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Title: French Onomatopeia
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From https://www.talkinfrench.com
What noises do humans, animals, and objects make in French? Here’s a selection of them: https://www.talkinfrench.com/french-onomatopoeia/
Source: Talk in French
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Title: Blazers French Night
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From http://www.afportland.org/2016/11/blazers-french-night-january-2017-%e2%80%93-tickets-now-available/
Fall is in the air and that means the Portland Trailblazers are back on the basketball court! Take in the special French Night Game on January 31, 2017. Come see them play the up and coming Charlotte Hornets on January 31, 2017, headlined by none other than former Blazer Nic Batum. While it’s never guaranteed, Nic has graciously answered questions in English and French every year after the game.
For full details go to http://www.afportland.org/2016/11/blazers-french-night-january-2017-%e2%80%93-tickets-now-available/
Source: Alliance Française de Portland
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Title: Taking Google’s Street View to the Next Level in Your Language Class
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From http://www.thefrenchcorner.net
Middle school French teacher Samantha Decker describes how to use Google Street View to actually go inside of certain businesses in the target country, and she lists some of the available businesses in France and Belgium. Read her blog post at http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2016/12/taking-street-view-to-next-level.html. See an activity that she did with her students at http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2013/12/creating-scavenger-hunt-with-google-maps.html.
Source: The French Corner
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Title: Home Activities for Winter Break in Spanish
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From https://marishawkins.wordpress.com
Maris Hawkins has assembled a collection of activities that students can do during winter break to keep their Spanish skills and cultural awareness sharp. Access the Winter Proficiency Pack at https://marishawkins.wordpress.com/2016/12/12/winter-proficiency-pack-2-0/
Source: Maris Hawkins
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Title: Free and Low-cost Resources for Spanish Teachers
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Wendy Brownell has compiled an annotated list of free and low-price resources by teachers, for teachers, in this blog post: https://senorab1972.wordpress.com/2016/12/03/teaching-materials-created-by-others/
Source: Señora B
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Title: Transition Idea: Videos
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Ellen Shrager suggests using “transition videos” to a new teacher who’s worried about classroom management. However, experienced teachers as well may want to try this idea for smooth transitions from one activity to the next or as part of basic classroom routines. Read her blog post at http://minutebyminutespanish.com/nervous-new-spanish-teacher-advice-structure-your-class-with-transition-videos/
Source: Minute by Minute Spanish
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Title: Spanish Christmas Resources
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Here is a collection of Christmas materials for Spanish class, including a poster with vocabulary, a word search, an online Concentration game, and a set of Dobble cards: http://www.profedeele.es/vocabulario/la-navidad-2/
Source: ProfeDeELE
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Title: Report: Language Diversity and English Proficiency in the United States
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From http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/language-diversity-and-english-proficiency-united-states
Language Diversity and English Proficiency in the United States
By Jeanne Batalova and Jie Zong
November 11, 2016
While a record 64.7 million people ages 5 and older in the United States spoke a language other than English at home in 2015, a growing share of them are also fully proficient in English. Sixty percent of those speaking a foreign language at home were fully proficient in English in 2015, up from 56 percent in 1980—even as immigration levels rose significantly.
Read the full article at http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/language-diversity-and-english-proficiency-united-states
Source: Migration Policy Institute
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Title: TED Talks Ranked by Difficulty for English Learners
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Here is a selection of 400 TED talks, ranked by difficulty to understand by English learners: http://lingorank.com/talks/
Source: LingoRank
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Title: Learning Collocations for Effective Writing
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Your InterCom editor completed a corpus linguistics course a few weeks ago. This recent blog post by Elena Shvidko elaborates on collocations, words that frequently occur together (easiest to find using corpus methods), and how they can help English learners to be more effective writers. Read the post at http://blog.tesol.org/learning-collocations-for-effective-writing/
Speaking of corpora, here is a recent update on several corpora available from Brigham Young University: http://linguistlist.org/issues/27/27-5018.html
Source: TESOL Blog
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