Language Teaching Resources - The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Language Teaching Resources

STARTALK World Language Summit

MELL Mapping and Enhancing Language Learning in Washington State

UW Language Learning Center

University of Washington Language Learning Center

Country Resources

General
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Hindi or Urdu
Indonesian
Italian
Spanish
Tagalog
Let’s Talk About Teaching Foreign Language

General

Interagency Language Roundtable
Information about assessing skill levels, resources for professional teachers and students of all languages

Arabic

“Aswaat Arabiyya,” University of Texas at Austin.
Provides authentic listening texts for all learning levels. Texts can be sped up or slowed down to facilitate understanding.
“Phone Conversations” in Egyptian, Iraqi and Levantine dialects.
Defense Language Insttute Foreign Language Center
Good listing of lyrics of Arabic songs

Chinese

French

German

Hindi or Urdu

Guide to Establishing a Hindi or Urdu Language Program
University of Washington Resources for Learning Hindi
Includes course materials, conversatoin lessons, web based Hindi materials, and much more
The University of Texas Hindi-Urdu Flagship Program
Includes glossaries, thesaurus of Hindi, worksheets, textbooks, and much more

Indonesian

Italian

Spanish

Tagalog

Let's Talk About Teaching Foreign Language

Stephen Tschudi gives a history of the standards, defines the five key goal areas, explains how to use the standards to plan curriculum, and introduces standards-based performance rubrics.

Part One: Language Proficiency: What it Means to “Know” a Language

Part Two: Tasks in Language Teaching: What We Ask Students to Do

Part Three: Standards for Foreign Language Learning

Let’s Talk About Teaching Foreign Language on Vimeo.