Resources
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Standards
California World Languages Standards & Framework
- CDE World Languages Standards for California Public Schools
- CDE Interactive World Languages Standards
- California World Languages Framework (Pre-publication links)
- World Languages Poster
ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
- ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
- ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners
- NCSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements
Other Standards and Guides
More Resources, Support and Inspiration for World Language Teachers
- California Department of Education: World Languages
Information relating to world languages programs, content knowledge, and pedagogy for California educators. - Occidental College World Language Project - The Basics of Teaching Online
Pages created to meet the needs of world language teachers who now teach online and need diverse instructional technology tools. - Advancing Our Teaching Practice: A Series of Coaching Videos
Short videos on the core practices. Examples in Japanese, but presented in English. - Teaching and Classroom Resources for Japanese Teachers
Reports
- Educating for Global Competency (2016)
- Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World (2011)
- America's Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century (2017)
- The State of Languages in the U.S.: A Statistical Report (2016)
- Global California 2030 - Speak. Learn. Lead.
Associations
| Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) | 302 N. Granite St. Marion, IL 62959-2346 Telephone: 815-310-0490 Fax: 815-310-5754 |
| American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) | American Association of Teachers of German 112 Haddontowne Court, #104 Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034-3668 Phone: (856) 795-5553; Fax: (856) 795-9398 E-mail: headquarters@aatg.org |
| American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) | President: Anthony Julian Tamburri John D. Calandra Italian American Institute New York, N.Y. 10036 Tel: (212) 642-2094 Fax: (212) 642-2030 E-mail: anthony.tamburri@qc.cuny.edu |
| American Association of Teachers of Japanese | |
| American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) | President Dr. Young-mee Yu Cho Department of Asian Languages and Cultures 330 Scott Hall CAC Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08901 E-mail: yucho@rci.rutgers.edu |
| American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) | 900 Ladd Road Walled Lake, MI 48390 Phone: (248) 960.2180; Fax: (248) 960.9570 Email: corporate@aatsp.org |
| American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) | 1001 N. Fairfax St., Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 894-2900; Fax: (703) 894-2905 E-mail: headquarters@actfl.org |
| California Language Teachers Association (CLTA) | California Language Teachers' Association Elizabeth Matchett, Executive Director E-mail: exec-director@clta.net |
| California World Language Project (CWLP) | Margaret Peterson, Executive Director Stanford University School of Education CERAS, Room 109 Stanford, CA 94305-3084 Phone: (650) 736-9042; Fax: (650) 723-7578 E-mail: mpeterson3@stanford.edu |
| Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) | |
| Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC) | |
| Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) | Center for Chinese Studies Moore Hall #416 University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-2692 |
| Goethe Institute | 530 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: (415) 263-8760; Fax: (415) 391-8715 |
| Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco | Istituto Italiano di Cultura 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F San Francisco, CA, 94102 Telephone: (415) 788-7142 Fax: (415) 788-6389 |
| National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) | Antonia Folarin Schleicher, President National African Language Resource Center 4231 Humanities Bld. 455 N Park Street Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-265-7905 Fax: 608-265-7904 |
| National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL) | National Network for Early Language Learning P.O. Box 7266, B201 Tribble Hall - Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Phone: (336) 758-5341 Fax: (336) 758-4591 E-mail: nnell@wfu.edu |
| The Japan Foundation | The Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office & Language Center 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2250 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: 213-621-2267 Fax: 213-621-2590 |