Students will ask each other about their hobbies and what they enjoy doing during their free time. They will need to be paying attention so that they can present each other's answers.

The German Frame-semantic Online Lexicon (G-FOL) is a prototype of a new kind of pedagogical dictionary. The goal is to help students learn how words are used in modern-day German. This online resource is different from traditional dictionaries and textbooks because it is based on the German FrameNet at the University of Texas at Austin, a digital archive of how German words are used in real life contexts. As such, students can easily access up-to-date information about the syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic contexts in which a German word appears. In addition, each lexical entry provides information about a word’s register, frequency, and related meanings. Thanks to G-FOL’s web-based architecture, the lexicon easily links to other pedagogical resources in digital format and can be updated with new words or new usages of existing words.

This OER Assignment was created by Kelleen Rosebaugh and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Zeigler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid Intermediate Learners of German. Students listen and fill in the cloze text, then use that text to answer comprehension questions, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding,This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.2.A  NE.WL.1.2.D  NE.WL.1.2.E It is expected that this Assignment will take students 20 minutes to complete.

In this lab, students will practice ordering from a menu. Students will also practice posing and answering questions to waiters. Finally, students will engage with the cultural aspects of eating out in a German-speaking country.

Grimm Grammar is an online German grammar reference from the University of Texas at Austin. It is an irreverent revival and shameless exploitation of 19th-century Grimm Fairy Tales for honorable pedagogical purposes.

This OER Assignment was created by Kelleen Rosebaugh and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Zeigler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid Intermediate Learners of German. Students listen and fill in the cloze text, then use that text to answer comprehension questions, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding,This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.2.A  NE.WL.1.2.D  NE.WL.1.2.E It is expected that this Assignment will take students 20 minutes to complete.

This resource is designed to enhance oral proficiency and remain in the language of instruction with some guideposts in English since it's a novice-low task. 

This OER Lesson plan/unit was created by Masey Ringlein as part of the 2023 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with NDE staff to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Frech teachers for student learning of Novice low Learners of French. Students will listen to a story about a family and show their understanding of the text by answering comprehension questions. Students will illustrate the main events from the story to further show their understanding of the story.  This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.1, 1.2, 1.3It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 30 minutes to complete.

Comment naviguer le métro parisien? Have you ever been lost in another city, another country? How would you ask for directions? Would you know how to navigate the French Metro to get from point A to point B? This activity relates to the theme of directions, navigation. Students will use their prior knowledge of vocabulary related to this theme, as well as the imperative form of verbs. Also, most likely students have all experienced being lost in a new city - it is less likely now because of cell phones and satellite maps. However, taking the wrong subway train, going in the wrong direction in a street can still happen regardless of cell phone availability. This activity teaches students how to ask and give directions in the imperative form.

This is an activity for students to speak about the topic of travelling. It has been created for the level C1 and it is divided into different steps.1. WARM UPThe students answer some general questions about travelling.2. READING AND SPEAKING TASKSThe students read a text about "What kind of traveller are you?. There are some expresiions in bold that they need to match to their definitions, so a QR code is provided for them to acces an online activity to do so. After that, the students will describe themselves when it come to travelling.3. TOURIST DESTINATIONS.The students will be provided with some expressions to express opinion about whether or not they would like to visit a place. Then they will be shown different tourist destinations so that they can give their opinion about them.4. TRAVEL MISHAPSThe students will complete a questionnaire about travel mishaps and then, they will share the information in groups.

This OER curriculum map was created by Nebraska World Language teachers and reviewed by Dr. Chrystal Liu & Dorann Avey as part of the 2023 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with NDE staff to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached curriculum map is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will analyze and evaluate the elements of literary text, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding, and use relevant evidence from a variety of sources to assist in analysis and reflection of complex text. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, and 5.2. 

This OER Lesson was created by Chloē Reinwald, Liz Martínez, Kelleen Rosebaugh and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Level 2 Unit 2: Sports & Physical Activity Curriculum Map is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers to adapt into their target language for Novice Learners of Spanish. The purpose of this unit is to learn about sports and physical activities; how they impact physical, social, mental health; value they hold across different cultures; and how they connect people within the community. The following NDE World Language Standard(s): It is expected that this Unit will take students 14-16 days to complete.

The NDE World Language Advisory Board developed this HQIM in May 2023. It is based on the 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards to support curriculum development or improvement to ensure instructional material quality. It is a rubric for curriculum developers and teachers to evaluate the quality of materials for instructional purposes. 

The NDE World Language Advisory Board developed this HQIM in May 2023. It is based on the 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards to support curriculum development or improvement to ensure instructional material quality. It is a rubric for curriculum developers and teachers to evaluate the quality of materials for instructional purposes. 

Research shows that high quality instructional materials (HQIM) matter. To help World Language Educators implement HQIM, the Nebraska Department of Education invited experienced world language teachers across the state to create a curriculum map for Level 2 classes in the summer of 2024. This document is a result of that work and contains links to the 8 units of aligned curriculum that was generated by the group.

Rationale: This activity will provide an alternative to traditional activities on French families offered in a lot of textbooks, and will get students engage with an authentic material: an excerpt from a contemporary Francophone “bande dessinée”. While some students may already know traditional Francophone comics such as Tintin or Astérix, this activity is here to provide them with a more recent and more diverse example. Aya de Yopougon is centered on a young female character growing up in Yop City, a fictional city very similar to writer Marguerite Abouet’s own native city (Abidjan, Ivory Coast). The “reading” phase of this activity is designed to encourage collaborative reading.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Kelly Garcia in collaboration with Nick Ziegler as part of the 2019-20 ESU-NDE Digital Age Pedagogy Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for a grade 9-12 World Languages student.  Students will: use prepositions to give details about where they live.