For Teachers
Products and services outlined on this page have been designed to meet the interest of teachers in U.S.-related resources suitable for the English language classroom but also to teach subjects such as geography, history, and social studies. Following please find brief references regarding:
- Receiving Updates
- Background information about the USA
- American English Online
- Magazines and newsletters
- School outreach program Meet US
- Picturing America teacher resource
The boxes on the right include links to hand-outs we prepared for past teacher workshops.
Receiving Updates
The U.S. Consulate General operates a listserv to distribute information about upcoming teacher workshops, programs and readings as well as references to interesting websites and other online resources.
This service is free of charge.
To sign up for the listserv please go to the U.S. Embassy's mailing list website, fill out the form and make sure to mark the slot TEACHERS and all other categories you are interested in.
Background information about the USA
There is a wide variety of resources available to get current background about the United States. Please check our publications and online resources page for annotated references.
Links to German resources are available on our German website.
In addition, the U.S. Department of State's English Language Program offers a range of resources and materials that support high-quality English language instruction worldwide. These resources are aimed at supporting teachers of English outside of the U.S.
American English Online
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- American English Online is a website for Professionals Abroad for Teaching English as a Second Language -
The Department of State's Office of English Language Programs promotes quality English
teaching by providing academic expertise, consultative assistance, and
materials resources for English teachers and learners worldwide.
Magazines and Newsletters
English Teaching Forum
This quarterly journal is "published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language. Over 82,000 copies of the magazine are distributed in more than 125 countries. The website contains articles from issues of English Teaching Forum dating back to 1993."
American Studies Journal (ASJ)
The American Studies Journal was published for many years by the U.S. Mission to Germany. It is now "published semiannually by the Center for United States Studies at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. Its primary target audience is teachers of English and American Studies in Germany and throughout the world, yet also seeks to engage university-level readers. The e-journal publishes both research articles and articles on teaching methods. Each issue of the American Studies Journal is devoted to a particular theme in American Studies."
Picturing America
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is a teacher resource from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH):
"Picturing America is composed of forty, carefully selected works of art spanning several centuries — all by American painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects. ... Picturing America's resources unlock the potential in each work of art to enhance the study of American history, social studies, language arts, literature, and civics."
