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Item Français interactif (Fourth Edition)(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2019) Kelton, Karen; Guilloteau, Nancy; Blyth, CarlFrançais interactif, (www.laits.utexas.edu/fi), the web-based French program developed and in use at the University of Texas since 2004, and its companion site, Tex’s French Grammar (2000) (www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/) are free open educational multimedia resources (OER), which require neither password nor fees. OER promote learning and scholarship for everyone, everywhere! Français interactif, used increasingly by students, teachers, and institutions throughout the world, includes 320 videos (American students in France, native French interviews, vocabulary and culture presentation videos) recorded vocabulary lists, phonetic lessons, online grammar lessons (600 pages) with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, online grammar tools (verb conjugation reference, verb practice), and diagnostic grammar tests.Item Yorùbá Yé Mi(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2012) Mosadomi, FehintolaYorùbá Yémi (http://www.coerll.utexas.edu/yemi/) is a multi-media program designed to enliven classroom activities. It promotes and enhances the learning of Yorùbá by incorporating the four language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.Item Deutsch im Blick(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2017) Abrams, ZsuzsannaDeutsch im Blick (http://coerll.utexas.edu/dib/) a web-based German program developed at the University of Texas, and its companion site, Grimm Grammar (http://coerll.utexas.edu/gg/) are free open educational multimedia resources (OER), which require neither password nor fees. Deutsch im Blick includes 307 videos (American students in Germany, native German interviews, vocabulary and culture presentation videos) recorded vocabulary lists, phonetic lessons, online grammar lessons (600 pages) with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, online grammar tools, and diagnostic grammar tests. Deutsch im Blick is an online, non-traditional language learning program for beginning and early intermediate students of German. It is quite different from your traditional language textbooks, so it might take some getting used to. However, you’ll enjoy learning German as long as you like to play with language, explore how vocabulary and grammar work together to create meaning, and are curious about the cultures of the German-speaking countries. The main premise of Deutsch im Blick is that learning a foreign language should focus on learning language in use. Thus, all activities are guided by real-life, plausible language situations: How would native and non-native speakers use the vocabulary, grammar and sociolinguistic rules in everyday contexts to make sense of what others tell them and to make meaning themselves?Item Le Littéraire dans le quotidien(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2013) Luks, Joanna GayResources for a transdisciplinary approach to reading/writing at the first and second year levels of college French.Item Conversa Brasileira(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2013) Kelm, OrlandoConversa Brasileira, http://coerll.utexas.edu/brazilpod/cob/, is a web-based Portuguese program developed at the University of Texas, which is designed to provide intermediate- and advanced-level students of Portuguese with an opportunity to analyze and study how Brazilians actually talk to one another in informal conversations. The online materials are comprised of 35 short video clips that are accompanied with optional Portuguese subtitles, English translations, pop-up commentary and analysis, PDF lesson notes, and user discussion blogs. The content of the videos provides learners with a slice-of-live view of Brazilian conversations in natural settings. This textbook provides learners with a hard copy of the lesson transcripts, translations, and lesson notes. Conversa Brasileira is just one of the many Portuguese Language projects that make up the complete collection of BrazilPod, http://coerll.utexas.edu/brazilpod/index.php.Item ClicaBrasil: Portuguese Language and Culture for Intermediate Students(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2017) Flanzer, VivianClicaBrasil (https://laits.utexas.edu/clicabrasil/) was designed to teach the Portuguese language in the context of Brazilian culture to in- termediate and advanced language learners. It can be successfully used either in classroom settings or in autonomous learning situations. The website and textbook comprise an open curriculum that includes seven units based on culturally rich literary texts. In addition, the curriculum contains 157 authentic and unscripted videos of Brazilians from all regions and sectors of society speaking sponta- neously about their lives, their country, and topics that arise from these readings. Each unit contains hundreds of activities that hone language skills while raising awareness about contemporary Brazilian society. The activities are accompanied by a helpful answer-key. ClicaBrasil also provides a grammar bank with concise explanations about verb tenses and conjugations as well as a vocabulary list for each chapter. Designed to accompany the website, the ClicaBrasil textbook is downloadable for free in PDF format and is also available for purchase as a print-on-demand book from Amazon and Lulu. com.Item Recorridos(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2017) Arnold, Betsy; Potter, RoseThe story of don Quixote is perfect to promote authentic communication and critical thinking in the upper level Spanish classroom. A companion Teacher Support is available. The language of the Siglo de Oro can be an insurmountable barrier for many readers. This textbook provides historical information, narrative techniques, lists of characters, themes and key words before they begin to read each chapter. While reading, vocabulary glossed in comprehensible Spanish appears in the margin opposite challenging words. Cultural references and proverbs from the work facilitate a deeper understanding. Each chapter contains checks for understanding and ends with activities to build vocabulary. It includes chapters 1-8, 10, 17 and 74 for AP classrooms.Item Trayectos 2: Más sobre mí(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2022) Zapata, Gabriela C.Trayectos (https://trayectosoer.org/) is an open educational resource (OER) for novice learners of Spanish developed by Dr. Gabriela Zapata (University of Nottingham, UK) and a team of graduate and undergraduate students from Texas A&M, with the support of COERLL at UT-Austin. Users are free to adapt the content and to share derivatives with others thanks to Trayectos’ open license (CC-BY-SA). A first-year curriculum that emphasizes the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world, Trayectos includes authentic digital media as well as a two-volume print textbook (available either as a PDF or as a hard copy book). In keeping with its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Trayectos follows the Multiliteracies pedagogy referred to as Learning by Design (Kalantzis et al. 2005, 2016). In this approach, learning is described as a dynamic process involving four main knowledge actions: experiencing, conceptualizing, analyzing, and applyingItem Trayectos 1: Mi vida en la universidad(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2021) Zapata, Gabriela C.Trayectos (https://trayectosoer.org/) is an open educational resource (OER) for novice learners of Spanish developed by Dr. Gabriela Zapata (University of Nottingham, UK) and a team of graduate and undergraduate students from Texas A&M, with the support of COERLL at UT-Austin. Users are free to adapt the content and to share derivatives with others thanks to Trayectos’ open license (CC-BY-SA). A first-year curriculum that emphasizes the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world, Trayectos includes authentic digital media as well as a two-volume print textbook (available either as a PDF or as a hard copy book). In keeping with its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Trayectos follows the Multiliteracies pedagogy referred to as Learning by Design (Kalantzis et al. 2005, 2016). In this approach, learning is described as a dynamic process involving four main knowledge actions: experiencing, conceptualizing, analyzing, and applying.Item Her Şey Bir Merhaba ile Başlar(Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, 2021-02-24) Okur, JeannetteHer Şey Bir Merhaba ile Başlar (https://merhaba.coerll.utexas.edu/) was developed for intermediate level Turkish language courses at the University of Texas at Austin. Intermediate learners and their instructors may use it for different purposes: self-study, classroom instruction, tutoring, or as a pastime. The lessons in Her Şey Bir Merhaba ile Başlar integrate reading, listening and viewing comprehension, writing and speaking practice, grammar, vocabulary, and cultural activities. Dozens of audio and video clips of Turkish speakers describing their lives, their culture, and their country support and enhance these activities. The Her Şey Bir Merhaba ile Başlar textbook, accompanying public Canvas course, and Youtube channel comprise a media-rich open educational resource (OER) developed by Dr. Jeannette Okur at the University of Texas at Austin.