Communication-Summer-2014
Communication-Summer-2014
Communication-Summer-2014
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A Message From the President<br />
Welcome to this edition of <strong>Communication</strong>,<br />
the online publication of the Ontario Modern<br />
Language Teachers’ Assocation/Association<br />
ontarienne des professeurs de langues vivantes!<br />
As your new president for <strong>2014</strong>-2015, it gives<br />
me great pleasure to represent this wonderful<br />
subject association. Since 1886 our organization<br />
has supported language teachers across<br />
the province through a great variety, of publications, events and<br />
opportunities.<br />
This year is proving to be a banner year for all of the above! Since<br />
the release of The Ontario Curriculum: French as a Second<br />
Language: Core, Grades 4–8; Extended, Grades 4–8; Immersion,<br />
Grades 1–8, 2013, members of the OMLTA/AOPLV Board of<br />
Directors along with members of the Modern Languages Council<br />
have been involved in creating fact sheets, podcasts and providing<br />
one-day workshops. Five of these workshops were held in April and<br />
May, allowing hundreds of members and interested teachers to be<br />
informed about the revised curriculum.<br />
The Ontario Ministry of Education supports our annual Projet à<br />
Québec which will allow 50 Ontario FSL teachers to enhance their<br />
language skills and broaden their cultural experiences during their<br />
12-day stay in this magnificent city.<br />
Other partners include the Embassy of France in Ottawa which is<br />
sponsoring a French teacher in her participation in the Stage BELC<br />
at the Université de Nantes.<br />
The OMLTA/AOPLV is enjoying its partnership with the Canadian<br />
Association of Second Language Teachers as well as the Fédération<br />
internationale des professeurs de langues vivantes in the planning<br />
of the 2015 World Congress of Modern Languages. Mark your calendars<br />
for March 26-28, 2015 where we will host language teachers<br />
from around the world! *We also welcome you to submit your<br />
workshop proposals for this amazing event, and our upcoming Fall<br />
Conference, to be held in Cambridge this October. Applications to present<br />
are available via the OMLTA website at http://www.omlta.org.<br />
Both are outstanding opportunities for professional development;<br />
be sure to take part as a presenter or participant!<br />
I thank you for your membership in our fine organization! Please<br />
take advantage of everything that the OMLTA/AOPLV has to offer<br />
you.<br />
Enjoy this edition of <strong>Communication</strong>!<br />
Jayne Evans<br />
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