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Language and languages -- Study and teaching BBC: Languages 
 Resources for learning French, German, Spanish, and Italian, including sound files, vocabulary lists, quizzes, and cultural notes. Also includes limited resources for other languages such as Welsh, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ Topics: Language Last updated Dec 28, 2004 Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
"CAL is a private, non-profit organization: a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems." The site features information and related resources about CAL projects and activities on topics such as immigrant education, two-way immersion, foreign language instruction, and dialects/ebonics. Searchable. http://www.cal.org Topics: Education, English Language, Language, Social Science Last updated May 9, 2005 LingNet: The Global Language Network
This site from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center hosts "the 'Countries in Perspective' series [country profiles and history] and the Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS) [language lessons for 10 languages]." Also includes online language courses for selected languages important to the U.S. defense, and links to related language sites. http://www.lingnet.org Topics: Language, Regions of the World Last updated Sep 22, 2005 National Flagship Language Program (NFLP)
NFLP "awards financial support to U.S. universities recognized as leaders in the field of language education. ... NFLP seeks to produce university graduates, across disciplines, with a 'superior' level of proficiency in languages critical to U.S. national security." The site provides information about NFLP Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Russian language programs. From the Center for Advanced Study of Language, University of Maryland. http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/ Topics: Language, National Security Last updated Jun 17, 2007 Swahili in the Time of AIDS/Kiswahili Katika Wakati wa UKIMWI
Learning resource for intermediate Swahili students on AIDS in East Africa. "Focused on photographs taken ... in Tanzania and Kenya between 2002 and 2005, and interviews conducted ... in 2006, the lesson encourages students to consider how East African cultures and the Swahili language are changing in the time of AIDS." Brief introduction in English; all other text and video and audio clips in Swahili. From linguistics professors at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/al/kdthompson/ukimwi/Utangulizi.html Topics: Infectious Diseases, Languages Last updated May 12, 2009 UCLA Language Materials Project (LMP)
A "bibliographic database of teaching and learning materials for over 100 Less Commonly Taught Languages." Features annotated entries for dictionaries, textbooks, grammar books, phrasebooks, readers, reference books, and "authentic materials" (language materials that were originally intended for native speakers). Also includes "language profiles," which briefly describe the "historical, cultural, and social roots" of each language. From the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) International Institute, Center for World Languages. http://www.lmp.ucla.edu Topics: K-12 Education, Language Last updated Mar 19, 2007 |
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