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Curriculum and Instruction The benefits of studying a second language include the ability to communicate with a greater number of people, an enhanced understanding of another culture, improved academic performance, and increased career opportunities. This page is designed to provide information, resources, and contacts to schools and educators as they work to effectively implement the Second (World) Languages Requirements and to assist in the best teaching possible for students.



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  • Agora Language Marketplace  External Link  
    Face to Face With Change--Implementation of Technology-Enabled Learning for the Nonverbal and Paralinguistic Features of Language
  • Animated Flags  External Link  
    This site hosts a collection of Animated Flags of many countries. Indoor and outdoor flags are also offered for sale.
  • Becas.com  External Link  
    A very complete directory of phrases from all over the Spanish Speaking countries.
  • KIDLINK  External Link  
    A place for kids to collaborate and network with friends around the world.
  • Language Map  External Link  
    Modern Language Association offers an impressive, interactive map that displays the locations and numbers of speakers of the thirty languages most commonly spoken in the United States.
  • Multiple Language Site Berlitz: Helping the World Communicate  External Link  
    This site has lots of material for teachers and a chat for kids.
  • National Capital Language Resource Center  External Link  
    NCLRC is a joint project of Georgetown University,The George Washington University, and the Center for Applied Linguistics. Located in Washington, DC, and are one of fifteen nonprofit Language Resource Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC)  External Link  
    National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) in Hawaii is an excellent resource for foreign language teaching strategies, language testing, and curriculum development.
  • StudySpanish.com  External Link  
    You're busy. You don't have time to take a Spanish class. You're in luck, you've got us! We've helped millions of people learn to speak Spanish, at their own pace, in the comfort of their own homes. We have everything you need to start learning Spanish right now. Online lessons, quizzes and tests, audio drills with native speakers, and our flagship product Camino del éxito.
  • The Diego Rivera Web Museum  External Link  
    Visit the Diego Rivera Web Museum in Spanish or English. This is a beautiful site of several of Diego Rivera's murals and paintings as well as some history about his life.
  • Multi-cultural Children's Literature Resources  External Link  
    This directory is for use by Oregon educators and community members in identifying and utilizing educational curricular, instructional, and organizational resources to assist students as they prepare for productive lives in our diverse society.


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