The Language Materials Project
The UCLA Language Materials Project (LMP) is an on-line bibliographic database
of teaching and learning materials for over 150 Less Commonly Taught Languages
(LCTLs).
Funded by the US Department of Education's International Education and Research program,
the LMP was created in 1992. It is affiliated with the UCLA Center for World Languages.
Both groups are members of the UCLA International Institute.
What this site offers
Contacting Us
How we select materials
Intellectual Property
Disclaimers
Publishers and distributors
Funding
What this site offers
Bibliographic Database of Teaching Materials:
We provide full bibliographic information for each item in the database,
including detailed annotations that describe the content and other features of
the material, intended to help you find the most appropriate materials to meet
your individual teaching and learning needs. When possible, we provide
information on how to order materials. The LMP does not sell the materials
found on the database.
Each language portal contains information specific to a language on the LMP
website, including links to the LMP citations for the language, links to
relevant external websites, and a language profile. The profile provides a map,
a description of key dialects, grammatical features, and a brief linguistic
history.
Find communicative lesson plans and tools, information on foreign language frameworks and standards, and
links to US resources for K-12 foreign language teachers.
These reports provide a summary of the types of teaching materials cited for
each language in our database and can be used to assess the availability of
teaching materials for the languages we cover.
The LMP database includes sources of Authentic Materials. The Authentic
Materials page of this website provides more information about the materials,
and a guide to their use in the classroom.
We have collaborated with the University of Minnesota's LCTL project to link to
their database of institutions that offer less commonly taught languages. This
database represents over 2,000 North American institutions.
We have collaborated with the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC
and host their database of Teaching Materials for the less commonly taught
languages on the LMP site.
National Advisory Committee:
Our National Advisory Committee comprises recognized experts in foreign language
pedagogy across the country. Their role is to evaluate, monitor, and validate
the LMP's scope and research methodology. The Committee members are:
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Dora Johnson, Center for Applied
Linguistics, Washington, DC
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Louis Janus, Center
for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition,University of
Minnesota
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Nina Garrett, Center for
Language Study, Yale University
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Richard Brecht, Center for
Advanced Study of Language, College Park, MD
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Scott McGinnis, Defense
Language Institute, Washington, DC
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Richard Donato, School of
Education, University of Pittsburgh
The LMP is funded by the US Department of Education, Title VI International
Research and Studies Program (Program Officer: Samuel Eisen). Support for
work on Italian materials was initially provided through a grant from the
National Italian American Foundation. Support for work on Authentic Materials
was initially provided through a grant from the US Department of Education,
Title VI Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information
Access Program (Program Officer: Susanna Easton).
Contacting Us
Contact the UCLA Language Materials Project at:
UCLA Language Materials Project
1337 Rolfe Hall, Box 951487
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 90095-1487
Tel (310) 267-4720
Fax (310) 267-4722
Email: lmp@international.ucla.edu
http://www.lmp.ucla.edu
Principle Investigator and Project Director
Professor Thomas J. Hinnebusch
Email: hinnebus@humnet.ucla.edu
Pedagogical Materials Coordinator
Susan Bauckus
Email: lmp@international.ucla.edu
Authentic Materials and K-12 Coordinator
Barbara Blankenship
Email: blankens@humnet.ucla.edu
Contact the UCLA Center for World Languages at:
Center for World Languages
1333 Rolfe Hall, Box 951411
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1411
Tel (310) 825-2510
Fax (310) 206-5183
http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages
The UCLA International Institute: www.international.ucla.edu