FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES RESOURCES

 

Listening/Reading Practice:

• “EXTRA” SERIES-Based off of the old 80s sitcoms and developed for French students.  Over 20 episodes!
• EASY FRENCH – French videos with native speakers.
• SUPER EASY FRENCH – French videos for absolute beginners.
• KIDS SONGS – Learn through some children’s songs.
• LE MONDE – News, style, sports, etc. in French.
• DISNEY SONGS – Listen to your favorite Disney songs in French.
• SONGS – 10 songs for the beginning French student.
• MAGAZINES – A collection of French magazines and journals.
• READINGS, LISTENING, DICTATION – Practice your fluency skills.

Grammar/Vocabulary Practice:

• DUOLINGO – A class supplement to help you build some vocabulary.
• SAVOIR AND CONNAITRE QUIZ – A Zinta video.

Cultural Exploration:

• MOVIES – Movies that will inspire your love of French (Fr and Eng)
• FOOD AND RECIPES – This site is all about French cooking.
• LE LOUVRE – Experience the museum in Paris with this virtual tour.
• BASTILLE DAY – French history and some vocabulary.
• 5 LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR TRAVEL – A Zinta video

Language Learning:

• 6 TIPS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING – A Zinta video.

 

PORTUGUESE CLASSES RESOURCES

Listening/Reading Practice:

SONGS – Some songs for the beginning Portuguese student.

• 6 TIPS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING – A Zinta video.
• VERB CONJUGATION – A good reference site for verb conjugations.
• DISNEY SONGS – Listen to your favorite Disney songs in Portuguese.
• KIDS SONGS – Learn  Portuguese through some children’s songs
• EASY PORTUGUESE – European Portuguese videos with native speakers.
• SUPER EASY BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE – Portuguese videos with native speakers.
• NEWS – News, style, sports, etc. all in Portuguese.
• ENVIRONMENT – Articles about astronomy, the planet, and the environment in Portuguese.
• READINGS, LISTENING, DICTATION – Practice your fluency skills.

Grammar/Vocabulary Practice:

 

• USES OF THE WORD “MISMO” – A Zinta video.
• DUOLINGO – A class supplement to help you build some vocabulary.
• LANGUAGE GAMES – Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary  games.
• INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES – Various interactive Portuguese learning activities.

Cultural Exploration:

• BRAZILIAN RECIPES – Atuthentic recipes from Brazil.
• BRAZILIAN CULTURE – A magazine in English about Brazil.
• BRAZILIAN HANDICRAFTS – An article about the influence of crafts in Brazil.

• Language Learning:

• 5 LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR TRAVEL – A Zinta video.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES RESOURCES

Signing Practice:

• HANDSPEAK – Look up the signs you need in this ASL dictonary.

• SUPPLIMENTAL ASL VIDEOS – Lifeprint is a great resource for the ASL student.
• FINGERSPELLING PRACTICE – Fingerspelling exercises to practice speed and accuracy.
• FACEBOOK SITES – #ASLove
• DISNEY SONGS – Watch your favorite Disney songs signed in ASL.
• KIDS SONGS – Learn through some children’s songs.
• SUPPLIMENTAL ASL VIDEOS – Lessons from a Deaf instructor.
• SIGN QUIZZES –  A lot of supplemental material including sign quizzes.
• VIDEO MESSENGER APP – Great to send ASL messages to your friends for practice!
• ASL SONG – Rainbow by Kacey Musgraves signed
• ASL SONG – Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman
• KIDS BOOK – Children’s book story “Always in Trouble”
• STORYTELLING – ASL story signed with captions
• SENTENCE PRACTICE – Sentences for you to sign in ASL.
• SENTENCE STRUCTURE QUIZ – A quiz on ASL sentence structure.

Deaf Culture Exploration:

• DEAF STORYTELLING – Receptive skills through story telling.
• DEAF HISTORY MONTH – Stories about experiences from the Deaf community.
• DEAF AWARENESS MONTH – Stories from the Deaf community.
• HEARING LOSS SIMULATOR – Hear what it is like to have various levels of hearing loss

• Deaf Resources:
  • BOKLUND INTERPRETING SERVICES – A Deaf interpretation organization.

 

ENGLISH CLASSES TRAINING RESOURCES

Listening/Reading Practice:

• “EXTRA” SERIES – Based off the old 80s sitcoms and developed for English students.  Over 20 episodes!
• KIDS SONGS – Learn English through kids songs.
• DISNEY SONGS – Learn English through your favorite Disney songs!
• SHORT STORIES – Various types of short stories in English.
• LISTENING PRACTICE – Various quizzes and practice exercises for listening skills.
• PRACTICE ACTIVITIES – Listening, Reading, and Grammar activities of various levels.
• CONVERSATIONAL VIDEOS – Basic conversation for the ESL learner.
• LISTENING PRACTICE – Various listening activities for beginning and intermediate students.
• LISTENING AND PRACTICE TESTS – Various intermediate and advanced listening exercises and practice tests.
• VIDEOS – Beginning levels videos.
• KIDS VIDEOS AND ACTIVITIES – ESL for kids.
• 5 LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR TRAVEL – A Zinta video
• READINGS, LISTENING, DICTATION – Practice your fluency skills

Grammar & Vocabulary Practice:

• DUOLINGO – A class supplement to help you build some vocabulary.
• EXPLANATIONS AND ACTIVITIES – Bilingual explanations Spanish/English.
• ENGLISH FOR VIETNAMESE – Explanations in Vietnamese.
• PRACTICE ACTIVITIES – Various practice activities and word games for ESL.
• QUIZZES AND WORD GAMES – Various levels of grammar quizzes.

Language Learning:

• 6 TIPS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING – A Zinta video.

Citizenship:

Becoming a U.S. Citizen

Organizations that offer help with citizenship

• Wichita Ks Catholic Charities
• Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project
  – ensures immigrants in the community have equal access to due process in our complex immigration system.