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Title: Irish Language Weekend
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From http://www.daltai.com/email/html/index.html
Daltaí na Gaeilge will hold its Irish Language Immersion Weekend, May 18th - 20th, 2018 in Esopus, New York. Online registration and payment are available at http://daltai.com/shop/products.php?product=Irish-Immersion-Weekend-%252d-May-18-to-20%2C-2018
Source: Daltaí na Gaeilge
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Title: French Song Recital in Portland, Oregon
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From http://www.afportland.org/2018/03/free-french-song-recital-may-2/
Enjoy a free concert featuring Chansons de Offenbach “la Perichole”, Piaf, and more. The program features Mezzo Soprano Odette Kermorvant-Sellon, Soprano Marie Cook, and Accompanist Dennis Burbank.
The concert is at 2 pm on May 20 at All Saints Catholic Church, 3847 NE Glisan Street, Portland 97232.
Learn more about this concert and other upcoming French events in Portland at http://www.afportland.org/2018/03/free-french-song-recital-may-2/
Source: Alliance Française de Portland
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Title: Video about Life on the Punta Cometa Peninsula in Oaxaca, Mexico
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Here is a 21-minute video about life on the Punta Cometa peninsula in Oaxaca. Here is a description:
"On the southernmost shore of the Mexican state of Oaxaca lies the Punta Cometa peninsula, also known as Cerro Sagrado (Sacred Hill). Here, it is said that ‘The sea is a teacher who shows man how to live, fish and, at a set time, leave the world forever.’ In The World in a Corner, the Mexican director Mariano Rentería Garnica explores the contours and rhythms – in nature and among people – of this striking and mysterious place, both above and below the water. Following a girl who sells food to tourists on the beach and a young fisherman who dives the open waters and leads sea tours, the poetic documentary meditates on the confluence of disparate but connected worlds – poverty and wealth, the natural and the supernatural, civilization and wilderness, and the realms above and below the sea."
Access the video, which is in Spanish with English subtitles, at https://aeon.co/videos/how-the-vast-powers-of-the-sea-shape-life-on-a-sacred-peninsula-in-oaxaca-mexico?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=atom-feed
Source: Aeon
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Title: On the Way to School: New Take on School Units
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From https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com
Instead of having your novice learners memorize vocabulary for school supplies and school subjects that aren't necessarily what they study, help them compare school cultures around the world and consider how human rights and the UN's sustainable development goals relate to education.
Here are some ideas for a new treatment of a "school unit":
https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/on-the-way-to-school/
https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/two-more-resources-for-on-the-way-to-school-sdg/
Source: Aventuras Nuevas
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Title: Seven Essential Components for Successful Dual Language Programs
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Angela Palmieri, a sixth-grade Spanish dual language immersion teacher in Glendale, California, writes, "Districts throughout the United States are starting dual language immersion programs at rapid rates. When these programs are started quickly, without a solid foundation or in-depth planning, problems arise that hinder the academic and language development of the students, as well as the overall implementation of the immersion programs. There are seven essential components of a dual language program that districts can follow to ensure the success of these programs."
Read the full article to learn about these seven components: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2018/05/seven_essential_components_for_successful_dual_language_programs.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: Engaging Novice World Language Learners
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From https://www.edutopia.org/article/engaging-novice-world-language-learners
Engaging Novice World Language Learners
Using target language videos, news articles, music, and more can spark engagement even with students who are just getting started.
By Elena Spathis
May 1, 2018
Authentic images, readings, videos, and infographics are often perceived to be suitable solely for higher-level language classes. But with some exploration, a willingness to take risks, and a dose of reflection, it’s possible to use such materials at the novice levels as well. Novice learners can take full advantage of authentic resources, as long as there are level-appropriate expectations, supports, and tasks in place.
Whether you bring in texts, songs, or video clips, authentic resources have the power to catch students’ attention and spark their motivation. Over time, I’ve worked out some ideas for how to find and use authentic materials from the target language country in novice-level classes.
Read on for five tips for using authentic target-language resources: https://www.edutopia.org/article/engaging-novice-world-language-learners
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Martina Bex's Favorite Brain Breaks
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We've featured descriptions of brain breaks several times in the past, and we encourage teachers to search the InterCom archives for %brain break% (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/searchContentSubmit?txt_ContentTitle=%25brain+break%25&txt_Author=&txt_InputDate1=&txt_InputDate2=&shouldIncludeAnyResults=yes&hiddenContentType=&hiddenLanguage=&hiddenLevel=&hiddenContentArea=&hiddenState=&hiddenGroup=&UpdateTags=) to get some ideas for short, movement-based activities that you and your students can do to help keep your focus sharp.
In this recent blog post, Martina Bex gives a short background on what makes brain breaks good and provides descriptions of some of her favorites, along with very simple infographic-style instructions: https://martinabex.com/2018/05/01/best-brain-breaks/
Source: The Comprehensible Classroom
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Title: Ideas for Student Rewards
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Build rapport with students by featuring them and rewarding them. Here is a blog post full of ideas for rewarding students in your class: http://sarahbreckley.com/student-rewards/
Source: Spanish Class Diaries
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Title: Foreign Language Reading and Writing Tasks with Student-Created Content
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From https://wlclassroom.com/2018/04/29/studentcreated/
In this activity sequence, students write and then react to other students' writing, also in writing. The process exemplifies writing in an interpersonal rather than purely presentational mode: https://wlclassroom.com/2018/04/29/studentcreated/
Source: World Language Classroom
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Title: We Teach Languages Episode 50: What Else Should Language Students Learn?
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From https://weteachlang.com/2018/04/29/ep-50/
In episode 50 of the We Teach Languages podcast series, Stacey asks “Besides proficiency in the language, what do you want your students to learn in your language classroom?” We all want our students to learn language. However, there are other things students can and should learn through language study. In March, at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) annual meeting, Stacey asked attendees this question. The answers Stacey recorded reflect teachers’ diverse perspectives and fall within the scope of existing research on what students learn when they study a language.
Listen to this episode at https://weteachlang.com/2018/04/29/ep-50/
Source: We Teach Languages
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