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Title: Arriving in a New City: Creating a Vocabulary Mind-Map
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by Renee Marshall
The goal of this activity is to expose language students to a valuable language learning tool, Mind-Mapping, in order to help them expand their vocabulary in the target language. Mind-Maps provide a way for students to synthesize new vocabulary in a non-linear way. For the example activity, I use a German listening activity from the video series JoJo such das Glück from Deutsche Welle (http://www.dw.de/deutsch-lernen/jojo-staffel-1/s-31564); however, I have written the activity in English so it can be easily modified for other languages and for use with other audio/video sources.
Objective: Students will be able to create a mind-map using words taken from a listening exercise on the topic "arriving in a new city."
Resources: Vocabulary Mind-Map handout
Procedure:
- Pass out Vocabulary Mind-Map handout to all students. Play the video once for students and have them complete #1 and #2 on the handout.
- Have students discuss what they wrote for #1 and #2 with a partner. You may want to have students share out ideas with whole class as well.
- As a whole class look at #3 on the handout together. Clarify the Mind-Map concept if needed: A Vocabulary Mind-Map is a diagram of vocabulary words based on a main idea and should mainly be comprised of one-word items (not sentences) as in the example provided. If the target language has gendered words, it could be useful to instruct students to include the word's gender on the Mind-Map (e.g. "der Dom," "la cartera," "le café").
- Have students work on their own on #4 on the handout, creating their own Mind-Map for the topic "arriving in a new city," looking up new words as necessary.
- For #5 and #6 on handout play the video again, the second time handing out the transcript of the video so students can read along. Students add more vocabulary to their Mind-Maps each time.
- Have students share their Mind-Maps with a partner, #7 on handout, and then complete #8.
Note: After listening to an audio/video file a few times, it can be useful for students to see a written transcript as well. Often websites and podcasts offer free transcripts of their audio/video resources, such as Deutsche Welle's JoJo sucht das Glück (http://www.dw.de/deutsch-lernen/jojo-staffel-1/s-31564) video series. Radio France Internationale's Le journal en français facile (http://www1.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp) news podcast offers free transcripts and so do many of TV5Monde Enseigner's (http://enseigner.tv5monde.com/) videos and audio files.
Source: CASLS Activity of the Week
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Title: Join Us at ACTFL 2014 by Mandy Gettler, CASLS Associate Director
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Each year, CASLS and its sister Language Resource Centers attend the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention. This year's convention will be held November 21-23 in San Antonio, Texas.
The ACTFL Annual Convention provides a unique opportunity for language educators to meet colleagues from across the country, build their professional learning network, and learn from each other as well as national experts. CASLS staff look forward to connecting with educators each year and hearing about their experiences. We often use these conversations as springboards to eventually develop new products and resources.
This year, CASLS will be giving a presentation on enhancing learner autonomy with LinguaFolio Online. Please join us for learning how formative assessment can empower students to become autonomous, reflective learners. The session will be held Friday, November 21 at 3:45 in Room 214C of the Convention Center.
The exhibit hall also allows educators to find new resources for their classrooms. CASLS will be sharing Booth 9073 with the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Hawaii. We hope you will stop by to discover more about our upcoming projects that utilize emergent technologies for language learning and to find out about current services, like LinguaFolio Online and InterCom, that can support your classroom and professional development.
We can't wait to see you at ACTFL!
Source: CASLS Spotlight
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Title: Book: Mixed Methods Research for TESOL
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From http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748646388
Mixed Methods Research for TESOL
By James Brown
Published by Edinburgh University Press
This textbook arises out of a need that has existed for years: for trained TESOL teachers to understand both qualitative and quantitative research methods. It proposes that mixed methods research (MMR) meets that need by combining the best aspects of both research traditions. Divided into three main sections, each chapter illustrates core principles in practice, using case studies of English teaching worldwide. Written specifically for those studying TESOL teaching, this textbook is the first to teach methods and practice in a global context. In linking to the latest developments in the field, it introduces TESOL teachers to MMR in a reflective and accessible manner.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748646388
Source: Edinburgh University Press
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Title: Video: Learning the SIOP Model
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From http://www.cal.org/resource-center/publications/learning-the-siop-model
Learning the SIOP Model
By Jennifer Himmel and Julie Mazrum
Published by Center for Applied Linguistics
Learning the SIOP Model is a practical, hands-on tool for educators to learn more about the SIOP Model and how to use it with greater effectiveness. It can be used by those who are new to the SIOP Model and by those who are already familiar with it and are seeking to enhance the effectiveness of their implementation.
Learning the SIOP Model has two components: a DVD with authentic classroom video and a companion viewers guide with information for viewing the video and hands-on resources for use in professional development and in the classroom.
Learn more about this product on the CAL website: http://www.cal.org/resource-center/publications/learning-the-siop-model
Source: CAL
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Title: Book: Input and Experience in Bilingual Development
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From https://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/tilar.13/main
Input and Experience in Bilingual Development
Edited by Theres Grüter and Johanne Paradis
Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
Children acquiring two languages, either simultaneously or sequentially, have more variation in their linguistic input than their monolingual peers. Understanding the nature and consequences of this variability has been the focus of much recent research on childhood bilingualism. This volume constitutes the first collection of research solely dedicated to the topic of input in childhood bilingualism. Chapters represent a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of childhood bilingualism, covering a variety of language combinations and sociocultural contexts in Europe, Israel, North and South America. As a reflection of the field’s current understanding of the intricate relationship between experience and development in children growing up with two or more languages, this volume will be of interest to scholars and practitioners working with bi- and multilingual learners in various sociolinguistic and educational contexts.
Visit the publisher’s website at https://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/tilar.13/main
Source: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Title: 2nd Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language
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From http://www.tc.columbia.edu/calendar.htm?EventID=14027
2nd Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language
February 12-14, 2015
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Plenary Speakers:
- Dr. María Carreira, California State University, Long Beach
- Dr. Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, University of Texas, Austin
- Dr. Guadalupe Valdés, Stanford University
Concurrent with the conference on Saturday, there will be two workshop sessions that aim to provide participants with ideas, resources, strategies, and practical advice for (i) teaching Spanish language courses where both heritage learners and foreign language learners are enrolled, as well as for (ii) the creation (or improvement) of quality language programs that deliver the most optimal learning environment for Spanish heritage learners. Some of the topics that will be discussed include: grouping strategies, peer collaboration, provision of feedback, placement issues, and evaluation of program outcomes.
For full details about the symposium go to http://www.depts.ttu.edu/classic_modern/spanishheritage/Texas_Tech_final.pdf
Source: Texas Tech University
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Title: Call for Papers: Ninth International Conference on Language Teacher Education
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From http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/LTE2015/call.html
Changes and Challenges in Language Teacher Education
Ninth International Conference on Language Teacher Education
May 14-16, 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
The Ninth International Conference on Language Teacher Education welcomes proposals for papers and symposia on all aspects of the education and professional development of language teachers. Papers and symposia may report on data-based research, theoretical and conceptual analyses, or best practices in language teacher education.
The mission of the conference is to address the education of teachers of all languages, at all instructional and institutional levels, and in all the many national and international contexts in which this takes place, including: English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) instruction; foreign/modern/world language teaching; bilingual education; immersion education; indigenous and minority language education; and the teaching of less commonly taught languages. The conference aims to bring together teacher educators from these many contexts to discuss and share research, theory, and best practices and to initiate and sustain meaningful professional dialogue across languages, levels, and settings. The conference will focus on four broad themes, which are described below. Proposals are more likely to be accepted if they address one of these themes.
Theme I: The Knowledge Base of Language Teacher Education
Theme II: Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts of Language Teacher Education
Theme III: Collaborations in Language Teacher Education
Theme IV: Practices of Language Teacher Education
Proposal Deadline: January 15, 2015
View the full call for papers at http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/LTE2015/call.html
Source: CARLA
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Title: Conference on Multilingual Phonology
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From http://www.cunyphonologyforum.net/
Conference on Multilingual Phonology
Sponsored by the CUNY Graduate Center Linguistics Program and the CUNY Phonology Forum
15 - 16 January 2015 at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., New York City
For more information go to http://cunyphonologyforum.ws.gc.cuny.edu/
Source: CUNY
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Title: Global Competence Certificate for K-12 Teachers
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From http://globalcompetencecertificate.org/
The Global Competence Certificate (GCC) is the premier, online, graduate-level certificate program in global competence education for in-service educators. The GCC is designed to increase the number of K-12 teachers who are able to teach for global competence, and effectively prepare students to be globally informed, engaged citizens.
Learn more about global competence, the GCC, and how to apply at http://globalcompetencecertificate.org/
Here is the latest in a series of articles in Education Week about global competence: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2014/11/a_decade_of_preparing_globally_competent_teachers.html
Source: Asia Society
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Title: Ohio Foreign Language Association Scholarships
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From the OFLA listserv:
The Ohio Foreign Language Association annually makes a number of scholarship opportunities available to current and pre-service foreign language teachers. This includes the OFLA Annual Conference scholarships that benefit new and aspiring language teachers and welcome them into this great profession.
The application deadline for the following scholarships is fast approaching--December 10, 2014. Click the links below to read detailed descriptions of the scholarship opportunities and to access the application forms.
OFLA Conference Scholarship Application for New Teachers http://ofla.memberlodge.org/resources/forms/New_Teacher_Scholarship_Application.pdf
OFLA Conference Scholarship Application for University Students http://ofla.memberlodge.org/resources/forms/University_Scholarship.pdf
Cemanahuac Scholarship for Study in Mexico http://ofla.memberlodge.org/resources/forms/Cemanahuac.pdf
Study Abroad / Immersion Scholarship Application http://ofla.memberlodge.org/resources/forms/Study_Abroad.pdf
Keep in mind that applications must be received by December 10, 2014! Questions can be sent to: scholar@ofla-online.org
Dr. Jean Morris, OFLA Scholarship Chair
Chair, World Language dept.
Muskingum University
New Concord, Ohio 43762
USA
Tel: (740) 826-8252
Morris, J. [OFLA] OFLA Scholarship opportunities--deadline one month away! OFLA listserv (OFLA@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU, 10 Nov 2014).
Source: OFLA
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