Incorporating authentic materials and real-life tasks into the classroom is easy with Dynamic Activity Templates (DATs). DATs include everything educators need for the day: handouts, in-class activities, and quizzes. Teachers access DATs through an online searchable database, and these instructional tools are perfect for supplementing popular textbooks for Chinese, Japanese, or Spanish.

• Chinese available free of charge
• Japanese and Spanish available free of charge through PEP Tool
• Follow the natural process of second language acquisition
• Searchable by seven parameters, including topic, function, and level
• Contain three communicated modes: presentational, interpersonal, and interpretive
• Quick to download
• Customizable to meet classroom needs
• Targeted for high school and lower-level college students

CASLS developed DATs with sponsorship from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI program and the National Security Education Program (NSEP). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSEP.