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Me mahi hāngi tātau - Let's make a hāngi
This is a bilingual interactive designed for students to learn how to make a hangi. This activity was developed for the wickED website.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/hangi/index.php
IsPartOf http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed
Multiple Matrix - Kōpū Mahatanga
Multiple Matrix - Kōpū Mahatanga is an interactive activity in te reo Māori on the wickED website. It is designed to develop and maintain recall of multiplication facts. It also reinforces multiplication patterns in a hundreds square. The aim of the game is to identify sets of multiples under 100.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/maths/Multiples_m.php
IsPartOf http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/
Navigate the Newspaper
Navigate the Newspaper is an interactive on the wickED website designed to develop and enhance students language skills through using the newspaper. It provides students with definitions of specific parts of a newspaper article and asks them to answer questions from each section.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/literacy/newspaper.php
IsPartOf http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/
SpellBinder
SpellBinder is an interactive spelling activity on the wickED website. It is designed for students to practise and learn commonly misspelt words (based on NZCER's Spell Write). Students choose a picture starter, or paint their own picture, to begin the activity. The student then chooses either a randomly generated list or the full list of words. Students select and practise some of these words before writing a story, using their selected words. The words are highlighted within the story if spelled correctly.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/literacy/spellbinder.php
IsPartOf http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/index.php
Te Rauparaha
This resource describes the life and times of Te Rauparaha the famous rangatira of Ngāti Toa. Te Rauparaha led the Ngāti Toa people from their homeland Kawhia, to settle the Kapiti coast. Included in this resource are songs, stories, geneology, pictures and also teachers unit and lesson plans.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/maori/te_rauparaha/index_e.php
Wharenui
Wharenui is a bilingual interactive on the wickED website. It is designed for students to learn the different parts of the wharenui (whare tipuna). Students choose a picture starter of either the exterior of the wharenui, the tukutuku panels, or the kōwhaiwhai panels, to begin the activity. The student is given a list of words to match with features of the respective parts of the wharenui. Students select and drag the word onto the correct part of the picture; they are given an explanation of this part of the wharenui, then practise the name of this part by typing it, and listening to the correct pronunciation.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/say/wharenui.php
IsPartOf http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/index.php
wickED - Online Crosswords
This page from the wickED website is an archive for online crosswords. The crosswords have been designed to develop and enhance students language knowledge and skills. Includes crosswords in te reo Māori.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/literacy/feature_c-words.php
IsPartOf http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/
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19th-Century German Stories
This website is host to online editions of traditional and famous stories from Germany, including several from the Grimm Brothers and Goethe. The stories can be read or listened to in their original German text and in an English translation, and several include early illustrations. There are quizzes to accompany many of the stories.
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http://www.fln.vcu.edu//menu.html
A Teapot in Paradise
This website features the terms for Māori star and constellation names used most frequently in literature. These terms have been compiled from published star names and are designed to create a list of names that can be used to label stars on a map.
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http://www.teapot.orcon.net.nz/maori_star_names.html
About - German Language
This site contains resources and ideas for teaching German as a second language. There are English-German glossaries that cover a range of topics, a grammar guide, daily lessons, idioms and proverbs, and a free online beginning German course. Many of the lessons have sound files for pronunciation practice. Includes games, quizzes, and exercises to test vocabulary, German culture, and grammar knowledge. Many of the lessons have sound files for pronunciation practice.
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http://german.miningco.com/
Accord: Exercices autocorrectifs
These are online self-correcting exercises that were developed to accompany the textbooks based on the Accord method of teaching French. The exercises are organised so that students can independently practise points of grammar or vocabulary at different levels and on several different themes. Some of the activities have sound files to help students develop their listening skills.
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http://www.didieraccord.com/
AdoDoc
This site contains interactive resources for students who have some knowledge already to improve their French. The activities include video clips, sound files, and online self-marking quizzes. and are organised into levels of proficiency, with language, comprehension, and culture exercises. A tally of correct answers is maintained to give an overall score to students. The site is appropriate for use with a teacher or for independent study.
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http://www.adodoc.net/
Alien Language
The multimedia simulation games on this site are designed to make learning the words for body parts fun for intermediate and lower secondary students of second languages. The activities also teach the key aspects of language such as spelling, grammar, and sentence construction. Languages include French, German, Spanish, and English. Requires Macromedia Flash which can be downloaded from the site.
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http://www.alienlanguage.co.uk/alienlanguage/info.htm
Amazing characters: level 1 [Chinese]
Solve word puzzles as you find a way through two mazes (a cave and a palace). Search for hidden keys engraved with Chinese characters. Find pairs of characters that look alike. Notice that a character may be formed from a base character plus extra strokes. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. Suitable for primary level.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=861&vers=2.0
Amazing characters: level 1 [Japanese]
Solve word puzzles as you find a way through two mazes (a cave and a palace). Search for hidden keys engraved with Japanese characters. Find pairs of characters that look alike. Notice that a character may be formed from a base character plus extra strokes. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. Suitable for middle primary level.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1044& vers=2.0
Amazing characters: level 2 [Chinese]
Solve word puzzles as you find a way through two mazes (a garden and a cave). Search for hidden keys engraved with Chinese characters. Find pairs of characters that look alike. Notice that a character may be formed from a base character plus extra strokes. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. A learning object suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels. This learning object is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1043& vers=2.0
Amazing characters: level 2 [Japanese]
Solve word puzzles as you find a way through two mazes (a garden and a cave). Search for hidden keys engraved with Japanese characters. Find pairs of characters that look alike. Notice that a character may be formed from a base character plus extra strokes. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. Suitable for middle and upper primary and lower secondary levels.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1045& vers=2.0
An Introduction to Japanese for Nihongo Learning
This experimental online site for teaching the Japanese language contains explanations, sound and text files, and reading resources for older students studying Japanese. The site also contains quizzes using Java applets for learners of Japanese to train themselves for by listening to spoken sentences, words, syllables, special mora and word accents.
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http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/doc/japanese.html
An Introduction to the German Language
This site from London Metropolitan University provides an 8 week course in learning German. The course work can be organised into grammar topics, and there are accompanying interactive revision exercises.
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http://languages.londonmet.ac.uk/german/germanintro/home.htm
IsPartOf http://languages.londonmet.ac.uk
Apprendre Le Francais a Nice
This part of the Azur Lingua website contains a competency test where students of the French language can test their own levels of proficiency through a reading comprehension test. Flash is required and can be downloaded from the site.
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http://www.azurlingua.com/test/index2.html
IsPartOf http://www.azurlingua.com/indexgb.htm
Ask Oxford: German
This site contains free resources for teaching and learning German, including a dictionary resource pack, a pronunciation dictionary (with sound), essential phrases, online activities, and notes for learning German. The site also has a section on German culture.
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http://www.askoxford.com/languages/de/?view=uk
AskOxford.com
This is an interactive website which gives answers to questions on grammar, spelling and usage, allows students to search a dictionary of words, names or quotations, and gives help with writing, crosswords and puzzles.
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http://www.askoxford.com/
BBC French
This page from the BBC Language website provides an entry point into several sections for learning French. Includes courses, phrases, news and features, for work, for school, for the family, travel, games and quizzes, and links to other areas on the site.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
BBC German
This site from BBC Languages includes resources for teaching or learning German at different levels. German Steps is a self-contained course for beginners, while Talk German and Deutsche Plus contain resources and video clips from the TV programmes. There are also sections of German phrases for travellers, grammar tips, on-line tests, and a 'cool German' section with contemporary colloqial phrases.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
BBC Languages: Success starts here
A list of strategies for learning languages from the BBC languages team.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/learn/index.shtml
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/
BBC Real Chinese
This site from the BBC provides an introduction to Chinese Mandarin. It includes grammar and pronunciation guides, and slide shows and videos with Chinese text and English translation. There is a set of useful phrases, cultural notes, and a quiz to accompany each lesson segment. Flash is required and can be downloaded through the site.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/
BBC Schools - Bitesize
This BBC website provides interactive "revision bites" and "test bites" for different levels across the curriculum. The "GCSE bitesize" and "Scottish Standard Grade" are suitable for NCEA level one and two revision, whereas "Scottish Highers" provide revision for NCEA level two and three. "KS3 Bitesize" is for lower secondary and "KS2 Revisewise" for primary. This site also has revision advice and study skills.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk
BabelNation - German Language and Culture
This site contains course material with lessons and interactive exercises, worksheets, and an online dictionary for learning German. Some of the material includes audio files for listening practice. Some parts of the site require registration (free) for access.
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http://languages4everyone.com/german/
IsPartOf http://languages4everyone.com/index.html
BabelNation.com - French Language and Culture
This website contains course material with lessons and interactive exercises, worksheet generators, and an online dictionary for learning French. Some of the material includes audio files for listening comprehension and pronunciation practice. Parts of the site require registration (free) for access.
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http://languages4everyone.com/french/
BabelNation.com - Spanish Language and Culture
This site contains course material with lessons and interactive exercises, worksheet generators, and an online dictionary for learning Spanish. Some of the material includes audio files for listening practice. Parts of the site require registration (free) for access.
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http://languages4everyone.com/spanish/
IsPartOf http://languages4everyone.com/index.html
Babelzone
This site contains online free games, songs, and animated stories with sound for young children learning Spanish, French, and English. Teachers' notes and teaching suggestions are included. Adobe Flash Player is required and can be downloaded from the site.
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http://www.leclubfrancais.co.uk/babelzone/babelzoneland.htm
Basic Spanish Vocabulary
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Spanish language learning. This topic is on learning about basic Spanish vocabulary and includes matching, flashcards, and concentration. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
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http://www.quia.com/jg/65819.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Becoming German
This site from the Out of Erewhon exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery links to Joanne Moar's project (in German) compiling a collection of memories of contributors' childhoods growing up in Germany. The database and exhibition are designed to capture the essence of national identity and what it means to be German. The compilation of memories enable the visitor to the site to 'become' German.
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http://www.outoferewhon.co.nz/JoanneMoar/
Beginner NSZL Exercises
This site has been specially created for New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) students at Victoria for practising comprehension skills in an interactive medium. These exercises allow students to watch short video clips of signers, and respond by clicking on or entering responses to questions. They will get immediate feedback on their answers.
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http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/edith_dev/nzsl/index.htm
Beginning Indonesian
This site from the University of Victoria, BC, Canada, gives elementary students of Indonesian language the opportunity to practise and review basic vocabulary, grammar and sentence structures through interactive exercises.
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http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/indonesian/
Bienvenidos Capítulo 2 ¿Qué hora es?
This Quia site contains activities for learning to talk about the time in Spanish, including flashcards, concentration games, and wordsearch games.
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http://www.quia.com/jg/332708.html
Bitesize Revision: GCSE French
This site contains listening, reading, speaking, and writing revision activities for secondary level French. There are practice exercises with audio files, and interactive online tests, with answers and explanations given. The exercises are graded as foundation or higher level, and are organised into topics.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Bitesize Revision: GCSE German
This site contains listening, reading, speaking, and writing revision activities for secondary level German. There are practice exercises with audio files, and interactive online tests, with answers and explanations given. The exercises are graded as foundation or higher level, and are organised into topics. Includes a revision checklist for exam skills.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Bitesize Revision: GCSE Spanish
This site contains listening, reading, speaking, and writing revision activities for secondary level Spanish. There are practice exercises with audio files, and interactive online tests, with answers and explanations given. The exercises are graded as foundation or higher level, and are organised into topics.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/spanish/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Blinde Kuh Kinder-Kuche
This site lists numerous recipes written in German and sent in by children. It includes questions about what makes up a certain meal, history behind certain foods, games and more.
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http://www.blinde-kuh.de/kueche/index.htm
Bob the Builder
This site is aimed at preschool and new entrant level and is translated into several European languages. There are picture and word puzzles of varying levels of difficulty, problem solving exercises, as well as the designing of a simple house structure, and colouring in.
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http://www.hitentertainment.com/bobthebuilder/
HasReview http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/Links/PSLogic/BobTheBuilder.aspx
Bravo
This site has interactive French activities and games designed to reinforce vocabulary and improve listening comprehension. There is also a section for teachers of French as a foreign language.
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http://www.didierbravo.com/
Brennpunkt Online
This website provides reading resources and interactive grammar and vocabulary multiple choice activities to help learners of German. Answers are marked online, with correct answers given. JavaScript must be enabled for some of the activities. The site was designed to accompany the UK textbook but the exercises can be used by all students.
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http://www.nelsonthornes.com/secondary/modern_lang/bp/default.html
Brian Brain: Brainsnack
This site hosts thinking puzzles and brain teasers. Useful for extension exercises for gifted students. The activities are in several languages, so are also useful for students of Spanish, German, French, and Dutch.
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http://www.peterfrank.be/Default.aspx
British Museum: Ancient China
This site from the British Museum is divided into five 'chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to ancient China, including crafts and artisans, geography, time, tombs and ancestors, and writing. Within each 'chapter' there are three sections: story (narratives), explore, and a student interactive challenge (historical, analytical, mathematical, or observational activities). Flash is required for the interactive.
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http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
Business Spanish
This website for learning Spanish contains lessons, dictionaries and other tools, grammar rules and explanations, and travel and culture information. The site includes sound files with explanations for pronunciation practice, and interactive exercises.
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http://www.businessspanish.com/index.htm
Canal Reve: Apprenez Le Francais!
This site contains a variety of resources and activities for French language students. Many are interactive, and include exercises such as compiling a website, and multichoice and missing word tests.
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http://babelnet.sbg.ac.at/canalreve/index.htm
Carilah oleh-oleh [Indonesian]
Find out about the custom of gift-giving in Indonesia. Explore an Indonesian market. See what’s for sale on three different stalls. Try three different quizzes. Answer questions to find clues to a gift that would be suitable for oleh-oleh. This learning activity is suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels, and tests students' reading and listening comprehension and vocabulary and grammatical skills.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=6937& vers=1.0
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
This Scholastic website provides information about hispanic culture and heritage. It gives students an opportunity to discover the contributions and cultures of Hispanics, and provides teachers with lesson plans, teaching activities, and online activities.
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/
IsPartOf http://teacher.scholastic.com/
Channel 4 - Modern Languages
This web site has been designed to enhance German and French language learning through interactive games. It concentrates on key areas of language and culture such as family relationships, food, weather, colours, and clothing. Teachers'notes are provided, as are lists of key vocabulary.
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http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/5to14/c4modernlanguages/
IsPartOf http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/
Chengo Chinese
This multi-media website is part of a joint US-China venture to promote understanding of Chinese language and culture. There are animated stories with accompanying text script, culture and language notes, classroom resources, interactive self-marking activities, and news. Registration is required to access some parts of the site, but is free, and Flash is required to view the animations.
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http://www.elanguage.cn/
Chez Mimi, and Hennings Haus
This website has been designed to make learning French and German fun for younger language students. It is not intended to be comprehensive but concentrates on games and activities that cover the key areas of family relationships, food, weather, colours, and clothing. Most of the games have three levels allowing for progression.
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http://www.ltscotland.com/5-14/C4modernlanguages/
China's Peoples' Daily Newspaper
This online Chinese language newspaper from China covers the culture and politics of Mainland China, from an official viewpoint, and provides students with the chance to practise reading Chinese.
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http://www.snweb.com.cn/
Chinese 2 Australia
Chinese 2 Australia from Monash University is designed for students who have already acquired a basic knowledge of Chinese language. The site consists of eight units on everyday themes and is divided into reading and listening sections which complement one another, or, may be studied independently. The reading section is based on Practical Chinese Reader II. The listening section is based on Xin Hanyu jiaocheng. Real Player is required for the listening activities, and the browser should be set to encoding: Simplified Chinese.
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http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/chinese/chinese2/index.htm
Chinese English Center
This site provides activities, games, stories, maps, and tools for learning Chinese. There is also a searchable online dictionary, and information and a collection of images for learning about China. Viewers will need Chinese fonts installed on their computers. Registration is required to access some of the tools, but is free.
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http://hua.umf.maine.edu/ChineseFrame/chineseframeset.html
Chinese Multimedia
This site from the Centre for Teaching Chinese at Oxford University contains resources for teaching Chinese to intermediate and lower secondary students who have studied Chinese for at least 3 months. The site includes video and audio files, interactive character writing exercises, interactive grammar drills, multiple choice vocabulary tests, and indexes for grammar and vocabulary.
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http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Chinese/index.html
IsPartOf http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk
Chinese Now! Practice Makes Perfect Online Quizzes
This website offers students the opportunity to complete exercises based on a multimedia language programme called "Chinese Now". There is a cost for the language programme, but the exercises on this website can be accessed free. Includes a focus on Chinese culture, survival phrases, grammar questions, and a translation exercise that deals with the changing face of Beijing.
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http://www.transparent.com/tlquiz/now_quizzes/chinese/chinesemain.htm
IsPartOf http://www.transparent.com/tlquiz/now_quizzes/Index.htm
Chinese Teaching Resources
This blogster has information and activities on Chinese language and culture for students and teachers. This site contains social software and user-contributed content. It is recommended that teachers are discerning when using with students.
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http://chineseteachingresources.blogspot.com/
Chinese the Easy Way
This site contains sound files to reinforce the learning of Chinese vocabulary and dialogue. The materials were designed to accompany a textbook but can be used for pronunciation and vocabulary revision activities without the book. Real Player is required and can be downloaded from the site.
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http://chinesetheeasyway.ucr.edu/
Chinese through Songs
This site contains three Chinese songs for students of Chinese language. The songs have audio and video clips, plus the lyrics with characters, pinyin and English, and accompanying interactive exercises for vocabulary and comprehension skills.
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http://lang.rice.edu/yeh/LCTLsongs/index.htm
ChinesePod
This podcast site offers the opportunity to download free sound files and lesson discussions for learning Mandarin Chinese. The files are organised into lessons ranging from beginners level to advanced. Additional resources are available through a subscription, though there is a free trial period of 15 days.
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http://chinesepod.com/
ChipChat Japanese Training
This site provides interactive training activities for learning Hiragana and Katakana.
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http://www.chipchat.com/NihonGo/
Chloe
This site for senior secondary French language students contains the cartoon adventures of a young Parisienne told in 9, 10 minute audio episodes. Each episode is accompanied by related revision and research activities, text versions of the script, and vocabulary lists. Shockwave and RealPlayer are required.
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http://www.ur.se/ur/sok/frameset_popup.html?/chloe/index.html
IsPartOf http://www.ur.se/ur/start.php?s1=startsidan
Chouette! 1, 2, 3 [French]
Explore French numbers from 1 to 100. Select numbers on a calculator to match a spoken number. Listen to descriptions of items and prices and match item and price descriptions to a price tag. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is a combination of three objects in the same series. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4983& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! 1, 2, 3: counting 1-10 [French]
Listen to French numbers up to ten. Select numbers on a calculator to match spoken numbers. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the first in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4984& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! 1, 2, 3: counting 11-100 [French]
Explore French numbers from 1 to 100. Notice patterns within the sequence of characters and sounds. Identify spoken numbers by using numerals on a calculator. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the second in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4985& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! 1, 2, 3: how much things cost [French]
Listen to descriptions of items and prices. Match item and price descriptions to a price tag. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the last in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4986& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! About me [French]
Listen to children giving their name, age and country of origin. Find out how to answer questions such as 'What is your name?', 'How old are you?', and 'Where do you come from?'. Listen to phrases and identify the speaker, their age, or country. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is a combination of three objects in the same series. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4993& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! About me: how old am I? [French]
Listen to children in the playground saying their age. Find out how to answer the question 'How old are you?'. Listen to each age and match it with a number. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the second in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4995& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! About me: what is my name? [French]
Listen to a girl ask people 'What's your name?'. Listen to a French phrase and match it to the person most likely to have said it. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the first in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4994& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! About me: where do I come from? [French]
Listen to children in a playground state their countries of origin. Find out how to answer the question 'Where do you come from?'. Listen to a child's response, then identify their country's flag. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the last in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4996& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Animals [French]
Explore a Zoo. Listen to a description, then match an animal to each response. Explore the characteristics of cats in a cat show and choose a cat that matches a spoken description. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is a combination of two objects in the same series. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5433& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Animals: at the zoo [French]
Explore a zoo. Listen to questions about zoo animals. Choose the animal being described. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the first in a series of two objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5434& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Animals: describing animals [French]
Listen to children describe cats at a pet show. Choose a cat to match a spoken description. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the last in a series of two objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5435& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Getting around [French]
Listen to people describe where they are travelling to. Choose a destination to answer the question 'Where do you want to go?'. Listen to children describe how they travel to school. Choose a form of transport to answer the question 'How do you go to school?'. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is a combination of two objects in the same series. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5426& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Getting around: how do you get there? [French]
a Listen to children describing how they travel to school. Choose transport that answers the question: 'How do you go to school?'. This learning package suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level is the last in a series of two objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5428& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Getting around: where are you going? [French]
Listen to people describe destinations they are travelling to. Match a destination to the question 'Where do you want to go?'. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects and is suitable for primary level students. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5427& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Going places [French]
Explore the places that a boy visits on each day of the week. Listen to his descriptions and match each postcard to the day of the week. Explore water sports and listen to questions about two children's favourite activities. Look at farmyard animals and hear the noises they make. Match animals to a farmer's description. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5166& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Going places: what you can and can't do [French]
Explore water sports and listen to two children talk about which activities they can and can't do. Match icons to the water activities mentioned. This learning object suitable for lower primary to lower econdary level is the second in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5168& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Greetings [French]
Listen to French people saying hello, and asking each other how they are feeling. Notice that each person chooses words according to: who they are talking to, the time of day, and how many people there are. Match a spoken phrase to the person likely to have said it. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4979& vers=2.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Let's eat [French]
Explore the French names for drinks, fruits and other foods. Listen to a conversation between a chef and customers placing an order. Listen to a conversation between a boy and a shopkeeper. Listen to the order of phrases for buying, preparing and eating food. Arrange phrases for a food preparation session. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5170& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Let's play [French]
Explore sports and leisure activities such as basketball, swimming, and soccer. Listen to children's answers to the question 'What sport do you play?' Match each child to an activity. Explore the sporting preferences of a group of children. Listen to their answers to a question about each sport and match each response to a child. Listen to a telephone conversation between two children. Match a speech bubble to the person speaking in each scene. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5422& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! My body [French]
Explore French names for parts of the body and physical characteristics and match them to their correct positions on the body. Listen to patients describe how they are feeling to the doctor. Match the health problems you hear to the correct patients. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4987& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! My clothes [French]
Explore the French names for colours and items of clothing to dress a girl. Listen to the dialogue between a boy buying a T-shirt and a shopkeeper. Match spoken text to the person speaking in each scene. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5277& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! My day [French]
Listen to two children planning their day. Match objects to the activities in which they are used. Explore a scene where people are playing the guitar. Listen to a boy describing who is playing each piece of music. Match the pictures to his description. Explore children's activities in a park. Listen to questions about what each child is doing. Build answers to respond to questions. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5218& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! My house [French]
Explore the names and positions of objects in a house. Find and place objects such as a chair, table, or television. Apply prepositions such as under, beside, and behind. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5281& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! My things [French]
Explore the French names for colours and paint a mask. Listen to a boy's description of items in his suitcase. Notice that he describes the colour of each object. Match the colour and object to the spoken descriptions to fill a suitcase. Explore the French names for simple shapes. Notice that the descriptions include the size of the shape. Match the shapes to the spoken descriptions to build a picture. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5273& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! The family [French]
Listen to a boy introduce members of his family and their occupations. Find out how he responds to a girl's questions about members of his family. Listen to the boy's descriptions and match them to members of his family. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5269& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! The weather [French]
Listen to weather reporters update forecasts for a TV station. Match a speech bubble to a weather scene and reporter. Listen to children describing the clothing and other items they will need to suit weather conditions. Identify the weather and clothing needed from a spoken description. Explore descriptions of weather conditions in the months of January, April, July, and October. Listen to conditions for Australia, France, Vietnam, and Mauritius. Choose the weather, month, and country that match a spoken description. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5429& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Chouette! Time [French]
Explore the time in hours and half-hours on an analogue and a digital clock. Look at slides of a boy's daily activities. Match clocks to the daily activities. This Learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series suitable for lower primary to lower secondary level. Requires the full version of Shockwave Player - see link below for download if required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=5162& vers=1.0
Requires http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/
Civilisation Française
This French language site hosts interactive quizzes based on information and pictures portraying French life and culture. These activities allow students to practise basic expressions and then listen to the correct answers. The topics include cooking, the economy, festivals, transport, and holidays. There is also a photo story that recounts the arrest of American diamond smuggler Arsène Capone. Real Player is required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/civ/
IsPartOf http://www.cortland.edu/
Classic Fairy Tales.com (Contes de fées animés)
This website features classic fairy tales by authors such as Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, retold in French. The stories use animated cartoons and characters that are bold, colourful, and interact with the reader. Includes an audio option. The site also has games and other activities.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.classicfairytales.com/fr/
Classical Chinese Poetry
This site has collection of Chinese poetry in both English and Chinese text. Students can listen to recitations of some poems. There are translations of poems from Chinese into other languages (including English), and translations of poems from other languages into Chinese. Suitable for secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.chinapage.com/poetry9.html
Classroom Objects
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Spanish language learning. This topic is on learning about classroom objects and includes matching, flashcards, concentration, and word search. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
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http://www.quia.com/jg/276241.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Clavis Sinica: Chinese Voices Project
This site offers a collection of mini-essays, written by young Beijingers, for students of Chinese language and culture. Students can read the transcripts while listening to the writers read their works. The topics cover aspects of social, economic, and cultural life in China, and the site offers extra tools to download for additional learning.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.clavisinica.com/voices.html
Climbing Mt Batur: level 2 [Indonesian]
Climb Mt Batur on the island of Bali. Start from a hotel, visit a village and the base of the volcano. Climb in three stages to reach the summit. Along the way, meet local people and get hints to help with your journey. Note geographical features of the area. Talk with your local guide and respond to comments and questions. Show appreciation for the local people's cultural and spiritual beliefs. This Indonesian language learning object is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels and is the second in a series of three objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1155& vers=1.0
Climbing Mt Batur: level 3 [Indonesian]
Climb Mt Batur on the island of Bali. Start from a hotel, visit a village and the base of the volcano. Climb in five stages to reach the summit. Along the way, meet local people and get hints to help with your journey. Note geographical features of the area. Talk with your local guide and respond to comments and questions. Show appreciation for the local people's cultural and spiritual beliefs. This Indonesian language learning object is suitable for secondary school level and is the last in a series of three objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1156& vers=1.0
Clip2go
This site invites members to share their playlists as vocabulary resources for learning English, German, and Spanish. The vocabulary lists include spoken audio files for pronunciation guidance, as well as video and image files. As many contribute to this site teachers may wish to view material prior to using with a class.
[ Metadata record ]
http://clip2go.com/english-german/index.htm
Code breaker [Chinese]
Sort well-formed Chinese characters from poorly formed characters. Look for characters that are well-proportioned within a square and have suitable stroke length, angle and size. Use a code-breaking machine to fix poorly formed characters. Adjust the position and proportion of character components. Discover the meanings of the characters. Students recognise well-formed and poorly formed characters according to stroke length, angle and proportion within the square, identify the features, and manipulate features to form legible, balanced and proportioned characters. A learning object suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1161& vers=2.0
Code breaker [Japanese]
Sort well-formed Japanese characters from poorly formed characters. Look for characters that are well-proportioned within a square and have suitable stroke length, angle and size. Use a code-breaking machine to fix poorly formed characters. Adjust the position and proportion of character components. Discover the meanings of the characters. Students recognise well-formed and poorly formed characters according to stroke length, angle and proportion within the square, identify the features of well-formed characters, and manipulate features of poorly formed characters to form legible, balanced and proportioned characters. A learning object suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1163& vers=3.0
Coloriage.com: Le Site de Coloriage des Enfants
A website suitable for young children where they can learn the names of colours in French, German, Spanish, Italian, and English. Each day on the site there is a drawing to colour in interactively - a chance to practise mouse skills as well. Other links from this page are in French, and include games, activities, and stories.
[ Metadata record ]
http://fr.coloriage.com/
Communication Express
This French language website contains interactive tests for students to assess their knowledge and understanding of French. The exercises cover topics such as French culture and civilisation as well as vocabulary and grammar, and the answers provide explanations and further information. There is also a pdf word list.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.comexpress.net/index.htm
Conjuguemos
This site offers exercises and practice activities for vocabulary, verb conjugation, and grammar for students of French, German, Spanish, and Latin. Registration is required, but is free, and teachers can create worksheets and record students' progress using the tools on the site.
[ Metadata record ]
http://conjuguemos.com/home/index.html
Connectigramme
This page contains an index to material to help students understand and revise rules of French grammar. The information is in French, and is organised by grammar topic.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/~hgezundh/grammaire/index.htm
Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online
In this introduction to Mandarin, students can work through a range of activities covering topics such as greetings, family descriptions, the weather, and food. Each unit contains a series of audio clips with accompanying Chinese characters for learning how to understand and pronounce commonly used expressions.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/ccol/content.htm
IsPartOf http://www.csulb.edu/
Curso de Espagnol
This site contains material for learning Spanish, and includes a manual of Spanish grammar, interactive exercises, videos from Spanish speaking countries with English and Spanish transcripts, and audio files of songs, stories, and poems.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.learn-spanish-online.de/
Daily Yomiuri Online
Pera Pera Penguin’s 5-Minute Japanese Class is a column that appears in the news site Daily Yomiuri Online, and provides conversational materials for older learners. The resource contains lessons and printable worksheets which cover a wide variety of topics ranging from grammatical to cultural points. Each topic is introduced in a conversationally meaningful way. Japanese version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/download the texts - the download information is available on the site.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/0002/
IsPartOf http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/index.htm
Deaf NationTV Sports
This site contains video clips of news items and events from the Melbourne 2005 Deaf Olympics (Deaflympics), with commentaries in Australian sign language.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.deafnation.com/dnsports.asp?zone=29
IsPartOf http://www.deafnation.com/
Dear Sensei: Manga Story
This page from the Japan Foundation Sydney Language Centre website provides information about manga comics. Includes an example, how to follow the layout to read the manga, and links to classroom ideas. Can be downloaded in PDF format.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.jpf.org.au/slc/nletter/no38/sensei_manga.htm
Delfin Online Ubungen
This site consists of collections of interactive activities and exercises for learning German. The exercises are organised into themed chapters, with each exercise offering hints and answers. Suitable for beginners and intermediate level students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.hueber.de/shared/uebungen/delfin/lerner/uebungen/index.php
Department store [Chinese]
Go shopping in a Chinese department store. Notice there is a huge range of products and packaging types. Get exactly what you need by choosing the relevant department and interacting with store assistants. Find items such as a qipao (dress), green tea, and a box of chocolates. Use correct measure words such as tiao when purchasing a skirt or jian for a jacket. Buy all the items on your list and pay at the checkout. Look for bargains and limit your spending to stay within a budget. This learning object suitable for secondary level is a combination of four objects in the same series.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=651&vers=1.0
Department store: arts and crafts counter
Go shopping for arts and crafts in a Chinese department store. Notice there is a huge range of products and packaging types. Get exactly what you need by choosing the arts and crafts counter and interacting with store assistants. Find items such as a 'good luck' jade carving, cloisonné vases and a traditional horse-shaped papercut. Use measure words such as 'tao' when purchasing a tea set. Buy all the items on your list and pay at the checkout. Look for bargains and limit your spending to stay within a budget. This learning object is one in a series of five objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object, and is suitable for secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1240& vers=1.0
Department store: clothes and shoes counter
Go shopping for clothes and shoes in a Chinese department store. Notice there is a huge range of products and packaging types. Get exactly what you need by choosing the shoes counter and interacting with store assistants. Find items such as kung fu shoes and a pair of jeans. Use measure words such as 'shuang' when purchasing shoes and 'tiao' when purchasing jeans. Buy all the items on your list and pay at the checkout. Look for bargains and limit your spending to stay within a budget. This learning object is one in a series of five objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object and is suitable for secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1239& vers=1.0
Department store: electrical goods counter
Go shopping for electrical goods in a Chinese department store. Notice there is a huge range of products and packaging types. Get exactly what you need by choosing the electrical goods counter and interacting with store assistants. Find items such as a portable CD player, a DVD player and a washing machine. Use measure words such as 'ge' when purchasing appliances. Buy all the items on your list and pay at the checkout. Look for bargains and limit your spending to stay within a budget. This learning object is one in a series of five objects and is suitable for secondary levls. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1237& vers=1.0
Department store: food counter
Go shopping for food in a Chinese department store. Notice there is a huge range of products and packaging types. Get exactly what you need by choosing the food counter and interacting with store assistants. Find items such as mooncakes, green tea and apple juice. Use measure words such as 'ping' when purchasing a bottle. Buy all the items on your list and pay at the checkout. Look for bargains and limit your spending to stay within a budget. This learning object is one in a series of five objects and is suitable for secondary levels. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1236& vers=1.0
Department store: medicine counter
Go shopping for medicine in a Chinese department store. Notice there is a huge range of products and packaging types. Get exactly what you need by choosing the medicine counter and interacting with store assistants. Find items such as tiger balm, aspirin and eyedrops. Use measure words such as 'ping' when purchasing a bottle and 'he' for a tin or box. Buy all the items on your list and pay at the checkout. Look for bargains and limit your spending to stay within a budget. This learning object is one in a series of five objects and is suitable for secondary levels. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1238& vers=1.0
Deutsch Heute
This site contains interactive self-marking exercises for revision of German. The activities relate to chapters from the textbook Deutsch Heute, but can be used as support material by all senior students. Further explanations of the points of grammar are offered, with vocabulary lists to supplement each chapter.
[ Metadata record ]
http://vassun.vassar.edu/~vonderem/deutsch_heute/
Deutsch Lernen mit Jetzt.de
This is a German language learning programme from the Goethe Institute website for more advanced students. It focuses on reading German, reading strategies, creative writing, and communicating with other learners of German. Articles are chosen from the online version of the young peoples magazine Jetzt Online, and are prepared as teaching material. There are teaching tips, a moderated forum, and special language learning tasks.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.goethe.de/z/jetzt/
Deutsch Plus
This site follows on from the BBC Talk German introductory series, and includes video and audio files, with interactive activities for learning German. The videos follow themes such as travel, telling the time, shopping, sports, and greetings.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/dplus/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
Deutsch als Fremdsprache
This German language site contains worksheets and handouts for teachers of German to download and use as classroom resources. The worksheets include grammar and vocabulary exercises, songs, and tests.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.daf.in/
Deutsche Grammatik
This site contains a series of interactive German grammar exercises, where the student chooses an answer relating to the gender or plural form of different nouns, and has the answers corrected online.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.lawrenceglatz.com/german/german_test.html
Deutsche Lern.net
An online learning environment with interactive exercises and activities on current themes for learning German. Registration is required to access the activities, but is free.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.deutschlern.net/
Di mana cicak? [Indonesian]
Place eight geckos in the correct location on a grid. Listen to and read the clues for each gecko. Predict each gecko's correct position vis-à-vis other geckos by noting the adjectives and location terms used in the clues. At the end of each game, read interesting facts about geckos. There are three levels of difficulty. This learning object is suitable for middle to upper primary, and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=6908& vers=1.0
DiaLang
This site supported by the European Commission contains self-diagnostic tests for assessing proficiency of fourteen languages. Languages include German, French, Spanish, and English. Tests reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and listening.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.dialang.org/
Dictation Quizzes for Japanese Speech - Lesson/J
These dictation quizzes contain sound files of Japanese words and sentences for listening and pronunciation practice. Users can select their level, and choose the type of quiz from a range including sentences, words, accents, or syllables.
[ Metadata record ]
http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/index.html
Dictionnaire du Francaise
This site from CLE International provides interactive French language exercises and self-marking tests, organised into learning categories, for intermediate or advanced students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.dicofle.net/
Digital Dialects
This site contains introductory level language learning activities for many languages, including Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Māori, Korean, and Spanish. Some of the activities include sound.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.digitaldialects.com/
Digital Ehon Site
This site turns fairy tales from around the world into digital picture books in a number of languages, including Japanese, Chinese, German, Spanish, Indonesian, and Korean.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.e-hon.jp/index2.htm
Direct a taxi: Beijing traffic jam [Chinese]
Join a taxi service as a controller. Get to know landmarks in central Beijing. Check the traffic conditions. Then give directions to a driver as they pick up and drop off passengers. Help the driver to avoid delays caused by typical traffic problems and cultural events. This learning object suitable for middle primary to lower secondary level is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1235& vers=1.0
Direct a taxi: Beijing traffic mayhem [Chinese]
Join a taxi service as a controller. Get to know landmarks in central Beijing. Check the traffic conditions. Then give directions to a driver as they pick up and drop off passengers. Help the driver to avoid delays caused by typical traffic problems and cultural events. This learning object suitable for secondary level is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1234& vers=1.0
Direct a taxi: Jakarta 1 (Indonesian)
Play the role of controller for a taxi service. Get to know landmarks in central Jakarta. Check the traffic conditions. Then give directions to a driver as they pick up and drop off passengers. Help the driver to avoid delays due to heavy traffic and cultural events. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. A learning object suitable for secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=650&vers=3.0
Direct a taxi: Jakarta 2 (Indonesian)
Join a taxi service as a controller. Get to know landmarks in Central Jakarta. Check the traffic conditions. Then give directions to a driver as they pick up and drop off passengers. Help the driver to avoid delays caused by typical traffic problems and cultural events. This learning object is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. Suitable for secondary level students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1231& vers=2.0
Direct a taxi: Kyoto traffic jam [Japanese]
Join a taxi service as a controller. Get to know landmarks in central Kyoto. Check the traffic conditions. Then give directions to a driver as they pick up and drop off passengers. Help the driver to avoid delays caused by typical traffic problems and cultural events. This learning object suitable for upper primary to lower secondary level is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1233& vers=1.0
Direct a taxi: Kyoto traffic mayhem [Japanese]
Join a taxi service as a controller. Get to know landmarks in central Kyoto. Check the traffic conditions. Then give directions to a driver as they pick up and drop off passengers. Help the driver to avoid delays caused by typical traffic problems and cultural events. This learning object suitable for upper primary to lower secondary level is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1232& vers=1.0
Dragon boat festival: basic racing [Chinese]
Explore the history and tradition of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Choose Chinese terms to change the speed of a dragon boat in a race. Avoid hazards such as fish and turtles. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty, and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=645&vers=2.0
Dragon boat festival: turns and speed [Chinese] [Windows version]
Explore the history and tradition of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Choose Chinese terms to change speed and steer a dragon boat in a race. Avoid hazards such as fish and turtles. Students explore the traditions of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, and apply Chinese vocabulary associated with direction and speed. This learning object is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. A learning object suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=646&vers=1.0
Dragon temple: level 1 [Chinese]
Find your way through ancient temple grounds to a hidden treasure room. Solve word puzzles as you go. Identify components of Chinese characters and fit them together in the right order. Identify characters with similar components. Notice that characters are often formed from two or more basic characters. For example, the characters meaning 'omen', 'field' and 'join' combine to form a character meaning 'good fortune'. Use components to build characters in the correct order: left, then right; top, then bottom. Discover hidden messages. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. A learning object suitable for middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=466&vers=2.0
Dragon temple: level 1 [Japanese]
Find your way through ancient temple grounds to a hidden treasure room. Solve word puzzles as you go. Identify components of Japanese characters and fit them together in the right order. Identify characters with similar components. Notice that characters are often formed from two or more basic characters. For example, the characters meaning 'roof', 'jade', 'pottery' and 'wealth' combine to form a character meaning 'treasure'. Use components to build characters in the correct order: left, then right; top, then bottom. Discover hidden messages. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for middle primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1041& vers=2.0
Dragon temple: level 2 [Chinese]
Find your way through ancient temple grounds to a hidden treasure room. Solve word puzzles as you go. Identify components of Chinese characters and fit them together in the right order. Identify characters with similar components. Notice that characters are often formed from two or more basic characters. For example, the characters meaning 'omen', 'field' and 'join' combine to form a character meaning 'good fortune'. Use components to build characters in the correct order: left, then right; top, then bottom. Discover hidden messages. This learning object is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. Suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1040& vers=2.0
Dragon temple: level 2 [Japanese]
Find your way through ancient temple grounds to a hidden treasure room. Solve word puzzles as you go. Identify components of Japanese characters and fit them together in the right order. Identify characters with similar components. Notice that characters are often formed from two or more basic characters. For example, the characters meaning 'roof', 'jade', 'pottery' and 'wealth' combine to form a character meaning 'treasure'. Use components to build characters in the correct order: left, then right; top, then bottom. Discover hidden messages. This learning object is the last in a series of two objects that progressively increase in difficulty. Suitable for middle and upper primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1042& vers=3.0
Dragon's jumble: dream [Chinese]
Help a dragon remember what happened in his dream. View four pictures from a recount. Place the pictures in the correct order. Choose sentences to match what is happening in the pictures. Add temporal connectives such as 首先, 然后 and 最后 to show the order of events. Watch an animation of the completed story, then help the dragon to finish two more recounts. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for lower amd middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=9801& vers=1.0
Dragon's jumble: dream [French]
Help a dragon remember what happened in his dream. View four pictures from a recount. Place the pictures in the correct order. Choose sentences to match what is happening in the pictures. Add temporal connectives such as 'd'abord', 'puis' and 'enfin' to show the order of events. Watch an animation of the completed story, then help the dragon to finish two more recounts. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=9796& vers=2.0
Dragon's jumble: dream [Japanese]
Help a dragon remember what happened in his dream. View four pictures from a recount. Place the pictures in the correct order. Choose sentences to match what is happening in the pictures. Add temporal connectives such as はじめに, そして, それから, おわりに to show the order of events. Watch an animation of the completed story, then help the dragon to finish two more recounts. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=9800& vers=1.0
Dragon's jumble: garden [Chinese]
Help a dragon remember what happened in his garden. View four pictures from a recount. Place the pictures in the correct order. Choose sentences to match what is happening in the pictures. Add temporal connectives such as 首先, 然后 and 最后 to show the order of events. Watch an animation of the completed story, then help the dragon to finish two more recounts. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=9807& vers=1.0
Dragon's jumble: garden [French]
Help a dragon remember what happened in his garden. View four pictures from a recount. Place the pictures in the correct order. Choose sentences to match what is happening in the pictures. Add temporal connectives such as 'd'abord', 'ensuite' and 'en dernier' to show the order of events. Watch an animation of the completed story, then help the dragon to finish two more recounts. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=9802& vers=1.0
Dressing up [Chinese]
Explore clothes worn in China to school, kung fu training, or a traditional wedding. Identify clothing items suitable for each activity. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1014& vers=1.0
Dressing up [French]
Find out words for items of clothing that children in France wear to school, the beach or to go skiing. Identify clothing items suitable for each activity. Follow instructions to dress either a boy or a girl. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=6831& vers=1.0
Dressing up [German]
Find out words for items of clothing that children in Germany wear to school, the lake or to go skiing. Identify clothing items suitable for each activity. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=6832& vers=1.0
Dressing up [Indonesian]
Explore clothes worn in Indonesia to school, volleyball or a mosque. Identify clothing items suitable for each activity. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1018& vers=2.0
Dressing up [Japanese]
Explore clothes worn in Japan to school, skiing or a lantern festival. Identify clothing items suitable for each activity. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. Students identify suitable items of clothing and vocabulary related to dressing for school, skiing and a lantern festival, and follow instructions given in Japanese.This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series.A learning object suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1022& vers=1.0
Dressing up: beach [French]
Find out words for clothing items in French. Identify clothing items suitable for the beach. Follow instructions to dress either a boy or a girl for the beach. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=7817& vers=1.0
Dressing up: kungfu training [Chinese]
Explore clothes worn in China. Identify clothing items suitable for wearing to kung fu training. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1012& vers=1.0
Dressing up: lake [German]
Find out words for clothing items in German. Identify clothing items suitable for wearing to a lake. Follow instructions to dress either a boy or a girl. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8507& vers=1.0
Dressing up: lantern festival [Japanese]
Explore clothes worn in Japan. Identify clothing items suitable for going to a lantern festival. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. Students identify suitable items of clothing and vocabulary related to dressing for school, and follow instructions given in Japanese. A learning object suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1021& vers=1.0
Dressing up: school [Chinese]
Explore clothes worn in China. Identify clothing items suitable for wearing to school. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1011& vers=1.0
Dressing up: school [French]
Find out words for clothing items in French. Identify clothing items suitable for school. Follow instructions to dress either a boy or a girl for school. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=7816& vers=1.0
Dressing up: school [German]
Find out words for clothing items in German. Identify clothing items suitable for wearing to school. Follow instructions to dress either a boy or a girl. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. A learning object suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8506& vers=1.0
Dressing up: school [Japanese]
Explore clothes worn in Japan. Identify clothing items suitable for wearing to school. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series. Students identify suitable items of clothing and vocabulary related to dressing for school, and follow instructions given in Japanese. A learning object suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1019& vers=1.0
Dressing up: skiing [French]
Find out words for clothing items in French. Identify clothing items suitable for skiing. Follow instructions to dress either a boy or a girl to go skiing. This learning object is one of a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object. A learning object suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=7818& vers=1.0
Dressing up: skiing [German]
Find out words for clothing items in German. Identify clothing items suitable for skiing. Follow instructions to dress either a boy or a girl. This learning object is one of a series of three objects and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8508& vers=1.0
Dressing up: skiing [Japanese]
Explore clothes worn in Japan. Identify clothing items suitable for skiing. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. Students identify suitable items of clothing and vocabulary related to dressing for skiing and follow instructions given in Japanese. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. A learning object suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1020& vers=1.0
Dressing up: traditional wedding [Chinese]
Explore clothes worn in China. Identify clothing items suitable for wearing to a traditional wedding. Follow instructions to dress a boy or girl. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1013& vers=1.0
Dribble King
Play a strategic international game of soccer by using the three command keys: move, kick, and slide tackle. Read and follow the instructions carefully before playing. Instructions are in German, French, spanish, and English. Could be played by second language learners.
[ Metadata record ]
http://interaktiv.wm2006.deutschland.de/dribbelkoenig/
IsPartOf http://wm2006.deutschland.de/
EduOle: Ejercicios Plus
This site contains a collection of exercises for students revise their Spanish. Exercises are organised into topics, including clothing, houses, restaurants, supermarkets, and grammar topics. The exercises based on these topics can be printed out, and the answers are available online.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.eduole.com/eplus/index.htm
IsPartOf http://www.eduole.com
El Cid Online
This is an online version of the Spanish epic poem El Cid, suitable for study by senior students of Spanish. El Cid is presented as streaming audio, with accompanying manuscript images and subtitles with Normative and Paleographic transcriptions, and English translation. The epic can be viewed and heard in a number of formats.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/cid/
IsPartOf http://www.laits.utexas.edu/its/
Electronic Resources for Wheelock's Latin
This website has online interactive resources for helping Latin students with vocabulary and basic grammar. Activities include flash cards, click on word drills, fill-in-the-blanks, and grammar exercises. The answers are corrected and explained online.
[ Metadata record ]
http://cheiron.humanities.mcmaster.ca/latin/
Enchanted Learning
This site provides information on a wide range of topics and interests, such as dinosaurs, inventors, explorers, crafts, rainforests, astronomy, and ocean life, along with links to illustrated dictionaries in English and French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
English Japanese Vocabulary Quizzes
This site hosts a number of quizzes for testing Japanese-English vocabulary. This is part of the 'Activities for ESL Students' site, and the quizzes cover a range of vocabulary topics and levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://iteslj.org/v/j/
IsPartOf http://a4esl.org/
English-Spanish vocabulary quizzes
This is an extensive set of quick interactive vocabulary quizzes that have been created by teachers for teachers. The quizzes have been organised into themes.
[ Metadata record ]
http://iteslj.org/v/s/
IsPartOf http://iteslj.org/
English-Spanish
This tool for learning Spanish includes a searchable dictionary, and collections of common phrases, including those used in correspondence and contracts.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.v7w.com/es/
Equipe
This site for revising French language learning provides interactive grammar and vocabulary-based activities as well as quizzes and opportunities to write for an audience. The activities were designed as part of a corresponding course, but the booklet for use with the exercises can be downloaded free from the site. There are teachers' notes for each unit.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www1.oup.co.uk/equipe/equipe1/index.htm
Español ¡Hoy!
This site for primary/intermediate students contains sound files for pronunciation practice, organised into themes including family, numbers, colours, the home, the body, and the weather. Real Player is required and can be downloaded from the site.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.learnalanguage.org/elemspan/
EuropaGO
This collection contains games for students to test their knowledge about European Union countries. The games can be played in several languages, including French, German, English, and Spanish.
[ Metadata record ]
http://europa.eu/europago/welcome.jsp
Exam Preparation
This website provides interactive quizzes and information to assist students with examination preparation.
[ Metadata record ]
http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/aac/tip/examprep/
IsPartOf cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu
Exercices Interactif: CCDMC
This French language site from Canada contains interactive grammar exercises for students of the French language. Many exercises are sorted by parts of speech, and provide immediate feedback. Includes links to other resources for teaching French, including worksheets in pdf format, and articles on teaching theory.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.ccdmd.qc.ca/fr/franc/interactif_exercices.html
Exercices de Grammaire
This French language site contains interactive activities for learning and revising French grammar. Answers are provided after the correct response, or three incorrect answers.
[ Metadata record ]
http://departments.vassar.edu/celt-bin/frenchex.pl
IsPartOf http://french.vassar.edu/resources.html
Exeter University Beginners' German
This site provides an online beginners' German course from the University of Exeter. Contains dialogue, exercises, audio clips to guide pronunciation, glossary, dictionary, explanation of grammar, and background information about life and culture in German speaking countries. Suitable for upper primary and secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.exeter.ac.uk/german/abinitio/
Explore Indonesia: get packed [Indonesian]
Pack your bags for a trip to an Indonesian island such as Kalimantan or Sumatra. Think about the climate, culture and possible activities. Choose items suited to your destination. For example, choose beach items and sunscreen for a trip to Bali. A learning object suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1433& vers=2.0
Explore Korea: A Visit to Grandfather's House
This resource enables students to take a virtual tour (in English or Korean) of the traditional Korean 'Grandfather's house' from the Seattle Art Museum. The associated lesson plans and activities are based on the visual arts. There are insights into traditional Korean culture and lifestyle, linking traditional objects from Korean households to their original setting within a certain area of the house and to their purpose in this culture. There is also a section on Korean words and numbers, and a Korean folk tale (in English).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibit/Archive/grandfathershouse/
Fast and Friendly French for Fun
This Thinkquest site for beginning French students encourages viewers to learn about French life and culture, as well as learning the basics of the French language. The site is organised into lessons that focus on grammar and discussion themes. There are sound files for pronunciation revision, and interactive quizzes.
[ Metadata record ]
http://library.thinkquest.org/12447/
Finger Spelling
This fingerspelling tool from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) contains interactive animations for learning finger-spelling. The site also provides tips for communicating with the Deaf and advice for communicating with Deafblind people. Requires JavaScript.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.rnid.org.uk/information_resources/communicating_better/ fingerspelling/fingerspelling_tool/
IsPartOf http://www.rnid.org.uk/
Flash Dash: Latin
This site contains interactive timed self-marking activities for learning Latin vocabulary. The activities are based on a set of text-books but can be used as revision exercises for any learners, who can choose the level of difficulty.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.classicalacademicpress.com/lfcflash/
Folk Legends of Japan
Part of Kids Web Japan, this site has several animated Japanese folk legends written in English.
[ Metadata record ]
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk.html
Fonetiks.org
This site is an online language laboratory which has access to several European and Asian languages with information about pronunciation and grammar structures. Free access to this programme is restricted to a sample number of languages highlighted by a red box. Placing the mouse over each fonetics symbol enables the student to hear the first example of each sound. Step by step instructions and troubleshooting tips ease the use of this site. Pronunciation options for the English language include American, British, Canadian, Scottish, Irish, and Australian accents.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.fonetiks.org/
Font cubes [Chinese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Chinese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Identify the same character in different fonts on a set of spinning cubes. Match a whole line of three characters. Discover a hidden message. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=860&vers=2.0
Font cubes [Japanese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Japanese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Identify the same character in different fonts on a set of spinning cubes. Match a whole line of three characters. Discover a hidden message. Students explore variation between character fonts and identify the same characters in a range of fonts. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1164& vers=2.0
Font cubes: message cubes [Chinese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Chinese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Rotate cubes to find the same character in different fonts on a 4x4 set of cubes. Match all rows and columns. Discover a hidden message. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=2763& vers=2.0
Font cubes: message cubes [Japanese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Japanese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Rotate cubes to find the same character in different fonts on a 4x4 set of cubes. Match all rows and columns. Discover a hidden message. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=2759& vers=3.0
Font cubes: nine cubes [Chinese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Chinese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Rotate cubes to find the same character in different fonts on a 3x3 set of cubes. Match a whole line of three characters. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=2761& vers=2.0
Font cubes: nine cubes [Japanese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Japanese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Rotate cubes to find the same character in different fonts on a 3x3 set of cubes. Match a whole line of three characters. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=2757& vers=3.0
Font cubes: spinning cubes [Chinese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Chinese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Identify the same character in different fonts on a 3x3 set of spinning cubes. Match a whole line of characters. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=2762& vers=2.0
Font cubes: spinning cubes [Japanese]
Solve word matching puzzles. Notice how a Japanese character looks slightly different in a range of font styles. Identify the same character in different fonts on a 3x3 set of spinning cubes. Match a whole line of characters. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object and is suitable for middle primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=2758& vers=3.0
Français interactif
This site from the University of Texas contains lessons, interactive activities, and multimedia resources for teaching and learning French. The lessons are organised into themes and include vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar sections, as well as videos depicting the French context.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/
French A and B
This site from London Metropolitan University contains interactive exercises for revising French language. The exercises are based on chapters from the Palgrave Foundation series textbooks, but can be used as general revision. There are explanations and audio-files for pronunciation help.
[ Metadata record ]
http://languages.londonmet.ac.uk/foundations/home.htm
French Crosswords
French language crosswords on a variety of themes. Clues are given in English.
[ Metadata record ]
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/xwords/frind.htm
IsPartOf http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/index.htm
French Language Proficiency Test
This website is intended for French language learners. The proficiency test covers vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension. There are links from the page to online games, quizzes, and other activities.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.transparent.com/tlquiz/proftest/french/tlfretest.htm
IsPartOf http://www.transparent.com/index.htm
French Online Grammar Quiz
This site hosts interactive French grammar quizzes and activities, with feedback provided for each quiz question. Although the exercises are based on the book "Allons-y" the exercises can be used for revision by any students. Some of the exercises have sound files for pronunciation revision.
[ Metadata record ]
http://fog.ccsf.edu/~creitan/grammar.htm
French Tongue Twisters
This site contains a collection of French tongue-twisters. The collection is followed by the approximate English translations.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/fr.htm
IsPartOf http://www.uebersetzung.at/
French: French for Beginners and General French Grammar
This site provides an extensive set of compressed files to download containing interactive exercises for learners of French. The collection includes sound files for learning and practising pronunciation, and the exercises can be run using a web browser.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/materialsbank.aspx?resourceid=181
IsPartOf http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/index.aspx
FrenchLesson.org
This site is for learners of French who already have some knowledge of the language. It has comprehensive information about pronunciation, sentence structure, grammar, verbs, adverbs, and more, along with online practice exercises. An 'interactive pictures' section provides vocabulary and pronunciation practice, and there are sections of readings with an audio option available. The advanced readings section has stories by Guy de Maupassant.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.frenchlesson.org/index.htm
Fusée en ligne
This site contains activities and interactive exercises where students are taken to French websites and answer questions online about their research. Can be used for practising French language and learning more about French culture and society. Designed to accompany a French textbook but can be used on its own, and the worksheets can be printed out.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.fusee.co.uk/
GCSE Bitesize Revision
This BBC website is designed to support students’ revision in a range of subjects. It offers students 'bite size' revision notes that focus on individual key concepts and 'test bites', where students can assess themselves with interactive quizzes. Although written for the GCSE (British syllabus), many topics are relevant to NCEA level one and provide suitable revision material for this level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/gcsebitesize/index.shtml
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/
GCSE Japanese Class
This Quia collection consists of a series of exercises, games, and online activities for revising the Japanese language.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/y11gcsejapanese.html
Genki Korean
This site contains interactive activities and games for learning Korean. The activities use sound, and are grouped into themes, including alphabet, numbers, time, directions, and clothes.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.genkienglish.net/speakkorean/index.htm
Genki Online: Self-study Room
This website provides interactive activities to help students study Japanese. Website was designed to accompany the Genki textbooks, but these activities can be used for general revision. Includes animated charts for demonstrating sound and stroke order of hiragana, and katakana, flash cards, a listening quiz, and other exercises for vocabulary, grammar, and kanji reading practice.
[ Metadata record ]
http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/self.en.html
German Crosswords
These German language crosswords are available free of charge and are suitable for classroom and homework use. Students can practice translation of English to German vocabulary by doing these crosswords.
[ Metadata record ]
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/xwords/grind.shtml
IsPartOf http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/index.htm
German Grammar Review and Exercises
This German grammar review is intended for senior students who have already studied German for some time. The material consists of grammar notes, with examples and some exercises (not self-marking) for revision. There is also an online German-English dictionary.
[ Metadata record ]
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/german/grammar/grammar.htm
German Hot Potatoes Exercises
This website from the University of Regina hosts a series of interactive flashcard exercises for revising German vocabulary. Viewers can check their vocabulary and their pronunciation by flipping the cards and reading and listening to the translation of the word or phrase.
[ Metadata record ]
http://uregina.ca/LRC/HotPot/German/index.html
German Language Web Exercises
This site offers many interactive, downloadable exercises to improve your German vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar and more. Many exercises come with visual and audio support. Suitable for years 7-12.
[ Metadata record ]
http://webgerman.com/german/webexercises/
German Online! Ubungen
This part of the Learn German website contains free interactive exercises for learning German. The exercises are organised into topics, and include vocabulary, grammar, phrases, and sound files for dictation and comprehension practice.
[ Metadata record ]
http://gbs.okstate.edu/exercises/exercises1.html
German Practice Online.
This set of interactive exercises and activities is designed to help learners of the German language. It includes grammar information and practice, as well as providing video and audio files with worksheets.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.creighton.edu/%7Ebohlke/gpo/index.htm
German Tutorial
This page from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, US website provides a set of interactive German grammar and vocabulary exercises, also containing activities relating to German literature and drama topics. Includes sound files for listening practice.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/modlang/webgerman/
German for Beginners
This is a series of lessons beginning learners of the German language, with audio-files for pronunciation practice, and exercises and solutions for vocabulary and grammar revision.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.unilang.org/course.php?res=67
German/ English Dictionary
This web site is an online German/English dictionary that offers translations, linked results and German morphology.
[ Metadata record ]
http://dict.leo.org/?lang=en
German: German for Beginners and General German Grammar
This site provides an extensive set of compressed files to download containing interactive exercises for learners of German. The collection includes sound files for learning and practising pronunciation, and the exercises can be run using a web browser.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/materialsbank.aspx?resourceid=182
IsPartOf http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/index.aspx
Getting Started in "Japanese for College Students - Basic 1"
This site contains animations with sound for pronunciation, for Japanese katakana and hiragana characters, and common Japanese phrases and expressions.
[ Metadata record ]
http://subsite.icu.ac.jp/jlp/basic/index.htm
Glencoe Online: Espanol
This site contains worksheets and online games to support a textbook, but the activities can be used for general vocabulary and comprehension practice, and the teaching suggestions can be used as guidelines for helping students learn more about Spanish speaking cultures.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/worldlanguages/spanish/buenviajelevel1/
Global Chinese Language and Culture Center
This Taiwanese site contains Chinese language resources, with an online proficiency test, and learning resources and student material for kindergarten to senior secondary age groups. Includes Chinese songs and sayings, games, and riddles. The site also includes resources for learning about Chinese culture, especially examples of Chinese literature, and can be viewed in English, Spanish, or Chinese.
[ Metadata record ]
http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/home_en.htm
Go Indonesia
This website introduces primary and early secondary level students to the geography and wildlife and art of Indonesia. Five destinations and four areas of interest are covered with interactive graphics, fact files, quizzes and a basic Indonesian language section. The teachers' section includes units of work and activity sheets.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/for_students/interactive_activities/ go_indonesia_students/go_indonesia_site.html
IsPartOf http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/indonesia/index.htm
Gonihongo.com
This Japanese website contains a set of hiragana and katakana flashcards as PowerPoint files.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.gonihongo.com/material/kana.html
Gourmet order [Chinese] [Windows version]
Get some takeaway food from a local restaurant. First, ask your friends to write their order using Chinese characters. Then, find those dishes on a printed menu. Compare the handwritten notes and printed characters on the menu before placing your order. Identify all of the dishes correctly to get the food for your friends. Notice the differences and similarities between handwritten and printed characters. Suitable for secondary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=628&vers=3.0
Gourmet order [Japanese]
Get some takeaway food from a local restaurant. First, ask your friends to write their order using Japanese characters. Then, find those dishes on a printed menu. Compare the handwritten notes and printed characters on the menu before placing your order. Identify all of the dishes correctly to get the food for your friends. Notice the differences and similarities between handwritten and printed characters. A learning object suitable for secondary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=629&vers=2.0
Grammatica
This site contains worksheets and interactive exercises for revising Latin grammar. Includes access to resources for studying Latin literature, pronunciation, and Roman history.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.dl.ket.org/latinlit/grammar/home.htm
Harry Potter auf Deutsch
This German language website has activities and quizzes based on the Harry Potter books. There is information about Joanne Rowling, and descriptions of each of the books.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.carlsen-harrypotter.de/
Hear German Survival Phrases
This page from the Transparent Language website provides audio links to basic German phrases, German phrases for meeting and greeting, and German dialogue. The page also links to online quizzes and a proficiency test.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.transparent.com/languagepages/German/FSGerman.htm
IsPartOf http://www.transparent.com/index.htm
Hear Japanese Survival Phrases
This page from the Transparent Language website provides audio links to basic Japanese phrases, Japanese phrases for meeting and greeting, and Japanese dialogue. The page also links to online quizzes and a proficiency test.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.transparent.com/languagepages/Japanese/FSJapanese.htm
IsPartOf http://www.transparent.com/index.htm
Hebat! 1, 2, 3 [Indonesian]
Explore Indonesian numbers from 1 to 100. Select numbers on a calculator to match a spoken number. Listen to descriptions of items and prices up to two million rupiah. Match item and price descriptions to a price tag. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3792& vers=1.0
Hebat! About me [Indonesian]
Listen to children giving their name, age and country of origin. Find out how to answer questions such as 'What is your name?', 'How old are you?' and 'Where do you come from?'. Listen to phrases and identify the speaker, their age or country. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for lower primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3800& vers=1.0
Hebat! Animals [Indonesian]
Explore a zoo. Listen to a description, then match an animal to each response. Explore the characteristics of cats in a cat show and choose a cat that matches a spoken description. This learning object is a combination of two objects in the same series and is suitable for primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3816& vers=1.0
Hebat! Getting around [Indonesian]
Listen to people describe where they are travelling to. Choose a destination to answer the question 'Where do you want to go?'. Listen to children describe how they travel to school. Choose a form of transport to answer the question 'How do you go to school?'. This learning object is a combination of two objects in the same series and is suitable for primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3808& vers=1.0
Hebat! Going places [Indonesian]
Explore the places that a boy visits on each day of the week. Listen to his descriptions and match each postcard to the day of the week. Explore water sports and listen to questions about two children's favourite activities. Look at farmyard animals and hear the noises they make. Match animals to a farmer's description. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3767& vers=1.0
Hebat! Greetings [Indonesian]
Listen to Indonesian people saying hello, and asking each other how they are feeling. Notice that each person chooses words according to: who they are talking to, the time of day, and how many people there are. For example, a group of students choose words such as 'Selamat pagi, Bu’ showing respect for their teacher. Match a spoken phrase to the person likely to have said it. Score points for each correct answer. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3788& vers=1.0
Hebat! Let's eat [Indonesian]
Explore the Indonesian names for drinks, fruits and other foods. Listen to a conversation between a chef and customers placing an order. Listen to a conversation between a boy and a fruit shopkeeper. Listen to the order of phrases for preparing food, cooking and eating. Arrange phrases for a cooking session. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary to lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3771& vers=1.0
Hebat! Let's play [Indonesian]
Explore sports and leisure activities such as basketball, table tennis and flying kites. Listen to children's answers to the question 'What sport do you play?' Match each child to an activity. Explore the sporting preferences of a group of children. Listen to their answers to a question about each sport and match each response to a child. Listen to a telephone conversation between two children. Match a speech bubble to the person speaking in each scene. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3804& vers=1.0
Hebat! My body [Indonesian]
Explore Indonesian names for parts of the body and physical characteristics and match them to their correct positions on the body.Listen to patients describe how they are feeling to the doctor. Match the health problems you hear to the correct patients. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3796& vers=1.0
Hebat! My clothes [Indonesian]
Explore the Indonesian names for colours and items of clothing to dress a girl. Listen to the dialogue between a boy buying a T-shirt and a shopkeeper. Match spoken text to the person speaking in each scene. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3747& vers=1.0
Hebat! My day [Indonesian]
Listen to two children planning their day. Match objects to the activities in which they are used. Explore a scene where people are playing the guitar. Listen to a boy describing who is playing each piece of music. Match the pictures to his description. Explore children's activities in a park. Listen to questions about what each child is doing. Build answers to respond to questions. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3776& vers=1.0
Hebat! My house [Indonesian]
Explore the names and positions of objects in a house. Locate areas in and around a house. Find and place objects such as a chair, table or television. Apply the adverbs 'here' and 'there' and prepositions such as 'under', 'behind' and 'inside'. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3751& vers=1.0
Hebat! My things [Indonesian]
Explore the Indonesian names for colours and paint a mask. Listen to a boy's description of items in his suitcase. Notice that he describes the colour of each object. Match the colour and object to the spoken descriptions to fill a suitcase. Explore the Indonesian names for simple shapes. Notice that the descriptions include the size of the shape. Match the shapes to the spoken descriptions to build a picture. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3732& vers=1.0
Hebat! The family [Indonesian]
Listen to a boy introduce members of his family and their occupations. Find out how he responds to a girl's questions about members of his family. Listen to the boy's descriptions and match them to members of his family. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3728& vers=1.0
Hebat! The weather [Indonesian]
Listen to weather reporters update forecasts for a TV station. Match a speech bubble to a weather scene and reporter. Listen to children describing the clothing and other items they will need to suit weather conditions. Identify the weather and clothing needed from a spoken description. Explore descriptions of weather conditions in the months of January, April, July and October. Listen to the conditions for Australia, Singapore, Canada and Indonesia. Choose the weather, month and country that match a spoken description. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3812& vers=1.0
Hebat! Time [Indonesian]
Explore the time in hours and half-hours on an analogue and a digital clock. Look at slides of a boy's daily activities. Match clocks to the daily activities. This learning object is a combination of three objects in the same series and is suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=3763& vers=1.0
Hello in the Pacific
This section of the Peace Corps website provides translations of greetings in a range of Pacific nations languages.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/views/hello/pacific.html
IsPartOf http://www.peacecorps.gov/indexf.cfm
Hello-World
This site contains games, activities, dialogues, and songs for learning English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Indonesian, Russian, and Italian.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.hello-world.com/
Henri Dès
This site contains sound files of a large number of songs by Henri Dès that can be used in learning French. The songs are organised into albums, each song is accompanied by a printable version of the lyrics. Membership is necessary to access some of these songs.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.henrides.net/
Hiragana Challenge
This is a interactive game to assist students to recognise and learn Hiragana characters. Players need to click on characters in gojuuon order as quickly as possible to remove them from the screen.
[ Metadata record ]
http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/ultimate/hiragana.htm
Hiragana Practice
This interactive activity is a drag and drop exercise for students to independently revise their hiragana knowledge. The activity is timed and self-correcting.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/hiragana.html
IsPartOf http://www.csus.edu/
Hiragana Quiz / Katakana Quiz
This site contains interactive activities and quizzes for practising hiragana and katakana for beginning learners of Japanese. Click on a character to hear its sound and see a black dot demonstrating the stroke order. The quizzes require an Adobe SVG plug-in which can be downloaded free from the site.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.kenjikojima.com/KanaQuiz/
Hiragana and Katakana
This site contains demonstrations and sound files for writing and recognising Hiragana and Katakana, with interactive self-marking online activities for revision.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/user/int/study/gakusyu/index.html
IsPartOf http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/
Holidays & Celebrations from Around the World
Holidays and Celebrations from Around the World is from TOPICS Online Magazine, for learners of English. This page contains personal accounts of celebrations by students from around the world. Search by country or by the holiday index which includes New Year, Valentines Day, Independence Day, Christmas, Halloween, and All Saints Day.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/festivals.htm
IsPartOf http://www.topics-mag.com/
How-to-Study.com
This website offers advice on how to study. Includes study skills, study strategies, and study tips. Suitable for NCEA students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.how-to-study.com/
I Love French
I Love French is a project of the French Embassy in New Zealand. It provides information about the use and image of the French language in New Zealand, and in the rest of the world. Includes videos featuring New Zealanders talking about their experiences with French, a quiz, frequently asked questions, and information about France and learning French.
[ Metadata record ]
http://ilovefrench.net.nz/homepage.html
ICT Games
These online literacy and numeracy games are suitable for primary students. Although the games are linked to the English National Curriculum, these games would be easily applied in New Zealand early literacy and numeracy teaching and learning programmes. Includes handy date chart with weather options for child to enter and print, in English, Spanish, and French.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html
HasReview http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/Links/Student%20site/ictgames.htm
Images de France
This page from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides 300 images of France. Topics covered include the natural environment, cities, heritage, culture, sports, transportation, and more. Each photograph has a short description. A useful resource for students learning the French language.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.diplomatie.fr/images2france
Imagiers.net
This site provides downloadable applications to help students of French with independent study of pronunciation, listening/reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary building. Includes songs, interviews, games, and other material that can be integrated into interactive classroom activities.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.imagiers.net/
Inspecteur Lafouine
In this French language site students can improve their vocabulary and comprehension as they take the role of a detective in an investigation and read the scenarios and solve the mystery. There is also the opportunity to contribute to another investigation.
[ Metadata record ]
http://ecole.toussaint.free.fr/lafouine/lafouine.htm
Instant Replay: Foreign Languages
This site from South Carolina Television offers short video clips for learning languages. The clips comprise a series designed for teachers introducing and learning Spanish, German, or French. Accompanied by PDF teachers' notes.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.knowitall.org/instantreplay/content/LanguageIndex.cfm
Integrated Chinese
This site hosts listening and reading material for studying Chinese language. The resources follow themes, including greetings, family, date and time, shopping, and dining, and include spoken and written texts, with supporting explanations.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.language.berkeley.edu/ic/
Interactive Grammar Tutor
This site from the University of Michigan contains resources for learning the principles of German grammar. There are detailed explanations of grammar practices, with practice tests for online revision.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/Grammatik/index.html
IsPartOf http://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/index.html
Interactive Language Learning
This site contains interactive practice lessons and exercises for learning French, Spanish, German, and Arabic. The material is organised into weekly lessons based on themes or grammar topics, and was designed for adult beginners.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.city.londonmet.ac.uk/langstud/call/
Interactive Latin
This site from the Open University (UK) offers interactive quizzes on Latin noun, verb, and adjective endings, from basic to more advanced levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/interactiveLatin/index.html
International House Madrid
This site contains games, activities, and interactive exercises for learning Spanish. The material is organised into different levels of proficiency. Clicking on 'communicavido' provides access to printable worksheets and tests.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.ihmadrid.es/comunicativo/interactivo.htm
International Poetry Exchange
This website allows students from schools around the world to take part in an exchange to build a poetry web. The poems are translated into English or Italian and some are illustrated.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/poetry.goals.htm
IsPartOf http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/
Internet Workbook for the Oxford Latin Course
This is an online workbook to accompany the Oxford Latin Course textbook, but the activities can be used as revision by all Latin learners. The online exercises are interactive and provide an easy way for students to practise grammar forms and receive immediate feedback.
[ Metadata record ]
http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/rcape/latin/index.html
Introduction to Korean
This site is an online learning guide for the Korean language. It includes an introduction to the Korean alphabet, basic conversational phrases, asking directions, and picture and sound files for learning vocabulary and pronunciation. There are also interactive online tests, flashcards for vocabulary revision, notes on Korean grammar, and stroke order instructions for writing Korean.
[ Metadata record ]
http://langintro.com/kintro/index.htm
Italianissimo
This website has audio, video, and quizzes for beginners learning Italian language. Students can watch and listen to video clips first, then do the practice activities using transcripts where needed. Topics include greetings, shopping, food, time, renting a house, and going to the doctor.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/italian/issimo/index.shtml
Japan Thru Young Eyes
This website looks at Japan through young eyes and offers information for people who are going to Japan. It focuses on living traditions, covering topics such as young and old superstitions, the Birdman competition and miso. It also includes a survival guide offering advice on hospitals, Japanese food, table manners and how to rent apartments.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/001/
Japan Video Topics
This collection of streaming videos provides a view of Japanese life and society. The collection is organised into categories including culture and society, politics and economy, and nature, and can be viewed with an English commentary.
[ Metadata record ]
http://web-japan.org/jvt/
Japanese Language Exercises
This site contains multimedia language exercises for studying Japanese. Resources include sound files of Japanese greetings and conversation, vocabulary, grammar, and Japanese character exercises.
[ Metadata record ]
http://web.mala.bc.ca/furutak/language_exercise_page/lan-ex.htm
Japanese Listening Comprehension Exercises
This web site is designed to help develop listening comprehension skills for beginning and intermediate learners of Japanese. Students listen to a conversation or lecture followed by an interactive self-marking question and answer exercise. Requires Real Player.
[ Metadata record ]
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/japanese/listen/
Japanese Online - Lessons
The 'lessons' section of this site teaches Japanese language and culture through the experiences of a family newly transferred to Tokyo. Sixteen serialized lessons introduce high school student Jason Miller and his parents. Through new friends and business associates they find out about Japanese life, culture and history. Lessons include conversational dialogue and grammar points. Some lessons require Japanese display capability. Further lessons are available through registration on the site.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.japanese-online.com/
Japanese School Lunch
This resource contains a slide show with movie and sound files, and activities based around a Japanese school lunch, with the opportunity for students to view school-related vocabulary and culture. There are additional interactive reading and listening exercises for learning Japanese.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.carla.umn.edu/lctl/materials/japanese/schoollunch/ index.html
Japanese Sound Collection
This website presents a collection of forty-five sounds commonly heard in Japan, including sounds heard in traffic, Japanese drums, temple bells, animal sounds, fireworks, and nursery songs. The short descriptions about the sounds and photos help language students learn more about the country of their target language, and understand the cultural contexts associated with the sounds. There are also songs with English translations.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/sounds/home.html
Japanese Tongue Twisters
This page contains a collection of Japanese tongue-twisters, with the English translations given at the bottom of the page.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/ja.htm
IsPartOf http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/index.htm
Japanese for Busy People - Learning Supplements
This website is based on the book 'Japanese For Busy People' and is to assist Japanese language learning. It provides interactive learning supplements (aural and written) on counting, telephone conversation, time, money, family, and parts of speech. Requires Flash Player.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.ajalt.org/sfyj/
Japanese for Fun
These pages from the University of Southern California Japanese Language Programme contain interactive activities for learning Japanese and learning about Japanese culture. The activities include vocabulary activities relating to the calendar and the seasons, as well as riddles, Proverb of the Day, and a photo gallery depicting aspects of Japanese life.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/ealc/japanese/fun.html
IsPartOf http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ealc/jlp/
Java Kanji Flashcards 500
This Java applet facility is designed to help students learn the 500 most commonly occurring Japanese kanji. Each card consists of a kanji character with its two readings (one based on Chinese sound and the other on Japanese words), its English meaning(s), and its animated stroke order. Each card also contains compound characters, each of which is found among the 500 target characters. The program is designed so that students can go through all the cards (Browse Mode), look for a card in need (Search Mode) and review a kanji (Drill Mode).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.nuthatch.com/kanjicards/
Jeu de l'oie
This site has online interactive games to reinforce French vocabulary and grammar learning while having fun. Players can choose the aspect of the language they need to revise, and there are four levels from beginners to advanced.
[ Metadata record ]
http://jeudeloie.free.fr/
Jishuu-Shitsu
This resource from the University of Southern California Japanese Language Program website contains picture dictionaries for learning Japanese vocabulary and sentence patterns. The topics covered include family, food, sports, colour, and vehicles. The site also provides interactive Kanji puzzles.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ealc/jlp/jishuu/jishuu_menu.html
IsPartOf http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ealc/jlp/
Junior Activities - Animals
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Japanese language learning. This topic is on learning about animals and includes guessing games, matching, and flashcards. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/nzajltanimals.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Junior Activities - Food and Drink
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Japanese language learning. This topic is on learning about food and drink and includes guessing, hangman, matching, and flashcards. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/nzajltfood.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Junior Activities - Numbers and Time
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Japanese language learning. This topic is on learning about numbers and time and includes matching and ordering. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/nzajltnumbers.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Junior Activities - People
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Japanese language learning. This topic is on learning about people and includes jumbled words, hangman, matching, and cloze activities. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/nzajltpeople.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Junior Activities - School and Classroom
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Japanese language learning. This topic is on learning about school and the classroom and includes hangman, matching, ordering sentences, and jumbled words. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/nzajltschool.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Junior Activities - Sports and Hobbies
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Japanese language learning. This topic is on learning about sports and hobbies and includes matching and hangman. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/nzajltsports.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Junior Activities - Weather and Seasons
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Japanese language learning. This topic is on learning about weather and seasons and includes flashcards, matching, concentration, and a word search. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed. The shared area should be moderated by teachers before using).
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.quia.com/pages/nzajltweather.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Kana Sensei
Kana Sensei is a small Java applet designed for beginners to learn hiragana and katakana. Students receive immediate feedback in the interactive quiz. The download information is available for off-line use from the site.
[ Metadata record ]
http://kanasensei.sourceforge.net/
Kanji Alive
This is a searchable, web-based tool to help Japanese language students learn to read and write kanji. The site includes an introduction to kanji, animations of the stroke order, plus sound files for pronunciation and explanations, and diagrams of the history of the radicals.
[ Metadata record ]
http://kanjialive.lib.uchicago.edu/main.php?page=overview&lang=en
Kanji Game
This site hosts interactive games for learning kanji. Shockwave is required.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.kanken.or.jp/game/g_index.html
Kanji Practice
This interactive resource was designed for Kanji practice for students learning Japanese. Each page presents a brush stroke, a quicktime movie showing the formation of the character, two print variations, and two audio clips of sample sentences with 'on' and 'kun' readings for each character.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~kanji/
IsPartOf http://www.dartmouth.edu/
Kata-kata dasar [Indonesian]
Explore me-verbs. Find out how to determine their base words to find their dictionary meanings. View three different scenes to explore different me-verbs. Watch people perform different actions and learn the base words to describe those actions. Test what you have learnt in two quizzes against the clock. A learning object suitable for middle and upper primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=6911& vers=1.0
Katakana Practice
This short interactive activity is a drag and drop exercise for students to independently revise their katakana knowledge. The activity is timed and self-correcting.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/katakana.html
IsFormatOf http://www.csus.edu/
Kesan! majalah internet untuk cowok-cewek [Indonesian]
Work for the staff at the Kesan! Internet magazine office. Help them to add captions to photographs, match questions and answers in an advice column, complete a quiz, and write a film review. A learning object suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=6913& vers=1.0
Kids Web Japan
The website is student friendly and provides information about Japan - includes food, recipes, history, maps and photos of Japan, cultural activities, recreation, housing, geography, and schools. The site also contains a Japanese language section with sound files.
[ Metadata record ]
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/
Kids Web Japan: Language
This part of the Kids Web Japan website contains a sequence of language lessons which include basic phrases, vocabulary and grammar notes, sound files for pronunciation help, and exercises. There are also resources for hiragana and katakana.
[ Metadata record ]
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/index.html
IsPartOf http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/
Kids' Corner
This website features e-books which include Beatrix Potter's stories presented as read only or with an audio option in English, German, and Japanese language. Also includes e-books with an English audio option of Grimms Fairy Tales, Alice in Wonderland and 'Just so' stories by Rudyard Kipling. A free download of Realplayer is available on this site to assist with access to this material.
[ Metadata record ]
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 1 [Chinese] [Windows version]
Use and recognise simple words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose simple words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a Chinese friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in China. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1217& vers=2.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 1 [Chinese]
Use and recognise simple words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose simple words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a Chinese friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in China. Adjust compass directions, wind speed, and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1217& vers=3.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 1 [French]
Use and recognise words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a French friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in France. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8713& vers=1.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 1 [German]
Use and recognise words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a German friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in Germany. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for lower to middle primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8716& vers=1.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 1 [German]
Use and recognise words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a German friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in Germany. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for lower to middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8716& vers=2.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 1 [Indonesian]
Use and recognise simple words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose simple words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by an Indonesian friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in Indonesia. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects. A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1221& vers=1.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 2 [Chinese] [Windows version]
Use and recognise complex words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose complex words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a Chinese friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in China. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for middle and upper primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=644&vers=2.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 2 [German]
Use and recognise complex words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose complex words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a German friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in Germany. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object, suitable for middle and upper primary levels, is one in a series of three objects.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8717& vers=1.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 2 [Indonesian]
Use and recognise complex words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose complex words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by an Indonesian friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in Indonesia. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. Students learn language around “I want…” and interpret language via tone and gestures, and recognise and apply Indonesian words and phrases associated with shape, size, colour, symbols and kite parts. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and suitable for lower to upper primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1222& vers=1.0
Kite kit: colour, shape and design: level 2 [Japanese] [Windows version]
Use and recognise complex words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose complex words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a Japanese friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in Japan. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for middle and upper primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=857&vers=3.0
Kite kit: colour, shape, and design: level 2 [French]
Use and recognise complex words describing colour, size, shape and cultural images. Choose complex words to complete instructions for making a kite. Build another kite by following instructions given by a French friend. Fly your kites in a range of places in France. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for middle and upper primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8714& vers=1.0
Kite kit: flying [Chinese] [Windows version]
Fly kites in a range of places in China. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for lower to upper primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1218& vers=2.0
Kite kit: flying [French]
Choose a kite to fly. Fly your kite in a range of places in France. Adjust compass directions, wind speed, and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8715& vers=1.0
Kite kit: flying [German]
Choose a kite to fly. Fly your kite in a range of places in German. Adjust compass directions, wind speed, and flying height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for lower to middle primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8718& vers=1.0
Kite kit: flying [Indonesian]
Fly kites in a range of places in Indonesia. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. Students learn language about places, including cultural features in Indonesia, and recognise and apply Indonesian words and phrases associated with compass directions, wind speed and height.This learning object is one in a series of three objects and suitable for lower to upper primary school levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1223& vers=1.0
Kite kit: flying [Japanese] [Windows version]
Fly kites in a range of places in Japan. Adjust compass directions, wind speed and flying height. Students learn language about places, including cultural features in Japan, and recognise and apply Japanese words and phrases associated with compass directions, wind speed and height. This learning object is one in a series of three objects and is suitable for primary school levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1220& vers=2.0
Klar! (Keep Learning and Revising)
This site contains a collection of vocabulary and grammar activities for teaching and learning German. The resources are organised into topics, and include the four skill areas of reading, speaking, writing, and listening. Many are suitable for younger, beginning students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.klar.co.uk/
Korea for Kids
A website where students can take a virtual journey around South Korea, and test their knowledge of Korean numbers and words with quizzes. There is a page of acrostic poems about Korea where students can submit their own poems.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/korea/kids.htm
Korean through English
This series of lessons introduces the Korean alphabet and language to English speakers. Includes audio clips and instructions for reading and writing Hangeul.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.mct.go.kr/hangeul/index.html
Kurz und gut - 100 TESTS
This site from the Goethe-Institut hosts 100 interactive tests for students to use to practise their German. The tests involve inserting the correct missing word, and the first 50 tests provide a word list. All tests offer a help button and are self-correcting.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.goethe.de/ins/it/tri/pro/xgereng.htm
IsPartOf http://www.goethe.de/ins/it/tri/deindex.htm
Kōrero Māori - Family and Friends
This section from the Kōrero Māōri website for learners of te reo Māori, concentrates on phrases about family and friends by filling in the missing word from a sentence and then listening to the pronounciation of that sentence.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/basics/lessons/rua-phrase.html
Kōrero Māori - Fill in the phrase
This section from the Kōrero Māori website for learners of te reo Māori, concentrates on basic everyday phrases used in conversation by filling in the missing word from a sentence and then listening to the pronounciation of that sentence.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/basics/lessons/tahi-phrase.html
IsPartOf http://www.korero.maori.nz
Kōrero Māori - Te Whānau me ngā Hoa / Family and Friends
This page of the Kōrero Māori sites contains word lists related to whānau and friends. Each word has an audio clip to hear the correct pronunciation. There are also language activities to practise using each word.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/basics/lessons/rua-wordlist.html
IsPartOf http://www.korero.maori.nz
Kōrero Māori - Work and School
This page from the Kōrero Māori website for learners of te reo Māori, concentrates on basic phrases about work and school. Students learn by filling in the missing word from a sentence and then listening to the pronounciation of that sentence.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/basics/lessons/wha-phrase.html
La Chanson en cours de FLE
This site contains audio files of French songs with written text, with associated grammar and vocabulary interactive activities to build on listening and reading comprehension. The songs are organised into topic categories and are arranged by level of proficiency of the student.
[ Metadata record ]
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~cvera/hotpot/chansons/index.htm
La Familia
This interactive site contains Spanish text and pictures to introduce students to Spanish language learning. This page is about the family and has interactive exercises to practice vocabulary and comprehension of terms and phrases relating to relationships and habits of typical Spanish families.
[ Metadata record ]
http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/vocabulario/familia
La Grammaire Interactive
This site contains notes and explanations, and interactive revision tests for learning French grammar. The site is searchable, and the notes are organised into grammar topics, with examples and hyperlinks to related topics.
[ Metadata record ]
http://grammaire.reverso.net/
La Langue Française sur Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale’s education section provides a selection of news items in simple French. Students can listen to the items then complete the related comprehension questions and exercises. English transcriptions are available.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.rfi.fr/fichiers/langue_francaise/index.asp
La Valise Rouge
This site for beginning level French language students contains interactive activities based around the story of three young travellers, with sound files and animations. The story is divided into 5 episodes, each with a text and sound version, with activities. Includes songs and music. There is also information about countries in the French speaking world.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.ur.se/ur/sok/frameset_web.html?/lavaliserouge/index.html
Language Crosswords
These automatically generated crosswords are suitable for beginning or intermediate students, and are organised into topics such as numbers, weather, and time. Languages include English French, German, and Spanish.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.languagecrosswords.com/
Language Guide
This is an online spoken language dictionary. The words are organised into subject groups and provide written and spoken translations for each item which can be followed by rolling the cursor over a picture. Languages include Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Korean, and English. There are also interactive quizzes for French and Spanish, with grammar guides and spoken readings to assist with listening and comprehension skills.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.languageguide.org/
Languagebite
This website has a free 10-lesson introductory basic Mandarin course on greetings and numbers. Each lesson has a listening soundbite, and a dialogue and pronunciation guide. More resources are available through subscription.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.languagebite.com/freecourse.php
Languages Matter
This project is part of the Australian Oz Projects (online educational resources for teachers and students) and offers material and links to support the teaching and learning of second languages.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id=33
Languages Online
Languages Online is targeted at primary-aged students learning French, German, Indonesian, or Italian, and contains a series of interactive self-marking activities and games that reinforce the language. Additional resources such as self correcting assessment tasks, corresponding print activities, flashcards and answers, and translations are also provided. Activities are contained in 24 short theme based sections and contain sound files for pronunciation and listening practice.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/
Languages
This BBC website contains news and features, student activities, conversational phrases, and vocabulary for work, travel, and school. Available in languages that include French, Spanish, German, and Italian.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/
IsPartOf http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Latin Teaching Materials at Saint Louis University
This site contains a variety of Latin teaching resources. There are explanations and examples of Latin grammar and constructions, reading material in Latin, notes on Roman history and maps to help the student understand the structure of Latin. Includes teaching ideas, and grammar and vocabulary activities with answer keys.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/ tchmat.html
Le Conjugueur
This site contains grammar notes on rules for using conjugations and tenses in French, spelling rules, and a tool for checking the conjugations of French verbs and the use of numbers. The notes are in English and French.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.leconjugueur.com/frindex.php
LeMO: Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online
This German language virtual museum site contains many images of Germany from 1871 onward, including 3D animations, photos, and film, plus explanations and descriptions of the contexts and historical background.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.hdg.de/lemo/
Learn Chinese - Audio Tutorial of Survival Chinese
This site contains an audio-introduction to basic Chinese phrases. Requires RealPlayer. Includes Chinese words and phrases for teachers, home, dining, greetings, shopping, travelling, and more.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.wku.edu/%7Eyuanh/AudioChinese/
Learn French
This site provides games and activities, video and audio resources, images, online dictionaries, and tips for learning French. The site contains social software and user-contributed content. It is recommended that teachers are discerning when using with students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://anne_fox.homestead.com/index.html
Learn French by Podcast
This site contains free podcast lessons for learning French. Additional support material is available by subscribing to the site. The podcasts relate to a range of topics, ranging from current affairs and grammar points, and are designed for beginners through to more advanced levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/
Learn German
This site offers interactive activities that cover a range of situations. Part of a site for German for travellers, there are audio and video clips, crosswords, and games for all beginning German speakers.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/index2.html
IsPartOf http://www.germanfortravellers.com/index.html
Learn Japanese Online
This site contains a collection of free lessons with sound, for learning Japanese. The material covers Japanese conversation, daily phrases, Hiragana, Katakana, and Japanese Kanji. Includes interactive quizzes, vocabulary lists with English translations, and weather and news activities. The site can be viewed in English or Japanese. The 'free materials' tab links to a map of Japan, and short readings in Japanese at a basic level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.coscom.co.jp/freelesson/j-index.html
Learn Languages Abroad
This site provides resources for students of French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, and English. Includes an online dictionary, basic interactive games, and an interactive proficiency level test.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.abroadlanguages.com/al/general/resources.asp
Learn Latin!
This website provides information about learning Latin. Contains an overview of the Latin language, audio clips of phrases and sayings to hear correct pronunciation, interactive proficiency tests, tutorials, articles about life in ancient Rome for reading practice (in English and Latin), games, vocabulary flash cards, and related links. Suitable for secondary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.learn-latin-language-software.com/
Learn Mandarin
This resource contains basic Mandarin lessons for daily use in social and business settings. Topics include daily conversation, food, and idioms and sayings. Lessons include Chinese text with corresponding Hanyu Pinyin, English translations, and audio playback where applicable. There is a multimedia section with animations depicting the origins of Chinese idioms, jokes and stories, and other resources for learning about Chinese culture. Requires Shockwave.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.mandarin.org.sg/smc/learn829a16.html
IsPartOf http://www.mandarin.org.sg/smc/home.html
Learn Spanish online: AulaDiez español online
This site contains free interactive self-marking revision activities for Spanish language learning, as well as other resources which require a login.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.auladiez.com/spanish/index.html
Learn Spanish
This site provides online lessons in Spanish. Includes topics on sentence building, everyday objects, numbers, sports, dining, and parts of speech. Has links to teacher resources, business Spanish, and Spanish culture. Registration is required but is free.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.spanishprograms.com/learn_spanish.htm
Learn Spanish
This website provides an online course to learn Spanish. Contains sections on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, verb drills, lessons and practice activities, a virtual report card, quizzes, and related links. Suitable for upper primary and secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.studyspanish.com/
Learn the Korean Language
This set of resources from the Transparent Language website provides games, audio files of basic Korean phrases, and online quizzes. There is also a general introduction to the Korean language.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.transparent.com/languagepages/korean/korean.htm
IsPartOf http://www.transparent.com/index.htm
Learn to Write Characters
This website contains animations showing stroke by stroke formation of Chinese characters.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/azi/page1.htm
Learning Katakana
This web page from the Yoshida Institute of Japanese Language website provides visual instructions for writing katakana. Contains tables of characters to copy and a link to writing hiragana. Suitable for upper primary and secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://yosida.com/en/katakana.html
Lexique FLE
This website features interactive activities for beginners to revise French language, including text and sound files for vocabulary and pronunciation reinforcement, and practice exercises. The activities are based around different themes and can be played online or downloaded for later use.
[ Metadata record ]
http://lexiquefle.free.fr/
Lexique
This site contains French text with sound files to introduce students to France. Students familiarise themselves with the French terms and concepts related to an aspect of French life, and are directed to websites which provide case studies.
[ Metadata record ]
http://cr.middlebury.edu/public/french/Lexique/
Leçons de grammaire
This French language site for advanced students contains notes and explanations about French grammar, with accompanying interactive multichoice exercises.
[ Metadata record ]
http://french.chass.utoronto.ca/fre180/Articles.html
Linguascope
This is a lively and colourful site, with emphasis on vocabulary acquisition for various topics ranging from colours and countries to daily routines and means of transport. Each topic is divided into four sections: observe, vérifie, joue, and renforce, allowing students to meet the language (usually in both written and spoken form), to check they understand it, to play with it and possibly to undertake a reinforcement or extension activity. Ideal for individual students to practise and reinforce vocabulary learned in class. Access to many of the resources now requires a subscription.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.linguascope.com/
Linguistic Olympics
This website has problem-solving activities designed for secondary school students (ages 11-18). Students compete by solving puzzles based on real languages they have never learned. The puzzles are of varying degrees of difficulty, but all are solvable using ordinary reasoning and analytic skills. The success of the programme lies in students extending themselves beyond their usual thought patterns to discover ways in which speakers of different languages approach reality.
[ Metadata record ]
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~tpayne/lingolym
Literacy Center - The Early Childhood Education Network
This American website Literacy Center - The Early Childhood Education Network, aims to provide early learning activities for parents and teachers to share with young children. The site focuses on students learning to read and includes some maths activities which promote the understanding of the representation of numbers and identification of simple shapes. The activities are also available in French, German, and Spanish, and can be used as interactive lessons for teaching these languages.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm#
HasReview http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/Links/Geometry/LiteracyCentre.aspx
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
This site is an illustrated dictionary with versions covering a number of different languages. These include English, English-French, English-German, English-Italian, English-Japanese, English-Spanish, and English-Portuguese. Many entries have links to a related website appropriate for primary students. The site also has classroom activities that include scavenger hunts suitable for lower to middle primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
IsPartOf http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Los Tebeos de Siempre
This Spanish language site contains comic strips and cartoons from Spanish media, depicting Spanish history and personalities.
[ Metadata record ]
http://atc.ugr.es/~jbernier/comic/comic.es.html
Lost bag: ask a baggage handler [Chinese] [Windows version]
Fly to Beijing. Decide what to do when your luggage goes missing. Watch another traveller talk with a local baggage handler. Notice how the baggage handler reacts to phrases, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Choose the most culturally appropriate way of asking for help. This learning object is one in a series of two objects and suitable for lower and upper secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1260& vers=2.0
Lost bag: ask a baggage handler [Japanese] [Windows version]
Fly to Tokyo. Decide what to do when your luggage goes missing. Watch another traveller talk with a local baggage handler. Notice how the baggage handler reacts to phrases, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Choose the most culturally appropriate way of asking for help. This learning object is one in a series of two objects and suitable for lower and upper secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1262& vers=2.0
Lost bag: baggage claim [French]
Fly to Paris. Decide what to do when your luggage goes missing. Watch another traveller talk with a local airline agent. Notice how the airline agent reacts to phrases, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Choose the most culturally appropriate way of asking for help. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for secondary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=9863& vers=1.0
Lost bag: hotel reception [Chinese] [Windows version]
Arrive at a Chinese hotel. Decide what to do when your luggage goes missing. Watch another traveller talk with a receptionist at the front desk. Notice how the hotel clerk reacts to phrases, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Choose the most culturally appropriate way of asking for help. Use a polite greeting, establish your identity and explain the problem. This learning object is one in a series of two objects and suitable for lower and upper secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1261& vers=2.0
Lost bag: hotel reception [French]
Arrive at a French hotel. Decide what to do when your luggage goes missing. Watch another traveller talk with a receptionist at the front desk. Notice how the hotel clerk reacts to phrases, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Choose the most culturally appropriate way of asking for help. Use a polite greeting, establish your identity and explain the problem. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for secondary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=9867& vers=1.0
Lost bag: hotel reception [Indonesian]
Arrive at an Indonesian hotel. Decide what to do when your luggage goes missing. Watch another traveller talk with a receptionist at the front desk. Notice how the hotel clerk reacts to phrases, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Choose the most culturally appropriate way of asking for help. Use a polite greeting, establish your identity and explain the problem. Students use speech acts to interact with Indonesians in a culturally appropriate way, including greetings, and recognise and use correct language to negotiate and question. This learning object is one in a series of two objects and suitable for lower and upper secondary school levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1259& vers=1.0
Lost bag: hotel reception [Japanese] [Windows version]
Arrive at a Japanese hotel. Decide what to do when your luggage goes missing. Watch another traveller talk with a receptionist at the front desk. Notice how the hotel clerk reacts to phrases, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Choose the most culturally appropriate way of asking for help. Use a polite greeting, establish your identity and explain the problem. This learning object is one in a series of two objects and suitable for lower and upper secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1263& vers=2.0
Lost bike [Chinese] [Windows version]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of a bike you would like to build. Then build a bike to match a description given by a Chinese friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a village. Students apply Chinese words and phrases associated with size, colour and bicycle parts. This learning object is a combination of two objects in the same serie and is suitable for lower primary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1211& vers=1.0
Lost bike [French]
Design bikes using words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose features to complete a bike you would like to build. Then build a bike to match a description given by a French friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where the bikes are hidden in a town. This learning object is a combination of two objects in the same series suitable for lower primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8725& vers=1.2
Lost bike [German]
Design bikes using words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of a bike you would like to build. Then build a bike to match a description given by a German friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a town. This learning object is a combination of two objects in the same series suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8728& vers=1.0
Lost bike [Indonesian]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of a bike you would like to build. Then build a bike to match a description given by an Indonesian friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a village. Interactive activities suitable for independent use with upper primary and secondary students of Indonesian language.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=652&vers=1.0
Lost bike [Japanese] [Windows version]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of a bike you would like to build. Then build a bike to match a description given by a Japanese friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a village. This learning object is a combination of two objects in the same series. Suitable for independent use by upper primary and lower secondary students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1216& vers=2.0
Lost bike: build to order [Chinese] [Windows version]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Build a bike to match a description given by a Chinese friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a town. Students apply Chinese words and phrases associated with size, colour and bicycle parts. This learning object is one in a series of two objects and is suitable for lower primary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1213& vers=1.0
Lost bike: build to order [French]
Build a bike to match a description given by a French friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where the bike is hidden in a town. This learning object is one in a series of three objects, suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8726& vers=1.0
Lost bike: build to order [German]
Build a bike to match descriptions of size, colour and accessories as given by a German friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where your friend's bike is hidden in a town. This learning object is one in a series of two objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object suitable for lower primary.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8729& vers=1.0
Lost bike: build to order [Indonesian]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Build a bike to match a description given by an Indonesian friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a village. Suitable for independent use by upper primary and secondary students of Indonesian. Requires Macromedia Flash.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=946&vers=1.0
Lost bike: build to order [Japanese] [Windows version]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Build a bike to match a description given by a Japanese friend. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a town. This learning object is one in a series of two objects. Suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1215& vers=2.0
Lost bike: build your own bike [Chinese] [Windows version]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of a bike you would like to build. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a town. Students apply Chinese words and phrases associated with size, colour and bicycle parts. This learning object is one in a series of two objects and is suitable for lower primary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1212& vers=1.0
Lost bike: build your own bike [French]
Design a bike using words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose features to complete a bike you would like to build. Use pictures and feedback to find where your bike is hidden in a town. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for lower to middle primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8727& vers=1.0
Lost bike: build your own bike [German]
Design a bike using words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of the bike you would like to build. Use pictures and feedback to find where your bike is hidden in a town. This learning object is one in a series of two objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=8730& vers=1.0
Lost bike: build your own bike [Indonesian]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of a bike you would like to build. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a village. This learning object is one in a series of two objects. Interactive activities suitable for independent use with upper primary and secondary students of Indonesian language.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=945&vers=2.0
Lost bike: build your own bike [Japanese] [Windows version]
Match pictures of bikes with words describing size, colour and accessories. Choose words to complete a description of a bike you would like to build. Use pictures and feedback to find where bikes are hidden in a town. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for lower primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1214& vers=2.0
MFL Games
This site contains a variety of games and activities for learning French, German, and Spanish. Games include flipword, hangman, wordsearches, and a general knowledge quiz. To access the German games enter the Lingua Central link, then click on Primary or Secondary Language Resources.
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http://www.mflgames.co.uk/
Ma France
This part of BBC French offers interactive videos for students to learn French. The videos are accompanied by interactive activities, transcripts, and vocabulary lists.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/
Manga professional: an important day 1 [Japanese]
Practise Japanese and play the role of a new employee in a manga design studio. First explore and learn about how manga comics are made. Practise by working on a story about a postman's surprise. Choose appropriate onomatopoeia and dialogue. Then build a sequence of pictures for a new manga story about a birthday party with a messy ending. This activity is especially designed to engage the interest of girls. This activity is one in a series of six activities and is suitable for upper primary to lower secondary students.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=901&vers=2.0
Manga professional: an important day 2
Play the role of a new employee in a manga design studio. First explore and learn about how manga comics are made. Practise by working on a story about a postman's surprise. Choose appropriate onomatopoeia and dialogue. Then build a sequence of pictures for a new manga story about a birthday party with a messy ending. This activity is especially designed to engage the interest of girls. This learning object is one in a series of six objects is suitable for upper primary to lower secondary students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=613&vers=2.0
Manga professional: be careful 1
Play the role of a new employee in a manga design studio. First explore and learn about how manga comics are made. Practise by working on a story about a skiing 'trip'. Choose appropriate onomatopoeia and dialogue. Then build a sequence of pictures for a new manga story about young samurai fighters in origami hats. This activity is especially designed to engage the interest of boys. This activity is one in a series of six activities suitable for middle and upper primary students.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=900&vers=2.0
Manga professional: be careful 2
Play the role of a new employee in a manga design studio. First explore and learn about how manga comics are made. Practise by working on a story about a skiing 'trip'. Choose appropriate onomatopoeia and dialogue. Then build a sequence of pictures for a new manga story about young samurai fighters in origami hats. This activity is especially designed to engage the interest of boys. This learning object is one in a series of six objects suitable for upper primary and lower secondary students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=612&vers=2.0
Manga professional: don't do that 1
Play the role of a new employee in a manga design studio. First explore and learn about how manga comics are made. Practise by working on a story about a family car trip with an exciting finish. Choose appropriate onomatopoeia and dialogue. Then build a sequence of pictures for a new manga story about a brother and sister who both want the same manga at the same time. This activity is especially designed to engage the interest of boys and girls. This learning object is one in a series of six objects suitable for middle and upper primary students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=899&vers=2.0
Manga professional: don't do that 2
Play the role of a new employee in a manga design studio. First explore and learn about how manga comics are made. Practise by working on a story about a family car trip with an exciting finish. Choose appropriate onomatopoeia and dialogue. Then build a sequence of pictures for a new manga story about a brother and sister who both want the same manga at the same time. This activity is especially designed to engage interest of boys and girls. This learning object is one in a series of six objects suitable for upper primary and lower secondary students.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=611&vers=2.0
Many Answers
Many Answers links to the AnyQuestions.co.nz website, where librarians help New Zealand school students locate quality online information. Database has hundreds of previously asked questions and links to information. Incorporates a powerful search and browse capability with a wiki, and a set of tagging and comment tools. Contains social software and user-contributed content, and is recommended that teachers are discerning when using with students.
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http://manyanswers.co.nz/
IsPartOf http://www.anyquestions.co.nz
Mapion
This is an interactive cybermap of Japan, in Japanese. The maps can be searched through different pathways, and there are also links to weather and travel information. Useful for activities for students of Japanese.
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http://www.mapion.co.jp/html/map/web/japan.html
Mari kita makan [Indonesian]
Explore an Indonesian market and find out how to barter. Choose one of three shopping lists of ingredients for an Indonesian recipe. Visit the market with your Indonesian friend. Browse at the stalls to find out about the items on offer and to find three items from your list. Barter for items with the vendor. Visit all the stalls until you have the items you need. Then review the recipe that uses your purchased ingredients. Repeat the same process for the remaining two shopping lists. A learning object suitable for middle and upper primary and lower secondary levels.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=6915& vers=1.0
Mas arriba Spanish Language Exercises
This is an interactive workbook of introductory Spanish language exercises. It uses pictorial contexts for basic vocabulary and language points and includes instant feedback. Although exercises are designed to accompany a particular edition of a Spanish language workbook the material can be adapted to other textbooks and approaches.
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http://www.trentu.ca/spanish/masarriba/welcome.htm
Matching characters [Chinese]
Work through four activities that have sets of similar Chinese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is a combination of four objects in the same series suitable for lower and middle primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=930&vers=2.0
Matching characters [Japanese]
Work through four activities that have sets of similar Japanese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is a combination of four objects in the same series suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=931&vers=2.0
Matching characters: flip and match: A [Chinese]
Pairs of Chinese characters that look alike are hidden behind cards. Flip the cards and pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Find the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the second in a series of four objects that progressively increase in difficulty and suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=690&vers=2.0
Matching characters: flip and match: A [Japanese]
Pairs of Japanese characters that look alike are hidden behind cards. Flip the cards and pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Find the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the second in a series of four objects that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=715&vers=2.0
Matching characters: flip and match: B [Chinese]
Pairs of Chinese characters that look alike are hidden behind cards. Flip the cards and pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Find the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the last in a series of four objects that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for middle primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=714&vers=2.0
Matching characters: flip and match: B [Japanese]
Pairs of Japanese characters that look alike are hidden behind cards. Flip the cards and pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Find the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the last in a series of four activities that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for middle primary levels. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=716&vers=2.0
Matching characters: match it: A [Chinese]
Look at sets of similar Chinese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This activity is the first in a series of four activities that progressively increase in difficulty. Suitable for beginning students of Chinese.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=472&vers=1.0
Matching characters: match it: A [Chinese]
Look at sets of similar Chinese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the first in a series of four objects that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=472&vers=2.0
Matching characters: match it: A [Japanese]
Look at sets of similar Japanese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the first in a series of four objects that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for lower primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=712&vers=2.0
Matching characters: match it: B [Chinese]
Look at sets of similar Chinese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the third in a series of four objects that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for middle primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=711&vers=2.0
Matching characters: match it: B [Japanese]
Look at sets of similar Japanese characters. Pair up the characters that match exactly. Notice that when characters look alike, they often have related meanings. Spot the subtle differences in strokes that form the different characters. Build your knowledge of simple characters by checking meanings and spoken examples. This learning object is the third in a series of four objects that progressively increase in difficulty and is suitable for middle primary level. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=713&vers=2.0
Meses, Dias, Horas, Minutos
This page from the Quia website contains online games and activities to assist with Spanish language learning. This topic is on learning about time and includes flashcards, matching, concentration, and a word search. (Please note that the activities have been provided by Quia subscribers and have not been individually reviewed, but may be modified as necessary).
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http://www.quia.com/jg/436494.html
IsPartOf http://www.quia.com/
Mexico for Kids
This site contains resources and information for children to learn about Mexico, including Mexican history, government, biodiversity, songs, stories, and recipes. There are interactive games and learning activities, and the site can be viewed in Spanish or in English.
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http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
Monash University - KOR 1010: Korean
This site from Monash University contains a series of units with notes, interactive activities, and sound files for learning Korean. The focus is on conversation topics, and the site includes explanations of grammar and pronunciation.
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http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/kor1010/index.html
Moshi Moshi Project: Student activities page
This distance learning programme is from a US cable learning site. The free material available includes activities for students learning Japanese, including games and puzzles for reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana.
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http://www.moshihola.org/mm/mm_index.html
Moshi moshi: join the band [Japanese] [Windows version]
Confirm arrangements for your band's practice sessions and concert performance. Customise a mobile phone with your own welcome message, ring tones and other settings. Use phone menus and message logs to communicate with friends and agents. Reply to text messages and voice mail by sending an address, calendar entry or photo. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for upper primary and secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1242& vers=2.0
Moshi moshi: meeting up with your mates [Japanese] [Windows version]
Confirm arrangements for a social outing. Customise a mobile phone with your own welcome message, ring tones and other settings. Use phone menus and message logs to communicate with friends. Reply to text messages and voice mail by sending an address, calendar entry or photo. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for upper primary and secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=705&vers=3.0
Moshi moshi: sayonara, Yoko! [Japanese] [Windows version]
Confirm arrangements for a farewell party. Customise a mobile phone with your own welcome message, ring tones and other settings. Use phone menus and message logs to communicate with friends. Reply to text messages and voice mail by sending an address, calendar entry, or photo. This learning object is one in a series of three objects suitable for upper primary and secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1241& vers=2.0
Movie mayhem: school trip [Japanese]
Edit a film about a school bus trip in Hiroshima. Follow the story of three children visiting the city sights over three days. Identify images needed to complete the film. Make sure the images match the script, and emotions shown suit the cultural setting. For example, choose a picture to match a description of two students posing happily for a photo at a museum. Students understand how emotion is conveyed, create a culturally accurate narrative using the soap opera genre, and understand fables. A learning object suitable for secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1247& vers=1.0
Movie mayhem: summer camp [Windows version]
Edit a film about a school holiday camp in China. Follow the story of three children who, at first, don't get along with one another. Identify images needed to complete the film. Make sure the images match the script and emotions shown suit the cultural setting. For example, choose a boy's facial expression suited to apologising to the camp director. A learning object suitable for secondary school level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=853&vers=2.0
Movie mayhem: Putri dan labu (Indonesian)
Edit a film about a Cinderella-style fairytale set in Indonesia. Follow a story about a young girl in a poor family. Identify images needed to complete the film. Make sure the images match the script, and emotions shown suit the narrative setting. For example, choose facial expressions showing fear. A learning object suitable for secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1246& vers=1.0
MultiLingual Center Free Spanish Lessons
This site contains some free lessons for learning Spanish, with brief movie files (requiring Flash) for pronunciation practice, as well as short interactive tests for self-evaluation.
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http://multilingualcenter.com/free_spanish_lessons_02.htm
Multilingual FLASH Macromedia Interactive Activities
This site contains interactive games and activities for young second language learners. Languages include English, French, Spanish and German, and some of the games include sound files for pronunciation revision. Macromedia Shockwave Flash and RealPlayer are required and can be downloaded from the site.
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http://www.caslt.org/teachers/flash.htm
My Family [Japanese]
Meet a Japanese family. Learn each person's age and family relationship. Identify relationships in a family tree. Meet other families and answer simple questions about family composition. Learn common numbers. Listen to spoken Japanese and look at translations in Hiragana, Romaji and English. A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels. Students use vocabulary and basic sentence structure to describe family relationships.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1458& vers=1.0
My Future Party!
This interactive, trilingual (English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language) classroom resource from New Zealand Post is aimed at years 7 and 8, and scaffolds futures thinking as students plan a birthday party in the year 2050 by answering a series of questions based on mathematics, statistics, and social science. Includes teachers' notes.
[ Metadata record ]
http://myfuture.nzpost.co.nz/
My design: talking cat [Chinese]
Design a cat that speaks in Chinese. Select items in Chinese to choose your cat's mood, size, position and colour. Then choose a voice and background picture for your cat. Decide on a name that suits your talking cat. Finally, add a message in Chinese about your cat. You can change your design as many times as you like. This learning object is one in a series of two objects suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=10285& vers=2.0
My family [French]
Meet a French family. Learn each person's age and family relationship. Identify relationships in a family tree. Meet other families and answer simple questions about family composition. Learn common numbers. Listen to spoken French and look at translations. A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels. Students use vocabulary and basic sentence structure to describe family relationships.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1456& vers=2.0
My family [German]
Meet a German family. Learn each person's age and family relationship. Identify relationships in a family tree. Meet other families and answer simple questions about family composition. Learn common numbers. Listen to spoken German and look at translations. A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels. Students use vocabulary and basic sentence structure to describe family relationships.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1457& vers=3.0
My family [German]
Meet a German family. Learn each person's age and family relationship. Identify relationships in a family tree. Meet other families and answer simple questions about family composition. Learn common numbers. Listen to spoken German and look at translations. A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1457& vers=4.0
My family [Indonesian]
Meet an Indonesian family. Learn each person's age and family relationship. Identify relationships in a family tree. Meet other families and answer simple questions about family composition. Learn common numbers. Listen to spoken Indonesian and look at translations. A learning object suitable for lower and middle primary levels. Students use vocabulary and basic sentence structure to describe family relationships.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1455& vers=2.0
My family [Japanese]
Meet a Japanese family. Learn each person's age and family relationship. Identify relationships in a family tree. Meet other families and answer simple questions about family composition. Learn common numbers. Listen to spoken Japanese and look at translations in Hiragana, Romaji and English. SA learning object suitable for lower to middle primary level.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1458& vers=2.0
Mystery objects: Akira Sato [Japanese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as chopsticks, a dictionary and a postcard. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named Akira Sato. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1255& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: David Hunt [Chinese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as a guidebook, a diary and a toy panda. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named David Hunt. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1250& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: Gao Mulin [Chinese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as a guidebook, a diary, and a toy panda. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named Gao Mulin. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4747& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: Harumi Nishikawa [Japanese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as chopsticks, a dictionary, and a postcard. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named Harumi Mishikawa. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4749& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: Jack Grant [Japanese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as chopsticks, a dictionary, and a postcard. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named Jack Grant. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1254& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: Li Yiping [Chinese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as a guidebook, a diary, and a toy panda. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named Li Yiping. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1248& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: Rachael Wood [Japanese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as chopsticks, a dictionary, and a postcard. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named Rachael Wood. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4750& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: Wang Lan [Chinese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as a guidebook, a diary, and a toy panda. Explore biographical information about a bus passenger named Wang Lan. Choose questions to ask. Match the items of luggage to their owner. This learning object is one in a series of four objects suitable for secondary level. The objects are also packaged as a combined learning object.
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http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=4746& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: matching objects to people [Chinese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as a guidebook, a diary, and a toy panda. Explore biographical information about bus passengers. Choose questions to ask them. Match the items of luggage to their owners. This learning object is a combination of four objects in the same series and is suitable for secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=1249& vers=1.0
Mystery objects: matching objects to people [Japanese]
Sort out some mixed-up luggage. Examine objects such as chopsticks, a dictionary and a postcard. Explore biographical information about bus passengers. Choose questions to ask them. Match the items of luggage to their owners. This learning object is a combination of four objects in the same series and is suitable for secondary levels.
[ Metadata record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/protected/objects/?id=855&vers=1.0
Mángo Languages
This site provides beginner's language lessons and resources for learning a number of languages, including Chinese, Japanese, French, German, and Spanish. The resources include sound files, interactive revision exercises, and grammatical and cultural notes. Registration is required, but is free.
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http://www.trymango.com/
Más Arriba: Leccíon 7
This web page from Hispanic Studies at Trent University website provides interactive Spanish language exercises for learners of Spanish. It is based on the pictorial contextualization of basic vocabulary and language points. These pages contain lessons about weather, irregular verbs and negations, and provides instructions in English.
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http://www.trentu.ca/spanish/masarriba/leccion7a.htm#La%20negacion
NHK Japanese Lessons
This page from the NHK website contains a series of Radio Japanese lessons for learning the Japanese language. The lessons take listeners through a basic introduction to spoken Japanese and include material on Japanese life and culture. The audio files are accompanied with English translations and transcripts. The spoken introductions are in English or a range of other languages. Lessons are updated weekly. Real Player is required.
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http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/
IsPartOf http://www.nhk.or.jp/
NSW CSU German Online
This initiative from Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia, contains online listening comprehension activities for learning German. The material is organised by theme and according to level of proficiency, and sample answers are provided for the activities.
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http://hsc.csu.edu.au/german/index.htm
IsPartOf http://hsc.csu.edu.au/
NSW CSU Indonesian Online
This site from the Charles Sturt University provides sample listening, reading, and writing tasks for learning Indonesian. The activities include sound files, and are organised into skills as well as themes, including shopping, food, leisure, traditions and lifestyle, and family and friends.
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http://hsc.csu.edu.au/indonesian/
IsPartOf http://hsc.csu.edu.au/
NSW HSC Online - Chinese
This site from Charles Sturt University provides sample listening, reading, and writing tasks for learning Chinese. The activities include sound files, and are organised into skills as well as topics, including greetings, shopping, eating and drinking, recreation and leisure, traditions and lifestyle, and family.
[ Metadata record ]
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/chinese/
IsPartOf http://hsc.csu.edu.au/
NSW HSC Online Japanese
This site from the Charles Sturt University provides sample listening, reading, and writing tasks for learning Japanese. The activities include sound files, and are organised into skills as well as themes, including family and friends, home, education, work and leisure, and cultural life.
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http://hsc.csu.edu.au/japanese/
IsPartOf http://hsc.csu.edu.au/
NSW HSU Korean Online
This site from Charles Sturt University is developing sample listening, reading, and writing tasks for learning Korean. The activities include sound files, and are organised into levels as well as topics, including greetings, family life, daily life in Korea, celebrations, and the world of work.
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http://hsc.csu.edu.au/korean/
NZAJLT: Language Practice
This is the site for the Association of Japanese Language Teachers, and contains resources such as activities, sound files, and reading material for speaking, reading, and writing practice.
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http://www.ajalt.org/e/online/online.html