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Title: Ideas for Practicing Numbers: Part 2
Body: Ideas for Practicing Numbers: Part 2 FLTEACH FLTEACH users have suggested a wide range of activities for practicing numbers. Here are more of them, continued from last week’s InterCom: I went to the corner convenience store and "borrowed" a number of blank lottery sheets. Had the kids fill them out and had a mock drawing. They had to tell me what #'s they chose because the lotto machine was broken. Someone had to do the drawing. They had to say the #'s they missed. Then they had to tell me how much they won and how much they were giving us all! Genovese, D. Re: Creative ways to practice numbers? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 27 Aug 2007). --- I like to make what I call mini-flyswatter on half sheets of paper. I write the numbers (in number form, no words) "randomly" on the paper, and I say the numbers in French. Sometimes I have students call numbers too. They have to find the number before their partner with highlighters. I call it mini-flyswatter because EVERYONE can participate, not just two students standing. I have three basic rules: 1. the paper cannot move. 2. It's a "shush game", meaning they have to be quiet when I call the numbers, as I do not repeat them if students are talking, and 3. No writing on your partner. At the end I have them count up. Lutz, A. Re: Creative ways to practice numbers? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 27 Aug 2007). --- "Sí, No, Parte": Write the numerals 1-10 on the board, scrambled. Then let the students suggest larger ones to add to the board. Now, choose a number and let the students raise their hand to guess which number you have chosen. If a child guessed a number other than one you have chosen, you will say "no" if there is no part of the number they said in the number you have chosen. EX: They say 10 and your number is 39. (There is neither a 3 or a 9 in ten.) If any part of their number is in your number, you say "parte.” EX: They say 10 and your number is 12 or 30. As the game progresses, children learn some strategies to help them figure out the number and gain more practice saying numbers in Spanish. When a child guesses the number and says it correctly you say "sí" and that child gets to come and select the next number. (1) challenge them to get the number within "x" number of tries or (2) to have no "useless" guesses. For example, if they have figured out that the number has a 5 in it, they don't guess "40.” Winther, B. Re: Creative ways to practice numbers? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 27 Aug 2007). For more ideas for practicing numbers, see next week’s InterCom for Ideas for Practicing Numbers: Part 3.
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Title: New Book: How I Learned English
Body: From http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/208/3697/114.html How I Learned English Edited by Tom Miller Published by National Geographic Summary: All over the world there are people struggling to master the quirks and challenges of English. In today's America, many millions of them are Latino— and in this eloquent collection, nearly 60 Latino politicians, entertainers, athletes, and authors contribute fascinating, revealing, often touching essays on the very personal process each went through to achieve this common end. Their successes are inspiring. Their pieces, engaging and entertaining all, express the whole range of emotions that learning any new language entails. This wonderful, eclectic, inviting collection speaks to— and for— all of them, and goes directly to the heart of the national debate on language and immigration. Visit the publisher’s website at http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/208/3697/114.html .
Source: National Geographic
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Title: Call for Papers: SOCALLT 2008 Conference
Body: From http://www.socallt.org/Conferences/2008 SOCALLT 2008 Conference "Navigating the C's with Technology" Feb. 14 (pre conference workshop), Feb. 15, & Feb. 16 (conference presentations), 2008 Denver, Colorado The South Central Association for Language Learning Technology invites SOCALLT/IALLT members and other interested professionals to participate in our next annual meeting. Proposals should address issues and innovations in technology-enhanced language instruction. We encourage participation not only from colleagues at universities but also community colleges and high schools. SOCALLT regularly publishes proceedings of the conferences. Call for Proposal - Deadline 10/15/2007 For more information, go to http://www.socallt.org/Conferences/2008 .
Source: SOCALLT
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Title: Call for Abstracts: Workshop on the Acquisition of Romance Languages
Body: The Third Workshop on the Acquisition of Romance Languages will take place September 18-20, 2008, at the Centre for Applied Language Research (University of Southampton), UK. The workshop intends to gather people working on the acquisition of Romance languages. All topics on the field of first, second and impaired language acquisition from a generative perspective will be considered. For more information, go to http://www.romanceturn3.soton.ac.uk/index.htm .
Source: University of Southampton
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Title: Call for Submissions: English Teaching Forum
Body: From http://exchanges.state.gov/forum English Teaching Forum is an international, refereed journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL). The mission of English Teaching Forum is to contribute to the professional development of its readers around the world by offering articles that reflect current theory and practice in English language teaching. Forum accepts submissions of previously unpublished articles from English teachers, teacher trainers, and program administrators on a wide variety of topics in second/foreign language education, including principles and methods of language teaching; activities and techniques for teaching the language skills and subskills; classroom-based studies and action research; needs analysis, curriculum and syllabus design; assessment, testing, and evaluation; teacher training and development; materials writing; and English for Specific Purposes. Most of the articles published in Forum are submitted by its readers. For more information about submissions, go to http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/manuscripts.htm .
Source: US Department of State
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Title: 30th Annual Second Language Research Forum
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-2622.html The 30th Annual Second Language Research Forum (SLRF-2007) will be hosted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). 1) Dates of the Conference: Thursday, October 11th through Sunday, October 14th, 2007. 2) Place of the Conference: Illini Union at the UIUC campus. 3) Theme of the Conference: 'Second Language Acquisition and Research: Focus on Form and Function' which will highlight the interconnections and interfaces between form and function in SLA research and practices and will explore the implications of these interfaces for second language pedagogy. The SLRF 2007 conference program is now available online: www.slrf-2007.uiuc.edu/programs.html . Registration information is also available at www.slrf-2007.uiuc.edu/registration.html . The deadline for online registration is September 29th. Other information related to travel to and staying in Champaign-Urbana can also be found on the SLRF website, under the ''Arriving'' and ''Staying'' links.
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference
Body: From http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/09/tabe_2007.html The Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) will convene its 35th Annual Conference at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, on October 3-6, 2007. The conference, with the theme, "Bilingualism/Biliteracy: The 'Key' to the Future," includes several pre-conference institutes on dual language education; ELLs in secondary education; and parent/community involvement; the TABE EXPO which features new materials for bilingual and ESL classrooms, and more than 140 concurrent sessions presented by educators throughout Texas that focus on best educational practices for bilingual/English language learners. For more information, visit the TABE website at http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=aa1cb584-c4e1-4525-891d-98b9c7437e35 .
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Title: 14th International Conference of the Greek Applied Linguistics Association
Body: From http://www.enl.auth.gr/gala 14th International Conference GREEK APPLIED LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION on "Advances in Research on Language Acquisition and Teaching" Thessaloniki, Greece, 14-16 December 2007 INVITED SPEAKERS Martin Bygate, Lancaster University, UK Bessie Dendrinos, University of Athens, GR Glenn Fulcher, University of Leicester, UK David Little, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland Carmen Muñoz, University of Barcelona, Spain More information available at http://www.enl.auth.gr/gala .
Source: Greek Applied Linguistics Association
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Title: Foreign Language and Disability TeleTraining
Body: From http://www.miusa.org/ncde/spotlight/foreignlanguage/teletraining A TeleTraining is a training that is conducted over the telephone. Participants call into a conference call number and hear the presenter speak on a particular topic. Prior to the training date participants will be e-mailed the number to call into and any training materials. Following the training, participants will be asked to complete an online evaluation of the training. During this free TeleTraining foreign language professors will share their knowledge and experiences on: * Historical and theoretical overviews of disability * Methodologies inclusive of Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students * Adaptive technology for teaching blind/sightless, low-vision and sighted students * Overseas programs designed to accommodate wheelchair users alongside non-disabled students * Resources to increase the ability of foreign language teachers and administrators to address the broad spectrum of language learners Monday, November 5, 2007 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern Standard Time 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Central Standard Time 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Mountain Standard Time 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Standard Time More information is available at http://www.miusa.org/ncde/spotlight/foreignlanguage/teletraining .
Source: Mobility International USA
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Title: Stanford University Online CLAD Program 2007-08
Body: From http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/09/stanford_univer.html The Stanford University School of Education offers the Stanford Online CLAD Program to preservice and inservice teachers. Successful completion of the three-course sequence leads to California CLAD certification (no state test required). Teachers also earn Stanford University Continuing Studies credit (6 quarter units/4 semester units per course) that can be used toward an increase in salary/professional development credit in many school districts. Each course is 10 weeks long, in sync with the Stanford University calendar (October-June). Courses include: *Second Language Acquisition Theory and Policy *Methodology of Bilingual, English Language Development and Content Instruction *Culture and Content/SDAIE Instruction These courses are mostly online, allowing working teachers the flexibility in terms of when and where they complete their courses. The courses also draw upon videocases of exemplary teachers who teach English learners in order to connect theory with practice. These graduate level courses and require an average of 7-10 hours worth of work per week. For more information, visit the program website at http://ellib.stanford.edu .
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