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FLTEACH WWW Resources
very useful tool for anyone looking for information about any of these groups. isa nonprofit association that promotes Italian language and culture abroad
http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html

Extractions: Many other WWW resources are available for foreign language teachers. We have grouped together a number of Collections put together by FL colleagues so that we don't all have to reinvent the wheel. You will also find a number of essential General FL Resources . Finally we have listed a few favorites language specific sites in a variety of languages: Chinese German French Italian ... Return to FLTEACH main page. Media : The BRS Radio Directory includes an international section. Links to live radio on the Internet from many different countries and in many languages from COMFM. Links to live television on the Internet from many different countries and in many languages from COMFM. Links to live radio on the Internet from Worldwide Radio. The International News Link is another good source for online newspapers around the world.. The MediaInfo site and the NewsLink site have many world-wide links to on-line newspapers as well as other media. ABYZ News Links includes geographically organized world-wide links to a selection of on-line newspapers, magazines, and broadcast stations.
Deutsche Kultur International German Language
Düsseldorf Courses for other specialised groups. German for Senior Citizens inSchwäbisch Hall. Classes cultureBased language Courses. Learning
http://www.deutsche-kultur-international.de/dir/?dir_id=71&lang=en
ChineseCulture
language/dialects Chinese language Rel. Info. China's Ethnic groups Nihao(GB). Ethnic groups(Yunnan) (GB). Minorities (GB). Chinese culture - Cornell.
http://www.asiawind.com/hakka/china.htm

Extractions: Selected Chinese culture links Some interesting new sites: Zheng He - Did he reach the Americas first? Rice civilization - Archaeology Are the Olmecs of Mexico descendants of Shang people? Dr. Michael Xu's site See discussions at this Yahoo CLub Sinorama magazine U.S. News and Report, Novermber 4, 1996, page 46. abcnews (991019) ... Poetry site Some of the site may require a Chinese reader software General Links China - General Info (ihep) China Research and resources Chinascape China the Beautiful (MLPei) Everything Chinese China News Chinese Internet Directory China (R. Felsing) Cyberway to China Facts Han Wei China-related WEB sites China Info Purdue China Info - Asia Online China Austral.Nat.U. China bibliography Chinese culture lectures Chinese Hyperlinks China Links - Linguistics (Marjorie Chan) ... HuaRen Chinese in USA: Chinese Associations in US San Jose's Cultural Project Asian American Cybernauts Internet Publications: Chinese Internet magazines Asian Newspapers News from Great Wall Chinese webcounter ... Chinese periodicals, searchable database
MPL Reference Desk
Time Zones Countries Dictionaries/language Encyclopedias Geography andCulture Government and and NonProfit groups Company Research
http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/madison/referenc.html
Learn Spanish Language In Spain, Learning Spanish At =elemadrid=
language immersion courses, 'Spain today' and leisure activity courses, fascinating weekend excursions Category Regional Europe Spain Education languages Spanish tailor made and intensive Spanish language courses for lessons are designed for smallgroups or private or join our unique Spanish culture classes 'Rainbow
http://www.elemadrid.com/

Extractions: leisure activities or participate on fascinating weekend excursions. You may join at any level year round. On this page you will find Table of contents Contact former customers All facts on 1 page Free consulting service ... Contact us Quick links Spanish language courses Spanish culture classes Learn Spanish for free Information request
Cial - Portuguese As A Foreign Language School
teachers of Portuguese a Foreign language in public or of certain aspects of the cultureof Portugal Portuguese Individual Lessons Private groups Available for
http://www.cial.pt/plei.htm

Extractions: Group Courses are organised in modules of 4 weeks. Every month Groups start at all levels (from Beginner to Advanced). Courses are progressive from the starting dates, but apart from absolute beginners who must begin on the starting dates, students can join a group at any time if vacancies exist at the suitable level. Groups have a maximum of 6 participants so that monitoring and assessment are continuous and personalised.
Chinese Ethnic Minorities
history remains the stability of Han Chinese culture. and field work, 54 ethnic groupswere officially Distinct language While hundreds of Chinese dialects are
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/minority/minority.html

Extractions: Home About Us Calendar Exhibitions ... Roots Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco Ethnic Minorities in China From the hinterlands of the north, to the lush jungles in the south, from the mountains of Taiwan in the east, to the top of the world in the west, China serves as home to 56 official ethnic groups. The largest group, the Han, make up over 92% of China's vast population, and it is the elements of Han civilization that world considers "Chinese culture." Yet, the 55 ethnic minorities, nestled away on China's vast frontiers, maintain their own rich traditions and customs, and all are part of Chinese culture. General History While hundreds of Chinese dialects are spoken across China, a minority language is not simply a dialect. Rather, it is a language with distinct grammatical and phonological differences from Chinese. Language families include Sino-Tibetan, Altaic, Indo-European, Austro-Asiatic, and Austronesian. Twenty-one ethnic minority groups have unique writing systems.
Powell's Books - Used, New, And Out Of Print
Specific languages and groups. art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popularculture, science, or Foundations of language Brain, Meaning, Grammar, and
http://www.powells.com/psection/Linguistics.html
Beginning To Work With Adult English Language Learners: Some Considerations
What do instructors need to know about culture and working with multiculturalgroups? culture and language are closely related.
http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/beginQA.htm

Extractions: National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) In many parts of the United States, the number of nonnative adult learners seeking English language instruction is growing. States such as North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Iowa, not historically associated with immigrant influxes, have been experiencing increased growth rates with these populations in the last decade (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001). In 1998, 47% of the participants in federally funded adult education programs were there to learn English as a second language (ESL) (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, 1999). As immigrant populations seek English language instruction, the need for teachers to serve them is drawing people into the adult ESL teaching field. Some of these teachers have training and experience working with adults learning English. However, many are working with these learners for the first time. How do the principles of adult learning apply to adult English language learners?
Maximizing Study Abroad
Andrew D. Cohen on the language learning strategies R. Michael Paige on the culturelearning strategies guides were piloted with volunteer groups of language
http://carla.acad.umn.edu/studyabroad.html

Extractions: Designing Materials on Strategies for Language and Culture Learning and Use T he goal of this project was to develop new curricular materials regarding language learning, language use, and culture learning strategies that prepare study abroad students to be effective language and culture learners/users during their study abroad experiences. Background Information on the Need for this Project S tatistics on study abroad indicate that over 100,000 U.S. university students annually spend one semester or more studying abroad ( Institute for International Education, 1998 ). These students are immersed in their new language and culture settings, and thus potentially have numerous opportunities for developing their second language and culture knowledge. In looking at the study abroad literature and programs, it is clear that students intending to study abroad receive limited if any preparation to be language and culture learners/users beyond how they would normally learn in a classroom setting. Thus, they depart for the programs lacking the strategies that would enable them to more effectively learn and use the foreign language and the culture in its own context. Clearly, there is a compelling need to better prepare this large group of learners prior to their departure, so that the learners themselves and their sending institutions can fully realize the learning benefits of the sojourn experience (Paige and Kappler, 1999). S econd language learner strategies encompass both second language learning and second language use (Cohen, 1998). Taken together, they constitute the steps of actions consciously selected by learners either to improve the learning of a second language, the use of it, or both. Language learning strategies include strategies for identifying the material that needs to be learned, distinguishing it from other material, group it for easier learning (e.g., group vocabulary by category into nouns, verbs, adjectives, and so forth), repeatedly engaging oneself in contact with the materials, and formally committing the material to memory when it does not seem to be acquired naturally (whether through rote memory techniques, the use of mnemonics, or some other technique). Strategies for using the language fall into four categories: retrieval strategies, rehearsal strategies, "cover" (coping) strategies, and communication strategies.
Reference: Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Thesauri, Usage, Quotations, And More. Bart
Includes "Roget's International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases" and HoughtonMifflin's Category Reference Thesauri a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groupsand scientific The classic text on the relation of language and culture.
http://www.bartleby.com/reference/

Extractions: Select Search All Bartleby.com All Reference Columbia Encyclopedia World History Encyclopedia World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. Dictionary Roget's Thesauri Roget's II: Thesaurus Roget's Int'l Thesaurus Quotations Bartlett's Quotations Columbia Quotations Simpson's Quotations English Usage Modern Usage American English Fowler's King's English Strunk's Style Mencken's Language Cambridge History The King James Bible Oxford Shakespeare Gray's Anatomy Farmer's Cookbook Post's Etiquette Bulfinch's Mythology Frazer's Golden Bough All Verse Anthologies Dickinson, E. Eliot, T.S. Frost, R. Hopkins, G.M. Keats, J. Lawrence, D.H. Masters, E.L. Sandburg, C. Sassoon, S. Whitman, W. Wordsworth, W. Yeats, W.B. All Nonfiction Harvard Classics American Essays Einstein's Relativity Grant, U.S. Roosevelt, T. Wells's History Presidential Inaugurals All Fiction Shelf of Fiction Ghost Stories Short Stories Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Bartleby.com combines the best of both contemporary and classic reference works into the most comprehensive public reference library ever published on the web.
Library Of Congress, Collections Policy Statements, Ethnic Publications
persons sharing a common race, national origin, language, ancestry, religion, orculture. These groups may include ethnic minorities of long standing
http://www.loc.gov/acq/devpol/ethnic.html

Extractions: C. Ephemera I. Introduction For the purpose of this statement, an ethnic group is considered to be a group of persons sharing a common race, national origin, language, ancestry, religion, or culture. These groups may include: ethnic minorities of long standing maintaining a separate identity; emigres established in a new country but still maintaining a separate identity; recent political refugees; temporary residents such as students and "guest workers." This policy is intended to include library materials in any language or format. Ethnic publications from the United States and foreign countries are considered separately, as indicated below.
Learn To Speak Spanish In Spain. Study Spanish At The University Level. Find Spa
FOR INSTITUTIONS AND groups CSCE is a center for university studies in SpanishLanguage and culture as well as other related disciplines.
http://www.spainexchange.com/spanish_language_program.php

Extractions: Do you wish to learn to speak Spanish in Spain? Are you looking to study Spanish in Spain at the university level? In this section you will find Spanish universities offering Spanish language and culture programs. Alongside the Spanish Universities, we provide information on organizations that have agreements with Spanish and foreign universities to organize language, culture and civilization programs for students from abroad. Transferring credits from these programs to your home campus could be possible. However, we advise you to contact a representative from the international relations office in your university to see if the credits could be transferred before enrolling in any of the Spanish language programs presented. SpainExchange Sponsor Schools ENFOREX Spanish in the Spanish World
Globalization And Culture - Global Policy Forum - Globalization
aggressive Americanization of the Russian language, however critics array of antiglobalizationgroups as yet intense clash between culture and globalization
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/

Extractions: Technology has now created the possibility and even the likelihood of a global culture. The internet, fax machines, satellites, and cable TV have swept away the old national cultural boundaries. Global entertainment companies shape understandings and dreams of ordinary citizens, wherever they live. Are local cultures, then, inevitably falling victim to a global "consumer" culture? Will English eradicate weaker languages? Will consumer values overwhelm peoples' sense of community and social solidarity? Or, more optimistically, will a common culture lead the way to greater shared values and political unity? This section looks at these and other issues of culture and globalization. Current Articles Archived Articles The Underside of Globalization: on Michael Winterbottoms In This World (April 3, 2003) A timely film highlighting the journey of two Afghani refugees engages the increasingly important issues of migration, displacement and immigration law. Through the globalized cultural medium of film, this story of two young illegal immigrants illustrates another trend of globalization: human smuggling. ( Open Democracy The True Clash of Civilizations (March/April 2003) Muslim nations overwhelmingly support democratic values, negating Huntingtons claim that democracy embodies the clash between Western and Middle Eastern societies. Gender equality and social tolerance constitute the real conflict between Islam and the West, despite the fact that these principles are positively correlated with democracy. (
A Taste Of Israeli Culture
some of the most useful phrases in the Hebrew language. With the knowledge that allgroups have very busy top Back to Top Falafel a taste of Israeli culture.
http://www.milah.org/Bring your group to visit.htm

Extractions: A Taste of Israeli Culture Those arriving for short to medium term visits to Israel tend to gain an impression of the sights, sounds and places, but the locals and their unique culture often remain an enigmatic riddle. In order to enrich the visitors experience as well as provide a strong introduction to Israeli society, a dynamic and interactive taste of Israeli cultural life is needed. This is most effectively provided by Israelis themselvesthose who shape and develop the social and cultural character of life in Israel. A taste of Israeli culture will broaden the general experience of the visit and deepen the understanding and appreciation of Israeli cultural expression. The activities suggested below are designed to expose visitors to the Hebrew language and Israeli cultural expression (including cinema, literature, poetry, songs, local history, etc.). The activities have been developed, planned and piloted by MILAH, with the goal of providing a first-hand glance at Israeli-ness. In addition, these activities are designed to add a more personal facet to the tripeducational and always entertaining. The Late Show The goal of this meeting is to familiarize the group with critical social issues as they are expressed through the medium of Israeli feature films. The films selected include such topics as Arab-Israeli relations, the influence of the Holocaustpast and present, the Israeli family, secular-religious relations, army conscription, etc. The films are shown in their entirety and contain full subtitles in English.
Web Of Culture - Traffic
Web of culture Voted Education Provider of the Year AFFILIATE PROGRAMS IN EACH LANGUAGEAn important way of services) or very precise interest groups (for very
http://www.webofculture.com/services/traffic.asp

Extractions: Web of Culture Voted Education Provider of the Year! Consulting Courses Promotion Research ... Training Develop international sales by online marketing! When you get serious about bringing the world to your Web site, you need to repeat what you have done for your Web site promotion all over again... in other countries. For your Web site to achieve maximum visibility in certain targeted markets and thus, to increase your international sales the following steps are essential. WORLDWIDE INDEX AND SEARCH ENGINE REGISTRATION FOR TARGETED COUNTRIES Traditional Web site promoters will register your site only in English-language directories and search engines, but you need to go much further. Your Web site address should be registered in directories and search engines around the world, in the local languages wherever you want to target your market. OPTIMIZING YOUR LANGUAGE GATEWAYS FOR THE TOP SEARCH ENGINES Once you have your site registered with the major search engines, you will no doubt still experience a problem of getting traffic. Imagine your potential visitor from another country typing in keywords (in their own language). Alas, your site is often buried some 10 or 20 pages down in the "results" pages, and people only look at the first results page (or two). We can modify the language gateways to your site so that it comes up to the top of the "results" page of a search in most (relevant) languages. AFFILIATE PROGRAMS IN EACH LANGUAGE

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