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Source: CASLS
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Title: Exploring Multiculturality
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by Cameron Teubner-Keller, CASLS Student Worker
This activity introduces the concept of multiculturality through the lens of holiday celebrations and food. It was created for Intermediate learners.
Learning Outcomes:
Learners will be able to:
- Identify manifestations of multiculturality in their lives
- Summarize important information about a holiday including when, where, by whom, why, and how it is celebrated
- Compare and contrast holidays
Mode: Interpersonal, Interpretive
Materials: What Does Multicultural Mean? video, 
Procedure:
- First, introduce learners to the concept of multiculturality by having them watch the What Does Multicultural Mean? video. Afterwards, ask learners to discuss in pairs what they learned from the video and to create a list of 2-3 ways multiculturality might be present in their own lives (foods, holidays, traditions, media, language, etc.).
- Next, give learners the Multiculturality: Holidays handout. On this handout, there will be a list of holidays from different cultures. Have learners work in groups of 3-4 and discuss which of these holidays they’ve heard of before and to sort them in the table in Part A of the handout.
- On Part B of the handout, learners will summarize important information about 3-5 holidays. They should be encouraged to research what they do not yet know. Especially for Intermediate Low learners, teachers are encouraged to help provide search terms in the target language.
- Next, learners should form new groups to complete Part C of the handout. They will compare and contrast the holidays they documented on Part B on a mind map.
- Finally, bring the whole group back together. As an exit ticket, ask learners to write a sentence or two reflecting on which holidays they know are celebrated in a single community.
Notes:
- There are a variety of holidays to choose from. Teachers are encouraged to adapt the list to holidays that are celebrated by the local community.
Source: CASLS
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Title: ACTFL 2023 Call for Proposals
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From: https://www.actfl.org/convention-and-expo/2023-call-proposals
Submission Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time!
The ACTFL Annual Convention will be held Friday, November 17 through Sunday, November 19, 2023 (Pre-Convention Workshops will be scheduled on Thursday, November 16) at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The 2023 ACTFL Convention will feature educational content covering a wide spectrum of the language profession. The ACTFL Convention is a national event bringing together over 7,000 attendees from all languages, levels, and assignments within the profession.
The goal of the ACTFL Annual Convention is to provide a comprehensive professional development experience for language educators of all languages and levels. Compelling proposals address the needs of today’s learners and educators by focusing on innovative programs, emerging trends, and research-informed practices.
Please read all instructions very carefully before you submit your proposal online. When you log in, it is very important that you carefully read all the information in the Submission Guidelines and Presenter Responsibilities before proceeding to complete your online submission. You can only submit using the online form. Please note that you can submit only one proposal as a lead presenter and be listed on only one as a co-presenter. We encourage all language educators to submit a proposal for consideration. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, January 27, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Late submissions will not be considered.
Visit: https://www.actfl.org/convention-and-expo/2023-call-proposals
Source: ACTFL
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Title: How Many Languages Are There?
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From: https://youtu.be/qYlmFfsyLMo
This YouTube video is a perfect resource for exposing learners of all languages and proficiency levels to the diversity of languages spoken in the world, and it is a great point of departure for exploring the benefits of multilingualism. Specifically, this video delves into the various reasons that it is difficult to count languages and the ways that languages change over time. Educators are encouraged to utilize this video when kicking off a course of study with learners as a reminder of the inherent importance and complexity of all languages.
Visit: https://youtu.be/qYlmFfsyLMo
Source: YouTube, Tom Scott
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Title: Creating Compelling Visual Representations of Literature
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Generative algorithms are utilized in newer applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to create a variety of media including text, images, and sound. In this podcast, Dr. Nicholas Caporusso, an assistant professor of computer science at Northern Kentucky University, highlights his research in the creation of visual art through AI and his collection of art based on the book “The Invisible Cities”. Educators interested in exploring new applications of technology to connect with the study of literature are encouraged to listen to this short podcast. Further, educators interested in imaging new ways to apply AI technologies to other areas of language study are encouraged to use this resource as they brainstorm and imagine.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
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Title: 10 Secondary ELA Resources to Help Students Become Stronger Writers
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From: https://www.thedaringenglishteacher.com/2022/11/10-secondary-ela-resources-to-help.html
This blog post links to a variety of resources developed to provide learners of English with foundational understanding of how to write essays and other typical academic genres. Specifically, teachers can access units on how to write a thesis, sentence structure, how to write topic sentences and body paragraphs, and more. While these resources are intended for learners of English, many practitioners may find the activity of adapting them to their own target language(s) worthwhile.
Visit: https://www.thedaringenglishteacher.com/2022/11/10-secondary-ela-resources-to-help.html
Source: The Daring English Teacher
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Title: How to Complain in Spanish
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From: https://fluentinspanish.org/podcast/how-to-complain-in-spanish-advanced/
This post provides transcripts of complaints in Spanish with translations in English. Specifically, the post focuses advanced and context-specific vocabulary to use when complaining, and it provides a few exercises for learners to check their understanding of said vocabulary. Educators are encouraged to explore this post as one way to improve learners’ understanding of strategies they might use when complaining, and to supplement the post with additional pragmatics resources from Dancing with Words, a website created and hosted by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition.
Visit: https://fluentinspanish.org/podcast/how-to-complain-in-spanish-advanced/
Source: Fluent in Spanish
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Title: What Motivates Teachers to Develop? (With Amol Padwad)
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This podcast covers the topics of teacher motivation and teacher development. The podcaster discusses incentives for teachers, demotivating factors, and how schools can successfully encourage teachers to develop. Importantly, stakeholders should take into account that motivation operationalizes distinctly for teachers at different stages of their careers. This article would be helpful for anyone interested in promoting ongoing teacher development.
Source: TEFL Training Institute Podcast
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Title: Online Gaming Enhances College Students’ Career Prospects
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This article describes how playing online games helps students develop skills that can become useful when they begin charting and negotiating career trajectories. It suggests that educators and parents consider the potential value of online gaming given, explaining that the soft skills gained through such play can be useful for career planning and career training. Anyone engaged in supporting young people to become more skillful in negotiating the world and planning their lives will benefit from reading the article.
Source: Inside Higher Ed, Susan D’Agostino
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Title: Spanish Children’s Stories
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From: https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/stories
This webpage features a variety of children’s stories that have been translated to Spanish by an expert speaker. Though they are children’s stories, the vocabulary and grammar are complex and varied. Educators and learners of all proficiency levels are encouraged to check out this resource not only for exposure to written texts, but also for its embedded opportunities to improve listening comprehension and pronunciation. Specifically, the stories include audio recordings. Learners will benefit from reading along while listening as they begin connecting written and spoken modalities.
Visit: https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/stories
Source: The Spanish Experiment
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