Foreign Language Resource Centers

	LANGUAGE	MATERIAL
Hard Copy	Hawaiian Japanese Maori Beginning Intermediate Advanced	Developing, using, and analyzing rubrics in language assessment with case studies in Asian and Pacific languages Rubrics are essential tools for all language teachers in this age of communicative and task-based teaching and assessment—tools that allow us to efficiently communicate to our students what we are looking for in the productive language abilities of .. (more)
Downloadable File	-Applicable to any language-	Creating Teacher Community: Selected Papers from the Third International Conference on Language Teacher Education The papers in this volume were selected from presentations originally presented at the Third International Conference on Language Teacher Education held in Minneapolis in May 2003. Rooted in different instructional settings, the selected papers offer .. (more)
Downloadable File	-Applicable to any language- Intermediate	Second Language Writing Portfolio Assessment: The Influences of the Assessment Criteria and the Rating Process on Holistic Scores CARLA Working Paper Series #20 · 53 pp. This paper reports on a study of the influences of the assessment criteria and the rating process on holistic scores assigned to second language writing portfolio components. Conducted in the context of an .. (more)
Downloadable File	-Applicable to any language-	Research and Practice in Language Teacher Education: Voices from the Field; Selected Papers from the First International Conference on Language Teacher Education These fifteen selected papers from the First International Language Teacher Education Conference in 1999 focus on three particularly important areas in the field of language teacher education: the knowledge base of language teaching; processes of lan .. (more)
Downloadable File	-Applicable to any language-	Impact of Interlocutor and Task on First and Second Language Use in a Spanish Immersion Program This CARLA Working Paper features a study of L1 (English) and L2 (Spanish) use by three 5th graders in an immersion classroom, identifying the contexts in which the L1 and L2 are used. .. (more)
Downloadable File	-Applicable to any language- Beginning	Motivation and Learning Strategies in a Foreign Language Setting: A Look at a Learner of Korean This CARLA Working Paper examines motivational factors and learning strategies mentioned in a language learner's diary from a ten-week Korean class. .. (more)
Downloadable File	Russian Beginning Intermediate	Tools for the Articulation of Russian Language Instruction: Standards, a Curriculum Framework, Sample Assessments, and Teacher Resources This CARLA Working Paper provides a practical guide for Russian teachers that features a curricular framework, benchmarks, and sample assessments, all tied to common standards. .. (more)
Downloadable File	Japanese Beginning Intermediate	Tools for the Articulation of Japanese Language Instruction: Standards, A Curricular Framework, Benchmarks, and Sample Assessments This CARLA Working Paper provides a practical guide for Japanese teachers that features a curricular framework, benchmarks, and sample assessments, all tied to common standards. .. (more)
Interactive Website	Chinese Japanese Korean -Applicable to any language- Persian Beginning Intermediate	Learner Language: Tools for Teachers Website The learner language website provides a wealth of information for teachers of all languages on learner language, error analysis, interlanguage, referential communication, and complexity. Another section gives practical information on designing inter .. (more)
Interactive Website	-Applicable to any language- Beginning Intermediate Advanced	Developing Classroom Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages website To address the challenges LCTL teachers face in developing instructional materials, the LCTL Project created a new website offering LCTL teachers the background and tools needed to create high quality materials. The site features videos of leading la .. (more)