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Title: Who Is Learning Finnish, and Why?
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Heavy metal paves path for Finnish studies
by Tuula Toivio and Niina Woolley
August 24, 2014
In the US, students rarely learn Finnish with the goal of finding work related to it, says Taija Hämäläinen, who teaches Finnish at the University of Washington in Seattle. Finnish is often the second major.
"In the Great Lakes region, you have traditionally got a lot of students with Finnish roots, but the number of such students has gone down over the last 10 or 15 years," says Hämäläinen.
"Kaurismäki, Aalto, the Dudesons", Hämäläinen lists the reasons, other than roots or music, behind students interest in the Finnish language and culture.
Read the full article at http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/education/11686-heavy-metal-paves-path-for-finnish-studies.html
Source: Helsinki Times
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Title: AATG Colorado/Wyoming German Retreat/Immersion Weekend for Teachers
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From http://www.aatg.org/news/189594/AATG-ColoradoWyoming-German-Immersion-Weekend-for-Teachers.htm
Colorado and Wyoming AATG members are invited for a weekend (Friday-Saturday) retreat on September 12th-13th at the Cathedral Ridge in Woodland Park, Colorado. Please come and participate in a weekend of fun, learning or just to have a great start of the school year. New teachers and teachers in training are welcome to attend. This is an immersion opportunity and participants must be willing to communicate in German during the weekend!
The theme will be “Ein Wochenende in Berlin” presented by Siggi Piwek.
For more details go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sBr2J2zBoX8Ri_u9eCxZYZ9jsJSc783oXDojlVSG2eU/viewform
Source: AATG
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Title: Book: Latin: A Linguistic Introduction
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From http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198702856.do
Latin: A Linguistic Introduction
By Renato Oniga
Edited and translated by Norma Schifano
Published by Oxford University Press
This textbook provides a detailed introduction to the study of Latin from the perspective of contemporary linguistics. It adopts some basic tenets of generative grammar in an in-depth analysis of the main phonological, morphological, and syntactic properties of Latin, and offers a step-by-step guide to the universal principles and specific parameters which shape the language, along with comparative data from English and other languages.
This textbook is principally suitable for students of Latin and Romance linguistics at undergraduate level and above, but also for teachers and researchers interested in new ways of looking at the study of Latin. It differs from many other textbooks in the field by striking a valuable balance between the longstanding tradition of classical philology and the innovations of contemporary linguistics.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198702856.do
Source: Oxford University Press
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Title: An Overview of French Newspapers
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Here is the first part of a series on Transparent Language’s French Language Blog about using French newspapers to improve your French. This first part deals with the sections of a French newspaper. It is available at http://blogs.transparent.com/french/le-journal-an-overview-of-french-newspapers-part-1/
Source: Transparent Language
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Title: Five Ideas for the First Week Back to School in French
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French teacher Sylvia Duckworth shares some ideas for the first week back to school in this blog post: http://mmeduckworth.blogspot.com/2014/08/la-rentree.html
Source: eTools for Language Teachers
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Title: French Image Site
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Here is a French-language website where you and your students can search for free images to use in creating teaching and learning materials: http://www.picto.qc.ca/
Source: Picto
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Title: Unit for French 3 Class: Education in France
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Here is a free content-based unit about education in France, intended for a French 3 class: http://madameshepard.com/?p=111Bon
It is a good model for using the ACTFL standards and integrated performance assessments.
Source: Madame's Musings
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Title: Spanish Classroom Vocabulary Picture Search
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Here is a printable picture search activity for young Spanish learners, from Spanish Playground: http://spanishplayground.net/spanish-classroom-vocabulary-picture-search/
Source: Spanish Playground
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Title: Idea for Reinforcing Double Object Pronouns: Who Threw It at Him?
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Here is a simple activity that gives you and your students a context for using a lot of double object pronouns in a meaningful way: http://bryankandeltprs.com/2014/08/26/who-threw-it-at-him/
Source: Bryan Kandel TPRS
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Title: Clic Clic Clic: Interactive Stories for Children
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Clic Clic Clic is a Spanish-language website with interactive stories for children ages 3-8. It is available at http://www.cuentosinteractivos.org/
Source: Omnis Cellula
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