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Title: Article: The Impact of Climate Change on Language Loss
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From https://theconversation.com/the-impact-of-climate-change-on-language-loss-105475
The impact of climate change on language loss
by Anastasia Riehl
November 26, 2018
While approximately 7,000 languages are spoken in the world today, only about half are expected to survive this century. A number of factors contribute to this loss: increasing globalization, which pushes countries and individuals to shift to national or international languages for economic reasons; lack of support for regional languages in educational systems and mass media; persecution of minority linguistic groups by governments and disruption of communities during war and emigration.
...One stressor that may be the tipping point for some communities is climate change. Many small linguistic communities are located on islands and coastlines vulnerable to hurricanes and a rise in sea levels. Other communities are settled on lands where increases in temperature and fluctuations in precipitation can threaten traditional farming and fishing practices.
These changes will force communities to relocate, creating climate change refugees. The resultant dispersal of people will lead to the splintering of linguistic communities and increased contact with other languages. These changes will place additional pressures on languages that are already struggling to survive.
Read the full article at https://theconversation.com/the-impact-of-climate-change-on-language-loss-105475
Source: The Conversation
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Title: News in Slow Japanese
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News in Slow Japanese is a free podcast series intended for intermediate to advanced Japanese learners. Access the podcasts at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/news-in-slow-japanese-podcast/id673108764?mt=2, and learn more about related (mostly freemium and for sale) resources at https://newsinslowjapanese.com/
Source: News in Slow Japanese
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Title: Yuta: YouTube Channel Features Japanese Street Interviews
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From https://www.youtube.com/user/YPlusShow/about?disable_polymer=1
Yuta, a Japanese man, interviews people on the streets of Tokyo about different topics; these are then edited together into videos on YouTube that Japanese learners can watch. For example, the latest is a 9-minute video with Japanese people talking about media: where they get their news, how accurate they think it is, posting comments, and so on.
The YouTube channel is available at https://www.youtube.com/user/YPlusShow/videos?disable_polymer=1
Source: YouTube
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Title: Online Advent Calendars for German
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The Goethe-Institute has an online Advent calendar. Each day features some cultural information along with a question; those who answer it correctly are entered into a drawing for a free German online individual course. Learn the full details at https://www.goethe.de/prj/adv/en/ads.html
Another fun online Adventskalender is on the American Association of Teachers of German website; each day you can discover music, recipes, crafts, stories and more. This one is available at https://www.aatg.org/page/AdventCalendar
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Title: Christmas Markets in Germany and North America
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What are the best Christmas markets in Germany? Check out this recent Forbes article with a summary: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahturner/2018/11/28/the-best-christmas-markets-in-germany/#1045bc383550
Then, explore in more depth on this website: https://www.christmasmarketsgermany.com/
Want more background for your students? Try this article from the Goethe-Institut: http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lp/prj/mtg/typ/wei/en3997137.htm
Want to visit a Christmas market in the United States? Here's a review of the "best 20" in the United States, from TravelMag: https://www.travelmag.com/articles/20-best-christmas-markets-united-states/
Here's another list from GermanFoods.org: https://germanfoods.org/find/christmas-markets-north-america/
Happy shopping!
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Title: Incorporating Presentational Writing in Elementary Classes
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From https://senoraspeedy.blogspot.com
Teacher and blogger "Señora Speedy" describes eight different activities and routines that she uses to incorporate more presentational writing practice with your young Spanish learners. Although the examples are in Spanish, the suggestions apply for any language.
Read the blog post at https://senoraspeedy.blogspot.com/2018/11/presentational-writing-practice-in-fles.html
Source: Señora Speedy
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Title: Button Button Game for a Quick Break
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"Button button" is a simple game in which all of the students but one sit in a circle and pass an object to each other behind their backs. The student in the middle tries to guess who has the item.
Read the rules of the game and watch a video of it being played in Spanish at http://sarahbreckley.com/button-button/
Source: Spanish Class Diaries
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Title: Resources for Hanukkah in Spanish Class
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From https://elmundodepepita.blogspot.com
Here's a collection of craft ideas, videos, and other resources dealing with Hanukkah, for use with Spanish learners: https://elmundodepepita.blogspot.com/2018/11/resources-for-hanukkah-in-spanish-class.html
Source: Mundo de Pepita
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Title: Online Resources about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa
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From http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
Here is Larry Ferlazzo's extensive curated collection of links with information about (and some activities for) Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/11/19/the-best-places-to-learn-about-christmas-hanukkah-kwanzaa/
Source: Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day
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Title: NPR Student Podcast Challenge
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National Public Radio is running a student podcast challenge, a contest in which student-created podcasts can be submitted for judging between January 1 and Marcy 31, 2019. Students can be in grades five through twelve.
Here's an overview of the contest: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/664671123/npr-student-podcast-challenge-turn-an-idea-into-sound-and-win
Full contest rules are available here: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662979069/npr-student-podcast-challenge-official-rules
Here's a curriculum guide for educators to teach podcasting: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662116901/teaching-podcasting-a-curriculum-guide-for-educators
Here's a guide for students: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662070097/starting-your-podcast-a-guide-for-students
Happy podcasting!
Source: NPR
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