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Title: 50 Distance Learning Icebreakers & Games
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From: https://www.vivifystem.com/blog/2020/6/1/icebreakers-for-distance-learning
Vivify STEM shares 50 icebreaker activities and games for virutal learning and teaching. Though these activites are tailored to STEM teachers, they are appropriate for all content areas. Each activity listed has a simple description. Some include additional materials as well.
Visit: https://www.vivifystem.com/blog/2020/6/1/icebreakers-for-distance-learning
Source: Vivify STEM
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Title: Spanish and Portuguese Department Seeking Tenure-track and Heritage Language Program Director at University of Washington
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From: https://linguistlist.org/issues/31/31-2941/
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor and Heritage Language Program Director. The position will begin in fall 2021, and the deadline for the application is October 30, 2020.
Visit: https://linguistlist.org/issues/31/31-2941/
Source: Linguist List
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Title: Engaging Students in Virtual Instruction with the Camera Off
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Online learning is new to many learners and instructors. Forming connections while distance learning can be particularly difficult, especially when one considers the optional use of cameras. This article provides options to educators who want to engage with students even though learners' cameras are off.
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Rank of Imposition
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The purpose of this activity is to introduce language learners of all proficiency levels to the concept of rank of imposition. While it is appropriate for all proficiency levels, educators of Novice learners may wish to supplement the activity with open and closed word sorts of key phrases related to rank of imposition: apologies, requests, mitigators, and grounders (explanations).
Learning Outcomes
Learners will be able to:
- Identify ways in which rank of imposition impacts the delivery of requests or apologies in a given target language scenario.
- Compare how rank of imposition impacts the delivery of requests or apologies in the target language scenarios to similar scenarios in the L1.
Mode(s): Any
Materials: Rank of Imposition Video, 2 examples of apologies or requests in the target language
Procedure:
1. Provide learners with one example of an apology or a request in the target language in which rank of imposition is high. Ask that they take notes according to the following format:
- Step In: Identify the interlocutors and their relationship in the situation at hand.
- Step Out: What do you think the perspective of each interlocutor is? What do you need to understand their perspectives better?
- Step Back: Given what you know, how do the perspectives of each interlocutor compare to your own? Does it seem like the apology or request is a big one? How can you tell? Do you agree?
2. Debrief as a class. Introduce the concept of rank of imposition by utilizing the Rank of Imposition Video. Then, ask that learners revisit and refine their answers from Step Back in the previous routine.
3. Next, repeat Step 1 utilizing an example of an apology or a request in the target language in which rank of imposition is low.
4. Ask that learners create a Venn Diagram for the function at hand and compare the language used in each scenario. For example, if you were to select apologies, learners might notice that “I’m sorry” is said in both examples, but when rank of imposition was high, interlocutors used quite a few grounders (explanations) compared to when rank of imposition was low.
5. Step Back (continued): Ask learners to write or record a reflection in which they compare the situations they observed to similar situations they have experienced in the L1. Prompt them to consider how their language may change depending on the context of the situation (e.g., how an apology being delivered to their parents might be distinct from an apology delivered to a friend for roughly the same offense).
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- It is appropriate to write or record your own L2 examples if you cannot find appropriate samples for Steps 1 and 3.
- It is appropriate to conduct Step 5 in the L1, particularly for Novice and Intermediate learners.
- The Step In, Step Out, Step Back routine was adapted from Harvard’s Project Zero. More information can be found here.
Source: CASLS
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Title: InterCom: October 5, 2020
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This week, we continue our exploration of L2 pragmatics by introducing rank of imposition and how it impacts language choice and communication. Learn more by checking out this video.
There are a few ways to get connected with us this week:
- Join our InterCom Live! session. We connect on Facebook every Monday at 11:00 am Pacific. To join us, open CASLS's Facebook page at the designatied time. Can't make it? The InterCom Live! events are always recorded, and you can find them on our Facebook page.
- Check out the Activity of the Week. This week, we analyze the rank of imposition in either apologies or requests with a thinking routine.
- Read research related to rank of imposition, particularly as it impacts the delivery of apologies and requests. Some options include:
- Li Yang’s Chinese pragmatics site
- Dancing with Words, a Spanish pragmatics site developed by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
- Pragmatics and Speech Acts, CARLA's site devoted to pragmatics in a variety of languages, including Hebrew, American English, and Japanese
Happy exploring! We are excited to continue engaging with you this week.
Source: CASLS
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Title: Creating and Sustaining Virtual Language Communities
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From: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/flan.12456
Lara Lomicka's article in the summer 2020 edition of Foreign Language Annals provides guidance for virtual langauge community building, a central concern for many educators during the present global pandemic.
Abstract: During Covid‐19, educators have been forced to quickly and creatively rethink teaching practices and the education of future generations. Community is a key consideration in reconceptualizing how the traditional classroom might function successfully in an online space. How does the virtual community of language learners interact with each other and with the instructor? What practices might enable the online community to bond, develop a sense of trust, feel comfortable sharing information, and set goals together? The development of a social presence in communities of language learners is crucial to maintaining a sense of connectedness in the virtual classroom. This article discusses why it is critical to establish a virtual language community and provides practical implications for creating virtual presence and engaging students in these virtual communities.
Visit: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/flan.12456
Source: Foreign Language Annals
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Title: Foreign Language Tutoring Sessions
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From: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/csls/tutoring_hrs.php
The Center for Second Language Studies at Vanderbilt University is offering free foregin langauges tutoring sessions for students who need the opportunity to practice the langauge. Teachers can also utilize the tutor sessions for interviewing activities or conversation practice for students.
Visit: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/csls/tutoring_hrs.php
Source: Vanderbilt University
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Title: Teaching Online for Global Competence
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The U.S. Department of State is offering a self-paced online course called, "Teaching Online for Global Competence." This course will be available unitl March 1, 2021. Participants will explore tools and methods for virtual learning within cross-cultural communities. Three modules are offered.
Source: U.S. Department of State
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Title: Best Books about Cuba for Spanish Heritage and Immersion Classes
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Growing Global Citizens recommends a list of books for teachers who are teaching heritage or immersion Spanish students. The recommended book list includes information about the book's plot, appropriate level, themes, and issues. This resource is a great place for teachers to pick materials for students and for class disucssions.
Source: Growing Global Citizens
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Title: Chinese Vocabulary Challenge
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From: https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-vocabulary-challenge/
Hacking Chinese is offering a twenty-day Chinese character challenge. This challenge, sponsored by Skritter, is mainly about learning Chinese characters, words, and expressions. Participants who are interested in the challenge should sign up via the Skritter app with the challenge code to get free access to the softwarre. Three participants will win six months of free access to Skritter.
Visit: https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-vocabulary-challenge/
Source: Hacking Chinese
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