An online, video-based methods course focusing on best practices for foreign language instruction at the high-school and college levels. It features 12 interactive media-rich modules taught by different professors from the University of Texas at Austin. Modules include Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pragmatics, Culture, The Language Learner, Technology, Classroom Management, and Assessment.

Français interactif is a unique, award-winning 1st-year French curriculum used by learners all over the world. Students explore French language and culture by following the lives of real students who have participated in the UT Summer Program in Lyon, France. The online curriculum includes over 320 videos, vocabulary and phonetics audio, online grammar reference with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, verb conjugation and practice tools, internet activities, and a textbook of classroom exercises. Franais interactif was awarded the 2009 CALICO Esperanto Access to Language Education Award and the National Endowment for the Humanities EDSITEment Best of Humanities on the Web award (2005)

This is a great lesson to use with your pre-Intermediate students that are looking to practice speaking, reading, and grammar skills. Also, this is a fantastic lesson to use as a review with students moving to the intermediate level. Since this resource involves several speaking activities, you can rest assured that it is useful in larger classroom settings and for one on one tutoring.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This lesson plan on pets is designed to introduce students to new vocabulary words. However, throughout the lesson they will practice speaking, reading and listening; they will have ample opportunities to formulate sentences independently. This lesson plan allows students to use the most common vocabulary items related to common pets, including what they eat and how to care for them. It also allows students to use the vocabulary in context and raise awareness about how this vocabulary is used in daily language.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This activity is intended to provide authentic material to Intermediate--Mid students. The purpose of this assignment is to help learners use recently studied vocabulary and idiomatic expressions in a situation similar to one that they would likely find themselves in during authentic experiences in French speaking countries. Studens will be asked to create a dialogue demonstrating their understanding of new vocabulary to ask for help or for a service.

In this activity, students will discuss and answer questions about classes and school. They will also practice their school-related vocabulary and identify objects in French.

In this activity, students will be reviewing various grammar structures and vocabulary by playing a game of Jeopardy.

In this activity, students will practice describing their dream car and proposing solutions for problems related to driving.

The intended audience includes adult learners (Grade Level D) seeking basic reading skill development. Learners will imagine that they are entering a new field of employment. They are given written information that contain new terminology specific to their occupation. Using a range of strategies, learners will determine or clarify the meaning of specific words as they are used in a specific technical context. This lesson will help learners to gain vocabulary related to an occupation of interest in order to build knowledge to prepare for a career.

The intended audience includes adult learners (Grade Level D) seeking basic reading skill development. Learners will imagine that they are entering a new field of employment. They are given written information that contain new terminology specific to their occupation. Using a range of strategies, learners will determine or clarify the meaning of specific words as they are used in a specific technical context. This lesson will help learners to gain vocabulary related to an occupation of interest in order to build knowledge to prepare for a career.

Students will review vocabulary words relating to food, using a game of Heads Up. Then, they will practice using those words with a card game that requires them to match words with the picture.

This course gives an introduction to German language and culture. The focus is on acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Audio, video, and printed materials provide direct exposure to authentic German language and culture. A self-paced language lab program is fully coordinated with the textbook/workbook. The first semester covers the development of effective basic communication skills.

This course expands skills in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Students develop analytic and interpretative skills through the reading of a full-length drama as well as short prose and poetry (Biermann, Brecht, Dürrenmatt, Tawada and others) and through media selections on contemporary issues in German-speaking cultures. Coursework includes discussions and compositions based on these texts, and review of grammar and development of vocabulary-building strategies. It is recommended for students with two years of high school German.

Students will play a game listing as many vocabulary words as they can that are related to a certain topic.

This unit has been developed to guide students and instructors in a close reading of Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address.” The activities and actions described below follow a carefully developed set of steps that assist students in increasing their familiarity and understanding of Lincoln’s speech through a series of text dependent tasks and questions that ultimately develop college and career ready skills identified in the Common Core State Standards.

Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block component of Grade 3: Module 1: Unit 1 of the EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum. The ALL Block is one hour of differentiated small group instruction aligned to the module content, giving students further practice with key literacy skills. This unit's ALL Block curriculum complements the Grade 3 module Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far. For more information on the ALL Block, please visit https://curriculum.eleducation.org/about-k-2-labs-and-ALL-block.

Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block component of Grade 3: Module 1: Unit 2 of the EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum. The ALL Block is one hour of differentiated small group instruction aligned to the module content, giving students further practice with key literacy skills. This unit's ALL Block curriculum complements the Grade 3 module Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far. For more information on the ALL Block, please visit https://curriculum.eleducation.org/about-k-2-labs-and-ALL-block.

Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block component of Grade 3: Module 1: Unit 3 of the EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum. The ALL Block is one hour of differentiated small group instruction aligned to the module content, giving students further practice with key literacy skills. This unit's ALL Block curriculum complements the Grade 3 module Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far. For more information on the ALL Block, please visit https://curriculum.eleducation.org/about-k-2-labs-and-ALL-block.

Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block component of Grade 3: Module 2: Unit 1 of the EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum. The ALL Block is one hour of differentiated small group instruction aligned to the module content, giving students further practice with key literacy skills. This unit's ALL Block curriculum complements the Grade 3 module Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs. For more information on the ALL Block, please visit https://curriculum.eleducation.org/about-k-2-labs-and-ALL-block.

Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block component of Grade 3: Module 2: Unit 2 of the EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum. The ALL Block is one hour of differentiated small group instruction aligned to the module content, giving students further practice with key literacy skills. This unit's ALL Block curriculum complements the Grade 3 module Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs. For more information on the ALL Block, please visit https://curriculum.eleducation.org/about-k-2-labs-and-ALL-block.