All resources in Oregon World Languages

Fast Food in German-Speaking Countries

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Through providing an overview about food habits and the recent trends in the fast food culture in German-speaking countires, students gain knowledge in that field and become more confident in ordering food as they have to practice real world situations. This activity also contains a brief introduction to influences from other countries and cultures as well as immigration.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Naia Robinson, Luca Heid

German 101 Assessment ONLINE

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This assessment is a speaking exercise where students will introduce themselves to other students. Students will also ask questions for other students to respond to, and respond to other students' introductions about themselves. This assessment is appropriate for Novice Low students. (Rubric for grading is also included). 

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Camille Daw

Elementary Spanish - Level 1 - Lesson 1 - 18 Hola

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Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program - TEESP World Language Program Introductory Course for Grades 1 – 6 2007 – 2010 Artwork for lessons created by Evelyn Schluckebier 2008, 2009. All drawings are copyrighted 2008 with Creative Commons License. Drawings may be shared but not sold, as long as any derivative works are also shared under a similar license. Project evaluation: Lisa Knoche, UNL Research Center Project funded by Foreign Language Assistance Grant, 2007 - 2010 Program Information The Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program (TEESP) was a three-year collaborative effort by ESU #16, ESU #15 and area schools. The program is funded by a FLAP (Foreign Language Assistance Program) grant. Project Information The project design was developed by a team of high school Spanish teachers. Known as the WLLC team (World Language Learning Community) team these teachers have worked together for several years to improve the teaching strategies in language education for area schools. They have all participated in various professional development opportunities, including Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) with Susan Gross and Karen Rowan, Comprehensible Input Reading Strategies with Jason Fritze and Literacy Strategies delivered by staff from Nebraska Department of Education, World Languages Department.

Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study

Authors: ESU Coordinating Council, NDE Digital Learning

Elementary Spanish - Level 6 - Lesson 59 - Sharkie está de vacaciones

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Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program - TEESP World Language Program Introductory Course for Grades 1 – 6 2007 – 2010 Artwork for lessons created by Evelyn Schluckebier 2008, 2009. All drawings are copyrighted 2008 with Creative Commons License. Drawings may be shared but not sold, as long as any derivative works are also shared under a similar license. Project evaluation: Lisa Knoche, UNL Research Center Project funded by Foreign Language Assistance Grant, 2007 - 2010 Program Information The Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program (TEESP) was a three-year collaborative effort by ESU #16, ESU #15 and area schools. The program is funded by a FLAP (Foreign Language Assistance Program) grant. Project Information The project design was developed by a team of high school Spanish teachers. Known as the WLLC team (World Language Learning Community) team these teachers have worked together for several years to improve the teaching strategies in language education for area schools. They have all participated in various professional development opportunities, including Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) with Susan Gross and Karen Rowan, Comprehensible Input Reading Strategies with Jason Fritze and Literacy Strategies delivered by staff from Nebraska Department of Education, World Languages Department.

Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Student Guide, Syllabus, Unit of Study

Author: NDE Digital Learning

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TEESP Elementary Spanish Level 6 - Lessons 59 - 65

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Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program - TEESP World Language Program Introductory Course for Grades 1 – 6 2007 – 2010 Artwork for lessons created by Evelyn Schluckebier 2008, 2009. All drawings are copyrighted 2008 with Creative Commons License. Drawings may be shared but not sold, as long as any derivative works are also shared under a similar license. Project evaluation: Lisa Knoche, UNL Research Center Project funded by Foreign Language Assistance Grant, 2007 - 2010 Program Information The Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program (TEESP) was a three-year collaborative effort by ESU #16, ESU #15 and area schools. The program is funded by a FLAP (Foreign Language Assistance Program) grant. Project Information The project design was developed by a team of high school Spanish teachers. Known as the WLLC team (World Language Learning Community) team these teachers have worked together for several years to improve the teaching strategies in language education for area schools. They have all participated in various professional development opportunities, including Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) with Susan Gross and Karen Rowan, Comprehensible Input Reading Strategies with Jason Fritze and Literacy Strategies delivered by staff from Nebraska Department of Education, World Languages Department.

Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Student Guide, Syllabus, Unit of Study

Author: Dorann Avey

Remix

TEESP Level 3 - Lessons 41 - 46 - Rem

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Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program - TEESP World Language Program Introductory Course for Grades 1 – 6 2007 – 2010 Artwork for lessons created by Evelyn Schluckebier 2008, 2009. All drawings are copyrighted 2008 with Creative Commons License. Drawings may be shared but not sold, as long as any derivative works are also shared under a similar license. Project evaluation: Lisa Knoche, UNL Research Center Project funded by Foreign Language Assistance Grant, 2007 - 2010 Program Information The Technology Enhanced Elementary Spanish Program (TEESP) was a three-year collaborative effort by ESU #16, ESU #15 and area schools. The program is funded by a FLAP (Foreign Language Assistance Program) grant. Project Information The project design was developed by a team of high school Spanish teachers. Known as the WLLC team (World Language Learning Community) team these teachers have worked together for several years to improve the teaching strategies in language education for area schools. They have all participated in various professional development opportunities, including Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) with Susan Gross and Karen Rowan, Comprehensible Input Reading Strategies with Jason Fritze and Literacy Strategies delivered by staff from Nebraska Department of Education, World Languages Department.

Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Student Guide, Syllabus, Unit of Study

Author: Dorann Avey

Spanish I: Beginning Spanish Language and Culture

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This peer-reviewed textbook is designed for the true beginner with U.S. college students in mind. It contains themed chapters, which are divided into 8 sections. Each section has its own set of learning objectives, and is further separated into three types of assignments, Para estudiar en casa (with detailed explanations), Para practicar en casa (homework exercises), and Para practicar en clase (paired and group classwork activities). The explanations and primary input are written to be easily comprehensible. The individual exercises are geared towards acquisition of form and function, and the communicative classwork exercises promote interpersonal exchanges between students. The digital copy includes some embedded audio files, and we are developing a website to house many more resources.

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Matthew Dean

Spanish 102 Beginning Spanish 2

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This is a book written by a prior community college Spanish instructor who currently works as an Instructional Designer at Texas A&M University at the Mays Business School. The text contains explanations, examples, fill-in-the-blank activities, reading activities, writing activities, and speaking activities. The grammar and vocabulary covered in this book are in line with the state-wide accepted goals and objectives for grammar at the 102 level in Arizona. If you would like an editable version of the book, or learn how to make this type of book, feel free to contact the author at jreyn001@tamu.edu.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment

Author: Jared Reynolds

Let's Chat! Spanish

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Conversation Activities | The Pathways Project Short Description: Let’s Chat! Spanish features a collection of over 100 interpersonal speaking activities for novice and intermediate learners. Touching on a range of thematic topics such as free time activities, travel, daily routines, health, the environment, art and so much more, Spanish teachers are sure to find an activity to use in their courses. These activities may be used as is or can easily be revised and remixed to fit the unique needs of individual classrooms. Long Description: Let’s Chat! Spanish features a collection of over 100 interpersonal speaking activities for novice and intermediate learners. Touching on a range of thematic topics such as free time activities, travel, daily routines, health, the environment, art and so much more, Spanish teachers are sure to find an activity to use in their courses. These activities may be used as is or can easily be revised and remixed to fit the unique needs of individual classrooms. Are you a language instructor using Pathways Project Activities? We would love to hear from you. CLICK HERE to provide your feedback and share back activities you revised with the Pathways Community. The Pathways Project, an initiative from the Department of World Languages at Boise State University, is a collaborative network of open educational resources (OER) including instructional language teaching materials and professional development created by and uniquely for Idaho’s K-16 language teachers and students. Teachers and students participating in the Pathways Project come from different fields of study and schools across Idaho to create open (i.e., free), digital activities that support the teaching and learning of foreign languages and promote intercultural competence. We hope to impact the opportunities learners have to connect to the global world! Visit the Pathways Project Website to learn more. Word Count: 116579 (Note: This resource's metadata has been created automatically by reformatting and/or combining the information that the author initially provided as part of a bulk import process.)

Material Type: Textbook

Authors: Amber Hoye, Anna Gamino, Ashley Potzernitz, Blake Simony, Chloe Robinson, Ismenia Gallegos, Kelly Arispe, Mariela Montoya, Ninna Payne, Sue Juarez, Tea Recanzone

Identità: dell’Italia Contemporanea

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IDENTITÀ dell’Italia Contemporanea is a narrative-based language learning program for beginning Italian. This program is a complete curriculum and can stand on its own. This program is organically aligned with ACTFL, featuring Can-Do Statements as an organizing principle and as a springboard from which the learner can direct and personalize their learning. This is a language learning instructional design model by Pilar Hernández (for PLUMA Historias en español), translated to Italian and adapted by replacing the instructional videos and stories in Spanish with Italian ones.

Material Type: Full Course, Textbook

Authors: Andrea Petri, Pilar Hernández

PLUMA: Historias en español

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PLUMA is a narrative-based language learning program for the first three levels of college Spanish. This program is a complete curriculum and can stand on its own. This program is organically aligned with ACTFL, featuring Can-Do Statements as an organizing principle and as a springboard from which the learner can direct and personalize their learning. It is grounded in narrative-based teaching and learning that evolves from people’s lived experiences and fragments of the history and culture of their countries of origin.

Material Type: Full Course, Textbook

Author: Pilar Hernández

The State We're In: Washington (Spanish Translation)

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Overview: Seattle Public Schools OER Grant has produced Spanish translations of The State We're In for use in Middle School Spanish Dual Language Immersion Programs. The State We’re In: Washington is an online and printed educational publication written by Jill Severn for the League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. Part of a larger Civic Education Project, this instructional resource establishes the link between public participation and effective government. Colorful graphs, historical photos and thought-provoking illustrations help to describe the basics of government, and the connection between a governing authority and culture and economy. Young readers and adults alike will gain a robust sense of past and present tribal governance and their relationship to state and local government in Washington. 

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Thad Williams