A recent study by a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Calgary has confirmed what many linguists have feared: that te
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
News: High-tech approach/ to teaching Chinese
Foreign language teachers in Santa Barbara, California, are working on building a digital community across five schools to teach M
News: Struggles of keeping Sanskrit a living language
Some would put Sanskrit in the same category as Latin, but students and scholars are using digital tools to prevent that from happening.
News: New "Got Milk?" ads feature Spanish
New "Got Milk?" ads will also feature Spanish. Read more in the NY Times article linked below:
"Got Milk?" in Spanish
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Group Activities: Debate format
Chris here again. Today I would like to share a recent activity I used to wrap up units on Salzburg and Vienna. This was for an advance
News: Houston and bilingual education
In a recent editorial, the Houston Chronicle says that more than 50% of students in Houston public schools come from Latino families and
News: Russian will not become Latvia's second language
A recent United Press International article reports that Russian will not become the second official language of the small Baltic nation
German: Funny iPad videos
Chris here again with a couple of funny videos for fellow German teachers to use in class. Enjoy!
Monday, February 27, 2012
German: Schweizerdeutsch Videos
Chris here again. Today I am sharing a few videos I found featuring Swiss German as we are starting a unit on Switzerland. If you have
Pros and Cons of Social Media in Education
Chris here again. Today we have another great infographic from OnlineUniversities.com to share with you. This one provides an excellent ov
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Technology: The digital classroom
Chris here again. Today we have great guest content brought to us from OnlineUniversities.com's Dollie Todd. The infographic below provid
10 Big reasons parents shouldn't save for college
(Picture from OnlineUniversities.com . All rights theirs)
Chris here again. Today we have a guest post brought to us from OnlineUniv
Spanish: Qué difícil es hablar el español video
Chris here with a funny video for Spanish that I came across. The video is about the difficulties in learning how to speak Spanish. Enj
Thursday, February 23, 2012
News: 48 Great ways homeschoolers are using Pinterest
Chris here again. Today we have a guest post from Helene Schmidt over at OnlineCollege.org. Their article describes 48 different ways h
News: Speaking well "for an American"
Huffington Post commentator Morgan Rotondi ponders the state of language education in America versus Europe by analyzing a comment she's
French: Le partage
Johanne here again with another fun video for fellow French teachers. Enjoy!
La Ruche qui dit Oui ! from GC on Vimeo.
German: Grünwald - Werbe-Deustch videos
Chris here again with another funny video for German teachers. This is definitely for advanced classes. The video features 'Werbe-Deuts
German: Schönheiten der deutschen Sprache
Chris here again. Today I have a funny video to share with fellow German teachers. The video covers some funny but relevant aspects of
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
News: Korean Defense Ministry will centralize language teaching
The Korean Defense Ministry will be centralizing its language teaching and will establish a Military Language Institute that will train
News: PA school uses innovative to overcome funding woes
In Pennsylvania, the Bald Eagle Area School District has devised several innovative ways to deliver Spanish lessons to students fro
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
News: 2012 FLENJ Spring Conference
Mark your calendars now! The 2012 FLENJ Spring Conference is set for Mar 30- Mar 31, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Somerset, NJ.
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News, Black Forest celebrates a different kind of Carnival
Chris here again. Today I have a very timely article from Deutsche Welle regarding Carnival to share with fellow German teachers. The a
Monday, February 20, 2012
French: Le Café
Hello all, I came across this fun French video and I thought you might like it. I think it would be a good icebreaker for your French cl
News: Ky. teachers uses music and physical activities to engage students
Teachers in a Kentucky district are implementing unconventional teaching methods pioneered by Ron Clark, Disney's American Teacher of the
Saturday, February 18, 2012
News: N.C. church offers math help to Hispanic parents
Elizabeth City, N.C.:
Christ Episcopal Church has started hosting "Math Night" for Latino parents. The goal is to teach
News: Multi-ethnic dialects: Here to stay?
New dialects that mix the native language with immigrant tongues have taken hold in parts of Europe. This is largely the result of newco
Friday, February 17, 2012
News: 2012 OFLA Conference
50th Anniversary OFLA
Conference
The 50th paid, online
registrant gets registration fee refunded or credited toward food functions or
Thursday, February 16, 2012
French: Patrimoine Francais
Johanne ici with the latest video I found for use in your French classes:
French: La présidentielle française sauce CNN
Bonjour everyone, Johanne here with the latest video for your French classes. Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
German: Salzburg und Wien (Word Search)
Chris here again with another downloadable activity for German. Today I would like to share a word search for Salzburg and Wien I creat
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
News: Do we really need foreign language skills?
Chris here again with your language learning news. Take a look at this recent article from The Telegraph wherein columnist David Hughes
German: Wiener Opernball
Chris here again with a couple of useful videos for fellow German teachers. We are currently covering a chapter on Vienna (Wien) and on
Monday, February 13, 2012
German: Deutscher Film 2011
Chris here again with an interesting article on German film I found on Tagesschau.de. The article provides a summary of German film in
News: Conn. school expands dual language instruction
New Canaan High School in Connecticut launched a Mandarin program five years ago, and now the district is expanding those offerings to m
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Spiraling Concepts
As a non-college teacher, I forget that spring semester means teaching a class from the beginning again, but by now many of you linguis
Friday, February 10, 2012
French: Raconter une conte (telling a story)
Hello, Jessica here! I Have found this a great activity in my French classroom, useful for teaching the Difference Between the imperfec
French: M6 Capital terre - Consommer sans piller la planète
Bonjour Johanne ici with another video for fellow French teachers! Enjoy!
News: East Aurora School District: Keep German
East Aurora High School has a 25+++ year long history teaching German to its students. Many graduates have gone on to become fluent and
News: 18 Englightening iPad experiments in education
Chris here again. Today we have a great article to share with you brought to us by Katelyn Cole from OnlineUniversities.com! The articl
Thursday, February 9, 2012
French: Arte Stress au Travail (Le Blogueur)
Bonjour, Johanne ici. Here is another fun video I found for fellow French teachers. EnjoY!
Group Activities: Card-based activities
Chris here again. Today I would like to talk about a fun activity I recently created for a unit on relative pronouns and clauses in Germ
News: February is Discover Languages month!
From ACTFL: Discover Languages® is the national campaign developed by the ACTFL to raise awareness about the cognitive, academic, social
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
News: FLAP funding cuts waste years of work
Last year, Congress eliminated the fifth and final year of funding for the Foreign Language Assistance Program, leaving an effort to dev
News: U.S. & Chinese schools build virtual partnerships
A number of schools in the U.S. are establishing virtual education partnerships with China to help students better compete in the global
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
News: Should Rosetta Stone be used for teaching?
Should Rosetta Stone by used for teaching? A recent article explores both sides of the argument for using the famous software program to re
News: Guest article on uses of Pinterest
Today we have a great article to share brought to us by Tim Handorf from BestCollegesOnline regarding the popular online tool Pinterest!
ESL SPEAKER SERIES 2012
Validating Language Tests Presenter: Professor April Ginther Date: 2/10/2012 Time: 5:30-6:30 pm Location: RAWL 1071 This presentation will
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