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Title: Activity Idea: Music Chairs with Colors
Body: Here’s an idea for practicing colors from an FLTEACH user: A fun game I like to do the first day or two is a color game. I quickly practice color words with them and then play a sort of "musical chairs" game. Everyone sits in chairs in a circle, except one student in the middle. That student calls out a color in Spanish and everyone wearing that color has to get up and move to another chair. The last person standing has to call out the next color. I practice first by having a student stand and pointing to colors and showing them what they are. I also put them on the board as a reference, since it is their first time with them. Parker, A. Re: Nombres. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 30 Jul 2007).
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Language Lag Unleashed: September Lineup of Webcasts
Body: The Language Lab Unleashed team is pleased to announce their September line up for LLU webcasts/conversations: Topics this month will include Anxiety and Language Learning, Languages Across the Curriculum programs, and a conversation with Dr. Andrea Lunsford about Writing and Technology. In addition to our webcasts, we invite you to listen to the Tech-o-Tuesday podcasts, which are available on the site every other Tuesday. Please listen in as we discuss new tools, tips and technologies for language teaching. Go to http://languagelabunleashed.com for a schedule of September shows. Sawhill, B. #8618 Language Lab Unleashed Webcasts for September 07: Please Join Us! Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum (LLTI@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU, 23 Aug 2007).
Source: LLTI
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Title: 101 Ideas for Class Starters: Part 2
Body: An FLTEACH user recently posted 101 different ideas for class starters (also known as warmups, bellringers, or sponge activities). Many of these ideas could be used at any point in class. Here are the second 51, continued from last week: 51. If... Hand out cards with "if" clauses; ss must find their correct partner * 52. Tag inspections Look at clothes tags...what country do they come from 53. Dice Use a die for verb conjugation 54. Mapping...future plans, the past * 55. Xmas/b-day if I were a present I would be...for...because* 56. Act out a poem 57. My name is...and I like...Her name is...and she likes 58. Phone number activity 1/2 class writes their phone #, other 1/2 makes the call 59. Tell me a Yarn. S. picks length of yarn to be cut and talk as they wrap around their finger 60. HURRAH! Write a cheer for study skills, good health, finding a date 61. Scrambled words within categories, which does not belong 62. Directed stories...use pix or suggestions 63. Fortune telling with a deck of cards. Hearts=love; diamonds=finances; clubs=school; spades=health* 64. Pix 1/2 and 1/2: S. describe 1/2 a pic to another s. who determines 2nd 1/2 65. The Fly swatter game 66. The 10 things list: List 10 things you can do at... 67. Trace a letter on the back of the student in front of them to spell a word 68. Living sentences: S. are given an envelope w/a sentence cut up to rebuild 69. The parrot activity. T. says my name is Mme.X, s. says my name is.. 70. Names in the hat. A s. pulls 2 names out of a hat, and the class compares the ss. (Who's the tallest, best cook, best in math, nicest, most patient, etc.) 71. Matching. Match flag with country/nationality/capitals 72. True and false statement ex: We walk on the ceiling/ice is cold 73. Line up. S. line up according to their birth date or size or.. 74. Match famous paintings with their artist. Match date, country, title... 75. The Price is right. Magazine cut out. Hold up and ask for the correct price 76. Write captions...for a comic strip 77. How many things do you remember? Show a variety of items, then take them away 78. Give someone advice for good health, success, wealth* 79. Word search 80. Cross word puzzles with the answer to a culture question 81. Across words only, with answer built in 82. Illustrate. S. write the typical qualities or faults with a particular zodiac sign* 83. What is the missing word? S. listen for missing word in song or poem 84. A survey. French fashion or Spanish situation/preferences* 85. Find someone who...T.creates a grid with various fun people facts. Ss go around the room to find a student who fits the fact* 86. Pictionary 87. Jeopardy 88. Balderdash. Give 1 correct definition and 3 false ones for an unfamiliar word * 89. Reassemble. Put a poem back together, use strips with sentences color coded 90. Make a puzzle. Use a pic/glue it to cardstock, cut up into pieces 91. Listen to a song and decide what the lyrics describe * 92. Throw a ball around and ask questions based on categories 93. Culture Scramble. Scrambled cultural facts, use monuments, art, lit. 94. You are lost on an island. Given a list of items, which 5 items would you keep and why? 95. Name that country. Play music from diff. countries, guess which country 96. Draw items on the board: guitar, car, keys,house, books, etc. Use adjectives to match them all 97. Bingo. S. spell out numbers on paper based on chosen bingo card 98. 20 questions...* 99. Scategories * 100. Culture Q&A. Ss. get 3 cultural questions and 3 answers, find your partner! 101. Hangman Hess, D. Here it is: Class Starters. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 4 Aug 2007). For more FLTEACH ideas for class starters, go to the FLTEACH archives at http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-arch.html .
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Winning Careers in Foreign Language Website
Body: From http://scolt.net/game/cg.htm Curious about foreign language career opportunities? Check out an online version of Winning Careers. This engaging board game motif approach to exploring linguistic occupations is available at http://scolt.net/game/cg.htm .
Source: SCOLT
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Title: New Book: Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners
Body: From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=9781853599941 Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners: The Case of Wales by Lynda Pritchard Newcombe Publisher: Multilingual Matters Summary: Social context, an often-neglected dimension in L2 learning/use, can play a vital role in sustaining learners' initial motivation. As researchers have begun to shift their focus from teaching to learners and learner variables, what happens to learners when they practice their new skills in the community, has become an important area of concern. Using data on Welsh learners' experiences outside the classroom, the author argues that, in order to learn a second or foreign language successfully, learners require regular interaction in the target language in a setting in which they feel comfortable. The impact on learners of native speakers' switch to a language of wider communication, their speed of speech, use of dialect and identity issues are explored as are the relevance of practical issues such as time and opportunity and affective factors such as anxiety. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=9781853599941 .
Source: Multilingual Matters
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Title: Heritage Language Journal Summer 2007 Special Issue on TESOL and Heritage Language Education
Body: From http://www.heritagelanguages.org Volume 5(1) of the Heritage Language Journal has been published on line at www.heritagelanguages.org . This issue focuses on the relationship between TESOL and heritage language studies.
Source: Heritage Language Journal
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Title: Call for Papers: The 25th Conference of English Teaching and Learning in Taiwan
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-2361.html The 25th Conference of English Teaching and Learning in R.O.C. & 2008 International Conference on English Instruction and Assessment “Change from Within, Change in Between” National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan May 3-4, 2008 This is a joint conference of two academic meetings - the 25th annual conference of English teaching and learning in Taiwan and the 3rd bi-annual international conference on English instruction and assessment. It aims to provide a brand new forum to discuss classroom instruction and assessment by integrating the community of Taiwanese English teacher researchers with communities elsewhere. Abstracts are invited for 30-minute paper presentations (including 10 minutes for questions and comments) and 60-minute workshops (including 15 minutes for questions and comments). Topics should be related to the following: 1. classroom interaction (teacher-student, group, dyad) 2. classroom assessment (formative assessment, alternative assessment, peer assessment, and self assessment) 3. computer-mediated communication (cross-cultural communication, discourse and genre, visual and audio media) 4. teaching and learning strategies (English listening, speaking, reading, and writing) 5. material and course design (multimedia, course design) 6. any topic of English teaching For more information on submissions, go to http://www.ccu.edu.tw/fllcccu/2008EIA/English/Eindex.php .
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Call for Papers: Special Issue of CALICO Journal
Body: To celebrate silver anniversary of the CALICO Journal, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium will publish a special issue in May 2008 on developments within CALL and CALICO itself over the past 25 years. CALICO solicits manuscript submission for the special issue on *Trends in technology over the past 25 years *Significant events in the evolution of CALL as a discipline *Views of developments within CALICO *Topics of general historical interest to CALL researchers, developers, and practitioners *Shorter anecdotes about people and places associated with CALICO Manuscripts should be submitted to execdir@calico.org no later than December 3, 2007. Manuscripts should be no more than 30 pages long; shorter manuscripts are also acceptable for this special issue. Decisions on acceptance of articles will be made in January 2008.
Source: LLTI
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Title: Conference: Academic Language and Content: A Focus on English Language Learners in the Middle School
Body: From http://www.cal.org/create/events/conference.html The Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE) will host its inaugural conference October 1-2, 2007. Academic Language and Content: A Focus on English Language Learners in the Middle School Oak Brook, IL For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.cal.org/create/events/conference.html .
Source: CREATE
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Title: Conference and Call for Papers: Learning Technologies: Bridging the Gap between Technology and Pedagogy
Body: From http://ltsig.org.uk Learning Technologies: Bridging the Gap between Technology and Pedagogy British Council, Milan, November 26 - 28, 2007 The International Association of Teachers of English As a Foreign Language Learning Technologies SIG and the British Council Milan are collaborating on the 3 day BC Milan/LTSig Conference ’07. CALL FOR PAPERS Proposals for contributions to the event should be submitted by 21st September. Details and an online proposal form are available at http://ltsig.org.uk/future-events/11-2007-milan-italy.html .
Source: IATEFL
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