World Languages Resources to Support Learning During COVID-19

Distance Learning Resources

• How to Go Online in a Hurry - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• Learning Keeps Going
• Resources in Response to COVID-19 - ACTFL

General Resources

• BBC Languages
• Colorín Colorado
• Conjuguemos
• Duolingo
• Language Learning Materials - Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning
• Language Practice Choice Board
• Languages Online
• LingoHut
• Second Language Teaching and Research Center - University of Utah

Language-Specific Resources 

ASL (American Sign Language)

• Online ASL Courses - From Galludet University

Chinese

• AM1320 CHMB - A Vancouver B.C., Canada, a radio station in Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
• Chinese Newspapers and Magazines - Worldpress.org
• Real Chinese - Materials produced to learn/practice Chinese - BBC Languages

French

• Cours et exercices de français gratuits
• Learn French - Le Point du FLE
• Learn French children’s stories - French Experiment
• Litterature audio.com - Free audio books in French
• Paris Match - A French magazine
• Teaching French - Grammar - BBC Language

German

• Deutsch Welle website for German instructors
• Goethe Institute - German Cultural Institute - Resources for teachers of German
• GROW (German Resources on the Web) - American Association of Teachers of German
• Radio Züresee - A Zürich, Switzerland radio station in German
• WELT - German news, including a free daily newspaper

Italian

• American Association Teachers of Italian
• Radio Dimensione Suono Network - Online radio from Italy
• Rai News - News, weather, and other services

Japanese

• Japanese Culture Lessons - Allstays.com

Russian

• Pravda - Russian daily newspaper
• Russnet - Russian-language learning resources, including language modules.
• Soviet Archives Exhibit - Library of Congress

Spanish

• CanalSur Radio Y Televisión - Live radio
• CNN en Española
• El abuelo educa - aprende lengua castellana jugando
• EL PAÍS - A daily Spanish online journal from Madrid, Spain
• Museo del Prado - Online resources from the Prado Museum
• National Textbooks from Mexico - Secretary of Public Education in Mexico
• Paco el Chato - PK-12 textbooks in many content areas
• Radio Television Española - Noticias, peliculas, documentales
• Real Academia Española - Royal Spanish Academy site with dictionaries, thesaurus, and other linguistic resources
• TECLA - A digital publication of Spanish-language activities, organized by level from basic to advanced
• Spanish IV - MIT OpenCourseWare
• Spanish Children’s Stories - Spanish Experiment
• Spanish for Heritage Speakers 2 - CUNY Academic Commons
• Spanish Language Resources - don Quijote Spanish Language Learning