Web Sites
The sites listed here include discussion groups, resources listings,
and educational information that provide information about cultural
issues. A related page lists electronic
journals dealing with cultural issues that are also available
on the web.
For your convinience this list has been divided into the following categories:
- General resources
- Resources for ESL teachers and students
- Resources for foreign language teachers
- International education websites
- Websites about specific languages and cultures
- Interculutral encounters on the web
- Listservs
General Resources
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
| http://www.cal.org/ CAL is supported by a non-profit organization and is a clearinghouse for research, information, and project descriptions concerned with language and culture as it relates to education and other social concerns. This organization also publishes the CAL Reporter. |
CLNET Diversity Page
| http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/diversity1.html
This is an extensive list of other sites, divided into categories such as African-American resources, Asian American resources, Native American resources, and Latino resources. There are also some general resources listed. |
I Love Languages Page
| http://www.ilovelanguages.com
Advertised as a "comprehensive catalog of language related websites on the Internet." |
Progressive Directory
| http://www.igc.org/igc/
This directory is maintained by the Institute for Global Communications and lists sites relating to environmental and progressive resources. In addition, they feature current items from the international news and have an issues pages where various current events are discussed in depth. |
Yahoo: Society and Culture
| http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/
This searchable index allows readers to search for specific terms or countries. In addition, it lists sites devoted to other cultural issues. |
Resources for ESL Teachers and Students
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
| http://www.cal.org/
CAL is supported by a non-profit organization and is a clearinghouse for research, information, and project descriptions concerned with language and culture as it relates to education and other social concerns. This organization also publishes the CAL Reporter. |
Dave's ESL Cafe
| http://www.eslcafe.com/
This site has interesting links to an ESL quote page, quiz center, idiom page, and idea page as well as links for ESL students. |
Eva Easton’s Materials for Teaching Languages
|
http://eleaston.com/
This site is an excellent source, put together by a teacher, for materials of all sorts for teachers of English and other languages. |
Sarah & John's TESL Pitstop
| http://www.lingolex.com/jstefl.htm
This page provides free teaching materials for ESL teachers including curriculum ideas, classroom activites, and examination ideas. |
Resources for Foreign Language Teachers
The Agora Language Marketplace
| http://agoralang.com/
This site offers information on language learning materials, study abroad, language lab products, language services for business, and other areas of interest to language professionals. |
BUBL Link / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources
| http://bubl.ac.uk/
BUBL is a British site offering a wide range of links and resources for teachers of languages, literatures, and cultures. |
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
| http://www.cal.org/
CAL is supported by a non-profit organization and is a clearinghouse for research, information, and project descriptions concerned with language and culture as it relates to education and other social concerns. This organization also publishes the CAL Reporter. |
Eva Easton’s Materials for Teaching Languages
| http://eleaston.com/ This site is an excellent source, put together by a teacher, for materials of all sorts for teachers of English and other languages. |
Foreign Language Resources on the Web
| http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~thorne/HumanResources.html
(slow connection time, due to page size, but well worth
the wait) This site is an extensive guide to specific culture and language resources, including both traditional and less commonly taught languages. |
Foreign Language Teaching Forum
| http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/
Hosted by the University of New York-College at Cortland, this site provides a discussion forum for foreign language teachers. In addition, it is possible to search through the archives, plug into a networking link set up specifically for foreign language teachers, and access their link to other professional development sites on the web. |
GlobeGate
| http://globegate.utm.edu/
This site is the primary host site for the GlobeGate Project, a centralized Internet resource for students and teachers of foreign languages. Several thousand Web pages in various foreign languages are indexed at the site. A rich assortment of links to French and Spanish sites is also offered. |
Multicultural Pavilion
| http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/teachers.html The University of Virginia's project to provide a resource for educators interested in multicultural issues. |
OMLTA (Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association)
| http://www.omlta.org/ This website offers a wealth of teaching resources, links to specific language sites (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) and professional associations, as well as a collection of tongue twisters, license plates from around the world and Christmas banners in 55 languages. |
World Lecture Hall
| http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/
A resource of faculty materials listed by discipline. |
International Education Websites
The International/Intercultural Development Education Connection
| http://www.escotet.com/
This site is maintained by the University of Miami and lists various resources on the web, including a list of libraries, and sites pertaining to education, communication and diversity. Specific regional areas are also listed. |
The International Education Forum
| http://www.csc.fi/forum/
(Temporaritly out of service...check back soon) This site provides resources in international educational mobility, intercultural area studies, and telmatics training for international educators. It is specific to the United States and Europe. Links to other sites from here include: the Fast Intercultural Area Studies Program, the CEPES-UNESCO European Center for Higher Education, the Ortelius Database on Higher Education in Europe and the European Association for International Education (EAIE). |
The Teacher's Internet Pages (TIPS)
| http://www.iteachnet.org/ A website of an association of international school teachers and administrators. |
Websites About Specific Languages and Cultures
Cultural Bridge Productions
| http://www.CulturalBridge.com/
This page includes travelogues of various countries and interviews with people from those countries and/or people who have traveled there. |
Foreign Language & Culture
| http://www.speakeasy.org/~dbrick/Hot/foreign.html
This site provides news from around the world and cultural information about different cultures and language groups, including less commonly taught languages like Tamil, Latvian, Bulgarian, Persian, and Welsh. |
Foreign Language Resources on the Web
| http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~thorne/HumanResources.html
(slow connection time, due to page size, but well worth
the wait) This site is an extensive guide to specific culture and language resources, including both traditional and less commonly taught languages. |
I Love Languages Page
| http://www.ilovelanguages.com
Advertised as a "comprehensive catalog of language related websites on the Internet." |
VCU Trail Guide to International Site and Language Resources
| http://www.fln.vcu.edu/default.html
An impressive collection of language, culture, and literature links (French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish). |
Intercultural Encounters on the Web
The Agora Language Marketplace
| http://agoralang.com/
This site offers information on language learning materials, study abroad, language lab products, language services for business, and other areas of interest to language professionals. |
Culture Quest
| http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/
Sample the delicious cuisines, play the games, see the museums full of arts, crafts and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays and festivals of many of the world's cultures. |
Culture Shock: A Fish Out Of Water
| http://international.ouc.bc.ca/cultureshock/
A reading, an explanation, and interactive exercises on culture shock, which includes lessons on metaphor, simile, gestures and cues. /td> |
Global Schoolhouse
| http://www.gsn.org/
The goal of this site is to link students from around the world by providing discussion forums, via the Internet, and by promoting special international events geared for students for educational purposes. In addition, it provides information for teachers on how they can integrate the Internet into their classroom activities. |
Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections
| http://www.iecc.org
This is a free service from St. Olaf College that helps connect teachers from different countries for classroom projects and to share information. |
Multiculturalpedia
| http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e/
Dedicated in enhancing awareness towards cultural diversity and fulfilling human desire for mutual understanding. |
Listservs
Causerie is a general French discussion list. To subscribe, send the message
| SUBSCRIBE CAUSERIE YOUR-LAST-NAME YOUR-FIRST-NAME to listserv@uquebec.ca. |
EDUFRANÇAIS is an international list where French teachers at all levels and in all countries can exchange cultural and linguistic information about France and other francophone countries. To subscribe, send the message
| SUBSCRIBE YOUR-FIRST-NAME YOUR-LAST-NAME to listserv@univ-rennes1.fr. |
ESPAN-L is a list for teachers and speakers of Spanish. Discussion includes a wide range of topics from cultural notes to grammatical points. Send the message
| SUBSCRIBE ESPAN-L YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to listserv@vm.tau.ac.il. |
The Foreign Language Teaching Forum (FLTEACH) is the major listserv for foreign language teachers, with lively and informative discussions. To subscribe, leave the subject line blank and send the message
| SUB FLTEACH FIRST-NAME LAST-NAME to listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu. |
France is a listserv for discussions about the French language. To subscribe send the message
| SUSCRIBE FRANCE FIRST-NAME LAST-NAME to France_langue@culture.fr. |
The Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections (K-12) list provides a service for foreign language teachers seeking partner classrooms for international and cross-cultural electronic mail exchanges (not individual pen pals). To subscribe, send the message
| SUBSCRIBE YOUR-FIRST-NAME YOUR-LAST-NAME to IECC-REQUEST@STOLAF.EDU. |
RIBO-L is a list for German and English discussion. Postings are in both languages. To subscribe, send the message
| SUBSCRIBE RIBO-L YOUR-FIRST-NAME YOUR-LAST-NAME to LISTSERV@URIACC.URI.EDU. |
SLART-L is for those involved in second language acquisition research or teaching. Participants may discuss research in progress, solicit advice, and post papers for feedback. To subscribe, send the message
| SUBSCRIBE SLART-L YOUR-FIRST-NAME YOUR-LAST-NAME to listserv@cunyvm.cuny.edu. |