THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND WORLD LANGUAGES Elisa Alvarez, Associate Commissioner Resource Collection for World Languages The following is a list of useful, online learning resources for world language teachers, students, and parents compiled by the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at the New York State Education Department. This site will be regularly updated as more resources become available. The New York State Education Department does not endorse individual vendors, products or services. Therefore, any reference herein to any vendor, product, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply the endorsement, recommendation or approval of the New York State Education Department. These resources are being provided for informational purposes to assist educators in planning for online learning during COVID-19 school closures. To add resources to this list, please email your suggestions to [email protected]. Language Learning Apps App Proficiency Level(s) Language(s) available Balinese, Behdini Kurdish, Benhti 7,000 Languages - free online Kenaga, Cree, Dakota, Denaakk’e, language-learning courses in Denesuline, Gwich’in, Hän, partnership with Indigenous, Novice Intermediate Advanced Holikachuk, Kaqchikel, Kituba, minority, and refugee Koasati, Nahuatl, Oji-Cree, communities so they can keep Ojibwe, Central & NW Ojibwe, their languages alive South Dakotah Babbel - a subscription-based Dutch, French, German, language learning app for the Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Intermediate Advanced web that has both free and paid Polish, Portuguese, Russian, versions. Spanish, Swedish, Turkish Duolingo – an online platform that includes a language-learning Novice Intermediate Advanced Many languages website and a free mobile app. Fluentkey – an online platform offering interactive video Novice Intermediate Advanced English, Chinese, French, Spanish comprehension games Gus on the Go – an app appropriate for elementary 30 languages including French, students – app contains 10 Novice Greek, Hebrew, Spanish interactive lessons, vocabulary reviews and games. Page 1 (Last updated 5/4/2020) THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND WORLD LANGUAGES Elisa Alvarez, Associate Commissioner App Proficiency Level(s) Language(s) available Hello Talk – a free app to learn a language, explore new cultures and make friends around the Intermediate Advanced 150 languages supported world by chatting with native speakers. Mango Languages – a language learning app offered free to Intermediate Advanced 70 languages school during closures Memrise - a language platform that uses spaced repetition of Intermediate Advanced Various languages flashcards to increase the rate of learning. MindSnacks, Inc. – an app described as “games for your Chinese, French, German, Italian, brain” available in a variety of Intermediate Advanced Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish languages to teach vocabular, context, grammar and more. Rosetta Stone – No-cost 3-month subscription offer is available to parents and guardians of K-12 students who either attend a Novice Intermediate Advanced Various languages school that is closed in response to COVID-19 or are homeschooled. This is Language – paid app producing authentic language video with young, native English, French, German, Italian, Intermediate Advanced speakers of the language based Spanish on themes. Offering 2-week free trial VOCES Digital Classroom Novice Intermediate Advanced French, Spanish Yabla – an online immersion workbook, with exposure to real Chinese, English, French, native speakers; offering free Novice Intermediate Advanced German, Italian, Spanish extended trials for all teachers and students, through the end of the school year. Page 2 (Last updated 5/4/2020) THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND WORLD LANGUAGES Elisa Alvarez, Associate Commissioner Authentic Resources & Supplementary Materials Resource/Material Proficiency Level(s) Language(s) available Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, CASLS: Games2Teach Novice Intermediate Advanced Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, COERLL Languages Novice Intermediate Advanced K’iche’, Malayalam, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Yoruba CoffeeBreak Languages – free Chinese, English, French, podcasts and paid online courses Intermediate Advanced German, Italian, Spanish, in various languages Swedish Arabic, English, French, German, Euronews – European news site Intermediate Advanced Greek, Italian, Portuguese, available in multiple languages Russian, Spanish, Turkish Fluency Matters – Free COVID-19 Novice Intermediate Advanced Various languages Resources Chinese, French, German, Languages Online Novice Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, ESL News in Slow – news program in graduated levels with both free and subscription services News in Slow French Novice Intermediate Advanced French, German, Italian, Spanish News in Slow German News in Slow Italian News in Slow Spanish News in Slow Spanish (Latino) PodClub – Podcasts available Intermediate Advanced French, German, Italian, Spanish several languages Spanish and a few other Unite for Literacy Novice Intermediate Advanced languages with English text University of Utah: L2TREC Novice Intermediate Advanced Chinese, French, Spanish WikiNews – online news website French, German, Italian, Spanish Intermediate Advanced in 33 languages and 29 more languages Page 3 (Last updated 5/4/2020) THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND WORLD LANGUAGES Elisa Alvarez, Associate Commissioner Authentic Resources in Individual Languages Resource/Material Proficiency Level(s) Language available ASLdeafined – paid web-based learning platform – offering free Novice Intermediate Advanced American Sign Language (ASL) one-month subscription AP Chinese Language Practice Advanced Chinese BBC Real Chinese Novice Chinese Chinese Reading Practice Novice Intermediate Advanced Chinese Panda Tree Novice Chinese 1jour1actu – free French news in video, audio and written format Novice Intermediate Advanced French catered to learners BBC The French Experience video Novice French series BrainPop French Novice Intermediate French CLE International Intermediate Advanced French French Teacher Resources – free resource website for teachers of Novice Intermediate Advanced French French French Video Audio Lessons Novice Intermediate Advanced French Le Point du FLE – activities to Novice Intermediate Advanced French teach and learn French LPB Novice Intermediate French Ma France video series Intermediate French Radio France Internationale (RFI) – podcasts in French on current Intermediate Advanced French news topics The French Experiment Novice Intermediate French TiVi5Mondejeunesse Novice Intermediate Advanced French Page 4 (Last updated 5/4/2020) THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND WORLD LANGUAGES Elisa Alvarez, Associate Commissioner Resource/Material Proficiency Level(s) Language available TV5Monde – video, audio and printed resources on current news items in French; Intermediate Advanced French instructional resources for teachers German Teacher Resources – free resource website for Novice Intermediate Advanced German teachers of German Goethe Institute Novice Intermediate Advanced German Goethe Institute Novice Intermediate German New in German for children Novice Intermediate German News in German Intermediate Advanced German Japanese Reading Practice – reading resources (full access Novice Intermediate Japanese available for three months) Naver Stories - short stories in Novice Intermediate Korean Korean YES - short stories in Korean Novice Intermediate Korean Latin Story Resources Novice Intermediate Advanced Latin 123TeachMe Novice Spanish 20 Minutos – Spanish news site Intermediate Advanced Spanish ABC Spain- Spanish language new Intermediate Advanced Spanish site Alba Learning – free e-books in Intermediate Advanced Spanish Spanish BBC Mi Vida Loca video series Novice Spanish BBC Mundo Intermediate Advanced Spanish BBC Suenos World Spanish Novice Intermediate Advanced Spanish Biblioteca Virtual Infantil offers e- Novice Spanish books in Spanish. Page 5 (Last updated 5/4/2020) THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND WORLD LANGUAGES Elisa Alvarez, Associate Commissioner Resource/Material Proficiency Level(s) Language available BioBioChile – Chilean news site Intermediate Advanced Spanish BrainPop Spanish Novice Intermediate Spanish Caracol Radio – Colombian Intermediate Advanced Spanish association of radio stations CASLS: LingroToGo Novice Intermediate Spanish Cervantes Institute Novice Intermediate Advanced Spanish Clarín – Argentinian news site Intermediate Advanced Spanish CNN en Español Intermediate Advanced Spanish CommonLit - a collection of reading passages available in Spanish in all literary and Novice Intermediate Advanced Spanish nonfiction genres for grades 3– 12. Cuentos Breves – compilation of Novice Intermediate Spanish short children’s stories Cuentos de Andersen – Spanish