Language and Linguistics Education

• Bringing the Standards into the Classroom: A Teacher's Guide - Handbook covering standards-based foreign language curriculum design in the United States. Full text can be downloaded in PDF format.
• CAL Digests - Features digests of educational research, originally collected by the ERIC Clearinghouse and now disseminated by the Center for Applied Linguistics.
• Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) - Pennsylvania State University. Does research to enhance the environment of advanced-level foreign language education, learning and evaluation.
• Center for the Advancement of Distinguished Language Proficiency - Offers materials for students and educators who want to know how language learners achieve near-native levels of foreign language proficiency.
• FLTEACH Forum - Features e-mail list for foreign language educators with technical questions. Offers archives, subscription details, FAQ’s.
• Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers - Provides annotated links to materials for educators covering a variety of languages.
• Foreign Language Study - Survey of expectations of colleges in the US, conducted by Joanne O'Toole.
• The Future of the Profession - A discussion paper authored by Denis Cunningham on the issues encountered in language teaching today. [PDF]
• Languages Other Than English - Assortment of professional development materials for LOTE teachers, as provided by the Tasmania Department of Education.
• Languages Other Than English Center for Educational Development - Hopes to improve the skills of LOTE educators in Texas. Features online classes, info about products for educators.
• LinguaGuide - Center offering materials and information regarding effective language learning as well as links for language-specific resources.
• Ñandutí: FAQs - FAQ’s regarding foreign language learning in Grades K-8. Developed for parents, educators and administrators.
• National Foreign Language Resource Center - Conducted by the University of Hawaii, US. Deals with projects, publications and professional development.
• National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) - Center funded by the U.S. Department of Education, dedicating to enhancing foreign language education in America's primary and secondary institutes of learning.
• Reading in a Foreign Language (RFL) - Refereed web-based journal produced at the University of Hawaii. Papers accessible in PDF and HTML formats.