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Title: Goethe-Institut Stammtisch in New York
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Join the Goethe-Institut New York for the Goethe-Institut Stammtisch on the second Friday of every month.
A Stammtisch - German for "regulars' table" - is a) an informal meeting held on a regular basis, and b) also the large table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is a friendly get-together, the perfect opportunity to practice your German in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
All levels and everyone welcome!
For more details go to https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/ney/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=20561425
Source: Goethe-Institut New York
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Title: German Teachers: Are You an AATG Member?
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The American Association of Teachers of German is for teachers of German at all levels of instruction and all those interested in the teaching of German. If you’re not a member, take a moment to read this message from Dr. Mohamed Esa, AATG’s president.
“I hope that your vacations are off to a great, relaxing start. Though things may have slowed down for the summer, AATG is still hard at work, striving to meet your professional needs and adapting offerings to keep you on the cutting edge of German-language education.
“The AATG Discussion List is one of many AATG resources for networking with colleagues. It is wonderful that AATG can offer this service to keep German-teaching professionals informed and always collaborating. I am always amazed at the great teaching resources AATG members so willingly share with each other to strengthen our community.
“Being an AATG member is critical to keeping our community strong and to ensuring its future. If you are not an AATG member or if you've let your membership lapse, I invite you to rejoin AATG. Your membership helps us to serve you, and enables us to expand and improve AATG programs and services. Remember, everyone from young students to seasoned, retired teachers are welcome in the AATG, and I encourage you to be an active member of our community.
“I hope that you will consider to join the AATG or renew your membership. The stronger the AATG is, the better we will serve you and meet your professional needs. Keep our community flourishing and join AATG today!
“To renew your membership or join today, call the AATG office at 856-795-5553. You can also visit http://www.aatg.org/?page=Membership.”
Esa, M. [AATG-L] Join the AATG or Renew Your Membership. AATG-L (aatg@list.iupui.edu, 20 Jun 2015).
Source: AATG-L
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Title: New Recreation Shows How Ancient Romans Lifted Wild Animals Into the Colosseum
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From http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-ancient-romans-got-wild-animals-colosseum-180955580/
A New Recreation Shows How Ancient Romans Lifted Wild Animals Into the Colosseum
An elaborate system of elevators and trap doors lifted ferocious beasts onto the Colosseum floor
By Matt Blitz
June 16, 2015
It is the 1st century AD and 50,000 screaming ancient Romans are crammed into the tight seats of the Colosseum, then officially called the "Flavian Amphitheater." As the din of the rowdy crowd grows louder, the gladiators in the arena brace themselves for what's about to come. All of sudden, the spectators erupt as wild beasts emerge from trap doors in the Colosseum’s floor. Lions, wolves, leopards and bears arise out of seemingly hidden holes in the ground. Swords are raised and fangs are flashed as the bloody, gruesome battle between man and beast begins.
Nearly 2,000 years later, the Colosseum remains an iconic structure and symbol of Rome. While gladiatorial games haven't happened here in over a millennium, a new addition to the already immensely popular Colosseum historical site allows visitors an extra glimpse into the past. In early June, the Superintendent of Archaeological Sites in Rome and the Minister of Culture of Italy officially unveiled a nearly exact replica of the lift and trap-door system that transported ferocious beasts from the passageways and dens under the Colosseum, known as the hypogeum, up to the arena.
Read the full article here: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-ancient-romans-got-wild-animals-colosseum-180955580/
Source: Smithsonian
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Title: Results of the National Latin Survey
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A few years ago we publicized a request for participation in the National Latin Survey. The survey was open from May 2013 through February 2014. The purpose is to study middle and high school students and teachers all across the United States and find out the many different reasons why people study and teach Latin.
Now the results are out; see what the researchers have found at http://www.nationallatinsurvey.com/
Source: National Latin Survey
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Title: Activity: Desayunos del mundo
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From http://jramonele.blogspot.com.es
Here is a series of activities targeted at adolescent and pre-adolescent Spanish learners, based on a webpage about typical breakfasts around the world.
Access the activity descriptions and resources here: http://jramonele.blogspot.com.es/2015/06/desayunos-del-mundo.html
Access the food website here: http://www.cocinillas.es/2015/06/desayunos-tipicos-de-cada-pais/
Source: jramonele.com
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Title: New Expressions that Spanish-Speaking Young People Are Using
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What is the latest slang that young people are using? Here are definitions of 42 expressions: http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/06/01/icon/1433161650_187368.html
Source: El País
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Title: News in Spanish Newsletter Service
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From http://newsinspanish.strikingly.com/
News in Spanish is a newsletter service that sends a link to a Spanish-language news item to your email account, along with a short English-language summary and some vocabulary or grammar hints relevant to the article.
You can also browse the archive of newsletters that have already been sent.
Sign up with your email address, or browse the archives, here: http://newsinspanish.strikingly.com/
Source: News in Spanish
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Title: U.S. Department of Education Releases Fourth Chapter of English Learner Tool Kit for State and Local Agencies
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From http://www.ncela.us/
Tools and Resources for Providing English Learners Equal Access to Core Curricular and Extracurricular Programs, the fourth chapter of the English Learner (EL) Tool Kit, has been published online by the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), U.S. Department of Education (the Department). It is available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/english-learner-toolkit/chap4.pdf. The Tool Kit is intended to help state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) in meeting their obligations to ELs. It should be read in conjunction with the joint Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on “English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents” (http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-el-201501.pdf) from the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), published in January 2015, which outlines SEAs’ and LEAs’ legal obligations to ELs under civil rights laws and other federal requirements. More Tool Kit chapters will be made available in the coming months on the OELA English Learner Tool Kit web page at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/english-learner-toolkit/index.html, and will be announced on the NCELA website at http://www.ncela.us/.
Source: NCELA
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Title: Taking Learning Out of the Classroom
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TESOL’s 2015 Teacher of the Year Sherry Blok has just written a two-part series about how you can take your English-learning students out of the classroom and into the local community for learning.
Read Part 1 here: http://blog.tesol.org/taking-learning-out-of-the-classroom/
Read Part 2 here: http://blog.tesol.org/taking-learning-out-of-the-classroom-in-efl-contexts-part-ii/
Source: TESOL
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Title: Creating Classroom Communities in ESL/EFL
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This article by Dr. Kristen Lindahl, PhD in linguistics with a specialization in L2 teacher education, discusses the importance of creating a “discourse community” within your ESL classroom.
Read the article at http://blog.tesol.org/creating-classroom-communities-in-eslefl/
Source: TESOL
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