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Title: Eating a Roman Lunch with your Students
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From http://caneweb.org/new/?p=3234
Emily Landau writes that several times a year, the world language departments in her school host language tables, where students can eat food from the target culture and practice speaking in the target language. Ms. Landau has steered clear of formal cena foods to focus on a prandium - an informal lunch. Read about her menu items here: http://caneweb.org/new/?p=3234
Source: CANE
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Title: Website Dedicated to Djibouti and Surrounding Region
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Here is a French-language website dedicated to Djibouti and the surrounding area: http://babelmandeb.org/
Source: Bab-El-Mandeb
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Title: Geography Unit for Spanish
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From http://www.antonioluna.org
Antonio Luna has posted all the resources needed to teach his unit on geography in the Spanish-speaking world. Although designed for International Baccalaureate classes, it could be used in any beginning Spanish class.
Access the unit at http://www.antonioluna.org/2016/09/ib-unit-geography-ab-initio.html
Source: Antonio Luna
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Title: Poster with Twelve Ways to Say Goodbye in Spanish
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From http://www.paginadelespanol.com/
Here is a printable poster with twelve different ways to take leave in Spanish: http://www.paginadelespanol.com/12-formas-de-despedirse-en-espanol/
Source: La página del español
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Title: Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 through October 15. Here are some resources you can use:
The official Hispanic Heritage Month website has information about the history of the month, a calendar of events happening in different places, curricular materials for different grade levels, and more. Available at http://www.hispanicheritagemonth.org/
Here are some authentic child-friend games from Spanish Playground: http://www.spanishplayground.net/hispanic-heritage-month-games/
Here is a collection of curated online resources on the Mis Clases Locas website: http://misclaseslocas.blogspot.com/2016/09/lista-lunes-hispanic-heritage-month.html
From Spanish Mama, here is a printable set of cards that teach countries, capitals, maps, country shapes, and some quick facts about countries in the Spanish-speaking world: http://spanishmama.com/printable-spanish-speaking-countries-capitals-game-cards/
COERLL’s Heritage Spanish project has information about several upcoming events (https://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/events/), details on the Spanglish Day Creative Writing Contest (National Spanglish Day is October 1) (http://4sshl2017.weebly.com/writing-contest.html), and an online Heritage Spanish Café where you can post to other heritage Spanish teachers (http://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/groups/heritage-spanish-cafe/).
Source: Various
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Title: Photos for Spanish Class Activities
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From http://www.spanishplayground.net
Jenny on the Spanish Playground website has put together a collection of photos from Spanish-speaking countries, along with captions, questions about them, suggestions for different ways to use photos (especially for interpretive activities), and a link to a Facebook page with even more photos and captions.
View this post here: http://www.spanishplayground.net/photos-for-spanish-class-activities/
Source: Spanish Playground
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Title: EFL Teaching Recipes: Website Resource for Teachers
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EFL Teaching recipes is a place where English language teachers can share tips, tricks, and ideas with other EFL teachers. The site is quite active and the ideas are practical. Visit EFL Teaching Recipes at http://teachingrecipes.com/
Source: EFL Teaching Recipes
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Title: New Expert Guide: Best Practices for Teaching Vocabulary
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As we noted in InterCom this last May (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/21234), The Canadian Modern Language Review has introduced a new online feature – Expert Guides – where experts in the field of second language (L2) teaching and learning answer common questions aimed at helping teachers better understand their students. These bilingual expert guides are open access and free to read.
The latest guide deals with vocabulary:
What Do We Know about the Best Practices for Teaching Vocabulary? / Le point sur les pratiques exemplaires en enseignement du vocabulaire
Marlise Horst, Concordia University
Access this guide at http://www.utpjournals.press/journals/cmlr/Horst
Source: Canadian Modern Language Review
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Title: Zero-Prep Activities You Can Use Any Time
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Here are ten no-prep activities that you can do with your students when you have a little extra time in class: http://busyteacher.org/7081-top-10-time-fillers-for-your-classroom.html
Source: Busy Teacher
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Title: National Security Language Initiative for Youth
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From http://www.nsliforyouth.org/
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students and recent high school graduates to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs.
The application deadline for 2017-18 programs is October 27, 2016.
Learn more at http://www.nsliforyouth.org/
Source: NSLI
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