Foreign Language Project COACH: Foreign Language Links

COACH's Foreign Language Links
[ Foreign Language Organizations | TPR Storytelling | Language-specific Links: French/Spanish/German/Japanese | Miscellaneous Sites & Entertainment for Educators ]

FL Organizations

CFLP - California Foreign Language Project

ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

CLTA - California Language Teachers Association

FLA-OC - Foreign Language Association of Orange County (CLTA Affiliate)

MCLASC - Modern and Classical Language Association of Southern California (CLTA Affiliate)

FLA-NC - Foreign Language Association of Northern CA

AATSP - American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

AATF - American Association of Teachers of French

AATG - American Association of Teachers of German

TPR Storytelling

Jason Fritze's Site
Susan Gross' Site
Blaine Ray's Site
TPRS Publishing, Inc.
TPRStories.com
Sabine und Michael - German TPRS materials
TPRS_Japan - Yahoo Groups
NOTE: The WL teachers of EL TORO High School in cooperation with PROJECT COACH are in the process of writing a CI based curriculum, backward planning from the Blaine Ray novels with scripted TPR, TPRS and reading lessons. For more information and downloadable files, check this website:
- Working drafts for Pauvre Anne/Pobre Ana

French Links

Radio France Internationale - streaming news, news for beginners with exercises on-line, programs from Africa, Belgium, Canada, on women issues, human rights... (also available in many other languages!)
TV5.org - site of the French cable channel dedicated to spreading French language through the world: song video clips with text and pedagogical guides, dictionary on-line, very good multi-level class activities based on the weekly news (:7 Jours sur la plan�te)
France2.fr - news with videos and photos
www.linternaute.com - French greeting cards to send
www.gutenburg.org - Free books in many languages to download
www.lemonde.fr - online newspaper
www.paroles.net - lyrics to almost all French music
www.tetesaclaques.tv - silly puppets for your enjoyment
www.tf1.fr - a TV station site, but has live-time webcams, kids' stuff
STORIES, POETRY , FABLES, LEGENDS and more : Lire et Creer French Reading Site - Read short stories, French poems, fairy tales, fables and legends! Listen to and read the lyrics from classic French children's songs, and enjoy French Feuilletons (drama/soap opera) stories! A GREAT site for reading resources!
HISTOIRES: Momes.net- A COOL site for Young Francophones! - Read a children's story, discover a children's song, read or discuss films, tv and much more in a forum, correspond with a french speaking e-pal, and much more!
FAIRY TALES: Contes de Hans Christian Anderson - Read classic fairytales from Hans Christian Anderson!
TRACKSTAR - Guided web based lessons & research
BBCAfrique.com - news in French

Spanish Links

StudySpanish.com - vocabulary, grammar, and cultural lessons; quizzes and tests with automatic grading and gradebooks for students/teacher; pronunciation practice with audio files; and more!
BBC Mundo - news in Spanish
La Página del Idioma Español (elcastellano.org) - todo relacionado al idioma (palabra del día, etimología, gramática, historia de la lengua, diccionarios, artículos, y otras cosas)
Batanga.com - music central for all ritmos latinos - Bachata, Flamenco, Mariachi, Vallenato, and much more, including music videos and a free magazine!

German Links

Goethe-Institut, Washington

Japanese Links

Japan Foundation, Los Angeles

Miscellaneous Sites for Educators

Entertainment for Educators