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Title: Europeana 1914-1918: Online Resources for World War I
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This year marks 100 years since the start of World War I. Are you looking for different resources for your classroom to mark the centenary? Europeana 1914-1918 may be just thing for you. The website brings together major European projects about World War I material and put this information beside personal stories and other unofficial histories from the time period. The online archives continue to grow as more collections are added and more personal histories are collected via the family history roadshows. The information is searchable and includes the films, photos, letters, diaries and more.
Europeana 1914-1918 is available at http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en
The site is available in several different European languages.
Source: Germany in Class
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Title: Inauguration of the Restored German American Friendship Garden
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From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__events/Wash/2014/04/11-GAFG-Rededication.html
Come celebrate at the newly restored German American Friendship Garden on the National Mall on April 11, 2014.
Created in 1983 on the initiative of US President Ronald Reagan and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to mark the tricentennial of the first German immigration to the American colonies, the Friendship Garden has now been refurbished thanks to a partnership between the German Embassy Washington, the National Park Service, and German-American associations, which together will organize the festivities.
This event is free of charge and no tickets are required.
For more details go to http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__events/Wash/2014/04/11-GAFG-Rededication.html
Source: Germany.info
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Title: Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik and Deutsche Sommerschule am Atlantik
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Here are two summer opportunities to improve your German skills, learn more about literature and culture, and refine your teaching:
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The Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik, located in Portland, Oregon, is a German summer school offered through Portland State University. It is the nation's premier German immersion program and offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, a German MA program, and a one-week German teacher training seminar.
5-week total immersion program — 12 credits - June 25 – July 31
One-week Teacher Training - July 23 - July 31
For more information go to http://www.pdx.edu/wll/dsap
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The University of Rhode Island's "German Summer School" is located between New York and Boston, near various scenic beaches on the East Coast. We offer language and literature classes at all levels for three or six weeks between late June and early August. You can earn up to nine (transferable) college credits and also take the standard Goethe Institute Certificate Exams B1 and B2. The academic instruction is supplemented by a wide variety of language- and culture-related activities, such as workshops, films, lectures, games, and outings.
June 22-August 1
For more information go to http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/german/sommerschule.html
Source: University of Rhode Island and Portland State University
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Title: German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award
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From http://www.aatg.org/?page=EmbassyAward
To honor the work of up and coming, promising teachers, the German Embassy Washington, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), created the German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award.
The prize includes a two-week professional development course in Germany, offered by the Goethe-Institut. During their stay in Germany, award recipients experience the country anew, gaining fresh stimuli on teaching techniques, culture and society, and the German language. Award winners are additionally invited to receive their prize at the annual conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).
Nominations are due by May 31, 2014.
For full details go to http://www.aatg.org/?page=EmbassyAward
Source: AATG
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Title: Just Add German: Webinars for Teachers in April and May 2014
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Just Add German invites teachers of German to free Goethe-Institut webinars, a tool for promoting your language program. Learn about strategies, networks, and hear advice from experienced educators.
Schedule and registration at http://www.justaddgerman.org/webinars.
Webinar 1: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 6–6:45 pm ET
“Boost Your German Program”
Featured: Peter Rosenbaum, Goethe-Institut New York, and Megan Brenn-White, The Brenn-White Group.
Webinar 2: Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 6–6:45 pm ET
“It's Our Time: How to Position German Language Instruction for the Global Economy”
Featured: Jon Valentine, Director of Foreign Languages, Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA.
Rosenbaum, P. [AATG-L] Just Add German: Webinars for Teachers in April and May 2014. AATG-L listserv (aatg@list.iupui.edu, 3 Apr 2014).
Source: AATG-L
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Title: Article: The Language of the Future Could Be French
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Want To Know The Language Of The Future? The Data Suggests It Could Be...French
by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
March 21, 2014
French may be a beautiful language, but few would argue it’s the most useful, and almost nobody would argue it’s the language of the future. …
Here’s the thing: the data suggests that French language just might be the language of the future.
French isn’t mostly spoken by French people, and hasn’t been for a long time now. The language is growing fast, and growing in the fastest-growing areas of the world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. The latest projection is that French will be spoken by 750 million people by 2050.
A study by investment bank Natixis even suggests that by that time, French could be the most-spoken language in the world, ahead of English and even Mandarin.
Read the full article at http://www.forbes.com/sites/pascalemmanuelgobry/2014/03/21/want-to-know-the-language-of-the-future-the-data-suggests-it-could-be-french
Source: Forbes
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Title: Ideas for Teaching an Environment Unit in Spanish
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An FLTEACH listserv user recently asked for ideas for teaching a unit about the environment in a Spanish class. See some of the responses by going to http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1404&L=FLTEACH&P=R929 and clicking on “Next in Topic.”
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Batisemana: Zambombazo Celebrates Batman Week
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From http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo
This last week was Batisemana on the Zambombazo website. Find Batman-related Spanish cultural and language resources at http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/batisemana-una-celebracion-del-75-aniversario-de-batman
Source: Zambombazo
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Title: Where To Get Free Foreign Language Fonts
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From http://www.k-international.com
Here is a recent blog post with suggestions for finding the fonts you need for certain foreign languages – for free: http://www.k-international.com/blog/get-free-foreign-language-fonts
Source: K International
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Title: Blog Post: How To Prepare for a Substitute Teacher
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Teacher and blogger Martina Bex recently share what she does so that substitute teacher days can go smoothly, even when the substitute teacher doesn’t speak the target language. Read her suggestions here: http://martinabex.com/2014/03/29/five-ways-to-have-rockin-sub-days
Source: The Comprehensible Classroom
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