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Title: Monster Activities
Body: ... just in time for Halloween! A recent discussion on the FLTEACH listserv about various ways to practice language by having the students create and describe monsters or aliens generated the following suggestions. ---- The students design their monsters at home and write a description in Spanish. The monsters are displayed in front of the class with numbers under them. The students hand in descriptions to me with no names on them. I then pass back papers to different students (no one has their own paper), the students then read the descriptions, and the class has to try to guess which monster they are describing. Students are not allowed to guess thier own. They have fun with this one! Giuliano, J. Re: Creating monsters/aliens--would appreciate suggestions/ideas. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (18 Oct. 2005). ---- I have done an activity similar to this with my French I students as well. The fun part comes after the students have drawn their monsters and written their descriptions. I then give each student a second piece of paper and they describe their monster to a partner who then tries to draw it based on the description. It's often very funny to see the original monster in comparison with the second one and it gives the students a good chance to practice their listening and speaking skills. Vanasdalan, C. Re: Creating monsters/aliens--would appreciate suggestions/ideas. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (19 Oct. 2005). ---- I have a mini-lesson on shapes and then do the following activity. You can also have students add personality descriptions , and you can have students label their pictures if you wish. Have paper bags ready to go, labeled le corps (the body), la tête (the head), les bras (the arms, les jambes (the legs), les yeux (the eyes), le couleur (the color). In the bags you will have slips with: - head and body: shapes in the target language - arms, legs, eyes: numbers in the target language (you could also use dice- they roll for the number) - color: colors in the target language Students draw a slip from each bag. This will determine the shape of the body and head; the number of arms, legs, and eyes; and one color to include in their drawing. Tell them to keep their drawings secret. Put names on the back. When the drawings are finished, hang them up or pass them out randomly and have students describe their monster. The other students will guess which one it is. Smith, B. Re: Creating monsters/aliens--would appreciate suggestions/ideas. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (19 Oct. 2005).
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Title: Funding Opportunity: Collaborative Research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Body: National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for Collaborative Research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS and the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) are currently accepting applications for the 2006-07 NEH Collaborative Humanities Fellowship. Fellowships provide up to $40,000 for four to nine months of research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Proposals must include plans to work with a least one collaborator in the field. The merit-based competition is open to all U.S. post-doctoral scholars in the humanities and most social sciences, including such disciplines as anthropology, modern and classical languages, history, linguistics, literature, jurisprudence, philosophy, political science, archaeology, comparative religion, sociology, and ethics. Scholars seeking assistance in locating potential research collaborators should contact American Councils or NCEEER. Application Deadline: February 15, 2006 For more information and applications contact: Outbound Programs American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 833-7522 outbound@americancouncils.org Program Officer NEH Collaborative Humanities Fellowship NCEEER 910 17th Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 822-6950 Dawes, S. Fellowship: Collaborative research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (19 Oct. 2005).
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Title: Online Resources for 'Le Petit Prince'
Body: This site features a collection of links related to "Le Petit Prince," such as teaching activities and Le site de la Société pour l'Oeuvre et la Mémoire d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9806/petitprince.html
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Title: Recommended French Photo Sites
Body: The following sites were recently recommended on the FLTEACH listserv as good resources for photos of France. The images cover a wide range of content, including national monuments, products, picturesque scenery, and people on the street. These authentic images may be useful as flash cards or speaking prompts. Alltheweb Pictures France (3.4 million) http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=img&cs=iso88591&q=France&rys=0&itag=crv If images - France http://www.ifimages.com/public/images/french.html Free pictures download - Paris http://www.bigfoto.com/europe/paris France Pictures (Exploitez.com) http://www.exploitz.com/pages/regions/westerneurope/france Photos of France - Visit France through Digital Pictures http://www.benoa.net/france France Pictures - Gallery of France Travel Pictures http://goeurope.about.com/cs/france/a/france_pictures.htm Photo Gallery - France http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/infopays/photos/FRA/FRA_photo.html Base Mérimée - patrimoine architectural http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/merimee/accueil.htm Images of France - The Brisbane French Language Meetup Group http://french.meetup.com/119/photos Webshots Images of France http://community.webshots.com/album/11215771oFNmOSlreM Provence, Alps and French Riviera... Royalty-free stock photos http://www.photosud.com/en
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Title: US Place Names in French
Body: A recent request on the FLTEACH listserv for the rules governing the use of United States place names in French received the following suggestions. This site explains the rules of masculinity or femininity. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/~jbaker/prep2.html The sites below show how these names are used in context. The first of these may be of particular interest to those interested in the historical and linguistic origins of place names in the US; the second is about the use of the death penalty in the US. http://afbs.free.fr/MotsUSA.htm http://www.peinedemort.org/International/Acteurs/ONUrapporteur/etats-unis1998.php
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Title: Ideas for Literature Activities
Body: This Web site, recently posted to the FLTEACH listserv, features a long list of ideas which are specifically for use in classes reading Don Quixote, but which may be easily modified for a variety of languages, texts, and levels. These activities range from crosswords and show & tell to courtroom trials and Web tasks. http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9908&L=FLTEACH&P=R1888&I=-3
Source: University at Buffalo
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Title: Open Access Journal Articles Available Online
Body: The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) allows you to read full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles in many languages for free. Choose a topic and browse for a journal in your language of choice. The directory aims to include all languages and subjects, from agriculture to health to philosophy. http://www.doaj.org
Source: DOAJ
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Title: Activity Ideas for Día de los Muertos
Body: Last week's issue of InterCom included Web sites for Día de los Muertos; below are some activities recently posted to the FLTEACH listserv. ---- - Teach the students about the parades common during the festival and then have them make their own masks. - Teach them about the altars that are set up and covered with things that are important to the deceased. Have them make their own "coffin" out of a shoe box and fill it with things that are important to them. Lastly, have them present their projects to the class in Spanish. - Hand out recipes for skull candies, Día de los Muertos bread, etc and have the students make them at home and bring them in for a culture party the next day. Or you could make the treats in class, giving Spanish directions (using commands). - In Spanish, discuss how we celebrate Halloween in the US and then compare and contrast that to Día de los Muertos. - Have them research on the Internet different topics pertaining to Día de los Muertos (food, parades, altars, customs, masks, etc). Have them write a paragraph about it and/or present their findings orally in Spanish to the class. McCoy, B. Re: Dia de los muertos activities. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (5 Oct. 2005). ---- Something I have done for Dia de los Muertos is a classroom "ofrenda". I put a table in the back of the room and cover it with orange and black tissue paper and buy some flowers to get us started. Since we cannot have candles in school, I use clear Christmas lights around the table. I put a picture of my great-grandma and my old cat and explain to the class what an ofrenda is, and tell them they are welcome to honor their deceased relatives or pets as well. Every year, I have more than 20 pictures--this is a project across all my Spanish classes. Another thing I do for my Spanish 2 classes is to have them write either a poem about death (in Spanish, of course) or write letters to deceased people. Most of them choose famous people, but some of them write to relatives. The topic is open, but I usually encourage them to talk about how things have changed since that person has passed--just to give them some idea of what to say. It sounds kind of freaky--writing letters to dead people--but the kids actually enjoy the activity quite a bit... My kids get tons of real writing activities, and this is just one of their favorites. Flaskrud, P. Re: Dia de los muertos activities. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (5 Oct. 2005).
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Title: Spanish Exercises Online
Body: From: http://www.trentu.ca/spanish/masarriba Más arriba (©2000-05 by Gary Aitken) is an interactive workbook of introductory Spanish language exercises, based on the pictorial contextualization of basic vocabulary and language points. It consists of full-colour drawings, audio clips, instant feed-back and vocabulary help. The material of Más arriba can be used with any introductory approach. The visual exercises of Más arriba are designed to accompany the new ¡Arriba! Comunicación y cultura Canadian Edition (©2005 by Pearson Education) and to complement the textual exercises of the ¡Arriba! Companion Website. • If you are using the Canadian edition of ¡Arriba!, go to the Índice de ejercicios below, where the exercises are listed by lesson. • If you are using another textbook, go to the Site Map, where the exercises are listed alphabetically:
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Title: Job Posting: Low Density Language Instructors
Body: LinguaLISTek is looking for various Low Density Language Instructors and Course Developers who are interested in working in or currently live in Maryland. Languages include but are not limited to Burmese, Wayuu/Guajiro, Sui, Suai, Suay, Suoi, Soai, Suei, Aouei, Kuoy, Kui, Dui, Khamen-Boran, and Cuoi. Please contact Jake Beltz at jbeltz@linguaLISTek.com for more information. Beltz, J. [LCTL-T] Low density language instructors. Less Commonly Taught Language Teachers' listserv. LCTL-T@tc.umn.edu (18 Oct. 2005).
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