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Title: Activity Idea: Designing a French Eatery
Body: From http://www.thefrenchcorner.net Here is a quick, fun, low-prep activity in which your students design their own French eatery; a template is provided: http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2013/07/designing-french-eatery-fun-assignment.html
Source: The French Corner
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Title: Activity Idea: Designing a French Eatery
Body: From http://www.thefrenchcorner.net Here is a quick, fun, low-prep activity in which your students design their own French eatery; a template is provided: http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2013/07/designing-french-eatery-fun-assignment.html
Source: The French Corner
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Title: TV5 Monde Movies Now Available On Demand
Body: Just last week, Comcast/Infinity added TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand to its services, at no extra charge to folks who subscribe to theTV5 COD premium channel ($9.95/month). The new on-demand service features award-winning French language films, including recent releases and classics; selections will change periodically; many of the films are subtitled. Look under Premium Channels and scroll down to "TV5MONDE Cinema" to see the list of films currently available, or go to http://www.tv5.org/cms/USA/CINEMA-ON-DEMAND/p-22481-lg3-TV5MONDE-CINEMA-ON-DEMAND.htm For other French movie sources: Netflix has a large French film selection, Comcast sometimes has free French films in its movie libraries, and the Alliance Française de Portland has an extensive DVD library for members. Quoi de neuf: Profiles of the American Tourist in Paris, French in the Summer and More. Alliance Française de Portland e-newsletter (info@afportland.org, 23 Jul 2013). Read a French-language article about this opportunity at http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2013/07/10/tv5_monde_lance_son_service_de_cinema_francophone_a_la_demande.html Speaking of TV5 Monde, here’s a recent French-language article about TV5 Monde’s pedagogical resources: http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2013/07/25/tv5_monde_la_tele_au_service_du_fle.html
Source: Alliance Française Portland
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Title: TV5 Monde Movies Now Available On Demand
Body: Just last week, Comcast/Infinity added TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand to its services, at no extra charge to folks who subscribe to theTV5 COD premium channel ($9.95/month). The new on-demand service features award-winning French language films, including recent releases and classics; selections will change periodically; many of the films are subtitled. Look under Premium Channels and scroll down to "TV5MONDE Cinema" to see the list of films currently available, or go to http://www.tv5.org/cms/USA/CINEMA-ON-DEMAND/p-22481-lg3-TV5MONDE-CINEMA-ON-DEMAND.htm For other French movie sources: Netflix has a large French film selection, Comcast sometimes has free French films in its movie libraries, and the Alliance Française de Portland has an extensive DVD library for members. Quoi de neuf: Profiles of the American Tourist in Paris, French in the Summer and More. Alliance Française de Portland e-newsletter (info@afportland.org, 23 Jul 2013). Read a French-language article about this opportunity at http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2013/07/10/tv5_monde_lance_son_service_de_cinema_francophone_a_la_demande.html Speaking of TV5 Monde, here’s a recent French-language article about TV5 Monde’s pedagogical resources: http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2013/07/25/tv5_monde_la_tele_au_service_du_fle.html
Source: Alliance Française Portland
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Title: French Culture Guide Website for New York City
Body: From http://www.frenchcultureguide.com/about-us The French Culture Guide is the definitive source for all things French for the passionate New York Francophile. The French Culture Guide features articles written by a staff of New Yorkers, equipped with a taste and passion for the French civilization. The Guide provides essential insight on Culture, Cuisine, Nightlife, Education, Travel, and Shopping with a special section dedicated to the goings-on in Paris. Browse the website at http://www.frenchcultureguide.com
Source: French Culture Guide New York
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Title: French Culture Guide Website for New York City
Body: From http://www.frenchcultureguide.com/about-us The French Culture Guide is the definitive source for all things French for the passionate New York Francophile. The French Culture Guide features articles written by a staff of New Yorkers, equipped with a taste and passion for the French civilization. The Guide provides essential insight on Culture, Cuisine, Nightlife, Education, Travel, and Shopping with a special section dedicated to the goings-on in Paris. Browse the website at http://www.frenchcultureguide.com
Source: French Culture Guide New York
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Title: Bibliography of Full Online Texts in Spanish
Body: A large and somewhat annotated list of full texts that are available online is available from the University of Texas at Austin’s libraries at http://lib.utexas.edu/subject/iberian/fulltextspa.html
Source: University of Texas at Austin
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Title: Bibliography of Full Online Texts in Spanish
Body: A large and somewhat annotated list of full texts that are available online is available from the University of Texas at Austin’s libraries at http://lib.utexas.edu/subject/iberian/fulltextspa.html
Source: University of Texas at Austin
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Title: Tucson Revives Mexican-American Studies Program
Body: From http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/07/24/205058168/Tucson-Revives-Mexican-American-Studies-Program?ft=1&f=1013 Tucson Revives Mexican-American Studies Program by Ted Robbins July 24, 2013 Back in 2010, Tucson streets were filled with protestors. A month earlier, the law known as SB-1070. Then, legislators passed another law banning the Mexican-American studies classes. The state decided the classes promoted racism and classism toward Anglos, advocated ethnic solidarity and suggested the overthrow of the government. The classes were part of a decades-old federal desegregation case aimed at providing equal education. Earlier this year, a federal court ordered the district to offer the Mexican-American high school classes once more, as well as African-American studies classes. So TUSD superintendent H.T. Sanchez says there's little choice. "We want a successful course that meets our federal desegregation court order and doesn't violate the state law. It's a very narrow path," says Sanchez. And it looks like a rocky path again: The district asked the state to look at the new classes. The state said they're unacceptable. John Huppenthal, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, agrees that the history of racial injustice needs to be taught, but says the Tucson curriculum is still inappropriate. Read and listen to the entire report at http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/07/24/205058168/Tucson-Revives-Mexican-American-Studies-Program?ft=1&f=1013
Source: NPR
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Title: Tucson Revives Mexican-American Studies Program
Body: From http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/07/24/205058168/Tucson-Revives-Mexican-American-Studies-Program?ft=1&f=1013 Tucson Revives Mexican-American Studies Program by Ted Robbins July 24, 2013 Back in 2010, Tucson streets were filled with protestors. A month earlier, the law known as SB-1070. Then, legislators passed another law banning the Mexican-American studies classes. The state decided the classes promoted racism and classism toward Anglos, advocated ethnic solidarity and suggested the overthrow of the government. The classes were part of a decades-old federal desegregation case aimed at providing equal education. Earlier this year, a federal court ordered the district to offer the Mexican-American high school classes once more, as well as African-American studies classes. So TUSD superintendent H.T. Sanchez says there's little choice. "We want a successful course that meets our federal desegregation court order and doesn't violate the state law. It's a very narrow path," says Sanchez. And it looks like a rocky path again: The district asked the state to look at the new classes. The state said they're unacceptable. John Huppenthal, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, agrees that the history of racial injustice needs to be taught, but says the Tucson curriculum is still inappropriate. Read and listen to the entire report at http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/07/24/205058168/Tucson-Revives-Mexican-American-Studies-Program?ft=1&f=1013
Source: NPR
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Title: Report: Should Spanish-Speaking Students Be Taught in English Only?
Body: Educators have struggled to improve students' reading proficiency in the mostly Latino school district of New Britain, Conn. When administrators decided to eliminate a dual-language program for native Spanish-speaking students, not everyone agreed with that tactic. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec13/language_07-18.html
Source: PBS
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Title: Report: Should Spanish-Speaking Students Be Taught in English Only?
Body: Educators have struggled to improve students' reading proficiency in the mostly Latino school district of New Britain, Conn. When administrators decided to eliminate a dual-language program for native Spanish-speaking students, not everyone agreed with that tactic. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec13/language_07-18.html
Source: PBS
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Title: New Report on Urban English Language Learners
Body: From http://languagemagazine.com/?p=6897 The English Language Learners (ELLs) attending schools in the member districts of the Council of the Great City Schools account for nearly one-quarter of all ELLs in the nation. Specifically, in 2007-08, Council-member districts enrolled about 1.2 million ELLs in grades K–12—or 23.8 percent of the 4.7 million estimated ELLs in the nation’s K-12 public schools (using the 2006–2008 U.S. Biennial Report on ELLs). “English Language Learners in America’s Great City Schools: Demographics, Achievement and Staffing,” a new report by the Council presents the results of a yearlong effort to compile data on ELL enrollment and programs in the Great City School districts. Read more about and access the full report at http://languagemagazine.com/?p=6897
Source: Language Magazine
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Title: New Report on Urban English Language Learners
Body: From http://languagemagazine.com/?p=6897 The English Language Learners (ELLs) attending schools in the member districts of the Council of the Great City Schools account for nearly one-quarter of all ELLs in the nation. Specifically, in 2007-08, Council-member districts enrolled about 1.2 million ELLs in grades K–12—or 23.8 percent of the 4.7 million estimated ELLs in the nation’s K-12 public schools (using the 2006–2008 U.S. Biennial Report on ELLs). “English Language Learners in America’s Great City Schools: Demographics, Achievement and Staffing,” a new report by the Council presents the results of a yearlong effort to compile data on ELL enrollment and programs in the Great City School districts. Read more about and access the full report at http://languagemagazine.com/?p=6897
Source: Language Magazine
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Title: English-Learner Population in U.S. Rises, Report Finds
Body: From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/english-learner_population_in_.html English-Learner Population in U.S. Rises, Report Finds By Lesli A. Maxwell July 25, 2013 Nine percent of the United States population ages 5 and older in 2011 was not proficient in English, an uptick from two decades earlier when that share was 6 percent, according to a new analysis from the Migration Policy Institute. That translates to 25.3 million individuals—both foreign-born and U.S.-born—living here now with limited ability to communicate in English. The number of those folks has grown by 81 percent since 1990 when it totaled roughly 14 million, reports MPI. Not surprisingly, California, Texas, and New York—longstanding immigrant gateway states—were home to about half of the individuals who did not speak English fluently in 2011. In California, nearly one in every five residents has limited English proficiency. In the state's K-12 public school system, the proportion is even higher by many calculations—closer to one in four. Nationwide, 63 percent of those individuals who do not speak English proficiently are Latino in origin. The next biggest share, at 20 percent, is of Asian heritage. The MPI's report, which slices, dices, and analyzes the data in many more useful ways, is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 American Community Survey. Access links to the analysis at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/english-learner_population_in_.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: English-Learner Population in U.S. Rises, Report Finds
Body: From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/english-learner_population_in_.html English-Learner Population in U.S. Rises, Report Finds By Lesli A. Maxwell July 25, 2013 Nine percent of the United States population ages 5 and older in 2011 was not proficient in English, an uptick from two decades earlier when that share was 6 percent, according to a new analysis from the Migration Policy Institute. That translates to 25.3 million individuals—both foreign-born and U.S.-born—living here now with limited ability to communicate in English. The number of those folks has grown by 81 percent since 1990 when it totaled roughly 14 million, reports MPI. Not surprisingly, California, Texas, and New York—longstanding immigrant gateway states—were home to about half of the individuals who did not speak English fluently in 2011. In California, nearly one in every five residents has limited English proficiency. In the state's K-12 public school system, the proportion is even higher by many calculations—closer to one in four. Nationwide, 63 percent of those individuals who do not speak English proficiently are Latino in origin. The next biggest share, at 20 percent, is of Asian heritage. The MPI's report, which slices, dices, and analyzes the data in many more useful ways, is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 American Community Survey. Access links to the analysis at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/english-learner_population_in_.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: PARCC Releases Final Version of Accommodations Policy for ELLs
Body: From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/parcc_releases_final_version_o.html PARCC Releases Final Version of Accommodations Policy for ELLs By Lesli A. Maxwell July 26, 2013 A final, edited version of the manual that outlines the slate of testing supports that will be available to English-language learners and students with disabilities who take the new PARCC assessments has been published. The substance of the accessibility and accommodations manual had already been debated and approved last month by the group of states that make up the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. (You can read about the debate and vote of the governing board and catch up on the complex issues around testing supports for ELLs.) The release late yesterday was of the clean, edited version of the manual. PARCC is one of two groups of states designing common assessments to measure how well students are mastering the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education told both PARCC and Smarter Balanced—the other consortium of states working on new tests—that the unique needs of English-learners need more time and attention as the groups develop the new tests. Access links to the manual and related articles at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/parcc_releases_final_version_o.html Read a related article by the same author about potential costs of new language proficiency tests at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/what_will_new_english-language.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: PARCC Releases Final Version of Accommodations Policy for ELLs
Body: From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/parcc_releases_final_version_o.html PARCC Releases Final Version of Accommodations Policy for ELLs By Lesli A. Maxwell July 26, 2013 A final, edited version of the manual that outlines the slate of testing supports that will be available to English-language learners and students with disabilities who take the new PARCC assessments has been published. The substance of the accessibility and accommodations manual had already been debated and approved last month by the group of states that make up the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. (You can read about the debate and vote of the governing board and catch up on the complex issues around testing supports for ELLs.) The release late yesterday was of the clean, edited version of the manual. PARCC is one of two groups of states designing common assessments to measure how well students are mastering the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education told both PARCC and Smarter Balanced—the other consortium of states working on new tests—that the unique needs of English-learners need more time and attention as the groups develop the new tests. Access links to the manual and related articles at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/parcc_releases_final_version_o.html Read a related article by the same author about potential costs of new language proficiency tests at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/07/what_will_new_english-language.html
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Title: Five Tips for Getting the ESL Student Talking
Body: From http://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-the-ESL-student-talking-marc-anderson Five Tips for Getting the ESL Student Talking by Marc Anderson July 18, 2013 Let's face it -- everyone has something to say some time or another. ESL learners are no different. As a teacher of either online English or classroom ESL instruction, it is important to make your students feel comfortable speaking. They may feel embarrassed about their inability to speak English fluently. Or perhaps they are just shy. As an instructor, you need to ask yourself how you are impacting the learning environment: Are the students afraid to make mistakes? Is your instruction on their level? Do you state clear instructions with examples? Do your lessons incorporate exciting material and ways to teach? Are your students motivated and interested to learn? After you ask yourself these questions and alter your teaching based on honest self-evaluation, you can incorporate more ways to encourage your students to learn English. Read on at http://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-the-ESL-student-talking-marc-anderson
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Five Tips for Getting the ESL Student Talking
Body: From http://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-the-ESL-student-talking-marc-anderson Five Tips for Getting the ESL Student Talking by Marc Anderson July 18, 2013 Let's face it -- everyone has something to say some time or another. ESL learners are no different. As a teacher of either online English or classroom ESL instruction, it is important to make your students feel comfortable speaking. They may feel embarrassed about their inability to speak English fluently. Or perhaps they are just shy. As an instructor, you need to ask yourself how you are impacting the learning environment: Are the students afraid to make mistakes? Is your instruction on their level? Do you state clear instructions with examples? Do your lessons incorporate exciting material and ways to teach? Are your students motivated and interested to learn? After you ask yourself these questions and alter your teaching based on honest self-evaluation, you can incorporate more ways to encourage your students to learn English. Read on at http://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-the-ESL-student-talking-marc-anderson
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