NECTFL: Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Schedule of Sessions

The 54th Annual Northeast Conference
April 12 - 14, 2007
New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway

Friday, April 13, 2007

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All listings are subject to modification due to unforeseen circumstances.
The indication "ES" means "Exhibitor Session," an opportunity for the exhibiting companies to present materials and services.

	10:30-11:45	12:00-1:15	2:00-3:15	3:30-4:45
	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Session 4
Cantor 9th Fl.	30. Incorporating Reflection into Practice in Teaching AP Japanese, So	54. Listening to the Community College Learner: A Diversity of Opinions, Codding, Franklin	78. National Standards Update: Your Input Needed, Abbott, Zimmer-Loew	102. Integrating Cartoons in the Language Classroom, Yamashita
Chelsea 7th Fl.	31. Viewing the Future of Teaching Chinese: Integrating Instruction & Technology, Zhang	55. Spanish to Portuguese "Conversion" via Online Distance Learning, Ok, Cuttier-Vidovich, Duque, Gross	79. Making Connections with Science and Geography in Italian Language Classrooms, Bartoshesky	103. ES: Pearson/Prentice Hall: MySpanishLab -- A User-Focused Approach to Technology, Hemmer
Columbia 7th Fl.	32. Making Latin Projects Fun (To Do & To Grade), Broseker-Tremper	56. Portfolio: An Effective Performance Assessment to Showcase Process of Learning, Zhang	80. The Nazi Era: Eyewitness Testimonies in German Instruction, Sinka, Damiano	104. Best of CT: El uso de literatura y arte genuinos para enseñar español, Denoya
Duffy 7th Fl.	33. Performance-Based Assessment & Rubrics: The Basics, Duncan	57. ES: Explorica: Making Language Education a Journey -- Bringing Your Lessons to Life, Olsson	81. The Portuguese Language Curriculum -- An Approach to Azores & Madeira Islands, De Amaral	105. Unit O -- An Integrated Approach to the Portuguese Language diversity, De Amaral
Empire/ Hudson 7th Fl.	34. Using Art to Teach Language, Culture, & Literature, Blood, Abdelghany	58. ES: McGraw-Hill Higher Ed: Bien vu, bien dit - A New Film-based French Program, Crouch, Blatty	82. Una gira del Caribe por medio de los cinco sentidos, Diaz	106. Mission Possible: Reaching Diverse Math Learners in All Immersion Programs, Loomis, Jimenez
Gotham 7th Fl.	35. ES: Auralog: TeLL me More, Delivering Language Learning Excellence, Mike	59. G.R.A.T.U.I.T: Great Resources for All Teachers Utilizing Information Technology, Robbins	83. Best of GWATFL: French Film and Thematic Conversation, Colley	107. ES: NCLRC: Creating ePortfolios to Demonstrate Excellence in Teaching, Robbins
Gramercy 7th Fl.	36. From Teachers to Leaders: Empowerment Through Professional Development, Dudney	60. Wenn einer eine Reise tut: Journeys in the German Classroom, Hintz, Von Tippelskirch	84. Articulation and the New Generation AP Russian Exam, Rifkin, Marshall, Sandstrom	108. ES: IACE: Fun and Games at IACE Resource Centers, NYC & CT, Tennyson, Pesca, Sechi
Herald 7th Fl.	36.5. ES: Alma Edizioni: Alma Bambini, la collana di italiano per i piccoli, Scarpa	61. Code Switching as a Cross-cultural Element, Karrar	85. Singing in Italian, Tennyson, Moltisanti	109. Languages & National Education Policies in the 21st Century, Edwards, Lenker
Jolson 9th Fl.	37. New Possibilities with Poetry, Condoleo	61.5. ES: Indigenous Cultures of Peru: Three Content-based Units, Echenberg	Ticketed Workshop 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Ticketed Workshop 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Majestic 6th Fl.	38. The AATG in this Digital Age, Zimmer-Loew	62. Integrating Music & Cinema into the University French Classroom, Sanatullov	86. Balancing Language, Content, & Concept, Meyer, Yoshida	110. ES: SGEL: Del paraíso imaginado a la realidad cotidiana docente: enseñar a jóvenes, MartÍnez
Marquis A 9th Fl.	39. Reports from the Modern Language Association, Furman, Goldberg	63. ES: RK Publishing: The Express Series Rocks!, Kaplan	87. ES: Cheng & Tsui: So, Your School Is Launching an Asian Language Program?, Cheng, Haxhi, Lin	111. The Next Steps for the Teaching of Arabic K-16, Alosh
Marquis B 9th Fl.	40. ES: Symtalk: Memory and Language Acquisition, Hazan	64. ES: Embassy of Spain: AP Spanish Literature: "En tanto que de rosa y azucena", Garcia-Arguelles	88. ES: Sosnowski Language Resources: The Many Views of Music: Children Sing & Dance, Sosnowski	112. Best of NH: Gripping Games, Gimmicks, and Group Work, Battey
Marquis C 9th Fl.	41. ES: Curriculum Press: Management Strategies for the Student-Centered Classroom, Milgrom	65. ES: Vista Higher Learning: Combining Multimedia &Web Technologies, Jones	89. Connecting Language & Culture: Films in the Beginning L2 Classroom, McCoy, Ableeva	113. Discover What Works in the Classroom of the Teacher of the Year!, Abbott
Music Box 6th Fl.	42. ES: Santillana: How to Implement Language-Immersive French Secondary School Programs, Spielberger	66. Another View of Diversity: The Cuernavaca Connection, Uliano	90. ES: Cemanahuac: Methodology, with a Fascinating Focus on the "Magic of Mexico", Arbuckle, Harvey	114. ES: Proficiency Press: Proficiency-Driven Strategies for Reaching & Teaching Today's Students, Haigh, Lennon, Moore
Odets 4th Fl.	43. ES: Language Shaping Solutions: Myths of the Aztec World: A Language-Rich Context for Communication, Porello	67. Culture in Vocabulary, Culture in Grammar, Keatley, Spokane	91. ES: McGraw-Hill Higher Ed: Metas, a Communicatively-based Intermediate Spanish Program, Crouch, Glass	115. AP Italian Language & Culture Exam, Marchegiani
Olmstead 7th Fl.	44. ES: Wimba: Give Online Classes a Voice with Wimba and Podcasts. Wasowski, Wexler	68. Best of MD: Moving toward the Paperless Classroom, Davis, Lambert-Winfield, Williams	92. ES: McGraw-Hill Higher Ed: New, Interactive E-texts for Spanish, Harris, Agnew, Arbujas	116. Celebrating Diversity in Second Language Acquisition at a Distance, Kupsch
O'Neill 4th Fl.	45. How Content-Based FLES Can Meet NCLB Standards, Guerrero, Lefebvre	*69. Maximizing Each FLES Student's Learning, Lipton**	93. Co-Teaching with Dali & Renoir, Boyles	117. Poetas al estilo nerudiano, Finney
Palace 6th Fl.	46. Successful Strategies for the Community College Faculty, Parker	70. Best of MaFLA: An Active Latin Classroom, Smith	94. ES: Applause Learning: Enhancing Classroom Lessons with Fun Activities & Games, Haughom, Bedard	118. Rammstein im Deutschunterricht, Esa
Plymouth/ Royale 6th Fl.	47. ES: Prentice Hall School: Tips, Tech, & Tools for Teaching ALL Spanish Students!, Wilson, Hubbard	71. ES: Holt, Rinehart & Winston: Bien dit!...Enfin! Something New!, Bastin	95. Pierre Léon: Un délectable conteur, Ranwez	119. Essential Grammar in the Communicative Competency Classroom: 4 Steps or Less, Parker
Shubert 6th Fl.	48. ES: Instituto Cervantes: AVE: The Latest Spanish Course Online, Criado	72. Best of ME: Innovative Uses of Dictations, Bouchard	96. The National French Contest: Le Grand Concours, Delfosse	120. Freeman Award Winner: Classroom Learning, Teaching, and Research: A Task-Based Perspective, Pica
Soho 7th Fl.	49. The New Italian Proficiency Assessment Delivered Online, Hopper-Moore	73. Capitalizing on Minority Student Realities in the Spanish Classroom, Charle Poza, Amores	97. Web-based Language Portfolios & the Five Cs, Warren	121. Musical Learning, Seewald
Uris 6th Fl.	50. Give Polish a Try: An Introduction to a New Language, Dziedzic	74. ES: Babilonia: Language Instruction and the Making of Italian Americans/NYC 1920-1940, Carnevale	98. Give Yiddish a Try: An Introduction to a New Language and Culture, Goldberg	122. Add Africa to Your French Class!, Damdar
Wilder 4th Fl.	51. Today's Language Lab: A Learning Experience for ALL Students, Fernald Roberts	75. ES: World of Reading: Rockin' & Hip Hoppin' in the French & Spanish Classroom, Langlois, Tracy	99. Collaboration, Technology, & Language Instruction: Blogs, Moodle, Wikis, Samuels, Scinicariello	123. ES: Wright Group: Oral Language in FLES -- Where It All Begins!, Lormand
Winter Garden 6th Fl.	52. ES: Vision Wear: Ideas on Teaching Mexican & Spanish Art, Dai Zovi	76. All the World Is a Zoo, Malone, White	100. ES: Vibrante Press: Music Makes It Happen, Dai Zovi	124. Publishing in Foreign Language Annals, Long
Ziegfeld 4th Fl.	53. Past Narration: It's Much More Than Learning Verb Forms, Gifford	77. ES: EMC Publishing: The New AP Spanish Exam: How to Best Prepare Students, Duhl, Mercado	101. ES: eStudent.ca: Don't Teach Spanish or French Without This!, DaSilva, DaSilva	125. ES: Eduespaña: Help Students Prepare for AP Spanish Exam with Study Abroad, de Antonio Franck

Saturday, April 14, 2007

	8:45-10:00	10:15-11:30	11:45-1:00	2:15-3:30	3:45-5:00
	Session 5	Session 6	Session 7	Session 8	Session 9
Brecht 4th Fl.	127. Assessing Communication Modes in a Standards-Based Curriculum, Cheatham	151. Music as a Teaching Tool in the Portuguese Class, Cordeiro-Sipin	175. ES: Spinner Publications: Exploring the Importance of Portuguese & the Lusophone World, Thomas	Room open to all for informal discussion of challenges/opportunities in Portuguese	223. Chinese Learning Makes Fun, Zhang, Fu
Cantor 9th Fl.	128. Foreign Language Education & the No Child Left Behind Act, Shin	152. Diversification of Instruction for Diverse Heritage Learners, Chamot	176. ES: Rassias Foundation: Implementing a Rassias Method Student Language Coaching Program, Diederich, Rosenblum, Rojas	200. Incorporating Service Learning into Your Courses, Sparks-Early, Jerez
Chelsea 7th Fl.	129. Create Your Own Professional Looking Materials with Free Software, Shigehisa	153. Teaching & Visiting Berlin -- Literature, History, Politics, Gaddy	177. Give Basque a Try!, Egana	201. RAI Project at Rutgers University, Bellorio	225. Italian through Invention: Science and Art: Leonardo da Vinci, Miraglia
Columbia 7th Fl.	130. Teaching Middle School Students Chinese under NVCC/APS Dual Enrollment Chinese Program, Barth	154. Creating Appropriate, Motivating & Engaging Teacher-Developed Arabic Materials, Intidame, Demy, Tizani, Zayat	178. The Many Views of Service-Learning: What, Why & How, Bauer	202. Best Practices: Middle School English for Speakers of Other Languages Students, Racines	Room open to all for informal discussion of world languages in urban schools
Duffy 7th Fl.	131. A Business Language Certificate: Constructing a Multidisciplinary Curriculum, Sainz, Powers, Rotter	155. Aspects & Problems of Teaching/ Learning Pronunciation: The Case of Italian, Pasqui	179. Culture & Literacy: Recent Trends & Practices in Japanese Classrooms, Kumagai, Sato	203. What Students Want Their Teachers to Know about Learning LCTLs, Chamot, Robbins	Room open to all for informal discussion of research and language education
Empire/ Hudson 7th Fl.	132. La Riqueza Cultural Desconocida del Pais Vasco, Egana	156. Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence: Cultural Perspectives in Action, Kentengian	180. Incorporating Virtual Forums into Language Courses, Fernandez-Vargas	204. Preparing Chinese Teachers for the 21st Century, Atkinson, Burger, Yudow	228. French Class . . . Did You Say Togo?, Hamon
Gilbert 4th Fl.	Ticketed Workshop 9:00 - 12:00	Ticketed Workshop 9:00 - 12:00	Ticketed Workshop 9:00 - 12:00	205. Try a New Language! Korean: Hunting Down the East Asian Tiger, Shim	229. Give Wolof a Try!, Tendeng
Gotham 7th Fl.	134. ES: ASC Direct -- Now You CAN Afford a New Digital Language Lab!, Washington	158. Advanced-Level Classes: Strategies to Promote Advanced-Level Performance, Glisan, Phillips	182. Au Tibet avec Tintin, Lecerf	206. Technology Kids Love: Skype!, Butler	230. ProgettoScuole.org: Creating Websites, Newspapers, and Forums in the Classroom, Costa, Airos, Cappelli
Gramercy 7th Fl.	135. ES: Ritornello LLC: Be Amazing: Magic Tricks & Story Telling YOU Can Do!, Mazziotti	159. Best Practices & Instructional Strategies for Latin Teachers, Yount	183. Stop MSA after 200 Hours?, Chouairi	207. Teaching AP Italian: Practical Solutions Using Film, Music & More, Buonanno
Hart 4th Fl.	136. Video Projects in the Language Curriculum, Cohen-Pfister, Sengiku	160. Multimodal Text Representations as Tools of Language-Culture Acquisition, Ites	184. Experiencing Cultural Diversity through Video-Based Communication, Hoecherl-Alden, Griffin, Peterson	208. Making German Courses Indispensable, Gwin, Rau
Jolson 9th Fl.	137. ES: Vistas in Education: L'Education Nationale et l'enseignement en France, Bourque, Joory	161. Cultural Diversity in Expression of Emotions: Pedagogical Applications, Dziwirek	Student Teacher Summit - Open to All Teacher Certification Candidates: Come Meet and Talk with Your Peers!	Student Teacher Summit - Open to All Teacher Certification Candidates: Come Meet and Talk with Your Peers!	233. In Arabic, Hebrew, & Japanese FLES: All Students Can Read & Succeed!, Haxhi, Kadosh
Marquis A 9th Fl.	138. Preparing Teachers of Arabic K-12, Hassan	162. Cancelled by presenters on March 22 Teaching Advanced-level Chinese Language through Class Discussions, An, Shu	186. ES: Authentik: Contemporary Culture, Authentic Texts, Successful Language Learning, Sudrow	210. Cancelled by presenters on March 19 Using Debate in the FL Classroom: Researching Multiple Viewpoints on Critical Issues, Dixon, Mori
Marquis B 9th Fl.	139. Two to Tango: Training Language Teachers to Dance with Diversity, DeBoy, Finedore	163. A Summer in Salamanca: What We Learned & What We'll Teach Our Students, Donnelly, Mohn	187. Best of NY: Get Ready..Get Set..Go! Games in the LOTE Classroom, Moretti, Clarcq	211. Islam and Muslims in Europe, Esa
Marquis C 9th Fl.	140. Enhancing Students' Understanding of Cultural Diversity through Music, Bahamonde	164. Musical Realities: Creating Student Rap CDs, De Mado	188. Understanding Linguistic Diversity in French Media, Duran, McCool	Room open to all for informal discussion of the AP program & exams	*236. Session Cancelled* Life After the Latin AP Exam, Gilman**
Odets 4th Fl.	141. FLES in Action: A Suitcase Full of Surprises, Gerber	165. Best of PA: Films et fêtes en français!, Schneider	189. March of the Penguins for Middle School Students, Dupuy	Room open to all for informal discussion of challenges/opportunities in Russian	237. The Global Playground: Building a School in East Africa, Bunch
Olmstead 7th Fl.	142. Making Latin Fun (Without Sacrificing My Academic Integrity), Shupp	166. Reflection to Design: Promoting Self-Assessment of Teaching with Technology, Redmond, Cunningham	190. The Gods and Heroes of the Odyssey, DiPillo	214. Teach Language the Fun Way -- Total Immersion Latin, Reyes	238. Practicing with Picasso (& Pals): The Path to Proficiency, Hubbard
O'Neill 4th Fl.	143. ES: McDougal Littell: Teaching French & Spanish at the Upper Levels, Carrera-Hanley	167. ES: EMC Paradigm: Boring No More! A New Approach to AP Test Prep, Herrera	Room open to all for informal discussion of immigration & heritage learners	215. Using Technology to Meet Diverse Learner Needs, Fox, Gadbois, Maxson	239. "I'll Take Games & Grammar for $100": Middle School Activities & Assessments, Abare, Ferro
Plymouth/ Royale 6th Fl.	144. ES: College Board: Advanced Placement World Language Programs, Wilbur, Matts	168. Model Foreign Language Assessments, Oleksak, Conlon, Gonzalez, Wildman	192. How Now, Do Now?, Peters, Gomez, Vodhanel	Room open to all for informal discussion of languages in liberal arts colleges (& Drake U program)	240. Critical Literacy Practices for the Spanish Classroom, Woolsey
Shubert 6th Fl.	145. Pathways toward Proficiency in Italian, Marchegiani	169. Review Materials -- Or Have Your Materials Reviewed -- in the Pages of NECTFL's Journal, Conner	Room open to all for informal discussion of challenges/opportunities in Chinese	217. Getting Your Ideas Published in the NECTFL Review, Terry	241. Writing in Professional Contexts, Wilkinson
Soho/ Herald 7th Fl.	146. Learning Option Projects: Creative Ways to Let Students Learn, Alvarez	170. FLES Networking Session, Noll Braut, Staugaitis	194. Creative Uses of PowerPoint in the Language Classroom, Seggi	218. Best of RI: Travel through French History & Enhance Instruction via Your Local Museum, Carlotti
Uris 6th Fl.	147. ES: Madame Fifi: Virtual Residence Lang. -- Simulate Living in a World City, Fenton	171. Alternative Strategies in Language Learning, Holewinski, Cerra	195. ASL -- What You Always Wanted to Know!, Holewinski, Cerra, Rosen, Handler
Wilder 4th Fl.	148. ES: Tralco-Lingo Fun: It's All French to Me! Écoutons, regardons, et parlons!, Traynor, Traynor	172. ES: Breaking the Barrier: The Ideal Lesson Plan: Grammar Based & Dynamic!, Conner	Room open to all for informal discussion of NCLB and world languages	220. IALLT: Metamorphosis of the Language Lab/Language Resource Center, Samuels, Ledgerwood, Scinicariello
Winter Garden 6th Fl.	148.5. Give Swedish a Try!, Conner	172.5. Give Kurdish a Try!, Ferhadi
Ziegfeld 4th Fl.	149. ES: Glencoe/McGraw Hill: Active Strategies to Teach Reading in Your Classroom, Cadiz	173. ES: French Embassy: Resources & Connections, Lasserre, Ross	197. Mead Session: Make Your Elementary FL Program Invaluable!, Raab

Session Descriptions

30. Incorporating Reflection into Practice in Teaching AP Japanese, Sufumi So, George Mason University

The session introduces reflective practice as a beneficial process in refining the skill in teaching AP Japanese courses. It consists of review of the concept, benefits and potential pitfalls of and techniques for reflective practice in teacher professional development, presentation and discussion of data on AP Japanese teachers' reflective practices, and hands-on experience of group reflective practice following a critical incident protocol. Presented in English and Japanese and of interest to high school and post secondary educators.

31. Viewing the Future of Teaching Chinese: Integrating Instruction & Technology, Phyllis Zhang, National Capital Language Resource Center

An integrated approach to instruction in Chinese is made possible by the tools of current technology. Development of highly motivating technology-assisted materials and activities that support an approach integrating all four language skills with cultural content will be explained and demonstrated. Participants learn how to develop activities to improve both productive and receptive skills with common, readily available software. Presented in English and Chinese and of interest to all Chinese teachers.

32. Making Latin Projects Fun (To Do & To Grade), Ashley Broseker-Tremper, Alexandria City Public Schools

The presenter will show examples of Latin projects for all levels to enhance curriculum, some involving technology. In addition to project overviews, the presenter will share examples of rubrics that can be used for assessment. Project topics include mythology, culture, architecture, history, geography, literature, and cross-curricular subject matter. Presented in English with examples in Latin. Background knowledge of the Latin language and Latin-related cultures topics is recommended, but most of the projects can be adapted to any language.

33. Performance-Based Assessment & Rubrics: The Basics, Gregory Duncan, InterPrep, Inc.

Our classes are full of activities designed to have our students using the language they are learning. For our assessment endeavors to have integrity, they, too, must be full of opportunities for students to demonstrate what they can do with the language. This session will focus on the basics of performance-based assessment and rubrics: what good ones look like and the steps involved in creating them. Presented in English and applicable to the middle and high school levels. Intended for teachers who have little background in performance-based assessment.

34. Using Art to Teach Language, Culture, & Literature, Elizabeth Blood, Salem State College; Louissa Abdelghany, Simmons College

A picture is worth 1,000 words! Explore the uses of art to teach language, culture, and literature. Learn how to find and access major works of art online. See how to pair music, films, and literature with art to engage students in understanding cultures, and take home in-class activities targeted to vocabulary building or specific language functions (such as describing, narrating, comparing, hypothesizing). Presented in English with examples in French and of special interest to middle school through undergraduate level educators. Background knowledge not necessary.

35. ES: Auralog: TeLL me More, Delivering Language Learning Excellence, Vickie Mike, Horseheads (NY) School District

Auralog’s TeLL me More® is a highly advanced integrated learning system. Using the communicative approach, TeLL me More® fully immerses students in the target language, enabling them to have intelligent dialogues using speech recognition exercises and pattern native speech using S.E.T.S. (Spoken Error Tracking System) technology. Because of its effectiveness, TeLL me More® has been recommended for adoption by the state instructional committee of Florida. Presented in English with examples in Spanish and of interest to high school and college level educators.

36. From Teachers to Leaders: Empowerment Through Professional Development, Grazyna Dudney, Defense Language Institute

Using an innovative in-service model, the presenter will explore a professional development path that helps teachers build strong academic leadership skills through collaboration and the integration of multiple forms of professional development such as tailored workshops, mentoring, professional development portfolios, and action research. Participants will examine individual components of the model for relevance and application to their own professional setting. Presented in English.

36.5.ES: Alma Edizioni: Alma Bambini, la collana di italiano per i piccoli, Giulia Scarpa, Alma Edizioni

La cura dei dettagli e la sperimentazione per l'innovazione didattica caratterizzano da sempre i testi di Alma Edizioni. Con esempi tratti da Ambaraba, il nuovo corso di italiano per bambini della scuola primaria, e da Grammatica italiana per bambini saranno discussi e condivisi i risultati della sperimentazione pedagogica per la diffusione della lingua e cultura italiana sin dai primi anni dell'infanzia. In Italian and English with examples in Italian and of special interest to elementary school teachers.

37. New Possibilities with Poetry, Elena Condoleo, West Islip (NY) Public Schools

Teachers will learn how to use poetry as a tool to expand students' reading and writing skills through the process of writing and editing student poetry in the target language. They will also learn to assess students' listening and speaking skills through the practice of poetry recitations, using guidelines and an array of topics to promote creativity in the writing of original poetry. In addition to this they will be provided with supplementary materials related to styles of poetry as well as topics for writing poetry and rubrics specific to grading students' original poetry. The presenter has been the coordinator of Hofstra University's Annual Italian Poetry Contest for the past 8 years. In English with examples in Italian and Spanish and of special interest to teachers in grades 6-12.

38. The AATG in this Digital Age, Helene Zimmer-Loew, AATG

AATG's many leaders past and present are digitally savvy! And the membership is benefitting from their talents: the new improved website, the job listserve, the discussion listserve, the Professional Development online courses leading to a masters degree and AATG's involvement with LangNet and LangSource.Come see what we're up to this year and give your suggestions for improving our offerings! Presented in English with examples in German and applicable to high school and college levels.

39. Reports from the Modern Language Association, Nelly Furman, MLA & ADFL; David Goldberg, MLA & ADFL

This session will apprise participants of recent developments in the fields of language, literature, and culture teaching, employment, and research at the postsecondary level. Examples include reports on the MLA's study of promotion and tenure, the MLA Language Map, ADFL seminar and project reports, and the MLA studies of hiring and placement in the postsecondary job market. In English with examples in French.

40. ES: Symtalk: Memory and Language Acquisition, Maurice Hazan, Symtalk

Participants will discover a unique approach to teaching a foreign language using symbols (flash cards) to accelerate encoding, storage, and retrieval of information. Maurice Hazan, creator of the Symtalk method, will discuss the role of memory in language acquisition and the most effective way to introduce vocabulary. He will explain how this method improves students’ oral fluency from kindergarten through high school. Symtalk workbooks and games offer additional practice (and the repetition necessary) to help students speak comfortably and confidently in the target language. Hazan will demonstrate this method using another language (often Chinese or Japanese), so that teachers can become students of the method themselves! The Symtalk method has been nicknamed the "immediate" method because students are able to speak in complete sentences even during the first class. This is accomplished through teacher modeling and a tremendous amount of repetition of vocabulary. Students love Symtalk because it is fun! Teachers love Symtalk because it really works!

41. ES: Curriculum Press: Management Strategies for the Student-Centered Classroom, Gary Milgrom, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Gary Milgrom, author and former NYC "Teacher of the Year" will offer suggestions for classroom management, lesson planning and motivational and testing strategies that offer guidance for the new teacher and veteran alike in the communicative classroom. Activities to help students become active learners will be stressed, and participants will receive materials for both professional growth and classroom application. Presented in English with examples in Spanish and applicable to the middle, jr. and high school levels.

42. ES: Santillana: How to Implement Language-Immersive French Secondary School Programs, Marcia Spielberger, Foreign Language Consultant

French instruction must focus on meaningful communication. Énergie provides opportunities to use French in real-life contexts and deliver and receive instruction that is fun and interesting to adolescent learners. Participants will: 1) Build lesson plans that address communication, 2) Infuse French culture in every lesson, 3) Include authentic French language texts for reading, writing and grammar skills. Presented in English with examples in French and applicable to middle, jr and high school levels.

43. ES: Language Shaping Solutions: Myths of the Aztec World: A Language-Rich Context for Communication, Eugenia Porello, Language Shaping Solutions

Discover a thematic unit that engages students in authentic Aztec myths. Presenters model pre-reading activities, story-telling, and science activities in Spanish. They also show how to use simple Spanish, authentic illustrations and communicative activities to teach about Aztec culture. See handcrafted books that students have created using an authentic Aztec setting and gods.

44. ES: Wimba: Give Online Classes a Voice with Wimba and Podcasts, Matt Wasowski, Horizon Wimba; Jody Wexler, Horizon Wimba

Podcasting and iPods are now changing how language classes are taught. By combining Podcasts with Wimba Voice Tools, language courses taught by schools throughout the world are embracing technology to complement traditional methods of instruction. This presentation will demonstrate how online speaking and listening exercises make online langauge courses as productive as face-to-face classes. Presented in English with examples in French, Spanish, Japanese and Italian and of interest to middle school through college level educators.

45. How Content-Based FLES Can Meet NCLB Standards, Gina Guerrero, Greenwich Public Schools; Elizabeth Lefebvre, Greenwich Public Schools

Greenwich Public Schools teachers will provide a closer look at their highly successful, award-winning content-based FLES program. Using examples of activites from Greenwich Public Schools FLES curriculum, participants will engage in discussions on how to align their teaching to the NCLB Standards. Participants will receive several examples of activities and materials and strategize about how to better align them to the Standards. Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish and of interest to elementary level educators.

46. Successful Strategies for the Community College Faculty, Tyrone Parker, Maryland State Dept of Education

Successful community college faculty must cover the curriculum, create and execute dynamic lessons, have excellent classroom management skills and be part of the total college program to meet the needs of a diverse population. How does the novice faculty member achieve these required essentials? The participants will leave this session with a blueprint of successful strategies to plan effective lessons, maximize students’ usage of the target language, cover the curriculum and become part of the total college program. Presented in English with examples in French, German and Spanish. Little or no familiarity with topic required to benefit from this session.

47. ES: Prentice Hall School: Tips, Tech, & Tools for Teaching ALL Spanish Students!, Cathy Wilson, Pearson Prentice Hall; Maria Hubbard, Pearson Prentice Hall

If you need some new ways to reach all the students in your Spanish classroom, help is on the way! This hands-on session highlights a wide range of successful strategies and tools including graphic organizers, chants, games, hands-on activities, video, and really cool technology. Great handout and new ideas guaranteed! In English with examples in Spanish and of special interest to educators in grades 6-12.

48. ES: Instituto Cervantes: AVE: The Latest Spanish Course Online, Carmen Criado, Instituto Cervantes

The Instituto Cervantes' Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) is an Internet-based educational infrastructure set up to provide Spanish courses. These can be completed in different ways: attendance, semi-attendance, and distance. Spanish Virtual Classroom courses mirror the four levels of the Instituto Cervantes curriculum: Beginner to Proficiency. Each level requires between 120 and 150 hours' work. On completing Proficiency Level, students should have acquired the communicative abilities of native speakers of Spanish. In Spanish with examples in Spanish and of particular interest to community college educators.

49. The New Italian Proficiency Assessment Delivered Online, Greg Hopper-Moore, University of Oregon

This session presents the Italian proficiency assessment developed at the University of Oregon. Participants will get a behind-the-scenes look at the development process of this reading and speaking test. This test is appropriate for use in secondary (6-12) and university classrooms. Presented in English with examples in Italian. No significant background knowledge required to benefit.

50. Give Polish a Try: An Introduction to a New Language, Andrzej Dziedzic, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Introduction to the fundamental linguistic and cultural aspects of Polish, one of the most important Eastern-European languages. Taught by a native speaker, this hands-on session is designed to familiarize teachers with some basic expressions, pronunciation intricacies, syntax and vocabulary of this less commonly taught language. It will also remind them what it feels like to be a student on the first day of class. Presented in English with examples in Polish.

51. Today's Language Lab: A Learning Experience for ALL Students, Deborah Fernald Roberts, Westwood Public Schools

Technology motivates 21st century learners. In this session you will learn about new and creative lab activities to engage and challenge your students. By incorporating technology you will be able to differentiate instruction so that ALL students experience success. Your students will practice interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication skills in the language lab where the use of digital media enhances and expands traditional classroom instruction. Presented in English and of interest to educators at the middle and high school levels. No background knowledge needed to benefit.

52. ES: Vision Wear: Ideas on Teaching Mexican & Spanish Art, Lonnie Dai Zovi, Vision Wear

The gory paintings of Goya, and the weird self-portraits of Kahlo all intrigue the students enough to learn more about their lives and works. This interest facilitates the study of history, geography, culture and vocabulary. The presenter will show how this art can be lightly introduced or thoroughly taught in the classroom. This active presentation will include demonstrations and audience participatory games and activities. Presented in English with examples in Spanish and of interest to all!

53. Past Narration: It's Much More Than Learning Verb Forms, Charlotte Gifford, Greenfield Community College

This practical session re-examines how to help students manage past narration in functional communication, outlining a curricular model that allows students to progress steadily toward this advanced-level goal. We study necessary steps for independent student production beyond basic knowledge of verb forms: exposure to and analysis of authentic language samples, varied classroom activities, plus performance assessments. Handouts and how-to’s, including practical resources and adaptable samples. Presented in English with examples in French and of interest to high school and college level educators. No background knowledge required to benefit from session.

54. Listening to the Community College Learner: A Diversity of Opinions, Amparo Codding, Bergen Community College; Laura Franklin, Northern Virginia Comm. College

Have you ever wondered about the diverse views of community college students about our language programs? This student panel presentation will give us the opportunity to hear about student expectations and the reality of their actual experience in today’s community college. The audience will participate in a moderated dialogue about how best to meet the goals and expectations of both teachers and learners. Come for a lively and hopefully provocative, interactive session. Presented in English with examples in several languages.

55. Spanish to Portuguese "Conversion" via Online Distance Learning, Diana Tyrrasch Ok, US Dept of State/FSI; Laude Cuttier-Vidovich, US Dept. of State/FSI; Isabel Duque, US Dept. of State/FSI; Silede Gross, US Dept of State/FSI

This session will present an interactive CD-ROM based Spanish to Portuguese conversion course developed at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State. The course helps speakers of Spanish acquire more efficiently a closely related language, Portuguese. Presenters will discuss the pedagogical approach to conversion and some interactive instructional activities to facilitate the acquisition of the new language. They will also provide handouts with examples of activity types. Presented in English with examples in Spanish/Portuguese. No background knowledge needed.

56. Portfolio: An Effective Performance Assessment to Showcase Process of Learning, Yunian Zhang, West Potomac HS

Why designing portfolios? How to use it to document, reflect and profile student language learning, cultural experiences and language proficiency? What are the major components of a portfolio, its audience and controversial issues? Where to find samples of current pilot programs, resources, and share your experiences, observations and thoughts? Come to this session! Presented in English with examples in Chinese and applicable to all levels. No background knowledge required.

57. ES: Explorica: Making Language Education a Journey -- Bringing Your Lessons to Life, Olle Olsson, Explorica

In learning a foreign language, what could be better for your students than conversing with a native speaker - not in the classroom, but by going to his country? Learn about the importance of foreign travel with Olle A. Olsson, a 25-year veteran of student educational travel, along with a fellow foreign language teacher. Together they'll explain how easy - and invaluable - it is to organize an international language-immersion adventure over spring break or summer vacation. Presented in English and of interest to high school and post secondary educators.

58. ES: McGraw-Hill Higher Ed: Bien vu, bien dit - A New Film-based French Program, Katie Crouch, McGraw-Hill; Susan Blatty, McGraw-Hill

The McGraw-Hill World Languages invites you to the publisher's session of our new exciting Intermediate French program, Bien vu, bien dit. Based on the French film "Le chemin du retour," Bien vu, bien dit is a completely integrated program for intermediate French. Each chapter of Bien vu, bien dit, the textbook, is correlated to an episode of the film. The textbook prepares students for the film-viewing experience through the chapter vocabulary presentations and activities and through additional pre- and post-viewing activities. The vocabulary and grammar presentations, as well as the activities, recycle and expand on the dialogue and structures presented in the film. Pair and small-group activities enable students to talk about the characters in the story and in their own lives. The cultural content of the film is also explored in cultural notes and readings in each chapter. In French and English with examples in French and of particular interest to postsecondary educators.

59. G.R.A.T.U.I.T: Great Resources for All Teachers Utilizing Information Technology, Jill Robbins, NCLRC

There is a wealth of information on the Internet, but teachers are often too busy to sift through it all. NCLRC presenters will offer up-to-date information on where and how educators can access free, quality resources to enhance language teaching. Presented in English with examples in several languages and of interest to educators at all levels.

60. Wenn einer eine Reise tut: Journeys in the German Classroom, Saskia Hintz, Deutsches Haus/NYU & MSU; Karina Von Tippelskirch, Deutsches Haus at NYU

This session will explore creative classroom activities centered around three modes of travel: imaginary journeys, literary journeys, and border crossings as a key to discuss trans-cultural encounters. The session is based on two exemplary literary texts, as well as audio-visual materials. Participants will be presented with a variety of methods, experience specific activities and take home a package of ready-to-go materials. Presented in German and of interest to high school and college level educators. No significant background knowledge of topic needed to benefit from session.

61. Code Switching as a Cross-cultural Element, Elbashir Karrar, Defense Language Institute

The language development process is a creative process if it is anything at all. Code switching seems to serve important communicative and cognitive functions. However, in the majority of communities studied some social stigma has been attached to this mode of speaking by both in/out groups. The significant findings of this empirical case study include; grammatical interference, code switching as a cross-cultural element,a description of code switching patterns not as an aberration but as systematic and logical. Presented in English and Arabic.

61.5. ES: Indigenous Cultures of Peru: Three Content-based Units, Eva Neisser Echenberg, Miraflores

Explore the mysteries of the past! Learn about the dramatic discovery of the Señor de Sipán. Ponder the meaning of the figures of the Líneas de Nasca. Walk along the El Camino Inca to reach Machu Picchu. Through interactive exercises and group work, this session will demonstrate how to implement content-based units to encourage communication, expand reading skills, and broaden cultural knowledge. In Spanish with examples in Spanish, and appropriate for middle and high school Spanish, levels 1-3.

62. Integrating Music & Cinema into the University French Classroom, Marat Sanatullov, Wichita State Univ.

The session demonstrates and discusses how songs and movies can be integrated into the post-secondary French classroom. Specific examples are used and discussed. The presenters underline the importance of standards, proficiency levels, language skills, communicative practice and authentic materials in the classroom. Participants complete presented sample activities and discuss the implications of using music and cinema for language learning. Presented in English with examples in French and of interest to college educators. Background knowledge not necessary for session.

63. ES: RK Publishing: The Express Series Rocks! Ruby Kaplan, RK Publishing

New French Resources for grades 7-12. Come and see how the backward design format supports the learning and motivation of students through an acculturation process of the francophone world. Presented in English and French and appropriate for middle and high school level educators.

64. ES: Embassy of Spain: AP Spanish Literature: "En tanto que de rosa y azucena", Carmen Garcia-Arguelles, Embassy of Spain Education Office

The presenter will introduce Garcilaso de la Vega, a representative poet of the Renaissance -- an outstanding period in Spanish literature. HIs sonnet "En tanto que de rosa y azucena," a text in the required reading list of the AP Spanish Literature Exam, will be analyzed from different points of view: content, theme, use of poetic language (sonnet form, versification, etc.), and literary resources. In Spanish with examples in Spanish and of special interest to high school teachers.

65. ES: Vista Higher Learning: Combining Multimedia &Web Technologies, Norah Jones, Vista Higher Learning

Discover the endless possibilities of combining thought-provoking content with the latest multimedia and web technologies. We will explore the process of preparing a course with the goal of taking students on a cultural tour of the Spanish or French speaking world through award-winning short films, documentaries, cultural readings, authentic literature and music. Presented in English.

66. Another View of Diversity: The Cuernavaca Connection, Nicholas Uliano, Cabrini College

Interested in offering your students that view of Diversity most clearly seen through the experience of living in another culture? The short-term study abroad trip makes it possible! This session offers participants a step-by-step process for planning and implementing an authentic language-immersion program; one which students will long remember. Enjoy a special experience in Mexico with your Spanish students - come learn about the Cuernavaca Connection! Presented in English with examples in Spanish and of interest to high school and college level educators.

67. Culture in Vocabulary, Culture in Grammar, Catharine Keatley, NCLRC; Abbe Spokane, NCLRC

This presentation will focus on how language and culture are inseparable. Translations are not equivalent, grammars are not equal. Words and syntax embody basic differences in culture and perspective. Students who experience these differences through language assimilate new perspectives and broaden their world view. Participants will leave with tools which will help them stimulate this understanding in their students. Presented in English with examples in French, Spanish, Chinese and Korean and of interest to preK-16 educators. Background knowledge not necessary for session. Teaching levels are for PreK-16.

68. Best of MD: Moving toward the Paperless Classroom, Deborah Davis, Prince George's County Public School; Judith Lambert-Winfield, Prince George's County Public School; Dale Williams, Prince George's County Public School

Tired of leaving the classroom more exhausted than the students? Do you realize that after school you are going home to continue to work-grading papers? Move into the 21st century and leave those papers behind. Discover the paperless classroom. Three seasoned teachers will give you practical tips about planning lessons, encouraging student participation, and using technology in the classroom. Learn how to modify your lessons in order to motivate your students to communicate in the target language and to lighten your load! Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish and of interest to middle and high school teachers.

69. Maximizing Each FLES* Student's Learning, Gladys Lipton, National FLES* Institute

How can teachers appeal to children's learning styles, multiple intelligences, special needs and interests and curiosity about life in target cultures? How can teachers plan effective differentiated instruction and assessments? Join us in this hands on session on maximizing each FLES* student's learning in the realities of today's FLES* classroom. Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish. No background knowledge needed to benefit from session.

70. Best of MaFLA: An Active Latin Classroom Sean Smith, Amherst (MA) Regional Middle/High School

We will practice some strategies for getting students up and actively learning Latin. I will share activities specifically based on Ecce Romani and Fabulae Graecae that can be applied to any Latin program. These activities are fun for students and build skllls for success at upper levels of Latin. In English with examples in Latin and of interest to all secondary school educators.

71. ES: Holt, Rinehart & Winston: Bien dit!...Enfin! Something New!, Thoma Bastin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston

How do you motivate your students to learn French, balance grammar practice with proficiency, and incorporate culture into your lessons? Attend this interactive session and experience lots of new and totally innovative ways to inspire learning! Handouts include Interactive DVD Tutor and new Bien dit! French textbook! Presented in English with examples in French. Of special interest to high school teachers

72. Best of ME: Innovative Uses of Dictations, Don Bouchard, Portland Public Sch. Multilingual Programs

Dictations have been a traditional and predictable teacher-guided means of providing practice with language features, listening, and writing. They can also be an invigorating and collaborative way to actively practice forms of language across the domains of listening, speaking, reading and writing. This session will focus on lively, practical uses of dictation for practicing vocabulary, sentence-level structure, and discourse writing. The ten assorted dictation activities will persuade you of the creative potential of this instructional tool and will help your learners focus more reflectively on language use. In English and of particular interest to secondary school educators. No significant background knowledge is required to appreciate the session.

73. Capitalizing on Minority Student Realities in the Spanish Classroom, Maria Isabel Charle Poza, Lincoln University; Maria Amores, West Virginia University

Teaching languages to African American students requires an understanding of how their cultural background influences their classroom interactions and behavior, level of achievement, and appreciation of language learning. Based on research and on data from the students’ perspectives, this presentation will provide a series of teaching strategies and tips for designing classroom materials for minority students in the context of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Presented in English with examples in Spanish and of interest to high school and college level educators. No background knowledge needed to benefit from this session.

74. ES: Babilonia: Language Instruction and the Making of Italian Americans/NYC 1920-1940, Nancy Carnevale, M.S.U. & Centre for Italian Studies - Taormina, Sicily

In this session, the presenter considers the divergent meanings attached to language within the Italian American community by examining language maintenance programs in the 1920s and 1930s. The Italian American elites who promoted Italian in the public schools, the Fascist government that sponsored Italian classes in parochial schools, the immigrants themselves and their children, all had their own associations with language-standard Italian, dialect, and the Italo-American idiom-suggesting competing notions of Italian American identity. Attendees will acquire an historical context for understanding language maintenance programs for ethnic youth. In English with examples in Italian and of special interest to postsecondary faculty and those concerned with heritage language speakers.

75. ES: World of Reading: Rockin' & Hip Hoppin' in the French & Spanish Classroom, Steven Langlois, World of Reading ; Cindy Tracy, World of Reading

This is for teachers who want to have fun! Use songs from popular styles of music - rap, club dance, rock etc. for grammatical and thematical structures in your French or Spanish classroom. Get students singing, dancing and inductively learning pronouns, conjugations, adjectives, and more. Let me share songs and ideas you can use the day after the workshop. Get a sneak preview at: www.wor.c

76. All the World Is a Zoo, Ruth Malone, Wicomico County PS; Arlene White, Salisbury University

Using the topic of animals as a springboard, come see and experience a wide variety of activities that are aligned to the national standards and designed with mulitple intelligences in mind. Come have interactive fun and leave with resources you can use on Monday! Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish and of interest to preK-16 educators. Background knowledge with familiarity of the national standards and multiple intelligences is helpful but not necessary.

77. ES: EMC Publishing: The New AP Spanish Exam: How to Best Prepare Students, Jay Duhl, Parsippany (NJ) High School; Felipe Mercado, Jericho (NY) High School

This session will explain the new exam in detail and offer a variety of strategies to assist AP and pre-AP level teachers to prepare students for the coming challenge. Participants will learn how to prepare their students for the new test format that includes the use of authentic sources and integrated skills. Teachers will learn how to prepare students for the new tasks involving authentic assessment and integrated skills. Both presenters are trainers for the College Board and Educational Testing Service at the annual AP Reading. In English with examples in Spanish and of special interest to high school educators.

78. National Standards Update: Your Input Needed, Marty Abbott, ACTFL; Helene Zimmer-Loew, AATG

Come to this session to learn about how the national standards have been incorporated into other national initiatives and get an update on the new standards in Arabic and African and South Asian languages. In order to be an advocate for your languages programs, it is important to know what’s happening at the national level so you can inform your local administrators and policy makers! The presenters will also seek your input on a grant application to assess the impact of the national standards on classroom instruction and provide further updates on National Board certification and the ACTFL/NCATE standards process. Handouts will be provided and along with special door prizes.

79. Making Connections with Science and Geography in Italian Language Classrooms, Abigail Bartoshesky, Southern Methodist University

Exploring science and geography in Italian is a wonderful way for American students to learn academic content and view material through a different cultural lens. This session provides Italian instructors with a variety of lesson-planning ideas and activities for integrating science in Italian language and culture education using print, audiovisual and web-based resources. The presenter will demonstrate a number of classroom-based activities that connect science to a variety of common themes used in language education and discuss important strategies for teaching content in language learning. Participants will leave with a handout that includes lesson-planning ideas, activities and links to materials' resources. Presented in English with examples in Italian and applicable to high school and college levels.

80. The Nazi Era: Eyewitness Testimonies in German Instruction, Margit Sinka, Clemson University; Carla Damiano, Eastern Michigan Univ.

This session on Germany’s remembrance culture focuses on eyewitness testimonies. The first presenter will center on personal narratives (January-February 1943) compiled by Walter Kempowski in his monumental “literary” work Das Echolot. The second highlights written and oral testimonies on the Nazi era conveyed to Berlin Schöneberg’s Arts Council from the perspective of the present. Power-point and DVD-excerpts will provide visuals. Participants will receive useful handouts. Presented in English with examples in German and of special interest to high school and college educators. Background knowledge not necessary.

81. The Portuguese Language Curriculum -- An Approach to Azores & Madeira Islands, Irene De Amaral, Bristol Comm. College

The interaction between nature, culture and daily life defines the Human experience in Azores and Madeira Islands, the two autonomous regions of Portugal. Our session is an opportunity to reflect upon the Portuguese language curriculum, emphasizing the development of the communicative competence and the importance of meaningful learning experiences for Portuguese language students. Presented in Portuguese with examples in Portuguese. Of interest to educators at all levels.

82. Una gira del Caribe por medio de los cinco sentidos, Brenda Diaz, Jabberu

Tour the Caribbean and its rich cultural heritage with a stop at each of our five senses. Taste the foods of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. See the flora and fauna of Boriken. Hear children play "Chequi Morena." Touch the hearts of children through Celia's shout "Azucar!". Smell the love of Spanish in your classroom after attending this session. Presented in English with examples in Spanish and of interest to PreK-8 educators. No background knowledge needed to benefit from this session.

83. Best of GWATFL: French Film and Thematic Conversation, Caren Colley, Catholic University

Films are not for substitute teachers or lack of lesson plans anymore! This session will provide participants with ideas and sample materials for developing cultural awareness in the classroom through thematic conversation lessons/courses based on (French) film. The example provided will be a theme based 10-week conversation course, "L'Evolution du Couple dans le Cinéma Français". This session will be of special interest to those who teach intermediate to advanced learners, and particularly more mature students at the university level. Presented in English with examples in French.

84. Articulation and the New Generation AP Russian Exam, Benjamin Rifkin, Temple University; Camelot Marshall, ACTR; Betsy Sandstrom, Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools

Come learn about the new AP exam and curriculum in Russian to understand the newest trends in AP assessment and articulation from high school to college. We will show examples of "integrated tasks" from the Russian AP exam and discuss how teachers are training their students for success in the high school curriculum, on the AP exam, and in the college curriculum. In English with examples in Russian and of special interest to high school and postsecondary educators.

85. Singing in Italian, Katia Tennyson, Italian American Committee on Education (IACE); Oriana Moltisanti, Italian American Committee on Education (IACE)

This presentation focuses on teaching Italian through songs for educators who wish to add powerful new teaching strategies to their curriculum. Educators will listen to several educational songs and participate in accompanying learning activities that have already been successfully "classroom tested" by the presenters. They will review criteria, methodology, and approaches to creating a lesson. The presentation will conclude with creating new sample lessons. In English with examples in Italian and of special interest to preK-8 educators.

86. Balancing Language, Content, & Concept, Carol Meyer, Bennington College; Ikuko Yoshida, Bennington College

As content-based teaching has gained prominence, teachers struggle to define the role of content in foreign language classes. In this session, we will present a model of conceptual teaching, in which content serves as a vehicle for learners to develop their linguistic and cognitive skills as well as gain conceptual understanding. This model will help teachers think about the balance between language, content, and concept. Presented in English with examples in Japanese and of interest to high school and college level educators. No background knowledge necessary, but an interest in content-based teaching helpful.

87. ES: Cheng & Tsui: So, Your School Is Launching an Asian Language Program?, Jill Cheng, Cheng & Tsui Company; Jessica Haxhi, Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School; Yu-Lan Lin, Boston Public Schools

Asian languages are among the fastest growing programs in the U.S. Many language departments are confronting new terminology, concepts, and cultures in their development of Asian language curriculum. This session will help prepare department staff by providing the framework, key terms, and basic profiles of Asian languages. Presented in English with examples in Japanese and Chinese and of interest to middle, high school levels.

88. ES: Sosnowski Language Resources: The Many Views of Music: Children Sing & Dance, Mary Sosnowski, Sosnowski Language Resources

A very effective methodology for teaching a second language to young children is the use of music and movement via French comptines and Spanish cantos. These songs and rhymes, which render concepts and common expressions meaningful to children, also add a cultural dimension. These songs can be woven into any thematic unit because of the rich variety of subjects they cover. Audience participation. Handouts provide teachers with materials for classroom use on Monday. Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish.

89. Connecting Language & Culture: Films in the Beginning L2 Classroom, Heather McCoy, Penn State Univ.; Rumia Ableeva, Instructor/Ph.D Student

This session proposes a look at the use of two films, ‘Les Visiteurs’ and ‘L’Auberge espagnole’ in the beginning L2 French university classroom. We will discuss how we use these films to reinforce linguistic concepts as well as to get students to discover French culture. Participants will receive sample materials for using film to teach French language and culture. Presented in English with examples in French. Of interest to high school and college level educators. No background knowledge required to benefit from session.

90. ES: Cemanahuac: Methodology, with a Fascinating Focus on the "Magic of Mexico", Sue Arbuckle, Cemanahuac Educational Com; Vivian Harvey, Cemanahuac

This session will provide information with a focus on topics such as the five Cs, diverse learning styles, mentoring, and multiple intelligences for elementary, middle and high school teachers. Handouts will provide abundant activities and ideas for "what to do on Monday" in the classroom, using cultural topics of Mexico. The session will enable teachers to incorporate enriching activities into the curriculum to strengthen classroom teaching. Presented in English with examples in Spanish.

91. ES: McGraw-Hill Higher Ed: Metas, a Communicatively-based Intermediate Spanish Program, Katie Crouch, McGraw-Hill Higher Ed; William Glass, McGraw-Hill Higher Ed

McGraw-Hill is pleased to bring you Metas, a new two-semester intermediate Spanish program, by Sharon Foerster, based on the briefer, best-selling Punto y aparte program. In this session, we will walk you through the features of Metas, focusing on grammatical structures critical to the seven communicative goals of the text that are central to the text and to intermediate-level Spanish study. We will also show samples of the accompanying media-based ancillary program, including a new animated intext storyline, website, and music audio cd, among other items. In English and Spanish with examples in English and Spanish and of special interest to college and university faculty.

92. ES: McGraw-Hill Higher Ed: New, Interactive E-texts for Spanish, Christa Harris, McGraw-Hill Higher Ed; Nick Agnew, McGraw-Hill Higher Ed; Jorge Arbujas, McGraw-Hill Higher Ed

New Interactive E-texts for Introductory Spanish! McGraw-Hill Higher Education invites you to see two new, cutting edge Interactive E-text versions of best-selling and market-leading Introductory Spanish Programs, Sol y viento and Dos mundos. These exciting new e-texts are perfectly suited for online courses, wired classrooms, or where instructors want to integrate the latest in language technologies! These e-texts feature live links to various integrated media items within the textbooks, gradebook for the instructors, as well as a voice board recording function that allows students to practice their language skills with each other, and/or their instructors. In English and Spanish with examples in Spanish and of special interest to postsecondary educators.

93. Co-Teaching with Dali & Renoir, Peggy Boyles, Peggy Boyles & Associates

Dali and Botero inciting creative storytelling? Renoir and Seurat encouraging conversations? This session will demonstrate a variety of activities in which the art of the target culture can serve as a vehicle for authentic communication in the classroom. With New York City art museums nearby, teachers will have an incredible resource to gather postcards and posters to use in art activities in their classrooms. Presented in English with examples in Spanish and French and of interest to Secondary (6-12) educators. Background knowledge not necessary.

94. ES: Applause Learning: Enhancing Classroom Lessons with Fun Activities & Games, Lisa Haughom, Languages for Kids/Applause Learning; Catherine Bedard, Languages for Kids/Applause Learning

Participants will acquire a hands on working knowledge of teaching materials used. By observing and participating in games and activities, participants will experience the fun and effectiveness of resources and methods used, how they help to assess student comprehension, and interaction with one another increasing oral communication skills leaving both the student and the teacher with a positive, productive learning and teaching experience. Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish and of interest to PreK-12.

95. Pierre Léon: Un délectable conteur, Alain Ranwez, Metropolitan State College

Pierre Léon, conteur et poète, nous offre une collection pleine d'humour et de tendresse. Il s'agit d'une oeuvre intégrale à la fois pour les adultes et nos adolescents. Léon représente un esprit plus rieur que méchant et ne cesse de nous faire rire. Presented in French and of interest to high school and college level educators. Having taught either high school or college level literature helpful to benefit from session.

96. The National French Contest: Le Grand Concours Genevieve Delfosse, Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools

The chair of the development committee, Genevieve Delfosse, will give a brief overview of the "Grand Concours", a national assessment currently taken by more than 100,000 students around the nation and the world. The yearly National French Contest is used successfully, inside and outside of the classroom, to promote and support French programs in middle schools and high schools. All French teachers are encouraged to participate and bring their questions and suggestions to the discussion session that will follow the presentation. Samples of the Concours will be shared with participants. In English and French with examples in French and of particular interest to middle and high school educators.

97. Web-based Language Portfolios & the Five Cs, Jane Blyth Warren, Kalamazoo College

The presenter will describe and show examples of a portfolio project, for intermediate Japanese and Spanish students, designed to help students meet the 5 Cs. Portfolios are an ideal project for the Standards, with the web-based format offering several advantages, including increased student engagement and multimedia possibilities. The presenter will highlight the process and products of having language students create web-based portfolios in a course. Presented in English with examples in Japanese and Spanish and of interest to high school and college level educators. No background knowledge needed to benefit.

98. Give Yiddish a Try: An Introduction to a New Language and Culture, David Goldberg, Modern Language Association

Day one of Yiddish 101. An introduction to the alphabet, grammar, literature, and culture of Yiddish, with a bit of linguistic history thrown in! In English with examples in Yiddish and of interest to all.

99. Collaboration, Technology, & Language Instruction: Blogs, Moodle, Wikis, Jeffrey Samuels, Goucher College; Sharon Scinicariello, University of Richmond

Technology is a powerful tool to integrate the multiple goals of language instruction and to help learners build linguistic proficiency and cultural fluency. Participants will see examples of each technology that are appropriate for use in language instruction, and will participate in a discussion of learning activities tied to these examples. Questions of implementation, assessment, and standards and competencies will be addressed. Presented in English with examples in various languages. Applicable to all levels.

100. ES: Vibrante Press: Music Makes It Happen, Lonnie Dai Zovi, Vibrante Press

The presenter will show how to use music for all aspects of language learning. She will show how to integrate many of the other multiple intelligences with the music. Participants will learn which songs to use to teach vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, and culture. This is an active and fun presentation open and applicable to teachers of all languages and all levels.

101. ES: eStudent.ca: Don't Teach Spanish or French Without This!, Kathryn DaSilva, eStudent.ca; David DaSilva, frenchgrammar.ca/spanishgrammar.ca

French & Spanish teachers: Stop making tests, quizzes, or assignments! With "Professeur" & "Profesor"- two fantastic 8000 question & answer French & Spanish grammar test-banks - you can create new tests or assignments in just seconds, at the click of a mouse! And use "Etudiant" & "Estudiante" with your students, two comprehensive 20,000 page grammar e-books on CD Rom, each with 3000 self-testing exercises! Don't teach French or Spanish without these resources, already being used by more than 1,000 schools. Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish and applicable to high school and post-secondary.

102. Integrating Cartoons in the Language Classroom, Kazumi Yamashita, Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School

Cartoons, television shows, and movies contain a lot of cultural information, daily life, and of course, language. It can be difficult, however, to make these materials effective for use with K-5 language learners. In this session, the presenter will describe how to choose materials such as a cartoons, movies, and TV shows and how to utilize those materials in K-5 language classrooms. Japanese "anime" cartoons in particular, will be discussed. The full-length movie "My Neighbor Totoro" by Miyao Hayazaki will also be used as an example. Presented in English with examples in Japanese.

103. ES: Pearson/Prentice Hall: MySpanishLab -- A User-Focused Approach to Technology, Bob Hemmer, Pearson Prentice Hall

This exciting new offering from the Prentice Hall World Languages Division is a comprehensive, integrated solution for all of your elementary Spanish courses. MySpanishLab provides online teaching and learning materials in a platform optimized for language content & pedagogy. MySpanishLab combines more control and flexibility with ease of use. Examples from ¡Arriba! 5/e. Presented in English with examples in Spanish and of interest to post-secondary educators.

104. Best of CT: El uso de literatura y arte genuinos para enseñar español, Liliana Denoya, CT COLT

Learn how to weave aspects of Hispanic culture into the thematic units taught in school! Use authentic pieces of literature (prose, poems, songs) and examples of art (paintings, crafts), and integrate them into the thematic units used to teach Spanish at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Receive suggestions of activities you can do with each piece of art and literature! Each activity is based on the National and State Standards and on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Approach to Instruction. Learn how to apply this technique to the development of other units. Presented in Spanish. Levels K-12.

105. Unit O -- An Integrated Approach to the Portuguese Language Diversity, Irene De Amaral, Bristol Comm. College

Our project emphasizes the multiculturalism of the Portuguese language in the XXI Century. The session will develop around a creative approach to the Portuguese language acquisition meeting the need for strenghtening the communicative competence of the Portuguese language students. Presented in Portuguese with examples in Portuguese. Of interest to educators at all levels.

106. Mission Possible: Reaching Diverse Math Learners in All Immersion Programs, Angie Loomis, Montgomery County PS; Georgiana Jimenez, Montgomery County P S

How can you teach math concepts, calculation and problem solving in your target language simultaneously to students who are on, above and below grade level? Participants in this session will leave energized and ready to apply our methods in their own classrooms. Presented in English with examples in Chinese, Spanish and French. Of special interest to immersion teachers.

107. ES: NCLRC: Creating ePortfolios to Demonstrate Excellence in Teaching, Jill Robbins, National Capital Language Resource Center

Participants learn to create their own career ePortfolio in this workshop. Delivered instantly to potential employers and gatekeepers, the ePortfolio collects evidence of professionalism and accomplishments, organized by performance standards. Hands-on activities will allow participants to develop and expand the ePortfolio with text, video, and graphics. Participants are asked to bring a laptop on which to develop the portfolio.

108. ES: IACE: Fun and Games at IACE Resource Centers, NYC & CT, Katia Tennyson, IACE; Carmela Pesca, Central Connecticut State University; Sandro Sechi

The IACE Resource Centers offer special activities for schools and teachers. During this workshop, we will provide ideas and materials to organize a full-day immersion for your students at the IACE Children's Library in New York City. A library can become a place to hide a treasure, where students have to solve games, puzzles and riddles. All activities are written in Italian and hidden inside the books. One of the games is "Caccia agli oggetti"- the students have to identify and to name some objects based on their shapes and materials, another activity is "In Giro per l'Italia" - it consists of placing the most important and well-known Italian monuments in the correct cities on Italian map. The Italian Resource Center promotes and supports the teaching of Italian in Connecticut, the Center is equipped with books, multimedia materials, and cultural resources indispensable to the teaching and diffusion of the Italian language and culture. It regularly organizes professional development workshops for teachers of Italian, and other educational, cultural and social activities related to Italy. In English with examples in Italian and open to all.

109. Languages & National Education Policies in the 21st Century, J. David Edwards, JNCL/NCLIS; Ashley Lenker, JNCL/NCLIS

Languages have been "discovered" nationally as vitally important to homeland and national security. Also, there is considerable recognition of the necessity of international communications for economic competitiveness. In the rush to be secure and competitive, have we lost sight of the significance of languages as a basic part of a quality education? As Congress considers changes in the Higher Education Act and No Child Left Behind and as the Administration pursues its National Security Language Initiative the importance of languages as a "core subject" in a "world-class education" must not be lost. In English and of interest to all.

110. ES: SGEL: Del paraíso imaginado a la realidad cotidiana docente: enseñar a jóvenes, Blas Martínez, SGEL

¿Existe el aprendizaje ideal? En este taller, reflexionaremos en cómo conseguir un aprendizaje/enseñanza eficaz analizando los papeles que tienen que asumir profesores y alumnos (niños y adolescentes)en este espacio de interacción social que es el aula. Por lo tanto, ¿Qué principios y estrategias didácticas debemos seguir en edades tempranas y con jóvenes? Veremos qué recursos, actividades y estrategias estimulan y favorecen la participación y creatividad de los alumnos en un contexto educativo escolar, así como el desarrollo de su competencia comunicativa. In Spanish with examples in Spanish and of special interest to middle school teachers.

111. The Next Steps for the Teaching of Arabic K-16, Mahdi Alosh, The United States Military Academy

Participants will gain an understanding of the current strengths and weaknesses of the teaching of Arabic K-16 in the U.S., of the current resources and the attempts to address the weaknesses, and of the avenues of participation in which they can join in the innovative next steps for the profession. Presented in English with examples in Arabic and applicable to the high school and college levels. No background knowledge required to benefit from this session.

112. Best of NH: Gripping Games, Gimmicks, and Group Work, Scptt Batteu. Dover (NH) High School

Gripping Games, Gimmicks and Group Work! Best of New Hampshire presenter Scott Battey will introduce you to a wide variety of games, competitions and strategies for teaching French and Spanish grammar and vocabulary lessons for secondary-level students. Need to energize your instruction? Looking for new ways to engage your students and make your class their favorite class? This is the session for you! Presented in English with examples in French and Spanish and of particular interest to high school educators.

113. Discover What Works in the Classroom of the Teacher of the Year!, Marty Abbott, ACTFL

ACTFL’s national language teacher of the year will share classroom strategies that have proved effective in promoting students’ use of language both within and beyond the classroom. Instructional practices and approaches to assessment that support students as they Discover Languages will be highlighted. ACTFL representatives will share projects and resources to help you enhance the success of all students in your language program. In English with examples in French and Spanish and of interest to all. No special background needed to benefit from session.

114. ES: Proficiency Press: Proficiency-Driven Strategies for Reaching & Teaching Today's Students, Rosemary Haigh, Proficiency Press Co.; Patricia Lennon, Sewanhaka Central HS District; Douglas Moore, South Huntington SD

Join our interactive session demonstrating proficiency-driven activities and activity construction, which reach and teach today's students. We will explore expanding students' communicative competencies, students' diverse interests, learning styles, technology, school-to-career, and sensitizing students to global responsibility. Handouts in Spanish, Italian, French and German lend themselves to immediate classroom use. Coffee and cookies served.

115. AP Italian Language & Culture Exam, Irene Marchegiani, State University of New York

In this interactive session, the focus will be on the free response section of the AP Italian Language and Culture exam and course. Through student samples and the results of the first administration, the presenter and participants will discuss strategies for the culture and general compositions. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate student work and to share ideas for projects that will enrich their existing curriculum. Presented in English with examples in Italian and of interest to middle, high school and postsecondary educators.

116. Celebrating Diversity in Second Language Acquisition at a Distance, Esther Kupsch, Alberta Distance Learning Centre

Alberta Distance Learning Centre offers the grade 1 to 12 Alberta curriculum of studies to more than 20,000 students. Included is the delivery of French, Spanish, German, and Ukrainian, at a distance, to students in Alberta, across Canada, and abroad. Language courses are taught to students synchronously, asynchronously, and through videoconference emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The delivery is multi-modal incorporating print, online, or a combination. This session will highlight how teachers at ADLC meet the "diverse" needs of students through distance education, enabling them to learn second or third languages so that they will be skilled to contribute to our diverse, global society. In English with examples in French, Spanish, and Ukrainian. Of interest to all K-12 educators.

117. Poetas al estilo nerudiano, Rachel Finney, Richard Bland College

Poetas al estilo nerudiano: Not a poet you say? Can't get your students to like poetry en espanol? Maybe you haven't tried it Pablo's way! Join us for a discussion of Neruda's use of metaforas in his poetry and learn how to use film clips, song lyrics, and a fun poetry writing exercise to entice both your colleagues and your students to explore Neruda's poetic world. Presented in Spanish and of interest to high school and college level educators.

118. Rammstein im Deutschunterricht, Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College

In this session, participants will learn how to use some of the more acceptable songs by the German band "Rammstein" effectively in their German classes. Lesson plans for a few of these songs will be discussed. Presenter will also show how these lesson plans can be used in the German classroom. Session presented in German and of interest to high school and college level educators.

119. Essential Grammar in the Communicative Competency Classroom: 4 Steps or Less, Tyrone Parker, Maryland State Dept of Education

All instructors teach diverse populations with the goal of communicative competency. The acquisition of the essential grammar in L-2 is required. “How does the teacher present necessary grammar in the communicative competency classroom?” The participants will leave this session with examples of an essential yet successful framework to plan effective communicative lessons, introduce necessary grammatical concepts in four steps or less based upon previously mastered material, and maximize students’ critical thinking skills. Presented in English with examples in French, German and Spanish focusing special interest to high school and college level. Familiarity with Gardner's Mutliple Intelligences is helpful.

120. Freeman Award Winner: Classroom Learning, Teaching, and Research: A Task-Based Perspective, Teresa Pica, University of Pennsylvania

This presentation will offer an approach for developing classroom communication tasks that can serve simultaneously as language focusing activities, authentic to classroom content and discourse, instructional materials that assist the learning of language forms and features, and instruments for collection of data on language learning processes and outcomes. Sample tasks and excerpts from their classroom implementation will be presented, together with implications for L2 theory, practice and research.

121. Musical Learning, Amanda Seewald, Maracas Spanish Programs

Let's make music! This session will focus on the value of music as a tool for instruction and learning in the early childhood language classroom. Participants will have a unique opportunity to work interactively on song development with other teachers. Each participant will come away with materials for classroom use, as well as guidelines and ideas for curriculum integration. In English with examples in Spanish and of special interest to elementary school educators. No special background knowledge required, although some knowledge of Spanish is a plus.

122. Add Africa to Your French Class!, Signe Damdar, Springfield (MA) Public Schools

Bored with the French beret and baguette? Getting tired of your curriculum focusing mainly on Paris? It is time to add Africa to your French class! Come explore the francophone cultures of West Africa that bring life, sunshine and color to your classroom, using music, realia, websites and more. Presenter has spent one year in West Africa. This presentation won an Ohio All-Star award. Presented in French with examples in French and of interest to middle & high school levels. No background knowledge necessary to benefit.

123. ES: Wright Group: Oral Language in FLES -- Where It All Begins!, Ines Lormand, Wright Group/McGraw Hill

Oral language development plays an important part in comprehension with the ultimate goal of literacy. Wright Group's new Oral Language Builder kits lead elementary students in developing oral competency through thematic, wordless big books. Students will be creative with language and move seamlessly from listening and speaking into reading and writing. Participants will be guided from vocabulary acquisition to content-enriched activities, culminating in a story.

124. Publishing in Foreign Language Annals, Sheri Spaine Long, University of Alabama at Birmingham

The Editor of Foreign Language Annals, the scholarly journal of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, will provide information about writing for the journal. Participants will receive information about the submission, evaluation, acceptance and publication of articles. Information about becoming a reviewer will also be provided.

125. ES: Eduespaña: Help Students Prepare for AP Spanish Exam with Study Abroad, Mario de Antonio Franck, Eduespaña

Studying Spanish in Spain is very beneficial to those high school students who wish to prepare the the AP Spanish Language and Literature Exam. It is very important to choose the correct and specific program for it. Session presented in collaboration with the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC. Presented in Spanish and of interest to high school teachers.

127. Assessing Communication Modes in a Standards-Based Curriculum, Rosalie Cheatham, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Standards-based instruction requires new strategies for enabling students to acquire accuracy as they move toward intermediate and advanced proficiency. This session provides techniques for utilizing the ACTFL Integrated Performance Assessment in communication courses so that classroom assessment more nearly reflects how language is used in the real world and so that students are motivated to demonstrate proficiency to the best of their ability. Presented in English with examples in French/English and applicable to the high school/college levels. No significant background knowledge necessary to benefit from session.

128. Foreign Language Education & the No Child Left Behind Act, Sarah Shin, University of Maryland Baltimore County

This presentation examines the impact of current testing-driven educational policies on foreign language learning and heritage language maintenance at the K-12 level. Through interviews of immigrant parents, ESL teachers, and heritage language teachers, it considers how a fear of "failing" contributes to a de-emphasis of foreign language instruction and offers suggestions for raising public awareness of the importance of promoting languages other than English. In English with examples in English and of special interest to K-12 educators. No significant background knowledge required to benefit from this session.

129. Create Your Own Professional Looking Materials with Free Software, Takako Shigehisa, Northern Virginia Community College

This is the session for ANY foreign language teachers who want some assistance and relief in supplementing the textbook and classroom activities. This session will show how free and inexpensive software can help you create your own movie and other activities including flash cards. Presented in English with examples in Japanese and of interest to high school and college level educators. No background knowledge necessary to benefit from session.

130. Teaching Middle School Students Chinese under NVCC/APS Dual Enrollment Chinese Program, Mei-Jean Kuo Barth, Shrevewood Elementary/Northern Virginia Community College

Are middle school students (7-8 grades) capable of taking up the challenge of a strenuous college-level foreign language program? Are college-level Chinese textbooks suitable for them? How can student learning outcomes be fairly assessed? This session discusses and reflects on the teaching strategies, instructional materials, classroom management, and lessons learned based on student learning from the first year implementation of the dual enrollment language program offered jointly by Northern Virginia Community college (NVCC) and Arlington Public Schools (APS) in northern Virginia. In English with examples in Chinese and of special interest to middle school educators.

131. A Business Language Certificate: Constructing a Multidisciplinary Curriculum, Jose Sainz, University of Mary Washington; Scott Powers, Univ. of Mary Washington; Marcel Rotter, University of Mary Washington

This session focuses on the recent implementation of a Business Language Certificate at the University of Mary Washington. Presenters will share the steps taken to formulate a certificate which combines a language track with a business/economics track. Examples of syllabi, activities, resources and classroom projects will be provided. In English with examples in Spanish, French and German and of interest to high school and college/university educators. No familiarity with topic required to benefit from session.

132. La Riqueza Cultural Desconocida del Pais Vasco, Santiago Egana, AATSP

Here is a unique opportunity to penetrate the world of what is still being called by many anthropologists "The Basque Mystery." An enigmatic world which possesses the oldest culture in Europe, and whose people keep speaking a preindoeuropean language, "euskara," the origins of which are still shrouded in mystery. Come to explore the unique costumes, myths, sports, and traditions of the Basques, and discover those Spanish words you pronounce everyday that have being borrowed from the Basque language. Presented in Spanish and of interest to high school and college level educators. Knowledge of Spanish necessary to benefit.

134. ES: ASC Direct -- Now You CAN Afford a New Digital Language Lab!, George Washington, ASC Direct, Inc.

Follow a well proven path to success Learn how new technology overcomes all of the most often voiced objections of administrators and install a complete 30-seat, "all-digital" audio lab in your present furniture for approximately $25,000.00. Pair, Conference and AP-Test your students without the problems associated with student computers.

135. ES: Ritornello LLC: Be Amazing: Magic Tricks & Story Telling YOU Can Do!, Judith Mazziotti, Ritornello LLC

Magic Tricks and mazing props -- injected with culture, combined with personalization and questioning, lead to tons of comprehensible input and students mesmerized by their actual inclusion in the lesson, story-building word by word along with the teacher. Award-winning teacher who builit a language program from zero to an entire building of 600 students shares tricks of the trade anyone in any language can do. In English with examples in Italian and of interest to all PreK-12 educators.

136. Video Projects in the Language Curriculum, Laurel Cohen-Pfister, Gettysburg College; Takeshi Sengiku, Gettysburg College

This session demonstrates the use of "Windows Movie Maker" to create video projects in foreign language instruction. Using this technological tool, students are able to edit and narrate motion/still pictures to create audio/visual presentations that add new dimensions to traditional written work. The session illustrates the practical application of this technology in the intermediate language curriculum. The presenters offer a pedagogical application of the technology that begins first with guided projects and ends with student-generated video projects. Participants learn how to apply this new technological aid to language instruction in order to engage the whole student and different learning styles. Presented in English and applicable to high school and college level educators. No background knowledge required.

137. ES: Vistas in Education: L'Education Nationale et l'enseignement en France, Michelle Bourque, Vistas in Education; Aline Joory, Vistas in Education

A PowerPoint presentation of the French educational system will include a brief history of the developments that have taken place in France since 1800. The presentation will focus primarily on the current French system of education and the most recent changes in national educational policy. Participants will gain an understanding of the homogeneity of the French school system.

138. Preparing Teachers of Arabic K-12, Wafa Hassan

The greatest need in the teaching of Arabic as a foreign language K-12 in the U.S. today is for teacher training and preparation for all levels from K-12. The presenter will describe the state of the field of Arabic teacher preparation, including a review of the Arabic K-12 survey, existing teacher preparation programs, and certification opportunities and their requirements. Presented in English with examples in Arabic and applicable to all levels.

139. Two to Tango: Training Language Teachers to Dance with Diversity, Barbara DeBoy, Department of Defense; Paula Finedore, Department of Defense

We know it takes "two to tango," but if teachers and students aren't in tune with one another and dancing in the same direction, it can lead to disaster. In this session you will experience three activities from a workshop designed to help teachers meet the challenge of diversity in the foreign language classroom (generational, cultural and learning style differences). Participants will leave with a workshop outline to take back to their learning institutions. Presented in English and of interest to high school and post secondary educators.

140. Enhancing Students' Understanding of Cultural Diversity through Music, Jose Bahamonde, Chicopee Public Schools

Musical videos from different cultures, appropriate for middle and high school students, can be used effectively as a tool to target the interest all learners of foreign languages. Come discover how to integrate music in the classroom and make the teaching of foreign language more enjoyable. Videos of the late Carole Fredericks (French), the Caribbean (Puerto Rico/Spanish), and Eros Ramazzotto (Italian) will be highlighted. Also, samples of lesson plans and activities will be provided. Presented in English with examples in Spanish, French and Italian.

141. FLES in Action: A Suitcase Full of Surprises, Marcela Gerber, The Hockaday School

Based on research we know that young children acquire another language best if the activities are intrinsically motivating. Come learn about games, crafts, rhymes, songs and more in this hands-on session. Activities are proficiency based and content related and address all learners. Everything you will learn can be utilized in your FLES classroom tomorrow. Activities presented in Spanish but easily applicable to any language. You will love the handouts! Presented in English with examples in Spanish. Background knowledge not needed for session. Session level for preK-8.

142. Making Latin Fun (Without Sacrificing My Academic Integrity), Michelle Shupp, Mechanicsburg (PA) Area High School

This program will provide you with practical, fun, and educational tools for Level 1-4 Latin classes in order to assist you in engaging your students and bringing Latin to life! Participants will take home pedagogical strategies and tools for incorporating the living Latin language into your students' lives. Presented in Latin and English and of interest to high school teachers.

143. ES: McDougal Littell: Teaching French & Spanish at the Upper Levels, Teresa Carrera-Hanley, McDougal Littell

This session focuses on strategies for keeping students motivated beyond the first two years of a language. For the upper level students, language is magical and memorable only when they feel comfortable and are provided with appropriate instruction and realistic expectations. The presenter will offer a variety of creative activities for individual, pair and group work as well as pedagogical suggestions on how to make listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture exciting and productive.

144. ES: College Board: Advanced Placement World Language Programs, Marcia Wilbur, The College Board; Thomas Matts, The College Board

In this session, participants will gain a greater understanding about the new Advanced Placement Course Audit and how to submit a syllabus for review. They will also be informed of the world languages course redesign research commissions, and new curricular support for all AP world languages courses and exams. The most updated information about the College Board's new world language exams will also be presented. Presented in English and of interest to middle, jr. and high school educators. No background knowledge needed to benefit.