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Title: Halloween Lessons for French 1, 2, and 3
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Here are descriptions of three thematic units about Halloween: one for French 1, one for French 2, and one for French 3: http://madameshepard.com/?p=897
Source: Madame's Musings
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Title: Spanish Audio Resources
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Here are a few Spanish audio resources that FLTEACH listserv users have suggested recently:
http://spanishlistening.org/
http://radioambulante.org/audio
http://www.ivoox.com/
Source: Various
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Title: 15 Free Resources for Teaching High Frequency Vocabulary
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Here is an annotated list of online resources for teaching high frequency vocabulary, from the TESOL blog: http://blog.tesol.org/15-free-resources-for-teaching-high-frequency-vocabulary/
Source: TESOL Blog
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Title: Schools Look to Puerto Rico in Search of Bilingual Teachers
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Schools Look to Puerto Rico in Search of Bilingual Teachers
By Tim Henderson
October 13, 2015
Growing demand for bilingual teachers, fed by increasing numbers of Spanish-speaking public school students, is forcing local school districts to get creative in their recruiting. A major target for their efforts is Puerto Rico: the teachers, already U.S. citizens, don’t require a visa if they decide to leave the island and its struggling economy to go work on the mainland.
Oklahoma City Public Schools, for instance, started the school year in August with more than a dozen new teachers from Puerto Rico, including Iriana Sanchez, a kindergarten teacher who left because “it’s hard to get a job there, and here I feel very welcome.”
Houston-area schools are organizing recruiting conferences locally and in San Juan. The Dallas Independent School District, which already recruits in Puerto Rico, is this year looking to Mexico and Spain for candidates, while starting a training program for local bilingual professionals to become teachers.
Read the full article at http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2015/10/13/schools-look-to-puerto-rico-in-search-of-bilingual-teachers
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts
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Title: New Black Box Episode: Correcting Errors in Writing
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A new episode from the Black Box series is available at http://musicuentos.com/2015/10/bb-corrective-feedbac/. This episode, by Karen Tharrington, unpacks an article by Nina Vyatkina called “The Effective of Written Corrective Feedback in Teaching German.” Despite conflicting results in the research on the effectiveness on written corrective feedback, Dr. Vyatkina is able to isolate some findings, including the following: students do use feedback, the process approach to writing is most effective, and feedback needs to be clear and focused.
Access all of the episodes in the Black Box series here: http://musicuentos.com/blackbox/
Source: Musicuentos
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Title: Formative Assessment Idea: Pop Check-In Quiz
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From http://leesensei.edublogs.org
From the Language Sensei blog, here is a description of how to incorporate and make use of more formative assessment in your class: http://leesensei.edublogs.org/2015/10/12/pop-check-in-the-new-formative-quiz-in-class/#.ViRep6Jypv0
Source: Language Sensei
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Title: Fall 2015 CLEAR Newsletter: Can-Do Statements
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The Center for Language Education and Research, CASLS’ sister LRC at Michigan State University, has released its fall newsletter at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/files/5714/4467/5941/CLEAR_Fall_15_Final.pdf. The feature article, by Bill VanPatten and Walter P. Hopkins, talks about adapting the NCSSFL/ACTFL Can-Do statements to better guide their curriculum, and also how they’ve restructured their curriculum and lesson format to promote higher gains in proficiency in their basic language course sequence at Michigan State University.
You can also read about CLEAR’s workshops last summer and other outreach projects. To find out about CLEAR’s 2016 workshop offerings, go to http://clear.msu.edu/clear/resources/professional-development/summer-workshops/
Source: CLEAR
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Title: Survey for LinguaFolio Online Users
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We need your input, LinguaFolio Online users! Right now, we are undergoing a multifaceted redesign of LinguaFolio Online and want your input to make sure that we tailor what we do to your needs.
Please take a minute to complete the short survey linked below regarding current and possible features of LinguaFolio Online. Your input will ensure that we are providing educators with the best product possible.
This survey will remain available until 10/30/15 and should take no longer than 5-10 minutes to complete.
Thank you to those of you who have already submitted responses. Your feedback is invaluable, and we appreciate your time!
Survey link: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1MHSWZmDX3jGeTr
Source: CASLS
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Title: October 2015 Issue of KinoKultura
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The October 2015 issue of KinoKultura, an online magazine dedicated to new Russian Cinema, is available at http://www.kinokultura.com/2015/50/
Source: KinoKultura
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Title: Report: Oral Language Proficiency Gains During Academic Study Abroad
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The Boren Awards: A Report of Oral Language Proficiency Gains During Academic Study Abroad
A Cumulative Report over 15 Years and 53 Languages (2015)
By Leah Mason, Christopher Powers, and Seamus Donnelly
The Boren Awards: A Report of Oral Language Proficiency Gains during Academic Study Abroad explores the language gains made by U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who received Boren Scholarships and Fellowships for language study overseas between 1996 and 2011. To the authors’ knowledge, this report is, in size, the largest presentation of data on oral language proficiency development by U.S. college and university students during study abroad, and, in scope, it represents the greatest number of host countries and languages studied to date.
The research questions guiding this report address how several factors affect language gain in the study abroad environment: duration abroad; initial oral proficiency; the relationship between initial oral proficiency level and duration abroad; and gender, education level (academic status), academic major, language category of difficulty, and knowledge of other languages.
Highlights of this report include the following:
• Analysis of 2,466 Boren Awardees.
• Most Boren Awardees study abroad for six months or longer and make an average gain of two sublevels on the ACTFL scale.
• New language learners can gain as many as four sublevels on the ACTFL scale and achieve the Intermediate Low level by studying abroad for three months or fewer.
• For students who start at the Intermediate level, studying abroad for six months or longer is critical to reaching advanced levels of proficiency.
The basis of these findings are detailed in this report, along with additional analysis regarding length of study, initial proficiency levels, academic levels, gender, and differences among languages.
Access the report at http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Publications-and-Reports/IIE-Bookstore/The-Boren-Awards-A-Report-Of-Oral-Language-Proficiency-Gains
Source: Institute of International Education
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