General
Publishers
Resource Making
DCSF
Organisations
Gifted and Talented
A bit of fun
Texts
Online Dictionaries
Alien Language - an online Computer Assisted Learning site, designed to support KS3. The aliens are on a mission to collect creatures from around the galaxy. Blast off and learn the parts of the body with them ! There are also printable worksheets.
A Tantôt - a wide range of activities designed to be used on an interactive whiteboard
Azbuka - for Russian language learning
Bzzzpeek.com - listen to the sounds animals and transports make in lots of different languages
Personal Educational Press - create your own worksheets, flashcards, puzzles
Bienvenue - Australian site, with information about culture and tasks to complete
The Ashcombe School - teaching links and resources from the widely respected Language College
Fonetiks.org - Online pronunciation guides to 7 varieties of English and 9 other languages with instant sound
Front pages of newspapers from around the world
Geonames - the countries of the world in their local languages and scripts, with official names, capitals, flags, administrative divisions, and translations of the country and capital names into many different languages
ICT terms in different languages
InfoPlease - search the Almanac for information about different countries
i Love languages - information, products and services to promote language teaching
Japanese Foundation London Language Centre
Japanese Information and Cultural Centre
Japan 21 - supports schools teaching about Japan, also has resources to download and borrow
Language Investigator -This site is aimed at Primary School teachers who are interested introducing a multilingual dimension into their lessons. Lots of useful and interesting background information and links.
Languages Online - many resources for French, Spanish and
Les Clés Junior - online magazine
Little Linguist - founded by a MFL teacher who was frustrated at how difficult it was to obtain quality foreign language resources – especially ones that the children would be interested in.
MFL Resources - many resources
Nacell online resources - resources for early language learning
Omniglot.com - a comprehensive overview of written language in all its forms, with multilingual texts, tips on learning languages, a book store, useful phrases in many different languages, and links to language-related resources.
Parlo.com - interactive language learning site with resources and lesson plans
PlaceSpotting - You're given a photo of a mystery place and have to guess where it is
Real French - resources for teachers and learners of French, compiled by Manchester Metropolitan University
Songs for Teaching - thousands of songs, many with lyrics, sound clips, and teaching suggestions.
Specialeducationalneeds.com - resources for SEN in French, German and a bit of Spanish
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust languages pages
Text-to-Speech - online pronunciation guide with lots of languages
Want to do some private tutoring?
Working with Languages (CILT Cymru)
Comic making:
Comic Life - you have to pay for this programme, but it's not expensive and gives you excellent results. Have a look here at a resource made with it
Comiqs.com - similar to Comic Life, but you do it online
Toondoo.com - this one has ready-made cartoon characters and backgrounds for you to use
MakeBeliefsComix.com - this one has ready made characters in different moods. Lots of MFL potential !
ReadWriteThink Comic Creator - click and drag the pictures you want into your comic
Free Interactive Wordsearch creator
Free Quiz-Busters Plenary Quiz
Puzzlemaker - from Discovery School
Stock Photography at Foto Search - royalty-free clipart, illustrations, video clips, vector maps, and backgrounds
Teachernet resources - search the database
Ethnologue - Languages of the world. An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages.
Languages ICT - information and guidance in using ICT in the classroom
Lingu@web - Scottish resource site
Association for Language Learning
Regional Language Network - promotes language and cultural skills for business and employment in the north-east
Language Advantage - lots of information and advice about languages
NACE - National Association for Able Children in Education
NAGC - National Association for Gifted Children