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Title: Nominations Open for Awards in Slavic and East European Languages
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From the SEELANGS listserv:
As Past President of AATSEEL [American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages] (2013-14), I am happy to invite AATSEEL nominations in the following five award categories:
1. Excellence in Teaching (Secondary);
2. Excellence in Teaching (Post-Secondary);
3. Distinguished Service to AATSEEL;
4. Outstanding Contribution to the Profession;
5. Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship.
Is there a colleague who has made a major impact on your research, teaching, or participation in the profession? Someone who has made a major contribution to AATSEEL over the years? A teacher who had a strong influence on you during your student years? A departmental colleague whose contribution has been invaluable? Now is a moment when you could propose that person for an AATSEEL award.
If you would like to nominate someone, please take the following two steps by 15 September 2014:
1. Check http://www.aatseel.org/about/awards_2005167/ to determine whether your candidate has already won *in that category*;
2. Send 5 things to condee@pitt.edu by 15/IX-14: nomination, affiliation, email, prize category; testimonial/rationale.
The candidate must be a member of AATSEEL to accept the award. We encourage recipients to be present at the award ceremony (January 8-11, 2015 at the Renaissance Harbourside in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada).
We welcome nominations in smaller fields, international nominations, and other perceived professional lacunae. I look forward to your nominations.
Best wishes,
Nancy Condee
AATSEEL Past President (2013-2014)
Condee, N. [SEELANGS] Invitation for nominations (AATSEEL awards): deadline 15 September. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 29 Jul 2014).
Source: SEELANGS
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Title: Materials for the Classroom: Soccer
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Thanks to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil soccer fever has gripped the entire world this summer. Want to bring that excitement into your classroom? The PASCH-Magazin is here to help! Articles in German, complete with downloadable audio portions, the “Fußball Fans im WM-Fieber” can be used directly in your classroom. This is a great beginning for upper level German students as the school year kicks off.
Access the soccer articles at http://www.pasch-net.de/mag/dos/de3363347.htm
Source: Germany.info
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Title: Schultüte Photo Contest
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From http://www.germany.info/schoolcone
The German Embassy is getting into the spirit and celebrating back to school with a Schultüte photo contest. It’ll be running through the end of September. All you have to do is take a picture of your- or your student’s!- Schultüte and send us your Schultüte photos by tagging the Germany.info on Twitter and Instagram @germanyinusa using the hashtag #GERSchoolCone. The contest runs through the end of September and then the best photos will win a prize from Germany.info.
For more details go to http://www.germany.info/schoolcone
Read an English-language article about Schultüte at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__W__t__G/01/05__Schultueten/Schultueten__S.html
Source: Germany.info
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Title: French Meet-ups in Portland, Oregon
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Dennis Stevens has set up a "meet-up" umbrella group called Portland French Connection. Go to http://www.meetup.com/portland-french-connection/ for the site, through which small group meetings are organized in area neighborhoods as well as the occasional event like a movie outing or mixer. And visit the Conversation Group page on the Alliance site (http://www.afportland.org/resources/french-conversation-groups-in-portland/) for the hosted groups around town that draw 20-50 participants weekly.
Alliance Française de Portland infolettre. Quoi de neuf: Celebrity Tartes Judges, Bastille Photos and More. info@afportland.org, 27 Jul 2014.
Source: Alliance Française de Portland
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Title: Blog Post: Writing as Interpersonal Communication on the AP
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From http://senorab1972.wordpress.com
Teacher and blogger Wendy Brownell writes,
“Un componente del examen de AP lengua española es la comunicación interpersonal escrita. En el pasado era una carta formal o informal, y en el examen actual es un correo electrónico formal. Así que es la responsibilidad del maestro enseñarles a los estudiantes a escribir correspondencia.
“Mientras una lección en que el maestro les enseña a los estudiantes el formato correcto de una carta o e-mail de forma directa es la manera más común, creo que el usar literatura para presentar el tema de la correspondencia escrita me interesa más a mí. Reconozco que estas obras no les enseñarán a los estudiantes todo lo que necesitan saber para escribir el e-mail formal, pero me atrae la idea de explorar el tema de la correspondencia escrita a través de las obras literarias.”
Read on for plenty of suggestions and resources for using literature to teach students how to write for interpersonal communication: http://senorab1972.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/la-comunicacion-interpersonal/
Source: Señora B
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Title: Spanish Idioms with Animals
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Here is a video about Spanish expressions dealing with animals, plus an online follow-up activity: http://www.profedeele.es/2014/07/actividad-expresiones-animales.html
Source: ProfeDeELE
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Title: 5 Apps for Reading in Spanish
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Here are descriptions of five apps that can help improve children’s reading in Spanish: http://spanishplayground.net/apps-reading-in-spanish/
Source: Spanish Playground
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Title: Bilingual Education Could Make a Comeback in California
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From http://edsource.org/2014/bilingual-education-could-make-a-comeback/65474#.U9vpTkjPblo
Bilingual education could make a comeback
By Lillian Mongeau
July 29, 2014
After nearly two decades, bilingual education in California could stage a resurgence if the state Senate approves a bill in August that would put the issue on the ballot in November 2016.
Since the passage of Proposition 227 in 1998, schools have been banned from offering classes taught in a language other than English without express permission from parents, among other requirements. The initiative, which passed with 61 percent of the vote, overhauled a system where the default assignment for English learners was a class taught in their native language.
…The new bill, SB 1174, which is currently undergoing revisions, would not be a return to the old system, said Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, the bill’s author. English-language instruction or a quick transition of one or two years to English-language instruction would remain the default for English learners. The bill would remove barriers to offering instruction in a language other than English. Since it would undo some of the provisions of Prop. 227, it would need to be placed before voters.
The resulting changes to the education code would allow schools to more easily offer either traditional bilingual programs or dual language immersion programs, which are meant to create fluency in two languages regardless of the student’s home language.
Read the full article at http://edsource.org/2014/bilingual-education-could-make-a-comeback/65474#.U9vpTkjPblo
Source: EdSource
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Title: Activity Idea: Doodling for Complex Sentences
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From http://eslcarissa.blogspot.com
Here is an activity that can help students move to writing more complex sentences, while engaging them with collaborative drawings: http://eslcarissa.blogspot.com/2014/07/doodling-for-complex-sentences.html
Source: mELTing activities
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Title: Back To School Ideas, Part 1
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School will be starting soon for many of us! Here are some ideas and resources for you at the beginning of the school year.
Richard Byrne describes how you can use QR codes for parent on back-to-school night: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/07/three-things-to-do-with-qr-codes-on.html
Here is a collection of links to Spanish back-to-school videos from Maris Hawkins’ blog: http://marishawkins.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/back-to-school-spanish-videos/
Here is a fun idea for a first-day activity for returning students – a crime scene: http://martinabex.com/2014/07/31/going-back-to-school-is-a-crime/
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