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Learning Languages Other Than English: A Texas Adventure

This five-part video series, centered around scenes from LOTE classrooms across Texas, provides an overview of the state standards and the guiding principles they reflect as it explores the interrelationship of the five Program Goals. The companion guide discusses how to use the videos in a variety of professional development contexts. See this product's full description page for sample clips, text downloads, and ordering information.


Great TEKSpectations:
Innovative Learning Scenarios for the LOTE Classroom

Developed by Texas teachers of LOTE, these scenarios begin with high interest topics that stimulate creativity and encourage divergent thinking through the use of standards-based, thematic, integrative units of study. They consist of student-centered activities designed to support language development as students explore culturally relevant themes. This product is available on-line or may be ordered from the SEDL Catalog.


Español para el hispanohablante

This publication provides Texas teachers and administrators with guidelines, goals, instructional strategies, and activities for teaching Spanish to heritage language learners at the secondary level. It is based on the principle that the linguistic and cultural background of the heritage learner is a resource that should be recognized and developed to its full potential. See this product's full description page for a free download or ordering information.


A Texas Framework for Languages Other Than English

This publication is serves as an intermediate step between the standards and local curriculum development efforts. Based on a set of eight guiding principals about language learning and teaching, the framework is designed to facilitate the development of standards-based materials that match the characteristics of local districts and campuses. See this product's full description page for a free download or ordering information. 

Leadership Documents

These documents were developed as steps in the ongoing systemic reform process to address issues related to teacher training and in-service professional development as they relate to implementation of the TEKS for LOTE.
* Preparing Language Teachers to Implement the TEKS for LOTE
Recommends pre-service teacher standards and provides guidelines for teacher training institutions. (PDF 320K)
* Professional Development for Language Teachers: Implementing the TEKS for LOTE
Identifies in-service teacher competencies and describes three models of professional development. (PDF 278K)
* Photocopies of these two documents, plus A Texas Framework for Languages Other Than English are available by mail from the Texas Foreign Language Association (TFLA). Send check or money order made out to TFLA to Phyllis Thompson, Houston Baptist University, 7502 Fondren, Houston, TX 77074.
  • TFLA members: $3.00/each or $7.50 for all three
  • Non-members: $3.50/each or $10.00 for all three

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