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Title: History of Finnish Independence, 100 Years Ago
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Here is an English-language article supplemented with archival media clippings and photos explaining the history of Finnish independence: https://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2017/12/finland-celebrates-100-years-of-independence/
Source: Library of Congress
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Title: The Olivier Show on New Year’s Eve in Russia
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From http://popkult.org/
Read an English-language article about watching the Olivier Show on New Year’s Eve in Russia, and watch a few video clips, at http://popkult.org/olivier-show/
Source: PopKult
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Title: Krampus Traditions Spreads
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Here is an English-language article about the origins of the Krampus tradition, its current resurgence in Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, and its growing recognition in the United States: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/
Source: Smithsonian
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Title: Lesson on the Great Lighthouse of Alexandria
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Emily Landau has prepared two slide presentations, one in Latin and one in English, about the Pharos, the great lighthouse of Alexandria. Access them here: http://caneweb.org/new/?p=3744
Source: CANE
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Title: Pharos: Fighting Appropriations of Greco-Roman Culture by Hate Groups
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From http://pages.vassar.edu/pharos/
Pharos is a platform where classical scholars, and the public more broadly, can learn about and respond to appropriations of Greco-Roman antiquity by hate groups online.
Pharos’ first purpose is to document appropriations of Greco-Roman culture by hate groups online. The civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have always been attractive to European nationalist and racist movements, and in more recent years have been adopted by other so-called alt-right groups whose politics are aligned with older-style nationalism. Posts tagged “Documenting Appropriations” raise awareness of this phenomenon.
Pharos' second purpose is to expose the errors, omissions, and distortions that underpin these groups’ interpretations of ancient material. For each appropriation they document, they invite specialists to critique the version of antiquity that these groups construct to support their views. Pharos compiles these responses in posts tagged “Scholars Respond.”
Pharos' third purpose is to articulate a politically progressive approach to the study of Greco-Roman antiquity. Pharos’ longer articles, tagged “Response Essays,” suggest how the study of antiquity may serve an inclusive and progressive politics. These essays draw on the published work of the many scholars who have articulated politically progressive approaches to the field in specialized publications.
Visit the Pharos website at http://pages.vassar.edu/pharos/
Source: Pharos
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Title: December 2017 Issue of LITERAL
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From https://martinabex.com/2017/12/01/literal-december-2017-issue-is-available-for-download/
The second issue of LITERAL, a free electronic magazine by and for Spanish learners, is now available at https://revistaliteralcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/literal-12-20171.pdf.
Learn more about this project and how your students can be involved at https://revistaliteral.com/2017/12/01/nueva-edicion-de-literal-diciembre-de-2017/
Source: The Comprehensible Classroom
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Title: Spanish Diacritics
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From https://www.fluentin3months.com
Maybe you have a student who is determined to understand Spanish diacritics (accent marks, ü, and even ñ) thoroughly, but you don't want to spend class time explicitly teaching spelling rules. Maybe you have heritage learners for whom mastering diacritics is part of their literacy goals. Maybe you yourself want to understand accent rules so that your own spelling is more accurate. If for any reason you're looking for a guide to Spanish diacritics, consider this recent summary by George Millo Ayancan: https://www.fluentin3months.com/spanish-accent-marks-the-ultimate-guide/
Source: Fluent in 3 Months
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Title: Visiting International Teachers from Spain
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From https://education.ky.gov/curriculum/conpro/Worldlang/Pages/Spain.aspx
The Visiting Teachers from Spain is an International Cooperation program sponsored by the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain in the US and various U.S and Canadian Departments of Education. The program started back in the mid 80´s in California and New York. Since then, it has expanded to over 30 states and has had over five thousand participating teachers.
To provide quality instruction in Spanish from native speakers of the language and to promote rich cross-cultural exchange, Kentucky has a formal Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education of Spain that facilitates the placement of visiting educators from Spain in Kentucky schools.
Since 2000, the Kentucky Department of Education has worked with the Ministry of Education of Spain to help local school districts fill vacant P-12 Spanish teacher positions, as well as positions for other content areas in the case of schools with dual language immersion programs.
This program enables local school districts to hire experienced certified teachers who are eager for a teaching experience in the United States, and who come to teach at elementary, middle and high schools on an approved Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) one year-limited teaching certification, which may be renewed for as long as they remain in the country in accordance to federal statute.
These teachers are selected from a pool of highly qualified candidates that have been previously screened by the Ministry of Education of Spain. In late March, or April, the Kentucky Department of Education interviews the candidates in Madrid, Spain, prior to their selection and placement in a waiting list. Once selected, they will be offered to any Kentucky school seeking one of these teachers. These teachers are considered both highly qualified and licensed to teach in the US, and arrive with appropriate documentation of background evaluation.
Visiting teachers from Spain make a one to three-year commitment to teach in the US, provided that the school district agrees to hire them. Participating districts employ these teachers in accordance with state regulations and policies and pay them according to their experience and certification level.
Learn more at https://education.ky.gov/curriculum/conpro/Worldlang/Pages/Spain.aspx and at http://www.kentuckyteacher.org/subjects/global-competency-world-languages/2017/12/providing-high-quality-spanish-teachers-to-kentucky-schools/
Source: Kentucky Department of Education
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Title: Infomercial Listening Activity
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Laura K. Sexton describes a series of listening activities dealing with infomercials in this blog post: http://www.pblinthetl.com/2017/12/llame-ya-infomercial-listening-activity.html
Source: PBL in the TL
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Title: ESL Writing and Conversation Activities
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Here is a collection of low-prep writing activities (https://www.eslwriting.org/easy-esl-writing-activities-worksheets/) and conversation activities (https://www.eslwriting.org/easy-esl-conversation-activities/).
Source: eslwriting.org
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