LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Non-English OER

OER Repositories with Non-English Language Resources

Sometimes you want resources about a subject in a language other than English. It can be difficult to locate OER in other languages that aren't just about learning that language! Below are some repositories and options for translations of OER and OER created in languages other than English.

Foreign Languages & Literacy in Everyday Life Project (FLLITE)
Sponsored by CERCLL (University of Arizona) and COERLL (University of Texas at Austin), takes the creative moments found in everyday language use as the basis for lessons in second language literacy. The goal of the FLLITE Project is the publication of lessons based on authentic texts in both commonly and less-commonly taught languages, for example, blogs, Internet memes, YouTube videos, slam poetry, and so forth.
OER Commons
OER Commons Advanced Search allows users to search by subject, media type, educational level, and conditions of use.
OER in Other Languages
repository dedicated to collecting OER in languages other than English; more for browsing than searching (simple blog)
Open Textbook-BC Campus: Non-English OER
Covers many languages as well as "general" which links to other repositories with non-English materials
OER World Map
Find repositories/projects around the world
Pressbooks Language Learning Collection
A Digital Workbook for Beginning ESOL; Basic Hindi I; Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1; Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2; Elementary Arabic; Green Tea Intermediate English Communication OER; Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English; + JUNTXS; Introduction to French; JUNTXS; Let's Read French Books; Multilingual Tutor Training; Introducción al Español; Redes 2. Curso de español intermedio.; Spunti: Italiano elementare 1; Study Materials for Arabic Students by an Arabic Student

OER in Spanish

LibreTexts: Espanol
Includes Spanish and English translations of textbooks, often side-by-side as chapters of the same book. Students can go back and forth between the chapters in different languages.
RiuNet
institutional repository of the Politechnical University of Valencia - UPV (Spain). Indexed in open access collections.
List of OER Repositories in Spanish: Lista de Repositorios, Motores de Búsqueda, y Sitios Web con licencias REA
Lists repositories and websites with Spanish language options and content in Spanish
OpenLibra
can switch interface between English and Spanish, and filter to English materials or Spanish materials (low-tech interface)
OpenStax: Subjects
Select Spanish from the Subjects menu to view translations of OpenStax textbooks.
Redalyc
OER repository in Mexico of scientific journals
Scielo
academic science journals from Spanish- and Portuguese-Speaking countries, many in Spanish, Portuguese, or English; some with abstracts in both languages

OER in Arabic

Arabic Collections Online
Digitized research libraries of public domain Arabic language books in subjects such as literature, philosophy, law, religion, and more.
"Current state of open educational resources in the Arab region: an investigation in 22 countries"
Article previewing the state of Arab countries' OER projects; potential sources for finding OER written in Arabic?
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Tlili, A., Jemni, M., Khribi, M.K. et al. Current state of open educational resources in the Arab region: an investigation in 22 countries. Smart Learn. Environ. 7, 11 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-020-00120-z

OER in Mandarin

通过表达动物的汉字学习中文书写系统：起源、演变和文化 by Shenglan Zhang (张胜兰)
Call Number: ONLINE
Publication Date: 2024
在内容的取舍上，本书主要包括了重要的动物汉字的起源、它们的字形以及与现代楷体字的联系，从这些字衍生出的其他字、它们的常见用法及文化含义，并展示了历史对当今的持续影响，也阐释了汉字产生发展背后的思维理念。
English Description: This book discusses the origins of important Chinese characters for animals, the original characters used, and their connections to modern characters. In addition to showing the evolution of the character for "horse," for example, other characters that are derived from these characters are also discussed, along with their common uses. By exploring the development of characters for animals, this book serves as a jumping-off point to explore the continuous influence of history on the present day.
Note: This book is written entirely in Chinese, but it is written in short accessible prose with various examples given to engage mid-level Chinese students.

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