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Bonjour! Buenos Dias! Guten Tag! Ni Hao! Marhaba! MERLOT welcomes all language educators and students of World Languages to access the many OER available in the ever-expanding World Languages Collection. This pioneer community contains thousands of OER, many of them peer-reviewed by distinguished scholars in the field. Please peruse our collection and correspond with us if you are interested in knowing more about the World Languages community peer review process. Contact Laura Franklin (lfranklin@nvcc.edu) for more information.
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World Language Assessment: Get in the Mode! supports and empowers world language educators to improve student proficiency through a variety of assessment strategies. Focusing on the three modes of communication (interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal), this resource provides a framework of formative, interim, and summative assessments for use at any grade level.
New Materials
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"5x Favela: Agora por Nós Mesmos": uma Visão Crítica na Seleção dos Materiais Didáticos de PLE2 - como desenvolver a competência intercultural em sala de aula
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language
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"Sorria, Você Sstá Sendo Filmado", o Olhar do Estrangeiro sobre os Brasileiros a Partir das Placas e Cartazes Informativos e de Advertência
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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A Comemoração Brasileira do Aniversário Infantil na Alemanha
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Produzindo Conhecimento na Área do Português para Estrangeiros
This essay addresses a topic in teaching/learning of Portuguese as a second or foreign language.
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Ensaios em Português como Segunda Língua ou Língua Estrangeira
Ensaios em Português como Segunda Língua ou Língua Estrangeira is a collection of essays that address topics in...
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Learn French for Free with Music Videos, Lyrics and Karaoke!
Enjoy learning French like never before playing with the music videos and filling in the lyrics of your favorite songs....
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Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions
This volume brings together papers relating to the pronunciation of Semitic languages and the representation of their...
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Kelas Bahasa Korea FSSH
Pengealan Kepada Bahasa Korea
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Creative Multilingualism: A Manifesto
Multilingualism is integral to the human condition. Hinging on the concept of Creative Multilingualism – the idea that...
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Grenzenlos Deutsch
An open-access curriculum for beginning German. Welcome to Grenzenlos Deutsch, an open online curriculum for beginning...
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The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1
In the last few decades, research of manuscript sources from the medieval Middle East has made it possible to reconstruct...
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Silver Age Poets
This portal is dedicated to engaging the modern English-speaker with the polyphonic richness of Russian poetry and art of...
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Learn Russian for Free - Russian language lessons, texts & more
Collection of free basic Russian Language learning resoures with audio files. Example:...
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A Book of Russian Idioms Illustrated
It's an older book online but incredibly worth having and sharing online. It's very easy to use; it's fun and...
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The 50 Most Difficult Words to Translate into English
Languages are unique. Every language has unique words that are hard to find in other languages, which makes translation...
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Ingles para la ESO 4o
This is an interactive textbook for learning English as a second language. The textbook includes twelve Units, each of...
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Ingles para la ESO 3o
This is an interactive textbook for learning English as a second language. The textbook includes twelve Units, each of...
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Lengua Castellana y Literatura 4o ESO
This is a textbook designed for a Spanish literature course. The chapters are: 1.- The language and the speakers....
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Lengua Castellana y Literatura 3o ESO
This is a free interactive textbook that covers Spanish literature. Chapters include: 1.- Language and society. 2.-The...
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Lengua Castellana y Literatura 2o ESO
Around five thousand languages and only about one hundred sixty-four countries are counted in the world; so, in good...
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The 16 Most Difficult English Words to Translate
A common misconception is that if you simply speak two languages, you can translate. Just take the corresponding words in...
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Hopelink Adult Education - Tutor Support Lessons and Forms Master List
Welcome to the Tutor Support website where you will find lessons, handouts, and other resources to help you with your...
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El resum
En aquest vídeo, es poden consultar els principals passos perquè es realitze un resum,
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La pronúncia de la essa sonora
En aquest vídeo, s'inicia l'estudi de la essa sonora tant des del punt de vista fonètic com ortogràfic.
New Members
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Earlene HopkinsWashington County Schools -
Marta SilvaOlathe School District 233
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diana ruggieroUniversity of Memphis
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Maria Isabel LylesLos Rios Community/Technical College District
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Stefanie BorntregerEmerson College
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Tara MurphyFullerton College
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Laura LeekSacramento City College
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Anna OgunnaikeUniversity of Delaware
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Emily SmithAACPS
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Vallarie SevillaGrafton High School
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Sarah PhoenixCSULB
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Francesca AttorriFATTORRI
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Daniela MeirelesCollege of Charleston
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Cathy PinkleyFranklin County Public Schools
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Davida GavioliBowdoin College
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Traci EshelmanLiberty University
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Maria Luisa PachecoTexas Southmost College (University of Texas-Brownsville)
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Mónica Meléndez ÁlvarezBenemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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ELVIA QUIJANOSaint Mary's University of San Antonio
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Joshua ArmstrongUniversity of Wisconsin System - Madison
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Richard MildenhallWashington County School District
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Cristina PoleselCabrillo College
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Alexandra EnglandLändliche Erwachsenenbildung in Niedersachen e.V
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Charles MignotTulane University
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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FAQs: Checking in on the Department of Education - Brookings Institution
Feb 20, 2026 10:53 AM PST
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Students Research AI's Promise and Peril | Bowdoin College
Feb 20, 2026 10:24 AM PST
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Student Research Q&A: Rural Native communities build resilience through cultural strength
Feb 20, 2026 10:12 AM PST
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Auburn College of Education graduate student named Alabama World Languages ...
Feb 20, 2026 09:36 AM PST
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OPINION: When you travel, don't start with English - The Student Life
Feb 20, 2026 08:25 AM PST
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Critical language education a national priority - New Age
Feb 20, 2026 08:18 AM PST
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The Council of Europe's commitment to linguistic diversity in everyday life and education
Feb 20, 2026 07:43 AM PST
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Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) – Development (US)
Feb 19, 2026 11:14 PM PST
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Title VI funding cuts threaten UMich foreign language and area studies - The Michigan Daily
Feb 19, 2026 10:36 PM PST
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Pusat Bahasa Teikyo (PBT) Graduation Ceremony (Look East Policy Students)
Feb 19, 2026 10:07 PM PST
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Universities setting sights on India for transnational education opportunities
Feb 19, 2026 07:35 PM PST
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Which US religious groups are most highly educated? - Pew Research Center
Feb 19, 2026 04:57 PM PST
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ECML/CELV > Thematic areas > Signed Languages > ProSign
Feb 19, 2026 04:41 PM PST
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New network for regional cooperation in educational sciences - University World News
Feb 19, 2026 04:26 PM PST
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Language and power: Linguistic imperialism and its lasting impact on higher education
Feb 19, 2026 01:57 PM PST
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US Funded $1 Billion in Research With Chinese Labs, Report Says - Bloomberg.com
Feb 19, 2026 01:53 PM PST
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When education stopped making sense - News Decoder
Feb 19, 2026 09:26 AM PST