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  • Portuguese

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    Language Teacher Organizations American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese https://www.aotpsite.net/ American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese https://www.aatsp.org/ Activity and Material Collections COERLL Language Learning Materials > Portuguese Visit: https://www.coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/portuguese Abrace | Tips on Children and Adults Learning Portuguese Outside Brazil https://abracebrasil.org/dicas/ Portuguese Resources at Merlot.org Home/MERLOT Materials/Humanities/World Languages/Portuguese Textbooks and Curriculum Guides Bate-Papo…

  • Korean

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    Language Teacher Organizations American Organization of Teachers of Korean https://aatk.org/ TO BE ADDED… Activity and Material Collections Teacher Resources and Communities Online Learning, Apps, and OERs Textbooks and Curriculum Guides

  • Russian

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    Language-specific resources for Russian. There are multiple organizations in the U.S. that work with teachers of many different Slavic languages, including AATSEEL and the SEELRC Title VI center at Duke University. Those are included below and on the page for Czech, Polish, and other Eastern European languages. Language Teacher Organizations American Council of Teachers of…

  • Hindi or Urdu

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    In some contexts, Hindi and Urdu are taught in the same courses, and in others they are completely separate. Although the languages are very similar in their spoken form and vocabulary, the writing systems and the cultural and sociopolitical contexts lead to many differences that will impact your lesson planning, appropriate content, learner goals, curriculum…

  • Japanese

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    Japanese has become a very popular additional language in the U.S., especially among teenagers and in business settings. Language Teacher Organizations American Association of Teachers of Japanese Textbooks and Curriculum Guides Marugoto Visit: https://www.marugoto.org/en/index.html Erin ga Chosen Visit: https://www.erin.ne.jp/jp/ Hirogaru Visit: https://hirogaru-nihongo.jp/ Minato Visit: https://minato-jf.jp/ Activity and Material Collections COERLL Language Learning Materials > Japanese…

  • Chinese

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    “Chinese” includes many different language varieties and writing systems may vary in different countries where Chinese is spoken. In the U.S., however, most language teachers in primary, secondary, higher ed, and community programs are teaching Mandarin. In some cases, the target language is Cantonese. If you are teaching another variety of Chinese, we want to…

  • Arabic

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    Organizations and Conferences American Association of Teachers of Arabic Visit: https://aataweb.org/ Middle East Studies Association https://mesana.org Arab American Studies Association Visit: https://arabamericanstudies.org/ Association for Middle East Women’s Studies Visit: https://amews.org/ CASA Center for Arabic Study Abroad Visit: https://arabicspecialprograms.arizona.edu/casa Professional Development for FLTs ACTFL Special Interest Group for Arabic Members of ACTFL can join the Special…

  • Heritage Language Learning and Teaching

    Heritage Language Learning and Teaching

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    The following resources are specifically related to the teaching of languages that are considered heritage languages in the U.S. Different terms may be used for heritage learners, including native speakers (who are not fully proficient), bilingual, and transnational. Here is one definition: Who is a heritage learner? The definition of “heritage language learner” that I…

  • Organizations and Standards for Language Teaching

    Organizations and Standards for Language Teaching

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    The following list is grouped by major organizations in our field and provides standards that language teachers and programs are expected to follow. ACTFL Guidelines and Standards (actfl.org) ACTFL World Readiness Standards https://www.actfl.org/resources/world-readiness-standards-learning-languages ACTFL Performance Descriptorshttps://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/actfl-performance-descriptors-language-learnersDescriptions of Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational communication at Novice, Intermediate, and High ranges. Download the full document for free from…

  • Tests Assessments Credentials

    Tests Assessments Credentials

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    Global Seal of Biliteracy – Qualified Tests https://theglobalseal.com/qualified-tests List of assessments that can be used to earn the Global Seal of Biliteracy Tests Available in Many Languages The Seal of Biliteracy website for your state will list the tests that are approved to award the SoBL. Whether you are trying to award the Seal of…

Language Teacher Organizations

American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese

https://www.aotpsite.net/

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

https://www.aatsp.org/

Activity and Material Collections

COERLL Language Learning Materials > Portuguese

Visit: https://www.coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/portuguese

Abrace | Tips on Children and Adults Learning Portuguese Outside Brazil

https://abracebrasil.org/dicas/

Portuguese Resources at Merlot.org

Home/MERLOT Materials/Humanities/World Languages/Portuguese

Portuguese resources on the Merlot platform - screenshot

Textbooks and Curriculum Guides

Bate-Papo Portuguese Textbook – OER

by Eduardo Viana da Silva

https://uw.pressbooks.pub/batepapo/

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Teacher Resources and Communities

Online Learning, Apps, and OERs