Resources: World and Native Languages
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World and Native Language Resources
Classroom Resources
We encourage educators to head to the Arizona Digital Educators Library (ADEL) to find more resources and to use the Lesson Plan Companion to build lessons using our AI generator and the standards.
ADE does not endorse or support any particular resource or curriculum. We are only providing options that local education agencies may choose and select from when making the best decisions for their students.
General Langauge Resources
- Spanish Grammar in Context: A reference grammar with video and examples from the Spanish in Texas collection
- grimmgrammar (German grammar reference in zany post-modern Grimm’s fairy tale characters)
- Chinese Word Order Practice (archived in 2026 but still a good resource
- ¡Listos! (Series of Units for Heritage Spanish learners)
- Chinese Take-In (Interactive activities for first-year Chinese learners with vocabulary and quizzes)
- American Sign Language University (ASLU) (includes vocabulary videos, lesson plans, sample quizzes)
- Bingo Baker (Create your own BINGO cards!)
- Calico Spanish Free Games, Videos, and Quizzes (Novice)
- Conjuguemos (Free version allows for activities in verb tenses)
- Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (Considered the site of the “official” correct Spanish language)
- A Lab for Learning Spanish with Free Online Lessons (Great Printables!)
- SpakingLatino.com Freebies for Spanish Teachers
- Grahngotlang.com: Resources for World Language Teachers and Leaders
Literature Resources
- Enhancing Language Skills through Literature (teachers.institute)
- Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures (OpenBook Publishers)
- Classics (OpenBook Publishers)
- Chinese List of Public Domain Books (Project Gutenberg)
- French List of Public Domain Books (Project Gutenberg)
- German List of Public Domain Books (Project Gutenberg)
- Spanish List of Public Domain Books (Project Gutenberg)
Open Education Resource (OER) Textbooks
- Classics: Greek Textbooks (OpenBook Publishers)
- Classics: Latin Textbooks (OpenBook Publishers)
- You Speak Korean! Book 1
- You Speak Korean! Workbook 1
- You Speak Korean! Book 2
- You Speak Korean! Workbook 2
- Français inclusif: An Interactive Textbook for French 101
- Français inclusif: An Interactive Textbook for French 102
- Français inclusif: An Interactive Textbook for French 201
- Français inclusif: An Interactive Textbook for French 202
- Instructor Materials for the Français inclusif Online Textbooks (Request Required)
- Así me expreso: Discovering Spanish Proficiency (Intermediate Spanish Textbook)
- Llamadas: Español presentacional nivel intermedio-avanzado (Intermediate-Advanced Textbook)
- Estamos aquí! Intermediate Textbook
- Trayectos Volume 1: Mi vida en la universidad (Novice)
- Trayectos Volume 2: Mas sobre mi (Novice)
- Deutsch im Blick (Online textbook with video companions and grammar support)
BBC Language Resources
These BBC Language webpages are archived (they are no longer updated) but the materials and links are very useful!
Authentic Resource Repositories
- SpinTX: Authentic Spanish videos for language learning
- LangMedia Authentic Materials in almost 60 Languages
- Les Conversations Mises à Jour (Intermediate and Advanced Learners)
- Chinese Dialogues (Audio Collection)
Video Resourcces and Repositories
- Gateway to Chinese Grammar Lessons (YouTube Channel)
- Languages Videos from TEDEd
Open Education Resource (OER) Collections
- FULL COLLECTION: COERLL OER
- Spanish Collection from OER Commons
- French Collection from OER Commons
- Chinese Collection from OER Commons
- Voces de nuestro mundo (Tasks)
- Français interactif (Web-based first-year French program with 13 chapters)
Critical and Native Language Resources
- Arizona Office of Indian Education
- Teaching Indigenous Language Books (List of books that supports the teaching of Native Languages)
- The Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian & East European Studies at ASU
- Foreign Language Training from the State Department
- Critical Language Pedagogy: An Introduction to Principles and Values
- Native Language Education form National Indian Education Association
- On the Importance of Indigenous Language Education: Reflecting on Past and Current US Policy (WestEd)
- Native American Language Resource Center (NALRC)
Assessment Resources
- Backwards Design for World Language (Ohio Dept of Ed)
- Backwards Design (CARLA)
- Designing Meaningful Assessments in World Language Classes (Edutopia)
- Using Integrated Performance Assessments (Center for Applied Linguistics)
- Integrated Performance Assessment (CARLA)
- Assessment in the World Languages (grahnforlang.com)
- Rubrics for the World Language Classroom – Performance and Proficiency (Ohio Dept of Ed)
- Center for Applied Linguistics: Understanding Assessment Tutorial
Cultural Competencies Resources
- How to Build Cultural and Intercultural Competence in Language Classrooms: Strategies to Foster Connection and Empathy (Growing with Proficiency)
- Learning Design for Teaching Culture in the Language Classroom (UA)
- What is Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy? (IES)
- SPAN 304 Introduction to Hispanic Literature Website/Workbook
- SPAN 377 Latin America Civilization & Culture Website/Workbook
Dual Language Immersion Resources
- PBS Learning Media Resources in Spanish
- Word of the Week: English and Spanish Word | Dot’s Spot (PBS)
- iCivics Spanish Language Lessons
- Project Zero Thinking Routines (Spanish Versions)
- Digital Inquiry Group Materials in Spanish
- Hojas de Ejercicios de Análisis de Documentos (Archives)
- Discovery Education Language Versions
- 137 Landform Vocabulary Terms in Spanish
- SmartPath Financial Literacy Curriculum (Spanish)
- Financial Literacy & Financial Education for K-12 Students from EverFi (All but two lessons are available in Spanish, one available in French)
- Wellness Matters: K-12 Health & Wellness Courses from EverFi (All but one lesson available in Spanish , two available in French)
- Curiosity Matters: College and Career Readiness Resources from EverFi (All but two lessons available in Spanish, one available in French)
- STEM & History Lessons for Middle and High School Students from EverFi (All but three lessons available in Spanish, two available in French)
- Mathematics and Economics: Grades K-5 curriculum Versión en Español from Universtiy of Minnesota
- Federal Reserve Education Economics Lessons in Spanish
- Federal Reserve Education Personal Finance Lessons in Spanish
- Consider the Source New York Spanish Primary Sources
- National Museum of the American Latino Bilingual Materials
- Multilingual Learning Toolkit Content Learning and Strategies
Title VI Lamguage Resource Centers
LRCs create language learning and teaching materials, offer professional learning opportunities for language instructors, and conduct and disseminate research on language learning and teaching. All LRCs engage in efforts that enable U.S. teachers, students and the public to better work, serve, and lead.
- Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center at Georgetown University
- The Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research at The Pennsylvania State University
- Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at University of Minnesota
- Center for Applied Second Language Studies at University of Oregon
- Curricular Enhancement, Development, Access, and Research Language Resource Center at University of Cincinnati
- Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region at Indiana University
- Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy at University of Arizona
- Center for Integrated Language Communities at The Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research at Georgia State University
- National African Language Resource Center at Indiana University Bloomington
- National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- National Heritage Language Resource Center at University of California, Los Angeles
- National Less Commonly Taught Languages Resource Center at Michigan State University
- National Resource Center for Asian Languages at California State University, Fullerton
- Professionals in Education Advancing Research and Language Learning at University of Maryland
- The Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center at Duke University
Please email [email protected] to be directed to the World and Native Languages Team.