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The Languages Other Than English Unit, in the Division of Curriculum, provides direction and leadership for the foreign language program, Kindergarten-Grade 12.
Unit staff assists districts statewide with the implementation of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Languages Other Than English and assists the Textbook Division in overseeing the textbook adoption process for K-12 foreign language instructional materials.
The Languages Other Than English Unit maintains communication with the field related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment, as well as graduation requirements in Chapter 74.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English Chapter 114
Frequently Asked Questions
Languages Other Than English
Foreign Exchange Students
Professional Development
LOTE Teacher Competencies for Professional Development (PDF)
Online LOTE courses for students
Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN)
Related Links
Texas Classical Association
Texas Framework for LOTE
Texas Middle School Program for AP Spanish
Research-Based Resources
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics
National Foreign Language Resource Centers
National Capital Resource Center (NCLRC)
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
Center for Applied Second Language Study (CASLS)
Membership-Based Organizations
American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
American Association Teachers of Italian (AATI)
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
American Classical League (ACL)
American Council on the Teaching of Russian/American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study (ACTR/ACCELS)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)
Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)
Joint National Committee for Languages & National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS)
National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL)
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
National Foreign Language Week (NFLW)
National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL)
Southwest Conference On Language Teaching (SWCOLT)
Ñandutí: Early Foreign Language Learning
Conferences
For meetings of specific language organizations, please see the organizations’ web sites:
Texas Foreign Language Association (TFLA)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Documents
Español para el Hispanohablante
Learning Scenarios (Multiple Languages)
Online Professional Development (LOTE CED)
Preparing Language Teachers to Implement the TEKS (PDF)
Professional Development for Language Teachers (PDF)
Contacts
Jessica Snyder
Program Coordinator, Enrichment Education
jessica.snyder@tea.state.tx.us
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1401
(512) 463-9581
ESC Contacts
Curriculum Division
curriculum@tea.state.tx.us
(512) 463-9581