This document discusses resources for language learning, including textbooks, technology, and authentic materials. It emphasizes that resources should be engaging, informative, relevant, culturally appropriate, fun, easy to use, purposeful, varied, and age-appropriate. Both textbooks and authentic materials like photographs, maps, and interactions with native speakers are described as important resources if used creatively to scaffold learning. The document stresses that resources must be evaluated on an ongoing basis to ensure they provide interculturally appropriate learning opportunities and remain relevant to contemporary language and culture.