars
Ten-day summer programs for graduate credit. Teachers learn
and apply immersion techniques. Seminars are conducted in
English and are limited to twenty participants.
Website: http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/adult-programs/educator-programs
E-mail: clv@cord.edu
Foreign Language Study Abroad Service
Intensive foreign language proficiency improvement programs.
Small classes, private tutoring, 100% true immersion, all
levels, graduate and undergraduate credit available.
Website: http://www.flsas.com
E-mail: info@flsas.com
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Fulbright Teacher
and Administrator Exchange arranges direct one-to-one classroom
exchanges to over thirty countries for teachers at all levels. Exchanges
range in length from six weeks to one year. Administrators
job-shadow their foreign counterpart for up to six weeks in
one of a dozen countries.
Website: http://fulbrightteacherexchange.org/
E-mail: fulbrightdat@iie.org
Intercultural Communication Institute
Summer institute that provides professional training and development
for those working in multicultural and international environments.
Inclusive, interactive, and intense workshops.
Website: http://www.intercultural.org
E-mail: ici@intercultural.org
Interlangues and The Mexican Immersion Center
Language courses in 72 languages, and an intensive Spanish
immersion program in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Website: http://www.interlangues.ca
E-mail: interlangues@interlangues.ca
Language Studies International (LSI)
Short and long-term language courses in France, Germany, Spain,
Switzerland, Italy, and Mexico for individuals, executives,
and groups. Refresher courses for teachers. Organized accommodations
and social and cultural activity.
Website: http://www.lsi.edu
Middlebury College
Summer language immersion programs at Middlebury and programs
abroad for teachers.
Language School at Middlebury:
Website: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/
E-mail: languages@middlebury.edu
Programs Abroad:
Website: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/sa/
E-mail: schoolsabroad@middlebury.com
Oxford Seminars
TESOL/TESL/TEFL certification courses throughout the US and Canada. Provides hands-on, person-to-person training to help hone ESL/EFL teaching skills.
Website: www.oxfordseminars.com/
