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Title: Kù Chinese Episode 1: Color
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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4bSrQjC1I
“‘Kù Chinese’ is a series of fun and funny videos that can supplement Integrated Chinese or any other Chinese curriculum. In the episodes, MC Bing translates Chinese words and phrases directly into English, and invites people in America to guess their meanings. Teachers can play the videos in class or assign students to watch them at home. The intention is to further develop students’ interest in learning Chinese and to expand their knowledge of Chinese in a more colloquial and casual context.” This first episode of the program is about colors; specifically, what do different colors symbolize in Chinese culture? MC Bing asks people from different backgrounds what they think different colors could represent, and then reveals what they usually represent in Chinese. The results are quite interesting!
To watch the video visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4bSrQjC1I
To learn more about Cheng-Tsui Asian language learning materials visit
https://www.cheng-tsui.com
Source: Cheng and Tsui
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Title: Workshop: Careers Using Russian
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From http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/events/36103
Lost in Translation? A Russian Language Professional Development Workshop
Saturday, March 28, 2015 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM • CLA 0.104, The University of Texas at Austin
In this one-day professionalization workshop, students of Russian language will be introduced to translation as a career path or as means of earning supplementary income by utilizing their language skills. Participants will gain a comprehensive overview of the field of translation careers, with focus on three major areas - translation of literary works (poetry, prose and memoir), oral interpreting in various contexts and non-literary translation in the digital age (legal documents, smartphone apps, video games and computer-assisted tools).
Workshop participants will attend roundtable discussions with highly-trained specialists from each area to gain experienced insight into the field and the first-hand knowledge gained during this workshop will grant important insight as students pursue graduate research in various fields, including Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Public Affairs, Government, Comparative Literature and Anthropology.
Breakfast and lunch are included in this all-day workshop. 6 hours of CPE credit available.
A nominal tiered fee is charged to cover materials, meals, and refreshments. Register now! http://links.utexas.edu/cbeftmo
Source: Texas Language Center
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Title: Auswärtiges Amt: Foreign Policy for Children
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From www.kinder.diplo.de
This website from the German Foreign Office is especially for children. German foreign policy is explained in easy German. You can find short, easy articles about German foreign policy and affairs in German.
Access this resource at www.kinder.diplo.de
Source: Kinder.diplo.de
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Title: Auf Deutsch: Articles in German for Learners
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“Auf Deutsch is a website of the Goethe-Institut London. The mission of the Auf Deutsch website is to provide beginner learners of German with contemporary original language content which helps them lo learn more about the culture of Germany whilst at the same time improving their language skills.” Articles have difficult words highlighted so you can scroll over them and see a definition or explanation in English.
Access this resource http://aufdeutsch.co.uk/
Source: Goethe-Institut London
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Title: Activity: Sentence Flyswatter
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From http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/2015/03/sentence-flyswatter.html
Keith Toda, high school Latin teacher, shares a new way to use the flyswatter game. While he admits that the flyswatter game is a “rather limited vocabulary activity,” he adjusts it to use with reviewing stories. Instead of vocabulary only, he uses sentences from stories they are reading.
Review his idea and comments on how it went at http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/2015/03/sentence-flyswatter.html
Source: Todally Comprehensible Latin
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Title: Calculate Your Carbon Footprint in French or Dutch
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From http://calculators.ecolife.be/fr/calculator/calculez-votre-empreinte-%C3%A9cologique
This neat calculator from WWF quizzes you in French or Dutch about your habits and then gives you a score on how you stack up, ecologically speaking. Then, it gives you suggestions on how to improve your score by changing daily habits, such as electricity use. This could definitely be a fun activity for an intermediate/advanced level French or Dutch learner. This quiz could be part of a broader lesson on reducing your carbon footprint and global climate change.
Access this resource in French at http://calculators.ecolife.be/fr/calculator/calculez-votre-empreinte-%C3%A9cologique?lang_select=1 and in Dutch at http://calculators.ecolife.be/nl/calculator/bereken-je-ecologische-voetafdruk?lang_select=1
Source: WWF
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Title: The Last But Not the Least Medici
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Melissa from studentessamatta.com posts an article entitled: “L’ultima ma non meno importante Medici, Anna Maria de’ Medici” in both Italian and English about the last of the Medici family, Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici Dowager Electress Palatine, who died in 1743. The article is a short history of the Medici family and of Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici and her death. Each year the city of Florence celebrates the anniversary of Anna Maria Luisa’s death with a procession. At the end, three videos are included in Italian and English about the Medici family and Anna Maria Luisa’s anniversary procession in Florence.
Access this article http://www.studentessamatta.com/lultima-ma-non-meno-importante-medici-anna-maria-de-medici-the-last-but-not-the-least-medici/
Source: studentessamatta.com
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Title: Le Petit Nicolas: Short Video Clips in French
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From http://www.m6kid.fr/le-petit-nicolas/
The French website, M6Kid.fr, has a section of kids’ TV shows. One of the shows is Le Petit Nicolas. You can’t watch an entire episode, but you can watch short clips from the show. This could be fun for listening comprehension activities.
Access this resource http://www.m6kid.fr/le-petit-nicolas/
Source: M6Kid
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Title: French Combination Majors (by Institution)
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From http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/
French professor Robert D. Peckham recently posted a reply on the FLTEACH listserv on the topic of “foreign-language program with a literary aura.” In his post he provides a link to a list of French combination majors by institution. These majors do not focus solely on literature and provide a combination degree for students of French. Your French students who may be applying for college next year might be interested in these college programs. The link to this list can be found at http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/frcombo.shtml and the post by Dr. Peckham can be found at https://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1503&L=flteach&F=&S=&P=302417
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Video Activity: Amar: perífrasis verbales
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From http://cineele.com/
In this blog post, Laura Vázquez shares an activity to go with a short film (10 minutes). She had previously exploited the video to practice daily routines with novice level students. This time the focus is on the use of “perífrasis verbales” followed by infinitive or gerund, for intermediate level students.
You can access the resources at http://cineele.com/2015/03/03/amar-perifrasis-verbales/
Source: De Cine
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