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General Resources

Here are some links pertinent to languages around the world and general study resources

Radio/TV/Newspapers

• SCOLA - The university has a subscription to this service. Ask in the LRC for login information.
• European Radio Stations - www.listenlive.eu
• Television around the World - watch.squidtv.net 
• Europe's television heritage via Euscreen.eu
• Internet Moving Image Archive - open source/ lots of US, but some from other countries
• Newspapers around the world - www.onlinenewspapers.com
• Newspapers in Ames Library
• Tune-in Radio - the app seems to be the most reliable

Reference

• Campus Moodle Site
• Citation Styles in Ames Library or in the Writing Center
• Dictionaries via Ames Library
• Free dictionary app from pons.edu for iPhone or Android
• Dictionary: pons.edu
• Dictionary: linguee.com
• Dictionary: wordref.com
• Facts on Other Countries via Ames Library (See Europe World, Eurostat, Foreign Info by Country and the World Factbook)
  
• Atlases and Maps via Ames Library (National Geographic Xpeditions Maps, Harvard Map Collection, Maplandia, Worldmapper)
• Business Etiquette and Culture Around the World - ExecutivePlanet.com
• Typing Foreign Language Characters/Diacritics - see also Word2Word and Penn State 

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Language Learning

Here are links pertinent to language study at IWU

• Ancient Greek
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Latin
• Russian
• Spanish

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Language Teaching

• Campus Moodle
• Digital Image Collections in Ames

Conversation Tools

• Voxopop - conversation thread you create that is recorded on-line with built-in software
• Voicethread - conversation software with built-in recording software. For a fee/classroom account.
• Voki - create speaking avatars with built-in recording software. Low cost.
• The Mixxer at language-exchanges.org  hosted by Dickinson College and uses Skype 
• Mylanguageexchange.org - another recommended conversation tandem site
  
  

In-Class exercises

 

• Jeopardy
• Quia - An on-line exercise creation tool

 

 

• Popplet - idea mapping software
• Digital Storytelliing Links at CARLA
• Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) for language teaching developed by CLEAR at MSU
• Bitstrips - create your own comics.  Fee for use. Low cost.

 

Other useful sites for language teaching ideas, workshops, and research

• University of Minnesota Language Center
• University of Minnesota Center on Advanced Research in Language Acquisition (CARLA)
• Michigan State Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR)
• University of Iowa Language Media Center
  
• Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) (Business Language)
• Instant Access Treasure Chest - an instructor's guide to teaching students with disabilities
• Felix Kronenberg's Language Technology Bootcamp
   
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• Association of Department of Foreign Languages (ADFL) 
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
• Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
  
  
• MLA Language Map
  
  

assessment

• Avant Assessment - STAMP overview
• STAMP Testing portal

Please send link suggestions to Sonja Fritzsche.

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