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French
http://www.live365.com/index.live Free music from Paris with new hits. Click on International, European & it's the first radio station! user:litwins5

http://www.rfimusique.com/musiquefr/statiques/accueil.asp Radio France Internationale - French music and articles that are easily accessible, and also include music from other French speaking regions! user:Lizzie3

http://broadcast-live.com/francais.html This site lets you watch French TV and also listen to radio from France, Canada, Belgium, Germany, and Holland. You can access the shows from Real Audio, Real Video or Windows Media Format. It sends you to many other good links for French audio material. user:Lizzie3

http://www.dictionnaire-synonymes.com/ user:perrycheer01 This is for French students that do not want to reuse the same words over and over.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/French/Contents user:perrycheer01 I found this website and added it to my website. This is a language course offered by wikibooks that includes exercises for vocabulary, grammar, as well as a few exercises with history and literature (Candide, Les Fleurs du Mal, etc). I was very impressed with this course!

[|www.tf1.fr] user:adamolau

[|www.canalplus.fr] user:adamolau Both TF1 and Canal Plus are privately owned French television channels. Clicking either link will provide access to movies, videos, tv shows that are currently being shown on French TV. It's great because French programming is not commonly aired in the US. These sites provide great variety and best of all, it is totally free! Enjoy!

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/ A site where you can learn and practice grammatical concepts. The site is broken down into units and each unit contains different grammatical concepts and vocabulary (similar to a text book). This would be a great site to use as a supplementary way to introduce and/or review grammar because for each concept it gives a discriptive lesson and activities to complete on the website. The activities are not super contextualized but I really enjoyed this site to drill my grammar. user:WhitneyLynnMSU

http://www.france-amerique.com/ An online newspaper for French-speakers in the United States. I found this newspaper to be interesting since it is for French-speakers in the US. It is an alternative to reading newspapers from France and other French-speaking countries and could be more relatable for students in the United States. user:WhitneyLynnMSU

[|lemonde.fr] user:adamolau Le Monde- France's moderate newspaper. I'm sure all the Francophones know about this one, but its a great resource for French and international news. Question: I was thinking about Whitney's post and I was wondering if any of you read other French-African or French-Canadian news. If so, could you please post the sites. Merci bcp.

http://www.songsforteaching.com/frenchsongs.htm user:picmanns A website that has a list of tons of songs to use for teaching. Some of the songs are a little corny, but I find music very powerful for teaching, and I've used this website a few times already. There are also songs for pretty much every subject (and Spanish and German) too!

http://www.rivieracom.net/french/grammar.htm user:picmanns This website has links to a lot of useful grammar sites that is good for learners and teachers, with revision guides, pronunciation aides, quizzes and more!

German
[|mylanguageexchange.com] This site provides all interested in language access to all sorts of things like games to keep up on practicing your language and it also offers a pen pal system. I have been writing in German to a woman who lives in Germany for about 3 weeks and she writes to me in English and we correct each other. You can read descriptions of people and what they need help with, as well as a little information about themselves. Also, the site offers safety for students perhaps because unless you provide your pen pal with your personal e-mail, you send and receive all messages through the my language exchange website, which I thought was cool. Juliauser:pumer30

I also used www.spiegel.de probably the most out of all my TLRPing activities like Jade. The news was easy to follow and the stories are relevant to current events in Germany as well as things going on in the U.S. and world news. I found the articles interesting and they kept me up to date as well. I would also add that simply reading a book in the native language when ever you get a chance is a great way to keep up with TLRPing. It's not something you have to do everyday and it's easy to pick up a book and just relax. It's also helpful in learning new vocabulary or sayings that you're not familiar with. Julia user:pumer30

http://www.spiegel.de/ Der Spiel is a magazine in Germany similar to Time. It is fairly objective and keeps up not only on politics but also covers media and sport. I like having a news site as my home page to keep me up to date on current events and this is a perfect way to get a few extra TLRPing minutes in when you are having a busy week. Most of the articles are interesting and they cover global as well as German news. If you are looking to read mostly German news check out www.taggesschau.de Both are great sources to use in a future classroom when looking for authentic texts that might be interesting to your students. user:JadehuffJade

[|http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#] Phonetic break down of sound production. Can see how each sound is produced, what it looks like from the front, and how each is performed with in a word.user:Jadehuffjadehuff

http://www.live365.com/index.live Free music from Germany with new hits. Click on International, then European & it's in the top few radio stations. user:litwins5

http://clear.msu.edu/viewpoint/ourvideos.php?txtTitle=&amp;selLanguage=3user:litwins5 At this website German learners can view real situations and native German speakers in many different contexts. It's also a great place to send students to hear a native born German speaker.

http://msugermanclub.googlepages.com/ This is actually the MSU german club homepage (yeah for being a member!) and they have AWESOME resources; there are podcasts in German, blogs from current MSU students studying abroad there, and so much more! Everyone should join, you don't even need to be a German student... user:alyxx Alex

http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/conversations/index.php I don't know if anyone has put this on yet, but it's from CLEAR and you can record yourself speaking and then play it back. This gives you a chance to hear your spoken language and able to critique yourself. I found it very useful from one of my classes. user:alyxx Alex

Japanese
http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=japanese Free Japanese music to listen to on your computer. There are a ton of radio stations to pick from! user:litwins5

Spanish
http://www.wordreference.com/ This is a great dictionary (for any language). Not only can you translate word for word, but it had discussion threads of words and how they are used in different countries. And also includes coloquial sayings and the translations.user:gerouxje

http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/iopro1.htm I actullay used this site in high school and still today use it when tutoring students. This site provides mini lessons about grammar tenses and other grammar issues. Also quizzes are available online. You are able to sign up and have students send you their scores on certain quizzes. user:gerouxje

[|www.donquijote.org] THis website offers tons of different resources for Spanish learners. My favorite option is receiving the Palabra del Dia email (word of the day). Every day, I receive a different Spanish vocabulary word with it's English definition, example sentences in different contexts, and any different sayings that use the word. It's a great way to learn some new words, and see words that you already know in native contexts and sayings. user:kendal53 Itunes Radio If you use itunes, there are tons of international radio stations right there! Just click on the radio section, and Latino, and find all different genres of Latin music- reggaton, batanga, merengue, pop, etc. It's an awesome way to hear the latest songs and listen to different types of music! user:kendal53

http://www.nettvdb.com/ This website has TV stations from all over the world, not just Spanish speaking countries. TV stations are arranged by genre and content. A great way to practice listening and just to be entertained!! user:ZirollerCoaster

http://www.languageguide.org/espanol/ A sound clip matched with image website for many different thematically grouped vocabulary!! A great way to refresh one's memory and learn words even a textbook would leave out!! Warning: This website used Spain specific vocabulary. user:ZirollerCoaster

[|http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#] Phonetic break down of sound production. Can see how each sound is produced, what it looks like from the front, and how each is performed with in a word.user:Jadehuffjadehuff

http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=latin There are a TON of radio stations with many different categories including Banda, Bachata (my favorite), Latino Pop, Latin Dance, Mariachi, Merengue, Tango, etc. user:litwins5

http://music.yahoo.com/launchcast/default.asp Students can listen to 10 different Spanish music stations for free that include Spanish Rock, Pop Latino, Regional Mexican, etc using Yahoo Launchcast - you do not even need to sign up for a free account, but if you do you are able to rate music and they will play more music you like and less that you don't like. It's really cool! user:litwins5

[|www.notesinspanish.com] Notes in Spanish are excellent free conversation podcasts between a Madrileña and her husband about the culture and current events of Spain. They come in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced, and you can purchase transcripts/worksheets. The blog and forum are interesting as well. user:Katie23

[|www.spanishpodcast.org] These podcasts present typical conversations, and then break them down to explain more intricately the meaning and usage of certain words and phrases. Transcripts are also available.user:Katie23

http://kathrynhinbern.weebly.com/resources.html This is the resources section of my electronic portfolio, and if you scroll down I have listed links for newspapers for a bunch of different Spanish speaking countries. I thought this would be cool because I know most of us are really missing our study abroad homes and it's nice to read what's going on there! user:KathrynHin

"The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice." This is the book Kerry talked about a while ago, and I bought it and I LOVE it! It's a really great tool to use for studying for the MTTC. And it's just great to use when writing papers because you can look up things that you're unsure of or you forgot about. Any kind of review book is helpful just for keeping up on language skills. user:KathrynHin

http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php This gives some grammar exercises for various forms such as preterite vs. imperfect, subjunctive, comparisons, and gives immediate feedback with an explanation of why you were right or wrong. user:lucasme2

http://www.geocities.com/athens/thebes/6177/ This has a lot of fun things to do, like tests to find out your language level, poems, message boards, online chatting with native speakers, song translations, Spanish idioms, riddles, verb tables, and LOTS more fun and useful stuff! user:lucasme2lucasme2

http://www.pandora.com/?tc=x-036821-0035-1149 This is a really cool site. It is streaming radio, and you can type in whatever you want to listen to and it finds it. I have found it is a really good way to find new music in Spanish to listen to. darkcaituser:darkcait

[[[|http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eacadtech/phonetics/#|http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/]#]] This site is something that I used in my Spanish phonetics class, and it is really interesting and I think would be incredibly useful in a classroom. It is a site which shows how sounds are produced both in English and Spanish. It shows an animated drawing of a person making the sounds. You guys should check it out. darkcaituser:darkcait

[|http://www.univision.com] This is the website for the Spanish channel Univision. I watch the news all the time, but if you don't have time for that, you can read news articles in Spanish on their website. sarahewuser:sarahew

[|http://www.justo-lamas.net] My favorite activity at the end of TLRPing was listening to Spanish music, which I really started doing after going to a Justo Lamas concert. He's a singer from Argentina, and he does educational school concerts. On his website you can listen to snippets of his songs, download lyrics, and there's even a teacher's section with lots of good cultural activities! I can't wait to use these when I'm a teacher! sarahewuser:sarahew

http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-spanish.html I used this website to listen to the radio in Spanish which was very beneficial because on some channels you can listen to real spanish news. user:LRobertson1386

http://writing.msu.edu/lacasa/ This website is very helpful because all the events are at Michigan State University or sponsored through Michigan State! It is the group La Casa and they have fun cultural events that incorporate the Spanish language. The website also has useful links about Spanish resources. It's a great way to get involved with the language and very fun!!! user:beechlau

http://www.e-spanyol.hu/en/radio.php This website has different radio stations, but the great thing is they are listed by country. This is great for TLRPing because you could play these in your classroom maybe while the students are working. It is great for yourself to listen to while you are doing homework or just for fun. One reason why I think it is helpful is because you could try to listen to the different accents from each country. user:beechlau

[|Beginner Level Spanish Topics] I like this website because it has lists of basic vocab and ideas for lesson plans. I'm defiitely going to use this site more next semester wth my spanish I and II classes! It also has a list of the most commonly used spanish verbs and phrases that I think could be incorporated into the classroom. For example, they have ideas for what to do in the beginning of the class period every morning (ways to introduce a new verb or phrase). It made me want to try it in my class :) user:kurleefry54 [|Spanish Resource Guide]I liked this site as well because it is geared for language learners. It has pronunciation lessons, survival phrases, spanish learning games, verb and grammar worksheets, etc. This is definitely a good resource to use in the classroom! user:kurleefry54

http://www.spanishunlimited.com/ This website has a lot of really cool resources about learning the language, travel guide, books for purchase, and (my favorite) a new Spanish word each day to learn! For students, there are lessons, jokes, games, recipes, and games. There's also a community section where you can get penpals from other countries. Very cool stuff! user:lmhowell http://www.podcastingnews.com/forum/links.php?id=32 This link is to a whole directory of Spanish language podcasts. It has a variety of countries to choose from, so students can get exposure to various dialects of Spanish! Some of them also offer translations to English, which could be helpful with some classes. user:lmhowell

General Resources
Please use www.goodsearch.com when searching the web. Type in the Who are you searching for site "Refugee Development Center". This search engine donates money to the center every time it is use. Thanks! user:Jadehuffjadehuff

http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/products.php?product_category=online user:litwins5 This has some great general resources like Mimea and Viewpoint.

http://llt.msu.edu/ user:litwins5 General Language, Learning and Teaching magazine that has a free quarterly e-mail subscription to keep everyone updated on what's going on in the LLT world.

[|http://www.clear.msu.edu] user:litwins5 The Center for Language Education and Research - it's federally funded at MSU and has a TON of LCTL resources (Less Commonly Taught Languages) as well as ESL and other resources / resource links!

[|http://www.wordreference.com] Although most of us probably know about this website, it's a great online translator because it gives you not just the translation but the CONTEXT of words and phrases so that you can make sure you are using them the right way. user:KathrynHin

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-28753_38684_28763---,00.html Michigan Department of Education: World Languages user:KathrynHin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/index.shtml user:adamolau The BBC language learning center Language resources for Spanish, French, German, and Japanese learners- something for everyone in the class! The activities provided are probably not suitable for our level, due to the fact that we are advanced learners, but the good thing is that the learning center links you to countless other resources such as blogs, MP3 downloads, television, movies, and newscasts.

Skype or ICQ I know this may sound crazy but it has really helped me get a lot of practice at writing in German. Simply write in your profile that you speak both English and your second language, for instance I would write German. Then make your account public so that other people can search for you. Since I work nights and I am sitting at my computer at odd hours this is typically day time hours in Europe, therefore it is normal for a German native speaker to want to chat when I am on-line. You have to be careful who you are talking too and let them know right away your intension in the conversation. Most people will be really will to chat with you for quite a while and if you are looking for something to burn a little time and keep you awake this is a perfect way getting in some practice while doing so. I have had very few bad experiences with using this method and I have met a lot of interesting people in this way as well. Plus it is a very informal way to chat with someone and to learn about their views on pretty much any topic. Plus you can learn a lot of new vocabulary in this way. user:JadehuffJade

http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/penpals.asp This website helped me to find someone to have email correspondence with from a Spanish speaking countries - they have it available for German and French as well. It's a very helpful tool. user:LRobertson1386

2 Great TLRP Resources (TLRP Final) MSN Window’s Live Messenger: For those of you who have native speaker contacts, a lot of them use MSN messenger as often as we might use AIM. I have found this resource particularly useful as I can communicate with friends that I met while studying abroad. It is a great resource for TLRPing because it gives me the opportunity to speak with native speakers on a daily basis and exposes me to conversational language. Also, a lot of my friends are really great about explaining grammatical questions and so they serve as an excellent resource as well. MSN of course is limited if you don’t have people to talk to. The library: Reading is quickly becoming another favorite method of TLRPing for me. Reading is great because it exposes us to vocabulary that we don’t always get in every day conversation. Also, books can be about any number of topics and therefore can be used to connect languages to other content areas or interest areas of the reader. Once break starts, I really hope to have the opportunity to start reading more Spanish books for leisure. The limitations of reading obviously are that you cannot really work on speaking or listening. Amyuser:burhopam

2 TLRP Resources http://www.japanesepod101.com/index.php This lets you learn Japanese from step one from native speakers! It's a great way to not only learn about the language, but new and interesting facts about the culture as well. I love it.

About.com http://www.about.com/ Thishas information on ALL languages, including Japanese. Lots of great lessons, tidbits, random fun facts and activities. user:sayuri08

http://groups.xanga.com/groups/subdir.aspx?id=103 These are blogrings sorted by language. You need to be a member to read a lot of them, but it’s a good way to interact (or just read) informally in your TL. Not all of the blogs in the blogrings (for Spanish at least) are actually in the language, but it’s not hard to find some that are, and there are some groups especially geared toward people who want practice with language. user:hether12

http://languagerealm.com/ This site has resources for English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, German, Latin and French. There are dictionaries of slang, which include both clean and vulgar terms (there are even extended articles about the uses some of the more common words) and idioms, as well as articles of interest to learners of each language and links to more resources. user:hether12

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