Authentic Resources

AUTHENTIC RESOURCES:

"Authentic Resources" can be easily found online in a myriad of places. Digital formats allow you to manipulate, mix and combine - to hotlink, to create easy visual presentations and more.   My favorite authentic resources or #authres are often images. Our students are highly visual and images can spark curiousity, a spirit of adventure, shock, laughter and more.

In addition to governmental, news and commercial websites, there are some amazing teacher curators of authentic resources that have worked hard to make using realia and authentic resources easier for you.   What is important is to consider what your students WILL DO with these pieces that will push them up the proficiency ladder.

I've added a large list of authentic resources for multiple languages here. This list is not exhaustive; rather it is dynamic and actively changing. My suggestion is to begin your own collection and organize them by theme and/or level on a site such as Pinterest.com that allows you to continue the sharing process.   I would also highly recommend that you consider Amy Lenord's blog on "How to Evaluate an Authentic Resource." http://www.amylenord.net/blog/how-to-evaluate-an-authentic-resource

GENERAL:

http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/ - weekly newsletter with resources, teaching ideas http://worldlanguages.merlot.org/ - extensive library of resources
http://www.pinterest.com/ - teachers share resources
http://www.newseum.com/ - daily newspapers from around the world
http://www.lyricsgaps.com/ - listen to songs and fill in the missing words http://www.lyricstraining.com http://nclrc.org/teaching_materials/links_to_fl_materials/authentic.html
http://nclrc.org/cultureclub/ http://langlink.net/langlink/teach.htm
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/?lang=es http://www.uni.edu/becker/index.html
http://authentic-resources.wikispaces.com/
http://www.nclrc.org/teaching_materials/links_to_fl_materials/authentic.html http://reflecciones-kj.blogspot.com/2013/01/ideas-for-using-authentic-resources.html
http://blog.calicospanish.com/2013/02/23/best-authentic-resources-for-world-language-teachers.html
less common langs http://www.ielanguages.com/real/
http://libguides.usd.edu/content.php?pid=28012&sid=1055064
http://lauraterrill.wikispaces.com/Authentic+Materials
http://kplacido.com/category/authentic-materials/
http://elmundodebirch.wikispaces.com/Resources+by+category

Spanish:

FRENCH:

GERMAN:

http://www.carla.umn.edu/resources/teaching/german.html
http://www.aatg.org/?page=GROW
http://www.gsd.umn.edu/language/greenproject/
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/GERMAN/HMR/531/index.html
http://authenticresources.wikispaces.com/GERMAN
http://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/lp/lhr/mat/enindex.htm
http://altec.colorado.edu/languagelinks/German.shtml
http://www.britishcouncil.org/flasonline-lessons-asa-using-authentic-texts-updated.doc
http://www.uni.edu/becker/German2.html

Chinese:

http://www.carla.umn.edu/resources/teaching/chinese.html
http://cercll.arizona.edu/resources/materials/chinese
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/chinese_take-in/
http://readchinese.nflc.org
http://kid.chinese.cn/en/article/
http://blogs.nvcc.edu/dtan/resources-for-learning-chinese/