Juniata College
Language in Motion
Language and Culture Teaching Institute
August 13-14, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Von Liebig Center for Science, Room 2011
(Agenda Subject to Change)
Thursday, August 13, 2009
8:45-9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
[VLB 2011]
9:00-9:05 a.m. Welcome and announcements
--Deb Roney, Director, Language in Motion, Juniata
9:05-10:35 a.m. Let Them Write When TheyCan't Even Talk!
--Prudence Ingerman, Senior Instructor in the Intensive English Program,
Juniata College
In this highly participatory workshop, you will learn several innovative writing strategies to enhance confidence and fluency in beginning language students. Most of these can be adapted to higher-level learners as well. All materials will be provided.
10:35-11:05 a.m. Teaching Reading through a Cultural Context
--Bethany Strouse, Spanish and French teacher, Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
A reading lesson on a vacation retreat in Guatemala, taught through the context of what a Guatemalan family life looks like.
11:05-11:10 a.m. Break
11:10 a.m.-12:25 p.m. Teaching about the Financial Crisis
--Brad Andrew, Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of International Studies, Juniata College
I will explain the basics of what a financial system does and how a financial crisis occurs. I’ll use historical examples from England, Spain, East Asia, Russia, France and the Netherlands to help provide context for our current crisis. We’ll also cover the potential impact on both the domestic economy and how it spreads to the international economy. It will be appropriate for HS and introductory college level students.
12:25 p.m.-1:10 p.m. Lunch: Ellis Hall: Get your food in Baker Refectory and come to
the President’s Dining Room to eat.
Language “Tables”—French, German, Russian, and Spanish, plus English.
Those who participate in the non-English-language discussions both days earn an hour of Act 48 credit.
THE FIRST TWO SESSIONS AFTER LUNCH ARE BACK IN VLB 2011
1:10-1:40 p.m. Asking the Right Questions
--Jim Roney, Professor of Russian and International Studies, Juniata
College
This session will use a couple of short poems to show how one text can be used to differentiate the curriculum within various levels of language study, to introduce another culture, to draw comparisons across cultures, and to involve students in their own learning.
1:40-2:10 p.m. Lille Métropole
--Bethany Strouse, Spanish and French teacher, Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
A brief presentation of Lille as a regional center within the European Union.
2:10-2:15 p.m. Break [MOVE DOWNSTAIRS TO VLB 1090]
2:15-3:15 p.m. Everybody Has a Story: An Introduction to Digital Storytelling
--Judith Benz, Assistant Professor of German, Juniata College, and
--Holly Hayer, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Juniata College
[In VLB 1090]
This session explores digital storytelling as a tool for the ESL and the foreign language classroom. Information about the components necessary to construct a successful digital narrative will be provided. In May/June 2009, six 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 either PhotoStory 3 for Windows or iMovie to create digital stories on aspects of Mexican culture. As part of this session, we will review the steps involved from pre-departure to project completion, share resources used, and offer participants an opportunity to try out PhotoStory 3.
3:15-4:00 p.m. ¡Cine con clase!: Using Web-based Film Clips in the Classroom
--Amy Frazier-Yoder, Instructor of Spanish, Juniata College
[In VLB 1090]
This session will explore the use of a web-based resource that provides numerous Spanish-language film clips and corresponding teaching resources. Along with each film clip, there is an optional view of the accompanying scripts. When students click on glossed words in the script, they are presented with a visual representation of the word. A second click provides a translation to English.
4:00-5:15 p.m. Optional: In VLB 1116 (Rockwell Seminar Room)
NITLE Videoconference: Video Conferencing for Global Education: Tools for Teaching and Administration
For faculty and staff responsible for teaching and supporting instruction in foreign languages, the social sciences, and/or cultural studies and those charged with the administration of study abroad, international studies, student exchange and visiting scholars programs. Featuring Todd Bryant, Language Technology Specialist at Dickinson College, and David Clapp, Director of the Office of International Students and Off-Campus Studies at Wabash College. *Delivered online via MIV.
TONIGHT Homework for tonight:
1. Choose a sample activity you use successfully in your classes to teach language or culture. You will have approximately 4-5 minutes to share your idea. If you want copies of handouts made, we are happy to do that. Turn them in to Deb or Rachel on arrival in the morning.
2. Start the LCTI evaluation form included in your packet. Consider also: How can we make next year’s LCTI, if we have one, irresistible?
Juniata College
Language in Motion
Language and Culture Teaching Institute
August 13-14, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Von Liebig Center for Science, Room 2011
Friday, August 14, 2009
8:45-9:00 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast [VLB 2011]
9:00-9:05 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
9:05-9:50 a.m. Igniting That Spark
--Christine Maxwell, Spanish Teacher, Southern Huntingdon County HS
What is the spark that we teachers hope to ignite in our students? It is intrinsic motivation, or the desire to learn for the sake of learning. Just how elusive is this quality in today's students, and is there a way that we can fan the flames? Through an interactive presentation, Maxwell will discuss some current research on intrinsic motivation and present some simple activities designed to maximize your students' desire to achieve in the foreign language classroom.
9:50-10:20 a.m. Circumlocution games for the foreign language classroom:
Teaching learners how to "get around”
--Margaret Gonglewski, Associate Professor of German, George Washington
University
This session focuses on the valuable skill of circumlocution: the ability to paraphrasewords that foreign language learners do not yet know(or cannot remember!). Participants will be introduced to several fun games that help build this skill.
10:20-10:25 a.m. Break
10:25-11:55 a.m. Warum Warten Wir? The Web as Anchor Text
--Christopher Gwin, German and Social Studies Teacher, Haddonfield
Memorial HS (NJ)
This presentation discusses enhancing student learning by structuring lessons around websites, blogs, and podcasts to enrich traditional teaching, including a short talk about the philosophy of teaching via the web instead of or in tandem with the traditional text series. Examples, discussion, and teacher time to begin to create IPAs—Integrated Performance Assessments—using favorite thematic units will be included.
11:55 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Lunch: Ellis Hall: Get your food in Baker Refectory and come to
the President’s Dining Room to eat.
Language “Tables”—French, German, and Spanish, plus English.
Those who participate in the non-English-language discussions both days earn an hour of Act 48 credit.
ALL SESSIONS AFTER LUNCH ARE IN VLB 2011
12:40-1:10 p.m. Bon Voyage et Bon Appétit!UsingOnline Train Schedules and a
Restaurant to Improve Reading and Cultural Knowledge
--Linda Misja, French Teacher, Bellefonte Area High School
This presentation is a result of my trip abroad to Lille with the LIM grant. Icreatedreal trips using the online French train schedules. In addition, for lower level students, I made up questions from a real restaurant I had visited by using its online website. Worksheets can be easily adapted to various levels.
1:10- 2:25 p.m. Give a Gnome a Home©
--Lauren Klein Jannotta, German Teacher, Hempfield High School
Learn grammar without tears or whining! If you are looking for an interactive project for your students which will extend their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, then this is the session for you. Students adopt a gnome and raise it as their “own” for a period of time. This project personalizes student learning in German and is adaptable to all levels. The French version Adopt an Escargot© will also be introduced. Teachers of all languages are invited to brainstorm adoption ideas within their language. Materials as well as past student work will be available to look through. This is a great way to spice up and contextualize grammar and reading skills and prompt speaking and creative writing.
2:25-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-4:00 p.m. You’re the Experts: Idea Exchange
--All participants
Each participant will have about 3-5 minutes to showcase a sample activity used
successfully to teach language or culture.
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks, Evaluations, and Paperwork
THANK YOU FOR COMING!
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Language in Motion LCTI 2009