Contents
Displaying 4891-4900 of 28843 results.
Contentid:
5068
Content Type: 1
Title: Book Review: Expertise in Second Language Learning and Teaching
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2578.html#1 Expertise in Second Language Learning and Teaching EDITOR: Keith Johnson Larry LaFond, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Thomas Mann once stated that, 'A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people,' suggesting that we cannot reliably identify experts in a field by looking at the ease or rapidity with which they ply their trade. Indeed, common assumptions held about expertise frequently prove to be mistaken, which makes the study of expertise all the more important, and intriguing. The study of expertise in language learning and teaching is as about as old as the fields of language learning and teaching themselves, as Keith Johnson's introduction to Expertise in Language Learning and Language Teaching argues. Johnson claims that any statement about language 'implies a view about what it is an expert user of the language is able to do.' Already in the 1970s, interest in what 'Good Language Learners' could do (Rubin 1975, Stern 1975) generated a great deal of interest among language teachers and researchers. Nevertheless, the study of expertise is in many ways a recent field of study that is drawing attention from diverging disciplines. Psychologists and neurologists are currently exploring the perceptual and cognitive mechanisms that lead people to become experts, sociologists and anthropologists are now considering how societies perceive expertise and the role that expertise plays in social interactions, lawyers and judges are seeking to understand how to evaluate and adjudicate expertise, and computer scientists are still working on models to simulate the acquisition of expertise and expert behavior. Recent explorations into expertise in second language teaching and learning have yielded a number of important results worthy of our attention, and to share some of these results Johnson has brought together eleven authors to review how expertise relates to language learning, use, and teaching. Read the complete review at http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2578.html#1 .
Source: LINGUIST List
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 12:54:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 12:54:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: Book Review: Expertise in Second Language Learning and Teaching
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2578.html#1 Expertise in Second Language Learning and Teaching EDITOR: Keith Johnson Larry LaFond, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Thomas Mann once stated that, 'A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people,' suggesting that we cannot reliably identify experts in a field by looking at the ease or rapidity with which they ply their trade. Indeed, common assumptions held about expertise frequently prove to be mistaken, which makes the study of expertise all the more important, and intriguing. The study of expertise in language learning and teaching is as about as old as the fields of language learning and teaching themselves, as Keith Johnson's introduction to Expertise in Language Learning and Language Teaching argues. Johnson claims that any statement about language 'implies a view about what it is an expert user of the language is able to do.' Already in the 1970s, interest in what 'Good Language Learners' could do (Rubin 1975, Stern 1975) generated a great deal of interest among language teachers and researchers. Nevertheless, the study of expertise is in many ways a recent field of study that is drawing attention from diverging disciplines. Psychologists and neurologists are currently exploring the perceptual and cognitive mechanisms that lead people to become experts, sociologists and anthropologists are now considering how societies perceive expertise and the role that expertise plays in social interactions, lawyers and judges are seeking to understand how to evaluate and adjudicate expertise, and computer scientists are still working on models to simulate the acquisition of expertise and expert behavior. Recent explorations into expertise in second language teaching and learning have yielded a number of important results worthy of our attention, and to share some of these results Johnson has brought together eleven authors to review how expertise relates to language learning, use, and teaching. Read the complete review at http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2578.html#1 .
Source: LINGUIST List
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 12:54:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 12:54:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5069
Content Type: 1
Title: Funding Opportunity: Kinder lernen Deutsch Strand Stipends for the 2006 AATG Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.aatg.org/content/view/186/37 Kinder lernen Deutsch Strand Stipends for the 2006 AATG Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN November 17-19 Deadline extended: Sept. 29, 2006 Thanks to the generosity of the Federal Republic of Germany, AATG offers K-8 teachers of German the opportunity to attend the AATG Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN, from November 17-19, 2006. Stipend recipients will receive partial financial support and an opportunity to work closely with national leaders and one another. Attendance at the annual joint meeting of AATG/ACTFL is one of the most important professional experiences available to teachers, because national and international experts and successful classroom teachers discuss important pedagogical issues and share information and ideas. The Kinder lernen Deutsch Strand consists of a series of recommended sessions throughout the Annual Meeting that are of special interest to elementary or middle school language teachers, or that address important issues of concern to all language teachers. The Strand provides a focus and continuity for conference participants, as well as networking during and after the meeting among German teachers with similar interests. For more information, visit http://www.aatg.org/content/view/186/37 .
Source: AATG
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 13:00:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 13:00:00
Expdate: 2006-09-30 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: Funding Opportunity: Kinder lernen Deutsch Strand Stipends for the 2006 AATG Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.aatg.org/content/view/186/37 Kinder lernen Deutsch Strand Stipends for the 2006 AATG Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN November 17-19 Deadline extended: Sept. 29, 2006 Thanks to the generosity of the Federal Republic of Germany, AATG offers K-8 teachers of German the opportunity to attend the AATG Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN, from November 17-19, 2006. Stipend recipients will receive partial financial support and an opportunity to work closely with national leaders and one another. Attendance at the annual joint meeting of AATG/ACTFL is one of the most important professional experiences available to teachers, because national and international experts and successful classroom teachers discuss important pedagogical issues and share information and ideas. The Kinder lernen Deutsch Strand consists of a series of recommended sessions throughout the Annual Meeting that are of special interest to elementary or middle school language teachers, or that address important issues of concern to all language teachers. The Strand provides a focus and continuity for conference participants, as well as networking during and after the meeting among German teachers with similar interests. For more information, visit http://www.aatg.org/content/view/186/37 .
Source: AATG
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 13:00:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 13:00:00
Expdate: 2006-09-30 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5070
Content Type: 1
Title: Oktoberfest Ideas
Body: Here are two recent posts to the AATG listserv with suggestions for celebrating Oktoberfest with your students. The first requires very little preparation; the other is a full-blown festival involving lots of activities. ---- Here's a page I made for my kids. I decorated the room with Rautenmuster flags, blue and white streamers and such. I served cider and pretzels and ran through this Web page: http://drachendeutsch.net/feste/oktoberfest Call, G. [AATG-L] MC: Should we teach Oktoberfest? -- is it German? American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (12 Sept. 2006). ---- Last year, with the help of a grant, a German colleague of mine held Oktoberfest on a Saturday at her school. Seven schools participated, bringing students. Some of the activities included: - watching movies in German - German cafe - little books and mini-gummi bears for sale - quiz bowl - art--painting, cutting out - German disco (with popular German music prerecorded on CDs and Teenage DJs) - German dancing - German conversation. German speakers--teachers, etc., signed student passes. When three were done, the students traded them in for German buttons (like at Teachers' Discovery). A fun time was had by all! Haynes, J. Re: [AATG-L] Oktoberfest ideas. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (13 Sept. 2006).
Source: AATG-L
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:09:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:09:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: Oktoberfest Ideas
Body: Here are two recent posts to the AATG listserv with suggestions for celebrating Oktoberfest with your students. The first requires very little preparation; the other is a full-blown festival involving lots of activities. ---- Here's a page I made for my kids. I decorated the room with Rautenmuster flags, blue and white streamers and such. I served cider and pretzels and ran through this Web page: http://drachendeutsch.net/feste/oktoberfest Call, G. [AATG-L] MC: Should we teach Oktoberfest? -- is it German? American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (12 Sept. 2006). ---- Last year, with the help of a grant, a German colleague of mine held Oktoberfest on a Saturday at her school. Seven schools participated, bringing students. Some of the activities included: - watching movies in German - German cafe - little books and mini-gummi bears for sale - quiz bowl - art--painting, cutting out - German disco (with popular German music prerecorded on CDs and Teenage DJs) - German dancing - German conversation. German speakers--teachers, etc., signed student passes. When three were done, the students traded them in for German buttons (like at Teachers' Discovery). A fun time was had by all! Haynes, J. Re: [AATG-L] Oktoberfest ideas. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (13 Sept. 2006).
Source: AATG-L
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:09:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:09:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5071
Content Type: 1
Title: News Stories for English Learners
Body: You can now get links to newspaper articles assessed for students, sent to you by email every week. It is a good resource and convenient for busy teachers. You just have to sign up, which you can do here: http://www.jamaby.com . You only have to submit your email address, and you can unsubscribe at any time. Its really good for intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced students. Byrne, J. Free emailed reading resources. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (20 Aug. 2006).
Source: TESL-L
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:15:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:15:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: News Stories for English Learners
Body: You can now get links to newspaper articles assessed for students, sent to you by email every week. It is a good resource and convenient for busy teachers. You just have to sign up, which you can do here: http://www.jamaby.com . You only have to submit your email address, and you can unsubscribe at any time. Its really good for intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced students. Byrne, J. Free emailed reading resources. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (20 Aug. 2006).
Source: TESL-L
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:15:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:15:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5072
Content Type: 1
Title: Suggestions for Teachers of Young Spanish Learners
Body: Use lots of TPR and TPRS. A typical 30-minute lesson I do with my private classes might look something like this: 3 to 5 min - Hello Song (Buenos Dias, or make up your own) 10 to 15 min - Story, song, or rhyme 5 to 10 min - Fingerplay, song or rhyme (maybe a quick game) 5 min - Goodbye song (Adios by JL Orozco) There are loads of websites with lesson plans and ideas. Check links at http://www.DosCaminos.net/links.htm , under "For Teachers" for more ideas. Nielsen, S.R. Re: 1st grade Spanish. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (6 Sept. 2006).
Source: FLTEACH
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:34:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:34:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: Suggestions for Teachers of Young Spanish Learners
Body: Use lots of TPR and TPRS. A typical 30-minute lesson I do with my private classes might look something like this: 3 to 5 min - Hello Song (Buenos Dias, or make up your own) 10 to 15 min - Story, song, or rhyme 5 to 10 min - Fingerplay, song or rhyme (maybe a quick game) 5 min - Goodbye song (Adios by JL Orozco) There are loads of websites with lesson plans and ideas. Check links at http://www.DosCaminos.net/links.htm , under "For Teachers" for more ideas. Nielsen, S.R. Re: 1st grade Spanish. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (6 Sept. 2006).
Source: FLTEACH
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:34:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:34:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5073
Content Type: 1
Title: Spanish Question Words Song
Body: Las Preguntas (To "I Feel Good" by James Brown) Dónde is where dodododo Cómo is how dodododo Cuándo is when dodododo Por que is why dodododo Qué what chss chss Cuál which chss chss Quien is who oo oo oo Gibbons, E. Spanish question words. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (8 Sept. 2006).
Source: FLTEACH
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:40:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:40:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: Spanish Question Words Song
Body: Las Preguntas (To "I Feel Good" by James Brown) Dónde is where dodododo Cómo is how dodododo Cuándo is when dodododo Por que is why dodododo Qué what chss chss Cuál which chss chss Quien is who oo oo oo Gibbons, E. Spanish question words. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (8 Sept. 2006).
Source: FLTEACH
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:40:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:40:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5074
Content Type: 1
Title: Songs for Teaching Spanish
Body: Here is a list of Spanish-language songs and suggested teaching points from a recent post to the FLTEACH listserv. The author deemed these appropriate for middle-school and above; next week well post the list for older learners. Note: L-1 and L-2 denote first- or second-year Spanish, respectively. ---- L-1: Que LLego Tarde--Magneto: Very up-tempo and melody. All present tense. Plenty of normal vocabulary. Has normal details of modern life--rushing to work, being late, etc. Cute and funny. L-1: Chicas de Hoy--Tatiana: Sounds like what we used to call "bubble gum music." Says girls can do anything they set their minds to. A few good cognates. L-1: Ojalá Que Llueva Café--Juan Luis Guerra: A touch of subjunctive and lyrics about life in the Dominican Republis. L-1 or 2: El Chico del Departamento 512--Selena: A cute song with a funny ending. L-1 or 2: Yo Quiero Amigos--Roberto Carlos: An all-around good song with lots of vocabulary and hope. L-2: El Corrido del Caballo Blanco--José Alfredo Jiménez: You can do a bit of Mexican geography since the song begins in Guadalajara and ends in Ensenada (about 1,200 miles). Here's a neat secret: It turns out that an article about Jose Alfredo claimed he wasn't really singing about a white horse, but a white 1958 Chevy Impala. I like to tell the class that AFTER listening several times. There's one interesting grammar item: "Arrancara" is used in an older sense, not yet obsolete but fading, to mean "had started off" rather than a subjunctive usage or meaning. L-2: La Puerta del Colegio--Magneto: Boy meets girl when she drops her books at school entrance. Now she's going to another school, farther away. Every school gate or entrance reminds him of her. There's a cultural detail here for many Americans, but less for those in large cities. In many other countries the schools, especially jr. and sr. highs, are another large door on a busy street; thus it's very easy for him to pass right by several school front doors--and be reminded of how he met her. L-2: Amor Eterno--Juan Gabriel: A great song before Mothers Day. He recalls his mother after her death. (I think I'd try to know about every student in class and whether their mother is alive or if they've suffered any significant loss.) L-2: Toquen, Mariachis, Canten--Leo Dan: A beautiful ode to mariachis; some very good subjunctives; and the accompaniment is by a mariachi group. Barabe, B. Songs for middle school and higher. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (17 June 2006).
Source: FLTEACH
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:56:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:56:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: Songs for Teaching Spanish
Body: Here is a list of Spanish-language songs and suggested teaching points from a recent post to the FLTEACH listserv. The author deemed these appropriate for middle-school and above; next week well post the list for older learners. Note: L-1 and L-2 denote first- or second-year Spanish, respectively. ---- L-1: Que LLego Tarde--Magneto: Very up-tempo and melody. All present tense. Plenty of normal vocabulary. Has normal details of modern life--rushing to work, being late, etc. Cute and funny. L-1: Chicas de Hoy--Tatiana: Sounds like what we used to call "bubble gum music." Says girls can do anything they set their minds to. A few good cognates. L-1: Ojalá Que Llueva Café--Juan Luis Guerra: A touch of subjunctive and lyrics about life in the Dominican Republis. L-1 or 2: El Chico del Departamento 512--Selena: A cute song with a funny ending. L-1 or 2: Yo Quiero Amigos--Roberto Carlos: An all-around good song with lots of vocabulary and hope. L-2: El Corrido del Caballo Blanco--José Alfredo Jiménez: You can do a bit of Mexican geography since the song begins in Guadalajara and ends in Ensenada (about 1,200 miles). Here's a neat secret: It turns out that an article about Jose Alfredo claimed he wasn't really singing about a white horse, but a white 1958 Chevy Impala. I like to tell the class that AFTER listening several times. There's one interesting grammar item: "Arrancara" is used in an older sense, not yet obsolete but fading, to mean "had started off" rather than a subjunctive usage or meaning. L-2: La Puerta del Colegio--Magneto: Boy meets girl when she drops her books at school entrance. Now she's going to another school, farther away. Every school gate or entrance reminds him of her. There's a cultural detail here for many Americans, but less for those in large cities. In many other countries the schools, especially jr. and sr. highs, are another large door on a busy street; thus it's very easy for him to pass right by several school front doors--and be reminded of how he met her. L-2: Amor Eterno--Juan Gabriel: A great song before Mothers Day. He recalls his mother after her death. (I think I'd try to know about every student in class and whether their mother is alive or if they've suffered any significant loss.) L-2: Toquen, Mariachis, Canten--Leo Dan: A beautiful ode to mariachis; some very good subjunctives; and the accompaniment is by a mariachi group. Barabe, B. Songs for middle school and higher. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (17 June 2006).
Source: FLTEACH
Inputdate: 2006-09-14 16:56:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-14 16:56:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5075
Content Type: 1
Title: French Beginners' Practice Site
Body: This site features vocabulary lists and exercises for newcomers to French, covering greetings, body parts, clothing, and weather. These might be useful as homework or extra practice. A list of French names is also available. http://thefrenchworkshop.com/funstuff.html
Source: thefrenchworkshop.com
Inputdate: 2006-09-15 14:05:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-15 14:05:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: French Beginners' Practice Site
Body: This site features vocabulary lists and exercises for newcomers to French, covering greetings, body parts, clothing, and weather. These might be useful as homework or extra practice. A list of French names is also available. http://thefrenchworkshop.com/funstuff.html
Source: thefrenchworkshop.com
Inputdate: 2006-09-15 14:05:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-15 14:05:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5076
Content Type: 1
Title: French Videos Online
Body: This site from Annenberg Media provides free online access to the "French in Action" video series for high school-age learners and above. http://learner.org/resources/series83.html .
Source: Annenberg Media
Inputdate: 2006-09-15 14:13:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-15 14:13:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: French Videos Online
Body: This site from Annenberg Media provides free online access to the "French in Action" video series for high school-age learners and above. http://learner.org/resources/series83.html .
Source: Annenberg Media
Inputdate: 2006-09-15 14:13:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-15 14:13:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Contentid:
5077
Content Type: 1
Title: French Lesson Plans
Body: The Educator's Reference Desk features several lesson plans accessible online. There is at least one for every grade level, with the following titles: - Concept Attainment Model "Boulangerie (Bakery)" - Creating a Rhyming Book - Bonsoir Lune - Number Bingo - Story Starter http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Foreign_Language/French
Source: The Educator's Reference Desk
Inputdate: 2006-09-15 14:27:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-15 14:27:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
Content Type: 1
Title: French Lesson Plans
Body: The Educator's Reference Desk features several lesson plans accessible online. There is at least one for every grade level, with the following titles: - Concept Attainment Model "Boulangerie (Bakery)" - Creating a Rhyming Book - Bonsoir Lune - Number Bingo - Story Starter http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Foreign_Language/French
Source: The Educator's Reference Desk
Inputdate: 2006-09-15 14:27:00
Lastmodifieddate: 2006-09-15 14:27:00
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2006-09-18 00:00:00
Displaydate:
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 1
