FLTEACH Bulletin Board

Language campers needed August 3 - 9, 2008

Linda Twedt — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:40:26 GMT

Dear colleagues,
Due to the less-than-robust economy, for the first time ever, signups for Language Camp, located north of Pittsburgh, PA, are way down, and the director is trying to find campers for August 3 - 9. The camp, held at beautiful Camp Kon-o-kwee, serves students finishing grades 2 - 8 in French, Spanish and German. No previous study of any foreign language is necessary.

My own children have been campers/CITs there for many years, I was a counselor during one of those years, and my whole family can't say enough about the fantastic experience it is for the kids to participate in camp activities and nightly celebrations completely in the language, plus both small and large group instruction by certified teachers. The campers have a ball and don't want to leave at the end of the week!

Tuition for the camp, including room and board, costs around $435 dollars, but director and National Board certified German teacher Helena Schaefers is willing to provide partial scholarships.

If you know of students who could like to attend, I'm asking a large favor. Please contact Helena for more information, then call your school's administrative assistants for student emails or phone numbers. The website www.languagecamp.org; is now down, but should be reactivated soon. Please call Helena at (412) 366-7925.

Thank you, dear friends, for considering!
Linda Twedt
Poitiers75@msn.com

Edugame

dlgenove@rochester.rr.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:05:05 GMT

Anyone interested in purchasing a barely used Edugame system. There are 36 remotes(clickers) including batteries and the infrared wire hookup. I am not able to use it where I am now so I am willing to sell it very reasonalbly.
Contact me off list.
D
dlgenove@rochester.rr.com

Are you a multilingual supporter of Barack Obama?

Adin A. Eichler — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:25:56 GMT

Dear FLTeachers:

Are you a multilingual supporter of Barack Obama?

Beyond National Action is seeking volunteers to translate speeches and
platform issues into various languages.

If you can help in translating, please contact Tammy Leffall at:
beyondnationalaction@gmail.com

They are now creating multilingual pdf flyers for immediate distribution or
for viewing at their web page.

Those interested can view Barack Obama speeches and his plans to address the
issues in many other languages at:

http://beyondnationalaction.com/Barackaroundtheworld.html

Best,

Adin Eichler
San Francisco
5skandhas@gmail.com
pancakkhandha@gmail.com

En Espanol Ia, b, I and II books, transparencies, CD's TE, and videos

Susana Garcia — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:54:09 GMT

Hola listeros: I just want to tell you that my school is selling En Espanol
Ia, b, I and II books, transparencies, CD's TE, and videos that go with the
book. If you are interested in buying them please call Mrs. Lynda Malpass at
919 736-1045 and tell her that you got this information from Susana Garcia.
You have to pay for shipping. The books and the extra material are from the
2000.
Thank you and have a great summer.
Susana Garcia

sumenga00@gmail.com

FRENCH DICTIONARIES for Sale

Richard Daugherty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:30:54 GMT

I have approximately 25 Cassell's Concise French Dictionaries Hardback
(French-English, English-French) for sale. They are in perfect condition and still have their dust jackets. They are literally like new. I will sell them for 5 dollars each, plus postage. If in the Chattanooga area, I can arrange to meet you.

Richard Daugherty
daugherr@k12tn.net

Re:__Ya_Ver�s_used_texts_for_sale?=

Chris Looney — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:03:49 GMT

Pending arrival of new materials July 1st, I will have 133 copies of =
Ya Ver�s Level one and 43 copies of Ya Ver�s level 2 for sale, both copyrighted 1997 with teacher resource kits. Most are in very good to near new condition. If interested, please email chris_l@treca.org =20=

and make an offer.

Thanks,
Chris

Mr. Chris Looney
Spanish/French Teacher
Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School
3165 Hillman-Ford Road
Morral, Ohio 43337
740-383-2167 x218

French grammar Powerpoints on CD

suecotter — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:02:28 GMT

Bonjour!
Je m�appelle Sue Cotter. J��tais prof de fran�ais pendant 30 ans dont la plupart � Round Rock High School pr�s d�Austin. J�ai d� prendre une retraite inattendue en 2006 � la suite d�une maladie s�rieuse. Je vais bien maintenant mais je trouve que je ne peux pas me passer de l�enseignement de la langue de Moli�re! Donc pour m�amuser, j�ai cr�� quelques pr�sentations Power Point de la grammaire fran�aise telles que j�aurais voulues si j��tais toujours devant une salle de classe.
Je vous invite � visiter mon site web pour plus de renseignements et des �chantillons (www.suesfrenchmodules.com) ou � donner un coup d��il � l�annonce ci-dessous. Vous pouvez me contacter aussi � suesfrenchmodules@yahoo.com.
Bien � vous �
SueC

Sue's French Modules
POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
FRENCH GRAMMAR CD

Created by a classroom teacher
� 30 years in public schools
� MA in French Language & Cultures, UCSB - Institut d'�t�
Created for
� all levels of students � novice & experienced teachers
Presentations
� based on real classes � reasonably priced � easy to use & adapt
Topics now available in Volume 1
� relative pronouns � interrogation � si clauses � form of pass� compos�
� verb charts #1: ER, IR, RE, �tre, avoir, faire, aller

SAMPLES ON WEBSITE

www.suesfrenchmodules.com
� Sue Cotter- 2007

New online course at the UW-Madison: Methods of Teaching Less

Dianna L. Murphy — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:51:29 GMT

Methods of Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages
An online methods course for postsecondary LCTL instructors
Fall 2008, 2 credits
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Course description
Methods of Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages is a fully online
course developed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Language
Institute, in collaboration with the National Council of Less Commonly
Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), to provide pre- and in-service instructors
of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) at the postsecondary level
with an introduction to language teaching methods. The course will be
offered as a pilot in the Fall 2008. Enrollment is limited.

The course is built around the National Standards for Foreign Language
Education, with a framework that responds directly to the particular
challenges shared by many instructors working in LCTLs in the United
States. The course is based on original material authored by the
project team, videotaped interviews with LCTL professionals and
students, videotaped exemplars of classroom practices, and readings from
professional journals and other works. In this course, you will reflect
on your and other's teaching practices, learn about approaches to
language teaching and research in language learning, and apply new ideas
and methods to your teaching.

*Fall 2008 instructor*
Professor Sally Sieloff Magnan, (60 262-9741, ssmagnan@wisc.edu

Questions about enrollment
Dianna Murphy, (60 262-1575, diannamurphy@wisc.edu

*Course authors*
Sally Magnan, Dianna Murphy, Robin Worth, Erlin Barnard

*Project*
National Online Less Commonly Taught Languages Teacher Training
Initiative, a collaborative project of the National Council of Less
Commonly Taught Languages and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Language Institute. Co-directors: Sally Magnan, Antonia Schleicher.
Project coordinator: Dianna Murphy.

*Funding*
U.S. Department of Education International Research and Studies Program,
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters and Science

More information
University of Wisconsin-Madison Language Institute:
www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages:
www.councilnet.org

/The Language Institute promotes collaboration for research, education
and outreach in world languages, literatures and cultures. The Language
Institute is an initiative of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
College of Letters and Science, with substantial support from the
Division of International Studies./

*********************
Dianna L. Murphy, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Language Institute
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1322 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Tel. (60 262-1575
Fax (60 890-1094
Skype: diannamurphy

Language Institute: www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu
Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition: www.sla.wisc.edu

Finally a Spanish Reader with a meaningful content

Rita Wirkala — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:12:54 GMT

New to the system, I pressed OK instead of "Preview". It should be
"meaningful content"

Finally a Spanish reader with a meaninful content!

Rita Wirkala — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:08:23 GMT

Los viajes de Rosa y Ernesto (Rosa and Ernesto�s Journeys)
A step by step Spanish Reader, Audio Book and Grammar Guide, by R. Sturam

I am succesfully using this "teaching novel" in my Spanish classes but I believe it is useful for heritage students as well.

This "teaching novel" is the story of two young travelers in Latin America who are searching for their respective families. One, an adopted American boy, goes from North to South, looking for his biological family; the other, an Ecuadorian girl from the Amazon basin�s western fringe, journeys South to North looking for her mother, who emigrated to the United States.
Readers progress step by step, gradually augmenting their vocabulary and becoming familiar with grammar almost by absorption. As the plot thickens and the language flows, knowledge of nations, indigenous groups and some of today�s social and environmental questions also grow.

Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises accompanying each chapter can be downloaded for free from:
www.allbilingual.com/material.htm

Uploaded New Learn Hebrew Video - Nature

Jacob Richman — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:41:40 GMT

Hi Everyone!

I uploaded a new Learn Hebrew video to the Internet.
The topic of the new video is Nature.

The video address is:
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il/videos/index.html

Learn Hebrew is a free, on-line, educational resource
to learn Hebrew words. The flash site incorporates
46 topics, along with over 1,700 Hebrew words and
phrases. Each Hebrew word is presented as an image
with nikud [vowels]. When you click on a word or phrase
you can hear it spoken. The high quality audio
was created in a sound studio.

The site is multilingual. The menus, transliterations and
translations are in five languages: English, French,
Russian, Spanish and Dutch.

The address is:
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il

Please forward this message to anyone that may be interested
in learning Hebrew. Thank you!

Shavua Tov - Have a good week,
Jacob
jrichman@jr.co.il

Activities book

shoottinstarzz@yahoo.com — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:07:14 GMT

Great resource for teachers of any language. Check it out at:

www.scarletfire.com

Language Immersion Programs Year-Round

Jeffrey Hayes — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:54:51 GMT

Hello Foreign Language Enthusiasts!

I represent The Language Travel Company, a Boston-based company that specializes in organizing Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Greek, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic language immersion programs in carefully selected language schools in Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Course durations vary from one week all the way up to one year, and start dates are every Monday for most of our programs. We can arrange accommodation for you, and we offer Standard and Intensive Group lessons, as well as Private lessons and Special Interest courses such as Language and Ski, Language and Cookery, Language and Sports, Official Language Exam Preparation, Medical Spanish, Language and Business/Legal, Volunteer Work, and Work Experience! You can even split your period of stay between several of our locations; for example, you can spend 2 weeks in each of our three Costa Rican destinations -- Flamingo Beach, Monteverde, and San Joaquin de Flores.

We even provide language programs for Young Students and for students over the age of 50.

All of our language teachers are native speakers with expert qualification and experience in teaching their native language to adult speakers of other languages. Our teaching methods are modern, communicative, and student-centered. The staff at our language schools also organize a full program of cultural activities and excursions to supplement student's language learning.

I invite you to visit our webpage to learn more about the full selection of language immersion programs that we offer:
http://www.thelanguagetravelcompany.com

As foreign language teachers, you know the value of speaking a second or third language. Please spread the word to anyone you know who may be interested in studying a language in the country where it is spoken. Don't forget that our language programs are suitable for students of all ages, levels, and interests.

Feel free to contact me at any time with any questions or comments.

Kind regards,

Jeffrey Hayes
Language Travel Consultant
The Language Travel Company
31 St. Jame Avenue, Suite 770
Boston, MA 02116
617-423-9500
http://www.thelanguagetravelcompany.com

Teaching Tool

Rachel Cerra — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:12:26 GMT

Great activities book for any language classroom, especially middle and high school. It was designed by 3 language teachers. Check it out...

www.scarletfirepub.com

Extended Deadline: Intensive Summer Language Institutes for Russian Teachers

Brita Ericson — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:21:16 GMT

Extended application deadline: Applications due March 24th; supporting
materials due March 28th=20

Intensive Summer Language Institutes for Russian Teachers

The Department of State is pleased to announce Intensive Summer Language
Institutes in Russian for 2008 as part of the National Security Language
Initiative. The goal of the program is to strengthen critical need
foreign language instruction at U.S. schools by providing intermediate
and advanced level Russian as a Foreign Language teachers with the
opportunity for intensive language study. The summer 2008 program is
open to current K-12 teachers as well as community college instructors
of Russian. It is also open to students enrolled in education programs
intending to teach these languages.

Successful applicants will gain further knowledge of the language and a
greater understanding of the target culture through the following:
attending intensive language classes; collaborating with foreign and
American teachers on foreign language teaching methodology; and living
abroad.

Scholarship Benefits for Selected Participants:=20

International airfare, in-country travel, housing, meals, incidentals,
classes, books, pre-departure orientation, educational and cultural
excursions. In addition, participants may be eligible for
post-scholarship grants as well as academic credit.

To be eligible, candidates must:=20

* Speak intermediate or advanced Russian and score in the intermediate
or advanced range of the ALTA exam. All candidates will be tested
through the oral ALTA exam by telephone during the application process.

* Be current teachers Russian as a Foreign Language at the primary or
secondary level at an accredited U.S. public or private school, or be
enrolled in a 4-year education program (B.A. or B.S.) teacher
certification program or a Masters of Education program. Instructors
Russian at Community Colleges are also encouraged to apply. Candidates
must be committed to teaching the language upon their return to the U.S.

* Be U.S. citizens

Applications: Available now at: http://apps.americancouncils.org/
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For more detailed program information, please visit the American
Councils website: http://www.americancouncils.org/
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Brita Ericson
Information and Outreach Officer
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-572-9102

Teacher Training Program in Montreal - Canada

UQAM_University — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:40:40 GMT

Brand new Teacher Training Program for Teachers of French offered this
summer in Montreal , Canada:

www.langues.immersion.uqam.ca/en/stage

Summer Institute for Teachers of Spanish

Jean LeLoup — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:45:50 GMT

SUNY Cortland, in affiliation with the Universidad Veritas, is pleased to offer its Summer Institute for Teachers of Spanish in San Jos�, Costa Rica.

Participants will spend two weeks living with Costa Rican families, attending classes and visiting sites of cultural and historic significance. Participants earn 6 credits at the graduate level from SUNY Cortland. Three credits are earned during the component of the course that takes place in San Jos�. Students earn an additional 3 credits after returning to the U.S. upon satisfactory completion of the second half of the course, conducted via the internet using WebCT software.

Advanced Spanish Grammar and Conversation for Teachers,
two hours daily, Monday through Friday. The class is designed to increase vocabulary, improve pronunciation, and improve overall proficiency in the Spanish language. Cross cultural themes will be discussed in the conversation portion of this class, which is taught by Costa Rican professors.

Connecting Cultures V: Perspectives of Costa Rican Culture,
a daily two hour methods workshop conducted by Professors Jean LeLoup (SUNY Cortland) and Barbara Schmidt-Rinehart (Ashland University), will consist of presentations of models of instruction and the integration of technology; discussion of cultural products, practices, and perspectives; samples of authentic materials collected by the participants; and small-group work in class. Participants will also spend time outside of class interviewing native speakers about cultural topics, gathering materials for lessons, and creating these lessons.

For additional information contact:
The Office of International Programs,
SUNY Cortland
Phone: (607) 753-2209
studyabroad@cortland.edu

Russian Professional Development Seminar

Camelot Marshall (marshall@ame — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:19:32 GMT

Professional Development Seminar for Teachers of Russian in 2008:
Preparing for AP(r) Russian Language and Culture Course and Examination

American Council of Teachers of Russian is pleased to announce the 2008
Professional Development Seminar for Teachers of Russian, to be held at
Bryn Mawr College July 5-11, 2008, travel days being July 5th and 11th.

Currently 50 teachers of Russian have attended the professional
development seminar. The 2008 seminar at Bryn Mawr is of particular
interest to schools planning to offer AP(r) Russian (when it becomes
available) and who wish to move forward with the Prototype AP(r) Russian
Program now available through ACTR by agreement with the College Board.

Participants will learn about the goals and practices of the Advanced
Placement(r) Program with special emphasis on the new Russian Web-based
curriculum and teacher authoring tools especially designed for the
Prototype AP(r) Russian Language and Culture Course. Teachers will also
be become familiar with the design and approach to language assessment
represented by the forthcoming standards-based Prototype AP(r) Russian
Language and Culture Exam, which is administered at the end of the
course. Upon successful completion of the seminar, participants will
receive a certificate in recognition of their training and one graduate
unit (4 hours) of academic credit from Bryn Mawr College, and they will
become a member of select teachers who offer the Prototype AP(r) Russian
Language and Culture Course and Exam at their schools.

The seminar is led by a group of peer-mentors, current teachers of
Russian who have piloted the advanced Russian course in their
classrooms, as well as specialists from ACTR and the Bryn Mawr
Department of Russian. =20

Partial fellowships will be available to qualified U.S. teachers to
attend the 2008 seminar. Each year, a number of school districts also
elect to support their teachers in this important professional
development program for teachers of Russian.

The workshop coincides with the annual Bryn Mawr Russian Language
Institute, an annual summer immersion language program that provides
additional opportunities for using Russian outside of the seminar
sessions.

The Professional Development Seminar is open to high school teachers
interested in starting an Advanced Placement Russian Program. =20

For more information and application form contact:

Camelot Marshall (marshall@americancouncils.org)

Application Deadline: May 16, 2008 =20

Space is limited.

Camelot Marshall, Ph.D.

Research Specialist, Second Language Acquisition

Assessment and Curriculum Development and Multimedia

American Councils

1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20036

202.833.7522

202.833.7523 (fax)

Concordia Language Villages - Teachers Seminars 2008

Emily J Vieweg — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:14:08 GMT

Concordia Language Villages would like to make world language educators aware of two professional development programs at Concordia Language Villages this summer. We hope that you will list these opportunities in your newsletter this spring. We have included a short description of each program below and also in an attachment.

Teachers of Chinese and Arabic are eligible for full-tuition scholarships to participate in a four-credit graduate course: Connecting Language and Content: Instructional Strategies for the World Language Classroom. The scholarships are sponsored by a grant from STARTALK, a project of the National Security Language Initiative, a multi-agency effort to expand foreign language education in critical languages. The course for Arabic teachers is June 22 � July 2; the course for Chinese teachers is August 3 -13.

World language teachers are invited to participate in a four-credit graduate course: Second Language and Immersion Methodologies. The seminar provides a venue where world language educators can learn about and discuss current practices and issues related to the teaching of world languages. The course is offered June 22 � July 2.

For more information: http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/educators/teacher_seminar.asp.

Please contact me if you have questions about these announcements,

Emily J Vieweg

Administrative Assistant

Office of Education and Research

Concordia Language Villages

901 South Eighth Street

Moorhead, MN 56562

Phone: 218-299-4179

Toll Free: 800-222-4750 Ext. 8002

ejvieweg@cord.edu

FLTeach Bulletin Board posting instructions

flteach — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:32:17 GMT

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