Resources
Advocacy:
Karen Glitman's Advocacy PowerPoint presentations
The Value of Foreign Language (133KB)
Securing and Maintaining a Foreign Language Program in your Community (4.65MB)
Advocacy Packets
"Starting a FL Program" (9.48 MB)
"Keeping a FL Program" (6.28 MB)
"Saving a FL Program" (5.87 MB)
Regional Links:
JEH KULU DRUM AND DANCE THEATRE A TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATIONAL ENSEMBLE BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF WEST AFRICAN MUSIC AND DANCE TO NEW ENGLAND SINCE 1993!
AATF FRENCH ADVOCACY FACT PACK FOR VERMONT
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
Vermont Classical Languages Association (VCLA)
Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (CT COLT)
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA)
New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT)
New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers (NHAWLT)
Foreign Language Association of Maine (FLAME)
Rhode Island Foreign Language Association (RIFLA)
National/International Links:
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese (AATSP)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) good site for links and research
Nanduti: Early Foreign Language Learning
JNCL-NCLIS Joint National Committee for Languages & The National Council for Languages and International Studies
NNELL (National Network for Early Language Learning)
General Links:
FLTEACH excellent "one-stop shop" for foreign language teachers, also hosts helpful listserv
About.com - browse by topic at the bottom of the home page (first letter of your language). A rich source on learning and teaching many languages, with cultural connections.
German-related website by Robert Shea
Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links
General info on Latin American countries:
history, government, culture, sports, politics
Diego Rivera, Mexican artist
his writings, biography, links to books, paintings of Aztecs, virtual museum, can enlarge pictures and go to different rooms within museum
North of Boston Library Exchange
in left hand column, you link up to the language of your choice, access to Day of Dead info, as well as 5 de Mayo and Bastille Day
Classroom Connect
general info, all languages
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
University of Toledo: The Department of Foreign Languages, The Famous Foreign Language Bookmarks
28 links to Hispanic sites, recipes, lessons, virtual trips to museums, slang dictionary (122 links to French sites, too)
Information on weather around the world, city forecasts, sunset times
Penobscot School, Rockland, ME
Deutsche Sommerschule am Atlantik at the University of Rhode Island
Association des Camps du Quebec www.camps.qc.ca
