Juniata College
Language in Motion
Language and Culture Teaching Institute
August 7-8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Brumbaugh Academic Center (BAC) C225
(Agenda Subject to Change)
Thursday, August 7
8:45-9:00 a.m.Registration and continental breakfast
BAC C225
9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcome and announcements
--Deb Roney, Director, Language in Motion, Juniata
9:10-9:40 a.m.Join the (Culture) Club! A Valuable Resource for Teachers
--Margaret Gonglewski, Associate Professor of German, George Washington
University
This presentation introduces the Culture Club from the National Capital Language Resource Center, which offers teachers tools, tasks, and treasures for teaching culture in the foreign language classroom: Podcasts, movie reviews, recipes and much more!
9:40-10:25 a.m.Concurrent Sessions:
- Teaching to Multiple Ability Levels: Student-Directed Learning in Intermediate Language Courses
--Jen Cushman, Associate Professor of German and Dean of International
Programs, Juniata College
BAC C225
Combining multiple levels of language ability into one classroom can be a challenge, but it can also be a blessing. Intentionally using students at higher language levels to lead small groups, for example, can facilitate both teacher and student work. This session explores such strategies for engaging multi-level students, primarily through small-group interaction and student self-assessed learning. Participants will model classroom activities, as well as generate and share further tips and techniques for teaching to multiple ability levels.
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B. What’s the Alamo?
--Heather Thompson, Spanish Teacher, Juniata Valley High School
BAC C232
Taken from ideas gleaned at the ACTFL 2007 conference, this presentation provides ideas for the language classroom including technology, games, and rubric writing based on the Alamo. The content is adaptable to other subject matter.
10:25-10:30 a.m.Break
10:30-11:45 a.m.Concurrent Sessions:
10:30-11:45 a.m.A. Globalization,Ethics, and Economics in Jamaica
--Brad Andrew, Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of International Studies, Juniata College
BAC C232
In this session we will view a clip from the movie “Life and Debt”, which illustrates Jamaica’s crushing poverty and the role of the IMF and World Bank in the country’s development. After the clip, we’ll have an open discussion of the film and the short reading assigned for the day. We’ll close by reading and discussing a review of the film.
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10:30-11:00 a.m.B1. Technology Resources for Educators and How to Implement
Them in the Classroom CANCELLED LAST MINUTE
--Amber Sheffler, Spanish Teacher, Fannett-Metal HS
BAC C225
Educators will be given a list of technology resources that will aid them in classroom instruction. A select few will be demonstrated and connected with classroom activities.
11:00-11:45 a.m.B2.East African Culture and Food Explored
10:30-11:45 a.m.--Kathy Jones, Assistant Professor of Education, Juniata College
NEW TIMEBAC C225
Come and join in on some of the culture and taste foods (you’ll have the chance to cook and eat!)common to the East African tradition.
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.Lunch: BAC C210
Language Tables—French, German, and Spanish, plus English.
Those who participate in the non-English-language tables both days earn an hour of Act 48 credit, bringing the total to 13 hours.
ALL SESSIONS AFTER LUNCH ARE IN BAC C225
12:15-1:15 p.m.Talking about Reading and Culture
--Jim Roney, Professor of Russian and International Studies, Juniata
College
Participants will complete simple classroom exercises used to stimulate discussion on reading, share classroom experiences and materials, and develop a model for how students read and how we want them to read in courses on language and culture.
1:15-1:20 p.m.Break
1:20-2:20 p.m.A Guide to Reading Images as Cultural Documents
--David Sowell, Professor of History and Department Chair, Juniata College
Our students are often more comfortable with images than with words. But, do they know how to "read images"? Or do they just thoughtlessly consume them? Three images from various time periods will be considered as cultural documents: What do they tell us about the culture in which they were produced? What do they say about our own culture?
2:20-2:25 p.m.Break
2:25-3:55 p.m. Poker Face, Here Comes the Judge, and Don't Rob My Bank
--Fred Baca, Spanish Teacher, Everett Area HS
Original game activities to increase language learning in the classroom will be showcased. These games activities are very popular with high school students and were all created by the presenter.
3:55-4:00 p.m.Announcements and homework for tonight:
- Choose a sample activity you use successfully in your classes to teach language or culture. You will have approximately 3 minutes to share your idea. If you want copies of handouts made, we are happy to do that. Turn them in to Deb or Heather on arrival in the morning.
- Start the LCTI evaluation form included in your packet. Consider: How can we make next year’s LCTI irresistible?
Juniata College
Language in Motion
Language and Culture Teaching Institute
August 7-8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Brumbaugh Academic Center (BAC) C225
Friday, August 8, 2008
8:45-9:00 a.m.Registration, continental breakfast
BAC C225
9:00-9:05 a.m.Welcome and Announcements
9:05-9:35 a.m.Concurrent Sessions:
A. Spring Time in Seville: Technology in the Foreign Language
Classroom
--Dennis Laub, Spanish Teacher, Mount Union Area High School and Adjunct
Instructor of Spanish, Wilson College
BAC C225
As an example of the use of technology in the classroom, I will present a PowerPoint on Seville, Spain, which will highlight Holy Week, the April Fair, and the opening of the bullfighting season.
B. Engaging Students in the Foreign Language Classroom Using Green
Tools: Non-tech Manipulatives and Interactive Lesson Plans
-- Christine Maxwell, Spanish Teacher, Southern HuntingdonCounty HS
BAC C232
A presentation in two parts, based on the lesson-plan format of an acclaimed teacher who spoke at the NECTFL 2008 conference:
1) A demonstration of several simple manipulatives using paper plates, construction paper, and some instructions for the construction of more involved manipulatives, and
2) An overview of a lesson-plan prototype designed for maximum engagement of students.
9:35-9:40 a.m.Break
9:40-10:40 a.m.Concurrent Sessions:
9:40-10:10 a.m.A1. Let the Music Play: Music in the ESL and Foreign Language
Classroom
--Judith Benz, Assistant Professor of German, Juniata College
BAC C232
This presentation explores the incorporation of music and songs into the ESL and Foreign Language classroom and discusses its advantages and pitfalls. The presentation offers advice on why, when, and how to effectively include music in the day-to-day language instruction. It also provides practical suggestions on where to locate suitable material and how to adapt it to the learners’ needs and skill levels.
10:10-10:40 a.m.A2. Language in Motion’s Teachers Abroad: Germany
--Michelle Steward, Social Studies Teacher, Juniata Valley HS
BAC C232
A four-week cultural program in the heart of the medieval city of Marburg. Discussion topics include German language classes, option of economic or cultural lecture courses, weekend excursions, evening activities and practical information about the program.
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9:40-10:40 a.m.B. Riding the “Juanes” Wave to Teach the Five Cs in Spanish
--Henry Thurston-Griswold, Professor of Spanish,Juniata College
BAC C225
After a brief introduction to the use of music in Spanish as a means to foster the development of students' language and cultural proficiency, this session will focus on selected songs from the two most recent albums by Juanes, the Columbian songwriter and performer who has been dubbed the Latin Bono and who was named by TIME Magazine "One of the 100 Most Influential People in the World." Activities and ideas will be presented on how to utilize the songs and web-based materials to achieve world language standards.The session will be conducted primarily in Spanish.
10:40-10:45 a.m.Break
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions:
10:45a.m.-12:15p.m.A. Never-ending Story
--Prudence Ingerman, Senior Instructor in Intensive English Program,
Juniata College
BAC C225
In this workshop you will each make a teaching tool that you will be able to use for a rich variety of grammar and vocabulary practice for students of all ages and language levels. All materials will be supplied.
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10:45-11:30 a.m.B1. Blogging on Mexican Culture and the Three P’s (Practices,
Products and Perspectives) by Juniata Eagles South of the Border
--Holly Hayer, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Juniata College
BAC C107
In May/June 2008, eighteen Juniata undergraduates spent four weeks in Orizaba,
Mexico, studying at the Instituto de Estudios Avanzados de Oriente (IDEA). For their one-credit course on Mexican Culture, students used two Web-based technologies, Wordpress and Flickr, to record their reflections on Mexican cultural practices, products, and underlying perspectives. In this session, the presenter will describe how these two user-friendly technologies were used to encourage cultural reflection and cultural comparison.
11:30-12:15 p.m.B2.iGoogle—Do U?
--Julie Woodling, Head of Library Systems and Technology, Juniata College
BAC C107
A hands-on mini-shop on using the gadget-loving iGoogle as your portal to the iWorld. Available in over 42 languages, this Google-based tool can help save you valuable time by bringing your favorite dynamic websites to you in one place via RSS feeds. You can completely customize not only the theme, but also what kinds of information you want for "one-stop surfing."
12:15--12:45 p.m. Lunch: BAC C210
Language Tables—French, German, and Spanish, plus English.
Those who participate in the non-English-language tables both days earn an hour of Act 48 credit, bringing the total to 13 hours.
ALL SESSIONS AFTER LUNCH ARE IN BAC C225
12:45-2:15 p.m.Big Style in 10 Small Chapters
--Andy Belser, Professor of Theater, Juniata College
This workshop will offer teachers an extremely fun and productive exercise in writing, performance, and decoding subtle variations of language use through studying popular film genre. The exercise can be used to study the style of any performance or piece of literature: a play, film, novel, or poem. For this workshop, we will be using The Maltese Falcon, a movie with an easily accessible style that has proven popular with secondary students at all grade levels and abilities. The exercise breaks the class into groups, with each group telling the story (or a portion of the story) of the movie in 10 short (10 seconds or less!) chapters or scenes. This exercise challenges students to tell the essential kernels of the story AND get the style just right. The exercise can be easily modified to teach any language. This will be an experiential workshop!
2:15-2:20 p.m.Break
2:20-3:50 p.m. You’re the Experts: Idea Exchange
--All participants
Each participant will have 3-5 minutes to showcase a sample activity used
successfully to teach language or culture.
3:50 p.m.Closing Remarks and Institute Evaluation
4:00 p.m.Adjournment—THANK YOU FOR COMING!
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Language in Motion LCTI 2008