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This website contains a variety of resources for Chinese language learners.

Slideshows, videos, and other resources regarding everything from pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar are provided for free on this website.

The Defense Language Institute has created this vast database of free activities and lesson plans at a variety of levels for many languages, including Arabic (MSA and 5 dialects) and Mandarin Chinese.

Teaching World Languages: A Practical Guide provides insight into the teaching of world languages and is based on current best practices. Organized by topic, each chapter is a stand-alone unit that treats both principles and practices of teaching world languages, and includes examples of activities, resources, and rubrics. The Principles section addresses essential concepts in language teaching while the Practices section places emphasis on the authenticity of the resources, experiences, and activities in which learners are engaged. This guide is available in English, Chinese, and Arabic.

Download the app or log on Animoto.com to explore the uses of digital storytelling in the second-language classroom. This is a free website/app you can use to make digital stories. Simply drag pictures or videos into the timeline to make a video. My students love it.

Arabic curriculum and lesson plans

Noorart is a websites for teaching materials

This site has exercises for teaching letters and words

Resources for teaching Arabic

This site has a free Arabic language placement test. It contains 30 multiple choice questions. The test works on all devices including laptops, notebooks, iPad and tablets.