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Title: Story Strips Activity for Recalling a Text
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Teacher Martina Bex writes,
“It’s pretty easy to come up with many different ways to review portions of a story, but I’ve always had trouble thinking of unique activities that allow students to re-generate an entire text. Cynthia Hitz’s ‘Back At’cha’ works well for this, as does creating a Class Storybook. These activities are great, because they allow the teacher to lead the class through a complete re-tell of the story without simply asking the class, ‘What happens next?’ ‘And then?’ ‘And then?’ Another activity that works pretty well is what I’ll call ‘Story Strips.’ Use this activity after you have finished asking a class story or reading a story-based text (ex: a novel, short story, or chapter of a novel). It is a good way to generate a complete version of the text in writing and remind students of everything that happened.”
Read on for instructions: http://martinabex.com/2014/06/03/story-strips-activity
Source: The Comprehensible Classroom
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Title: COFLT Elections and Fall Conference
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Dear COFLT Members,
Please take a moment and vote for your new COFLT board members. The ballot can be accessed using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QWR356N
Also, remember it is not too late to sign up to present at the COFLT/WAFLT Fall conference (October 9-11 in Vancouver, WA).
Source: COFLT
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Title: Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey Spring 2014 Newsletter
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From http://flenj.org
The spring 2014 issue of the FLENJ newsletter is out and available at http://www.flenj.org/advocacy/docs/FLENJ_JNCL_report_2014.pdf
Find out what’s going on in language education policy, see what professional development opportunities are coming up, get ideas for advocacy, and more.
Source: FLENJ
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Title: New Journal: LinguaTechnology
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From http://linguatechnology.com
LinguaTechnology is a new peer-reviewed e-journal whose main purpose is to link research on the use of technology in the second/foreign language class to actual classroom experiences and to link current teaching practices to research and theory.
The call for papers is now open. For inclusion in the first issue, please submit by August 1, 2014.
For more information visit the journal’s website at http://linguatechnology.com
Source: LinguaTechnology
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Title: New Book: Essentials of Georgian Grammar
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Essentials of Georgian Grammar
With Conjugation Tables of
250 Most Commonly Used Verbs and Answer Key to Exercises
By Shorena Kurtsikidze
Published by Lincom Academic Publishers
Essentials of Georgian Grammar is a student-tested basic grammar book for both beginner and intermediate level students. The book is organized as a 50-lesson course, each lesson designed for a 3-hour per-week study. Each lesson is structured in a way that makes it easy for a student to gradually advance from simpler to more complex material.
The book can be used for the classroom instruction or for self-study. The structure of the book is useful for teachers as well as for individual students since it has been classroom-tested for several years. The book covers all the essentials of Georgian grammar.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.lincom-shop.eu/shop/article_ISBN%25209783862885398/LSG-02:-Essentials-of-Georgian-Grammar.html
Source: Lincom Academic Publishers
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Title: Book: Teaching and Learning English in the Arabic-Speaking World
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From http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415735643
Teaching and Learning English in the Arabic-Speaking World
Edited by Kathleen M. Bailey and Ryan M. Damerow
Published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
An important contribution to the emerging body of research-based knowledge about teaching English to native speakers of Arabic, this volume presents empirical studies carried out in Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—a region which has gained notable attention in the past few decades. Each chapter addresses an issue of current concern, and each includes implications for policy, practice, and future research. Nine chapter authors are Sheikh Nahayan Fellows—recipients of doctoral fellowships from The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF). This volume is the first in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English Series, co-published by Routledge and TIRF.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415735643
Source: Routledge
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Title: Call for Papers: Automated Writing Evaluation
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From http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-2447.html
Call for Papers
Special Issue: CALICO Journal 33.1, 2016
Automated Writing Evaluation
Research articles that include a theoretical discussion and/or empirical research on the promise, challenges, and issues related to the development, implementation, or evaluation of automated writing evaluation (AWE) tools are invited. These articles may investigate how AWE tools provide L2 learners, language teachers, and computational linguists with opportunities and challenges to:
- Promote writing proficiency development
- Encourage learner autonomy
- Support pedagogical practices
- Incorporate theories of Second Language Acquisition
- Integrate L2 writing curricula
- Develop theory-based AWE tools
Call Deadline: 01-Aug-2014
View the full call for papers at http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-2447.html
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Mandatory Foreign Language on the Horizon in Kentucky
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From http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/x1396877593/Mandatory-foreign-language-on-horizon
Mandatory foreign language on horizon
by Mike James
June 5, 2014
Kentucky schools are moving steadily toward universal foreign language instruction, and the state board of education took the latest step Wednesday when it voted to proceed with a world language program review for high schools and to direct elementary and middle schools to begin planning for competency in languages and global competency.
All public schools within the next few years will be held accountable for teaching foreign languages and preparing them for global competency, which the Kentucky Department of Education defines as a combination of international awareness, appreciation of cultural diversity, proficiency in languages and competitive skills.
Read the full article at http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/x1396877593/Mandatory-foreign-language-on-horizon
Source: The Independent (Ashland, Kentucky)
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Title: Northwest Indian Language Institute Saturday Morning Class
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From http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/summer-institute
Northwest Indian Language Institute Saturday morning class
June 28, 2014
"Situational fluency and immersion workshop" with Stan Rodriguez:
This hands-on workshop will focus on using immersion and situational fluency to increase language use outside of the classroom in engaging and fun ways. Stan is entertaining as a workshop leader. He teaches at Kumeyaay Community College & is on the board of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival (AICLS).
There is a fee of $100 for non-Summer Institute participants. Includes Friday dinner, morning coffee, and snacks.
For more details and to register go to http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/summer-institute
Source: NILI
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Title: Tongue Twisters in Arabic
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From the NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin:
Virginia Vassar Aggrey (Saint Anselm's Abbey School, Washington, DC) suggests:
"I've been working on a google doc of tongue twisters in Arabic. I love finding and using tongue twisters with my students to practice reading, pronunciation, and distinguishing between various challenging sounds in Arabic. Using this link, anyone can view the doc, make a copy or download it to edit and use themselves, and comment to improve it for the future. I would love for others to collaborate on this project." Here is the link to the document: http://bit.ly/1n0Srmj
NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin - June 9, 2014.
Source: NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin
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