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ACTFL 2012 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Welcome to ActFl 2012 

ACTFL and PSMLA 7 

ACTFL Board of Directors 9 

ACTFL Staff 9 

Co-Sponsoring Organizations’ Leadership 11 

Thank You to Sponsors 13 

General Information 16 

Floor Plans 21 

DAily ProgrAm 29 

Explanation of Acronyms 31 

Pre-Convention Workshops and Meetings 33 

Friday, November 16, 2012 41 

ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Finalists 42 

Opening General Session 43 

ACTFL Awards Ceremony 85 

Saturday, November 17, 2012 88 

Sunday, November 18, 2012 144 

WorlD lAnguAges exPo 161 

About the Expo 163 

Exhibit Hall Floor Plan 165 

Exhibitor Listing by Category 166 

Exhibitor Directory 171 

ADDitionAl inFormAtion 197 

List of Presenters 198 

ACTFL Membership Application 205 

2013 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo 207 

Index of Advertisers 208 

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wELCOmE TO ACTFL 2012 

<strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

Headquarters 

1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314 

ph 703-894-2900 fax 703-894-2905 

Department of Professional Programs 

3 Barker Avenue, Suite 300, White Plains, NY 10601 

ph 914-963-8830 fax 914-963-1275 

Dear Colleagues, 

On behalf of the ACTFL Board of Directors, we are delighted to welcome you to Philadelphia and to the 46th Annual Convention and World 

Languages Expo. Our theme this year is “Many Languages: One United Voice.” While we represent many cultures, a plethora of world languages, 

and a variety of pedagogical beliefs, it is extremely important for the survival of our discipline that we all convey a strong message for the importance 

of language study. The next three days will provide you with rich opportunities to grow professionally, network with colleagues, and express the 

spirit of the One United Voice theme. The Program Committee has selected more than 600 professional development opportunities, including 

pre- and post-convention workshops and sessions focused on all aspects of teaching and learning languages and cultures. Additionally, there are 

two plenary sessions, a number of Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings, and outstanding programming from our co-sponsoring organizations. The 

Committee has endeavored to craft a conference schedule that meets the diverse needs of language professionals and supports ACTFL’s mission to 

“provide vision, leadership, and support for quality teaching and learning of languages.” 

Your convention program serves as a guide to a number of important features that should be a part of every attendee’s ACTFL experience: 

• The Opening General Session on Friday morning, featuring Dr. K. David Harrison, a linguist, author, and activist for the documentation 

and preservation of endangered languages, teaching at Swarthmore College and affiliated with the National Geographic Society. The topic of his 

keynote address is “Endangered Languages: Global and Local Trends.” Dr. Harrison will also have a book signing and additional presentation of 

his role in the Emmy-nominated 2008 documentary film The Linguists. 

• At the Opening General Session we will also present the 2013 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Award. 

• Plenary Sessions, scheduled for Friday at 3:45 p.m. and Saturday at 8:00 a.m. 

• The ACTFL Awards Ceremony Friday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please join us for this special event. 

• The World Languages Expo, a vital part of your convention. Our exhibitors offer the latest information on thousands of products and services 

relevant to language education, and they welcome your interest and involvement. These companies are an important part of your convention 

experience and are valued supporters of ACTFL—so be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall! 

• ACTFL Central, your one-stop service center to ask questions, get information about the benefits of ACTFL membership, take advantage of 

career development resources, and purchase ACTFL books and other products. Stop by and try out ACTFL’s new website! 

We extend our gratitude to the volunteers of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA), our co-sponsoring organizations, and 

ACTFL staff for their incredible dedication to the success of this convention. We also thank you, the attendees, for your membership in ACTFL and 

for your support of this convention. We hope this professional development opportunity exceeds your expectations and that you join us next year in 

Orlando! 

Sincerely, 

Dave McAlpine Bridget Yaden 

President Program Chair 

Dear Colleagues, 

The Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association is honored to welcome you and 

all participants to the ACTFL 46th Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in Philadelphia. 

PSMLA’s mission is to enhance foreign language education throughout the state by promoting the study of foreign languages, providing educators 

opportunities for professional growth and networking, recognizing excellence in the field, and collaborating with local, state and national 

organizations. We are so excited to be the state host and one of many professional organizations that are co-sponsoring this wonderful event. 

This year’s theme: “Many Languages: One United Voice” will be reflected in a variety of workshops, sessions, exhibits and other convention activities. 

The City of Philadelphia, “the birthplace of <strong>American</strong> democracy,” also shares in this theme. We are a city of multiple cultures and histories. From 

our colorful neighborhoods to our suburban communities, cultural and historical treasures abound. We offer ideal opportunities for discovery, 

exploration, enrichment, and enjoyment. The newly expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center offers the perfect venue to take advantage of these 

opportunities with historical, cultural, and international museums, stores, restaurants, and cafés close by. 

Be prepared to be motivated and encouraged with multiple ideas and strategies that will enhance your instructional and professional practices. Be 

prepared to discuss and share the concerns that face all 21st century educators. Be prepared for collaboration, growth and excellence. Enjoy the 

convention! Enjoy Philadelphia! 

Respectfully, 

Thomasina I. White 

President, PSMLA 


Have You Seen 

the New 

ACTFL.org ? 

We’ve redesigned our website to better serve your needs! 

The new home of ACTFL.org features: 

• A user-friendly design update 

We like to call it a “virtual makeover” 

• A more intuitive navigation scheme and 

better search capabilities 

Spend less time looking for that critical piece 

of information 

• A mobile version, optimized for smartphones 

and tablets 

Take ACTFL.org on the go 

• Complete access to your member account 

Update your profile, print a receipt, and much more 

And we’re not done. In coming weeks, we’ll be finalizing the integration of ACTFL.org with other thirdparty 

websites—like our new webinar and advocacy portals—to ensure a seamless user experience. For now, 

we invite you to take the new website for a test drive and let us know what you think at webmaster@actfl.org.

Dave McAlpine 

ACTFL President 

Bridget E. Yaden 

ACTFL Program Chair 

ACTFL Staff 


Officers 

President 

Dave McAlpine 

University of Arkansas 

at Little Rock 

Little Rock, AR 

President elect 

Toni Theisen 

Loveland High School 

Loveland, CO 

Past President 

Barbara Mondloch 

Franklin Pierce Schools 

Tacoma, WA 

treasurer 

Mary Lynn Redmond 

Wake Forest University 

Winston-Salem, NC 

Marty Abbott, Executive Director 

Alison Bayley, Sales and Marketing Manager 

Howie Berman, Director of Membership and Administration 

Jaime Bernstein, Membership Coordinator 

Natalie Boivin, Project Assistant 

Daniel Conrad, Principal Assessment Specialist 

Amanda Cynkin, Assessment Development Coordinator 

Altavese Dilworth, Office Manager 

Regina Farr, Membership Specialist 

Zerihun Haile-Selassie, Finance Manager 

Lori Haims, Training and Certification Manager 

Elected Board members 

Antonia Schleicher 

Indiana University 

Bloomington, IN 

Lynn Fulton-Archer 

Delaware Department of Education 

Dover, DE 

Ken Stewart 

Chapel Hill High School 

Chapel Hill, NC 

Duarte Silva 

Stanford University 

Stanford, CA 

Marjorie Hall-Haley 

George Mason University 

Fairfax, VA 

Thomas Sauer 

Fayette County Public Schools 

Louisville, KY 

Regional Representatives 

Patricia Carlin 

SCOLT 

University of Central Arkansas 

Conway, AR 

Jocelyn Danielson Raught 

SWCOLT 

Cactus Shadows High School 

Cove Creek, AZ 

Bridget E. Yaden 

PNCFL 

Pacific Lutheran University 

Tacoma, WA 

Anne Nerenz 

CSCTFL 

Eastern Michigan University 

Ypsilanti, MI 

Laura Franklin 

NECTFL 

Northern Virginia Community 

College 

Alexandria, VA 

Yesenia Olivares, Quality Assurance Coordinator 

Michelle Paradies, Project Manager 

Andrew Richardson, Program Assistant 

Julia Richardson, Director of Conventions and Marketing 

Paul Sandrock, Director of Education 

Tony Smith, Educational Technologist 

Elvira Swender, Director of Professional Programs 

Danielle Tezcan, Principal Project Specialist 

Tony Unander, Media Coordinator 

Hollie West, Deputy Director of Professional Programs 

Courtney Wu, Meetings Assistant 


All ACTFL attendees are invited: 

Saturday, November 17 

JOIN US FOR HAPPY HOUR 

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Sunday, November 18 

ATTEND OUR CONFERENCE SESSION 

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culture and geography. Through educational travel, cultural exchanges, language training 

and degree programs, we’ve helped 15 million people becomes citizens of the world. 

Whether it’s on an Educational, Language Immersion or Service Learning tour, EF 

programs allow students to deepen their understanding of the people and places 

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2012 oFFicers oF co-sPonsoring orgAnizAtions 


Teachers of German (AATG) 

President 

Kathy Fegely 

Vice President 

Mohamed Esa 

treasurer 

Mark W. Himmelein 

executiVe director 

Thomas Keith Cothrun 


Teachers of Italian (AATI) 

President 

Frank Nuessel 

Vice President (uniVersity) 

Maria Rosaria Vitti Alexander 

Vice President (K-12) 

Mario Costa 

secretary/treasurer 

Salvatore Bancheri 


Antonio C. Vitti 

director of communication 

Salvatore Bancheri 


Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) 

co-President 

Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku 

co-President 

Jessica Haxhi 

Vice President/secretary 

Motoko Tabuse 

Vice President/treasurer 

Kurt Thompson 

fall conference director 

Nana Suzumura 

fall conference assistant 

director 

Noriko Fujioka-Ito 

Chinese Language Association of 

Secondary-Elementary Schools 

(CLASS) 


Gin-Chi Wuu 

President 

Haiyan Fu 

first Vice President 

Baocai Jia 

second Vice President 

Natasha Pierce 

membershiP chair 

Lucy Lee 

treasurer 

Carol Chen-Lin 

board of director emeritus 

Chi-Wen Su 


Yu-Lan Lin 



President 

Janet Xing 

immediate Past President 

Chuanren Ke 


Derlin Chao 


Yea-Fen Chen 


Supervisors of Foreign Languages 

(NADSFL) 

President 

Greta Lundgaard 


Alyssa Villarreal 

secretary 

Jan Kucerik 

treasurer 

Diane DeNoon 

executiVe secretary 

Priscilla Russel 

National <strong>Council</strong> of State 

Supervisors for Languages 

(NCSSFL) 

President 

Gregory Fulkerson 

President-elect 

Terri Hammatt 


Ann Marie Gunter 

secretary 

Desa Dawson 

treasurer 

Jon Valentine 

National Network for Early 

Language Learning (NNELL) 

President 

Jacque Bott Van Houten 


Rita Oleksak 

secretary treasurer 

Al Martino 

interim national networKing 

coordinator 

Marcella Summerville 

adVocacy chair 

Tammy Dann 

executiVe secretary 

Rebecca Fox 


Paula Patrick 


SAT Subject Tests 

© 2012 The College Board. 

= Opportunity 

SAT Subject Tests are the only high-school-level admission tests where students 

choose the subjects — in languages, science, math, literature or history — that showcase 

their achievements. 

SAT Subject Tests in Languages allow students to demonstrate their language skills and 

potentially place out of introductory language courses in college. Encourage students who 

have studied a language for two or more years to register for an SAT Subject Test. 

SAT Subject Tests are offered in these languages: 

• Chinese 

• French 

• German 

• Italian 

• Japanese 

• Korean 

• Latin 

• Modern 

Hebrew 

• Spanish 

Attend our session: 

Can Language Fluency Get Your 

Students into Their Dream College? 

Sunday, Nov. 18, 8–9 a.m. 

PA Convention Center, Room 119 A 

Stop by our booth and enter to win The 

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ThANk YOu 

ACTFL would like to thank all of our sponsors whose generous contributions and support help to promote the continued growth 

and visibility of language education during the ACTFL Annual Convention and throughout the year. 

convention sPonsors 

Argentina - National Institute of Tourism 

Promotion 

Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers 

Association 

Avant Assessment 

Beach Lloyd Publishers, LLC 

Better Chinese LLC 

Breaking the Barrier, Inc 

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) 

Center for Open Educational Resources in 

Language Learning (COERLL), University of 

Texas at Austin 

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 

CHA Educational Tours 

ChinaSprout 

Chinese Online Corp , Ltd 

ChineseCUBES 

CLE International 

The College Board 

CPI Spanish Immersion School, Costa Rica 

DJH City-Hostels in Cologne and Düsseldorf 

Edizioni Edilingua 

EF Education First 

EMC Publishing 

Evia Learning Inc 

Expérience Fly Inc 

Explorica, Inc 

Focus 

Publishing/R Pullins Co , Inc 

Georgetown University Press 

Hands-On Spanish Travel 

Heinle Cengage Learning 

Holt McDougal 

IQChinese Corp 

The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles 

JPT America, Inc 

Language Testing International, Inc (LTI) 

Languages Canada/Langues Canada 

Livemocha 

MEP School 

National Language Service Corps 

Nulu 

Outward Bound Costa Rica 

Pearson 

PPP Company Limited 

Qatar Foundation International 

Real Language right away 

<strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

Attendees: 

Please try to stop by our sponsors’ booths and thank all of them for 

their continued support of ACTFL and the language community 

Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group 

SANS, Inc (Exclusive Licensor of Sony 

Language Learning Systems) 

Santillana USA Publishing Co , Inc 

School Year Abroad 

Shekinah Publishing 

SpeakMandarin com 

Student Discoveries – Globus Family of 

Brands 

TELL ME MORE 

TPRS Publishing Inc 

Transparent Language 

Travel for Teens com 

U S International Publishing, Inc 

University of Maryland University College 


Wayside Publishing 

World of Reading Ltd 

Yale University Press 

We thank all of our Gold Corporate and Teacher of the Year sponsors. 

EMC/Paradigm Publishing 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Holt McDougal 

Pearson Prentice Hall 



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How 

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you? 

The Modern Language Association is a 

community of nearly 30,000 members 

dedicated to strengthening the study and 

teaching of language and literature. The MLA 

makes it possible for you to 

n research career and job market information 

n read reports and surveys issued by the MLA 

on the job market, enrollments, evaluating 

scholarship, and the state of scholarly 

publishing 

n benefit from public outreach activities, including 

the popular MLA Language Map 

n download the Academic Workforce Advocacy 

Kit, a tool for helping improve conditions for 

teachers and students 

n read FAQs about MLA style 

Become an MLA member at www.mla .org and 

receive the following benefits: 

n subscriptions to PMLA and the MLA Newsletter 

n priority convention registration 

n online access to the Job Information List for 

ADE- and ADFL-member departments 

n access to directories of members and 

departmental administrators 

Three easy ways to join: 

l Visit www.mla.org. 

l E-mail membership@mla.org to request a 

membership packet. 

l Call 646 576-5151. 

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Promotes the study of language and 

literature 

Publishes your scholarship 

Hosts an annual convention where you 

can share your work 

Compiles the Job Information List 

Creates opportunities for scholarly 

interaction—look for the new MLA 

Commons in winter 2013 

The MLA Annual Convention 

3–6 January 2013 in Boston 

featuring the presidential theme 

Avenues of Access 

The largest gathering of teachers and scholars 

in the humanities now meets in January. Other 

changes include 

u new features, including more roundtables 

and workshops 

u more collaboration and discussion 

u more free time in the evenings 

u special presentations featuring renowned 

thinkers, artists, and critics in conversation 

u local excursions for registrants 

u regular Twitter updates during the convention 

2013 members receive reduced rates and special 

discounts for the 2013 convention in Boston. Visit 

www .mla .org/convention for more information. 

Follow the MLA Annual Convention on Twitter at 

www .twitter.com/mlaconvention. 

www.mla.org

2013 CALL For ProPoSALS 

submission deadline: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 

theme: New Spaces, New Realities: Learning Any Time, Any Place 

The annual convention of the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be Friday, November 22 through Sunday, 

November 24, 2013 (Pre-Convention Workshops scheduled on Thursday, November 21) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, 

Florida The ACTFL Convention features more than 600 educational sessions covering a wide spectrum of the language profession The ACTFL 

Convention is a national event bringing together more than 6,000 attendees from all languages, levels and assignments within the profession 

The Call for Proposals is for all educational sessions of the convention program The 2013 Program Committee is interested in proposals 

demonstrating innovative ways of teaching and learning in the 21st century Please read the Submission Guidelines carefully before you 

begin the submission process The selection process for proposals is designed to provide attendees with an exciting array of sessions and 

events to celebrate the value of language learning 

We encourage all language educators to submit a proposal for consideration To submit a proposal you must go to www.actfl.org and 

click on the 2013 Call for Proposals You can only submit online The deadline to submit a proposal is Wednesday, January 9, 2013. 

Late submissions will not be considered. 

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Welcome to the 2012 ACTFL Annual Convention and World 

Languages Expo in the vibrant city of Philadelphia, where history will 

surround you! Here you stand alongside more than 7,000 colleagues 

from across the country and all around the world Take advantage of 

this golden opportunity to find inspiration to enhance your students’ 

classroom experience and network with other language educators 

With more than 600 educational sessions, workshops, meetings, and 

special events awaiting you, ACTFL 2012 allows you the chance to 

learn about effective new programs and practices while interacting 

with colleagues in the language profession worldwide 

Please note that the majority of the sessions, events, and exhibits 

will be held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, with some 

meetings and special events being hosted in the Philadelphia 

Marriott Downtown The location for all sessions and events 

in this Program Guide are listed: building, room—be sure to 

check both of these before heading to the events. Floor plans of 

the Convention Center and Philadelphia Marriott Downtown can be 

found on pages 21-26 of this booklet 

rEgiSTrATioN HourS 

Registration is located in the Broad Street Atrium of the 

Pennsylvania Convention Center If you pre-registered and have no 

problems with your registration, you may scan the unique barcode 

that is on your e-mail confirmation at a self-registration kiosk and 

pick up your badge and convention bag 

Thursday, November 15 .................. 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 

Friday, November 16 ..................... 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Saturday, November 17 .................. 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Sunday, November 18 ................... 7:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. 

Exhibit Hall Hours 

GENERAL INFORmATION 

ExHiBiTor WorkSHoPS 

Exhibitor Workshops are located in Exhibit Halls D & E on Friday, 

November 16 and Saturday, November 17 These workshops are 

highlighted in the Daily Program and their session numbers start 

with “E” 

NAmE BAdgES 

Each attendee must wear the official ACTFL name badge at all times 

Security personnel will be checking badges at the general Philadelphia session, 

exhibit hall entrance and meeting areas This allows you to enter all 

sessions, exhibits, and non-ticketed events Ticketed events require 

an admission ticket for entrance along with your convention badge 

Anyone attending a ticketed event MUST also be registered for the 

convention and have a convention name badge For your safety, it is 

recommended that you do not wear your badge when visiting local 

attractions However, be sure to bring your badge with you around 

the city for discounts at participating restaurants and attractions 

CErTiFiCATES oF ATTENdANCE 

Attendees will be able to print out their personalized Certificate of 

Attendance at the kiosk located at Registration in the Broad Street 

Atrium of the Pennsylvania Convention Center 

mEETiNg room LoCATioNS 

Meeting rooms in the Pennsylvania Convention Center are located 

on Level 1 The Opening General Session will be held in Terrace 

Ballroom 2-4 in the Pennsylvania Convention Center Meeting rooms 

in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown are located on Levels 3, 4 & 

5 Floor plans are on pages 21-26 of this guide 

The ACTFL World Languages Expo is located in Exhibit Halls D & E on Level 2 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. 

Friday, November 16 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 

Special Dedicated Exhibit Times: 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. 

Saturday, November 17 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Special Dedicated Exhibit Times: 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Sunday, November 18 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Special Dedicated Exhibit Time: 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. 


Read more about the World Languages Expo beginning on page 161.

CoNCESSioNS 

GENERAL INFORmATION 

Food concessions will be open daily in Exhibit Halls D & E for limited 

hours during the convention 

diNiNg ANd ENTErTAiNmENT iNFormATioN 

The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has a counter in the 

main lobby area of the Pennsylvania Convention Center to assist you 

with questions about dining options, attractions and transportation 

needs 

CoAT CHECk 

ACTFL will be providing a coat check for $2 per item in the Broad Street 

Atrium Lobby on Friday and Saturday only from 7:00 a m –7:00 p m 

moBiLE APP 

Attendees can download the ACTFL 2012 mobile 

app for free onto their iPhone, iPad, Android, 

or smart phone! Just scan this QR code to 

download the app or enter www.tripbuilder. 

com/actfl2012apps into your phone’s browser 

You can easily view the Schedule, Exhibitors, City Content, Instant 

Alerts and more This year you can even rate the sessions that you 

attend! 

ProgrAm CHANgES ANd NoTiFiCATioNS 

Changes to the program that were made prior to the start of 

Convention will be listed on the Addendum sheet, which is included 

in your convention bag Any further changes that may occur during 

the convention will be communicated via the alert notification 

feature of the mobile app Please remember to enable the push 

notifications features in the Settings section in the mobile app so 

that you will receive updates 

SESSioN HANdouTS 

Presenters are encouraged to upload their handouts in the Resources 

section of the ACTFL Online Community at community.actfl.org 

Presenters are asked to bring enough handouts for the maximum 

occupancy of the room in which their session is assigned 

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CoNVENTioN SurVEY 

Participants are encouraged to offer feedback on the convention 

ACTFL will e-mail the convention survey to all attendees after the 

convention If you prefer to take this survey during the convention, 

there is a survey button on the main menu of the Mobile App Each 

event in the Mobile App schedule has an survey option so you can 

also rate individual sessions, workshops, and presenters The ACTFL 

Program Committee will use this information to ensure that the highquality 

sessions are maintained and continue to meet your needs 

BuSiNESS CENTEr 

The FedEx Office Print & Ship Center is located in the Pennsylvania 

Convention Center on the 200 Level, between Exhibit Halls B & C The 

hours of operation are 8:00 a m –6:00 p m , Monday–Saturday 

mEdiCAL ASSiSTANCE 

The First Aid Office is located in Exhibit Hall D and is accessible from 

both the Exhibit Hall and Hallway outside of Hall D of the Pennsylvania 

Convention Center Medical assistance is available Wednesday 

and Thursday from 7:00 a m –5:00 p m ; Friday and Saturday from 

7:00 a m –7:00 p m ; and Sunday from 7:00 a m –6:00 p m 

ACTFL CENTrAL 

ACTFL Central is located in Exhibit Halls D & E of the Pennsylvania 

Convention Center It is open Friday from 10:00 a m –6:00 p m , 

Saturday from 8:00 a m –5:00 p m , and Sunday from 8:00 a m – 

12:00 p m Stop by to purchase ACTFL publications and discover 

languages ® products, learn about ACTFL programs and services, 

and view a demonstration of the newly redesigned ACTFL website 

On Saturday, get expert career advice on topics like résumé-writing, 

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national Association of District 


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national <strong>Council</strong> of Japanese 

Language Teachers (nCJLT) 

national <strong>Council</strong> of State 

Supervisors for Languages (nCSSFL) 

national network for Early 

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expo, we’re providing a state-of-the-art mobile app to give you important conference 

information right at your fingertips. with this app, you can do all this and much more! 

Create your own Custom sChedule 

Browse the schedule by day and click on each event for more details, 

including title, time, track, location, room number, applicable languages, 

and full description. 

ConneCt with exhiBitors 

search for exhibitors by both company name and booth number, or search 

alphabetically. you’ll be able to pull up each company’s full contact information 

and view their location in the exhibit hall! you can also select booths 

that you want to visit, and add them to your own personal schedule. 

View award-winning PhiladelPhia City Content 

you can find great places to eat and visit close to the Pennsylvania 

Convention Center. you can select how far you would like your destination 

to be, and it will show all recommended places on a map, along with a 

list, description, address, distance, and phone number. you can also add 

multiple restaurants to your personalized list to view later! 

Note: A wireless Internet connection or 3G network is required to use this feature. 

To download the mobile app, just scan the Qr code or plug 

www.tripbuilder.com/acftl2012apps into your phone’s browser. 

if you’re using an iphone, ipad, or Android device, you will be 

directed to where you can download the appropriate native app. 

if you’re using another type of device, you will be directed to 

the mobile web version of the aCtFl 2012 app.

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International Schools Services (ISS) proudly offers its Qisas and 

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Engaging 21st Century Learners 

•Engaging Student Resource Books 

•Standards-Based Curriculum 

•Research-Based, Best Practices 

•Communicative Approach 

Supporting Teachers 

•Comprehensive Program Guides 

•Literacy Coach Training 

•Teacher Training 

•Online Interactive Resources 

•9 Proficiency Levels 

•4 Thematic Units per Level 

Continuing Education Credits/Professional development units 

Participants are able to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs)/Continuing Education Units (CEUs) while 

attending pre- and post-convention workshops and convention sessions at ACTFL 2012 Since state and local 

requirements vary for CEU credit, convention participants need to check with their state or district for their exact 

requirements and filing procedures ACTFL has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Division 

of Higher Education as an Approved Professional Education Provider under the Act 48 Continuing Professional 

Education Approved Provider Guidelines 

Convention participants may print CEU forms to use in the ACTFL Registration area in the Broad Street Atrium 

A separate form must be completed for EACH DAY for workshops/sessions that you attend For later submission, 

list all information requested, sign the form and attach your convention badge or receipt to the form(s) as proof of 

attendance 

PLEASE NOTE: ACTFL cannot guarantee that teachers will receive continuing education credits for participation in the 

convention. It is the teacher’s responsibility to comply with state, district, and local guidelines for obtaining such credits. 

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The State of the Field 

Sara M. Beaudrie and Marta 

Fairclough, Editors 

Afterword by Guadalupe Valdés 

“A must-read for all of us who care 

about Spanish as a heritage language 

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of Kazakh Idioms 

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advanced students learn one of the 

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Alif Baa 

Introduction to Arabic Letters and 

Sounds, Third Edition 

Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, 

and Abbas Al-Tonsi 

978-1-58901-632-3, paper 

w/1 DVD-ROM, $49.95 

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w/1 DVD-ROM, $59.95 

Teacher’s edition available with 

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al- c Arabiyya 

A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: 

Part One, Third Edition 



978-1-58901-736-8, paper, 

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ExPLANATION OF ACRONYmS 

AAAL <strong>American</strong> Association for Applied Linguistics 

AACC <strong>American</strong> Association of Community Colleges 

AAPPL ACTFL Assessment Performance toward Proficiency in Languages 

AATA <strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of Arabic 

AATF <strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of French 

AATG <strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of German 

AATI <strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of Italian 

AATJ <strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of Japanese 

AATSP <strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 

AAUSC <strong>American</strong> Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators 

ACE <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on Education 

ACL <strong>American</strong> Classical League 

ACTFL <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

ACTR <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> of Teachers of Russian 

ADFL Association of Departments of Foreign Languages 

AP Advanced Placement 

APLS Association of Proprietary Language Schools 

CAL Center for Applied Linguistics 

CALICO Computer Assisted Learning Instruction Consortium 

CALPER Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research 

CARLA Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition 

CASL Center for the Advanced Study of Languages 

CASLS Center for Applied Second Language Studies 

CCNAA (Chinese) Coordination <strong>Council</strong> for North <strong>American</strong> Affairs 

CCSSO <strong>Council</strong> of Chief State School Officers 

CEFR Common European Framework of Reference 

CeLCAR Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region 

CIA Central Intelligence Agency 

CIEE <strong>Council</strong> on International Education Exchange 

CLASS Chinese Language Association of Secondary–Elementary Schools 

CLEAR Center for Language Education and Research 

CLTA Chinese Language Teachers Association 

CSCTFL Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

DLI Defense Language Institute 

DoD Department of Defense 

ELP European Language Portfolio 

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation 

FLAP Foreign Language Assistance Program 

FLEA Foreign Language Exhibitors Association 

FLES Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools 

FLEX Foreign Language Exploratory/Experience Programs 

FSI Foreign Service Institute 

IALLT International Association of Language Learning Technologies 

IB International Baccalaureate 

ILR Interagency Language Roundtable 

INTASC Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium 

IPA Integrated Performance Assessment 

JNCL- Joint National Committee for Languages-National <strong>Council</strong> for 

NCLIS Languages and International Studies 

LARC Language Acquisition Resource Center 

LCTL Less Commonly Taught Language 

LLC Language Learning for Children SIG 

LTI Language Testing International 

MLA Modern Language Association 

MOPI Modified Oral Proficiency Interview (Workshop) 

NABE National Association for Bilingual Education 

NADSFL National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages 

NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress 

NALRC National African Language Resource Center 

NCACLS National <strong>Council</strong> of Associations of Chinese Language Schools 

NCATE National <strong>Council</strong> for Accreditation of Teacher Education 

NCLRC National Capital Language Resource Center 

NCSSFL National <strong>Council</strong> of State Supervisors for Languages 

NEALRC National East Asian Language Resource Center 

NECTFL Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

NEH National Endowment for the Humanities 

NFLC National Foreign Language Center 

NFLRC National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center/National Foreign Language 

Resource Center 

NFMLTA National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations 

NLRC National Language Resource Centers 

NMELRC National Middle Eastern Language Resource Center 

NNELL National Network for Early Language Learning 

NSA National Security Agency 

OPI Oral Proficiency Interview 

OPIc Oral Proficiency Interview–computer 

PNCFL Pacific Northwest <strong>Council</strong> for Languages 

PSMLA Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association 

SALRC South Asia Language Resource Center 

SCOLT Southern Conference on Language Teaching 

SEELRC Slavic and East European Language Resource Center 

SIG Special Interest Group (ACTFL) 

SWCOLT Southwest Conference on Language Teaching 

TPR Total Physical Response 

TPRS Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling 

UbD Understanding by Design 

WPT Writing Proficiency Test 


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A Teacher’s Manual for Measuring 

Student Progress 

“Does this count?” “is this going to be on the test?” students 

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PRE-CONvENTION wORkShOPS & mEETINGS 

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 

registration open 

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon h 

001 ACTFL Assembly of Delegates/NADSFL/NCSSFL 

Breakfast 

sponsored by ef education first 

8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon I 

002 ACTFL Teacher of the Year Interviews 

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Franklin hall 13 

003 AATG Executive <strong>Council</strong> meeting 

Closed meeting of AATG’s Executive <strong>Council</strong> 

8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 

Assembly of Delegates 

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon E 

004 ACTFL Assembly of Delegates 

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon J 

005 ACTFL/NCATE Program Reviewer Training 

ThuRSDAY SCheDule-At-A-GlANCe 

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 110 A/B 

W01 ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) 

Familiarization workshop 

This workshop is intended to familiarize participants with the ACTFL Proficiency 

Guidelines–Speaking and with the Assessment Criteria, Rating Scale, and 

Interview Protocol of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Participants will 

view and review demonstration videotaped interviews conducted in English, practice 

rating language samples, and discuss the implications of the ACTFL Proficiency 

Scale and the OPI for establishing program goals, and for planning curriculum, 

instruction, and assessment 

Presenter(s): Maria Teresa Garreton, Northeastern Illinois University 

sponsor(s): ACTFL 

strand: Assessment 

applicable level(s): All 

language of Presentation: English 

applicable language(s): All 

Session descriptions and presenter information come directly from the submitter and is not entered by ACTFL. 

Information is accurate as of October 19, 2012. 

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Pre-Convention Workshops 

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112 A/B 

W02 ACTFL writing Proficiency Guidelines Familiarization 

workshop 

Intended as an introduction to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines–Writing (Revised 

2001), this workshop introduces participants to the major and minor level descriptors 

and the criteria for assigning a global writing proficiency rating Participants 

explore a variety of writing tasks across levels of proficiency, evaluate language 

samples based on the criteria as described in the Guidelines, and design appropriate 

writing activities and writing assessment prompts at the four major levels 

Participants discuss the implications of the ACTFL Proficiency Scale for establishing 

program goals, and for planning curriculum, instruction, and assessment 

Presenter(s): Bill L Prince, Furman University 






9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 A 

W03 Focusing Assessment on Language Performance: 

what Can my Students Say, understand, and 

Share? 

Basing assessment on the standards provides a road map to focus teachers’ learning 

targets and make them clear for students Learn basic principles and experience 

step-by-step processes for designing tasks to evaluate interpretive, presentational, 

and interpersonal communication Build repertoire for implementing formative and 

summative assessments and for providing feedback Based on ACTFL’s publication, The 

Keys to Assessing Language Performance 

Presenter(s): Laura Terrill 






ActFl celebrAtes 30 yeArs 

oF tHe oPi 

ACTFL celebrates 30 years of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency 

Interview (OPI) in 2012. Developed in 1982, the OPI is 

now recognized within the united States and internationally 

as the standard for reliability and validity in the 

assessment of spoken language proficiency. The original 

12 languages have expanded to 100 languages; annual 

tests have grown from 200 to 30,000. Find out more 

about the OPI at ACTFL Central in Exhibit halls D & E. 

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ThuRSDAY November 15, 2012

ThuRSDAY November 15, 2012 


9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W04 unlock Students’ Potential: Developing 21st Century 

Skills using Emerging Technologies 

Emerging technologies are reshaping possibilities for working, playing, living and 

learning in the 21st century, and offer world language teachers and students’ 

unprecedented access to linguistic and cultural resources from around the world 

Participants will explore techniques and technologies for integrating the World 

Languages 21st Century Skills Map into their curriculum This map provides lesson 

examples informed by the National Standards for Learning Languages and ACTFL’s 

Proficiency Levels Learn how students can develop and apply communication, 

collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and media literacy skills to create content, 

practice communication, and work in teams Participants will evaluate examples 

across languages and levels, becoming familiar with technologies that support student 

performance in the three communication modes Laptop/tablet recommended 

Presenter(s): Lauren B Rosen, University of Wisconsin; Barbara Lindsey, University 

of Connecticut; Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young University 


strand: Technology 




9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W05 Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and 

Culture workshop 

In this College Board workshop, participants will engage in a professional 

exchange of ideas surrounding the AP Chinese Language and Culture course 

Participants will examine the 2012 Free Response Questions, scoring guidelines, 

and related samples Participants will discuss appropriate classroom materials, 

learn techniques and content-specific strategies that can be incorporated into the 

AP classroom to help students prepare to be successful in their AP coursework, 

consider AP curriculum and syllabus development, and become acquainted with 

resources to support AP teachers Portions of this workshop will be conducted in 

Chinese This workshop is limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College 

sponsor(s): ACTFL, The College Board 

strand: The Learner 

applicable level(s): Grades 6-12 

language of Presentation: English, Chinese 

applicable language(s): Chinese 

session HAnDouts in tHe 

ActFl online community 

Presenters are being encouraged to upload their 

handouts in the Resources section of the ACTFL Online 

Community at community.actfl.org. 


9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 B 

W06 Advanced Placement (AP) French Language and 



exchange of ideas surrounding the revised AP French Language and Culture course 

Participants will examine components of the AP curriculum framework including 

learning objectives, descriptions of expected student performance and themes 

They will discuss instructional design for the course that integrates cultural content 

into language lessons and connects the modes of communication in meaningful 

ways Participants will also examine the 2012 Free Response Questions, scoring 

guidelines, and related samples Portions of this workshop will be conducted in 

French This workshop is limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Davara Potel, Solon High School 




language of Presentation: English, French 

applicable language(s): French 

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 C 

W07 Advanced Placement (AP) German Language and 



exchange of ideas surrounding the revised AP German Language and Culture 

course Participants will examine components of the AP curriculum framework 

including learning objectives, descriptions of expected student performance and 

themes They will discuss instructional design for the course that integrates 

cultural content into language lessons and connects the modes of communication 

in meaningful ways Participants will also examine the 2012 Free Response 

Questions, scoring guidelines, and related samples Portions of this workshop will 

be conducted in German This workshop is limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Linda Zins-Adams, Highlands High School 




language of Presentation: English, German 

applicable language(s): German 

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W08 Advanced Placement (AP) Italian Language and 



exchange of ideas surrounding the revised AP Italian Language and Culture course 

Participants will examine components of the AP curriculum framework including 


They will discuss instructional design for the course that integrates cultural content 

into language lessons and connects the modes of communication in meaningful 

ways Participants will also examine the 2012 Free Response Questions, scoring 

guidelines, and related samples Portions of this workshop will be conducted in 

Italian This workshop is limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Ida Wilder, Greece Athena High School, NY 




language of Presentation: English, Italian 

applicable language(s): Italian


9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W09 Advanced Placement (AP) Japanese Language 

and Culture workshop 


exchange of ideas surrounding the AP Japanese Language and Culture course 

Participants will examine 2012 Free Response Questions, scoring guidelines, 

and related samples Participants will discuss appropriate classroom materials, 

learn techniques and content-specific strategies that can be incorporated into the 

AP classroom to help students prepare to be successful in their AP coursework, 

consider AP curriculum and syllabus development, and become acquainted with 

resources to support AP teachers Portions of this workshop will be conducted in 

Japanese This workshop is limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Motoko Tabuse, Eastern Michigan University 




language of Presentation: English, Japanese 

applicable language(s): Japanese 

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W10 Advanced Placement (AP) Latin workshop 


exchange of ideas surrounding the revised AP Latin course Participants will examine 

components of the AP Curriculum Framework including learning objectives, 

descriptions of expected student performance, the new reading list, terminology, 

and themes and essential questions Participants will also discuss appropriate 

classroom materials, learn techniques and content-specific strategies that can 

be incorporated into the AP classroom to help students prepare to be successful 

in their AP coursework, consider AP curriculum and syllabus development, and 

become acquainted with resources to support AP teachers They will also examine 

sample questions for multiple choice and free response sections of the exam This 

workshop is limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Teresa Kawamata, Loyola High School 





applicable language(s): Latin 

Don’t miss tHe 

oPening generAl session 

Please join us for the opening event of the 2012 Annual 

Convention where ACTFL President Dave mcAlpine will 

welcome attendees and honor the winner of the 2013 

ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year award. 

we’ll also hear from our keynote speaker, Dr. k. David 

harrison. Be sure to attend this exciting event Friday, 

November 16, 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. in the Terrace Ballroom 

2-4 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. 

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W11 Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Language 

workshop 


exchange of ideas surrounding the AP Spanish Language course Participants will 

examine 2012 Free Response Questions, scoring guidelines, and related samples 

Participants will discuss appropriate classroom materials, learn techniques and 

content-specific strategies that can be incorporated into the AP classroom to help 

students prepare to be successful in their AP coursework, consider AP curriculum 

and syllabus development, and become acquainted with resources to support AP 

teachers Participants will also have an opportunity to examine components of the 

AP curriculum framework for the future AP Spanish Language and Culture including 


This session will focus on the current exam with a minimum of 20% of the session 

devoted to the upcoming AP Spanish Language and Culture course and examination 

Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Spanish This workshop is 

limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Laura Zinke, McClintock High School 




language of Presentation: English, Spanish 

applicable language(s): Spanish 

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W12 Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Literature 

and Culture workshop 


exchange of ideas surrounding the revised AP Spanish Literature and Culture 

course Participants will examine components of the AP Curriculum Framework 

including learning objectives, descriptions of expected student performance, the 

reading list, literary terms, and themes and essential questions They will discuss 

models of instructional design for the course that use the themes and essential 

questions to make comparisons across literary periods and genres Participants will 

also discuss appropriate classroom materials, learn techniques and content-specific 

strategies that can be incorporated into the AP classroom to help students prepare 

to be successful in their AP coursework, consider AP curriculum and syllabus 

development, and become acquainted with resources to support AP teachers They 

will also examine sample questions for multiple choice and free response sections 

of the exam Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Spanish This workshop 

is limited to 35 participants 

Presenter(s): Raul Rodriguez, Manhattan College 










9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 B/C 

W13 Parlons Chanson: Embassy of France Immersion 

workshop 

In all languages, songs possess the power to awaken emotions, elicit ideas 

and provoke discussion Their use of melody, rhythm and repetition makes them 

eminently memorable They also provide access to a variety of cultures and eras, 

and they are the most accessible form of literature As such, songs are a perfect 

pedagogical tool Using songs as documents provides the opportunity to work on 

oral comprehension and written comprehension, as well as oral expression 

Presenter(s): Christine Busson-Camara, CAVILAM 

sponsor(s): Embassy of France 

strand: Culture 


language of Presentation: French 


9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


W14 Spanish Contemporary Cinema: Embassy of Spain 

Immersion workshop 

Spanish contemporary movies, as a reflection of deep social and political developments 

in the recent history of Spain, present very distinctive features and topics 

Although most Spanish films are very personal and intimate—many directors also 

act as screenwriters—they also seek to please mass audiences This workshop 

will include an overview of Spanish cinema topics and genres through the last 

decades, with special attention to Pedro Almodóvar, and attendants will be 

provided with a great variety of practical activities and interesting recipes for 

exploitation of short films and movie clips in the classroom This workshop will be 

conducted in Spanish 

Presenter(s): Jesús M Alvarez-González, Education Office – Consulate of Spain 

sponsor(s): Embassy of Spain 



language of Presentation: Spanish 


9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 116 

W15 Getting Your Students from Novice to Intermediate to 

Advanced: what Does It Take? 

This workshop provides an overview of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Rating Scale and 

description of the functions, contexts/contents area, discourse type and accuracy 

features appropriate to each level Participants discuss the curricular implications 

of the proficiency scale and explore strategies and activities that enable students 

to cross proficiency level borders 

Presenter(s): Chantal Thompson, Brigham Young University 







9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


W16 k–8 Oral Proficiency Assessment (ELLOPA and 

SOPA) workshop 

This workshop will familiarize participants with the Center for Applied Linguistics’ 

K–8 oral proficiency assessments, ELLOPA and SOPA, and provide a model for 

developing assessments for their own programs Presenters will use interactive 

presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on practice with sample proficiency 

tasks and rating rubrics 

Presenter(s): Lynn E Thompson, Center for Applied Linguistics; Na Liu, Center for 

Applied Linguistics 



applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 8 



9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


W17 using Comprehensible Input in the k–16 Arabic 

Classroom 

This workshop will introduce the features of Comprehensible Input, a high-leverage 

practice (HLP) identified as a key component in foreign language teacher preparation 

(e g , Davin & Donato, 2011) Participants will analyze classroom examples 

from one Arabic instructor and design activities using Comprehensible Input 

Presenter(s): Francis J Troyan and Myriam Abdel-Malek, University of Pittsburgh 


strand: Professionalism 



applicable language(s): Arabic 

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


W18 Foreign Languages for Everyone: Including Students 

with Learning Disabilities 

This workshop, for any language or class level, focuses on helping all students 

achieve optimal language learning, especially those with learning disabilities 

Participants analyze a struggling student and learn strategies to help that student 

The workshop will define learning disabilities, review research, and explain a 

pedagogical approach for at-risk students 

Presenter(s): Irene Brouwer Konyndyk, Calvin College 






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9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


W19 Cultivating Creativity Through Interactive Strategies 

This workshop will explore startegies that develop students’ ability to apply tools of 

creativity, such as brainstorming, problem-solving, making predictions, designing, 

metaphorical thinking, and visualizing Experience a range of activities and games 

that require varying degrees of preparation and leave with templates and tools that 

facilitate innovation and critical thinking 

Presenter(s): Deborah W Espitia, Howard County Public School System; Leslie 

Grahn, Office of World Languages 



applicable level(s): Pre-K – Grade 12 



9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


W20 Starting and Growing an Immersion Program 

This workshop provides an in-depth discussion of the decisions involved with 

planning a new immersion program or expanding an existing program beyond 

the primary grades The presenters, drawn from a variety of program types, will 

review many of the decisions program planners must make such as program model, 

subjects taught in the immersion language, types of staff to be hired, and literacy 

instruction in English and the target language Presenters will also share their 

regarding staffing, instructional materials, and parent/community outreach 

Presenter(s): Myriam Met; Michael Bacon, Portland Public Schools; Sandra Talbot, 

Utah State Office of Education; Christina Burton, Global Village Academy 






9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


W21 Engaging Students Through German music 

Music inspires German students of all ages This workshop will focus on how 

German songs—from pop to hip-hop, rap to classical, heavy metal to lullaby—can 

be used to engage students in language instruction Participants will learn how 

to present grammatical concepts and explore cultural concepts through music 

Conducted in German 

Presenter(s): Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College; Ingrid Zeller, Northwestern 

University; Charles J James, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

sponsor(s): AATG 



language of Presentation: German 


9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 


006 ACTFL OPI Norming meeting 

For certified OPI trainers only 

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


007 CLTA Steering Committee meeting 

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon h 

008 ACTFL Assembly of Delegates/NADSFL/NCSSFL 

Luncheon 

Sponsored by The College Board 

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 


W22 Getting Your Students from Advanced to Superior: 

what Does It Take? 

This workshop provides an overview of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Rating Scale and 

description of the functions, contexts/contents area, discourse type and accuracy 

features appropriate to each level Participants discuss the curricular implications 

of the proficiency scale and explore strategies and activities that enable students 

to cross proficiency-level borders 

Presenter(s): Chantal Thompson, Brigham Young University 






1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 


W23 how to write the ACTFL/NCATE Program Report 

This workshop will prepare foreign language teacher education programs to write 

their ACTFL/NCATE Program Report as they seek national NCATE recognition 

Participants will examine the program standards, the program report template, and 

sample assessments Hands-on activities will focus on the types of assessments 

and data that can demonstrate achievement of the standards 

Presenter(s): Rebecca Fox, George Mason University; Nathan Bond, Texas State 

University 






1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 


W24 Establishing a Standards-based Arabic Program: 

meeting the Needs of Arabic Students 

This workshop is designed to provide current and prospective teachers of Arabic 

at the K–12 level with strategies to implement a standards-based and proficiencyfocused 

curriculum Presenters will discuss strategies to differentiate input for 

instructional content, process and products for all students to experience success 

Presenters will discuss the Arabic standards of learning, the ACTFL Proficiency 

Scale, and the findings of the Arabic consensus project The ACTFL Assessment 

for Performance toward Proficiency of Languages for Arabic (AAPPL-Arabic) will be 

demonstrated, and teacher professional development related to classroom assessment 

and portfolio development presented 

Presenter(s): Wafa Hassan, Michigan State University; Muhammad Eissa, 

Eissa & Associates, Inc 




language of Presentation: English, Arabic 






1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 


W25 Effective Instruction in k-6 Immersion Programs 

This workshop focuses on instructional strategies used by effective immersion teachers 

In addition to examining theory and research, the workshop will provide videos 

of classrooms across program models and languages that will show examples of real 

teachers in real classrooms implementing the strategies discussed Participants will 

have extended opportunities to discuss their own experiences as immersion teachers 

or administrators, as well as to explore questions and issues related to their own 

instructional settings 

Presenter(s): Myriam Met; Michael Bacon, Portland Public Schools; Tara Fortune, 

University of Minnesota; Ofelia Wade, Utah State Office of Education 






1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 


W26 Increasing Language Proficiency at the 

Postsecondary Level using Flagship Principles 

The workshop will familiarize participants with the required components of the 

Flagship programs that are designed to produce graduates at the Superior level 

of proficiency on the ACTFL scale Flagship Directors will outline the successful 

aspects of their programs and engage participants in discussions about how to 

implement similar components in their programs Audience members will create a 

plan for their departments that will include the Flagship components of integrating 

proficiency assessment, content-based instruction, effective summer and academic 

year overseas study components, and maximizing overseas language acquisition 

through internships 

Presenter(s): Dianna Murphy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mahmoud M 

Al-Batal, The University of Texas, Austin; Sandra Freels, Portland State University; 

Carl D Falsgraf, Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS); Dana S 

Bourgerie, Brigham Young University; Dan E Davidson, <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong>s/ACTR; 

Maria Lekic, <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong>s for International Education 



applicable level(s): Higher Education 



1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 


W27 Articulating k–16 Chinese Curriculum Through 

Task-based Instruction 

This hands-on workshop seeks to investigate effective ways of implementing 

task-based instruction (TBI) into the classroom using case studies in two K–12 and 

two higher education institutions The workshop is divided into three parts: a brief 

review of the theoretical framework, hands-on activities that engage the audience 

in designing a task-based activity, and a discussion of issues of articulation in the 

Chinese curriculum between K–12 and collegiate level 

Presenter(s): Carolyn Kunshan Lee, Duke University; Hsin-Hsin Liang, University 

of Virginia; Julia Kessel, New Trier Township High School; Piling Chiu, Naperville 

North High School 

sponsor(s): CLTA 






1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 


W28 Increasing majors in Your Language Program 

Learn how to strategically promote, defend, and design your college language program 

to assure success The presenters will detail highly successful initiatives that 

have greatly increased language majors Learn specific advocacy strategies and 

develop a ready-to-use action plan for your program Applicable to all languages; 

conducted in English 

Presenter(s): Astrid Klocke, Northern Arizona University; Alain-Philippe Durand, 

University of Arizona 






1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon D 

009 NNELL Board meeting 

1:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 


010 AATJ Board meeting 

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon B/C 

011 NADSFL Annual meeting 

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon A 

012 NCSSFL Business meeting 

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon k 

013 Standards Collaborative Board meeting 

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon L 

014 ACTFL Special Interest Group (SIG) Chairs meeting 

5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon L 

015 Language Acquisition Resource Center’s Advisory 

<strong>Council</strong> meeting 

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 


016 CLTA Board meeting

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robert o. chase and clarisa b. 

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terrell a. morgan 

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Jenseits der Stille 

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7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 


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ACtFl orientation and Welcome 

First Time Attendees 

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 

opening General Session 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 

world Languages Expo Opening 

Coffee with Exhibitors 

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

World languages expo 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

educational Sessions and Film Screening 

by Keynote Speaker K. David harrison 

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 

Lunch Break/Free Time for Exhibit hall visit 

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 

educational Sessions 

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 

Free Time for Exhibit hall visit 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. 


3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 

educational Sessions and ACtFl Plenary 

Session 

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 


5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

educational Sessions and ACtFl roundtables 

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 

ACtFl Awards Ceremony 

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

President’s reception 

Invitation only 


SChEDuLE AT-A-GLANCE 

FRIDAY November 16, 2012

Many 

Languages: 

One 

United 

Voice 

Jill Woerner 

Pendleton Heights Middle 

School 

Pendleton, IN 

Central States Conference 

on the Teaching of Foreign 

Languages (CSCTFL) 

Lucy Lee 

Livingston High School 

Livingston, NJ 

Northeast Conference on 

the Teaching of Foreign 

Languages (NECTFL) 

ACTFL Congratulates 

The Regional FinalisTs FoR The 

ACTFL NATIONAL LANGUAGE 

TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD 

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SPONSORED bY EMC/PARADIGM PUbLISHING, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 

HARCOURT/HOLT MCDOUGAL, PEARSON PRENTICE HALL, AND 

VISTA HIGHER LEARNING 

Leslie L. boaz 

Wheatland High School 

Wheatland, WY 

Pacific Northwest <strong>Council</strong> for 

Languages (PNCFL) 

Thomas Soth 

Northwest Guilford High 

School 

Greensboro, NC 

Southern Conference on 

Language Teaching (SCOLT) 

Noah Geisel 

Denver East High School 

Denver, CO 

Southwest Conference 

on Language Teaching 

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friday, November 16 at 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. in the Pennsylvania convention center, Terrace Ballroom 2-4.

DAILY PROGRAm FrIDAy, November 16, 2012 

Dr. K. David Harrison 

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand 

Ballroom Salon F 

017 NADSFL-NCSSFL General 

Assembly Breakfast 

7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. 


018 ACTFL Convention Orientation 

and welcome 

This session will provide tips on how to find information 

in the Convention Program Guide and help you 

become familiar with the highlights and events during 

the convention First-time attendees are especially 

encouraged to attend to get the maximum benefit from 

the convention 

Presenter(s): Bridget E. Yaden, Pacific Lutheran 

University; Thomas Sauer, Fayette County Public 

Schools; Mary Lynn B. Redmond, Wake Forest 

University; Jocelyn Raught, Cactus Shadows High 

School 

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit 

hall D-E, workshop Room 1 

E01 Reading: The New ketchup 

Move over ketchup! There is a new elixir that 

makes vocabulary, content and culture go down 

a lot easier: Reading! Reading is one of the most 

under-utilized tools language teachers have to 

accelerate acquisition and boost student engagement 

Discover powerful strategies that will 

increase comprehension, improve accuracy, and 

leave students wanting MORE! Attendees will 

receive a coupon for a FREE leveled reader of your 

choice, redeemable at TPRS booth #1213 

Presenter(s): Carol Gaab, TPRS Publishing 

sponsor(s): TPRS Publishing Inc. 





8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. (Doors open at 8:00 a.m.) 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom 2-4 

ACTFL Opening General Session 

Please join us for this opening event of the 2012 ACTFL Annual Convention where ACTFL President Dave 

McAlpine will welcome attendees and honor the 2013 winner of the ACTFL National Language Teacher of 

the Year. This award is sponsored by EMC/Paradigm Publishing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Holt McDougal, 

Pearson Prentice Hall, and Vista Higher Learning. 

Keynote speaker Dr. K. David Harrison is currently serving as a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore 

College and has completed extensive research on language extinction. He also co-founded and serves as 

Director of Research for the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, a non-profit foundation 

that strives to advocate for the documentation, preservation, and revitalization of endangered languages. 

Dr. Harrison has published numerous books on the subject and was highlighted in a documentary called The Linguists, which 

featured hands-on linguistic field work from around the world. After his opening address, Dr. Harrison will be signing two of 

his recent books. 

Presiding: Dave C. McAlpine, University of Arkansas 

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E02 Step Up with Chinese: New 

high School Series makes 

Learning Chinese Less 

Daunting 

Presenters will introduce a new Introductory 

Chinese textbook series that has been designed 

specifically for U S high school students with 

little or no previous experience with the language 

Highly user-friendly and task-centered, Step Up 

develops all four language skills while incorporating 

the 5 Cs The step-by-step approach and 

spiraling design makes it very easy for students 

to follow The program also makes a deliberate 

effort to integrate culture into the texts, visuals 

and activities Come learn more from the people 

behind this ground-breaking textbook series 

Presenter(s): Lucy Lee, Livingston High School; 

Janice Dowd; Carol Chen-Lin, Choate 

Rosemary Hall; Dali Tan, Landon School 

sponsor(s): Heinle, a part of Cengage Learning 


applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 





visit tHe exHibit HAll 

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E03 modern Chinese: A Fresh 

New way to Teach College 

Students 

Make learning Chinese fun and engaging with a 

new, standards-based college textbook—Modern 

Chinese Experience the innovative 

lesson-story approach, clear grammar instruction, 

and multimedia components through two case 

studies at the college and high school levels See 

the interactive online lessons and workbooks for 

recording students’ spoken Chinese Mr Masuda, 

Stanford STARTALK program’s world language 

instructor will share his insights about developing 

and using Modern Chinese for today’s classroom 

Presenter(s): James Lin and Fiona Lee, Better 

Chinese LLC; Norman T. Masuda, World 

Language Instructor 

sponsor(s): Better Chinese LLC 





The ACTFL world Languages Expo is located in Exhibit halls D & E of the 

Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Expo is open Friday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; 

Saturday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; and Sunday 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Come 

visit our more than 250 exhibitors offering information on the latest education 

products, services and technologies for language education. 



FRIDAY November 16, 2012 


10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E04 Descubre el Español: 

Elementary Students Learn 

Spanish Through Cultural 

Adventures 

“Descubre el español” through a brand-new, 

K–5 Spanish FLES program Children experience 

an exciting journey through 20 countries while 

acquiring language in contextualized cultural 

contents, presented through traditional print and 

state-of-the art technology resources Contentrich 

opportunities offer linguistic and cultural 

components in a non-threatening, motivational, 

technology-rich, fun environment 

Presenter(s): Mario Nuñez, Santillana USA 

sponsor(s): Santillana USA 






10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E05 Real Language Right Away! 

Presenters from the Avery Coonley School have 

developed an innovative approach to language 

instruction Through their conversational model, 

students are able to have a meaningful exchange 

in the target language right away Their activities 

serve as a foundation for an elementary and 

middle school language program and support high 

school programs as well 

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Roberts and Denise 

Clivaz, Avery Coonley School 

sponsor(s): Real Language Right Away 





10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, 

Exhibit hall D-E 

020 ACTFL welcome Coffee 

CFP: Fourth International Conference 

on the Development and Assessment of 

Intercultural Competence 

January 23-26, 2014 

Tucson, Arizona 

Preparing and Supporting K-16 Language 

Teachers to Teach for Intercultural 

Competence in and beyond the Classroom 

Deadline for submission of proposals for papers 

(including online papers), symposia, posters and 

workshops: April 1, 2013 

Th e complete call details are at 

http://tinyurl.com/9p4ew2v 

at The University of Arizona 

cercll.arizona.edu 

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E06 The Ideal Lesson: Ten Steps to 

Total Fluency 

In this session, John Conner, Spanish teacher 

at Groton School and author of the acclaimed 

Breaking the Barrier series, leads participants 

through 10 activities guaranteed to make classes 

more productive and exciting Video clips of 

his own students will be shown, and the ideas 

presented can be used in your classroom the very 

next day John will also give attendees a quick 

look at the new iPad version of his Spanish texts 

Presenter(s): John Conner, Groton School 

sponsor(s): Breaking the Barrier 




applicable language(s): French, Spanish


11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E07 Impact of Authentic materials 

and Technology on Language 

Student Success 

Learn how to incorporate language learning 

technology and authentic materials into your 

classroom and class plans Partnering these two 

elements together provides students with culturally 

accurate education within a multimedia environment 

Learn how cultural texts, current events, 

videos, real-world situations and scenarios, and 

native speakers deliver creditability and relevance 

to the learning process Technology helps the 

learning process, making learning interactive, 

engaging, self-paced and fun! 

Presenter(s): Mani Minassian, Tell Me More 

sponsor(s): Tell Me More 




applicable language(s): Chinese, ESL/ESOL, 

French, German, Italian, Spanish 

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E08 Best Practices for Elementary 

School Language Programs: 

A Collaborative model 

Learn best practices from the collaboration 

between CAL and Winnetka Public Schools 

to redesign its elementary school language 

program to become a state-of-the-art, articulated, 

proficiency-focused model Information and tips 

from the district and CAL about program review, 

curriculum revision, and proficiency testing will 

be shared to inform your program enhancements 

Presenter(s): Nancy Rhodes, Center for Applied 

Linguistics; Trisha Kocanda and Alisa Shapiro, 

Winnetka Public Schools 

sponsor(s): Center for Applied Linguistics 




applicable language(s): French, Spanish 

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E09 Outils numériques: du manuel 

à la matrice 

A travers des exemples de nouveautés éditoriales 

publiées par CLE International nous explorerons 

les différentes fonctionnalités offertes par l’outil 

numérique en nous appuyant sur le contenu 

des ouvrages présentés et leur démarche 

méthodologique 

Presenter(s): Bruno Lombard, CLE International/ 

FDLM 

sponsor(s): CLE International/FDLM 





11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E10 Sneak Peek! ABRIENDO 

PASO and AP* SPANISh 

Digital Editions ©2014 

Count on Pearson to be ready with outstanding 

support as you prepare for the new AP Spanish 

Language and Culture Examination Get a first look 

at the new ABRIENDO PASO and AP* SPANISH 

texts by José Díaz Plus get a preview of the 

amazing Digital Courses that will accompany each 

program including auto-graded grammar, reading, 

and listening activities plus tools for speaking and 

writing 

* AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which 

was not involved in the production of, and does not 

endorse this product. 

Presenter(s): Cathy Wilson, Pearson 

sponsor(s): Pearson 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon A 

021 Lead with NCSSFL: Can-Do 

Learning, Part I 

During part 1 of this double session, participants 

will learn about the origins and components of the 

LinguaFolio ® self-assessment portfolio, applicable to 

world languages, heritage languages, and English for 

speakers of other languages This session will focus on 

teacher and learner roles in performance-based learning 

and assessment 

Presenter(s): Jacque Bott Van Houten, Kentucky 

Department of Education; Ryan Wertz, Ohio 

Department of Education 

sponsor(s): NCSSFL 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon B/C 

022 Learn with NADSFL—Collecting 

Evidence of what Learners CAN 

DO in the TL 

This presentation focuses on how students, in any 

language and anywhere, may collaborate to record 

the evidence of their language learning using simple 

technology tools and Web 2 0 In an interactive session, 

ideas will be exchanged about using technology to help 

students practice and collect evidence of their learning 

Presenter(s): Alisha Dawn Samples, Lexington School 

District One 

sponsor(s): NADSFL 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon D 

023 Study Abroad and Classroom- 

Based Research: Culture, 

Pragmatics, and Intercultural 

Adjustment 

Presenters in this panel will share the findings of 

recent research studies on pragmatics, intercultural 

adjustment potential, and perceptions of culture in 

study abroad and classroom settings Discussion and 

questions are encouraged following the presentation 

of each paper in the panel Varying Perceptions of 

What Constitutes “Culture” in the Language Classroom 

(Ramos-Garcia); Enhancing Language Learning and 

Pragmatic Competence in Short-Term Study Abroad 

(Hernandez); Assessing Intercultural Adjustment 

Potential Skills for Study Abroad Programs (Matsuzawa 

and Rivera) 

Presenter(s): Victoria Russell (Chair), Valdosta State 

University; Maria Teresa Ramos-Garcia, South 

Dakota State University; Todd A. Hernandez, 

Marquette University; Chie Matsuzawa and Gladys 

Rivera, U.S. Naval Academy 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Research SIG 

strand: Research 


leArn more About tHe 

All-neW ActFl.org 

ACTFL’s website (www.actfl.org) 

has recently been completely 

redesigned and updated. There 

will be an ongoing demo of all 

the new features at ACTFL Central 

during the convention. Come learn 

more about our online presence 

and how it serves ACTFL members. 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon J 

024 Best of CSCTFL: whachamacallits 

and Thingamajigs—Saying what 

You mean 

Circumlocution in beginning classes? Absolutely! To 

communicate in the target language, students need 

strategies to be successful By combining key vocabulary 

with higher order thinking skills, this streamlined 

approach to circumlocution enables students to express 

their ideas even when they don’t know exactly what to 

say It’s practical and fun 

Presenter(s): Joe Moore, International Cultural Center 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon L 

025 ACTFL Immersion SIG Business 

meeting 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


026 NNELL Regional and State 

Representatives meeting 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


027 Effective use of web 2.0 Tools in 

Arabic Instruction 

This session focuses on the different ways that 

interactive web tools can be used to enhance students’ 

learning of the Arabic language Participants will learn 

different ways of integrating these tools in their own 

classrooms and will view examples of how students 

used them in Arabic language classrooms 

Presenter(s): Oraib Mango, California State University 






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Expo and thank all of them 

for their continued support of 

ACTFL and the foreign language 

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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


028 Defining and Testing Proficient 

Reading 

The 2012 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines describe five 

base levels of reading proficiency (Distinguished, 

Superior, Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice) This 

session will describe how the results obtained from 

a criterion-referenced test development project are 

validating the difficulty hierarchy described in the 

Reading guidelines 

Presenter(s): Troy L. Cox and Ray Clifford, Brigham 

Young University; Pardee Lowe 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


029 Behind the Camera: Film for 

Language Development and 

Language Awareness 

Drawing on insights from second language acquisition 

and teaching, the authors present ideas for using 

cinematic scenes to work on grammar, vocabulary, and 

discourse cohesion as well as activities for developing 

fluency and skill Additionally, film (re)making projects 

are proposed as valid measures of language development 

and language awareness 

Presenter(s): Stacey Ann Weber-Feve, Iowa State 

University; Wynne Wong, Ohio State University; Bill 

VanPatten, Michigan State University 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


030 Four 21st Century Skills Your 

Students Need 

Revitalize lessons by integrating the 21st Century World 

Languages Skills Map Analyze how technology-based 

tasks foster four skills your students need: Creativity & 

Innovation, Media Literacy, Critical Thinking & Problem 

Solving, and Social & Cross Cultural Skills Website 

and an infographic aligning emerging technologies with 

21st century language skills provided 

Presenter(s): Barbara Lindsey, University of 

Connecticut; Lauren B. Rosen, University of 

Wisconsin 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


031 Successful iPad Classroom 

for Lesson Delivery, In-Class 

Activities, and Self-Study 

Experience an interactive medium that elevates language 

learning to a new level of fun and effectiveness 

This session introduces the implementation of iPad 

classrooms to facilitate lesson delivery, in-class communicative 

activities, and self-study at home Aligned 

with ACTFL standards, the assessments are centered 

on the “can-do” statements with audio/visual/written 

records 

Presenter(s): Norman T. Masuda; James Lin, Better 

Chinese LLC 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


032 Language Educators unite 

Through Publication: AATSP’s 

Hispania 

This presentation includes an overview of the editorial 

process from submission to publication in Hispania 

Tips for writing manuscripts, responding to reviewer 

feedback, and revising and resubmitting manuscripts 

are offered Information about becoming a reviewer is 

also provided Publication can unite language educators 

from traditional research studies to action research 

Presenter(s): Sheri Spaine Long, University of Alabama 

at Birmingham 

sponsor(s): ACTFL, AATSP 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


033 AP Italian Language and Culture 

Exam 

This session will feature the following presentations on 

the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam: Preparing 

for the New AP Italian Language and Culture (Sella); 

Results of the 2012 AP ® Italian Language and Culture 

Exam (Nuessel) 

Presenter(s): Frank Nuessel (Chair), University of 

Louisville; Nicoletta Villa Sella 

sponsor(s): AATI 


applicable level(s): Grades 6–12


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


034 Bringing Lusophone Cultures to 

Life: Ideas for Your Classroom 

This session focuses on tools for bringing Lusophone 

cultures to life in the language classroom A broad 

range of cultural experiences will be sampled and 

explained, from children’s games to simulations, 

cooking/eating, and much more Principle-based ideas 

from a summer, residential immersion program will be 

applicable to classrooms 

Presenter(s): Kirsten Addison, Concordia Language 

Villages 





applicable language(s): Portuguese 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


035 Italian Cinema 

These two presentations address a critical analysis 

of Italian cinema From Canvas To Screen: Paolo 

Sorrentino’s Le conseguenze dell’amore (Pugliese); 

Life is Beautiful: Fable or a Sanitized Outlook of the 

Holocaust (Fava) 

Presenter(s): Matilde Fava (Chair), SUNY Farmingdale; 

Annunziata Pugliese, University of Colorado at 

Boulder 


strand: Culture, Research 


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


036 Representing work and Labor 

in Italian Culture I 

This session explores the engagement of Italian literature 

and the arts with their respective work cultures 

The following will be presented: Otium and Occupatio 

in Italy’s Early Modern Pedagogy (Vitullo); Work & 

Nature in Leopardi’s Poetry (Alcorn); and On Agamben’s 

Idea of “Inoperosita” (Pacioni) 

Presenter(s): Juliann Vitullo, Arizona State University; 

John Alcorn, Trinity College; Marco Pacioni, 

Universita’ della Tuscia; Norma Bouchard (Chair), 

University of Connecticut 





applicable language(s): Italian 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


037 Strategies and Best Practices for 

Exploring Global Challenges 

These papers will focus on new approaches for the new 

AP Exams AP Italian: Strategies and Best Practices for 

Exploring Global Challenges (Morgavi); The Music of my 

iPod: Italian and Spanish Hip Hop (Costa and Uceda); 

Study Abroad in Italy: Strategies for Authentic Cultural 

Exchange (Panicco) 

Presenter(s): Mario Costa (Chair), LaGuardia High 

School; Francisco Uceda, NCYAFLT; Paola Morgavi, 

Northwestern University; Cristiana Panicco, Istituto 

S. Anna–Sorrento Lingue 


strand: Assessment, Culture, The Learner 


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


038 French Philosophes and 

Philadelphia 

French luminaries Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau 

inspired Jefferson, Franklin, and Penn in the <strong>American</strong> 

Enlightenment, notably in Philadelphia <strong>American</strong>s 

in turn influenced the French Revolution Artists also 

participated in this exchange This presentation will 

address the mutual relations between the two countries 

in the eighteenth century and discuss pedagogical 

applications 

Presenter(s): Mary Helen Kashuba, Chestnut Hill 

College 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


039 Communication in a Cultural 

Context: Discover the Power of 

Folk Literature 

Discover how to use folktales as the focus of motivating, 

language-rich thematic units that teach and 

reinforce linguistic and cultural concepts The presenter 

models prereading, storytelling, and postreading strategies 

that empower teachers and novice learners and to 

remain in the target language as they access authentic 

literature Extensive resource packet 

Presenter(s): Priscilla G. Russel, Princeton Regional 

Schools 





applicable language(s): Chinese, French, Italian, 

Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


040 Creating Cultural Ambassadors: 

Preparing Students for 

International Travel 

Student exchanges, even short ones, offer invaluable 

insights into other cultures for students but they must 

be trained to be respectful, observant, and thoughtful 

participants This workshop will explore demonstrated 

ways to prepare teenagers to bridge cultural differences 

through international travel 

Presenter(s): Qi Li and Roz McCarthy, Center for Global 

Studies; Keiko Sigmund, Brien McMahon High 

School 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


041 Improving Student Performance 

in Presentational Communication 

Skills 

This interactive session explores strategies for 

incorporating thematic units and backward design as a 

means of improving students’ written and oral ability 

to communicate in the presentational mode Presenters 

will provide examples of scaffolding instruction over a 

multi-year curriculum in order to bring students from 

novice to intermediate level of proficiency 

Presenter(s): Motoko Tabuse, Eastern Michigan 

University; Dan Carolin, Kennedy High School 

sponsor(s): AATJ 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


042 Planning and Proficiency: 

mapping Program Success 

What does proficiency mean? How do you assess proficiency? 

This session discusses how these questions are 

being answered in Utah through a proficiency map that 

prepares dual immersion students to reach aggressive 

proficiency goals by the sixth grade, and how it aids 

assessment of Utah’s dual immersion programs 

Presenter(s): Gregory W. Duncan (Chair), Interprep, Inc; 

Sandra Talbot, Utah State Office of Education 





applicable language(s): Chinese, French, Spanish 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


043 Interdisciplinary Learning using 

CLIL Approach in Japanese Class 

How do languages and other subjects work collaboratively? 

How can we nurture language skills while 

critically thinking about what students learned in other 

classes? This session discusses how to bring language 

class and other subjects together using a CLIL approach 

with Web 2 0 tools 

Presenter(s): Mami Masuya (Chair) and Masahiro 

Tanaka, United Nations International School 




language of Presentation: Japanese 


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


044 Designing a Language/Culture 

Day Camp for Advocacy and 

Collaboration 

How do we continue to motivate students and help 

them enjoy their experience? The presenters will 

discuss how to plan a successful camp By learning 

every step of what seems like a complicated project, 

participants will be able to plan their own camp to 

promote their language programs 

Presenter(s): Yayoi Brown, University Prep; Yoshitaka 

Inoue, Kamiak High School 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


045 Ars Docendi: The 21st Century 

Latin Classroom 

What does a Latin classroom look like in 2012? The 

presenters will share descriptions and images of active, 

engaging Latin classrooms whether found on the college 

campus, in the private school, at the public high 

school, or the home school 

Presenter(s): Linda Montross, University of Mary 

Washington; Patricia Haefs Lister, Thomas Jefferson 

High School for Science and Technology 




language of Presentation: English, Other 



11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


046 u.S. Department of State 

Programs Supporting Language 

Learning Through Study Abroad 

Participants in this session will learn how high school 

and university students, K–12 teachers, and institutions 

can apply for opportunities for U S State Departmentsponsored 

study abroad programs supporting critical 

language learning, and how U S institutions can host 

international students and teachers to enrich their 

classrooms and communities 

Presenter(s): Carol Radomski, William Heaton, and 

Heidi Manley, U.S. Department of State 





applicable language(s): Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, 

Korean, Russian, Other 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


047 One Language: multiple Texts and 

Tasks from the Arabic world 

This session presents systems for identifying authentic 

materials from the Arabic-speaking world that are rich 

in language and culture and developing authentic tasks 

suitable for multiple target-culture settings Participants 

will examine strategies for making authentic materials 

comprehensible and exploring multiple interpersonal 

and presentational tasks appropriate to various Arabic 

settings 

Presenter(s): Iman Hashem, California Foreign 

Language Project; Hadia Alabdullah/Attar, GHCHS; 

Brandon Zaslow, Occidental College 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


048 Going Native: Strategy Instruction 

for Advanced+ Students 

session cancelled by presenter 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


049 Incorporating Interdisciplinary 

media in the Teaching of 

Language and Culture 

Given the prominent role of technology in today’s world, 

authentic media materials are incredibly valuable tools 

in foreign language teaching This session will present 

how interdisciplinary media, such as news clips, films, 

and even soap operas, can be used in intermediatelevel 

courses for promoting language proficiency and 

teaching cultural competency 

Presenter(s): Camille L. Bethea, Wofford College 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


050 P21 Skills and Proficiency for 

Beginning Learners 

Students at the Novice level can learn to speak and 

exchange meaningful information! Learn strategies for 

addressing 21st century skills and building proficiency 

at the beginning levels of language learning Practical 

classroom application and activities will be addressed 

Activity examples are applicable to all ages of Novice 

learners 

Presenter(s): Leslie W. Baldwin, Winston-Salem/ 

Forsyth County Schools 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


051 Beyond Pen-Pals: International 

Collaboration in the Language 

Classroom 

Educators will be provided with innovative techniques 

for international collaboration that bring language 

alive in the classroom A panel of language educators 

shares how they are working across country lines and 

participating in educator exchange opportunities to 

make learning relevant to their students, build cultural 

awareness, and strengthen language competency 

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Gentry, Douglas Anderson 

School of the Arts; Elise Villemez, <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong>s 

for International Education; Alice Bolanos, CE Jordan 

High School 





applicable language(s): Italian, Latin, Spanish, 

ESL/ESOL


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


Lecture hall 

052 Film Screening of The Linguist 

Keynote speaker Dr K David Harrison will be showing 

his award-winning film, The Linguist 

Presenter(s): K. David Harrison, Swarthmore College 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


053 Teaching Spanish to heritage 

Speakers: Classroom Challenges 

and Activities 

Teaching Spanish to native and heritage speakers 

presents special challenges for world language 

teachers This presentation will explore the needs and 

characteristics of these students and their pedagogical 

implications Presenters will share practical strategies 

and hands-on activities for addressing these students’ 

cultural needs and for developing their literacy skills 

Presenter(s): Nieves Knapp (Chair) and Cherice 

Montgomery, Brigham Young University 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


054 Classroom management: 

Gateway to Effective Instruction 

Classroom management challenges have the potential 

to rob the joy of teaching as well as impede learning 

The presenter will model and share research-informed 

management practices to help teachers maximize 

instructional time Participants will leave with positive 

and proactive strategies for effectively managing their 

classrooms while remaining in the target language 

Presenter(s): Barbara Rupert Mondloch, Franklin Pierce 

Schools 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


055 READ: Successful Strategies for 

Reading Comprehension 

Discover strategies to support students throughout 

the reading process and help them comprehend texts 

Experienced instructors will present resources, strategies, 

and in-class activities based on current second 

language reading research Handouts and a website 

with additional ideas will be provided Participants will 

acquire practical knowledge for next week’s language 

class 

Presenter(s): Kelly Conroy, University of Texas at 

Austin; Anne Hlas, University of Wisconsin Eau 

Claire; LeeAnne Godfrey, University of Arizona 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


056 Beyond Grading: maximizing 

Student Ownership of Learning 

Through Task-based Teaching 

Come and see student-centered tasks that motivate 

students to take ownership of their learning The 

presenters will share examples from Spanish classes of 

how this approach allows language learners to focus on 

successful completion of the tasks, while deemphasizing 

the teacher’s need to assign an explicit grade 

Presenter(s): Joan Munne, Bethzaida Fernandez, and 

Rebecca A. Ewing, Duke University 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


057 Assessing Language Performance: 

Technology for Student Evaluation 

and Teacher Learning 

Should teachers teach toward the test? Depends on 

how well the test captures standards-based performance 

goals ACTFL’s new online assessment engages 

students in activities to demonstrate progress in using 

language Online learning modules and tools help 

teachers improve classroom instruction and assessment, 

plus collaboratively discuss, design, and share 

Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL 





applicable language(s): Arabic, Chinese, French, 

German, Russian, Spanish 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


058 Language, Literature, and 

Advocacy in higher Education: 

Reports from the mLA 

Staff from MLA’s Office of Programs and the 

Association of Departments of Foreign Languages 

(ADFL) report on the job market, MLA advocacy activities 

for the profession, currents in Academic Freedom, 

and projects such as the Language Enrollment Survey, 

the new MLA Commons, and efforts to redefine the 

dissertation 

Presenter(s): David Goldberg and Nelly Furman (Chair), 

Modern Language Association 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


059 An Introduction to the AP Spanish 

Language and Culture Course 

The revised AP Spanish Language and Culture course 

is a standards-based curriculum structured around 

six themes Participants will examine the themes, 

recommended contexts, and essential questions for 

instructional design They will also review specific 

learning objectives and achievement level descriptions 

that outline the knowledge, skills, and abilities 

expected of students 

Presenter(s): Juan Carlos Morales, The College Board; 

Robert L. Davis, University of Oregon 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


060 Promoting French Language by 

Supporting French Teachers 

The Cultural Services Department of the French 

Embassy contributes its support to a variety of 

programs by reinforcing the teaching of French at 

the elementary, secondary, and university levels 

Participants will be given updated information and 

resources that they can use for themselves or disseminate 

to their students 

Presenter(s): Jean-Claude Duthion and Marie- 

Catherine Glaser, Embassy of France 










11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


061 Assessment for AP German 

Language and Culture and 

Beyond 

In this session, presenters will describe the nature and 

purpose of the new AP Exam task models, and discuss 

how assessment is tied to instruction in the new AP 

curriculum Presenters will also discuss additional 

forms of assessment, both formative and summative, 

that help students prepare for real-life communicative 

tasks 

Presenter(s): Johanna Watzinger-Tharp (Chair), 

University of Utah; Margaret Meyers, Mt. Lebanon 

High School 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


062 Intercultural Learning— 

Opportunities and Challenges 

This session is one of two sessions dealing with teaching 

and learning about diversity and multiculturalism 

based on experiences of participants of the Neuer Blick 

seminar The presenters will introduce ideas and materials 

which help students to appreciate the opportunities 

and challenges of living in a multicultural society 

Presenter(s): Janice Mitchell (Chair), Gallaudet 

University; Sigurd Piwek, Milwaukee Public Schools; 

Susanne Rinner, UNCG 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


063 Community Colleges Challenges 

and Preparedness for Successful 

Online Teaching 

The relevance of online teaching continues to increase 

in language learning Instructors of hybrid/blended or 

asynchronous courses present developers and trainers’ 

perspectives on online teaching/learning Due to the 

growing popularity of such courses among students, 

faculty and administrators, presenters share required 

development of course sites and strategies for students’ 

preparedness and support 

Presenter(s): Gudrun E. Sherman, St. Louis Community 

College at Meramec; Lorena Ellis, Queensborough 

Community College 







11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


064 The Target Language Linguistics 

Course as Capstone Course 

This session focuses on developing linguistic analysis 

skills to help students reflect on their own interlanguage 

and to compare it with the target language 

The titles of the presentations are: Learning to Do 

Linguistics; The German Second Language Acquisition 

Course as Capstone Course; Fostering Metalinguistic 

Awareness to Facilitate Proficiency Development. 

Presenter(s): Susanne Nimmrichter (Chair), Millersville 

University; Lisa Seidlitz, Augustana College; Teresa 

R. Bell, University of Oklahoma; Martina U. Lindseth 

and Joshua Brown, University of Wisconsin-Eau 

Claire 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


065 Building on Our Successes: Plans 

for the Future 

AATG’s key tactic in meeting the needs of tomorrow’s 

German teachers is the development of a comprehensive 

strategic plan to establish where it’s heading—and 

how it will get there Join key leaders to learn about 

and plan AATG’s roadmap for the future 

Presenter(s): Thomas Keith Cothrun, AATG; Kathy 

Fegely, Antietam School District; Carol Anne 

Costabile-Heming, University of North Texas 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


066 Broad Perspectives on the Chinese 

Language Learning Field 

These papers investigate broad issues such as the 

development of pedagogical bases within LCTL fields, 

service learning as an effective strategy for developing 

competent Chinese teachers for K–12 environments, 

and emerging Chinese expressions which are not part 

of standard Chinese, but which are embraced and 

accepted by Chinese speakers Lessons Large & Small: 

Six Models for LCTL Field Development (McGinnis); 

Integrating Service-Learning into Chinese Language 

Teacher Education (Chen); Chinese Under Globalization: 

The Emerging Lingua Franca of the Masses (Xiao) 

Presenter(s): Scott G. McGinnis (Chair), Defense 

Language Institute; Dongdong Chen, Seton Hall 

University; Yun Xiao, Bryant University 


strand: Professionalism, Research 


language of Presentation: Chinese 


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


067 Chinese Information Structure and 

its Pedagogical Implications 

Information structures involve the various ways in 

which information is restructured for communication 

This panel focuses on Chinese information structure 

and pedagogy Presentations include: Chinese Language 

Structure and Pedagogical Research; Teacher Action 

Research and Pedagogy; Improvements of Teaching 

Information Structure Derived from the Interlanguage 

Corpus. 

Presenter(s): Shou-Shin Teng (Chair), Liyuan Chen, 

Chang-jen Chou, and Meeiyuan Fann; National 

Taiwan University 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


068 Stepping into Chinese with STEm 

In the 21st century, STEM (science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics) classrooms provide a 

way to build a sustainable and well-articulated Chinese 

program The presenters paired with university science 

professors to create scientific thematic units The audience 

will explore the units and techniques for including 

these innovative strategies in their classes 

Presenter(s): Lucy Lee (Chair), Livingston High School; 

Janice Dowd; Mary Curran, Rutgers, State University 

of New Jersey 

sponsor(s): CLASS 





11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


069 Improving Reading and writing 

Skills in Chinese 

These papers address improvement of reading skills in 

Chinese through improving the reading strategies utilized 

by learners, and through effective assessment of reading 

proficiency levels via recall protocol assessments Also 

addressed is the integration of an academic writing 

component into an advanced reading and writing course 

A Study on the Reading Strategies of CSL Adult Learners 

(Ke, Chan and Zhu); Developing Academic Writing Skills 

in Advanced Chinese Reading Courses (Wang); Employing 

Recall Protocols for Superior-level CFL Reading: Potential 

and Challenges (Chen) 

Presenter(s): Shui Duen Chan (Chair), Xinhua Zhu, and 

Sihui Ke, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Yang 

Wang, Brown University; Tingting Chen, University 

of Iowa 



applicable level(s): All


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


070 Research Approaches to Teaching 

and Learning Chinese 

These papers report studies on investigating diverse 

topics related to teaching and learning Chinese, 

including an investigation of project-based instruction, 

a study of how students learning Chinese from scratch 

process the language, and a review of how Chinese 

characters have been addressed in teaching and learning 

Chinese Research on Chinese Characters in CFL: A 

Review (Liu); Initial-State Input Processing: A Study of 

Ab Initio Learners of Chinese (Han and Liu); Project- 

Based Chinese as a Foreign Language Instruction 

(Zhao) 

Presenter(s): ZhaoHong Han (Chair) and Zehua Liu, 

Teachers College, Columbia University; Shijuan Liu; 

Juanjuan Zhao, University of Cincinnati 




Chinese Language Teachers Association, Inc. (CLTA) 

Many Paths, One Goal 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


071 Creative Integrations of 

Technology in Chinese Instruction: 

Promises and Challenges 

Computer technology has provided unlimited potential 

for language learning In this session, three presenters 

share their experiences in integrating technology in different 

ways in their teaching of Chinese Audiences will 

benefit not only from these innovative ways of technology 

integration but also from the lessons learned in 

implementing these integrations 

Presenter(s): Hong Li, Emory University; Xiaoliang Li, 

Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Lu, Spelman 

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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


072 Critical media Literacy in the 

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Critical media literacy (the analysis of messages 

produced by the media) is a necessary 21st century 

skill Participants will learn how the media used in any 

foreign language classroom can help students develop 

the critical thinking skills necessary to interpret the 

media that they interact with in their everyday lives 

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073 how to make Basic Textbook 

Activities more Communicative 

This session offers an opportunity to think critically 

about textbook activities and how to make them more 

communicative Participants will identify the objective 

of the textbook activity, its unaddressed skills, and how 

with a few easy steps the activity can be reworked to 

be more authentic and meaningful 

Presenter(s): Michelle Leigh Farrell, Fairfield 

University; Maria F. Paredes Fernandez, University of 

Pennsylvania 






11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Room 405 

074 Learning Ellipsis of Case Particles, 

Digital Literacy Through Twitter, 

and Engaging Students in Active 

Learning 

The first presentation looks at how particle ellipsis is 

represented in Korean textbooks and acquired by L2 

learners In the second presentation, the presenter 

will demonstrate how Twitter works as a microblogging 

application in a language class and how it can be 

used as an instructional tool that helps the development 

of an L2 Korean learner’s digital literacy The 

third presentation will highlight the use of a digital 

storytelling project as an effective pedagogical tool to 

engage students in active learning in foreign language 

instruction Ideas on designing and implementing digital 

narrative projects for different proficiency levels will 

be shared 

Presenter(s): Lucien Brown, University of Oregon; 

Bumyong Choi, Emory University; Haewon Cho, 


sponsor(s): ACTFL Korean SIG 




applicable language(s): Korean 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


075 ACTFL Spanish for Native 

Speakers SIG Business meeting 

and Address by Andrew Lynch 

This session features a guest presentation by Andrew 

Lynch on locating bilingualism in the heritage language 

classroom The SIG will also hold a short networking 

meeting to inform members and potential new 

members about the SNS SIG past accomplishments and 

current activities 

Presenter(s): Andrew Lynch, University of Miami; Sara 

Beaudrie, University of Arizona; Michael Tallon, 

University of the Incarnate Word; Cynthia M. Ducar, 

Bowling Green State University 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Spanish for Native Speakers SIG 


11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


076 ACTFL modern Greek SIG Paper 

Presentations 

The following papers will be presented in this session: 

Materials Selection and Adaptation to Advance 

Linguistic and Cultural Competencies and Information 

Structure in Modern Greek: Teaching Word Order 

Flexibility. 

Presenter(s): Evangelia Prionas, Stanford 

University; Vassiliki Rapti, Harvard University; 

Ourania Sinopoulou, Arcadia Center for Hellenic, 

Mediterranean and Balkan Studies and Research 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Modern Greek SIG 



11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


077 motivation and Experiences: 

Perspectives of African-<strong>American</strong> 

Students and Teachers 

This session explores the motivation of African- 

<strong>American</strong> students at Historically Black Colleges, and 

uses descriptive statistics and the Academic Motivation 

Scale to discuss findings Additionally, there will be 

focus on the voices of African-<strong>American</strong> world language 

teachers, which provide an important perspective for 

the world language community 

Presenter(s): Nicholas Gatlin, University of Texas; 

Arayna L. Yearwood, George Mason University 

sponsor(s): ACTFL African-<strong>American</strong> Students SIG 





11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 


078 ACTR Board of Directors meeting 

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 


079 Italian Pedagogy I 

These papers provide various approaches to the teaching 

of Italian language and culture Amicizia, Affetto, 

Amore: Engaging Students with the Topics of Love 

(Bresciani); Cultural Encounters and Similarities Across 

the Mediterranean (Alfieri); Italian Culture, History, and 

Language through its Songs (Di Maria) 

Presenter(s): Laura Bresciani (Chair), New York 

University; Peter Alfieri, Roger Williams University; 

Salvatore Di Maria, University of Tennessee 




12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 


080 Life Is Beautiful: Fifteen Years Later 

Si rivive il film di Benigni: Italian Holocaust Cinema in 

the After-life of Life Is Beautiful (Marcus); Music and 

the Work of Fantasy in Life Is Beautiful (Neumeyer); 

Present Absences in Life Is Beautiful (Picchietti) 

Presenter(s): Antonio Vitti (Chair), Indiana University; 

Virginia Picchietti; Millicent Marcus, Yale University; 

David Neumeyer, University of Texas at Austin 




language of Presentation: Italian 


12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 


081 Representing work & Labor in 

Italian Culture II 

Engagement of Italian literature and the arts with 

their respective work cultures: Maleppeggio: cronache 

dell’Italia del lavoro degli anni 2000 (Chirumbolo); 

Industrial Films and the Government of Conduct in 

1950s Italy (Bonifazio); and Consuming Labor and the 

Laboring Consumer in Films by Monicelli, Wertmuller, 

Comencini (van Watson) 

Presenter(s): Valerio Ferme (Chair), University of 

Colorado; Paolo Chirumbolo, Louisiana State 

University; Paola Bonifazio, University of Texas; 

William van Watson, Arizona State University 






12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 


082 AATG Business meeting 

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 


083 Reflections on the Italian AP Exam 

a Year Later 

After the Italian AP in its new format has been administered 

it is important to reflect on what transpired from 

the exam Both points of view, the one of the teachers 

and the one of the students, who participated in this 

exercise will be discussed 

Presenter(s): Nicoletta Villa Sella; Nicoletta Da Ros; 

Ida Wilder, Greece Athena High School, NY 







12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 


084 ACTFL Foreign Language Annals 

Editorial Board meeting 

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 


085 NCACLS Luncheon 

By invitation only 

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E16 EmCLanguages.net: 

Language Learning for the 

21st Century! 

Join us for an interactive overview of 

EMCLanguages net and learn how to make your 

life easier and your students’ learning experience 

more engaging You’ll explore an integrated 

learning management system for planning and 

delivering authentic, interactive and motivating 

activities—and leave with ideas for your classroom 

Come interact with EMCLanguages net! 

Presenter(s): Kristin Hoffman, EMC Publishing 

sponsor(s): EMC Publishing 





1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E17 Italian Language Enters the 

Digital Era: i-d-e-e Platform 

In this session teachers will discover i-d-e-e, 

Edilingua’s multi-platform for the Italian language 

Together we will examine the many digital tools 

for students, teachers and schools: interactive 

workbooks, interactive test and game creation and 

much more! Also wikis, blogs and social learning 

networks that in i-d-e-e are very easy to create, 

making learning Italian a much more engaging 

experience! 

Presenter(s): Tina Scudelletti-Alabbas, 


sponsor(s): Edizioni Edilingua 



language of Presentation: Italian (with 

examples in English upon request) 


1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E18 LTI: An Overview of ACTFL 

Assessments 

An overview and demonstration of ACTFL 

assessments for K–12 and higher ed students 

and teachers, including the latest Oral Proficiency 

Interviews by Computer (OPIcs) and the new 

version of the Internet Writing Proficiency Test 

(WPT) 

Presenter(s): Gabriel Cruz, Language Testing 

International, Inc. (LTI) 

sponsor(s): Language Testing International, Inc. 

(LTI) 





1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E19 mandarin Readers in the 

Classroom and Beyond— 

A Practical workshop 

A look at how children explore Chinese through 

readers, widen their vocabulary, develop grammar 

and language skills and actively practice everyday 

Chinese Group Discussion and Presentation 

Presented by author of The Magic Story Box, 

Kristine Li 

Presenter(s): Kristine Li, The Magic Story Box 

sponsor(s): Shekinah Publishing 




applicable language(s): Mandarin, English 

cHeck tWitter For 

convention uPDAtes 

ACTFL Convention attendees can 

check Twitter (www.twitter.com) to 

stay updated on any changes in the 

program schedule and other important 

information. Follow ACTFL 

@actfl for official information and 

look for all tweets with the hashtag 

#actfl12. If you want to share something 

about the convention with 

others, be sure to also add #actfl12. 

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E20 ACTFL-umuC Collaboration: 

New Online Graduate 

Certificate in Instructional 

Technology Integration 

Do you want to participate in an interactive 

classroom community of language educators? Do 

you want to learn more about how technology 

can strengthen communication, culture, and 21st 

century skills in your language classroom? ACTFL 

and University of Maryland University College will 

discuss the graduate certificate in Instructional 

Technology Integration specifically for ACTFL 

members 

Presenter(s): Gretchen Jones and Katherine 

Woodward, University of Maryland University 

College (UMUC); Paul Sandrock, ACTFL 

sponsor(s): University of Maryland University 

College (UMUC) 





1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


086 AAuSC Executive Committee 

meeting 

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon I 

087 CSCTFL Board of Directors 

meeting 

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 



088 Lead with NCSSFL: Can-Do 

Learning, Part II 

During part II of this double session, participants will 

continue to learn about the LinguaFolio ® language selfassessment 

portfolio, applicable to world languages, 

heritage languages, and English for speakers of other 

languages This session will focus on how learners 

become autonomous and reflective, and set personal 

goals 

Presenter(s): Jacque Bott Van Houten, Kentucky 

Department of Education; Ryan Wertz, Ohio 

Department of Education 










1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 



089 Learn with NADSFL—Content- 

Rich units: Incorporating AP 

Themes at All Levels 

This session will explore entry points to curriculum 

design and consider various implementation models 

Participants will consider how the six AP themes can 

guide curriculum choices and support the development 

of content-rich units designed to engage all students 

Sample units appropriate for different levels will be 

shared 

Presenter(s): Donna L. Clementi; Laura Terrill 





applicable language(s): Chinese, French, German, 

Italian, Spanish 

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 



090 The Impact of SLA Research on 

Teacher Beliefs and Practices 

This panel session features research papers that bridge 

the gap between SLA research and teacher beliefs 

and practices The findings of these studies have 

implications for teachers of world languages There 

will be time for discussion and questions following the 

presentation of each paper in the panel Empowering 

Teachers to Make Research/Practice Connections 

(Vasquez); Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices: What the 

Diary Studies Tell Us (Bailey); Stretch or Mismatch? 

SLA, Language Teachers’ Beliefs, and Knowledge-for- 

Teaching (Freeman) 

Presenter(s): Victoria Russell (Chair), Valdosta State 

University; Camilla Vásquez, University of South 

Florida; Kathleen M. Bailey, Monterey Institute of 

International Studies; Donald Freeman, University 

of Michigan 




1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, 

Grand Ballroom Salon J 

091 Best of SCOLT: Technology 

Enhanced Communicative 

Language Teaching 

Emerging technologies are changing the way we do 

things, and teaching a world language is no exception! 

Learn how Web 2 0 technology can enhance what you 

are doing in your classroom, what the 21st Century 

Skills are, and how you can support them through communicative 

world language teaching strategies 

Presenter(s): Karen Tharrington, North Carolina State 

University 







1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 



092 Immersion 2012 highlights 

A session highlighting the work in one-way, two-way, 

heritage and indigenous immersion 

Presenter(s): Tara Fortune, University of Minnesota; 

Michael Bacon, Portland Public Schools 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Immersion SIG 





1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


093 Increasing heritage Language 

Student Engagement Through 

Literacy 

This session features two presentations: Many Poems: 

One United Voice and Engaging Spanish Speakers 

in Learning Spanish: Instructional Approaches. 

Participants will learn about the implementation of 

a poetry unit and about key instructional principles 

involved in engaging students They will also learn 

about existing resources for further learning 

Presenter(s): Jessica Fay Sliger, Rogers High School; 

Freddie A. Bowles, University of Arkansas; Joy 

Peyton, Center for Applied Linguistics; Celia Zamora, 

Georgetown University 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


094 Teaching for Racial Equity and a 

Global Society 

This session features two presentations that allow 

participants to engage in topics of preparing African- 

<strong>American</strong> students for the present and future It focuses 

on teaching through a lens of racial equity, creating 

strategies that retain students of color in WL classes, 

and instructional methods that allow them to become 

competitive global citizens 

Presenter(s): Marsha Plotkin and Devin Browne, 

Pittsburgh Public Schools; June C. Carter, University 

of South Carolina Upstate 

sponsor(s): ACTFL African-<strong>American</strong> Students SIG 





1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


095 Aligning Our Targets: Proficiency, 

Learning, Assessment 

The best elementary school language programs focus 

on producing results, and this session addresses the 

pivotal role that setting targets plays in getting those 

results Participants will examine the importance of 

setting attainable proficiency targets and how they 

inform the design of learning targets and performance 

assessments 

Presenter(s): Alyssa Villarreal, Memphis City Schools; 

Helena Curtain; Gregory W. Duncan, Interprep, Inc. 

sponsor(s): NNELL 





1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


096 Effective Teaching method for 

Advanced Level korean with 

Technology 

The presenter will introduce Bethel Korea School in 

Maryland, where 9th-11th grade students study Korean 

Secondly, the presenter will show examples of practices 

and techniques using Word Champ, GLOSS, Study 

Korea, TeenKorea and so on Examples of activities for 

learner-centered, self-directed classes, and blended 

learning styles will be provided 

Presenter(s): Loraine C. Kang, Defense Language 

Institute 




language of Presentation: Korean 


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


097 hybrid and Blended Language 

Instruction: A Guide for Educators 

Presenters from three different institutions will address 

the following questions: (1) Why set up hybrid/blended 

language instruction? (2) What is the content of such 

instruction? What materials are online and what 

materials in-class? (3) What are the pitfalls or potential 

problems in implementing hybrid and blended courses? 

Presenter(s): Bill VanPatten, Michigan State 

University; Michael J. Leeser, Florida State 

University; Justin White, Florida Atlantic University 





applicable language(s): All


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


098 Interactive Digital Storytelling 

mashup Jam Session 

Bring your laptop, smartphone and creative energies to 

this fast-paced and interactive jam session in which we 

will make up a story and then collaborate on several 

of the latest and greatest digital tools for retelling 

Learn by doing! Leave ready to share with students on 

Monday! 

Presenter(s): Noah Geisel, Denver East High School; 

Patrick Seamars, Manual High School 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


099 using universal Design for 

Learning and a wiki to Teach 

Culture 

A Wiki allows the L2 instructor to devise activities 

for the 21st-century student within the framework 

of Universal Design for Learning This session will 

discuss how to use a Wiki and UDL in order to foster a 

sophisticated, mediated, and interactive understanding 

of culture that exceeds uni-dimensional cultural 

“knowledge ” 

Presenter(s): Lunden MacDonald, Metropolitan State 

College of Denver 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


100 Top 20 web Tools for Top 

Performance-Based Chinese 

Classrooms 

Participants will survey 20 free online tools and gain 

confidence to leverage them to enrich the integration 

of 5 Cs and 21st century skills Participants are 

encouraged to bring their mobile devices to experience 

first-hand collaboration and to bring innovative transformation 

to student-centered and performance-based 

Chinese classrooms 

Presenter(s): Joanne Shang, Durham Academy 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


101 Reaching Advanced high/ 

Superior in Arabic, Chinese, and 

Spanish 

Only a small number of learners attain advanced-level 

proficiency in an L2 and scholars assert that we have 

limited research as to how they accomplish this The 

panelists address efforts taken at their institution to 

ensure that International Studies majors are consistently 

achieving these levels in four years 

Presenter(s): Allen Clark and Yi Lin, University of 

Mississippi; John R. Gutierrez, Croft Institute for 

International Studies 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


102 Italian Pedagogy II 

This session provides various approaches to the 

teaching of Italian language and culture 21st Century 

Technology in the Italian Classroom (Miraglia); Microblogging 

in the Language Class: Driving from the 

Students’ Seat (Canuto); Storie Digitali e Podcasting 

(Palladino) 

Presenter(s): Luisa Canuto (Chair), UBC; Rina Miraglia, 

Elementary Middle School New Jersey; Valeria 

Palladino, International & Heritage Language 

Association 


strand: Technology, The Learner 


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


103 Bridging Frameworks: 

Establishing CEFR Ratings for 

ACTFL Oral Assessments 

This session presents the results of a standard-setting 

study completed in September 2011 to establish 

correspondences between the ACTFL Oral Proficiency 

Guidelines and the Common European Framework 

of Reference (CEFR) by creating links between CEFR 

speaking proficiency levels and speaker performances 

elicited by official ACTFL OPI and OPIc 

Presenter(s): Erwin P. Tschirner and Olaf 

Baerenfaenger, University of Leipzig 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


104 Italian Culture 

This session will feature three presentations focusing 

on Italian culture: Mito e Simbolo nel Cristo si è 

Fermato a Eboli (Mastri); Umanesimo: Studi e Testi, 

Influssi e Sviluppi (Ricci); Writing the Unthinkable in 

Romana Petri’s Il Baleniere delle Montagne (Rozier) 

Presenter(s): Augustus Mastri (Chair), University of 

Louisville; Roberta Ricci, Bryn Mawr College; Louise 

Rozier, University of Arkansas 


strand: Culture, Research 


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


105 A National Database to Sustain 

the AP Italian Program 

A panel will discuss the rational, strategy, framework 

and action steps necessary to implement a national 

website database to sustain the viability of the AP 

Italian language program 

Presenter(s): Daniel Stabile (Chair), National 

COPILAS; Cristiano Maggipinto, Embassy of Italy in 

Washington; Paola Ebranati, Consulate General of 

Italy; Anna De Fina, Georgetown University; Daria 

Mizza, Johns Hopkins University 




applicable language: Italian 


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


106 Incontri con il Cinema Italiano e 

la Letteratura 

This session addresses the interface of Italian film 

and literature: Tra Fiction Televisiva e Telenovelas: La 

Psicosi di Gruppo del Cinema Italiano Oggi (Mazzola); La 

Percezione del Fenomeno Mafioso Attraverso il Cinema 

(Gionta); Montalbano: Un Personaggio Telegenico 

(Ciccarelli) 

Presenter(s): Antonio Vitti (Chair) and Andrea 

Ciccarelli, Indiana University; Claudio Mazzola, 

University of Washington; Natalia Gionta, Miami 

Palmetto Senior High School 










1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


107 Online Learning Communities in 

the Language Flagship: Chinese, 

korean, Russian 

Three online café projects, developed by instructors in 

Chinese, Korean, and Russian Language Flagships offer 

two sets of students from different cultures opportunities 

to compare authentic media and print materials 

By joining online forums to exchange perspectives, students 

are engaged in a dynamic process of discovery, 

exploration and inquiry 

Presenter(s): Madeline K. Spring (Chair), Arizona State 

University; Sharon L. Bain, Bryn Mawr College; 

Charles H. Egan, San Francisco State University; 

Haejin Koh, Korean Language Flagship Center 





applicable language(s): Chinese, Korean, Russian 

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


108 Promoting Cultural and Linguistic 

Competence with Documentary 

Film in Spanish 

Help your students improve their cultural and linguistic 

competence and become more informed citizens of 

the world by incorporating authentic, culturally rich 

documentary film into your Spanish classroom Various 

pre-viewing, viewing and post-viewing activities will be 

presented and a list of thematically organized documentary 

films will be distributed and discussed 

Presenter(s): Stasie C. Harrington, University of 

Wisconsin, Madison; Tammy Jandrey Hertel, 

Lynchburg College 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


109 New French Fairy Tales for 

Literacy Development and 

Cultural Awareness 

New animated fairy tales by Michel Ocelot offer the 

basis for building learners’ literacy skills and exploring 

cross-cultural comparisons The presenter will share 

pre-viewing, viewing, and post-viewing activities and 

audio, visual, and textual resources that teachers can 

use with selected fairy tales 

Presenter(s): Sarah C. Jourdain, Stony Brook 

University 







1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


110 AP Japanese: Addressing 

Curriculum and university 

Placement Concerns 

Curious about how AP Japanese test scores are used 

to place students at the postsecondary level? Perplexed 

about how AP Japanese fits into a four-year high school 

curriculum? Through a unique collaboration involving 

one university professor and one high school teacher, 

these questions will be addressed, using researchbased 

teaching strategies 

Presenter(s): Keiko Kuriyama, Indiana University; 

Molly Jeon, BHS North 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


111 Incorporating International 

mindedness and Intercultural 

understanding in Language B 

Classrooms 

Intercultural understanding and international mindedness 

are key components of the language curriculum 

that support successful communication in environment 

where the language studied is spoken The development 

of these attributes in learners, along with 

language competency, form the building block of the 

International Baccalaureate Language B and Language 

ab initio courses 

Presenter(s): Jan Stipek, International Baccalaureate 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


112 Start from the Beginning: Project- 

Based Instruction in a Thematic 

Curriculum 

This session will discuss the importance of incorporating 

project-based instruction in the thematic based 

curriculum from the beginning level The presenters 

will show how to integrate thematically aligned, and 

project-based effective strategies into an everyday 

lesson 

Presenter(s): Noriko Fujimoto-Vergel (Chair), Island 

Pacific Academy; Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, University of 

California 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


113 Effective use of iPads in Foreign 

Language Education 

iPads are widely accepted in various fields including 

education While there are many language specific 

apps, those created for other purposes can also be 

utilized creatively to teach and learn foreign languages 

In this session, we will discuss such apps and introduce 

creative ways to apply them to language curricula 

Presenter(s): Satoru Shinagawa (Chair), University of 

Hawaii; Mayumi Ishida, Dartmouth College 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


114 Navigating the Five Cs in the 

Classical Languages 

In the teaching of Latin or ancient Greek, culture is 

presented, often literally, as a sidebar and discussed 

almost entirely in English, which creates an artificial 

and unwelcome division between culture and language 

This session will demonstrate multimedia activities 

that illuminate classical civilization while maintaining 

engagement with the target language 

Presenter(s): Ivy J. Livingston, Harvard University 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


115 Effective Teaching of Chinese 

in a Project-Based module with 

Technologies 

The presenters will elaborate on the importance of 

project-based learning (PBL), and how PBL can be 

successfully incorporated with VoiceThread, Moodle, 

YouTube, and other technologies to improve students’ 

oral proficiency Two real-world examples, one in the 

elementary school and one in the high school, will be 

presented 

Presenter(s): Kuangchi Lee, Young Scholars of Central 

PA Charter School; Yin-Shan Yang, Ridgeway High 

School 







1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


116 Building Sustainable LCTL 

Programs in Times of Budgetary 

Crisis 

Building sustainable LCTL programs that go beyond 

elementary instruction depends on understanding the 

institution’s economic, political and cultural contexts 

With careful planning, language programs can still 

expand—even during severe budget shortfalls Action 

plans, strategies and funding resources will be shared, 

along with creative approaches to bureaucratic 

obstacles 

Presenter(s): Terri Nelson and Dany Doueiri, California 

State University 



applicable level(s): Administration 



1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


117 The Arab Spring: Bringing the 

Arabic Classroom to Life 

The Arabic classroom can be brought to life when the 

Arab Spring is used to teach language forms that can 

be found in graffiti, slogans, rap songs, poetry, and 

other examples At the same time, learners of Arabic 

can enhance their cultural awareness and understand 

current events in the Arab World 

Presenter(s): Salah Ayari, Texas A&M University 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


118 Implementing Extensive Reading 

in the Spanish Language 

Classroom 

Extensive Reading is an instructional approach that 

improves language proficiency, increases motivation, 

and promotes positive attitudes towards reading This 

session will provide theoretical background, practical 

guidelines, and resources for implementing an 

Extensive Reading program Although the focus is on 

Spanish, the information will be relevant to teachers of 

other languages 

Presenter(s): Jane E. Hardy, Wabash College 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


119 A Collaborative Student-Driven 

Poetry Project using Digital 

media and wikis 

Discover the digital project that facilitated communicative 

interaction between students from two schools 

View the movie-poems, participate in the steps that 

lead students to accomplish such linguistic tasks, learn 

what’s needed to create these highly relevant, studentdriven 

projects, and examine students’ critiques of both 

their classmates and peers from another school 

Presenter(s): Paula Hirsch, Windward School; Araceli 

Espinosa, Foshay High School 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


Lecture hall 

120 Language Advocacy: It’s 

Everybody’s Business 

With language programs in jeopardy all across the 

country, it is more critical than ever that language 

teachers and supervisors know how to advocate 

effectively! This session will feature strategies that 

will help you make the case for your program and 

important information about what’s going on at the 

national level Come hear how the presenters have 

organized state teams to roll out advocacy campaigns 

and have sponsored activities to promote language 

education in their local communities Participants will 

leave equipped to make the case for language learning 

in their communities! 

Presenter(s): Marty Abbott (Chair), ACTFL; Jill Allen 

Murray, The Sheridan Group; Nicole Naditz, Bella 

Vista High School 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


121 Teaching with Confidence: 

making Research-Based 

Instructional Delivery Decisions 

As teachers, we make numerous instructional 

delivery decisions Basing those decisions on sound, 

empirical data sets the stage for student success This 

interactive session connects major research findings 

with exciting classroom activities This session also 

provides opportunities to reflect on practice in order to 

create motivational learning experiences 

Presenter(s): Audrey L. Heining-Boynton, University of 

North Carolina, Chapel Hill 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


122 Engaging Students Through 

Project-Based Learning 

Project-Based Learning asks students to answer a 

question or solve a problem through authentic learning 

activities and employ 21st century skills This session 

gives an overview of PBL, project examples that can be 

adapted to different languages and levels, plus assessment 

approaches and captivating tech tools 

Presenter(s): Lisa Lilley, Central High School 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


123 Designing Curriculum for 

Addressing the Differentiated 

Needs of Language Learners 

What are characteristics of quality curriculum for differing 

ability language students and what criteria should 

be used to choose materials for them? What curriculum 

features are critical in designing units? This session is 

designed for teachers who are interested in learning 

how to provide rigorous, content-based curriculum 

differentiated for students 

Presenter(s): Bronwyn MacFarlane, University of 

Arkansas at Little Rock 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


124 Enhance Student Reflection and 

Production by Integrating Prompts 

and Rubrics 

Rubrics, primarily considered assessment tools, have 

untapped potential to articulate expectations in conjunction 

with a prompt for written or oral production 

This session will describe, demonstrate, and invite 

participants to create well-constructed prompts and 

integrated rubrics to promote higher-level, complex 

language production and critical thinking by students 

Presenter(s): Rachel Rivers Parroquin and Elena M. 

Mangione-Lora, University of Notre Dame 










1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


125 Assessment Down PAT: Planning 

for Performance and Transfer 

Planning with the end in mind involves designing 

performance assessment tasks for transfer Participants 

learn how to develop thematic, communicative mode 

tasks that encourage learners to use language flexibly 

and securely Sample templates and examples for many 

languages and levels will be provided 

Presenter(s): Jennifer Eddy, Queens College CUNY 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


126 Articulation and Assessment: 

Collaborative Design in a multilanguage 

Program 

Responding to challenges faced by many universitylevel 

language programs, University of Missouri–St 

Louis has developed an articulated standards and 

proficiency-based curriculum from the introductory 

sequence through upper division courses Faculty members 

in languages share their experience in launching 

and managing the process of curriculum development: 

goals, strategies, assessments, lessons learned, 

outcomes data 

Presenter(s): Suzanne Hendrickson, Elizabeth 

Eckelkamp, Sandra Trapani, and Martha Caeiro, 

University of Missouri–St. Louis 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


127 Action Research: A Professional 

Development Tool for Teachers 

and Administrators 

The presentation describes an Action Research Program 

that has as its goal to provide teachers and administrators 

the opportunity to use action research as a tool 

to promote reflection on and evaluation of classroom 

practices 

Presenter(s): Christine M. Campbell; Deanna Tovar 

sponsor(s): ACTFL, AATSP 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


128 AP French: unpacking the 

Scoring Guidelines for the 

Interpersonal Tasks 

This session focuses on analyzing the AP French 

Language and Culture Interpersonal Communication 

scoring guidelines and their application to related 

student samples The information presented will help 

participants use the AP scoring guidelines to carry out 

more accurate classroom scoring 

Presenter(s): Brian G. Kennelly, Cal Poly, San Luis 

Obispo; Davara J. Potel, Solon High School 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


129 Preparing Foreign Language 

Teachers: It Takes an Entire 

Educational Community! 

To achieve national recognition by ACTFL/NCATE, 

teacher preparation programs must demonstrate that 

their candidates achieve rigorous standards The 

profession is facing challenges as more programs strive 

to integrate new components This session will assist 

program faculty in emulating a nationally recognized 

program, whose success relies on an entire educational 

community 

Presenter(s): Eileen Glisan, Jean-Louis P. Dassier, and 

Frank B. Brooks, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


130 models for mediating Friedrich 

hölderlin Through Translation and 

Teaching 

The session offers four models for bringing Friedrich 

Hölderlin’s work as poet and translator to a varied audience, 

from intermediate learners of German, to those 

interested in translation and contemporary literary and 

visual interpretation, to those interested in Hölderlin’s 

contributions to classical philology, translation, and the 

theory of tragedy 

Presenter(s): Priscilla Hayden Roy (Chair) and Megan 

Van Alstine, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Sheri 

Hurlbut; Louise E. Stoehr, Stephen F. Austin State 

University; Kathrin Rosenfeld, University of Rio 

Grande do Sul Brazil 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


131 Going to the “C” of Culture 

Assessment: A Language-Based 

Approach 

The session explores a way of answering a central 

question of the Standards: How does L2 learners’ language 

use reflect their increasing cultural awareness? 

It proposes a theoretical framework that is explicitly 

text- and meaning-oriented and captures development 

through linguistic evidence for learners’ increasing 

ability to take a multi-perspectival stance 

Presenter(s): Marianna V. Ryshina-Pankova and Heidi 

Byrnes, Georgetown University 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


132 Best Practices in Online and 

Distance Education in German 

Classrooms 

This session presents best practices and research 

related to online education that enhance and expand 

the German language and culture learning experience 

Presenters will highlight effective strategies for 

integrating hybrid and blended learning in the German 

classroom Research results on the wash-back effect 

and online assessment will be reported 

Presenter(s): Deborah Page, University of Cincinnati; 

Eddy M. Enriquez Arana, Northern Virginia 

Community College; Caroline Rieger, University of 

British Columbia 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


133 Teaching Business German: 

Strategies and models 

To develop cultural and market-related competencies 

of the German business world, students must acquire 

linguistic- and genre-specific tools allowing them to 

meaningfully engage in discussions thereof A business 

oriented course that is integrated in a genre-based curriculum 

addresses student demands for such a course 

in progressive ways 

Presenter(s): Mark Lauer, Mount Holyoke College; 

Astrid Weigert, Georgetown University 





applicable language(s): German


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


134 Goethe-Institut Programs and 

Services: E-Learning and mobile 

Apps 

Dr Eva Marquardt and Werner Ott introduce new and 

innovative projects, methods and concepts developed 

by the Goethe-Institut This year’s special focus is on 

digital approaches to language learning “on the go” 

with new web technologies and mobile apps 

Presenter(s): Eva Marquardt and Werner Ott, Goethe- 

Institut Chicago 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


135 Cheng & Tsui CLTA walton 

Presentation Prize (Part I) 

In this session, three papers will be presented by 

this year’s Walton Presentation Prize finalists The 

Walton Presentation Prize is awarded to recognize 

the best first-time presentation at the CLTA Annual 

Meeting: A Synthesis Study of Morphological 

Awareness Instruction (Liu); A Data-Driven Approach 

to the Teaching of Mandarin Modal Particles (Xiang); 

Discourse Complexity in Advanced-Level Chinese: 

Comparing Two Learning Backgrounds (Kou) 

Presenter(s): Wei Hong (Chair), Purdue University; 

Yan Liu, Carnegie Mellon University; Xuehua Xiang, 

University of Illinois; Yupeng Kou, University of Iowa 




1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


136 written Learner Corpora— 

Construction, Analysis, and 

Pedagogical Application 

This panel explores three written corpora of Chinese 

as a Foreign Language or Heritage Language (CFL/ 

CHL) learners Topics include building CFL/CHL corpora 

for specific research purposes, using existing corpora 

to inform assessment theories, and investigating discourse 

features and epistemic stance taking in heritage 

learner language 

Presenter(s): Hongyin Tao (Chair), UCLA; Yi Xu, 

University of Pittsburgh; Jie Zhang, University of 

Oklahoma; Yang Xiao, University of South Carolina 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


137 AP Chinese Language and 

Culture: Current Development and 

Best Practices 

Participants will examine the results of the administration 

of the exam in 2012 and learn about professional 

development opportunities Participants will also be 

exposed to a variety of sources for authentic materials 

and ways to scaffold student interaction with the 

materials 

Presenter(s): Hong Gang Jin (Chair), Hamilton College; 

Lea Ekeberg, Sidwell Friends School 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


138 Approaches to Learning to write 

in Chinese 

Papers in this session discuss approaches to improving 

Chinese writing, from learning compound characters 

through radical information, to using video feedback 

from a pen-movement tracking device to help learners 

overcome stroke sequence errors, to the use of genrebased 

writing instruction to improve advanced-level 

writing proficiency: Genre-Based Writing Instruction 

for CFL Learners: An Action Research Study (Liu); Does 

Partial Radical Information Help Chinese Compound 

Character Learning? (Wang); Effectiveness of Video 

Feedback on CFL Learners’ Chinese Character Writing 

(Kang) 

Presenter(s): Hana Kang (Chair), Michigan 

Technological University; Ying Liu, Ursinus College; 

Jing Wang, University of Pittsburgh 


strand: Research, Technology 


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


139 Studies of Affective Factors: 

Chinese Language Learning 

motivation and Anxiety 

U S college Chinese enrollment has increased 51% 

during 2002–2006 and the number of U S middle and 

high schools offering Chinese has quadrupled from 

1997 to 2008 The rapid growing interest in Chinese 

has made research on affective factors important topics 

that this panel addresses 

Presenter(s): Xiaohong Sharon Wen (Chair), University 

of Houston; Suihua Zhao, Lehigh University; Han Luo 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


140 A New Approach to Cultural 

Integration in Advanced Chinese 

Classes 

This innovative approach identifies and gains insights 

into the very fabric of Chinese culture that governs 

personal behavior and directs social dynamics Culture 

thus becomes the very core of language learning, transitioning 

its role from context to text, and its relation 

with language from duality to unity 

Presenter(s): Zu-yan Chen (Chair) and Hong Zhang, 

Binghamton University, SUNY; Xiaojun Wang, 

Western Michigan University 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


141 Get Them to Speak with Socratic 

Circles 

Participants will learn how to facilitate a Socratic Seminar 

in the classroom integrating the interpretive, interpersonal 

and presentational modes with a focus on encouraging 

students’ use of interlanguage After an introduction to 

the method of using Socratic Seminars, participants will 

engage in a Socratic Circle to practice the technique 

Presenter(s): Adam Bailey, Plymouth Whitemarsh High 

School 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


142 many heads Are Better than 

One: Connecting Teachers 

Through Assessment 

A common adage tells us that two heads are better than 

one By making a department wide commitment to common 

performance assessments, a new basis for teamwork, 

shared learning and efforts, and shared ownership 

of curriculum can build networks across languages within 

a department Come hear a success story! 

Presenter(s): Greta Lundgaard, Plano Independent 

School District 










1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


143 meeting the Literacy Needs, 

Learning Opportunities and 

motivation for khLs 

This first study investigates the literacy needs of Korean 

heritage learners (KHLs) and how their literacy practices 

relate to their writing proficiency in Korean by analyzing 

the data gathered from 52 KHLs in grades 4–16 The 

second presenter shows the complicated relationships 

between language and society for heritage language 

learning The third presenters propose online Korean 

language courses as an important strategic way of promoting 

Korean in public education systems in the U S 

By demonstrating audiovisual materials and technologybased 

pedagogical strategies, presenters discuss 

critical issues involving online language teaching and 

learning, and the future of online language courses in 

Korean language education 

Presenter(s): Eun Joo Kim, Pacific University; Danielle 

Pyun, Ohio State University; Eunjeong Choi, The 

University of Texas at Austin; Ji-Young Jung, 

Rutgers University; Jane Cho, Palisades Park Jr./ 

Sr. High School; Sojeong Kim and Eunjung Ji, The 

Korea Society 






1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 


144 ACTFL modern Greek SIG Business 

meeting and Task Force Report 

Please join the Modern Greek SIG for a presentation 

and progress report on the Modern Greek National 

Standards Project The business meeting will be held 

afterwards followed by raffles for a one-year ACTFL 

membership and other prizes 

Presenter(s): Evangelia Prionas (Chair), Stanford 

University; Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis, Hellenic-<strong>American</strong> 

Educators of New Jersey/ Caldwell College; Nancy 

Biska, Adelphi University; Elpida Bairaktari, Odyssey 

Charter School 


nnell celebrAtes 25tH 

AnniversAry 

The National Network for Early 

Language Learning (NNELL) is 

celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 

2012 and plans to commemorate 

this occasion at the NNELL 

Networking Breakfast on 

Saturday, November 17. 

ACTFL congratulates NNELL on 

this major accomplishment! 


2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E21 Teaching mandarin with 

Delayed Character Integration 

This workshop will cover best practice when 

taking a communication-focused, task-based 

approach to teaching Mandarin with DCI Claudia 

Ross, co-author of The Routledge Course in 

Modern Mandarin, will lead a discussion of 

common teaching problems and proven tactics for 

overcoming them 

Presenter(s): Claudia Ross, College of the Holy Cross 

sponsor(s): Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group 





2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E22 virtual Tools to Increase 

Language Learning to 

Anytime, Anywhere 

SANSSpace Virtual Language Learning 

Environment provides 24/7 learning SANSSpace 

virtually links language courses, content, and 

learning communities The virtual digital comparative 

recorder is an essential tool for listening and 

speaking practice Synchronous and asynchronous 

tools encourage collaborative learning anywhere, 

anytime and teachers can easily track student 

activity for review and assessment 

Presenter(s): Glory Vee Cordero and Mark 

Goodin, SANS Inc. 

sponsor(s): SANS Inc. Sony Language Learning 

Technology 





2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E23 Engaging Spanish Students 

Outside the Classroom 

Watch a demo of Nulu, the hugely popular free 

supplement that combines fresh news articles, 

human translation and pronunciation, a contextualized 

review system and global conversation, to 

see how it makes life better for both instructors 

and students 

Presenter(s): Eitan Geft and Avi Stieglitz, Nulu 

Languages 

sponsor(s): Nulu Languages 


applicable level(s): Grades 6–12, Higher Education 



2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E24 Español Santillana: make Your 

Students “Fans del Español” 

Español Santillana’s secondary Spanish FL 

program integrates traditional print resources and 

state-of-the-art technologies to develop effective 

communication skills, maintain motivation through 

a fun and engaging storyline with an online 

student presence, all presented through culturally 

authentic and relevant contexts 

Presenter(s): Mario Nuñez, Santillana USA 

sponsor(s): Santillana USA 





2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E25 Introducing REALIDADES 

©2014 Digital Edition: 

Technology to Teach and 

Learn 

¡Hola digital learning! Get ready to see some very 

cool new technology for your Spanish classroom 

Check out new Interactive Whiteboard Activities, 

the new DK interactive dictionary, new videos for 

speaking tasks, new Mapa global interactivo, new 

quizzes with built-in remediation, new self-study 

tools and that’s just a start! If you are using 

REALIDADES, see how to refresh your classroom 

with these resources New to REALIDADES? Come 

be amazed! 

Presenter(s): Cathy Wilson, Rich Sayers, and 

María Hubbard, Pearson 






submit A ProPosAl For 

ActFl 2013 

visit the ACTFL website (www. 

actfl.org) to submit a proposal 

for a session at next year’s ACTFL 

Annual Convention and world 

Languages Expo in Orlando, 

FL, November 22–24, 2013. 

Deadline is January 9, 2013.


2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 



145 LEAD with NCSSFL: eLinguaFolio: 

Can-Do world Language 

Learning 24/7 

Participants in this session will learn about the history 

of LinguaFolio and the development of e-LinguaFolio, 

an online version free to districts across the country 

Participants will learn how they can set up their own 

district’s or state’s e-LinguaFolio using the shared software 

and deploying it with teachers and students 

Presenter(s): Ann Marie Gunter and Helga K. Fasciano, 

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; 

Robert Crawford and Debora L. Nicholson, West 

Virginia Department of Education 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 



146 Learn with NADSFL—Advocacy 

Through Alignment: Linking 

the ACTFL and Common Core 

Standards 

Language instruction supporting this nationwide 

initiative will allow for advocacy opportunities in the 

core curriculum for all students Explore connections 

between ACTFL’s National Standards and the CCSS 

Initiative linking states through Common Core for 

literacy Participants will use ACTFL’s “crosswalk” to 

explore activities in the target language that clearly link 

to the English Common Core State Standards 

Presenter(s): Lea Graner Kennedy, Stonington High School 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 



147 ACTFL Research SIG Business 

meeting with Speaker Bill 

vanPatten 

The Research SIG’s annual business meeting will follow 

Dr VanPatten’s presentation, “It All Comes Down to 

Input: Is It That Simple?” There will be time for questions 

and discussion following the presentation 

Presenter(s): Bill VanPatten, Michigan State 

University; Victoria Russell, Valdosta State 

University; Silvia Peart, U. S. Naval Academy; 

Marcela van Olphen, St. Leo University 


2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 



148 Best of SwCOLT: Learning Stations: 

From Application to Impact 

Learn how Gilbert Public Schools created a culture in 

professional learning that focuses on developing learning 

stations to improve achievement while engaging 

students in active learning Learning Stations are utilized 

to reinforce language concepts required in course curriculum/state 

standards Participants observe examples 

of actual stations used in practice for proficiency 

Presenter(s): Jennifer Wortzel and Andrew 

Szczepaniak, Gilbert Public Schools, AZ 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 



149 Teaching vocabulary in the 

Immersion Classroom: Bringing 

words to Life 

This session will inform immersion teachers about how 

to best introduce and actually teach new vocabulary 

in the context of academic instruction New research 

on reading aloud and on interactive discussion of 

vocabulary will empower all participants to move 

away from simply defining words and writing words 

in sentences in order to more fully expand students’ 

linguistic repertoires 

Presenter(s): Therese Sullivan Caccavale, Holliston 

Public Schools 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Immersion SIG 





2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


150 NCATE Standards Revision 

This session will outline the proposed changes in the 

ACTFL/NCATE standards based on the recommendations 

of a task force that worked on the revisions 

The revised standards will be approved by the new 

association, CAEP, formed from the merger of NCATE 

and TEAC The audience will have the opportunity to 

react to the ACTFL/NCATE standards revisions and 

provide input 

Presenter(s): Dave C. McAlpine, University of 

Arkansas; Judith L. Shrum, Virginia Polytechnic 

Institute and State University 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


151 Refugees and Education 

In the midst of conflict, education is often seen as a 

luxury for refugees, also struggling for food and shelter 

Education is a basic right, vital in restoring hope and 

dignity to people driven from their homes, a tool to help 

them get back on their feet and build a better future 

This presentation will give an overview of The United 

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees education 

programs, also providing information on the use of educational 

materials in Spanish in order to make students 

sensitive to the needs of refugees 

Presenter(s): Valentin Duenas Jimenez, Embassy of 

Spain 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


152 Service Learning and Location- 

Based Gaming in Language 

Instruction 

The presenters will discuss a particular classroom 

structure that combines both community-based servicelearning 

projects and student-created location-based 

games Presenters will outline how locations were 

selected, how the games were created and the immediate 

and long-term outcomes of the project 

Presenter(s): Kevin M. Gaugler and Jessica Hasapis, 

Marist College; Mirla Gonzalez, University of Kansas 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


153 Technology to Enhance Language 

Learning: Demonstrations from 

the Field 

Participants will see demonstrations of how technology 

can be used to reinforce all communicative modes; 

facilitate performance-based assessments in real-life 

situations; and enable students to practice and share 

what they have learned Panelists will introduce apps 

and demonstrate their uses applicable to all languages 

Presenter(s): Mary Elizabeth Hart, National Foreign 

Language Center; Chia-Chyi Chiu, Saint Andrew’s 

School; Ying Jin, Cupertino High School; Yvonne Lau, 

Depaul University 










2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


154 iPad—iClass—iSpanish 

The iPad enables students to explore and acquire 

knowledge working with each other, changing the role 

of the teacher The classroom moves from a teaching 

setting to more of a learning environment Apps used in 

a third-year language program to achieve this paradigm 

shift will be demonstrated and discussed 

Presenter(s): Charles E. Long, Choate Rosemary Hall 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


155 The ABCs of Online and hybrid 

Courses 

Online and hybrid courses offer students who may not 

be reached in a traditional mode, the opportunity of 

language learning By integrating effective instructional 

design, a variety of technologies and assessments in all 

language skills, online and hybrid courses help students 

develop proficiency in the language 

Presenter(s): Mayra Cortes-Torres (Chair) and Elena 

Maria Grajeda, Pima Community College 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


156 Language Learning Abroad: 

<strong>American</strong> high School Students in 

Chinese homestays 

The study abroad homestay is often considered a prime 

context for language and culture learning This presentation 

will review findings of a qualitative case study of 

<strong>American</strong> high school students and their Chinese host 

families, suggesting the value of taking both student 

and host perspectives into account 

Presenter(s): Celeste Kinginger, Penn State University; 

Dali Tan, Northern Virginia Community College 







2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


157 Italian Pedagogy III 

This session presents the following papers on various 

approaches to the teaching of Italian language and culture: 

Amadis, Palmerin & Co: From Spanish Bestsellers 

to Italian Chartbusters (Fiumara); Building and Making 

Connections: The Value of an Internship in Italy (Svaldi); 

Sviluppare la competenza (inter)culturale nella lezione 

di Italiano (Benetti) 

Presenter(s): Morena Svaldi (Chair), Mount Holyoke 

College; Francesco Fiumara, Southeastern Louisiana 

University; Antonio Benetti, Consulate General of 

Italy in New York 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


158 L’Italiano Entra nell’Era Digitale 

This session will focus on digital workbooks, interactive 

grammar, interactive quizzes and games, blogs, wikis 

and more, in an innovative multi-platform for Italian 

Presenter(s): Tina Scudelletti-Alabbas (Chair), 

Edizioni Edilingua; Cristiana Panicco, Istituto S. 

Anna–Sorrento Lingue; Rita Pasqui, University of 

Pennsylvania 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


159 using Surveys to Assess Students’ 

Perceptions: An Experience 

This presentation focuses on the use of surveys as an 

assessment tool to evaluate student perceptions about 

a program’s goals and pedagogical practices and about 

their own learning 

Presenter(s): Donatella Melucci and Anna De Fina, 

Georgetown University 






Join us At tHe ActFl AWArDs ceremony 

Everyone is invited on Friday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. to 

the 2012 ACTFL Awards Ceremony in the Grand Ballroom Salon h at the 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown. Join us in honoring the winners of prestigious 

ACTFL awards and recognizing ACTFL President Dave mcAlpine for his service 

this year. 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


160 Designing a Successful Short-Term 

Foreign Language Study Tour 

Foreign language faculty are increasingly being asked 

to lead short-term study tours abroad This session will 

provide participants with the tools to develop their own 

programs at their home institutions, from establishing 

underlying program objectives to developing a budget 

Additionally, recent studies evaluating short-term 

programs will be reviewed 

Presenter(s): Claire Ziamandanis, The College of Saint 

Rose 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


161 Developing Common Core 

Literacy Through world 

Languages 

ACTFL’s crosswalk of the Common Core Standards with 

the National Standards for Language Learning outlines 

a common vision of literacy for learning a first or second 

language What are the implications for world language 

classrooms? Explore classroom examples describing 

assessment and instruction to develop literacy at 

novice, intermediate, and advanced levels 

Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL; Brandee Mau, 

Campbell County High School 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


162 Authentic Project-Based Learning: 

Increasing Proficiency Through 

Relevance 

This session is designed for secondary teachers to 

explore strategies to increase student proficiency 

through relevant authentic project-based units of study 

with a global perspective Innovative student projects 

integrating culture and language provide a model to 

create project-based learning scenarios 

Presenter(s): Joyce Smetanka Campbell, Mercy High 

School 







2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


163 Executing Japanese-Language 

Program Articulation Projects: 

how to make Them work 

Four Japanese-language program articulation projects 

that are being undertaken in Virginia as part of the 

Japanese Global Articulation Project (J-GAP) will be 

discussed, centering around such topics as (a) networking 

and dialoguing among professionals of different 

educational institutions, and (b) development of a 

common general curricular framework, assessment and 

instruction 

Presenter(s): Sufumi So (Chair), George Mason 

University; Mieko Kawai, Tomoko Marshall, and 

Tomomi Sato, University of Virginia; Koji Otani, 

Thomas Jefferson High School 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


164 The Language Educator 

magazine from ACTFL: Your 

voice in Print 

ACTFL’s popular magazine, The Language Educator, provides 

valuable resources to the profession and allows 

you to share what is happening in your classroom or 

program Learn how to target your submission to see 

your words and images in print! Find out what an article 

should say about excellent practices in language learning 

and get tips for good magazine writing 

Presenter(s): Sandy Cutshall and Pauline Goulah, The 

Language Educator 




2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


165 AATJ Paper Presentations I 

Implementation of “Shadowing” as Communicative 

Approach in Everyday Classrooms (Sekine); L2 

Learners’ Japanese Pronunciation Self-Monitoring Skill 

(Hirano-Cook) 

Presenter(s): Shigeko Sekine, California State 

University Monterey Bay; Erika Hirano-Cook and 

Megumu Tamura, Pennsylvania State University 


strand: Research, The Learner 



2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


166 Art in the Classroom: merging 

Literacy, Storytelling and Cultural 

Content 

Merge literacy, storytelling, and cultural content in 

the world language classroom through art Authentic 

Japanese, Peruvian, Chinese, and <strong>American</strong> works of 

art allow even novice language learners to use higher 

level thinking and make cultural comparisons as they 

describe, compare, and create stories with authentic 

art 

Presenter(s): Lisa F. Berkson and Yumi Furumoto, 

Dobson High School; Isabel Espino de Valdivia and 

Shuhei Hokonohara, Allderdice High School 





applicable language(s): Chinese, Japanese, Spanish 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


167 Authentic material in Teaching 

Arabic: A Critical Language Issue 

Authentic materials as a concept and strategy have 

become more common in Arabic language classrooms 

However, educators struggle with defining what 

“authentic materials” mean and how to effectively 

integrate them in language classrooms In this session, 

the topic of authentic materials will be discussed within 

the context of teaching Arabic 

Presenter(s): Mouna Mana, University of Maryland 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


168 Promoting 21st Century Skills 

Through Integrating Social Justice 

Issues 

A thematically based curriculum with a foundation of 

social justice tenets assists language learners to meet 

the competencies of 21st century skills This interactive 

introduction to the concepts and implementation of 

social justice will provide practical ideas and strategies 

to attendees 

Presenter(s): Raquel Oxford, University of 

Wisconsin–Milwaukee 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


169 Assessing Language and 

Culture Competencies for Native 

Speakers 

Beginning in 2016, Michigan high school graduating 

classes will need at least two years of world languages 

or demonstrated equivalency Districts must provide 

age-appropriate and reliable assessments to measure 

native speakers’ language skills and cultural knowledge 

Dearborn is working to develop meaningful and 

authentic Arabic tests for four full years 

Presenter(s): Nabila Hammami and Nawf Abou-Dib, 

Dearborn Public Schools; Kathleen McBroom, 

Administrative Service Center 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


170 Beyond “understanding”: 

Empowering Beginning Language 

Students Through a katakana 

Project 

This presentation will introduce a Japanese characterbased 

project that was implemented in a second year 

Japanese class Presenters will discuss the significance 

of this project as a tool to develop learners’ critical and 

creative thinking skills, and to provide opportunities 

to express their individuality through the Japanese 

language 

Presenter(s): Miyuki Yamamoto, University of Notre 

Dame; Nobuko Chikamatsu, Depaul University 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


171 Beyond the Textbook: Organic 

Language Acquisition Through 

movement and Community 

Go beyond textbooks and worksheets to create an 

interactive, motivating immersion classroom where 

students are communicating and achieving proficiency 

through a strong community In this exciting, hands-on 

session, participants will not only experience learning 

a language organically, but will also learn techniques 

to incorporate movement and student-generated 

curriculum 

Presenter(s): Darcy Rogers, Crater Renaissance 

Academy; Hannah Pratt, Lincoln High School 










2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


172 Teaching writing in French using 

Best Practices: The ÉCRI model 

The presentation will focus on an instructional model 

that organizes best practices in the teaching of writing 

in second language contexts This model (ÉCRI) was 

co-created in a professional learning community by 

teachers and researchers interested in the improvement 

of the teaching and learning of writing 

Presenter(s): Allan Roy and Josée Le Bouthillier, 

University of New Brunswick 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


173 Service Learning at home and 

Abroad: Best Practices to Promote 

Learning 

This presentation explores best practices in service 

learning (SL) that promote communicative and cultural 

competence for students with different majors We 

discuss the experience of two universities developing 

local and international projects This presentation highlights 

how SL programs enhance learning outcomes for 

students and the impact they can have in a community 

Presenter(s): Ana M. Caula, Slippery Rock University; 

Therese Tardio, Carnegie Mellon University 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


Lecture hall 

174 See what Goes on in the 

Classroom of the ACTFL National 

Language Teacher of the Year! 

How do we create globally competent students and 

what is the role of language study in this new order? 

Teachers will see how to integrate global content in 

lessons on a daily basis through various techniques and 

discuss how to create opportunities for students to use 

this knowledge in various disciplines The presentation 

focuses on the integration of language study and 

displays student work that emphasizes communication, 

critical thinking and collaboration within the classroom 

and through technology Student examples incorporating 

21st century tools will be provided 

Presenter(s): Marty Abbott (Chair), ACTFL; Yo Azama, 

North Salinas High School 







2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


175 Get in the Game: Language 

Learning Is No Spectator Sport 

Students become more engaged in learning as they 

“get in the game” by participating in hands-on activities 

Motivation and retention increase as a result of 

incorporating new high-interest resources, such as 

music, manipulatives, and realia Join the team as 

session presenters share their play book for engaging 

sideline learners 

Presenter(s): Laurin Hayes Baker, Lori B. McCool, and 

Sheila G. Lee, Landrum High School 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


176 using Connections and 

Comparisons to Foster 

Intercultural Learning 

What is the difference between teaching culture and 

teaching to be competent in another culture? This 

session will provide strategies for increasing teachers’ 

knowledge base and confidence to foster intercultural 

learning by involving students in experiential activities 

in the classroom Discussion is applicable to commonly 

and less commonly taught languages 

Presenter(s): Sheila W. Cockey and Anup P. Mahajan, 

National Capital Language Resource Center 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


177 Strategies for Engaging heritage 

Learners: Ownership and 

Autonomy 

In order to create optimal learning environments and 

experiences for heritage learners, both personalization 

and learner autonomy are key issues Fostering 

students’ ownership of course content and autonomy as 

they develop their skills are especially important factors 

that educators must consider when designing courses 

for heritage learners 

Presenter(s): Megan Echevarria and Ignacio Pérez 

Ibáñez, University of Rhode Island 





applicable language(s): Spanish, Other 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


178 making Language Curriculum, 

Software, and materials Effective 

for Preschool/kindergarten 

The call for language education programs for preschool/ 

kindergarten is expanding rapidly Finding developmentally 

appropriate curricula, software/apps, learning 

materials and activities for the unique learning needs of 

young children is challenging This session for teachers 

and developers shows how to adapt your materials to 

be effective with young learners 

Presenter(s): Karen Nemeth, Language Castle LLC 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


179 CEFR and ACTFL Scales: Self- 

Assessment vs. Actual Evaluation 

How well do <strong>American</strong> and Dutch students selfassess 

their proficiency using the CEFR and the ACTFL 

scales? Which descriptors attract the attention of 

self-assessors and which ones do they ignore? A 

comparative, audience-interactive study of actual 

ratings, the key descriptors of those levels and student 

self-descriptions 

Presenter(s): Arthur Mosher, University of Dayton; 

Peter Jan Slagter, Utrecht University; Eric Surface, 

SWA Consulting, Inc. 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


180 Assessing LCTLs Proficiency 

Assessment Tools: what will 

work for You? 

To choose an assessment tool that meets students’ 

needs, educators need to know the pros and cons of the 

myriad of available tests While selecting appropriate 

tests is challenging, this presentation provides 

a realistic and practical assessment of the existing 

proficiency tools and discusses their reliability, validity 

and practicality 

Presenter(s): Dany Doueiri, California State University, 

San Bernardino; Gaby Semaan, University of Toledo 







2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


181 Teaching Language, Culture, and 

writing Through Popular music 

Popular music in Spanish appeals to students while 

providing an authentic context for practicing critical 

language skills both orally and in writing In order to 

measure language development, students compile a 

cultural writing portfolio of formal compositions and 

reflections, culminating with an original composition of 

music and lyrics 

Presenter(s): Beth J. Therien, Joel Barlow High School 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


182 TELL me how! A Teacher 

Effectiveness Framework for 

world Language Teachers 

The Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) 

Project is a collection of products and processes that 

world language educators can use to enhance their 

effectiveness as teachers Explore the foundational 

piece, the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning 

Framework, supporting documents and draft a plan 

for possible implementation within your department/ 

district 

Presenter(s): Thomas Sauer, Fayette County Public 

Schools; Gregory W. Duncan, Interprep, Inc; Sharon 

Deering, Arlington ISD; Alyssa Villarreal, Memphis 

City Schools 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


183 Developing a Successful 

Elementary Language Program 

Charlottesville City Schools is proud of its elementary 

Spanish program In this session, the FLES teachers 

will explain the creation of the program (choosing a 

design, creating a curriculum), the implementation of 

the program into all of the division’s schools, as well as 

sustaining it 

Presenter(s): Mary-Elizabeth Via, Stacy Diaz, and Sally 

Strickler, Charlottesville City Schools; Kristin C. 

Johnson, Albemarle County Public Schools 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


184 Development and vitality of 

heritage Language Education in 

the united States 

This presentation outlines the history of heritage 

language education in the United States and the impact 

that STARTALK, with its focus on “critical languages,” 

has had Recommendations are made for future initiatives 

that will continue to build U S language capacity, 

drawing on the strengths of heritage language communities 

and speakers 

Presenter(s): Joy Peyton and Terrence Wiley, Center 

for Applied Linguistics; Catherine Ingold and Shuhan 

Wang, National Foreign Language Center, University 

of Maryland 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


185 Effective Advocacy: From Novice 

to Superior 

Languages play a role in our national security and 

economic strength, and in our ability to build mutually 

beneficial relationships with other cultures For many, 

German is a clear choice for language study, others 

need convincing Learn about resources to advocate for 

and promote German language studies at all levels 

Presenter(s): Thomas Keith Cothrun, AATG 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


186 Comedy Across Cultures and the 

Curriculum 

This panel explores approaches to teaching comedy in 

upper-division courses taught in English and German 

with respect to promoting transcultural and translingual 

competence German-language examples in film, TV, 

and drama provide models for connecting foreignlanguage 

programs to other disciplines and connecting 

the target-language culture to students’ first-language 

cultures 

Presenter(s): Lisa Parkes, Harvard University; Astrid 

Klocke, Northern Arizona University; Bettina 

Matthias, Middlebury 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


187 Cultures, Communities and 

Connections: Technology for 

Intercultural Citizenship 

Two related interactive presentations explore how 

the use of innovative technology, such as films, social 

networking, etc can be used to foster intercultural 

awareness in German L2 classrooms This session 

demonstrates how to create a learning environment 

that is beneficial to students’ developing identities as 

global citizens 

Presenter(s): Vincent VanderHeijden, University of 

Texas at Austin; Carla Ghanem, Arizona State 

University 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


188 Backward and Onward: Lesson 

Planning for a Theme-Based 

Curriculum 

Presenters share lesson plans for beginning and intermediate 

German language courses based on Backward 

Design principles In particular, lesson plans incorporate 

a theme-based approach and concise application of 

performance assessment rubrics The panel aims to 

share best practices of in-class and out-of class (online) 

spiraled interaction 

Presenter(s): Christina Frei (Chair), University 

of Pennsylvania; Astrid Weigert, Georgetown 

University 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


189 harry Trapped in Time—Deutsche 

welle’s New Animated Series 

The session presents DW’s new animated online series 

for students of German It combines high-quality animation 

with interactive exercises, a vocabulary trainer, 

grammar and downloadable worksheets for classroom 

purposes A number of games support the learning 

process The series offers an ideal combination of 

entertainment and educational material 

Presenter(s): Zuzana Leetz, Deutsche Welle 










2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


190 Cheng & Tsui CLTA walton 

Presentation Prize (Part II) 

Three papers will be presented by this year’s Walton 

Presentation Prize finalists The Walton Presentation 

Prize is awarded to recognize the best first-time presentation 

at the CLTA Annual Meeting: Deictic Gestures 

in Learning Chinese Topic-Comment Sentences (Paul); 

How Contextual Information and Cultural Familiarity 

Affect Chinese Colloquial Idioms Comprehension 

(Li); English Thinking in CLLs’ Speaking by Examining 

Spatial-Temporal Metaphors (Causarano) 

Presenter(s): Wei Hong (Chair), Purdue University; 

Jing Paul, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Yu Li, The 

University of Iowa; Pei-ni Causarano, University of 

New Mexico 




2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


191 A Study of Student Evaluation 

of College Chinese Language 

Instructors 

This study investigates the special learning needs 

of Chinese learners of beginner, intermediate and 

advanced level respectively in Chinese language 

instruction through the tool of student evaluation The 

components of effective teaching valued by students 

across levels are identified and applications of evaluation 

to teacher training are discussed 

Presenter(s): Kening Li, Inter-University Program 

for Chinese Language Studies; Rongzhen Li, Yale 

University; Qiuyu Wang, Harvard University 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


192 Backward Design and 

Diagnostic/Contextual 

Assessments in AP Chinese 

Course 

Throughout the AP Chinese course, frequent, explicit 

and differentiated assessments are an integral part in 

evaluating students’ cultural knowledge and language 

skills in completing complex tasks within contexts 

guided by three modes of communication This presentation 

will show participants how this integration can 

be effectively implemented based on backward design 

Presenter(s): Jianmin Luo (Chair), Chadwick School; 

Baocai Paul Jia, Cupertino High School; Xiaohong 

Teng, Harrison High School 







2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


193 Content-Based Chinese Courses: 

Issues, Challenges and Solutions 

Three presentations of this panel will discuss several 

issues, challenges and solutions related to Chinese content-based 

courses with the goal of enabling instructors 

to improve students’ literature, culture, and language 

learning outcomes Examples of how to balance teaching 

of content with attention to language proficiency 

will be provided A Content-Based Course on Chinese 

Folk Performance (Wu); The Effect of Content-Based 

Instruction on Advanced Chinese Language Acquisition 

(Jing-Schmidt); A Content-Based Course on Chinese 

Ghost Literature and Culture (Liu) 

Presenter(s): Sue-mei Wu and Gang Liu, Carnegie 

Mellon University; Zhuo Jing-Schmidt, University 

of Oregon 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


194 Incorporating Effective Formative 

and Alternative Assessments in 

Chinese Language Pedagogy 

This panel focuses on the paradigm, methodology, 

practice and implication of formative and alternative 

assessments, which have been increasingly acknowledged 

by Chinese pedagogues and incorporated into 

their student-centered curricula Specifically, self and 

peer assessment, portfolio assessment, relevant rubrics 

and checklists, together with students’ own perspectives 

will be discussed 

Presenter(s): Ka Wong (Chair), St Olaf College; 

Christopher Magriney, University of Southern 

California; Ying Zhou, Defense Language Institute, 

Monterey 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


195 Building an Engaging and 

Research-Based Chinese Program 

in k–6 Classrooms 

This program will present the curriculum, teaching 

materials, instructional strategies, student activities 

and assessment tasks appropriate for Chinese language 

learners in K–6 classrooms We will also report the 

results of our pilot study in a second-grade classroom, 

including video clips and student work samples 

Presenter(s): Belinda Louie (Chair), University of 

Washington, Tacoma; Wenling Li, Trident University 

International; Qizhi Jenny Yang, Evergreen Chinese 

Academy 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


196 CAPLfrançais: using Culturally 

Authentic Images in the 

Classroom 

The Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon in French, or 

CAPLfrançais, is an extensive collection of photographs 

shot in France and French-speaking Canada This open 

source database provides a refreshing and up-to-date 

alternative to publisher generated material for teaching 

language and culture 

Presenter(s): Katrine R. Pflanze, Washington & 

Jefferson College 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


197 Promoting Target-Language 

Instruction Through Professional 

Development: A Structured 

Approach 

This session focuses on professional development to 

guide and support language educators, both pre- and 

in-service, in their efforts to use the target language 

almost exclusively in the classroom Professional 

development activities featured will include the use 

of target-language journals and logs, reflective video 

analyses, and guided observation tasks 

Presenter(s): Ruth S. Owens, Arkansas State University 






2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


198 Strategies for Teaching heritage 

Learners in the heritage/Second 

Language Classroom 

This session features two presentations: Teaching the 

Heritage Language Through Student Autobiographies 

and Heritage Speakers in “Gringo Spaces” of the 

Spanish L2 Classroom. Participants will learn about 

strategies to help students learn the mechanics and 

stylistics of Spanish and strategies to develop more 

inclusive and critically bilingual classroom communities 

Presenter(s): Maria Cristina Montoya, SUNY-Oneonta; 

Adam Schwartz, University of South Florida; 

Kimberly Potowski, University of Illinois 







2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


199 Issues in Portuguese Pedagogy 

As the Portuguese language gains popularity, several 

questions in pedagogy have risen: What variety should 

we teach? How do we teach it in mixed classrooms 

with heritage and non-heritage learners? What are 

the best teaching practices? These and other relevant 

questions will be addressed in three presentations in 

this session Portuguese: Seven Countries, One Voice? 

(Viviani and Estima); Learning Portuguese: Heritage 

and Non-heritage Learners’ Perspectives on Mixed 

Classroom (Gontijo); From Parts of Speech to Word 

Combinations (Silva) 

Presenter(s): Liliane Viviani and Sonia N. Estima, 

Defense Language Institute; Viviane Gontijo, 

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Cassia 

Silva, Key Languages, Inc. 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Portuguese SIG 





Join us for SCOLT/AAFLT/SEALLT 

April 11 - 13, 2013 

Birmingham, AL 

World Language Learning: Setting the Global Standard 

Sheraton Birmingham 

Keynote speaker: John DeMado 

Information and registration online at 

http://www.scolt.org 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


200 National Standards-Based Greek 

Curricula Targeting the 21st 

Century Skills 

Two papers showcase innovative, National Standardsbased 

Greek language curricula that are targeting the 

21st century skills A Standards-Based Greek FLES 

Curriculum Targeting the 21st Century Skills (Bairaktari 

and Przywara); Standards-Based Performance Learning 

and the 21st Century Skills (Lekkakou) 

Presenter(s): Elpida Bairaktari and Maribeth Przywara, 

Odyssey Charter School; Ioanna Lekkakou, Greek 

Ministry of Education 





applicable language(s): Greek 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


201 ACTFL African-<strong>American</strong> SIG 

Business meeting 

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


202 NECTFL Board meeting 

3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E26 Community Service and 

Language Instruction 

Whether you and your students use iPhones, iPads 

or Androids, we all use technology to teach and 

improve language learning We will present new 

ideas for making learning fun with the help of 

the technology teens already love to use as well 

as presenting ideas for how community service 

opportunities can pick up where helpfulness of 

digital devices may end More than just apps, 

we will share our field-tested methods to prove 

increased language learning, retention, and 

participation 

Presenter(s): Pat Maloney, Ned Clark, and 

Johnny Perkins, Travel for Teens, LLC 

sponsor(s): Travel for Teens LLC 




applicable language(s): Chinese, French, 

German, Italian, Spanish 





3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E27 Temas y contextos: New AP* 

Spanish from vista higher 

Learning 

Learn about and receive samples from Temas y 

contextos: AP* Spanish Language and Culture 

(basal) and Vista Higher Learning AP* Spanish: 

Preparing for the Language and Culture Exam 

(worktext)—in both print and digital formats 

Fluency, creativity, and solid preparation for both 

large contexts and precise language details: come 

see what specialization does best 

* AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which 

was not involved in the production of, and does not 

endorse this product. 

Presenter(s): Norah Jones, Vista Higher Learning 

sponsor(s): Vista Higher Learning 

strand: Instruction 

applicable level(s): High School 



3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E28 Introducing Ritmos—A New 

Text for Beginning College 

Spanish 

Ritmos—Beginning Spanish Language and 

Culture is a combined digital and print text that 

focuses extensively on cultural learning while setting 

realistic grammar and vocabulary goals If you 

desire more robust and relevant cultural content 

for your beginning Spanish sequence, Ritmos is 

the solution Come find out more at our session! 

Presenter(s): Lee Forester, Evia Learning Inc. 

sponsor(s): Evia Learning Inc. 







Presenters are being encouraged 

to upload their handouts in the 

Resources section of the 

ACTFL Online Community at 

community.actfl.org. 


3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E29 Online Learning for Lexical 

Acquisition 

Learn how Duke, MIT, San Diego State, West 

Point and other leading schools are using 

Transparent Language’s online learning system 

to deliver effective foreign language instruction 

and encourage a more globally minded campus 

community When integrated with an existing 

language curricula, Transparent Language Online 

lets instructors customize the learning material to 

improve learning outcomes As a supplement to 

existing curricula, Transparent Language Online 

provides hundreds of hours of learning material 

in a system that reports on student usage Finally, 

as a self-guided resource, the system enables 

learning of over 80 languages including many 

less commonly taught languages such as Arabic, 

Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Persian Farsi and many 

more We will demonstrate how to monitor usage, 

manage classes, track student progress, and 

create custom learning material as well as give 

attendees a chance to try Transparent Language 

Online firsthand 

Presenter(s): Charles McGonagle, Ewa Zeoli, and 

Kristen Craft, Transparent Language 

sponsor(s): Transparent Language, Inc. 





3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E30 Inspired Learning—Getting 

the most out of French 

materials 

An “invitation au voyage” through materials for 

learning French as a foreign language Discover 

our textbooks including multimedia and digital 

resources for all ages and levels, and see how 

engaging learning French can be! Samples of new 

materials will be available along with a demo of 

the digital versions 

Presenter(s): Christine Buttin, Hachette Livre 

International 

sponsor(s): MEP School 





3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 



203 Lead with NCSSFL: Creating 21st 

Century Job Skills: Combining 

world Languages and Career 

and Technical Educational (CTE) 

Pathways 

By moving to a single statewide diploma, many states 

have observed explosive growth in the study of world 

languages in school systems with high enrollment 

in Career and Technical Educational (CTE) pathways 

Participants will discover how CTE partners and 

career-focused Memoranda of Understanding with 

international departments of education can make 

concrete steps to ensure a solid link between classroom 

language learning and the language needs of the business 

community 

Presenter(s): Jon Valentine, Georgia Department of 

Education; Gregory A. Fulkerson, Department of 

Defense Education Activity 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 



204 Learn with NADSFL—Assessment 

Design for Performance: A 

Collective Call to Act 

When New York eliminated its foreign language exams, 

a consortia of over 80 district supervisors from Long 

Island and across the state initiated a call to action for 

creating assessments which surpass those state exams 

This session will share the process toward building an 

assessment that shows what learners can do 

Presenter(s): Carmen Campos, Cole Spring Harbor 

High School; Jennifer Eddy, Queens College CUNY; 

Lillian Carey, Hauppauge High School 







3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 



205 Best of PNCFL: Comprehensible, 

Communicative, and 

Collaborative 

Re-examine your routines Ideas for routines, management, 

and formative assessment will be demonstrated 

Add activities to your arsenal No-prep, low-tech 

activities will be presented Keep them reading Ideas 

for spicing up silent reading, storytelling, bookmaking, 

and other reading activities will be shared 

Presenter(s): Lynn Johnston, Alderwood Middle School 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


206 helping Students Discover Their 

voice Through Digital Storytelling 

In today’s digital age, sharing stories with our global 

community is becoming more common as new technologies 

and apps make creating digital storybooks quick 

and easy We will discuss how to use the tools you 

already have available to create beautiful digital storybooks 

that seamlessly fit into your curriculum 

Presenter(s): Dorie Perugini, Glastonbury Public 

Schools 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


207 Japanese Manga and French 

Graphic Novels: An unexpected 

match 

This session will provide instructors with ways to 

relate to the students’ interests by introducing the 

manga movement that has skyrocketed in recent 

years Language activities centered around the French 

Nouvelle Manga will be presented to engage your 

students in a cross-cultural activity that will develop 

their communicative competency 

Presenter(s): Sarah N. Mecheneau (Chair) and Solene 

Inceoglu, Michigan State University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


208 Technology with ‘Tweens: 

Adapting Technological Activities 

for Beginning Language Learners 

Finding authentic and age-appropriate technological 

activities can be challenging for teachers of beginning 

language learners This session offers many ideas that 

engage the iGeneration student while building a strong 

linguistic base and cultural awareness Presenters 

created a Wikipage for participants to continue the 

exchange of ideas beyond the conference 

Presenter(s): Rebecca Nelson, Millburn Township; 

Monica J. Johnston, Collegiate Middle School 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


209 Improving web 2.0 Technology 

Skills Through Online Professional 

Development 

This session describes an innovative online course 

designed to create technology literate K–12 language 

teachers Using the TPACK framework teacher participants 

acquired knowledge and skills to implement 

Web 2 0 technologies into their classrooms Using 

best practices in pedagogy and technology, research 

revealed significant changes in teaching practices and 

technology use 

Presenter(s): Aleidine Moeller and Carolina 

Bustamante, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Sheri 

Hurlbut 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


210 Digitally Speaking: Free Digital 

Resources to Improve Oral 

Proficiency 

This session will focus on how to use free digital 

resources to improve oral proficiency Participants will 

learn how to use a wide variety of websites to make 

speaking tasks engaging and fun, and how to share 

student work digitally through blog sites, thereby transforming 

class assignments into “published” work 

Presenter(s): Catherine Ritz, Arlington Public Schools 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


211 Connecting Language Learners 

Online—Challenges and 

Strengths of Electronic Tools 

This presentation discusses a cross-cultural, crosslingual 

electronic exchange including e-mail, videoconferences, 

and blogs After outlining the exchange’s 

effects on students’ language skills and intercultural 

competence, the presentation will focus on highlighting 

strengths and weaknesses of these electronic tools 

Ways to incorporate electronic exchanges in other 

language classes will be discussed 

Presenter(s): Theresa Schenker, Michigan State 

University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


212 Supporting Less Commonly 

Taught Language Teachers 

Through Communities of Practice 

Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese and teachers of less 

commonly taught languages often report being isolated 

and desiring opportunities for professional growth 

and networking This session will share how Lave and 

Wenger’s conceptual framework of “community of 

practice” can provide a way to tackle these issues by 

creating opportunities for supporting educators 

Presenter(s): Diane Lee and Liza Lizcano, Stanford 

University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


213 Italian Pedagogy Iv 

These papers provide various approaches to the 

teaching of Italian language and culture: Imagining and 

Imaging Rome (Waldbaum); Women in Lyrics. Italian 

Women Protesting Through Music (Serra); Grammar 

Through Imagery: Inductive and Deductive Approaches 

(Batterman) 

Presenter(s): Roberta Waldbaum (Chair), University 

of Denver; Ilaria Serra, Florida Atlantic University; 

Henry Batterman, Gonzaga University 








3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


214 why Learn a world Language? 

what the Current Research Says 

What does recent research say about the benefits of 

bilingualism or learning a world language? This investigation 

explored multiple databases to access empirical 

research published from 2005 to 2011 Quantitative and 

qualitative results report multiple benefits, including 

increased academic achievement, greater cognitive 

abilities, intercultural competence, and increased 

earning power 

Presenter(s): Rebecca Fox, Olga I. Corretjer, and Jie 

Tian, George Mason University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


215 Perspectives: Sustainability of 

AP Italian Language Program— 

Global Competition 

This session with Enti Gestori directors representing the 

geographical regions of the United States will present 

strategies and effective practices for sustainability 

of Italian language in communities and schools This 

includes effective teaching strategies utilizing integration 

of technology, best practices, and research on 

world language demographics 

Presenter(s): Daniel Stabile (Chair), National 

COPILAS; Cristiano Maggipinto, Embassy of Italy in 

Washington; Roberto Pennazzato, Consulate General 

of Italy in Chicago; Daria Mizza, SAIS–Johns 

Hopkins University; Ilaria Costa, Italian <strong>American</strong> 

Committee on Education 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


216 Intercultural Competence 

This session will feature a presentation entitled 

Sviluppare la Competenza (Inter)Culturale Nella Lezione 

di Italiano 

Presenter(s): Paola Ebranati (Chair), Consulate General 

of Italy; Tiberio Snaidero, Queens College-CUNY 







3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


217 Nonverbal Communication in 

Spanish-Speaking Countries: The 

Importance of Gestures 

Although students learn to express themselves verbally 

in foreign language classes, they are often not taught 

how to produce and understand nonverbal cues This 

session will show how to use videos in an authentic 

context to teach gestures and how to modify the activities 

for different levels of Spanish 

Presenter(s): Sandra J. Mulryan, Community College 

of Baltimore County 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


218 Personal Professional 

Development for Cultural Content: 

An Invitation 

The ACTFL Survey on Standards found that many 

teachers expressed hesitancy in teaching products, 

practices, and perspectives due to limited knowledge 

of cultures themselves This session invites teachers 

to participate in a year-long professional development 

experiment using the Cultural Framework to build their 

own competencies 

Presenter(s): June K. Phillips (Chair), Weber State 

University; Judith L. Shrum, Virginia Polytechnic 

Institute and State University; Mary Joy Lewis, 

William Fleming High School 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


219 AATJ Special Session: Getting 

the most out of Your AATJ 

membership! 

Are you benefiting from all of the events, activities, and 

services that AATJ has to offer? Learn about maximizing 

your school’s participation in the Nengajou Contest, 

Japanese National Honor Society and Japanese 

National Exam See how to write an ACTFL proposal 

and participate in online collaboration with your 

Japanese colleagues 

Presenter(s): Jessica L. Haxhi (Chair), Maloney 

Interdistrict Magnet School; Nana Suzumura, The 

Woodlands College Park High School; Lynn Sessler 

Schmaling, Clovis Grove Elementary 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


220 Publishing Your Research in 

ACTFL’s Foreign Language Annals 

Representatives of the Editorial Board and the Editor of 

Foreign Language Annals will discuss approaches for 

developing a successful scholarly manuscript for publication 

Topics that will be discussed are: transforming 

your dissertation into a publishable manuscript, converting 

your conference presentation into manuscript 

form, and language polishing techniques for scholarly 

writing 

Presenter(s): Audrey L. Heining-Boynton, University of 

North Carolina at Chapel Hill; James Sweigert; Paul 

Toth, Temple University; Julie Cain, NCJIT; Mary Ann 

Lyman-Hager, San Diego State University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


221 minna No Can-Do Site: Online 

Database Tool for 21st Century 

Teachers 

Setting clear goals is essential to thematic instruction 

which fosters autonomous learners who can effectively 

acquire 21st century skills The Japan Foundation 

developed JF Standard and its online database tool 

to support language educators to design their courses 

suitable for thematic instruction 

Presenter(s): Maki Watanabe Isoyama and Yuka 

Kitazono, The Japan Foundation; Ruri H. Hirsch, 







3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


222 Skype and Google Your way to 

Success in Language Teaching 

session cancelled by presenter


3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


223 National Standards for korean 

Language Curriculum Framework 

The National Standards for Korean curriculum 

framework represents a set of well-articulated content, 

performance and proficiency standards for an idealized 

Korean program The Standards provide the guidelines 

for the incremental advancement of language 

proficiency throughout this entire span of education 

The Standards also adapt and use age-appropriate 

authentic materials 

Presenter(s): Sungdai Cho (Chair), SUNY at 

Binghamton; Yongjin Kang, Heidelberg University; 

Eun Joo Kim, Pacific University; Danielle Pyun, Ohio 







3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


224 Incorporating Sustainability into 

Foreign Language Curriculum: 

Best Practices and Reflections 

Emory University has been at the forefront for curricular 

innovation around sustainability This session introduces 

courses in Chinese, French, and Japanese that 

incorporate sustainability and environmental issues in 

the curriculum It reflects upon how the courses foster 

pedagogical creativity and “green” lifestyle through the 

learning of foreign languages and cultures 

Presenter(s): Hong Li, Noriko Takeda, and Lilia 

Coropceanu, Emory University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


225 Designing Integrated Performance 

Assessments for mandarin 

Immersion units 

At its best, immersion pedagogy balances the development 

of subject matter and language knowledge in 

instruction and assessment This session shows how 

one curriculum design team adapted ACTFL’s Integrated 

Performance Assessment to fully integrate assessment 

of students’ language and content learning in an 

interdisciplinary STEM unit for elementary Mandarin 

immersion 

Presenter(s): Tara Fortune, University of Minnesota; 

Molly Wieland, XinXing Academy, Hopkins Public 

Schools 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


226 Dynamic Instructional Strategies 

and Techniques for the Arabic 

Language 

An interactive presentation of dynamic instructional 

strategies, techniques, and tools that will engage and 

motivate native and non-native K–8 Arabic language 

learners to be inspired and enriched Moreover, the 

effective applications of technology to monitor, assess, 

and reteach, so as to facilitate and enable proficiency in 

Arabic will be demonstrated 

Presenter(s): Majed Younes and Waseem Younis, 

Dearborn Academy 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


227 Developing Self-Directed Learning 

Skills for Authentic materials: 

Student Perspectives 

This presentation describes a self-directed learning 

(SDL) project requiring students in an intensive Chinese 

program to create a portfolio of authentic news passages 

Using data collected from interviews of student 

focus groups, this presentation discusses reported 

benefits, learning strategies, challenges, and teachers’ 

role in this SDL project 

Presenter(s): Fengning Du, Defense Language Institute 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


228 Relevant Learning: 

Communication, Culture, and 

21st Century Skill Development 

Designing projects that connect world language 

students to people around the world makes language 

learning relevant and engaging Embed high-quality 

projects with the 21st century skills of collaboration, 

critical thinking, and responsible use of technology, 

while developing communication skills Evaluate characteristics 

of effective projects that empower learning 

Presenter(s): Donna L. Clementi; Paul Sandrock, ACTFL 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


229 Finding Your voice Outdoors: 

using Nature to Inspire Student 

Communication 

Join the “no child left inside” environmental movement 

with your language students The outdoors provides 

rich, varied prompts for students to use the target 

language in all three modes Experience activities 

and leave with instructions, drawing on resources 

of Concordia Language Villages, residential, outdoor 

language programs in 15 languages 

Presenter(s): Denise E. Phillippe and Kirsten Addison, 

Concordia Language Villages 






ACTFL PLeNAry SeSSioN 

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 

114 Lecture hall 

230 ACTFL Plenary: Language 

Education in the united 

States—Current Status and 

Future vision 

Panelists from major organizations both within 

and outside the U S will discuss the current 

status of language education in the U S and ideas 

for implementing a vision of language learning for 

all students in the future This interactive session 

will allow time for audience input as we collaboratively 

envision the future of our field 

Presenter(s): Dave C. McAlpine, University of 

Arkansas (Chair); Rosemary Feal, Modern 

Language Association; Greta Lundgaard, 

NADSFL; Valdemar Martyniuk, European 

Centre for Modern Languages; Judith Shrum, 

Professor Emerita, Virginia Tech 










3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


231 Teaching to Different Learning 

Styles Including Students with 

Special Needs 

Students with different learning styles and special 

needs have rights to access to different learning 

options in order to be actively engaged in language 

learning, and meanwhile, those who lag behind, those 

who are advanced, and those right in the middle need 

to receive appropriate levels of challenge 

Presenter(s): Alice Zhang, University of Maryland; 

Xiaoxia Zhang and Shuaiyu Shen, Baltimore 

International Academy 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


232 STEm (Science-Technology- 

Engineering-mathematics) in ESL 

The concepts found in STEM (Science-Technology- 

Engineering-Mathematics) are universal Thus, using 

STEM material to teach language provides the teacher 

and learner with a powerful tool for language acquisition 

This session will introduce the ESL teacher to how 

STEM material can be incorporated into the general ESL 

and Spanish classroom 

Presenter(s): Daniel D. Presson and Martha Cardenas, 

Advocacy for STEM 





applicable language(s): Spanish, ESL/ESOL 

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


233 Involve Them, They’ll Learn! 

Carefully designed team learning activities may 

increase motivation on the part of students Participants 

will examine the components of cooperative learning 

and will work together to adapt activities in ways that 

lead to an increase in student engagement Emphasis 

will be placed on structures that require interdependence 

and individual accountability 








3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


234 Online News as mentor Texts for 

Discussion and writing 

A “mentor text” is any text that guides student writing 

We present a strategy where students choose their 

own “mentor text” from online target language news 

sources, then modify it, requiring repeated processing 

Students share the text with peers and write about it 

This strategy results in better student writing 

Presenter(s): Ruth M. Ferree and William McDonald, 

University of Virginia 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


235 Developing an AP Themes-Based 

Curriculum 

Are you confused about how to incorporate the new AP 

themes, ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, modes of communication, 

performance assessments and the National 

Standards into one curriculum? This presentation will 

give you a guide to how to create a curriculum that 

works for your school 

Presenter(s): Mary Kirchner, Abington School District 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


236 Critical Border Crossing: 

Intermediate high to Advanced 

Low OPI Ratings 

This session will discuss the OPI ratings of IH/AL in 

high-stakes testing, for a variety of employment opportunities 

The presentation will analyze the distinction 

between the Intermediate High/Advanced Low ratings 

based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines–Speaking 

(2012), using OPI interview snippets to demonstrate 

typical differences 

Presenter(s): Cynthia L. Martin (Chair), University of 

Maryland; Mildred Rivera-Martinez; Helen Hamlyn, LTI 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


237 Expanding world Language 

Instruction Through Corporate 

and Community-Based 

Partnerships 

Participants will learn how to leverage the power of 

community-based organizations and corporate sponsors 

to secure funding for the creation of world language 

learning opportunities for students while expanding 

teaching opportunities for world language instructors 

Presenter(s): Victoria Gilbert, Saint David’s School; 

Angela D. Jackson, Global Language Project 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


238 One united voice: world 

Languages and the Common 

Core Standards 

Although the Common Core Standards focus primarily 

on English Language Arts and Mathematics, world 

language instruction contributes enormously to the 

process This session seeks to underscore that contribution 

and to assure language teachers that this can be 

accomplished without subverting our stated mission of 

transmitting other languages and cultures 

Presenter(s): John DeMado, J DeMado Language 

Seminars 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


239 making methods more 

meaningful Through Professional 

Networking 

In this facilitated networking session, participants will 

take part in interactive activities to explore problems 

that perplex teacher educators, prioritize issues for 

future action, and share successful strategies and 

solutions Participants are invited to bring copies of 

assignment sheets, rubrics, and other materials they 

wish to share with the group 

Presenter(s): Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young 

University 







3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


240 Promotion vs. Advocacy: why 

Both Are Important for French 

Programs 

Promotion and advocacy are two prongs of a successful 

strategy to maintain a growing French program The 

AATF provides resources and materials to help French 

teachers address both promoting what they do in class 

and advocating for supported and expanded study of 

French in their school or district 

Presenter(s): Jayne Abrate and Ann L. Sunderland, 

AATF 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


241 Transatlantische kooperation 

in der Evaluierung mündlicher 

handlungsfähigkeit (kEFkO) 

This session will update participants on the KEFKO 

Summer Schools and the results of the ACTFL-CEFR 

Conferences to establish correspondences between the 

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and the CEFR An important 

goal of this session is to learn from the participants 

what future role the AATG should play in this project 

Presenter(s): Erwin P. Tschirner, University of 

Leipzig; Eddy M. Enriquez Arana, Northern Virginia 







3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


242 Grammatik Thematisiert 

Are you in search of functional grammar lessons 

embedded in a thematic context? Presenters will 

discuss a cultural or literary unit including grammar 

lessons and exercises, offering the student a chance to 

learn and practice grammar using targeted vocabulary 

and themes Participants receive lesson plans for 

various levels 

Presenter(s): Carolyn Ostermann-Healey (Chair), 

Robinson Secondary School; Ellen Titzkowski 

Boldt, UW-Whitewater; Haley Crittenden Gordon, 

West Springfield High School; Sarah Zaniello, Lake 

Braddock Secondary School 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


243 Computer-Assisted Creative 

writing: Two Authors and a 

Dozen Teaching Ideas 

This session introduces two contemporary authors who 

create interactive, computer-generated texts: Austrian 

poet Anatol Knotek and German novelist and essayist 

Tobias Hülswitt The highlighted texts and techniques 

offer a glimpse into the 21st century literary scene and 

a new way to engage Millennial generation learners in 

reading and writing 

Presenter(s): Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim (Chair), Calvin 

College; Rachel Halverson (Chair), Washington State 

University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


244 In der kürze liegt die würze: 

Teaching Short German Films 

This session introduces excerpts from the films 

Absolute Giganten, Leroy räumt auf, and the TV series 

Türkisch für Anfänger with examples of their successful 

inclusion in the foreign language classroom The 

presenters provide grammar and vocabulary exercises, 

suggestions for discussions about multiculturalism, 

friendship, and identity, and comparisons to other texts 

Presenter(s): Iris Bork-Goldfield (Chair), Wesleyan 

University; Eva Russo, Washington University in 

St. Louis; Marion Gehlker, Yale University; Amanda 

Sheffer, The Catholic University of America 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


245 Teachers of heritage Languages: 

Profile, Issues & Perspectives 

The panel focuses on a crucial, but lesser researched 

component of heritage language learning and teaching: 

the teacher Using German as an example, the contributions 

discuss cultural dimensions of the teacher, 

efforts targeting professional development, specifics 

of a heritage-language immersion program, and the 

teacher’s role in cross-cultural aspects of language 

acquisition 

Presenter(s): Alexander Pichugin (Chair); Renate 

Ludanyi, Western Connecticut State University; 

Peter J. Schroeck, German Language School 

Conference; Sigrid Belluz, Deutsche Schule Charlotte 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


246 Bridging Gap Between 

knowledge and Practice in 

Character Learning and Teaching 

(1) A Survey of Research Studies on CFL Character 

Teaching and Learning; (2) A Cross-Institutional Study 

of Character Learning Strategies and Their Relationship 

to Textbook Use and Instructors’ Teaching; (3) The 

Story of Stone, Bronze and Bamboo Tablets: Etymology 

Harnessed for Chinese Character Acquisition 

Presenter(s): Chunsheng Yang (Chair), Northwestern 

University; Lijuan Ye, Messiah College; Donghui He, 

Whitman College 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


247 Pedagogical Grammar for 

New Teachers: Research and 

Classroom Instructions 

This panel addresses issues of Chinese pedagogical 

grammar, focusing on classroom instructions to show 

new teachers how to teach grammar that is both pedagogically 

and theoretically sound The presentations, 

supported by research, address modifying particle “de,” 

existential sentence and the notion of definiteness at 

all levels of Chinese syntax 

Presenter(s): Baozhang He (Chair), College of the Holy 

Cross; Nansong Huang, USC; Wenze Hu, U.S. Naval 

Academy 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


248 Teaching to the Right Test Through 

IPA in Chinese Classrooms 

One way to encourage teachers to change their belief 

systems and, in turn, their instructional practices is to 

use and design IPAs where assessment and learning 

are considered part of the same process Presenters 

will lead teachers in the process of developing their 

own IPAs for the Chinese classroom 

Presenter(s): Dali Tan (Chair), Northern Virginia 

Community College; Janice Dowd; Lucy Lee, 

Livingston High School; Shaoyuen Carol Chen-Lin, 

Choate Rosemary Hall 










3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


249 Error Analysis, metacognition 

and Identity in CFL 

These papers address improving Chinese instruction 

through specific approaches, such as error analysis 

and attention to the metacognitive strategies used 

by learners, and through an understanding of the 

teacher’s role in the transformation of students’ identities: 

Improve Chinese Language Acquisition Through 

Error Analysis Method (Wang and Yi); Enhancing L2 

Listening Competence with a Metacognitive Approach 

to Instruction (Chakwin); Chinese in the South: Road of 

Identity Travelled (Zhang) 

Presenter(s): Marilyn Chakwin (Chair), Defense 

Language Institute; Tingting Wang; Youngjoo Yi, 

Georgia State University; Xiang Zhang, University 

of Alabama 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


250 Developing Syllabus and 

Instrument for Teaching Chinese 

for Academic Purposes 

More and more students learning Chinese are pursuing 

formal degrees in Chinese universities, which enhances 

the need for teaching Chinese for academic purposes 

The presentation will address the issues of syllabus 

design, error analysis on academic writing and speaking, 

and show an e-platform for learning academic 

Chinese 

Presenter(s): Shih-chang Hsin (Chair) and Zhao-min 

Shu, National Taiwan Normal University; Mingyi Li 

and Wei-Chang SHANN, National Central University; 

Shu Chao Min, National United University 







3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


251 when Theory Informs Practice: 

Chinese Linguistics in L2 

Language Instruction 

This panel aims to raise language instructors’ awareness 

of the roles that linguistic knowledge plays in 

effective language teaching by exploring the solutions 

to prominent issues in the teaching of Chinese, through 

the discussion of fundamental phonological and syntactical 

rules, psycholinguistic data, and pedagogical 

implications in a context-based classroom 

Presenter(s): Hongming Zhang (Chair), Tianlin Wang, 

and Henghua Su, University of Wisconsin–Madison; 

Chenqing Song, SUNY-Binghamton University 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


252 Creative Applications of Digital 

Storytelling 

Digital storytelling projects help students gain speaking 

and writing proficiency, visual literacy, critical thinking, 

and collaboration skills They also help target a wide 

variety of learning styles and make authentic use of 

technology Come learn about digital storytelling with 

free websites and apps! Bring your own technology 

(BYOT)! 

Presenter(s): Silvina Orsatti, University of Pittsburgh, 

Greensburg 





applicable language(s): Chinese, French, Spanish 

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


253 Bilingual Education in Spain 

This presentation attempts to analyze the situation of 

foreign languages in the Spanish educational system 

and to give an overview of the interest of the Spanish 

citizens in learning languages In a globalized world, 

the implementation of bilingual education models aims 

to provide young people with an education that allows 

them access to the professional world in the best possible 

conditions 

Presenter(s): Xavier Gisbert da Cruz, Embassy of Spain 






3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 


254 ACTFL Portuguese SIG Business 

meeting and Presentation 

This business meeting will feature a presentation, 

Teletandem: Mediating Partnerships in the 21st Century 

Foreign Language Classroom. <strong>American</strong> and Brazilian 

students participating in Teletandem benefit from 

cultural exchanges, while improving their linguistic 

abilities through video interactions This study 

analyzes the mediators’ role in student partnerships 

during Portuguese–English interactions when using 

Teletandem 

Presenter(s): Ana Isabel S. Delgado (Chair), SAIS– 

Johns Hopkins University; Fernanda Guida and 

Robert Moser, The University of Georgia 




4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 



E31 La marinera—Peru’s 

Amazing Dance 

The Marinera is Peru’s national dance; both 

graceful and romantic, it features movements of 

courtship between beautifully dressed dancers, 

each carrying a handkerchief Breaking the Barrier 

is delighted to offer this dramatic workshop featuring 

former Peruvian national champions, Fanny 

Vera de Viacava and Manuel Ñiquen A handout 

will explain the history and technique of the 

dance Teachers will have a ready-made cultural 

unit for class! Come join us It will be a lively and 

inspiring way to end your day on Friday! 

Presenter(s): John T. Conner, Groton School 






4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 



E32 Discovering DELF/DALF, 

New Technologies and Other 

Current Topics for French 

We have all heard about the DELF/DALF, new 

technologies, and other various buzzwords, but 

what does it all mean and how do these things 

impact us as French instructors? Join Marguerite 

from Didier as she gives practical and useful 

insight into current topics in French language 


Presenter(s): Marguerite Bickel, Didier FLE; 

Daniel Eastman, MEP School 

sponsor(s): MEP School 




applicable language(s): French


4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 



E33 Rhythms and Tones in the 

Chinese Classroom 

Join us as we sing and chant our way to Mandarin 

proficiency! Songs and chants based on natural, 

communicative language feature repetition, 

rhythms and patterns (including, in Chinese, the 

tones) necessary to learning a language In this 

highly interactive session, the presenters will 

demonstrate how music and rhythm can create 

joyful and effective Chinese language learning, 

reach all types of learners at any age, and extend 

this learning beyond oral language to include 

reading and writing skills 

Presenter(s): Jian Gao, Belmont Hill School; 

Robin Harvey, New York University; Pauline 

Huang, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School 

sponsor(s): ChinaSprout 





4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 



E34 The Power of Openness: 

Improving Language Learning 

Through Open Education 

The spirit and practice of sharing OER is gaining 

momentum and producing excitement, from 

teachers trading ideas and lesson plans in online 

communities, to professors making their courseware 

open to the public Learn how OERs enhance 

language learning by leveraging the power of 

openness 

Presenter(s): Carl Blyth, University of Texas at 

Austin 

sponsor(s): The Center for Open Educational 

Resources in Language Learning (COERLL), 

University of Texas at Austin 





4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 



E35 Apps that help to Beat Drop 

Rate 

Motivating students to learn Chinese is important In 

this workshop, we will present an integrated teaching 

assistant system on iPad We will also present our 

feature apps (games) that help students to develop 

learning interests as well as language skills We may 

announce a sponsorship plan for research studies 

Presenter(s): Zijian Zhou, Chinese Online Corp., 

Ltd. 

sponsor(s): Chinese Online Corp., Ltd. 




applicable language(s): English 

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


255 Portuguese Acquisition for 

Speakers of Spanish—Research 

and Classroom Practice 

These papers present data from research, National 

Standards, reflective practice, and students’ voices 

converge to inform new teaching practices which help 

Spanish-speaking students avoid “Portunhol” and reach 

higher proficiency levels in Portuguese The Emergence 

of “Portunhol”: What Research Shows Us (Wiedemann); 

Developing Proficiency in Portuguese as a Third 

Language at Stanford (Silveira); Linguistic Sibling 

Rivalry: Mutual Interference Between Portuguese and 

Spanish in Learning Acquisition Among Cadets at the 

U.S. Air Force Academy (de Souza) 

Presenter(s): Lyris Wiedemann and Agripino S. 

Silveira, Stanford University; Ismenia de Souza, 

National Portuguese Examinations 






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this free app designed for iPhone, iPad, Android, or smart 

phone, you will be able to access all kinds of information 

about this convention right from your mobile phone or tablet, 

including the complete Convention Program Guide. Detailed instructions on 

how to download this app is on the ACTFL website at www.actfl.org. You can 

also receive all convention updates, such as changes in the program schedule 

and other important information. 

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 



256 Learn with NADSFL—A Common 

Language for Effectiveness 

This session is an opportunity for district supervisors, 

department chairs, and level leaders to learn about the 

Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) 

Framework and to see how it can increase the efficacy 

of their departments The group will participate in the 

self-assessment and set goals appropriate for their 

individual situations 

Presenter(s): Sharon Deering, Arlington ISD; Alyssa 

Villarreal, Memphis City Schools; Thomas Sauer, 

Fayette County Public Schools; Gregory W. Duncan, 

Interprep, Inc. 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 



257 Best of NECTFL: Bring the Buzz to 

wL in Your School 

If your school community is not “buzzing” about your 

WL program, Lee Bruner and Jon Shee, who were 

awarded “Best of NECTFL” in 2010 and 2012, will 

give you an extensive list of new, exciting ideas for 

World Language Weeks, technology integration, public 

relations, and in-the-classroom activities that will get 

everyone talking! 

Presenter(s): Jonathan Shee and Lee Bruner, St. Luke’s 

School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


Franklin hall 11-13 

258 PSmLA membership meeting and 

Awards Ceremony 





5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom 1 

259 ACTFL Research Roundtable Session I 

Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in two 25-minute oral presentations with a group discussion of 10 people seated around a common table Research Roundtable 

presentations typically are 15 minutes of presentation followed by 10 minutes of discussion and feedback After the first 25 minutes of presentation, attendees will be asked to 

select another table and topic 

Presenter(s): Bridget E. Yaden (Chair), ACTFL Program Committee Chair 

259-01 Arabic Language Instruction Based on Phonological 

Awareness 

This paper presents research findings of a study during which the sounds of Arabic 

were taught to two (experimental and control) groups of college-level learners over 

a period of 20 hours The results suggest that teaching Arabic based on phonological 

awareness improves sound production and recognition skills of adult learners 

Presenter(s): Khaled Y. Huthaily, University of Montana 

259-02 Assessing Language Programs: A New Tool 

Assessing students’ learning outcomes and language programs are of vital interest 

to the language profession This proposal presents an assessment tool combining 

the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning (5 Cs), Content Standards for 

Programs Preparing Foreign Language Teachers (ACTFL-NCATE), and standards from 

the Middle States Commission on Higher Education 

Presenter(s): Maria J. Cabrera-Puche, West Chester University 

259-03 Assessment of Cultural Gains in Short-Term Study 

Abroad 

As participation increases in short-term study abroad programming, this researcher 

included focused and individualized interventions in a two-week immersion program 

in Costa Rica in order to promote more significant cultural gains while abroad The 

Intercultural Development Inventory was utilized to assess student progress, pre- and 

post-study abroad 

Presenter(s): Claire Ziamandanis, The College of Saint Rose 

259-04 Attitudes Toward Foreign Languages in a 

midwestern Campus 

A research-based study of how language attitudes influence motivation to take 

foreign language classes and how classroom activities can validate or challenge the 

existing language attitudes to improve motivation 

Presenter(s): Talia Bugel, Indiana University-Purdue University 

259-05 Blogging: An Electronic Language Learning Tool for 

Developing korean Literacy 

This presentation will address how blogging can promote target language development 

and cultural understanding, creating opportunities for electronic literacy 

development for a Korean as foreign language (KFL) learning community Evidencebased 

practices can contribute to the effective integration of blogging as a language 

learning and teaching tool 

Presenter(s): Jeong-Bin Park, University of Texas at Austin 

259-06 Classroom Democracy: Learner-Directed Teaching 

Through Calculated Choice 

Communicative language teaching embraces a learner-centered classroom, but often 

remains teacher-directed Instead of forcing specific content on students, learners can 

choose between distinct options This presentation will discuss the rationale behind 

the use of calculated choice, look at specific examples from classroom practice, and 

consider the challenges for its implementation 

Presenter(s): Johnathan Gajdos 


259-07 Collaboration, Community, Culture for the 21st 

Century: Blogs and Pen Pals 

This presentation reports preliminary findings on design-based research interventions 

implemented in a high school Spanish class; electronic pen pals and student-developed 

blogs Highlighted are how these projects were developed and incorporated into 

the curriculum and how they support and promote 21st century skill building in the 

language classroom 

Presenter(s): Felicia Reimer, Dakota Ridge High School; Todd C. Reimer, Metropolitan 

State College of Denver 

259-08 College Students’ Chinese Learning Through 

Facebook wall Activity 

This study investigates four college students’ perceptions of Facebook as a pedagogical 

tool and their experiences using a Facebook wall in Chinese This qualitative 

research revealed students’ perceptions, active engagement in Facebook wall activity, 

and language development Discussions highlight that Facebook-mediated social 

interactions and communication offered an authentic language-learning environment 

Presenter(s): Deoksoon Kim and Shenggao Wang, University of South Florida 

259-09 Contemporary Teacher Attitudes About Teaching 

Culture 

This session presents data from a study examining whether contemporary secondary 

second language teachers in the United States engage in the common practice of 

teaching about culture at the surface level or whether or not they lead students to 

a deeper understanding of how cultural products, practices, and perspectives are 

related 

Presenter(s): Rebecca A. Galeano and Kelly Torres, Florida State University 

259-10 Course Redesign in Elementary-Level Spanish 

Courses 

This presentation explores the use of course redesign, primarily through the use of 

software and larger class sizes, in the foreign language classroom as a means of 

supplementing the language acquisition process 

Presenter(s): Debbie Lee-DiStefano, Southeast Missouri State University 

259-11 Creating Lifelong Learners of Arabic as a Foreign 

Language 

The purpose of this presentation is to explain how the available technologies can be 

utilized in creating a generation of autonomous learners and creating online learning 

environment in teaching Arabic as a foreign language 

Presenter(s): Gorge Bebawi, Defense Language Institute 

259-12 Creating a Learning Community of Foreign 

Language Teachers 

This presentation reports on the results of the creation of an interdepartmental learning 

community of foreign language teachers at the university-level through a series 

of monthly roundtable discussions on foreign language teaching and learning Future 

directions and applications for sustained and dedicated communities of practice will 

be discussed 

Presenter(s): Emily E. Scida, University of Virginia


259-13 Effective TA Training Practices 

This session reports on 16 French and Spanish graduate teaching assistants’ impressions 

of the effectiveness of their university training to teach language courses 

in the target language The training practices evaluated include pre-service TA 

training, methods courses, observations, course meetings, peer support and student 

evaluations 

Presenter(s): Paula Garrett-Rucks, Georgia State University 

259-14 English Discourse Transfer in the Spanish heritage 


This study presents a comprehensive understanding of how bilingual students transfer 

English discourse knowledge to the Spanish writing process Through classroom 

observations and student and instructor interviews, the author arrives at suggestions 

for how to best utilize in-place literary knowledge to aid second register acquisition 

in the L1 

Presenter(s): Annalisa Corioso, University of California, Davis 

259-15 Essential Steps to Start a Service-Learning Program 

It is essential that a service-learning program provide students the opportunity to 

have authentic experiences with native speakers, as well as opportunities to feel 

responsible for their community Setting up a service-learning program is a complex 

task Instructors and administrators need specific guidance to accomplish such a task 

Presenter(s): Lucia Osa-Melero, University of Texas; Jane Ann Johnson, UT-Austin 

259-16 Fashioning L2 Selves Online: Learner and Speaker 

Identities in Tandem 

This mixed-methods study presents an analysis of Russian learners’ L2 identitybuilding 

strategies in Internet-mediated interactions with native speakers of Russian 

The presenter will discuss the issues of native speaker ideologies and the role of 

classroom assignments as primary factors in the learners’ choice of L2 speaker or L2 

learner identity 

Presenter(s): Lyudmila Klimanova, The University of Iowa 

259-17 Grammar (Re)Acquisition by L2 Learners of Spanish 

and Bilingual Students 

This roundtable focuses on (re)acquisition of grammar structures by Spanish L2 

learners and bilingual students in an implicit language instruction approach The 

analysis reviews and compares eight structures, determines which structures each 

group acquired, and how the structures compare considering their level of easiness 

or difficulty 

Presenter(s): Victoria Rodrigo, Georgia State University 

259-18 Including haitian Creole in the French Language 

Curriculum 

Understanding the rudiments of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of a Frenchbased 

Creole enriches the French learning experience in our classrooms Alongside 

historical, geographic and cultural lessons, students gain an appreciation of language 

formation and of languages in contact Comparison with Creole also greatly reinforces 

students’ knowledge of French 

Presenter(s): Diane Dansereau, University of Colorado 

259-19 Japanese Classroom Instruction in Cohesiveness: 

moving from Intermediate to Advanced 

This study compares two groups of intermediate students who received classroom 

instruction in cohesiveness for one semester and who did not The presentation will 

discuss the differences of oral performance of these two groups and their pedagogical 

implications on classroom instruction to push students from intermediate to advanced 

level 

Presenter(s): Koji Tanno, Eastern Michigan University 

259-20 korean Classroom Attrition Rate and what to Do 

About It 

Attrition rate in the first four semesters of the Korean language courses at BYU 

is 66% compared to 12% to 24% in languages such as Spanish and German This 

presentation reveals motivations of students learning Korean, why they drop out, and 

what educators can do to address high attrition 

Presenter(s): Julie Damron, Brigham Young University 

259-21 Learners’ views of Effective Arabic Language 

Teachers 

In an era of teaching standards and accountability, the need to re-examine what 

is meant by teaching effectiveness increases This qualitative study explored the 

learning experience of Arabic language learners at the college level, focusing on their 

perception of effective and ineffective Arabic language teachers in relation to their 

motivation 

Presenter(s): Azza Ahmad, The University of Texas at Austin 

259-22 Lowering the Stakes: writing to Learn and Learning 

to write 

High-stakes writing has always been part of academic requirements in second 

language learning The presenters will propose that low-stakes writing can inspire 

creativity, foster critical thinking, promote problem-solving and result in improvement 

of high-stakes writing 

Presenter(s): Lisa M. Merschel, Rebecca Ewing, and Liliana Paredes, Duke University 

259-23 Novice Teachers’ Socialization into Proficiency- 

Oriented Language Instruction 

This presentation explores novice foreign language teachers’ socialization process 

into proficiency-oriented instruction during the pre-service teacher education program 

through examining lesson planning mentoring sessions between teacher trainers and 

new teachers The study provides strong implications for creating better professional 

development opportunities for new foreign language teachers 

Presenter(s): Hyunsoo Hur, Defense Language Institute 

259-24 Phenomenology of Cultural knowledge in the 

Context of Second Language Education 

The roundtable is devoted to a discussion of the results of the phenomenological 

study aimed at the description and understanding of the conceptualization of cultural 

knowledge by German-language teachers The data for the content-analysis study 

was collected from the narratives generated by conducting individual and focus-group 

interviews with teachers 

Presenter(s): Alexander Pichugin 

259-25 Reaching Out to a Bigger Community: A Program 

Survey 

This presentation reports the results of a Japanese program survey and discusses 

its implications for other language programs As survey results suggest, the general 

information about college programs would likely help bridge the communication gap 

between K–12 and postsecondary levels, although detailed rubrics might differ from 

language to language 

Presenter(s): Teresa Mijung Lee; Tomoko Marshall, University of Virginia 

259-26 Reality in Chinese writing Delayed Approach 

Classroom 

Whether to delay Chinese writing in Mandarin Chinese clasrooms has been discussed 

but few examples have been shared This session will share a four-year writingdelayed 

approach classroom in both teachers and students’ perspectives and present 

what should be done to design a writing-delayed instructional curriculum 

Presenter(s): Na Pan 





259-27 Reducing Foreign Language Anxiety in heritage 

Language Students 

The purpose of this presentation is to share ways that teachers can help reduce 

foreign language anxiety in heritage language learners 

Presenter(s): Michael Tallon, University of the Incarnate Word 

259-28 Rural Experiences: Generating Interest in Language 

Learning in Rural America 

An exposition of ideas on how to generate interest and intellectual curiosity in foreign 

language learning among students in a rural regional campus or community college 

setting, where economic factors and lack of employment opportunities are the main 

incentives to pursue an education 

Presenter(s): Roberto Jimenez-Arroyo, Western Kentucky University 

259-29 Similar but Different: The Beliefs of Foreign 


Using data from a mixed method study involving 222 K–12 foreign language (L2) 

teachers and their supervisors, in this presentation the researcher discusses differing 

beliefs across four demographic groups: Experienced and inexperienced teachers, 

teachers with L2 teacher training and those without, teachers of different languages, 

and immersion and traditional teachers 

Presenter(s): Scott P. Kissau, University of North Carolina 

259-30 Social Interaction and the Development of 

Communicative Abilities while Abroad 

The growing popularity of studying abroad motivates researchers to better understand 

which aspects of this complex context may promote language learning This paper 

examines the development of communicative ability during one semester abroad and 

how this development may be related to reports of students’ interactions with native 

speakers 

Presenter(s): Ashlie N. Henery, Carnegie Mellon University 

259-31 Teachers’ Feedback: A Powerful Determinant of 

Foreign Language Achievement 

Foreign language teachers’ explicit and implicit evaluation of students’ performance, 

in a form of social persuasion, can powerfully influence students’ self-appraisal of 

their foreign language abilities (foreign language self-efficacy), which is a crucial 

determinant of foreign language learning outcome Examples of feedback practice 

that can foster students’ language self-efficacy are provided 

Presenter(s): Sophia Chen, California Polytechnic State University 

259-32 Teaching Pronunciation of Spanish Through 

Community Engagement 

Students in a Spanish oral skills class met weekly with local Spanish-speaking elementary 

school children Speech from both older and younger learners was recorded 

and transcribed Young learners were assisted with school work and skills in English 

and Spanish, while university students improved pronunciation and understanding of 

dialectal variation 

Presenter(s): Kathleen Tacelosky, Lebanon Valley College 

259-33 The Influence of Fangyan Speakers’ Ethno-Cultural 

Identities on Their mandarin Learning 

This interview study was conducted with 12 Fangyan-speaking learners of Mandarin 

from various Fangyan and immigration backgrounds recruited from four-year universities 

with an aim of investigating Fangyan-speaking learners’ ethno-cultural identities 

and the role their identities play in their Mandarin learning in tertiary CFL classrooms 

Presenter(s): Jennifer Ching-hui Hsiao, Texas State University-San Marcos 


259-34 The New ACFTL Standards: Did the Arrow miss the 

Target? 

This research critically examines concerns raised by college language instructors on 

the impact the new ACFTL Guidelines (2012), and the actual gains by the students— 

measured by tangible communicative proficiency in Spanish—at the end of term Both 

qualitative and quantitative methods are used with the aid of two instruments 

Presenter(s): David W. Aguado, Valdosta State University 

259-35 Toward an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Exam in Latin 

This roundtable is concerned with oral proficiency assessment in Latin It will demonstrate 

that ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interviews can be done effectively in Latin and 

give reasons why such interviews ought to become a standard part of Latin classroom 

practice 

Presenter(s): Nancy E. Llewellyn, Wyoming Catholic College 

259-36 Transformation from Face-to-Face to Blended to 

Online Instruction 

This session will provide a profound discussion about various aspects of the course 

redesign process: the transition from the traditional Spanish course to a blended 

course and to an online class including the techniques and resources developed for 

this course from the pedagogical and administrative perspectives 

Presenter(s): Hosun Kim 

259-37 Translating Documents for the Community as a 

Teaching and Learning Tool 

With appropriate guidance and supervision, students in advanced language classes 

can provide a meaningful service to the community by translating short documents 

such as flyers, consent forms, letters, contracts, etc In addition to expanding their 

vocabulary, and enhancing their writing skills, students become more informed and 

productive citizens 

Presenter(s): Felisa Guillen; Jessica Galvez, Occidental College 

259-38 using Authentic web 2.0 Tools to Promote Cross- 

Cultural Communication 

This presentation will report a study which examined whether the participation in a 

cross-cultural bilingual communication project can strengthen students’ motivation 

in learning a foreign language This project is conducted between Chinese EFL and 

<strong>American</strong> CFL students via an authentic Web 2 0 tool—Tencent QQ 

Presenter(s): Yuan Lu, University of Iowa; Yao Tu, University of Kansas Confucius 

Institute 

259-39 voiceThread mobile and Learner Autonomy in an 

Intermediate Conversation Course 

This presentation will introduce participants to the VoiceThread Mobile application 

for Apple devices and review a classroom research study that examines the potential 

of language activities in VoiceThread and VoiceThread Mobile to enhance learner 

autonomy 

Presenter(s): David R. Thompson, Luther College 

259-40 what Type of written Feedback Should we use? 

This study addresses the question of what type of written feedback works best 

with Spanish intermediate language students The study took place in a Southwest 

university with 250 students Four different types of feedback were included Results 

provide a better understanding of students’ responses to feedback and some pedagogical 

suggestions 

Presenter(s): Idoia Elola and Laura Valentin, Texas Tech University


5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


260 Digital Portfolios in the Early 


In this presentation, teachers will learn of some of the 

platforms that can be used to create digital portfolios 

for their students’ work There will be examples of 

student work, rubrics for teacher evaluation, and rubrics 

for students to be self-reflective of their work 

Presenter(s): Nathan Lutz, Manlius Pebble Hill School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


261 Brasil: Camino al mundial 2014! 

The model unit will present educators the culture of 

soccer and its cultural perspectives, practices, and 

products Through each lesson, the audience will learn 

about the history of soccer, the FIFA, and its players 

by using only culturally authentic materials from the 

Internet, such as music, brochures, magazines, video 

clips, etc 

Presenter(s): Ana Tamayo, Rutgers University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


262 Success Stories with Rich Internet 

Applications for Language 

Learning 

Discover how the Rich Internet Applications from 

Michigan State University’s Center for Language 

Education and Research can enhance language teaching 

and learning See examples of classroom activities 

created with these free online tools, and share the 

experiences of teachers who are integrating these 

powerful free resources into their language teaching 

Presenter(s): Angelika N. Kraemer and Vineet Bansal, 

Michigan State University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


263 SmART Boards in the world 


SMART Boards are effective tools for presenting 

information, grammar/vocabulary practice, and playing 

games They allow easy transition between activities 

This session provides ideas for using the boards, 

making templates, and creating interactive links to the 

Internet or other software programs Activities can 

easily be shared with other educators 

Presenter(s): Monique Voss, Collegiate School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


264 Action Research: Do iPads 

Enhance Language Proficiency? 

How can iPads enrich language acquisition? In this session, 

results from a 1:1 iPad pilot program in a foreign 

language classroom will be analyzed Lesson plans, 

activities and assessments will be shared and strategies 

for applying best practices, even in classrooms 

without iPads, will be discussed 

Presenter(s): Katherine S. Ruddick, Glastonbury High 

School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


265 Research in Computer-mediated 

Language Exchanges: uniting 

Confidence and Proficiency 

This study unites a classroom-based technological 

approach with second language acquisition research 

Spanish language learners increase their oral proficiency 

through participation in a computer-mediated 

environment that emphasizes interactive tasks with 

native speakers The presenters share research design, 

activities, and findings Variables such as student motivation 

and linguistic confidence are discussed 

Presenter(s): Omega S. Burckhardt, Todd A. Hernandez, 

and Jessica A. Martin, Marquette University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


266 Italian Pedagogy v 

These papers provide various approaches to the 

teaching of Italian language and culture: Italian 

Credentials in California (Salardi); Nuovi Materiali e 

Nuove Metodologie per L’insegnamento dell’Italiano 

ad Anglofoni (Pierini); Who is the High School Italian 

Language Student? (Dolci) 

Presenter(s): Roberto Dolci (Chair), Università per 

Stranieri di Perugia; Marco Salardi, Consulate 

General of Italy; Giacomo Pierini, Alma Edzioni 




5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


267 managing the Foreign Language 

Classroom 

The foreign language classroom is unlike any other, and 

thrusts its teachers, both pre-service and in-service, 

into classroom management situations that are rare 

or non-existent in other subject areas Current issues 

specific to the field of foreign language education and 

their effect on foreign language classroom management 

will be presented 

Presenter(s): Elizabeth J. Evans, Winthrop University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


268 AATI Executive Committee 

meeting 

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


269 La Fata Italiana 

La Fata Italiana, The Italian Fairy ® is an Italian edutainment 

program that exposes children to the beauty of 

Italian language and culture all around the world 

Presenter(s): Lucia Dalla Monta (Chair), Embassy of 

Italy, Washington, DC; Simona Rodano, Incanto 

Productions 










5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


270 Allons au Cinema: Promoting 

French Through Films 

An interactive session where the presenter will discuss 

several newly released Francophone films Handouts 

of activities, webquests, assessments and interdisciplinary 

connections will be distributed Participants 

will be encouraged to suggest other films they have 

successfully incorporated into their curriculum and 

other strategies they have used to promote French in 

their districts 

Presenter(s): Joyce E. Beckwith, Wilmington High 

School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


271 Fostering Translingual and 

Transcultural Competences: 

Folktales 

While acquiring functional language abilities, it 

is critical for students to develop translingual and 

transcultural competence With the need for a unified 

language-and-content curriculum in mind, the presenter 

will show how folktales are used in a Korean class 

to foster student’s transcultural and translingual 

competences 

Presenter(s): Ok Sook Park, Michigan State University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


272 AATJ Panel 1: Advocacy and the 

Future of Japanese Language 

Programs 

Advocacy and the Future of Japanese Language 

Programs 

Presenter(s): Jessica L. Haxhi (Chair), Maloney 

Interdistrict Magnet School; Mamiya Worland, Great 

Falls Elementary School; Janet Ikeda, Washington 

and Lee University 







5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


273 Integration of Current Events into 

Language Classrooms with ICT 

This session demonstrates how to effectively integrate 

current events into a multi-level heritage language 

classroom using Web 2 0 which provides exciting 

opportunities to students on various input and output 

This instruction not only develops new thinking and 

learning skills, but also enables students learn in different 

styles and maximizes their potential 

Presenter(s): Ayako Takeda (Chair) and Kazuo Tsuda, 

United Nations International School; Atsuko Onuma, 

NECTJ 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


274 AATJ Paper Presentations II 

Foreign Professors on <strong>American</strong> Colleges Campuses: 

Cross-Culture-Based Conflict Management Styles 

(Hamada); Why Are Locally Published Textbooks Not 

Used in Local Contexts? (Yonemoto, Seo, and Aoyama) 

Presenter(s): Masako Hamada, Villanova University; 

Kazuhiro Yonemoto, McGill University; Masaki Seo 

and Reijiro Aoyama, City University of Hong Kong 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


275 Controversia in the Classroom: 

Elevating Discourse Through 

Student Engagement 

Roman rhetors taught their students the art of effective 

argument through controversia Recreating the 

controversia in the classroom engages students in the 

process of honing their interpersonal and persuasive 

skills while immersed in a culturally appropriate reenactment 

Lively debates about Roman culture become 

the impetus for self-directed learning 

Presenter(s): Mark Pearsall, Glastonbury Public 

Schools 





applicable language(s): Latin, Other 

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


276 Teaching Cultural Competence: 

Current Trends to Inform 

Classroom Practices 

The cultural competence students learn in foreign 

language classrooms is vital to success in multicultural 

settings after they leave the classroom This presentation 

reviews how other disciplines teach cultural competence 

and ways to incorporate or anticipate these 

methods in foreign language classrooms The handouts 

outline trends and teaching activities 

Presenter(s): Deborah Page and Ruth Benander, 

University of Cincinnati 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


277 Developing Oral Competency 

Through voice Recording 

Software: An Integrated 

Approach 

Students often find that mastering rules of grammar is 

less threatening than attempting to speak the language 

While capable of expressing themselves in writing, 

students’ oral communication is sometimes limited or 

stilted This presentation examines the use of voice 

recording software to polish speaking skills, increase 

fluency and improve pronunciation 

Presenter(s): Janie Spencer and Barbara Domcekova, 

Birmingham-Southern College 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


278 From Theory to Practice: 

Approaches to Developing 

Fluency in Arabic 


clAss celebrAtes 

25tH AnniversAry 

The Chinese Language Association 


(CLASS) celebrates its 25th 

Anniversary in 2012 and will 

mark this milestone at a luncheon 

on Saturday, November 17. 

ACTFL congratulates CLASS on this 

important accomplishment!


5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


279 A model for Student Oral 

Proficiency Self-Assessment and 

Progress 

Students’ understanding of their oral competence is 

crucial when working towards reaching higher proficiency 

levels Making students aware of the speaking 

abilities required to function at the level they aim to 

reach and engaging them in self-assessment activities 

that target those functions allows them to take control 

of their progress 

Presenter(s): Inmaculada Pertusa and Melissa 

Stewart, Western Kentucky University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


280 Telling the Right Story 

Adding more reading and storytelling activities to a 

teacher toolbox may be daunting for some teachers 

This presentation will include strategies to begin and 

increase reading and storytelling, ways to differentiate 

strategies for middle versus high school students, and 

the statistical research used to reach the conclusions 

presented 

Presenter(s): K. David Beal, Campbell Middle School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


281 Impact of Task on Complexity in 

Asian Learner Languages 

Unrehearsed communication tasks that require more 

critical thinking on the part of learners will result in 

increased syntactic complexity and lexical variety 

in their learner language Video-recorded samples 

of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Persian learner 

language posted on the CARLA website will be shown 

and discussed in-depth 

Presenter(s): Elaine Tarone (Chair), Center for 

Advanced Research on Language Acquisition; 

Yunseong Cheon, Sachiko Horii, Sara Khanzadi, and 

Fang Wang, University of Minnesota 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


Lecture hall 

282 ACTFL Teachers of the Year 

Navigate 21st Century Skills map 

In this lively session, the ACTFL TOYs will share 

best practices and facilitate small group discussion 

focusing on the important 21st century skills of critical 

thinking and problem solving, information literacy, and 

leadership and responsibility Participants will examine, 

adapt, and create scenarios that utilize these skills for 

their own classrooms 

Presenter(s): Lisa Lilley (Chair), Central High School; 

Ken Stewart, Chapel Hill High School; Christine 

Lanphere, Natomas High School; Janet Glass, 

Dwight-Englewood School; Toni Theisen, Loveland 

High School; Clarissa Adams Fletcher, Dunwoody 

High School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


283 Teaching world Languages with 

Focus on Literacy Development 

and Transferability 

World language classrooms can further develop their 

vitality and visibility if seen as contributing to the development 

of students’ overall literacy skills Intentional 

embedded learning of cognitive processes such as planning, 

problem-solving, and metacognitive and learning 

strategies will prove to be valuable transferable skills 

to be taught as such 

Presenter(s): Michael Geisler, Middlebury College; 

Dana Laursen, Ana Raposo Preto-Bay, and Kandyce 

Coston, Middlebury Interactive Languages 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


284 Creating Learner-Centered 

Collaborative Projects to Promote 

Language Acquisition Through 

Culture 

Presenters will discuss how to use collaborative 

projects to promote cultural awareness, language 

and critical thinking skills through student-centered 

projects that allow for creativity and problem-solving 

as an integral part of the language learning experience 

Presenters will share the outcomes of such projects and 

provide suggestions for feedback and assessment 

Presenter(s): Angelina Craig-Florez, Columbia 

University; Bethzaida Fernandez, Duke University; 

Sarah Williams, Slippery Rock University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


285 Big Ideas in Small Packages: 

Beginners Communicating About 

Complex Content 

Integrating language and content learning can support 

students’ eventual attainment of advanced language 

proficiency This session synthesizes best practices 

from ESL and world language education to clarify the 

challenging task of designing compelling, proficiencybased 

lessons around rich and meaningful academic 

content and provides sample activities suitable even for 

beginning levels 

Presenter(s): Anny F. Case, Gonzaga University; 

Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


286 heritage Language Curriculum 

Informed by Learners’ and 

Teachers’ voices 

This session will demonstrate how research gathered 

from both Spanish faculty and Spanish-speaking heritage 

learners (SHLs) has impacted the development and 

implementation of a course of study created specifically 

to serve the needs of bilingual learners in Eastern 

Pennsylvania Attitudes and opinions of SHLs during 

this first semester will be addressed 

Presenter(s): Nancy Zimmerman (Chair), Angelo 

Rodriguez, and Scheri Zuniga-Murphy, Kutztown 

University 





applicable language(s): Spanish, Other 

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


287 Digital Literacy in the world 


What are infographics? How can they be used to assess 

student understanding in the WL classroom? WL teachers 

will learn about these 21st century tools and how 

they incorporate digital age literacy and technology 

Examples are in French and Spanish 

Presenter(s): Linda Szwabowski, Chesterfield County 

Public School 










5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


288 Factors Impacting Difficulty in ILR 

Listening Proficiency Skill Levels 

The presentation will focus on how changes in media 

technology, linguistic factors, and the environment in 

which the listening input is provided may require a 

renewed look at the conditions, settings, and linguistic 

factors that may impact the difficulty levels of listening 

tasks 

Presenter(s): James Dirgin, Defense Language 

Institute 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


289 walking the walk—Designing 

and Delivering Standards-Based 


The National Standards for Foreign Language Learning 

have revolutionized what we teach, how we teach and 

how we assess student progress Experience how a 

Standards-based thematic curriculum grounds instruction 

by emphasizing what students will be able to do as 

they navigate the challenges of the 21st century 

Presenter(s): Lisa R. Hendrickson, School District of 

Monroe; Karen L. Fowdy 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


290 Grassroots Action Research and 

Leadership: The GLEN model 

GLEN (Global Language Educators’ Network) presents 

three new teacher leaders who will share action 

research Learn how each used classroom data to 

better inform instruction GLEN is a two-year process of 

professional development in which teacher leaders join 

a community of practice focused on continual growth 

and student learning 

Presenter(s): Carl D. Falsgraf, Center for Applied 

Second Language Studies (CASLS) 







5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


291 Developing Superior Proficiency 

and Analytical Skills for the 

Global workforce 

Superior-level language proficiency and critical thinking 

and analytical skills are the keys to professional 

success in a global environment This session will 

demonstrate ways of promoting students’ development 

of these skills using the example of the English for 

Heritage Language Speakers Program, which prepares 

students for the federal workforce 

Presenter(s): Christa Hansen, Georgetown University; 

Deborah Kennedy, Center for Applied Linguistics 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


292 Guiding International visiting 

Teachers Towards Success: 

Integration and Support Strategies 

Helping a new international teacher learn the school 

ropes can be an unexpectedly overwhelming task for 

many administrators Based on five years of experience 

working with 600-plus visiting Chinese teachers, we 

will share step-by-step checklists and strategies that 

address the informational and cross-cultural gaps 

encountered when on-boarding newly arrived teachers 

Presenter(s): Ryan Wertz, Ohio Department of 

Education; Lauren Moffett, The College Board 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


293 Poetry in the Language 

Classroom: Let the Creative Juices 

Flow! 

Poetry is an important aspect of language instruction 

From writing simple poetry to successful creation and 

interpretation of complex culturally relevant poems! 

Presentations include: A Model-Based Approach to 

Poetic Writing at an i+1 Level (Dykstra-Pruim); Creative 

Writing: A Student-Centered Process (Becker); Teaching 

Poetry Through the Concept of “Heimat” (Kyer) 

Presenter(s): Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim, Calvin College; 

Claudia A. Becker, North Carolina Central University; 

Melanie M. Kyer, Lake Braddock Secondary School 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


294 Connecting German to STEm 

Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 

(STEM) with German can produce extraordinary results 

by fostering active learning, increasing student engagement, 

and bolstering recruitment and outreach This 

presentation will show how STEM can be “repurposed” 

to strengthen German programs and features practical 

tips on incorporating STEM materials into any German 

course 

Presenter(s): Damon Rarick (Chair), University of 

Rhode Island; Katrina Griffin 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


295 Basing Distance Language 

Courses on the Communicative 

Classroom 

Since 2010 the German Department of the University 

of Pennsylvania has offered Elementary German online 

courses for credit This session evaluates teacher and 

student experiences in both the online environment and 

the face-to-face classroom Furthermore, it will show 

how two distinct learning spaces are related and can 

inform each other 

Presenter(s): Edward M. Dixon and Christina Frei, 







5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


296 Teaching 18th/19th Century 

German women Authors: why 

and how? 

Reframing the German Drama Survey: From Luise 

Gottsched to Jelinek (Emm); Teaching Gender Through 

Poetry: Including Women Authors in an 18th Century 

Course (Allingham); Reviving Amalia: Using Texts by 

Marianne Ehrmann (1755–1795) in Undergraduate 

Literature and Culture Courses (Dupree) 

Presenter(s): Nicole Grewling (Chair), Shippensburg 

University; Astrid Weigert (Chair), and Mary 

Helen Dupree, Georgetown University; Amy Emm, 

The Citadel; Leslie Ann Allingham, Virginia Tech 

University 







5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


297 Sustaining and Growing 

university German Programs 

Through Consortium Building 

Presenters address practical and theoretical aspects of 

consortium building between institutions from laying 

the groundwork, to expanding online and alternative 

course offerings, to ensuring sustainability of member 

programs and the broader consortium 

Presenter(s): Lynn Kutch, Kutztown University; 

Susanne Rinner, University of North Carolina at 

Greensboro 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


298 Content-Based Teaching of 

Business Chinese and Its 

Assessment 

This panel focuses on content-based teaching of business 

Chinese at beginning, intermediate and advanced 

levels in a university setting Theoretical background, 

adoption of materials, employment of technology, 

assessment of teaching effectiveness, and linguistic 

features of business terminology will be discussed 

Presenter(s): Liwei Jiao (Chair); Qi Wang, Ya-chuan Yu, 

and Mien-hwa Chiang, University of Pennsylvania 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


299 using Online Tools to Empower 

Chinese Teaching and Learning 

This session investigates two online tools, one for 

assessing character and vocabulary knowledge and one 

for creating and grading listening and oral assignments 

Also discussed will be methods of developing online 

multimedia materials and implementing them into the 

curriculum ZiCiCheck: An Online Tool to Assess CFL 

Learners’ Character Knowledge (Da); Using Online Tools 

to Develop Students’ Listening and Oral Proficiency 

(Chen); Online Mandarin Multimedia Materials: 

Curriculum Development and Implementation (Mehta) 

Presenter(s): Jun Da (Chair), Middle Tennessee State 

University; Tong Chen, MIT; Yufen Lee Mehta, 

Cornell University 




5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


300 Purposeful Application of 

Language Through Collaboration 

Across Subjects and Communities 

How can we make language learning more purposeful 

for students? 21st century students need opportunities 

to use the language beyond the confines of their 

classroom walls and thus to appreciate the diversity 

that exists in our global community Collaborative 

projects across different subjects and school districts 

will be examined 

Presenter(s): Julia Kessel (Chair), New Trier High 

School; Jianhong Wang, Adlai E. Stevenson High 

School; Marlene Ren, Loyola Academy 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


301 Bridging the Language–Culture 

Divide: Teaching Chinese Scripts 

and Calligraphy 

This panel focuses on integrating language and culture 

instruction in teaching Chinese scripts and calligraphy 

Presentations include: Chinese Culture in the Written 

Scripts: Why Teach It and How; Integrating Cultural 

Perspectives, Practices, and Products in Teaching 

Chinese Calligraphy; and Shi-shu-hua: Teaching Chinese 

Calligraphy as an Interartistic Bridge. 

Presenter(s): Pomona; Yu Li (Chair), Emory University; 

Madeline M L Chu, Kalamazoo College; Da’an Pan, 

California State Polytechnic University 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


302 Teaching Chinese Tones 

These papers address teaching and learning of Chinese 

tones through various methods including the use of 

rhythmic verse, micro-listening tasks, and imitation and 

self-repair Chinese Tonal Training with Rhythmic Verses 

(Yin); Exploring an Effective Approach to Teaching 

Chinese Tones (Loar); Imitation and Self-Repairs in 

Tonal Drills of L2 Mandarin Classrooms (Chen) 

Presenter(s): John Jing-hua Yin (Chair), University 

of Vermont; Jian Kang Loar, Defense Language 

Institute; Chun-Mei Chen, National Chung Hsing 

University 




5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


303 Pushing Beyond the Basics to 

Transition to Advanced Language 

Learning 

This session addresses the challenges for language 

learners when they move from the lower-intermediate 

to the upper-intermediate/advanced level and proposes 

some pedagogical solutions to make this transition 

more smoothly Recommendations for curriculum 

design, pedagogical cycle and task types will be 

provided 

Presenter(s): Chengxu Yin (Chair), University of Notre 

Dame; Kun-shan Carolyn Lee, Duke University; Jia 

Yang 






5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


304 Service Learning at home and 

Abroad 

This session will examine the creation and administration 

of service learning programs in French and Spanish 

that take place both in the students’ home city, and 

in two international settings Presenters will show 

sample syllabi, assignments and assessments as well 

as discuss some successes and challenges encountered 

in these programs 

Presenter(s): Jody L. Ballah and Angie Woods, 

University of Cincinnati-Raymond Walters College 






6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 


305 AATI Business meeting 

6:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. 


306 CLTA Presidential Forum 

Presentations and reflections on the past, present, 

and future of the CSL/CFL field by over a dozen former 

Presidents of the Association Light refreshments will 

be provided 

Presenter(s): Janet Xing (Chair), Western Washington 

University 








6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon h 

307 ACTFL Awards Ceremony 

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 


308 Survey Research Design for 

Chinese L2 Learning and 


This workshop will help participants learn to use survey 

research design as applied to Chinese L2 It will focus 

on identifying appropriate research topics, constructing 

questionnaires, performing data collection, conducting 

data processing, and following ethical standards during 

the research process 

Presenter(s): Helen H. Shen, University of Iowa 




7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon E 

309 ACTFL President’s Reception 

By invitation only 

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 


310 AATI Reception 

AATI gratefully acknowledges Il Consolato Generale 

d’Italia a Filadelfia for its generous donation for this 

reception The reception is open to all Italianists attending 

the Conference 


7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 


311 The Leadership workshop 

Reunion by the Japan 

Foundation, Los Angeles 

Reunion for past-participants to the Leadership 

Workshop by the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles 

Participants will discuss their accomplishments and 

challenges that remain to be solved By invitation only 

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 


312 CLTA-CLASS Joint Forum: 

Integrating the 21st Century Skills 

in the k-16 Chinese Standards 

The panel of presenters will explain how the 21st 

century skills and Common Core State Standards have 

been integrated into the newly revised K–16 Chinese 

Standards Examples of Progress Indicators at various 

grades will be used to illustrate the standards before 

and after the revision, and will be used to demonstrate 

their application in assessment and instructional planning 

for grades K-16 

Presenter(s): Janet Xing, Western Washington 

University; Yu-Lan Lin, Boston Public Schools; 

Haiyan Fu; Lucy Lee, Livingston High School; Telee 

Richard Chi, University of Utah; Jennifer Liu, Harvard 

University 






CLASS Celebrates its 25th Anniversary! 

Come join our anniversary luncheon 

12:30pm - 1:45pm on Sat, Nov 17, 2012 


For more information, visit our booth 1350, or visit our website: www.classk12.org 

CLASS members are eligible to: 

• access to on-line information available to members 

• access to various teaching resources on the website 

• attend ACTFL/CLASS annual joint convention 

• apply for awards and grants 

• participate in summer PO programs 

• participate in annual student national essay contest 

• participate in annual national speech contest 

• apply for the National Honor Society for students 

Join CLASS and access your gateway to the field of teaching and learning Chinese 

www.classk12.org 

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 


313 CLASS SwAP Shop 

Members of Chinese Language Association of 

Secondary-Elementary Schools will come and share 

their teaching experiences and practical strategies in 

classroom instruction A sign-up is required before the 

session and each person can speak for no more than 

five minutes 

Presenter(s): Natasha Pierce, James Madison 

Memorial High School 






nnell celebrAtes 25tH 

AnniversAry 

The National Network for Early 

Language Learning (NNELL) is 

celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 

2012 and plans to commemorate 

this occasion at the NNELL 

Networking Breakfast on 

Saturday, November 17. 

ACTFL congratulates NNELL on 

this major accomplishment! 

全美中小学中文教师协会 

Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools 

Gateway to the field of Chinese

acTfl 2012 

AWArDS 

CErEmONy 

FriDAy, NOvEmbEr 16, 2012 • 6:30 P.m.–7:30 P.m. 

PhiLADELPhiA mArriOTT DOWNTOWN, GrAND bALLrOOm SALON h 

ACTFL EDWiN CuDECki AWArD FOr SuPPOrT FOr 

LANGuAGE EDuCATiON Awarded by the ACTFL Board of Directors 

Recipient: The honorable Jack markell, Governor of Delaware 

rECOGNiTiON OF 2012 ACTFL PrESiDENT DAvE mCALPiNE 

ACTFL-mLJ EmmA mAriE birkmAiEr AWArD FOr 

DOCTOrAL DiSSErTATiON rESEArCh iN FOrEiGN 

LANGuAGE EDuCATiON 

Co-Chairs: heather Allen, university of Wisconsin-madison; Leo van 

Lier, Editor, The Modern Language Journal/National Federation of modern 

Language Teachers Associations 

Co-Presenter: heidi byrnes, The Modern Language Journal/Georgetown 

university 

Recipient: Anna kolesnikova, university of iowa 

ACTFL/CENGAGE LEArNiNG FACuLTy DEvELOPmENT 

PrOGrAmS AWArD FOr ExCELLENCE iN FOrEiGN 

LANGuAGE iNSTruCTiON uSiNG TEChNOLOGy WiTh 

iALLT 

Co-Chairs: kevin Gaugler, marist College; Stacey Powell, iALLT/ 

Auburn university 

Co-Presenter: beth kramer, Cengage Learning 

Recipient: Fernando rubio, university of utah 

ACTFL-NySAFLT ANThONy PAPALiA AWArD FOr 

ExCELLENCE iN TEAChEr EDuCATiON 

Chair: kathryn Corl, Ohio State university 

Co-Presenters: mary holmes, NySAFLT President; John Carlino, 

NySAFLT Executive Director 

Recipient: bonnie Adair-hauck, university of Pittsburgh 

Presider: Barbara Mondloch, Immediate Past President 

All convention attendees are invited to attend. 

ACTFL-mLJ PAuL PimSLEur AWArD FOr rESEArCh iN 

FOrEiGN LANGuAGE EDuCATiON 

Co-Chairs: margaret Ann kassen, The Catholic university of America; 

Leo van Lier, Editor, The Modern Language Journal 

Co-Presenter: heidi byrnes, The Modern Language Journal 

Recipients: Susan Gass & Luke Plonsky, michigan State university 

ACTFL FLOrENCE STEiNEr AWArD FOr LEADErShiP 

iN FOrEiGN LANGuAGE EDuCATiON, k–12 

Chair: yu-Lan Lin, boston Public Schools 

Recipient: Jacqueline van houten, kentucky Department of Education 

ACTFL WiLGA rivErS AWArD FOr LEADErShiP iN 

FOrEiGN LANGuAGE EDuCATiON, POSTSECONDAry 

Chair: Phyllis Dragonas, Former Director of Foreign Languages, melrose, mA 

Recipient: heidi byrnes, The Modern Language Journal/Georgetown university 

ACTFL mELbA D. WOODruFF AWArD FOr ExEmPLAry 

ELEmENTAry FOrEiGN LANGuAGE PrOGrAm 

Chair: Paula Patrick, Fairfax County Public Schools 

Co-Presenters: John Duckett, Wright Group/mcGraw hill School Education 

Recipient: E.E. Waddell Language Academy, Charlotte, North Carolina 

ACTFL NELSON brOOkS AWArD FOr ExCELLENCE iN 

ThE TEAChiNG OF CuLTurE 

Chair: Wiebke Strehl, university of North Carolina-Asheville 

Recipient: Anne Lair, university of utah 

NNELL AWArD FOr OuTSTANDiNG SuPPOrT OF 

EArLy SECOND LANGuAGE LEArNiNG 

Chair: rita A. Oleksak, NNELL 

Recipient: John David Edwards, Former Executive Director, JNCL-NCLiS

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9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: The Resume 

This session will focus on resume 

writing for language teachers and 

professionals, and will address 

different resume strategies, styles, 

formatting, what to include/exclude, 

and how to cover gaps in employment. 

We’ll review actual resume 

samples and discuss their strengths 

and weaknesses. 

4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.: The Interview 

This session will center around 

interviewing—getting past the phone 

screen, answering difficult questions, 

different types of interviews (situational, 

behavioral, group, panel, stress), 

and salary negotiation are just some 

of the topics we’ll discuss. 

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.: The Search 

In this session, we will examine how 

to conduct an effective job search including 

the best places to look, how 

to read a job posting, how to write 

a cover letter, as well as networking, 

using social media tools, and 

tapping into “hidden” employment 

markets. 

Rita will be available in between 

workshops throughout the day 

to answer questions one-on-one, 

provide mini-critiques of resumes, 

help job seekers prepare for 

interviews, and recommend 

additional resources and tools. 

Bring your resume 

and questions! 

MINI-WORKSHOPS FOR 

JOB 

SEEKERS 

SATURDAY 

NOVEMBER 17 

Are you ready to 

get your dream job? 

On Saturday, November 17, 

Certified Career Coach Rita 

Friedman will lead three 45minute 

workshops to help guide 

ACTFL Convention attendees 

through the job search process. 

Each mini-workshop will focus 

on a different key component 

of the successful job search and 

will include a topic overview, 

practical advice, and Q & A. 

We’ll discuss the challenges 

and opportunities unique to 

teaching languages, the employment 

landscape within the 

industry, alternate career options 

for language teachers, 

credentialing, and professional 

development planning. 

Come to one or all three 

workshops for useful insights 

and networking opportunities!

SATuRDAY November 17, 2012 


SATuRDAY 



7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 


8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 


8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 

educational Sessions and 

ACtFl Plenary Session 

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 

Free Time for Exhibit hall visit/ 

Electronic Posters 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 

Free Time for Exhibit hall visit/ 

Electronic Posters 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

Luncheons/Free Time for Exhibit hall visit 

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 


3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. 

electronic Posters/ACtFl roundtables 

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


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DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012 

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 



314 ACTFL Small undergraduate 

German Programs Breakfast 

Business meeting and 

Presentation 

The business meeting will feature a presentation 

entitled, Meaningful Collaboration Between Secondary 

and Postsecondary German Programs. Participants 

will have an interactive discussion focusing on ways 

secondary and postsecondary German programs can 

collaborate in person or virtually 

Presenter(s): Gregory H. Wolf, North Central College; 

Beverly A. Moser, Appalachian State University 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Small German Undergraduate 

Programs SIG 





315 NADSFL Breakfast 

event cancelled 

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


Franklin hall 12 

316 k–12 Language Flagship 

Breakfast meeting 

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


317 ACTFL Community College 

SIG Business meeting and 


This business meeting will feature a presentation 

entitled, The Affective Domain and Second Language 

Learning Practices Looking for fun learning activities, 

or for a stimulating change of pace in the classroom? 

This presentation focuses on the relationship between 

Bloom’s Affective Domain, and second language 

learning Audience may practice vocal activities that 

tap the “affective domain” to elicit responses with 

lasting effects 

Presenter(s): Maria Teresa Miranda, Hostos 


sponsor(s): ACTFL Community College SIG 



7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace 

Ballroom 2 

318 NNELL Networking Breakfast 

This annual breakfast provides attendees an opportunity 

to network with early language learning professionals 

Featured speakers at this year’s breakfast are 

Helena Curtain and Alyssa Villarreal Admission is by 

ticket only 

Presenter(s): Jacque Bott Van Houten (Chair), Kentucky 

Department of Education; Helena Curtain; Alyssa 

Villarreal, Memphis City Schools 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 



319 Learn with NADSFL—Does It 

Count? 

This session will explore the rationale behind grades 

and an interesting dichotomy—students who won’t 

work unless there is a grade and teachers who grade to 

get students to work Participants will consider various 

perspectives on grading and how to grade more effectively 

and efficiently to document student learning 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 



320 Instruction in Cultural Competence 

These papers will focus on instructors’ beliefs and 

approaches to classroom instruction in intercultural 

competence: Cultural Competence and Foreign 

Language Instruction (Mesiti); Teaching the Location of 

Chinese Cultures (Hsiao) 

Presenter(s): Rocco A. Mesiti, University of Hartford; 

Jennifer Ching-hui Hsiao, Texas State University-San 

Marcos 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Teaching and Learning of Culture 

SIG 





8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 



321 Approaches to Communicative 

Reading and writing in 

Intermediate German 

This session addresses communicative approaches to 

reading, writing, and speaking in intermediate German 

courses, broadly defined as second and third-year 

German The following papers will discuss appropriate 

writing and reading assignments for intermediate 

students and how assignments can be tools to facilitate 

active and engaged class discussion Presenters will 

have concrete examples of assignments, approaches, 

and activities facilitating student communication 

A Communicative Approach Based on the German 

Telenovela “Jojo sucht das Glück” (Glatz); Writing in 

the Subjunctive Using Intercultural Communication 

(Schuetze); Teaching GDR Culture with Christoph Hein’s 

Short Story “Die Vergewaltigung” (Martin) 

Presenter(s): Lorna Sopcak (Chair), Ripon College; 

Lawrence Francis Glatz, Metropolitan State College; 

Ulf Schuetze, Dept. of Germanic & Slavic Studies; 

Judith E. Martin, Missouri State University 


Programs SIG 





8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


322 Speaking “Their” Language: 

Online Tools to Enhance 

Language Acquisition 

Language teachers have many online tools such as 

VoiceThread and Facebook to enhance language 

learning and provide viable ways to integrate and 

utilize technology Presenters will share project-based 

activities done in languages classes and discuss activity 

templates, processes, and rubrics as well as outcomebased 

approaches in language teaching 

Presenter(s): Ghislaine M. Rose (Chair), Lanting Xu, 

and Mariam Mathews, The <strong>American</strong> School in 

London 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


323 Flipping the Language Classroom 

Technological innovations make it possible to “flip” the 

language classroom This model, which moves some 

instruction outside of class, places new demands on 

instructors but frees class time for more interaction 

In this session, we will describe the flipped model and 

demonstrate its application to the beginning, intermediate 

and advanced levels 

Presenter(s): Kimberly Jansma and Laurence Denie- 

Higney, UCLA; Margaret Ann Kassen, Catholic 

University of America 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


324 Free Language Teaching 

Resources from the LRCs 

Come see the free resources available for teachers 

from the Language Resource Centers Fifteen centers 

around the United States, funded by the Department of 

Education, will share information about their teacher 

resource guides and manuals, online materials, assessment 

materials in specific languages, and more for 

teachers of all levels and languages 

Presenter(s): Joy Campbell and Elaine Tarone, Center 

for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition; 

Margaret Malone, Center for Applied Linguistics; 

Dennie Hoopingarner, Michigan State University 







SATuRDAY November 17, 2012



8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


325 Cell and Smartphones for Smarter 

Language Learners 

Learn how students can improve in their speaking and 

culture through the use of cell phones or smartphones 

or Mobile Learning Devices (MLD) Learn the advantages 

See many diverse examples of spontaneous 

speaking activities and culture activities through MLD 

and QR codes Participate in mobile learning 

Presenter(s): Harry G. Tuttle, Onondaga Community 

College 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


326 Theory into Practice: Teaching 

Foreign Language methodology 

via Service Learning 

To understand the theories presented in the foreign 

language methods course, pre-service teachers must be 

able to apply those theories by working with actual students 

Service learning is an opportunity for pre-service 

teachers to practice teaching the foreign language 

methods to a diverse group of students 

Presenter(s): Debra J. Vinci-Minogue, Dominican 

University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


327 AATI Swap Shop Breakfast 

During this breakfast you can share a 2-3 minute activity 

that excites, motivates, and engages all students in 

your Italian classroom Please bring 25 copies of your 

activity 

Presenter(s): Lucrezia Lindia (Chair), Eastchester High 

School; Bruna Boyle, University of Rhode Island; Ida 

Wilder, Greece Athena High School 







8:00 am – 9:00 a.m. 


328 Excellence in world Language 

Teacher Preparation: many Paths, 

One Goal 

The presenters discuss the importance of empowering 

future world language teachers to become intrinsically 

and extrinsically motivated as they enter the profession 

Based on an ongoing current research investigation, 

participants will learn about Self-Determination Theory 

and the importance of its application to WL teacher 

preparation 

Presenter(s): Patricia Davis-Wiley, University of 

Tennessee; Mark K. Warford, Buffalo State College 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


329 Bringing Tv Commercials into the 

French Classroom 

This session will provide an overview of how to 

integrate French TV commercials in the classroom 

Presenters will show well-known French commercials 

and demonstrate how culture and language can be 

presented in a fun and interactive way Popular slogans, 

now part of French people’s everyday lives, will also be 

presented 

Presenter(s): Solene Inceoglu (Chair) and Sarah N. 

Mecheneau, Michigan State University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


330 Adding to Your Cultural Toolkit 

Participate in activities from short “games” to social 

networking/technological applications maximized for 

high impact in a short timeframe and all designed 

to teach culture in a standards-based curriculum 

Participants learn to recognize culture in their own 

environment in order to transfer that insight to learning 

about other cultures 

Presenter(s): Gay G. Rawson and Viann M. Pederson, 

Concordia College 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


331 maximizing a Study Abroad 

Program for multiple Student 

Audiences 

Explores an innovative study abroad program in which 

multiple tracks of study and leadership are interwoven 

to maximize opportunities available to students, both 

overseas and at the home institution Newly configured, 

this program involves students at all levels with 

opportunities for student leadership, mentoring and 

cooperative learning 

Presenter(s): Jennifer E. Orlikoff, West Virginia 

University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


332 Formative Assessment: Effective 

Process for Improving Student 

Learning 

In this session, presenters share strategic use of 

formative assessment to improve students’ learning 

for building proficiency Presenters demonstrate ways 

to maintain the class in the target language and show 

when and how to give feedback to learners while sustaining 

students’ learning motivation using Backward 

Design 

Presenter(s): Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, California State 

University; Yo Azama, North Salinas High School 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


333 keys to Designing a Successful 

Japanese Immersion Camp 

Experience 

The Aozora Gakkou Japanese Immersion Camp is in 

its third year of operation The presenter will discuss 

several tips on and materials for establishing, promoting, 

designing/scaling the camp to fit the needs of your 

community The goal of this session is to assist attendees 

in creating a similarly fun/rewarding experience 

Presenter(s): Andrew Scott, Sheridan Japanese School 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


334 high School and College 

Collaboration: Building 

Interactions using Thematic units 

Critical thinking skills should be promoted in foreign 

language curricula to prepare our students to be a part 

of the global society A mini-society was utilized to 

enhance skill-based learning in a real-world setting 

Thematic units are an ideal tool to bring together 21st 

century skills, technology and content standards 

Presenter(s): Harue Sakuma, Torrance High School; 

Yuki Waugh, Texas A&M University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


335 Applying Cognitive Load Theory 

in Curriculum Development and 

Instructional Design 

This presentation showcases and discusses award-winning 

curriculum samples from online university courses 

and U S Foreign Service personnel training courses, 

from the perspectives of Sweller’s (1988) cognitive load 

theory and of instructional design The presentation 

details the application of cognitive load theory and 

instructional design for curriculum development 

Presenter(s): Hsiang-Ting A. Wu, Foreign Service 

Institute 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


336 Effective Feedback Strategies for 

Fostering Teachers’ Professional 

Growth 

A systematic approach to giving feedback, understanding 

the role of content and process in making feedback 

sessions productive, and developing appropriate 

communication strategies, can turn feedback into a 

valuable professional development tool In this session, 

participants practice effective feedback strategies 

through a series of experiential activities and receive 

peer feedback 

Presenter(s): Grazyna M. Dudney, Defense Language 

Institute 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


337 heritage Language Placement: 

Practical Steps for Exam Design 

and Implementation 

Knowing how to differentiate heritage from traditional 

L2 learners and place each in the most appropriate 

classes is extremely challenging This presentation 

provides a step-by-step description of how to create a 

heritage placement exam, including practical implementation 

tips to ensure effectiveness Handouts of useful 

resources will be provided 

Presenter(s): Sara Beaudrie, University of Arizona; 

Cynthia M. Ducar, Bowling Green State University; 

Marta Fairclough, University of Houston–MCL 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


338 Developing Engaging Interactive 

Classroom Activities of Everyday 

vocabulary (for Arabic) 

Presenters have developed engaging supplementary 

material for elementary and intermediate Arabic 

textbooks and will outline how to adapt and create 

communicative materials which help students acquire 

and practice everyday vocabulary that will ultimately 

prepare students to live, work or study in any of the 

Arab countries 

Presenter(s): Amani Abu Shakra and Kheireddine 

Bekkai, Boston University; Lulu Mustafa 




language of Presentation: Arabic 


8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


339 The Language of Disabilities: 

Start-up Strategies for Inclusive 

Classrooms 

Increased enrollments of college students with disabilities 

offer opportunities for inclusive teaching This 

session emphasizes the importance of the first weeks 

of the semester in fostering an inclusive pedagogy 

Participants will reflect on their own teaching practices 

in areas identified by students with disabilities and 

discuss strategies for course design 

Presenter(s): Wade A. Edwards, Longwood University; 

Sally S. Scott, University of Mary Washington; 

Susan A. Hildebrandt, Illinois State University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


340 Real-world Communication: So 

Easy, a Novice Can Do It! 

Often we shelter novices from authentic materials 

because we fear they will be too difficult However, by 

teaching novices how to interact with authentic language, 

we give them a gift Participants will see how 

novice learners can be guided toward rich experiences 

offered by authentic texts without fear and frustration 

Presenter(s): Kristy Placido, Fowlerville High School 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


341 Observation Tool for Students with 

IEPs: Assessing and Assigning 

Accommodations 

In this session, the presenter shares an observation tool 

that was successfully utilized by teachers to assess 

the difficulties of students with IEPs and to assign 

appropriately aligned foreign language specific accommodations 

To demonstrate the implementation of the 

tool, reactions from teachers who have implemented it 

is also presented 

Presenter(s): Heather J. Hendry, University of 

Pittsburgh 






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342 ACTFL Plenary: Introducing 

Phase II of ACTFL’s Research 

Priorities 

This year’s Research Plenary will focus on Phase 

II of ACTFL’s Research Priorities initiative, which 

will promote research in the five priority areas 

that emanated from Phase I Plenary participants 

will lay the groundwork for Phase II by reviewing 

the research priority areas and research questions 

that emerged from the literature reviews, 

and by exploring the possibilities for research 

projects that might be conducted for each priority 

area The plenary will be followed by a series 

of sessions, each of which will provide a forum 

for attendees to discuss their views of the kinds 

of research projects that might be proposed for 

Phase II 

Presenter(s): Dave McAlpine (Chair), University 

of Arkansas at Little Rock; Eileen Glisan, 

Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Richard 

Donato, University of Pittsburgh; Paul Toth, 

Temple University; Marty Abbott, ACTFL 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


343 using a Corpus Effectively in a 

Spanish Grammar Course 

This participatory session explores ways to enhance 

learning of course content in a Spanish grammar class 

through the use of the Corpus del Español, a freely 

accessible, user-friendly online corpus that allows 

for highly sophisticated searches that other Spanish 

corpora (or search engines such as Google) currently 

cannot enable 

Presenter(s): Carlos Benavides, University of 

Massachusetts Dartmouth 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


344 Immersion: Don’t Teach history— 

Live It! 

In this session, immersion teachers will learn how to 

teach history through simulation Participants will carry 

out many of the hands-on activities which their students 

can do in class on themes such as: Four European 

Revolutions and Be a Barbarian! 

Presenter(s): Jo Sanders, Rilke Schule 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


345 Breaking the News! Incorporate 

Journalistic Techniques into Your 

Classroom 

Producing a class journal, radio survey or television 

sequence in French, encouraging oral expression 

activities in the classrom through the framework of 

interviews? This workshop will help you integrate into 

your class journalistic interview techniques adapted to 

the level of your students 

Presenter(s): Lidwien van Dixhoorn, Radio France 

International 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


346 using webquests to Develop 

Critical Literacy in the Language 

Classroom 

This presentation highlights the New Literacy 

Studies by exploring applications of critical reading 

Complementing traditional views of literacy, a focus on 

reading Internet texts through a sociocultural lens using 

Webquests provides students with tools to be critical 

readers and to understand how identities and ideologies 

are shaped in Internet texts 

Presenter(s): John Roby Grossi, UPAEP 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


347 Television Advertising: Authentic 

materials that motivate Students 

Learning Spanish 

Advertising is a powerful tool for teaching language 

given that it helps to contribute the necessary context 

for the acquisition of the language Attendees of this 

presentation will receive ideas about how to use 

television commercials in the teaching and learning of 

Spanish as a second language 

Presenter(s): Pedro Pablo Rey Rodil, Embassy of 

Spain–Education Office 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


348 Formative Assessment: A Powerful 

Process for Building Proficiency 

Research says that formative assessment is the single 

most effective process for improving student learning 

In this session, participants examine the critical roles 

of feedback, goal setting, student self-assessment, and 

student–teacher collaboration and look at a sampling of 

ongoing, stepping-stone assessments both traditional 

and technology-based that positively build proficiency 

Presenter(s): Rosanne Zeppieri (Chair), West Windsor- 

Plainsboro RSD; Priscilla G. Russel, Princeton 

Regional Schools 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


349 Teacher Evaluation: The Role of 

Evaluators as Transformational 

Leaders 

Teacher evaluation serves the purpose of ensuring 

quality of instruction and contributing to teachers’ 

professional development The presentation includes 

findings of a study that examined foreign language 

teachers’ and evaluators’ perspectives regarding 

teacher evaluation strategies and processes The study 

also explored participants’ views regarding evaluators’ 

roles in teacher evaluation 

Presenter(s): Deanna Tovar, Defense Language 

Institute 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


350 Intercultural Competence: Study 

Abroad and At-home Sources of 

Learning 

The presenters developed an open-ended questionnaire 

to assess intercultural competence as an outcome 

of a university Spanish major They present data on 

students’ perceptions of their growth in intercultural 

competence in both their university courses and their 

study abroad experiences, and focus on aspects of 

teaching that foster this learning 

Presenter(s): Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro and Karen R. 

Leonard, University of Iowa 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


351 using Technology Showcases to 

Share Best Practices 

This session describes the focus of “Showcase” events, 

provides examples, and discusses how to promote 

technology-integrated language instruction Participants 

will discuss how this model can be adapted to their 

own settings 

Presenter(s): Ravinder Singh 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


352 Leveraging Business and 

Government to Improve Language 

Education 

The presenters will discuss their experience in developing 

the Rhode Island Language Roadmap, a strategic 

plan for language education, in collaboration with businesses 

and government service agencies in the state 

using a unique model for language policy assessment 

and change developed by The Language Flagship 

Presenter(s): Erin Papa and Sigrid Berka, University of 

Rhode Island; Jaime Andres Ramirez, Rhode Island 

College; Sarah Steverman, Westerly High School 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


353 The New AP German and 

Articulation: Lessons from Year 

One 

One year into the new AP German format: Teachers 

share the successes and challenges of implementation 

and students share experiences of participation in the 

new AP format and their transition to undergraduate 

German programs What has been learned and how can 

curricula continue to evolve in Year Two? 

Presenter(s): Christopher Gwin; Ester Eichler, Abington 

Senior High School 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


354 word: A vocabulary-Centered 

Approach to L2 Classroom 


This session explores vocabulary-centered language 

instruction Drawing from research on high frequency 

vocabulary, we argue that vocabulary learning depends 

on a multifaceted approach, using meaning-focused, 

output-focused, and fluency-focused tasks We illustrate 

this with a variety of teaching materials that were 

used in a pilot study in a Beginning German program 

Presenter(s): Thorsten Huth, University of Tennessee; 

James Rankin, Princeton University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


355 when homework makes a 

Difference 

This presentation summarizes results from several pilot 

studies implementing customizable language learning 

software Students replaced homework and/or classtime 

with independent work in the language learning 

software Students enjoyed the program and hours 

spent in the program made a difference on midterm and 

final performance in a pilot study 

Presenter(s): Senta Goertler and Angelika N. Kraemer, 






applicable language(s): German, Spanish 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


356 more than Germany: Including 

Switzerland and Austria in the 

Classroom 

This session addresses the need to transform traditional 

German language and literature courses into 

classes that integrate a more balanced approach with 

due attention to Switzerland and Austria Presenters 

explore why Hochdeutsch is not a homogeneous 

concept and also highlight the diversity of regional 

culture(s) within DACH 

Presenter(s): Colette Van Kerckvoorde (Chair), Bard 

College at Simons Rock; Lisa Seidlitz, Augustana 

College; Sharon M. Difino, University of Florida; 

Regina Braker, Eastern Oregon University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


357 Fernsehen up Close: Bringing 

Culture to the Classroom Through 

Television 

This session will address strategies for introducing 

students to contemporary German culture through the 

medium of television Die Telenovela: Springboard to 

Cultural Competence (Intermediate Low); Germany 

in the Crosshairs—“Tatort” in the Culture Classroom 

(Intermediate Mid); The Ball is Round: Soccer in the 

German Culture Class (Intermediate High+) 

Presenter(s): Will Lehman, Western Carolina 

University; Margit Grieb and Stephan Schindler, 

University of South Florida 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


358 Effective Strategies for Building a 

Sustainable Proficiency-Oriented 

Chinese Program 

This panel attempts to answer some common challenges 

in building a sustainable Chinese program We approach 

this issue from three different angles: to improve student 

motivation with innovative use of social-media technology, 

to establish performance-oriented curriculum goals 

and proficiency-based assessments, and to promote 

dynamic outreach programs with external resources 

Presenter(s): Ke Peng (Chair), Western Kentucky 

University; Jinai Sun, North Central College; 

Chunyuan Di, Pennsylvania State University 










8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


359 Grammatical Issues in Teaching 

and Learning Chinese 

These papers introduce Chinese aspect models for 

better understanding the meanings and use of aspect 

particles, a categorization of 155 adjective–predicate 

structure errors along with pedagogical suggestions 

for dealing with the errors, and an analysis of how 

Mandarin learners differ from native speakers in resolving 

classifier ambiguity Aspect Model Construction in 

Chinese Grammar Starting from Particle le (Liu); Error 

Analysis on Adjective-Predicate Structure: Based on 

HSK Writing Corpus (Zhang); Processing Classifier 

Attachment Ambiguity in Native and Nonnative 

Mandarin Speakers (Yao) 

Presenter(s): Jing Zhang (Chair), Ohio University; 

Yanmei Liu; Yun Yao, University of Illinois 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


360 A Research Report on Information 

Technology and Teaching Chinese 

This survey report outlines emerging theories on 

distance learning and its applications to the teaching 

of Chinese as a foreign language It investigates the 

current status of technology used among Chinese 

instructors, perceptions of using technology in teaching 

Chinese, and effective professional development in 

reducing the anxiety of technology use 

Presenter(s): Jin Huei Enya Dai (Chair), Monterey 

Institute of International Studies; Henry Ruan, Lower 

East Side Prep. High School; Pei Yu Yeh, Hsinchu 

International School; National Hsinchu University of 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


361 Glocalization of Chinese as a 

Second Language: varieties and 

Differences 

This session emphasizes that Global Chinese is more 

likely to succeed when the service is adapted specifically 

to each locality or culture Teaching Chinese as 

a second language encompasses both the linguistic 

values of a world language and the succession of global 

cultural heritage Glocalization is the key 

Presenter(s): Chin-chin Tseng (Chair) and Li Yu Chen, 

National Taiwan Normal University; Li-na Fang, 

National Kaohsiung Normal University 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


362 Interactive Learning Strategies 

and Anxiety in CSL 

These papers address interactive learning strategies 

including tandem learning through language exchange, 

and online chatting Also addressed in this session 

are factors that affect students’ language anxiety and 

willingness to communicate Anxiety and Willingness 

to Communicate: Learning Mandarin in Hong Kong 

(Yan and Pan); Developing Intercultural Communicative 

Competence Through Tandem Learning (Chen); The 

Characteristics of Online Chatting Texts from CSL 

Learners (Wang and Feng) 

Presenter(s): Chiuhung Chen (Chair), University of 

Miami; Jackie Xiu Yan and Jun Pan, City University 

of Hong Kong; Yanlin Wang and Jinglan Feng, Texas 

Tech University 


strand: Research, The Learner 




8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


363 Design and Practice of Online 

and mobile Learning in CFL 

These papers investigate the use of online and mobile 

learning tools for Chinese language learning High 

school students’ perceptions of and use of online tools 

will be discussed, as will mobile tools for learning 

Chinese vocabulary and exploring Tang poetry Online 

Chinese Learning: Perspective, Practice and Design 

(Lee); Chinese Poetry for a Smartphone Age (Porter); 

An Experiment in a Web-Based Audio-Text Reader for 

Intermediate Learners (Zhao) 

Presenter(s): David Porter (Chair) and Qiuli Zhao, 

University of Michigan; Yi-Chen Lee, University of 

Wisconsin 




8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


364 Enseigner l’Afrique Francophone 

This session will help you discover the multiple faces 

of contemporary Africa through the writings of Leonora 

Miano, Alain Mabanckou, etc whose novels are among 

the best literature being produced in Francophone 

Africa today Through a variety of interactive activities, 

participants will learn about ways to integrate this 

information into their courses 

Presenter(s): Angele Kingue, Bucknell University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


365 Building Proficiency and 

Supporting the Common Core 

Curriculum 

Workshop participants will consider how to use the five 

standards of the Common Core Curriculum for English 

Language Arts as a lens to examine the standardsbased 

world language curriculum and to refine and 

enhance the best practices for building language proficiency 

aligned with Common Core teaching principles 

Presenter(s): Willard Heller, SUNY 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


366 Expanding Learning 

Opportunities: Bridging hL 

Pedagogy and Communities via 

Technology 

Community-based heritage language (HL) programs face 

overwhelming challenges when designing curricula, 

materials, and ways of sharing learning-teaching which 

facilitate students’ engagement and progress These 

papers present curricula models and approaches to 

using technology which expand HL learning beyond the 

classroom by bridging pedagogy to target language 

use and cultural practices in global communities 

Connecting French Heritage Teachers and Learners in 

and Outside of the United States (Ross and Devedec); 

California Tamil Academy: A Community School’s 

Success Story (Rajamanickam); Fine-Tuning the Early 

Heritage Language Learning Pedagogy (Belluz) 

Presenter(s): Renate Ludanyi (Chair), Western 

Connecticut State University; Jane Ross, New 

York University; Benoit Le Devedec; Vetriselvi 

Rajamanickam, California Tamil Academy; Sigrid 

Belluz, Deutsche Schule Charlotte 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Heritage Languages SIG 





cltA celebrAtes 50tH 

AnniversAry 

The Chinese Language Teachers 

Association (CLTA) marks its 

50th Anniversary in 2012 and is 

planning several special events at 

the convention to commemorate 

this major milestone. ACTFL congratulates 

CLTA on this important 

accomplishment!


8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


367 motivating multicultural Film: 

One Film, Two Languages, 

many Activities 

The use of a single film, Joyuex Noel, propelled 

students of two world languages into a myriad of 

high-interest language learning experiences that 

also deepened their cross-cultural understanding 

This presentation will provide examples of practical, 

standards-based activities as well as inspiration for 

your own ideas! 

Presenter(s): Louise A. Faria; Holly Rickerl, Briscoe 

Middle School 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Film (Cinema) SIG 




applicable language(s): French, German 

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 



368 NADSFL Executive Board meeting 

9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 



E36 Learning a New Language 

Can Be Fun with Livemocha 

Learning a new language can be frustrating for 

your students But practice with native speakers 

is fun And making cross-cultural connections is 

exhilarating Come hear how Livemocha and millions 

of helpful language learners make language 

learning a blast! 

Presenter(s): Michael Schutzler, Livemocha 

sponsor(s): Livemocha 





9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 



E37 Play, Practice, and Produce 

with ChineseCuBES 

Looking for new and interactive ways to teach 

Chinese in your classrooms? ChineseCUBES is a new 

and unique program that combines the use of physical 

cubes with Augmented Reality (AR) technology to 

help students learn Chinese characters one-by-one 

easily and painlessly, and discover the magic of 

combining Chinese characters to form new words, 

phrases and sentences Designed for beginners of 

all ages, the program will help your students play, 

practice, and produce Chinese in no time! Join us for 

a live demo of the ChineseCUBES program 

Presenter(s): Rex How, ChineseCUBES 

sponsor(s): ChineseCUBES 





9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 



E38 Instant Spanish Conversation 

Anytime—Cuéntame: 286 

Spanish Conversation Cards 

Being able to converse motivates like nothing 

else Students initiate conversation by randomly 

selecting and asking one another a variety of nonthreatening 

questions in activities that develop 

fluency, confidence, community and motivation 

With regular use, students become proficient 

speakers Enliven any class anytime Extremely 

effective for students above age 10 

Presenter(s): Cathy Díaz, Mt. Madonna School, 

Cabrilla College + Watsonville/Aptos 

Adult Education; Contee Seely, Command 

Performance Language Institute 

sponsor(s): Midwest European Publications 





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9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 



E39 Interactive Boards Increase 

Target Language usage 

and Improve Classroom 

management 

Learn how to create daily flipcharts to cue students, 

guide vocabulary usage in context, extend 

paired practices, and maximize audio, video and 

textbook accessories Create a no-transition, 

seamless class with examples from seventh grade 

Spanish One and the Promethean Board Sorry, 

no review games included, just daily inspirational 

teaching ideas 

Presenter(s): Ellen Shrager, A Teacher’s Voice 

sponsor(s): CSCTFL 





9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 



E40 New iCAN: Personalizing 

Paths to Proficiency 

Experience the redesigned iCAN ® personalized 

assessment for world and English language learners 

in this interactive session Engage as students 

to set personal goals, self-evaluate and create 

evidence organized to all new iCAN statements 

linked to multiple standards Collaborate as teachers 

to continuously guide students based on their 

passions, strengths and needs 

Presenter(s): Jim Snyder, Avant Assessment 

sponsor(s): Avant Assessment 





ACTFL Central is located in Exhibit halls D & E of the Pennsylvania Convention 

Center. It is open Friday, 10:00 a.m–6:00 p.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; 

and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Stop by to purchase ACTFL publications and 

Discover Languages ® products, learn about ACTFL programs and services, and 

view a demonstration of the newly redesigned ACTFL website. On Saturday, get 

expert career advice on topics like résumé-writing, the job search, and interview 

tips in a series of career mini-workshops conducted by a certified career coach. 





9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby 

369 ACTFL Electronic Poster Presentations I 

Electronic Poster presentations will be displayed on a laptop computer at a high round table around which attendees can stand for viewing and interaction The following 

multiple electronic posters will be presented at the same time in the area so you can hear more than one presentation during the hour 

369-01 Avatar Professor, Avatar Student: Teaching Culture 

in Second Life 

Real cultural competency comes from personal contact with a culture, something 

that is difficult to reproduce in the classroom The Second Life virtual world affords 

opportunities for students to explore environments that are rich with cultural information 

Through virtual exploration, students gain a personal understanding of culture 

and a new perspective 

Presenter(s): Gloria B. Clark, Penn State University 

369-02 Building Linguistic and Cultural Competence 

Through microblogging for Beginning Chinese as a 

Foreign Language 

This poster session examines the pedagogical pros and cons of microblogging tools 

based in the United States and those based in China for building linguistic and cultural 

competence at the beginning level of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL), and 

shares examples of learning tasks and activities 

Presenter(s): Jin Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

369-03 Creating Online Language materials with 

wordpress.com and Screencasting Tools 

This article is divided into five sections The first section introduces what Wordpress 

is and compares it with another popular blogging server—Blogger The second section 

introduces the key features in Wordpress com and demonstrates how they can be 

used to create multiple interactive online websites/blogs The third section will show 

how other screencasting tools such as Camtasia can be incorporated into Wordpress 

to create a multimedia website In the fourth section, the author will showcase how 

she has used it in language teaching The last section summarizes the advantages of 

using Wordpress in language teaching and other applications to language teaching/ 

learning 

Presenter(s): Ling-Ling Shih, Hope College 

369-04 Delivering Social media Content for the Less 

Commonly Taught Languages 

In this era of Internet and apps, language instructors need to be technologically savvy 

to keep up with the ever changing resources found in popular social media sites This 

e-poster session provides a practical guide for instructors in the less commonly taught 

languages to integrate social media sites into their curriculum 

Presenter(s): Salmy Gheblawi and Ario Sunindyo, Department of State 

369-05 Did They Catch that Error? Students’ use of Spell 

Checkers 

Are you tired of students’ spelling mistakes on typed assignments? We will discuss two 

studies that examined the types of spelling errors Spanish and French students make 

and how successful they are at correcting them We will also offer suggestions on how 

to effectively implement spell checkers during writing assignments 

Presenter(s): Le Anne Spino and Solene Inceoglu, Michigan State University 

369-06 Digital Travelogues: Step into history or Another 

Culture—Digitally! 

When it is not possible to visit a country where another language is spoken, we 

can pretend to visit and create a digital memory of our trip Using free online tools, 

students superimpose pictures of themselves “exploring” famous sites, creating a 

narrated movie with subtext all in the target language 

Presenter(s): Margaret Roberts, Friends Central School 


369-07 Documentary and Art: IPA for 2nd Year Portuguese 

What is art? What is beauty? How does art transform lives? Students confronted such 

questions in “Only When I Dance,” and “Lixo Extraordinário” (Wasteland), through 

activities that integrated culture with proficiency goals Students produced their 

own documentaries in Portuguese Process and design will be highlighted in this 

presentation 

Presenter(s): Celeste D. Mann, Villanova University 

369-08 Enhancing Immersion Experiences Through Service 

Learning in San Andres, Colombia 

A service learning-based college course opened doors for expanded experiences in 

Colombia, a country where students had previously been reluctant to study Students’ 

final coursework indicated that volunteering with local residents intensified their 

immersion experience, enhanced their appreciation of the culture, and accelerated 

their Spanish oral proficiency 

Presenter(s): Carol S. Dean, SUNY–Oneonta Secondary Education; Maria Cristina 

Montoya, SUNY–Oneonta 

369-09 Epistolary Contemporaneity: Cultural Presence in 

Pre-20th Century women’s Literature 

Most epistolary exchanges are informed by the writer’s urge to communicate with 

personally and intellectually trusted friends The poster session on cultural presence 

in pre-20th century women’s literature connects contemporary students to topics of 

personal travel reports, alienation vis-à-vis the literary forces of one’s time, one’s love 

life, or simple gossip 

Presenter(s): Gerburg Garmann, University of Indianapolis 

369-10 hybrid Spanish: metacognition, Foreign Language 

Instruction and virtual Studying Abroad 

Hybrid Spanish consists of students taking a virtual study-abroad trip involving a 

preparation, immersion, and reflection period In a typical semester, weeks 2–3 

provide students “survival strategies” in the foreign country (i e , cultural knowledge, 

expressions, and body language) At the end they “return to the USA” and reflect on 

their experience 

Presenter(s): Diana Ruggiero, University of Memphis 

369-11 Incorporating Advertising and Smartphones into 


Attendees will learn to revise traditional activities by incorporating advertising and 

smartphones into their teaching Advertising is everywhere and smartphones are 

part of most students’ life They can be tools that shape student awareness of other 

languages and cultures Attendees will take home examples of practical activities 

Presenter(s): Brenda Monica Magnetti, University of Arkansas 

369-12 Online Diagnostic Assessment in Foreign Language 

Teaching and Learning 

Online Diagnostic Assessment (ODA) is a free web-based tool, aiming to help foreign 

language learners evaluate and enhance their learning in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, 

Russian, Spanish and other languages The presenter will demonstrate and explain 

how to incorporate the ODA into classroom and help students achieve higher levels 

of proficiency 

Presenter(s): Ying Shiroma, Defense Language Institute


369-13 Quantitatively Identifying Foreign Language Learner 

Strengths and weaknesses 

This presentation explores the possibility of using quantitative diagnostic assessment 

to accurately identify students’ strength and weakness Based on the level and 

difficulty of vocabulary, grammar, sentence pattern and their correlated proficiency 

level, such an assessment can identify what/how much a learner needs to do to reach 

higher proficiency level 

Presenter(s): David Dai and Jing Zhang, Defense Language Institute 

369-14 Recruitment, Retention, and Community Building in 

Small Language Programs 

This poster will explore a variety of strategies designed to harness the strengths 

of small programs (individual attention and personalized approaches) to recruit and 

retain students while building a sense of community for students across levels 

Presenter(s): Stephanie A. Schechner and Kate M. Bonin, Widener University 

369-15 Selecting and using materials for Chinese Language 

Programs 

What materials are available for Chinese teaching and learning? What materials 

exist for Chinese teacher development? How useful are these materials for Chinese 

programs? This presentation answers these questions by sharing the data from 

STARTALK Chinese programs from 2009 to 2011 

Presenter(s): Jiahang Li, National Foreign Language Center 

369-16 Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders 

in the FL Classroom 

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders/Asperger’s are a unique population in the 

foreign language classroom This poster will explore some of the unique strengths 

student bring to learning a second language, as well as areas of challenge teachers 

may encounter Case studies from Landmark College will be shared 

Presenter(s): Eve Leons, Landmark College 

369-17 Teaching Language, Literature and Culture Through 

Fables 

Stories or fables, often familiar to our students in their native language, provide a 

historically rich, culturally authentic and generically non-threatening means of engaging 

foreign language students This presentation demonstrates how to use fables to 

teach language and culture while incorporating popular pedagogical tools such as 

advertizing and YouTube 

Presenter(s): Bendi Benson Schrambach, Whitworth University 

369-18 The Academic Acculturation of Three Chinese 

Students to <strong>American</strong> universities 

Chinese students rank the third largest group among international students in the U S 

universities Studies suggest they face academic and cultural issues in adapting to 

higher education setting This study provides insight into their engagement with the 

academic environment and acculturation processes, and discusses their difficulties 

and successful coping strategies 

Presenter(s): Lei Guo, the University of Kansas 

369-19 university Supervisor Expertise and the Preparation 

of Foreign Language Teacher-Candidates 

Many foreign language (L2) student-teachers are supervised during their internship 

by education generalists without L2 teaching experience and expertise In this mixed 

methodology study the researcher examines the extent to which supervisors without 

L2 teaching experience share with their L2 teacher-candidates the commonly held 

beliefs associated with effective L2 teaching 

Presenter(s): Scott P. Kissau, University of North Carolina 

369-20 using Two Powerful Online Tools to Enhance 

Students’ Proficiency 

The Curriculum Development Division of DLIFLC developed a web-based formative 

assessment system, Online Diagnostic Assessment (ODA) and online self-study 

materials, Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS) ODA enables learners to 

evaluate their foreign language learning GLOSS provides learners with the learning/ 

teaching tools for improving their foreign language skills 

Presenter(s): Si Yen Lee, Defense Language Institute 

369-21 using the Computer to Quickly Create manipulatives 

for Communicative Activities 

Many highly effective communicative activities require flashcards, picture prompts, 

charts and tables that formerly were prohibitively time-consuming to create 

Participants will learn to quickly create these and other manipulatives using only 

Internet resources and basic word-processing programs They will then explore 

dozens of ways to use them 

Presenter(s): Sophie DeMarkey 

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9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


370 AAuSC Editorial Board meeting 

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

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hall 11 

371 The Chinese Academic <strong>Council</strong> 

meeting 

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E41 New Textbook Series from 

EmC: T’es branché? 

T’es branché? You and your students soon will 

be! Join us and preview the all-new, four-level 

French program from EMC that delivers language 

and culture submersion experiences in a blended 

learning environment Each unit, based on an 

essential question, provides many activities for 

practicing the three modes of communication 

Students sharpen critical thinking skills by reflecting 

on questions in Comparisons and Perspectives 

Beginning in Level One, strategies, activities, and 

authentic texts that lead to success on Advanced 

Placement and other proficiency based tests are 

included See all this, including EMC’s innovative 

online technology featuring i-Culture, and much 

more in this preview session of T’es branché? 

Presenter(s): Mary Lindquist, EMC Publishing 

sponsor(s): EMC Publishing 


















10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E42 Experience the iPad 

Classroom: A New way to 

Teach Chinese 

Come participate in a live Chinese language-learning 

classroom using iPads and other technologies 

Led by Brentwood School’s , this session 

will show how the Discovering Chinese–iPad 

Edition app was incorporated into the classroom 

to elevate student interest See the techniques 

applied to create fun, communicative activities 

that enhance student learning of Chinese grammar, 

character-writing, culture, and more The 

Discovering Chinese–iPad Edition is a comprehensive 

secondary-level curriculum designed for 

the classroom It was based on the state-adopted 

Discovering Chinese series and has 

been used in various STARTALK programs and 

schools worldwide 

Presenter(s): Hilda Leung, The Brentwood 

School; Esther Lee and Sue-Ann Ma, Better 

Chinese LLC 

sponsor(s): Better Chinese LLC 





10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E43 Getting to know Al-Kitaab, 


A Georgetown University Press representative 

will present the new third edition of Alif Baa and 

Al-Kitaab: Part One We will explain how to use 

the books and website, highlighting the updates in 

the third edition Teacher copies will be available 

for all attendees Questions will be welcome! 

Presenter(s): John Warren, Georgetown 

University Press 

sponsor(s): Georgetown University Press 





10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E44 Teaching with Encounters: 

Chinese Language and 

Culture from Yale university 

Press 

Learn about teaching with our new Chinese 

program Encounters, a groundbreaking curriculum 

featuring a dramatic series filmed entirely 

in China Encounters’ highly communicative 

approach immerses learners in the Chinese 

language and culture through video and audio that 

directly correspond to units in the accompanying 

books Visit www EncountersChinese com for 

more information 

Presenter(s): Cynthia Ning, University of Hawaii 

sponsor(s): Yale University Press 


applicable level(s): Grades 6–12, Higher 




10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 



E45 Girl in the Belgian 

Resistance—making a 

Difference 

Fernande Davis, who has moved people of all 

ages with her presentation, will highlight her 

teenage years in World War II Her memoir, Girl 

in the Belgian Resistance, comes with 26 pages 

of lesson plans in French, and DVDs in French and 

English Ms Davis will be available for signings 

Presenter(s): Joanne S. Silver, Beach Lloyd 

Publishers, LLC; Fernande Davis, Author 

sponsor(s): Beach Lloyd Publishers, LLC 





10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 



372 Learn with NADSFL—Enhancing 

wL Instruction in the 21st Century 

Classroom 

This interactive session focuses on assisting district 

leaders in implementing the 21st Century World 

Language Standards Presenters discuss current trends 

in 21st century education They provide the participants 

with research-based strategies and cross-disciplinary 

examples to promote discussion among the audience 

and lead to ideas to enhance student learning 

Presenter(s): Viviana Muriel de Bonafede, The Detroit 

School of Arts 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 



373 Teaching Culture Through 

Language—Options for Preparing 

21st Century Learners 

How do you teach culture that is not separated from 

your language instruction? Four different approaches to 

culture that can help urban learners in world language 

classrooms are presented This workshop includes 

socio-historical, sociolinguistic, social semiotic and 

critical orientations with actual lessons in Spanish, 

French and Russian to take away 

Presenter(s): Siwen Zhang (Chair), Harvard University; 

Theresa Y. Austin (Chair), Bridgette C. Moriarity, 

Yvonne V. Farino, Marie-Christine Andree Polizzi, 

Ekaterina Ites, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Teaching and Learning of Culture 

SIG 





10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 



374 Engaging Students in German: 

Exciting Activities for Levels A2-B2 

This session focuses on meaningful projects to engage 

students on levels A2-B2 (second through fourth-year 

German) Each presenter has two different activities 

and will explain how they pique students’ interest and 

desire to speak and learn more about German culture 

and how can one integrate the activity into class The 

activities will have a wide application to typical courses 

with students on levels A2-B2 The Kulturpass: A Key 

to Cultural Engagement Beyond the Classroom (Prager); 

Digital Storybooks and Virtual Diaries (Kramer) 

Presenter(s): Paula Hanssen (Chair); Debra Prager and 

Daniel J. Kramer, Washington & Lee University 


Programs SIG 





10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


375 Forging Student Engagement in 

Francophone Issues of human 

Dignity 

Presenters discuss a multi-layered approach to teaching 

French through the use of technology Using glogs, 

blogs, video conferences, social networking, and virtual 

internships, students are empowered to engage in 

social issues on a global scale while simultaneously 

enriching their knowledge of Francophone cultures and 

their understanding of similar local concerns 

Presenter(s): Diane Paravazian, St. Johns University; 

Polly R. Duke, Friends Academy 





Applicable Language(s): All 





10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


376 Developing Advanced Level 

Proficiency using web 2.0 Tools 

This session will showcase potential uses of 

VoiceThread, Lingt Language, and wikis for the 

development of linguistic ability at the Advanced level 

Participants will learn how these tools allow for collaborative 

participation in real-life tasks, and for assessing 

and providing feedback on students’ proficiency in 

different skills 

Presenter(s): Mildred Rivera-Martinez (Chair); 

Cynthia L. Martin, University of Maryland; Tony 

Smith, ACTFL; Elizabeth H. P. Lavolette, Michigan 

State University; Susan Q. Pennestri, Georgetown 

University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


377 Skype in the world Language 

Classroom 

Session participants will receive information, sample 

activities and instructions on how to effectively use 

Skype to promote the target language and culture in the 

classroom at all levels 

Presenter(s): Nathan Campbell (Chair), Manheim 

Central High School; Megan Flinchbaugh, Solanco 

High School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


378 Strategies for Building Online 

Presence in a Distance FL 

Classroom 


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


379 Extensive Reading in the Foreign 

Language Classroom: A model 

There are clear benefits in extensive reading for language 

learners; however its implementation in formal 

classes has proven quite challenging This session 

proposes a model that can be used as a stand-alone 

course or as a component of a course and adapt to 

different levels of proficiency 

Presenter(s): Maria Teresa Ramos-Garcia (Chair) and 

Maria C. Spitz, South Dakota State University 





applicable language(s): all 


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


380 Italian Pedagogy vI 


of Italian language and culture Advertising Italian- 

Style: Targeting and Marketing in the Age of Carosello 

(Fiumara); Alla Fine Dei Corsi, Tutti al Mare: Teaching 

with Carosello (Annunziato); Captioning and Subtitling 

as a Tool for Foreign Language Learning (Pasqui); 

Educating the Bilingual Mind in the Bilingual School: A 

Successful Reality (Pitti, Pettenella and Candido) 

Presenter(s): Rita Pasqui (Chair), University of 

Pennsylvania; Francesco Fiumara, Southeastern 

Louisiana University; Sarah Annunziato, University 

of Virginia; Ilenia Pitti, Marta Pettenella, and Selene 

Candido, La Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi 




10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


381 using Formative Evaluation 

to Improve Foreign Language 


Feedback from formative (during training) evaluation 

can be used to improve foreign language teacher effectiveness, 

increasing the likelihood that student learning 

outcomes will be achieved This session uses a casestudy 

approach and presents related empirical research 

to describe and illustrate how formative evaluation and 

feedback can improve foreign language teaching 

Presenter(s): Jennifer McGinnis and Eric Surface, 

SWA Consulting, Inc. 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


382 AP Italian Language and Culture 

2012 Edition 

There will be a presentation of data, outcomes and 

exam volumes related to the 2012 exam edition 

Discussion follows with teachers on strategies and 

solutions aimed at increasing the number of exam 

takers 

Presenter(s): Cristiano Maggipinto (Chair) and Lucia 

Dalla Monta’, Embassy of Italy 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


383 Incontro con Direttori di Riviste: I 

Each editor will speak about his/her journal: Gradiva 

(Fontanella); Forum Italicum (Gazzola); Quaderni del 900 

(Marini-Maio and Strappini) 

Presenter(s): Anthony Mollica (Chair); Nicoletta 

Marini-Maio, Dickinson College; Giuseppe Gazzola 

and Luigi Fontanella, Stony Brook University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


384 Innovative Approaches to the 

Italian Language and Culture 

Curriculum 

This session presents two innovative approaches to 

teaching Italian language and literature at different 

stages of the curriculum: in one, content-based materials 

transform “bridge” courses into journeys of exploration, 

boosting student engagement and motivating 

subsequent enrollment; in the other, ludic approaches 

to teaching enhance such a journey at all levels 

Presenter(s): Colleen Marie Ryan-Scheutz (Chair), 

Indiana University; Alessia Blad, University of 

Notre Dame; Karolina Serafin, Cornell University; 

Silvia Dupont, University of Virginia; Giorgio Corda, 

University of Colorado 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


385 Cultural Connections: Engaging 

African-<strong>American</strong> Second 


This session will epitomize methods for fully engaging 

African-<strong>American</strong> students by incorporating more cultural 

relevancy in world language curriculum Strategies 

for language advocacy for urban schools, culturally 

sensitive and relative lessons and tips for making community 

partnerships will be shared 

Presenter(s): LaTricea D. Adams, Williamson County 

Schools 





applicable language(s): French, Spanish


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


386 Science and Technology: A 

Thematic Approach for Advanced 

Spanish Classes 

This session showcases a classroom-tested thematic 

unit on natural disasters that will motivate your 

students and bring to life the Connections standard 

Participants will take away concrete ideas for how to 

integrate science content in Spanish through presentational, 

interpersonal, and interpretive modes 

Presenter(s): Robert L. Davis, University of Oregon; 

Laura Zinke, McClintock High School; Juan Carlos 

Morales, The College Board 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


387 Designing Thematic Instruction 

with Authentic Resources: 

Alienation and Assimilation 

The AP French Language and Culture course is a 

Standards-based curriculum structured around six 

themes Participants will learn how to use one of the 

contexts for the “Personal and Public Identities” theme 

in the AP French Language and Culture Curriculum 

Framework to design classroom investigations, learning 

activities, and performance assessments 

Presenter(s): Brian G. Kennelly, Cal Poly, San Luis 

Obispo; Davara Potel, Solon High School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


388 Oral Examination without 

Questions: Guiding Students to 

Intermediate Proficiency 

In lower-level Japanese classes, instructors sometimes 

overlook the means to attain Intermediate skills proficiency 

(ACTFL Guidelines), “to initiate, maintain and 

end a conversation ” In order to establish such skills, 

the presenters created more student-centered oral practices 

and examinations We intend to share the results 

and provide examples of effective instruction 

Presenter(s): Kenichi Miura and Mayumi Ikeda, 

Franklin & Marshall College; Miki Murakami 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


389 Development of writing Skills 

Through Cross-Cultural Learning 

in the Language Classroom 

This presentation explains how to develop writing skills 

through the use of cultural activities at the intermediate 

level It demonstrates that cultural information provides 

learners valuable input that can improve writing ability 

in a second language, and at the same time it prepares 

them for future classes in cultural studies 

Presenter(s): Fanny R. Roncal-Ramirez, University of 

Iowa; Alicia Lorenzo, Vanderbilt University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


390 Thematic units and Performance 

Assessments in high School 

Japanese Curriculum 

The session will present a collaboratively created 

four-year Japanese curriculum designed to prepare students 

of all levels for the AP Japanese Language and 

Culture Exam Examples of thematic units, interpretive 

activities, and formative and integrated performance 

assessments will be shared The session will introduce 

a website designed for idea sharing 

Presenter(s): Dan Carolin, Kennedy High School; Julie 

Cain, NCJIT; Rachel Henkelmann, Jefferson High 

School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


391 web Tools and the Classroom: 

Teaching methods for Tomorrow 

During this discussion, various collaborative, research, 

presentation, organizing and quizzing tools will be 

presented for the classroom The goal is to provide 

skill sets that not only help in the classroom but also in 

everyday life 

Presenter(s): Masahiro Tanaka, United Nations 

International School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


392 Development of National 

Standards in Persian: 

Benchmarks, Goals, and 

Curriculum 

This presentation will describe a STARTALK program in 

which over 20 Persian language professionals consisting 

of professors, scholars, and community instructors 

collectively designed a national curriculum guide, 

including benchmarks and standards, for novice and 

intermediate Persian The program’s curriculum, developed 

goals, themes, and model units will be presented 

Presenter(s): Nicole Mills, Harvard University; Pardis 

Minuchehr, University of Pennsylvania 





applicable language(s): Other 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


393 Cultivating Professionalism: 

Early-Start ePortfolios for Teacher 

Candidates 

This session presents an early-start ePortfolio that 

fosters teacher candidates’ awareness of professional 

development beginning with their first university FL 

course, launching a process in which candidates track 

and assess their own progress toward becoming outstanding 

teachers and learn to chart their professional 

course, with guidance and feedback from faculty 

Presenter(s): Bonnie Robb, Jorge H. Cubillos, and Ali 

J. Alalou, University of Delaware 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


394 Los geht’s! Planning and Teaching 

the Revised AP German Course 

This session explains how to implement the new AP 

German course and best prepare students for the exam 

Presenters will describe the development of course 

content based on course themes and offer concrete 

teaching strategies Examples of authentic, standardsbased 

texts and tasks in all modes of communication 

will be provided 

Presenter(s): Cynthia Chalupa and Heiko ter Haseborg, 

West Virginia University 










10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


395 Engaging Students in Arabic 

and mandarin: Teachers Share 

Successful Strategies 

Teachers discuss how increasing student engagement 

and interest helped build their K–12 Arabic and 

Mandarin programs Educators will share their successful 

methods, including the use of firsthand experiences, 

international exchanges, and personal connections to 

develop program capacity and prepare students for 

living in a global society 

Presenter(s): Eliza Doton and Stephanie Heard, 

<strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong>s for International Education 





applicable language(s): Arabic, Chinese 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


396 Engaging and motivating the 

Reluctant or Inhibited Language 

Learner 

Experience and practice three key activity-types that 

motivate and reconnect disaffected students to you, 

their classmates, and language learning Practical information 

on why adolescents disengage from languagelearning 

is paired with specific activities to overcome 

reluctance, fear, and disinterest A thorough handout 

with resources, rubrics, and rationale is provided 

Presenter(s): Erin Monahan and Norah L. Jones, Vista 

Higher Learning 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


397 Every word Counts: Empowering 

Instruction using the Target 

Language 

Learning a foreign language in English, rather than in 

the language itself, has been compared to learning how 

to swim without water Presenters will share strategies 

on using the target language 90% of the time in the 

classroom, while enhancing instruction and encouraging 

a strong communicative, interactive atmosphere 

Presenter(s): Janine Erickson (Chair) and Jian Lin, 

Denver Language School 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


398 DELF-DALF: French Diplomas to 

Accompany Teaching/Learning of 

French 

The DELF and DALF are awarded by the French 

Education Ministry These diplomas give students 

the opportunity to be rewarded with proof of their 

hard work at learning French Learn more about these 

diplomas and how to implement them in your French 

program 

Presenter(s): Jean-Claude Duthion and Thomas 

Chaurin, Embassy of France 






ACTFL reSeArCh PrioriTy 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 



399 ACTFL Research Priority 

Area #1: FL Teacher 

Preparation model 

Programs: Documentation, 

Implementation, and 

Outcomes 

Attendees will discuss and share preliminary 

ideas for research studies that address questions 

in this priority area, such as: How did the teacher 

preparation program models come to be and what 

processes characterized program development? 

How do these programs assess their outcomes? 

How do teacher candidates prepared by these 

programs perform in the classroom compared to 

teachers who were prepared in programs that are 

not considered model programs? 

Presenter(s): Richard Donato, University of 

Pittsburgh; Eileen Glisan, Indiana University of 

Pennsylvania 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


400 Developing Fluency from Day 

One Through Comprehensible 

Input-Based Strategies 

How can teachers prevent students from exiting 

language study without ever attaining a measurable 

level of fluency? By creating a hybrid immersion 

experience in which students begin developing fluency 

from Day One! Learn powerful strategies to provide an 

abundance of authentic contextualized, comprehensible 

input, resulting in immediate linguistic success 

Presenter(s): Carol Gaab, TPRS Publishing 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


401 many Languages: One Core 

Session facilitators demonstrate how L2 teachers can 

take existing textbooks and curriculum in the TL and 

identify connections to the ELA Common Core State 

Standards based on the three modes of communication 

and the 5 Cs of Foreign Language Learning to foster 

stronger ties between all core subject areas 

Presenter(s): Stephen R. Adamson and Freddie 

Bowles, University of Arkansas 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


402 New TOYS for the Teacher’s 

Toy Box 

Three Regional Teachers of the Year and ACTFL 2012 

TOY finalists unite to share research-based best practice 

from their classrooms to engage the 21st century 

learner Participants will leave with sample activities, 

resources, and assessments to implement into their 

classroom instruction 

Presenter(s): Lisa Podbilski (Chair), Berkeley Prep. 

School; Sherri K. Harkins, Pittsville Elementary 

& Middle School; Wendy Brownell, KIPP Denver 

Collegiate High School 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


403 Second Language writers’ use of 

Google, www.wordreference.com 

and microsoft word 

This presentation reports on case studies of universitylevel 

foreign language learners’ use of digital resources 

while writing an essay about a literary text Data were 

collected via field notes, screen capture software, 

and interviews Pedagogical implications of learner 

differences and their use of multiple digital tools will 

be discussed 

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Deifell, University of Iowa 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


404 Discovering Grammar: what 

happens when Students make 

Their Own Rules? 

Our goal is to create more active and engaged learners 

by allowing students to discover grammar rules themselves 

rather than memorizing complicated lists We 

will use authentic materials to show how learners can 

use language to learn grammar rules rather than always 

using grammar rules to learn about language 

Presenter(s): Daniel B. Trego and Le Anne Spino, 












10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


405 Investigating the Efficacy 

of Strategies for Teaching 

Assessment Literacy 

This session describes a study investigating the efficacy 

of a hybrid online and face-to-face course for language 

instructors to learn the fundamental principles of classroom 

assessment Researchers analyzed participant 

assignments and pre- and post-course surveys, and 

course instructor observations to evaluate strategies 

worked in the course to increase assessment literacy 

Presenter(s): Francesca Di Silvio, Anne E. Donovan, 

Megan Montee, and Lynn E. Thompson, Center for 

Applied Linguistics 










10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


406 Task-Based Instruction: how to 

Overcome Constraints Creating 

meaningful Tasks 

This session will look at task-based instruction (TBI) 

and how teachers can overcome the constraints of their 

assigned curriculum and materials in order to incorporate 

the principles of TBI in their classrooms Practical 

examples will be given of how textbooks and exercises 

can be adapted to create tasks 

Presenter(s): Sonia N. Estima 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


407 IPA and the Feedback Loop: 

keys to Improving Language 

Performance 

This session will present a study investigating the feedback 

loop of the interpersonal mode of the IPA in a high 

school classroom Using videotaped feedback sessions, 

the presenters will demonstrate how co-constructed 

and interactive feedback is a powerful tool for improving 

language instruction 

Presenter(s): Bonnie Adair-Hauck and Francis J. 

Troyan, University of Pittsburgh 





10:00 am – 11:00 a.m. 


408 Strategies for Success: Teaching 

Languages to Toddlers and 

Preschoolers 

The rising interest in pre-kindergarten language education 

presents unique opportunities and challenges 

The topics for this session are: (1) the young language 

learner and the role of the adult; (2) practical considerations 

when starting a program; (3) federal Race to the 

Top: Early Learning Challenge grants and other funding 

opportunities 

Presenter(s): Ana M. Lomba, Ana Lomba Early 

Languages LLC; Karen Nemeth, Language Castle LLC 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


409 Preparing Teachers to Implement 

21st Century Skills 

Presenters discuss an extended professional development 

program that provides K–12 teachers with 

knowledge of expectations in the Partnership for 21st 

Century Skills as they apply to language learning 

Leaders share how participants are guided to develop 

level-appropriate activities and outcomes for students 

focusing on each of the 12 skill frameworks 

Presenter(s): Rosalie M. Cheatham (Chair), Sherrie A. 

Ray-Trevino, and Stephanie Dhonau, University of 

Arkansas 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


410 what Role Does history Play 

in the undergraduate German 

Curriculum? 

What role does history play in the undergraduate 

German curriculum? How much do students need to 

know? Should the curriculum give a basic overview 

of German history, or instead focus exclusively on the 

present? What do students want? What is good for 

them? What can they be persuaded to learn? 

Presenter(s): Carol Anne Costabile-Heming (Chair), 

University of North Texas; Frank Trommler, University 

of Pennsylvania; Stephen Brockmann, Carnegie 

Mellon University; Luke Springman, Bloomsburg 

University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


411 Love Story? Crime Story? 

Literature? Learn German with 

Audio-Books! 

Participants will experience how to integrate audiobooks 

made for language learners in the German 

classroom A variety of subjects (crime stories, love 

stories and easy literature) from level A2-B2 will be 

discussed The focus will be on how to use audio-books 

in your lesson planning 

Presenter(s): Saskia Hintz, University of 

Colorado-Boulder 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


412 Technologenie—make your 

Students Think You Are a 

Technological Genius 

Don’t have access to or funding for technology? 

Frustrated by blocked sites? Even with these hindrances 

you can still infuse cutting-edge technology into your 

instruction easily, and without much preparation! Learn 

how to choose the right tool to match the communication 

mode and enhance these skills at every level! 

Presenter(s): Linda Zins-Adams, Highlands High 

School; Katrina Griffin 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


413 Crossing Swiss Borders: New 

Transcultural Texts for the 

German-Speaking Classroom 

This session will discuss contemporary transcultural 

works by German-speaking Swiss-based authors and 

filmmakers Using exemplary short stories, slam poems, 

and experimental text forms, the presenters will introduce 

innovative teaching strategies that will promote 

global learning and cross-cultural proficiencies in the 

German-speaking classroom 

Presenter(s): Margrit Verena Zinggeler, Department 

of World Languages; Charlotte Schallie, University 

of Victoria 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


414 Addressing Articulation: 

Transitions that work 

Tired of identifying articulation problems but making 

no headway in changing “the system”? This session 

identifies positive steps to be taken, whom to seek 

as partners, how to address problems by asking good 

questions, finding pertinent data, and creating more 

seamless transitions between levels and institutions 

Presenter(s): Phyllis Farrar, Kansas Department 

of Education; Iris Katharina Busch, University of 

Delaware; Christopher Gwin 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


415 Chinese for Specific Purposes: 

Context, Curriculum Design, and 

material Development 

Chinese courses for general purposes can no longer 

satisfy an increasingly diverse body of advanced learners, 

whose interests are better served by specialized 

language training This session addresses several 

important issues related to the development of Chinese 

courses for specific purposes in the <strong>American</strong> and 

study-abroad contexts 

Presenter(s): Yuan-Yuan Meng (Chair), Zhongqi Shi, 

and Xiaodan Wang, Columbia University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


416 Syntactic, Textual, and Pragmatic 

Functions of Chinese Discourse 

with Pedagogy 

To develop linguistic competence, learners must have 

direct access to authentic data To address that need, 

this proposal examines Chinese discourse at the 

syntactic, discourse, and pragmatic levels, ranging from 

written corpus data, casual conversation, to dialogue 

With enriched language use, Chinese learners are better 

equipped to develop their L2 skills 

Presenter(s): Fred J. Chen, National Taiwan Normal 

University; Yu-Fang Wang, National Kaohsiung 

Normal University; Hsi-chi Lee, Feng Chia University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


417 Selecting and using Authentic 

materials to Develop Chinese 

Language Proficiency 

Developing learners’ reading proficiency in Chinese 

poses challenges This panel explores authentic 

resources and effective instructional strategies to 

achieve communicative proficiency for all Chinese 

high school courses It examines and analyzes crucial 

instructional strategies in selecting and using authentic 

materials It emphasizes integrated approaches to scaffolding 

language proficiency development 

Presenter(s): Haiyan Fu; Gin-Chi Wuu, Clear Lake High 

School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


418 how unique Are Chinese 

heritage Learners: A multiperspective 

Study 

The panel aims to characterize the intermediate-level 

Chinese heritage learners in terms of linguistic abilities 

as compared to their non-heritage counterparts 

Researching on these two groups of learners from the 

same institute, the panel reports on the similarities 

and differences between their competence and skills in 

grammar, pragmatics, and writing 

Presenter(s): Binnan Gao (Chair), Harvard University; 

Jia Zhu, University of Central Arkansas; Li Yang, 

University of Iowa 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


419 Corrective Feedback and Implicit/ 

Explicit Form-Focused Instruction 

in L2 Chinese 

This panel will discuss the roles of corrective feedback in 

developing L2 Chinese grammaticability and overall proficiency 

Presentations include: Effects of Explicit/Implicit 

Feedback in CFL Development (Jin); Computer-Mediated 

Feedback in Promoting Interlanguage Development of ‘LE’ 

(Yuan); and Relative Effects of Explicit/Implicit Instruction 

in an Immersion Context (Liu) 

Presenter(s): Fangyuan Yuan (Chair), U.S. Naval 

Academy; Hong Gang Jin, Hamilton College; 

Jennifer Liu, Harvard University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


420 Cloud Computing in Teaching 

Chinese: Applications at a Close 

Look 

This panel presentation explores the theory of Cloud 

Computing (CC) and its applications in teaching Chinese 

as a foreign language (CFL) An overview of the concept 

is presented Specific topics, CC and task-based learning, 

advantages and caveats in using CC, classrooms 

examples with CC, and assessments are also discussed 

Presenter(s): Daliang Wang (Chair), Mercyhurst 

College; Yunong Zhou, University of Pennsylvania; 

Juan Yu, Saint Joseph University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


421 higher-Order Thinking Activities 

in the Novice-Level Classroom 

Novice students are asked to recall information, 

make lists, and name objects Very seldom, are they 

engaged in activities that require analyzing, evaluating 

or creating Novice students need to get engaged in 

higher-order thinking activities to be able to move to 

the intermediate levels as their language learning 

progresses 

Presenter(s): Jose Ricardo Osorio, Shippensburg 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


422 using Data for Decision making 

in State Foreign Language 

Organizations 

State organizations can make informed decisions and 

arrive more efficiently at their goals when they make 

use of the variety of data that is available to them 

MaFLA has started studying membership enrollment 

trends, website hits, feedback surveys and professional 

development evaluations, among other things Come 

join in the discussion! 

Presenter(s): Tiesa Graf (Chair), South Hadley High 

School; Nicole Sherf, Salem State University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


423 Extreme Tech-Over: The New 


Technology has changed how we teach languages, and 

meaningful technology integration in our courses can be 

the best tool to achieve proficiency learning objectives 

in our introductory language courses It can benefit 

all different learners and the way faculty members 

deliver and assess their instruction at their introductory 

language courses 

Presenter(s): Yolanda L. Gonzalez, Valencia College 










10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


424 helping hL Students Succeed in 

FL Classrooms: Strategies and 

Assessment 

Heritage language (HL) learners often enter foreign 

language (FL) classrooms with different needs from 

traditional FL language learners Participants will learn 

from this panel about strategies for assisting heritage 

learners to succeed in foreign language classrooms, as 

well as how existing assessment instruments can better 

measure heritage language student progress 

Presenter(s): Terrence Wiley, Margaret Malone, and 

Na Liu, Center for Applied Linguistics 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Heritage Languages SIG 





10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


425 ACTFL Film (Cinema) SIG 

Business meeting and Panel 

Discussion 

We are accustomed to viewing international language 

films for how each portrays its own language and 

culture, but what can we bring to our classroom when 

we look from a different point of view? Join the Film 

SIG for a panel discussion entitled, International Film 

Through a Global Lens: New Points of View, brief business 

meeting, and refreshments 

Presenter(s): Madelyn Gonnerman Torchin (Chair), 

Massachusetts Foreign Language Association; Leasa 

Y. Lutes, Gordon College; Tom Conner, St. Norbert 

College; Darell Tibbles, Vistamar School 




11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E46 The Ideal Lesson: Ten Steps to 

Total Fluency 

In this session, John Conner, Spanish teacher 

at Groton School and author of the acclaimed 

Breaking the Barrier series, leads participants 

through 10 activities guaranteed to make classes 

more productive and exciting Video clips of 

his own students will be shown, and the ideas 

presented can be used in your own classroom the 

very next day! John will also give attendees a 

quick look at the new iPad version of his Spanish 

texts 

Presenter(s): John T. Conner, Groton School 







11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E47 Demnächst im unterricht! 

Cineplex: German Language 

and Culture Through Film 

This workshop launches Cineplex: German 

Language and Culture Through Film, an innovative 

approach to teaching and learning German at the 

intermediate level that integrates feature films 

and clips with relevant and motivating cultural 

topics Cineplex appeals to students while building 

and strengthening their language skills and 

expanding their cultural knowledge 

Presenter(s): Jeanne Schueller, University 

of Wisconsin-Madison; Reinhard Zachau, 

University of the South, Sewanee; Carrie 

Collenberg-Gonzalez, Williams College 

sponsor(s): Focus Publishing 





11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E49 Check Out French in Action, 


Join us as we discuss the newly published third 

edition of French in Action. Now updated for 

today’s students, samples from the new textbook 

will be shown Come learn how to help your 

students become proficient in French using this 

legendary multimedia program 

Presenter(s): Barry Lydgate, Wellesley College 






clAss celebrAtes 

25tH AnniversAry 

The Chinese Language Association 


(CLASS) celebrates its 25th 

Anniversary in 2012 and will 

mark this milestone at a luncheon 

on Saturday, November 17. 

ACTFL congratulates CLASS on this 

important accomplishment! 

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 



E50 Activating Exercises to Create 

Communication in Advanced 

Spanish Courses 

Are Spanish exam prep books boring your 

students? This interactive workshop will show 

how to use multiple-choice reading and listening 

exercises as communication activities to promote 

critical thinking and language proficiency Using 

material being developed for the new Spanish 

Language Exam in Triángulo Aprobado, we will 

present a paradigm for creating communicative 

activities with song and journalistic articles Given 

primarily in Spanish 

Presenter(s): John McMullan; George 

Watson-Lopez 

sponsor(s): Wayside Publishing 


applicable level(s): High School, College First 

and Second Year 



11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 



426 Lead with NCSSFL: Embracing the 

Standards of Common Core in 

Immersion Literacy Programs 

The advent of the Common Core has created an 

urgent need to examine and attend to its impact on 

dual-language immersion literacy standards, scaffolding 

strategies, curriculum pacing and text genre If 

immersion students are going to meet the rigor of the 

Common Core in target language literacy, it is critical 

to align our programs to these standards Resources 

to guide this alignment process and enhanced instructional 

strategies and materials designed to support the 

Common Core in French and Spanish literacy programs 

will be shared 

Presenter(s): Ofelia Wade, Tristin West, and Kaye 

Murdock, Utah State Office of Education 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 



427 Learn with NADSFL—Observe 

& Submit: mobile Electronic 

Observation Forms 

This is a hands-on workshop for supervising teachers 

and administrators Using Pages, EverNote, and 

JotForm on your iPad, laptop, or smartphone, learn 

how you can craft teacher evaluation instruments and 

observation feedback forms that are tailored to your 

individual needs Feel free to bring your own device! 

Presenter(s): Jennifer N. Carson, Virginia Beach Public 

Schools 






give us your FeeDbAck 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 



428 ACTFL Teaching and Learning of 

Culture SIG Business meeting and 


This business meeting will feature a presentation entitled, 

Perspective Transformation and Cultural Learning: 

Blogging in the Target Language. The presenter will 

focus on a basic exploration of transformative learning 

and how it can inform the integration of language and 

culture learning through technology to encourage a 

deeper, more dynamic understanding for students in 

beginning foreign language courses 

Presenter(s): Kelly F. Davidson, Clemson University 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Teaching and Learning of Culture SIG 





Participants are encouraged to offer feedback on the convention. ACTFL will e-mail 

the convention survey to all attendees after the convention. If you prefer to take 

this survey during the convention, there is a survey button on the main menu of 

the mobile App. Each event in the mobile App schedule has an survey option so 

you can also rate individual sessions, workshops, and presenters. 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon k 

429 Free Online Technology for world 

Language Classrooms 

This session presents a collection of free technology 

and web-based interactive software that allow for 

virtual immersion into the target language and culture 

Topics include social networking sites for language 

learners, and resources, support and curriculum for 

a wide variety of differentiated instruction or setting 

up fully-functional asynchronous distance learning 

language programs 

Presenter(s): Sandra Kregar, Florida State University; 

Lisa M. Carlucci and Franco Paoletti, Thomas Edison 

State College 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Distance Learning SIG 









11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


430 using iPads and iPods in the 

world Language Classroom 

Using iPads and iPods in the classroom is a hot trend, 

but how can you incorporate them in teaching world 

languages? This session will give you concrete activities, 

useful apps, and ideas for leveraging this modern 

technology to foster target-language communication in 

your classroom Bring your own iPad and follow along! 

Presenter(s): Laura Tokarczyk, Arlington Public Schools 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


431 A Framework for Evaluating 

Digital Games: The Games2Teach 

Project 

This session prepares participants to create pedagogical 

materials integrating digital games into foreign 

language curricula In doing so, it utilizes a framework 

for the evaluation of digital games for language 

learning It is sponsored by the Center for Educational 

Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy at the 


Presenter(s): Julie Sykes, University of New Mexico; 

Jonathon Reinhardt, University of Arizona 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


432 web Comics Bring the kaboom in 

Spanish Language Classes 

The new generation of students is technology savvy, 

and they expect technology in the classroom Web comics 

are an innovative way to integrate technology with 

interesting themes Web comics promote the development 

of Spanish language skills while expanding the 

understanding of literary and cultural awareness 

Presenter(s): Lea Leyva and Mirna Ordonez, University 

of Arkansas; Tahamara Ibarra 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


433 Raising Speaking Proficiency 

using Level-Appropriate 

Technology-Integrated Activities 

In order to enhance a student’s speaking proficiency, it 

is important to understand what s/he can do and what 

s/he cannot using the language and design levelappropriate 

motivating activities This presentation 

focuses on effective speaking activities using Web 2 0 

and other technology tools that can motivate “digital 

natives ” 

Presenter(s): Mina Lee; Jong Oh Eun 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


434 The Successful hL/L2 mixed 

Classroom: Doing Better than 

“making Do” 

Though many agree heritage language learners and 

second language learners benefit from separate tracks, 

in reality most teachers face combined classrooms and 

“make do ” This session reveals results from a two-year 

long study of mixed classrooms and focuses on best 

practices for creating a successful learning experience 

for all 

Presenter(s): Alegria Ribadeneira, Colorado State 

University Pueblo 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


435 Italian Pedagogy vII 


of Italian language and culture Italian Exists and It 

Is in Good Health (Pennazzato); Italy–U.S.: From Virtual 

Acquaintance to Face to Face Meeting (Lange) 

Presenter(s): Roberto Pennazzato, Consulate General 

of Italy in Chicago; Gisella Lange, Ministry of 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


436 Study Abroad and Oral 

Proficiency: what Difference 

Does It make? 

Based on speech samples from simulated oral 

proficiency interviews (SOPIs) in Spanish and Chinese, 

the presenters describe their analysis of the speech of 

students who have reached similar levels of proficiency 

with and without studying abroad They also present 

data from interviews with students and consider 

implications for teaching 

Presenter(s): Karen R. Leonard and Yupeng Kou, 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


437 Gli Indimenticabili Anni 

Cinquanta nel Cinema Italiano 

This session will feature three presentations: Totò e 

Monicelli e la Maschera del “Sottoborghese” (Pearson); 

Il Cinema e il Giornalismo Durante la Guerra Fredda 

(Vitti); Il Gioco degli Specchi nel Cinema di Carlo 

Mazzacurati (Vitti-Alexander) 

Presenter(s): Flavia Laviosa (Chair), Wellesley College; 

Magda Pearson, Florida International University; 

Antonio Vitti, Indiana University; Maria Rosaria Vitti- 

Alexander, Nazareth College 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


438 Incontro con Direttori di Riviste: II 

Each editor will speak about his/her journal: Annali 

di italianistica (Cervigni); Mosaic: The Journal for 

Language Teachers and “Riviste di italianistica on line 

e in forma cartacea” (Mollica); Cultura & Comuicazione 

Guerra (Danesi, Maida-Nicol) 

Presenter(s): Anthony Mollica (Chair); Dino Cervigni, 

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Marcel 

Danesi and Sara Maida-Nicol, University of Toronto 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


439 ISL at the university Level: 

Cultivating Teaching, Cultivating 

Learning 

This session will focus on strategies and initiatives 

that aim to cultivate effective teaching and learning in 

Italian as a second language at the university level 

Presenter(s): Michael Lettieri (Chair) and Salvatore 

Bancheri, University of Toronto; Paul Colilli, 

Laurentian University; Salvatore Di Maria, University 

of Tennessee; Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


440 Life Beyond the vocabulary Lists: 

Teaching vocabulary Through 

Culture 

Teaching L2 vocabulary too often relies on a small 

number of techniques that may not offer adequate contextualization 

and connection with the target culture 

This session proposes a variety of principled techniques 

and activities aimed to strengthen the role of culture as 

an inextricable component of L2 vocabulary learning 

Presenter(s): Manel Lacorte, University of Maryland; 

Dale A. Koike, University of Texas at Austin 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


441 Immigration, Cultural Diversity, 

and my Spanish Class 

An experienced teacher in an inner city high school will 

show how she used the Cultural paradigm in the ACTFL 

Standards to change the stereotypical perspectives of 

her Spanish III students toward immigration and immigrants 

by engaging them with authentic materials that 

helped them develop multicultural understandings 

Presenter(s): Judith L. Shrum, Virginia Polytechnic 

Institute and State University; Mary Joy Lewis, 

William Fleming High School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


442 Introducing Students to the 

French Teen Pop Culture with 

Tv5mONDE 

Teenage culture is another world in itself Introducing 

students to the culture while they’re learning the 

language will motivate them in their learning This 

presentation will introduce the participants to the “teen 

pop culture” in France and in French-speaking countries 

around the world and provide them with audiovisual 

resources to introduce it in the classroom 

Presenter(s): Michele Jacobs-Hermes, TV5MONDE 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


443 AATJ Paper Presentations III 

Portfolios Implemented in an Advanced-Level 

Japanese Class with Formative Assessments (Nagai); 

Project-Based Learning: Interview Research Project 

in Advanced Japanese Courses (Egi, Uotate, and 

Nakamura) 

Presenter(s): Ayako Nagai, University of California– 

Irvine; Takako Egi, University of Kentucky; Yasuo 

Uotate and Yukari Nakamura, University of Florida 




language of Presentation: Japanese, English 


11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


444 Teaching French Culture: The Lens 

of the Constitution 

As a statement of ideals and of the basic principles of 

law, the first article of the French Constitution provides 

an excellent lens for the examination of French culture, 

and a framework upon which to structure classes 

on fundamental aspects of French society that could 

otherwise appear disconnected and haphazard 

Presenter(s): Vincent Aurora, Columbia University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


445 AATJ Paper Presentations Iv 

A Business Japanese Course for Intermediate Levels 

(Ananth); Developing Reading Strategies for Non-native 

Japanese Language Teachers: Participants’ Reflections 

(Takahashi and Fujiwara) 

Presenter(s): Priya Ananth, Middle Tennessee State 

University; Etsuko Takahashi, Wesleyan University; 

Hisae Fujiwara, University of California 




11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


446 make Your Classroom a 

window to the world: The 

Japan Foundation’s Tools to help 

Teachers 

The latest update on the Japan Foundation’s programs 

and resources for teachers and learners of Japanese 

language will be presented 

Presenter(s): Maki Watanabe Isoyama, The Japan 

Foundation 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


447 Cultural Portfolio via weblogs: 

Systematic Collection of Cultural 

Learning Evidence 

This presentation will discuss weblogs developed as 

a means to enhance and document students’ cultural 

learning and reflections Via weblogs, university 

students explored contemporary social phenomena and 

developed critical thinking skills and intercultural understanding 

Assignment objectives, process, learning 

outcomes, and resources will be detailed 

Presenter(s): Sanae Eda, Middlebury College; Chinatsu 

Bachmann, Drake University 










11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


448 Restructuring Language Program 

Curricula for a Changed world 

This presentation describes the process, challenges, 

and outcomes of reorganizing a language program’s 

curriculum based on the 2007 MLA report’s call for 

integrating the study of language, culture, and literature 

at all levels of instruction Materials to help with curricular 

restructuring will be shared with the audience 

Presenter(s): Stacey L. Katz Bourns (Chair), Clemence 

M. Jouet-Pastre, and Nicole Mills, Harvard 

University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


449 The ACTFL Latin Reading 

Assessment and Professional 

Development 

Working closely with the <strong>American</strong> Classical League, 

ACTFL has developed the first of its kind computeradaptive, 

standards-based assessment of Latin 

Interpretive Reading It treats Latin as a living, dynamic 

language Accompanying the assessment is an online 

professional development component 

Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad, ACTFL; Sherwin Little, 

Indian Hill High School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


450 Arabic Thematic units for 

a Sequential Arabic k–12 

Curriculum 

The need for an articulated sequential Arabic curriculum 

that addresses the needs of Arabic language 

learners has elicited the greater need for appropriate 

Arabic materials This presentation will share the actual 

comprehensive Arabic curriculum and thematic unit 

materials developed under a three-year FLAP grant in 

Michigan 

Presenter(s): Mohamad Issa (Chair), Albert Harp, 

Karey Reed, and Marwan M. Issa, Global Education 

Excellence 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


451 how to Succeed in Business 

Language Teaching: Story-Based 

Cases 

This session presents an effective, manageable 

method to teach business language at all levels, in any 

language We introduce “story-based business cases” 

with activities and assessment tools Discover how to 

use your strengths as a language professional to teach 

students valuable business content and skills for the 

global economy 

Presenter(s): Margaret Gonglewski and Anna Helm, 

George Washington University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


452 Roses Are Rouges, violets Are 

Bleues: Engaging Students with 

Poetry 

Looking for ways to instill a love of language in your 

students? Students of all levels and ages will benefit 

from the inclusion of poetry in your classroom Create 

old-fashioned and high-tech anacrostics, calligrammes, 

cinquains, and dada Publish the poems online and 

organize a schoolwide poetry contest! 

Presenter(s): Claire Kew, Salisbury University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


453 Developing Advanced Oral 

Proficiency Through Collaborative 

Reasoning Discussions 

This session will introduce the Collaborative Reasoning 

framework, which is designed to encourage students’ 

critical thinking while also facilitating the development 

of advanced oral language skills Teachers of literature 

who need concrete suggestions for leading more meaningful 

discussions with enhanced student participation 

will benefit from this session 

Presenter(s): Kelly L. Kidder, Lipscomb University 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 




Area #2: Profiles of high- 

Performing FL Teachers in 

k–12 Settings 



in this priority area, such as: What are the profiles 

of “high-performing” foreign language teachers? 

How may these profiles enable us to develop a 

research-based operational definition of what it 

means to be a high-performing teacher? 

Presenter(s): Richard Donato, University of 

Pittsburgh; Eileen Glisan, Indiana University of 

Pennsylvania 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


455 Developing Global Competency 

Through Story-Based Projects in 

Chinese/Language Classrooms 

Does learning a world language guarantee that 

students will develop global competency? What 

curricular, pedagogical, and assessment approaches 

can accomplish this goal? Come to this session to 

learn essential elements and strategies for developing 

story-based projects that lay a foundation for students’ 

global competency 

Presenter(s): Shuhan Chou Wang (Chair), National 

Foreign Language Center; Mei-ju Hwang, Springfield 

High School of Science & Technology; Chia-Chyi 

Chiu, Saint Andrew’s School 















and how it serves ACTFL members.


11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


456 Engage Your Students in 

Learning! Engaging and Effective 

Classroom Techniques 

This interactive presentation is geared towards the 

implementation of simple, effective, and engaging 

classroom activities Formative assessment and differentiated 

instruction techniques to improve student 

performance across all aspects of language learning 

will be explored There will be opportunities for active 

participation and examples of classroom footage and 

student-generated artifacts 

Presenter(s): Rachel Dinisman and Carole Padian, 

Pinkerton Academy 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


457 Fun ways to use Brain- 

Compatible Strategies: One 

united voice 

This promises to be a lively, interactive, hands-on 

session designed for any foreign language teacher, 

regardless of language This energetic demonstration 

provides lots of activities to identify students’ access to 

brain compatible language instruction The session will 

give participants practical demonstrations of ways to 

adequately teach in a learner-centered classroom 

Presenter(s): Marjorie Hall Haley, George Mason 

University; Lixing L. Tang, New York University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


458 Strategies for Reading Literature 

with Spanish Students to Enhance 

understanding 

Teach students how to read authentic literature in 

advanced Spanish classes Ways to dissect a reading 

during class so students comprehend the text and 

approaches to help students analyze deeper meanings 

will be discussed Learn to choose literature that is age 

and level appropriate, engaging and challenging 

Presenter(s): Joy E. Manstream 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


459 many voices—One Goal: 

Implementing a Statewide 

Language Requirement 

Thanks to sustained and united advocacy efforts, a 

two-credit high school graduation requirement in world 

languages other than English is now successfully in 

place for all students in Michigan This presentation 

will show how many voices working toward the same 

goal result in profound changes in educational policies 

and practices 

Presenter(s): Anne G. Nerenz, Eastern Michigan 

University; Emily L. Spinelli, AATSP; Jackie Moase- 

Burke, Oakland Schools 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


460 Implementation of Group 

Dynamic Assessment in the k–12 


Group dynamic assessment (G-DA) can be used in the 

classroom to promote language development while 

simultaneously assessing progress Presenters will 

describe how one elementary Spanish teacher provided 

mediation to track student progress and promote 

development of interrogative formation in Spanish 

G-DA allowed her to differentiate instruction to meet 

students’ needs 

Presenter(s): Kristin Davin, Loyola University Chicago; 

Ashley Hellmann, Falk Laboratory School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


461 united voices: Local Advocacy for 

Language Programs 

This session will provide language educators with the 

skills and critical information to develop strategies to 

advocate for language and culture education in their 

schools and communities As schools make difficult 

budget decisions, educators must become deliberate 

advocates on behalf of their programs and the skills 

their students need 

Presenter(s): Denise E. Phillippe and Carl-Martin 

Nelson, Concordia Language Villages 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


462 meeting ACTFL writing 

Proficiency Guidelines with i+1 

writing 

The i+1 approach provides students at all levels with 

toolkits for building writing proficiency, including sentence 

and paragraph builders and whole-text models 

The presentation will offer concrete examples (in 

Chinese, Spanish, French and German) of genre-based 

writing assignments and student toolkits, along with 

assessment rubrics and student writing samples 

Presenter(s): Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim, Calvin College; 

Jennifer Redmann, Franklin & Marshall College 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


463 Creative, kinesthetic Activities 

to motivate Young Learners to 

Communicate 

This session provides ideas for K–12 FL instructors, 

particularly beginning elementary school teachers, to 

create inexpensive, manipulative resources to foster 

intrinsically interesting target language communication 

in daily rituals, games, storytelling, music, drama and 

celebrations 

Presenter(s): Paula Garrett-Rucks, Georgia State 

University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


464 using a Faculty Research Group 

to Achieve Scholarship-Driven 

Curriculum Reform 

Curriculum reform is a priority for many language 

departments, but it can be challenging To meet the 

challenge, one language department formed a faculty 

research group on curriculum The group set an ambitious 

multi-year agenda, secured funding, and sought 

departmental buy-in as a way to catalyze faculty-driven, 

evidence-based reform 

Presenter(s): Sophie Adamson and Scott Windham, 

Elon University 










11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


465 The Future of German Language 

Study in the united States 

Representatives from the Goethe-Institut, the German 

Embassy to the United States, and the AATG will discuss 

strategies for a sustainable promotion of German 

in the United States 

Presenter(s): Peter Rosenbaum and Eva Marquardt, 

Goethe-Institut New York; Christ Andrea, Embassy of 

the Federal Republic of Germany 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


466 German Schlager as Tools to 

Teach Cultural Competence 

German Schlager from the Hitparaden era serve as 

tools to teach students cultural competence and historical 

background information Lyrics of Schlagersänger 

like Roberto Blanco, Nana Mouskouri, Udo Lindenberg, 

The Pudhys or Karat assist students in language 

acquisition, learning about labor migration and the Iron 

Curtain era 

Presenter(s): Sabine Koehler-Curry (Chair) and 

Alexander Ganz, University of Arizona; Kacy 

Peckenpaugh 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


467 Digital Storytelling: Technology as 

a medium for Creativity 

The following papers will be presented in the digital 

storytelling session: Digital Storytelling: Technology 

as a Medium for Creativity (Hurlbut and VanAlstine); 

Writing a Collaborative Online Novel (Schwab); 

Promoting Creativity and Quality Assessment with 

GoAnimate for Educators (Schultz); Vodcasting in Lower 

Division Language Courses (Stoehr) 

Presenter(s): Sheri Hurlbut; Megan Van Alstine, 

University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Hank Schwab; 

Louise E. Stoehr, Stephen F. Austin State University; 

Peter Schultz, Sprayberry High School 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


468 “Culinary German”: Austrian 

Cuisine in Linguistic and Literary 

Context 

Austrian cuisine, not only praised by gourmets, offers 

more than just good food The cultural history of today’s 

national dishes and their influence on language and 

literature reveals unknown contexts, such as the migration 

background of the strudel, as well as the origin of 

certain ingredients 

Presenter(s): Gertrude Zhao-Heissenberger (Chair), 

Austrian Federal Ministry of Education; Lukas 

Mayrhofer 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


469 Saving Language Programs 

Through Saturday Immersion 

Schools and Community Service 

The German Saturday School is reviving language acquisition 

in Louisiana from the pre-elementary to postsecondary 

level by creating programs that bring together 

children, educators, high school and university student 

volunteers, and community service Language learning 

reaches beyond the classroom, revitalizing the community 

and changing how and why students learn languages 

Presenter(s): Michael Dettinger, Louisiana State 

University; Rachel Becker, Benjamin Franklin High 

School; Pia Kostner, University of New Orleans; 

Dietmar Felber, Tulane University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


470 Issues in Chinese Learning 

Environments 

These papers investigate issues related to Chinese learning 

environments, such as whether or not Chinese should 

be used exclusively in the beginning Chinese classroom, 

ideas on creating total immersion environments outside of 

Chinese-speaking geographical areas, and a discussion of 

challenges faced by Chinese teachers as they adapt to the 

<strong>American</strong> classroom Should Chinese Be Used Exclusively 

in the Beginning Chinese Classroom? (Zhou); Creating 

Total Immersion Environments for Chinese Language 

Acquisition (Lin); A Discussion on Chinese Teachers’ 

Adaption to <strong>American</strong> Classroom (Yuan) 

Presenter(s): Patrick Pakchong Lin (Chair), Defense 

Language Institute; Yi Zhou, University of North 

Carolina at Chapel Hill; Alex Yuan, Utah Valley 

University 




11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


471 Pragmatics in CFL: Awareness 

and Instruction 

These papers present studies of Chinese learning from 

the pragmatics point of view The effects of input-based 

and output-based instructions are investigated, as are 

elicitation tasks for modal auxiliaries, and turn-taking 

behavior and its relation to various sociolinguistic variables 

The Pragmatic Functions and Learning of Chinese 

Modal Auxiliaries (Xiong); Turn-Taking in Mandarin: 

Pragmatic Implications for Teaching CFL (Zhu); Teaching 

Pragmatics in L2 Chinese: The Effects of Instruction 

Type (Li) 

Presenter(s): Shuai Li (Chair), Georgia State University; 

Wen Xiong, University of Rhode Island; Weihua Zhu, 

University of Wisconsin-Madison 




11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


472 CLASS General membership 

meeting 

Members of Chinese Language Association of 

Secondary-Elementary Schools meet to share 

information about what CLASS has done during the 

year CLASS Board Members will report to CLASS 

members about their work in different areas Important 

announcements will be made at this session 

Presenter(s): Haiyan Fu (Chair) 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


473 Communicating in Cultural 

Contexts—From L1 and L2 

Perspectives 

This session examines the L1 and L2 linguistic strategies 

of Chinese in cultural contexts While language 

choices by L1 Chinese speakers depend much on 

linguistic attitudes and cultural contexts, those by L2 

CFL learners reflect much cultural deficit Pedagogical 

implications will be provided for possible L2 pragmatic 

competence 

Presenter(s): Wei Hong (Chair), Bailu Li, and Ying 

Wu, Purdue University; Yan Zhang, University of 

Wyoming 





applicable language(s): Chinese


11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


474 Investigation of Orthographic 

and morphological Awareness 

Among Chinese L2 Learners 

This panel reports three studies: The Relationship 

Between Chinese L2 Learners’ Character Writing 

Errors and Orthographic Skill Development (Zhao); 

The Development on Comprehension of Noun–Noun 

Compounds Among Chinese L2 Learners (Jiang); 

The Development of Morphological Awareness on 

Separable Verbs Among Chinese L2 Learners (Shen) 

Presenter(s): Helen H. Shen (Chair) and Zenan Zhao, 

The University of Iowa; Xin Jiang, Beijing Language 

and Culture University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


475 Social media and Collaborative 

Learning in Chinese 

These papers will explore the use of social media for 

task-based learning, collaborative learning through 

peer and expert coaching of writing skills in a wiki, and 

video-creation projects within the online community 

of a hybrid course Social Software for Task-Based 

Learning and the 5 Cs (Foti); Peer Coaching and 

Teacher/Expert Coaching in Wiki Writing Tasks (Liao); 

Using Student-Created Video Clips in CFL Hybrid 

Courses (Hsiao) 

Presenter(s): Jianling Liao (Chair), CIEE Study Center; 

Lili Foti, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Chinghui 

Hsiao, Texas State University-San Marcos 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


476 hollywood Remakes: The Good, 

the Bad and the ugly 

There are no current U S policies on the remakes of 

foreign films because they are not produced under the 

Writer Guild’s jurisdiction Should they be? A close 

examination of three French remakes will be the subject 

of this presentation 

Presenter(s): Christine Gaudry-Hudson, Millersville 

University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


477 Connecting to Common Core: 

One District’s Journey 

Finding ways world languages align to the Common 

Core Standards is a priority Without sacrificing our 

identity or National Standards, one district has made 

a year-long effort to connect language instruction with 

the goals of Common Core Come see the approach and 

its results 

Presenter(s): Ruth F. Malone, Wicomico County Public 

Schools; Arlene Faith White, Salisbury University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


478 Getting to know You: Activities for 

Communication, Community and 

Retention 

Cooperative and collaborative learning techniques 

can not only enhance your student’s learning, it may 

also foster retention in your classes as well as at your 

institution These techniques (that will be demonstrated 

and handouts provided) will develop more speaking 

and listening in the classroom and foster a sense of 

community 

Presenter(s): Sandra Reynolds, Raritan Valley 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


479 ACTFL heritage Languages 



The Heritage Languages SIG business meeting will 

open with a research paper presentation, Constructing 

Heritage Identity from Critical Perspectives: Heritage 

Language Teachers’ Voice, and be followed by a 

discussion 

Presenter(s): Ekaterina Ites (Chair), University of 

Massachusetts, Amherst; Renate Ludanyi (Chair), 

Western Connecticut State University; Hyesun Cho, 

University of Kansas 

sponsor(s): Sponsoring Organizations/ACTFL Heritage 

Languages SIG 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


480 ACTFL LLC SIG Paper 

Presentations I 

This session will feature two presentations: A Content- 

Enriched French Program in the Elementary School 

(Davis-Wiley); How Do Elementary Korean Teachers 

Learn How to Teach English? (Lee) 


Tennessee; Seungbok Lee, Chuncheon National 

University of Education, South Korea 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Language Learning for Children SIG 





11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


481 Nothing is Sacred: Presenting 

mature Themes to Engage Adult 

Learners 

This session will demonstrate how teachers can, 

through films containing controversial subjects, bring 

mature students out of their comfort zones to help 

them learn and remember vocabularies, colloquial 

expressions, dialectal differences and troublesome 

grammatical concepts, as well as make them laugh and 

maintain their interest in the learning process 

Presenter(s): Patrick Swett, Escuela Laventana 






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be speechless. 

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foreign language and educating others about world cultures. With your language 

fluency and expert knowledge of a region’s history, customs, politics and economy, 

you’ll strengthen your students’ ability to communicate and work around the world. 

In return, earn a competitive salary and receive a hiring bonus — all while supporting 

the efforts of <strong>American</strong> foreign policy. 

Applicants must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, 

a polygraph interview and an extensive background investigation. As part of the 

screening process, selected applicants must take proficiency tests in their native 

language. US citizenship is required. An equal opportunity employer and a 

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12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. 



E51 CIA Information Session 

The Central Intelligence Agency will host an 

information session for all attendees who are 

language instructors to learn about the career 

opportunities available within the CIA The CIA is 

an independent agency responsible for providing 

intelligence on a wide range of national security 

issues to senior U S policymakers CIA’s mission 

is to support the President, the National Security 

<strong>Council</strong>, and all officials who make and execute 

the U S national security policy by: providing 

accurate, comprehensive, and timely foreign intelligence 

on national security topics; conducting 

counterintelligence activities, special activities, 

and other functions related to foreign intelligence 

on national security, as directed by the President 

To learn more about the CIA, visit www cia gov 

sponsor(s): Central Intelligence Agency 




applicable language(s): Arabic, Persian, 

Serbian/Croatian, Chinese, Indonesian, Dari/ 

Pashtu, Greek, Turkish, Italian, German, French, 

Portuguese, Spanish 

12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. 



E55 Teaching with Neue 

Blickwinkel: A holistic 

Approach to German AP 

Exam Preparation 

The preparation of AP students requires a holistic 

approach to improving linguistic, cultural, and 

strategic competence This session highlights 

how the new AP German book can guide exam 

preparation through the use of essential questions, 

creative and authentic activities, and the 

spiraling of topics that make learning interesting 

and effective 

Presenter(s): Cynthia Chalupa and Heiko ter 

Haseborg, West Virginia University 



applicable level(s): High School, College First 

and Second Year 



12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 


482 Italian Pedagogy vIII 


of Italian language and culture Opera as a Powerful 

Educational Medium (Lapenta); Pick Up the Right 

Material (Costa); Business Italian: Economic, Business 

and Work Environment (Pavan) 

Presenter(s): Monica E. Lapenta, LaMa House 

Publishing Company; Mario Costa, LaGuardia 

High School; Daniela Pozzi Pavan, Northwestern 

University 






12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 


483 Incontro con Gli Autori Iv: 

materials for AP Exams 

Each author will speak about his/her book Cinque film 

italiani, Soleil, 2012 (Boyle and Lindia); Sfogliando i 

giornali, Soleil, 2012 (Gardenghi and Mollica); Ace 

the Italian AP Examination, Editrice Farinelli, 2012 

(Villa-Sella) 

Presenter(s): Lucrezia Lindia (Chair), Eastchester High 

School; Bruna Boyle, University of Rhode Island; 

Nicoletta Villa Sella; Anthony Mollica; Monica 

Gardenghi, Freelance Editor 






12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 


484 Italian Literature 1300-1800 and 

the undergraduate Curriculum: 

Interdisciplinary Approaches 

An interdisciplinary approach to literature appeals to 

a variety of learning strategies and allows for the development 

of all 5 Cs This session will describe various 

interdisciplinary techniques to engage students and 

to promote active learning, including (but not limited 

to) film, art, music, performance and creative writing 

activities 

Presenter(s): Kristen Grimes, Saint Joseph’s 

University; Clorinda Donato, California State 

University, Long Beach; Suzanne Magnanini, 

University of Colorado; Rachel A. Walsh, University 

of Denver 






12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 

Philadelphia marriott Downtown, 407/408 

485 ACTFL korean SIG Business 

meeting and korean Foundation 

Luncheon 

Sponsored by the Korea Foundation, this luncheon 

program will include a keynote speaker, Korean SIG 

business meeting and information on Korean SIG, AATK 

and Korean K–12 organization 

Presenter(s): Sungdai Cho (Chair), SUNY at 

Binghamton 


12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 



486 AATG Chapter Presidents’ 

Assembly 

Closed meeting for AATG Chapter Presidents 

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 


Ballroom 1 

487 Embassy of Spain Luncheon 

A not to be missed favorite for Spanish teachers! This 

luncheon will highlight the culture of Spain and will be 

conducted in Spanish Information about full program 

scholarships, institutes, and services available to teachers 

of Spanish, to the business community, and to the 

general public through the Embassy will be presented 

Luncheon attendees will be entered in a drawing for 

two scholarships to be awarded during the luncheon 

Admission is by ticket only 

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 


Ballroom 2 

488 AATJ Luncheon 

The AATJ Awards Luncheon provides an opportunity for 

Japanese educators to meet over lunch and network 

with colleagues All AATJ members are invited to 

attend Admission is by ticket only 













12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 


Ballroom 3 

489 CLASS Luncheon: CLASS 25th 

Anniversary Celebration 

The Chinese Language Association of Secondary- 

Elementary Schools is celebrating a significant 

milestone—its 25th anniversary! Join us in this joyous 

and celebratory event highlighting CLASS’ contributions 

to the field of Chinese language education during the 

past 25 years 

Presenter(s): Haiyan Fu (Chair); Shaoyuen Carol Chen- 

Lin (Chair), Choate Rosemary Hall 

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 


Ballroom 4 

490 Embassy of France Luncheon 

The Embassy of France is delighted to organize a 

luncheon for teachers of French This is the perfect 

opportunity to network with your fellow French teachers, 

education officials, representatives from the French 

Embassy and other exhibitors You will leave with a 

“teacher’s goodie bag” that will contain a number of 

resources for your French class The luncheon will also 

feature a young musical artist from Quebec whose 

performance will be sponsored by the Centre de la 

Francophonie des Amériques During the luncheon you 

will be able to enter a drawing to win one of many 

exciting prizes (study abroad trips, magazine subscriptions, 

educational materials, etc ) Conducted in French 

Admission is by ticket only 

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E56 AP Bootcamp with 

‘AP’prenons: Differentiated 

Authentic Challenges for 

multi-Level Classrooms 

APprenons, a textbook tailored to the 21st 

century learner, offers AP students (and others) 

differentiated, authentic communicative activities 

targeting language proficiency, AP exam preparation 

strategies, and opportunities for linguistic 

and cultural growth beyond APprenons addresses 

the challenges of multi-level classrooms, bridging 

the gap between Novice High and Pre-Advanced 

proficiency levels 

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Zwanziger, University 

of Northern Iowa; Brittany Selden, Sequoyah 

High School 







1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E57 Developing Chinese Fluency: 

help Intermediate Learners 

make Significant Strides in 

Speaking and writing Skills 

Are your intermediate students still speaking 

in basic phrases, or short broken sentences? 

Do they find difficulty carrying on an in-depth 

conversation with a native speaker of Chinese? 

Come hear how Developing Chinese Fluency 

( ), a rigorous one-year communication skill 

development program, can systematically expand 

your intermediate learners’ vocabulary, and help 

them achieve intermediate-high to advanced 

level oral and writing proficiency This program is 

ideal for speaking and writing enhanced Chinese 

courses for upper-intermediate to rising-advanced 

students Sample lesson and teaching resources 

will be demonstrated 

Presenter(s): Phyllis Zhang, George Washington 

University 

sponsor(s): Heinle, a part of Cengage Learning 


applicable level(s): Higher Education, Grades 

10-12 

language of Presentation: Chinese w/ English 

on slides 


1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E58 Assessing Arabic Oral 

Proficiency: Tools from CAL 

Learn about CAL’s suite of innovative oral 

proficiency resources for Modern Standard Arabic 

Tools for educators include a computer-based, 

semi-adaptive test of Arabic oral proficiency 

designed for high school learners to adults, and 

interactive rater training materials An online tutorial 

helps students understand, self-assess, and 

improve their Arabic oral proficiency 

Presenter(s): Margaret Malone, Anne Donovan, 

and Francesca Di Silvio, Center for Applied 

Linguistics 

sponsor(s): Center for Applied Linguistics 





1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E59 Being a Language 

Teacher—A New, handson 

Text for All Teachers in 

Training 

Learn about a new, succinct and readable guide 

to teaching beginning language courses that 

addresses the enormous gap that exists between 

the pedagogical training of many teachers and 

the responsibilities that they assume—and challenges 

they encounter—when they step into their 

classrooms the first day Ideal for teacher-training 

programs 

Presenter(s): Norma Lopez-Burton, University 

of California, Davis; Denise Minor, California 

State University, Chico 



applicable level(s): Administration, Higher 




1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 



E60 Authentic Performance Tasks 

for Intermediate Spanish 

Courses 

Participants will engage in an interactive, 

multimedia presentation addressing the use of 

Integrated Performance Tasks and Assessments, 

featuring authentic materials in an innovative 

format Tejidos: Comunicación auténtica en un 

contexto cultural is a new book that targets 

intermediate level students in Pre-AP and Pre-IB 

courses who are on track for the AP Language and 

Culture and IB Exams 

Presenter(s): Janet Parker, College of William 

and Mary; Megan Cory, Franklin Academy High 

School; Catherine Schwenkler, The Global 

Learning Collaborative 





applicable language(s): Spanish


2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 


halls D & E, workshop Room 1 

E61 ubiquitous Language 

Learning methods For 

“Cloud Generation” 

This workshop is to introduce a new concept 

of cloud-based language-teaching method and 

system We connect cloud storage, students’ 

mobile learning devices, teachers’ teaching material 

database, and administrating the student’s 

learning process Applying our system, both 

teachers and students can benefit from the newest 

technology 

Presenter(s): Lien Yujen, Department of Chinese 

Language and Literature, NTTU; Fu Kuo- 

Chung, Department of Chinese Language and 

Literature, NDHU 

sponsor(s): U.S. International Publishing, Inc. 





2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E62 Protagonistas: where Culture 

Drives Language—and vice 

versa 

Come experience Protagonistas, the Europeanmodel 

introductory Spanish program from Vista 

Higher Learning Through compelling personalities 

and innovative graphic design, students are 

immersed in culture as the vehicle for language 

study See the product, process, and result: 

students with the linguistic and cultural skills they 

need for their 21st century global lives 

Presenter(s): Tammy Millar, Vista Higher 

Learning 

sponsor(s): Vista Higher Learning 

strand: Instruction 

applicable level(s): Higher Ed 



see you in orlAnDo! 

2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E63 A New Educational Travel 

model: Global Citizenry 

Through Intercultural 


Educational travel that makes a difference! HOST 

offers life-transforming study and travel abroad 

opportunities in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking 

countries, fusing service learning, sister schools, 

host families, culturo-linguistic coursework and 

sustainable hands-on tourism practices The presentation 

includes: program descriptions, student 

testimonies, lesson ideas, artisan craft prizes and 

an Andean dance lesson! 

Presenter(s): Lee Ann Silva, Hands-on Spanish 

Travel (HOST) 

sponsor(s): Hands-on Spanish Travel (HOST) 


applicable level(s): Middle School, High School, 

Higher Education 


applicable language(s): Spanish, Portuguese 

2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E64 Innovative German Textbooks 

from Yale! 

Come learn about two new German texts from 

Yale: Schrieben lernen: A Writer’s Guide for 

Learners of German and Kunterbunt und kurz 

geschrieben: An Interactive German Reader. The 

writer’s guide is designed for all three language 

levels and Kunterbunt und kurz geschieben is for 

intermediate learners Both texts are ideal for AP 

German 

Presenter(s): Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim, Calvin 

College; Jennifer Redmann, Franklin & 

Marshall College; James Pfrehm, Ithaca 

College 



applicable level(s): Grades 6–12, Higher 




Don’t miss the 2013 ACTFL Annual Convention and world Languages Expo 

that will be held November 22–24, 2013 at the Orange County Convention 

Center. The theme will be “New Spaces, New Realities: Learning Any Time, 

Any Place” and it will be another great professional development experience 

for all language educators. 

2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 



E65 Get Them Talking! Cool 

Technology Tools that Build 

Speaking Proficiency 

How do you get your students talking? This session 

showcases fun and effective technology and 

teaching strategies designed to build confidence 

and success Participate in activities that progress 

from comprehensible input to paired speaking to 

personalized performance-based speaking tasks 

See how to integrate video-based paired practice, 

interactive whiteboard activities, recorded 

conversations and presentations, and integrated 

performance tasks that get students talking…plus 

tips on assessment! 

Presenter(s): Rich Sayers and María Hubbard, 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 



491 Lead with NCSSFL: There’s more 

to TELL: Creating a Professional 

Development Plan Based on the 

TELL Project 

How to provide sustained, renewable, and relevant professional 

development activities is a primary concern 

for all educational leaders What would an ideal world 

language professional development plan look like? The 

state of Virginia will share its framework for providing 

unified professional development for all of its world 

language teachers Participants will discuss how they 

could use the framework as a model for professional 

development plans in a variety of settings 

Presenter(s): Lisa Harris, Virginia Department of 

Education; Jennifer N. Carson, Virginia Beach Public 

Schools 










2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 



492 Learn with NADSFL—Panning 

for Gold: Leveraging Learner- 

Centered Instruction 

Searching for those nuggets of gold which will build 

deeper relationships (including strengthening classroom 

community), increase student motivation, and promote 

student ownership of learning? Learner-centered 

instruction can be an effective and productive mine, 

yielding benefits for teachers as well as learners This 

session will share tips, hints, and classroom examples 

based on our district’s excavations 

Presenter(s): Jane K. Shea, Jasper High School; Greta 

Lundgaard, Plano Independent School District 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 



493 Language Teacher Development: 

Research and Current Practices 

Presenters share language teacher development 

research projects: Internationalizing the Teaching 

and Learning Experience (Adamowicz-Hariasz and 

Colville-Hall); Case Studies of Non-Native Speaker 

Student Teachers of World Languages (Conroy); Teacher 

Cognition and Professional Development in Cross- 

Culture Contexts (Cheng) 

Presenter(s): Maria Adamowicz-Hariasz and Susan 

Colville-Hall, University of Akron; An Chung Cheng, 

University of Toledo; Kelly Conroy, University of 

Texas at Austin 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Teacher Development SIG 





2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 



494 Great Tech Tools for Arabic 

Teachers . . . and Learners 

Engage your students in becoming more proficient in 

Arabic and motivate them to learn by using technology 

Students will ask for more activities to practice their 

language skills All Web 2 tools shared are free and 

easy to use Examples from Animoto, Glogster, Wordle, 

Voxopop, woices, Edmodo and much more 

Presenter(s): Sanaa Jouejati, Northwest Ohio Arabic 

Language Institute 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Arabic SIG 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 



495 Online Tandem Language 

Exchange in higher Education: 

Design, Implementation, and 

Sustainability 

The purpose of this presentation is to elaborate on 

strategies for designing, implementing and sustaining 

class-to-class online tandem language exchanges (TLE) 

in cooperation with foreign schools The presenters will 

address the core issues relevant to the successes and 

failures of online TLE in terms of pedagogical effectiveness 

and routinization 

Presenter(s): Anton T. Brinckwirth and Yan Gao, 

Virgina Commonwealth University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


496 ACTFL LCTL SIG Business meeting 

and Presentation 

This business meeting will also feature the following 

presentation: Strengthening K–12 Arabic and Chinese 

Programs Through Assessment. 

Presenter(s): Michele Anciaux Aoki (Chair), Office of 

Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington 

State; Ayumi Stockman, Minneapolis Public Schools; 

Ursula Lentz, Minnesota Department of Education; 

Gaelle H. Berg 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Less Commonly Taught Languages 

SIG 





2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


497 Learning on the Go: Engaging 

Students with mobile Devices 

The demand for global competence and international 

communication and collaboration in today’s world 

makes using mobile devices in the L2 classroom both 

relevant and meaningful This session explores the use 

of mobile devices for video, narrative, collaborative 

and form-focused projects taking place both inside and 

outside of the classroom 

Presenter(s): Lara Ducate; Lara L. Lomicka Anderson, 

University of South Carolina; Jane Sokolosky, Brown 

University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


498 Potential Issues, Conditions, 

and Solutions to CALL-Based 

Language Exchange 

The session first addresses the benefits of conducting 

CALL-based foreign language exchange Then, it 

describes students’ common methods of and reaction 

to corrective feedback and proposes SLA-theory-based 

ways to give “assistant feedback ” Lastly, it lists issues, 

conditions, and possible solutions to make CALL-based 

language exchange a quality pedagogical tool 

Presenter(s): Yuka Akiyama, Massachusetts Institute 

of Technology 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


499 Gabbing with Gusto using 

Google voice 

Students love talking on Google Voice Learn how to 

set up an account, to make simulated conversations 

and inspire formal presentations using either Audacity 

or pre-recorded PowerPoints posted to Edmodo with 

responses recorded via Google Voice Hear actual 

student samples in Spanish and discuss grading them 

Presenter(s): Lorrie Ann Button-Edelson, Cinco Ranch 

High School 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


500 #LangChat—web 2.0 

Professional Development at Your 

Fingertips 

Through #LangChat and similar professional development 

groups on Twitter, teachers and world language 

aficionados gather weekly to discuss and share education 

philosophy, strategy and resources Learn to take 

advantage of the opportunities that Twitter provides 

for easy, quick professional development that puts colleagues 

from around the world at your fingertips 

Presenter(s): Erica Fischer, Kids Immersion, LLC; 

Donald M. Doehla, Vintage High School; Diego 

Ojeda, Evansville High School; Kristy Placido, 

Fowlerville High School 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


501 Students’ Difficulties in L2 Spanish 

writing 

Writing in a second language involves more than 

linguistic resources It implies acquiring different 

strategic, sociocultural, and rhetoric knowledge that 

may differ from learners’ first language This presentation 

will provide insight into the complex nature of L2 

Spanish writing and how to optimize classroom time 

and enhance students’ writing experience 

Presenter(s): Jeannette Sanchez-Naranjo, University 

of Oklahoma 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


502 hybrid and Online Courses: Are 

Students Really Learning? 

This presentation explores the question of student 

learning expectations as compared to their actual 

achievement in hybrid and online Italian language 

courses at a major public university 

Presenter(s): Chiara M. Dal Martello (Chair), Sandra 

Palaich, and Gina R. Pietrantoni, Arizona State 

University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


503 using Proficiency Data to Inform 


This session reports on the impact of proficiency testing 

on instructional strategies based on a survey of 39 

world language teachers Analysis revealed teachers’ 

uncertainty about how to use data to inform instruction 

Presenters will provide suggestions on how teachers 

can use assessment data to inform their curriculum and 

methods 

Presenter(s): Tania Ann Rempert, University of Illinois; 

Kristin Davin, Loyola University Chicago; Amy 

Hammerand, Chicago Public Schools 






Italian, Japanese, Spanish 

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


504 Incontri con il Cinema Italiano 

Contemporaneo 

Le relazioni prenderanno in esame i nuovi sviluppi 

nel cinema italiano contemporaneo Nouvelle Vague 

intimismo in un incontro tra la realtà e la finzione nel 

cinema di Mimmo Calopresti (D’Amanda); Kammerspiel 

Italian Style: “La stazione” di Sergio Rubini (Orsitto); 

“This Must Be the Place” by Paolo Sorrentino (Plutino- 

Calabrese); Outsiders In, Insiders Out: Migration as 

Seen Through the Eyes of Crialese (Calabretta-Sajder) 

Presenter(s): Antonio Vitti (Chair), Indiana University; 

Elisabetta D’Amanda, Rochester Insitute of 

Technology; Fulvio Orsitto, California State 

University; Maria Stella Plutino-Calabrese, Nazareth 

College; Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, Rice University 




2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


505 Incontro con Gli Autori: I 

Each author will speak about his/her book Amicizia, 

Affetto, Amore, Edizioni Farinelli, 2011 (Bresciani, 

Donna, and Garolla); Percorsi, Prentice-Hall, 2011 

(Marchegiani and Italiano); Ponti: Italiano terzo millennio 

(Tognozzi and Cavatorta) 

Presenter(s): Anthony Mollica (Chair); Irene 

Marchegiani, State University of New York, Stony 

Brook; Laura Bresciani, New York University; 

Giuseppe Cavatorta, University of Arizona; Elissa 

Tognozzi, UCLA 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


506 Italian Studies Dissertations in 

Progress 

The session is a venue for PhD students in Italian 

studies to present the findings arising from the research 

undertaken for their dissertation Research areas 

include theatre (Ahmadian, Ugolini), multicultural writers 

(Pinzi), and cinema (Di Bianco, Muri-Rosenthal) 

Presenter(s): Paul Colilli (Chair), Laurentian University; 

Matteo Ugolini and Ziba Ahmadian, University of 

Toronto; Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Harvard University; 

Laura Di Bianco, CUNY, Graduate Center; Anita Pinzi, 

Graduate Center, City University of New York 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


507 how One’s Cultural Perspective 

Impacts All Three modes of 

Communication 

To develop cultural competency, students must 

understand their own cultural products, practices 

and perspectives before comparing them with those 

of the target culture Cultural filters influence the 

interpretation of lexical items of daily life and underlie 

the grammar of the language Culture, communication 

and comparisons are interwoven in cross-cultural 

interactions 

Presenter(s): Phyllis E. Van Buren, St. Cloud State 

University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


508 Special Celebrations to Enliven 

and motivate Your French Classes 

Organized, well-planned classroom celebrations 

inspired by the French calendar will interest and 

motivate students throughout the year The presenter 

will share ideas for the planning and implementation 

of successful cultural events at all levels of language 

study Participants will have the opportunity to share 

their best ideas throughout this session 

Presenter(s): Ann L. Sunderland, <strong>American</strong> Association 

of Teachers of French 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


509 From Surveys to Perspectives and 

Practices of the Target Culture 

Teaching L2 culture is problematic due to the possibility 

of stereotypes and overgeneralizations about the target 

culture We propose learning culture through a variety 

of activities such as surveys completed by native speakers 

and other techniques that lead learners to a deeper 

understanding of L2 cultural perspectives and practices 

Presenter(s): Dale A. Koike, University of Texas at 

Austin; Manel Lacorte, University of Maryland 










2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


510 Organize a Japan Bowl: 

motivating Students to Learn 

about Japan 

The Japan Bowl challenges students of Japanese to 

also learn about Japan’s culture and society National 

Japan Bowl Director Risa Kamio will explain how 

teachers can create their own Japan Bowl, write 

challenging but fun questions, and gain free access to 

the Japan Bowl’s databank of over 2,000 non-language 

questions 

Presenter(s): Risa Kamio and John Malott, Japan- 

America Society 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


511 Beyond the Great wall: 

Shattering myths About Language 

and Culture 

This presentation will introduce a number of strategies 

and new projects, including a set of online Chinese 

language and culture learning modules entitled “China 

and Globalization,” that aim to shatter some of the 

preconceived notions or narrow views about the 

target language and culture that learners bring to the 

classroom 

Presenter(s): Chris Livaccari (Chair), Jeff Wang, and 

Eleise Jones, Asia Society 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


512 why Not use PowerPoint? 

PowerPoint is a simple yet highly useful tool for instruction 

You can create flashcards, quizzes, interactive 

whiteboard games, worksheets, listening exercises, 

online activities, and so on In this presentation, the 

presenter will share ideas for use of PowerPoint in the 

class and directions for creating them 

Presenter(s): Kazumi Yamashita-Iverson, Maloney 

Interdistrict Magnet School 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


513 how Proficiency-Based Learning 

and Assessment works 

Moving toward evaluating students on what they “can 

do” rather than on how well they study for a test, 

we might need to refocus our roles as teachers This 

session shows how we can help our students reach 

higher proficiency levels and ensure those levels are 

Standards-based 

Presenter(s): Michael Kluemper (Chair), Ballard High 

School; Lisa F. Berkson, Dobson High School; Mai 

Fujii, Virginia Beach City Public Schools 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


514 Teaching a Cultural Framework 

in Advanced German Language 

Courses 

The focus of this session is to provide sufficient cultural 

elements to prepare students to deal with evaluative 

language from the beginning of their studies and thus 

to develop the competence to interpret multi-level 

meaning and to respond to emotive language such as 

humor at an advanced level 

Presenter(s): Marjorie O. Tussing, California State 

University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


515 Standards in Establishing an 

<strong>American</strong> Sign Language 

Program 

This session will define current standards in teacher 

recruitment and retention, evaluate teacher qualifications, 

and examine trends in curriculum development 

and professional development opportunities for teachers 

These issues are critical for any world language 

program considering adding or establishing <strong>American</strong> 

Sign Language classes 

Presenter(s): Brenda A. Schertz, University of Southern 

Maine; Jim Lipsky, Northeastern University; 

Patrick McCarthy, University of New Hampshire at 

Manchester 




language of Presentation: Other 

applicable language(s): Other 

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


516 Preparing to Teach the New AP 

Latin 

AP Latin beginning in the 2012–13 academic year, 

will include readings from Vergil and Caesar The new 

AP Curriculum Framework and a Course Planning and 

Pacing Guide will be the integral components of this 

workshop presentation 

Presenter(s): Jill Crooker, University of Rochester; 

Teresa Kawamata, Loyola High School 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


517 Structured Language Activities 

to Build Chinese Proficiency: 

Examples from Immersion 

Participants will learn practical strategies and activities 

to build students’ Chinese proficiency Participants 

will see examples of structured language practice 

activities that foster student-to-student interaction and 

teacher-to-student interaction As a result, teachers can 

create a highly engaging classroom that builds Chinese 

proficiency 

Presenter(s): Kathleen Wang (Chair), Hsiu-Wen Hsieh, 

and Yu-Ju Tai, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


518 Succeeding with Special Needs 

Students 

Participants will learn how to make all types of special 

needs learners attain success in foreign language class 

Attendees will acquire fun, practical strategies based 

on cutting-edge research to make the language experience 

rewarding for the instructor as well as the student 

with disabilities or other specific needs 

Presenter(s): Lois A. Grollitsch, D’Youville College 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


519 Global-Project-Based Learning 

(G-PBL) in world Languages 

Programs 

G-PBL is an effective model for creating curriculum 

units and authentic assessments that engages students 

while supporting development of language/culture 

proficiency, global competency and 21st century skills 

Through participation in G-PBL, the value of language 

learning in an interconnected world becomes immediately 

apparent to students of all ages 

Presenter(s): Janis Jensen, Kean University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


520 Implementing Arts Integration and 

Artful Thinking in Your Classroom 

In this interactive session, discover what Arts 

Integration is and what it isn’t! Go home with a tool kit 

of Arts Integration and Artful Thinking strategies and 

lesson seeds that will help you differentiate instruction 

in a way that will engage, challenge and motivate your 

students to higher-level thinking 

Presenter(s): Patricia Klos, Bates Middle School 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 



521 ACTFL Research Priority Area 

#3: Language use in the 

Community 



in this priority area, such as: How do graduates 

of language programs (K–16) use their language 

in the community and for what purposes? What 

effect does language study have on student career 

paths after graduation? Is there a relationship 

between teacher candidates’ out-of-class language 

use and their oral proficiency ratings? 

Presenter(s): Miguel Mantero, University of 

Alabama 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


522 Lights, Camera, Action! using 

Authentic materials to Promote 

Conversational Skills 

Many students struggle to participate actively in interactions 

with native speakers of the target language 

In this session, we show you how to use authentic 

materials as a classroom tool for examining conversational 

interactions and teach students interactive 

moves that will help them participate more actively in 

conversations 

Presenter(s): Abby Dings and Ted Jobe, Southwestern 

University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


523 Play-Based Strategies to 

Encourage Second Language 

Production in Preschool 

Educators will learn to organize dramatic role-play 

activities that encourage young children to have 

fun while using a new second language with peers 

Participants will leave the session with the skills 

required to create a dramatic play program that will 

get students talking among themselves in the target 

language 

Presenter(s): Raul Echevarria, CommuniKids LLC 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


524 Improvisation Starters to 

Encourage Interpersonal 

Communication in the Classroom 

Few of us get up in the morning and plan what we 

will say throughout the day We react spontaneously 

to what is happening within a particular context and 

with a certain individual This session will focus on 

improvisational strategies to improve and enhance 

interpersonal communication in the classroom 

Presenter(s): Peggy Boyles, Peggy Boyles Consulting 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


525 making the LCTL Classroom more 

Learner-Centered 

This session will discuss how teachers of Dari, 

Pashto, and other less commonly taught languages in 

a Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) program have 

incorporated learner-centered objectives, activities, 

and examples into their lessons As a result, learners 

increased their proficiency more quickly and course 

length was shortened 

Presenter(s): Daniel J. Thornhill, USSOCOM; Violeta 

Sweeney, U.S. Special Operations Command; Yulia 

Gentel and Tatjana Stack, Special Operations Forces 

Teletraining System 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


526 Evaluation as Professional 

Development for Language 

Program Directors and Teachers 

Recent reconceptualizations of evaluation help address 

many challenges in language education Presenters 

report on utilization of evaluation for (a) improving program 

administration/coordination, (b) raising awareness 

about curricular and instructional changes, (c) encouraging 

reflective professional engagement among teaching 

assistants, and (d) developing educators’ capacities to 

undertake evaluation for diverse purposes 

Presenter(s): John Norris, Georgetown University; 

Nicole Mills, Harvard University; Martha G. Schulte- 

Nafeh and Anthony Edwards, University of Texas; 

Alessia Blad and Shauna Williams, University of 

Notre Dame; Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro and Raychel 

M. Vasseur, The University of Iowa 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


527 The writing Proficiency 

Guidelines: Evidence from a 

Department-wide Assessment 

With the revision of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 

(2012), there is a continued need for research and 

classroom-based application of the guidelines for 

writing proficiency The presentation will discuss the 

evaluation of a writing assessment based on select 

criteria from the guidelines, and discuss implications 

for the classroom 

Presenter(s): Christina Huhn, Indiana University of 

Pennsylvania; Erin Mikulec, Illinois State University 










2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


528 university and Elementary School 

Students Learning (French) 

Together 

This session will focus on a cooperation initiative 

between a public university and a French bilingual 

program in a public elementary school Participants 

will learn about using university and early bilingual 

programs as reciprocal resources Ideas to reinvigorate 

K–12 and university foreign language programs will be 

discussed 

Presenter(s): Noelle Rouxel-Cubberly, College of 

Staten Island 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


529 Insights into the AP Spanish 

Literature and Culture Scoring 

Guidelines 

This session’s purpose is to introduce and explore the 

AP Spanish Literature and Culture Free Response Essay 

Scoring Guidelines It is designed to guide AP Spanish 

Literature and Culture Teachers through their adoption 

of the scoring guidelines and the implementation of 

their use in scoring students’ essays 

Presenter(s): Kenya C. Dworkin y Mendez, Carnegie 

Mellon University; Maria Luisa Guardiola, 

Swarthmore College 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


530 Global workplace Readiness 

Through Trilingual Immersion— 

mandarin/Spanish/English 

Panel will share successes and challenges in developing 

a K–5 trilingual immersion school in Southern 

California in which all students are in dual immersion 

PLUS receive enrichment in a third language Support 

through a FLAP (Foreign Language Assistance Program) 

grant, County Office of Education, and others will be 

discussed 

Presenter(s): Sarah R. Fox, San Diego County Office 

of Education; Gregory W. Duncan, Interprep, Inc; 

Myriam Met; Olympia Kyriakidis, Lakeside Union 








2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


531 Project PERCOLATE: Preparing FL 

TAs for multiliteracies-Oriented 


This presentation focuses on two questions related to 

the 2007 MLA Report’s limited recommendations for TA 

professional development (PD): How do we establish 

PD serving TAs’ long-term needs? What concepts and 

activities used in PD would best prepare TAs to teach 

in integrated curricula? Responses are contextualized 

within Project PERCOLATE 

Presenter(s): Beatrice C. Dupuy, University of Arizona; 

Heather Allen 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


532 Teaching Strategies for 

Presentational writing: Preparing 

for AP German 

The presenters will focus on moving students from the 

Novice to the Pre-Advanced level with specific activities 

and strategies for each level The connection between 

reading and presentational writing will be explored 

with concrete examples from AP level instruction 

Presenter(s): Mary Ashcraft (Chair), University of 

Nevada; Angelika Becker, Carmel High School; 

Kerstin Helbing, Henry Gunn High School; Elizabeth 

A. Smith 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


533 German for Professional 

Purposes: Teaching via Crisis 

Issues 

Crisis issues are used to increase student understanding 

of German culture in a global context 

Presentations: Integrating Moral and Ethical Questions 

into Business German; Was die Bundesbürger bewegt: 

A Framework for Understanding Important Issues; Crisis 

in the Upper Management: An Analysis of Germany’s 

Lack of Female CEOs. 

Presenter(s): Katja Fullard (Chair), Goethe-Institut 

Chicago; Kathryn A. Corl, The Ohio State University; 

Heiko Wiggers, Wake Forest University; Katrin 

Voelkner, Northwestern University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


534 Advancing Linguistic Competence 

Through Teaching Internships 

Abroad 

This session describes summer internship programs 

abroad that aim to maximize students’ acquisition of 

linguistic skills while providing much needed practical 

training in teaching Examples of academic tasks, student 

assignments, and student testimonials are shared 

and insights into difficulties and successes in establishing 

and executing the program are discussed 

Presenter(s): Angelika N. Kraemer and Nathan Bynum, 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


535 Graduate Teacher Education: 

Responding to “Educating the 

Future FL Professoriate” 

A Survey of Graduate Student Beliefs About and 

Expectations for Pedagogical Training and Professional 

Development (Levine); Interdisciplinary Initiatives for 

the Development of Professional Teaching Abilities of 

Advanced TAs (Rott); Preparing Graduate Students for 

Developing Educational Outreach Initiatives in the Arts 

(Urlaub) 

Presenter(s): Glenn S. Levine, University of California, 

Irvine; Susanne Rott; Per K. Urlaub, UT-Austin 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


536 Establishing and making the most 

of Your Exchange Program 

This session focuses on the nuts and bolts of creating, 

sustaining and maximizing the success of secondary 

school exchange programs Presenters with GAPP 

exchange experience will share their materials and 

strategies for establishing an exchange program and 

maximizing the impact an exchange has on language 

learning and the school community 

Presenter(s): Amy Tallman (Chair), Upper Moreland 

High School; Ferrel Rose, Bowling Green High 

School; Joan Campbell, Lincoln Sudbury Regional 

High School; Kathy Fegely, Antietam School District 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


537 Developing Learners’ writing 

Proficiency: Pedagogical Design 

and Empirical Research 

This presentation aims to discuss how to effectively 

enhance learners’ writing skills through curricular 

design, writing assignments, and empirical research 

findings Three empirical studies were conducted across 

different levels Findings of these three empirical studies 

attempt to provide pedagogical implications for curriculum 

developers and Chinese language instructors 

Presenter(s): Yi-Tzu Huang (Chair), University of Iowa; 

Wen-Hua Du, Pennsylvania State University; Jia Lin, 

University of North Carolina 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


538 Tradition and Innovation: 

Linguistic Analysis, Textbook and 


This panel proposes some innovations from traditional 

pedagogy for grammar explanation, textbook compilation 

and language instruction in teaching Chinese as 

a second language in order to meet current needs by 

reassessing linguist Y R Chao’s contributions in Chinese 

linguistics, language pedagogy, and Chinese language 

textbooks 

Presenter(s): Chih-P’ing Chou (Chair), Princeton 

University; Chao Fen Sun, Stanford University; 

Yongping Zhu, University of Mississippi; Lening 

Liu, Columbia University; Xuan Chen, New York 

University 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


539 From “Chinese Is hard” to 

“Chinese is Fun” 

This session will demonstrate practical and effective 

strategies to engage students through animation 

technology, films appreciation, classroom activities, 

and incorporating tablet computers into a Chinese 

classroom to facilitate development of students’ communicative 

skills Students who said, “Chinese is hard!” 

will now yell out loud, “Chinese is so fun!” 

Presenter(s): David Chang (Chair), Institute for 

Information Industry; Shirley Chang, Kent Place School; 

Chia Ying Jeng-Liu, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional 

Middle School; Peicheng Chu, 21st Century Cyber 







2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


540 Teaching Practices and Strategies: 

Instructor Feedback and Students’ 

Learning 

These papers introduce feedback tools and their implications 

for the teaching and learning process, provide an 

empirical investigation of the effect of tasks on language 

learning, and investigate discrepancies between teachers’ 

pedagogical beliefs and their students’ needs in 

a high school setting A Self-Regulating Approach to 

Provide Feedback to Students’ Homework Assignments 

(Smith); A Comparison of Language Output with and 

Without Tasks (Tseng); Perceived Effectiveness of 

Chinese Instruction Between Teachers and Students (Liu) 

Presenter(s): Miao Fen Tseng (Chair), University of 

Virginia; Michelle Smith, UCLA; I-Chun Liu, UTSA 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


541 Character Literacy Research to 

Support Best Practices in CFL 


This session presents research on character perception, 

processing, and retention to guide language 

teachers and textbook developers: (1) Character Study 

vs Character Retention Presentation; (2) Pinyin vs 

Characters: Where Do the Eyes Look? (3) Sequence 

Enhances Retention: Visual Glueing in Non-native 

Readers of Chinese 

Presenter(s): Baozhang He (Chair) and Claudia 

Ross, College of the Holy Cross; Meng Yeh, Rice 

University; Pei-chia Chen, University of California, 

San Diego 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


542 New Tools for the Chinese 

E-Learning Environment 

These papers investigate specific tools for Chinese 

E-learning Tools discussed include a web-based audio 

text reader and a tool for creating texts with controlled 

vocabulary, automatic audio, and characters that are 

clickable as flashcards Awesome highlighter, Smart 

pen, Adobe ConnectNow, and Screenr will also be 

showcased Cloud Technologies for Chinese E-Learn 

(Wu); Quickly Create and Manage Graded Multimedia 

Chinese Texts Online (Mu); Effects of Intentional 

Mobile-Assisted Annotation on Incidental Chinese 

Vocabulary Learning (Zhang) 

Presenter(s): Ling Mu (Chair), Yale University; 

Yongfang Zhang, Wofford College 




2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


543 making Lessons from Children’s 

Books: Revisiting Culture 

To make use of the enticing world of children’s books, 

an evaluative instrument of what to look for as well as 

how to prepare and use the books, is examined One 

children’s book will be “read” in four languages to show 

the cultural and curricular components 

Presenter(s): Renate K. Losoncy, The Donauschule; 

Ann E. Sieger, Radnor School District 





applicable language(s): Arabic, German, Spanish 

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


544 Optimal Classroom Performance: 

Three Steps to Reaching Students 

This session discusses three steps to reach students for 

optimal teaching and learning experiences These three 

steps are developing the right mindset, lesson planning, 

and effective instructional management Participants 

are provided with techniques and relevant resources 

that will assist them with the implementation of these 

three steps 

Presenter(s): Weiling Huang, Defense Language 

Institute 






2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


545 Aligning the Common Core 

Standards to korean Language 


The current K–12 state standards will be replaced by 

the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in 2014 The 

presenters will develop awareness of the new standards, 

their effects on teaching and learning specifically 

in the Korean language classes, and 21st century tools 

used for students to be college- and career-ready 

Presenter(s): Chiae Kitayama, Cahuenga Elementary; 

Ellen Park, Wedgeworth Elementary; Sung S. Kim, 

Los Angeles Unified School District; Sung-Ock Sohn, 

UCLA 










2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 


546 ACTFL LLC SIG Paper 

Presentations II 

FLES Teachers’ Perspectives on New Jersey’s K–8 

Foreign Language Authorization (Raymond); Traveling 

with Middleschoolers: Is it Worth the Trouble? 

(Sanders) 

Presenter(s): Robert B. L. Raymond, New York 

University–Steinhardt; Jo Sanders, Rilke Schule 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Language Learning for Children SIG 



2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 


547 update on ACTFL OPI Testing for 

Certified OPI Testers/Trainers 

(For Certified OPI Testers Only) 

3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E67 Teaching Ideas and Resources 

for manga Botchan 

In this session, a group of teachers who implemented 

Manga Botchan in their classes share 

teaching ideas and resources Examples include 

project-based learning activities for 21st century 

skills This text can be used as a primary or 

supplemental reading at both the high school and 

college levels 

Presenter(s): Kazue Masuyama, California State 

University; Joan Ericson, Colorado College; 

Mitsuaki Shimojo, State University of New 

York, Buffalo 

sponsor(s): JPT America, Inc./Kinokuniya 

Books 




applicable language(s): English, Japanese 














3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E68 mandarin Readers in the 

Classroom and Beyond—A 

Practical workshop 

A look at how children explore Chinese through 

readers, widen their vocabulary, develop grammar 

and language skills and actively practice everyday 

Chinese Group discussion and presentation 

Presented by author of The Magic Story Box, 

Kristine Li 

Presenter(s): Kristine Li, The Magic Story Box 

sponsor(s): Shekinah Publishing 




applicable language(s): Mandarin, English 

3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E69 Online Learning for Lexical 


Learn how Duke, MIT, San Diego State, West 

Point and other leading schools are using 

Transparent Language’s online learning system 

to deliver effective foreign language instruction 

and encourage a more globally minded campus 

community When integrated with an existing language 

curriculum, Transparent Language Online 

lets instructors customize the learning material to 

improve learning outcomes As a supplement to 

existing curricula, Transparent Language Online 

provides hundreds of hours of learning material 

in a system that reports on student usage Finally, 

as a self-guided resource, the system enables 

learning of over 80 languages including many 

less commonly taught languages such as Arabic, 

Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Persian Farsi and many 

more We will demonstrate how to monitor usage, 

manage classes, track student progress, and 

create custom learning material as well as give 

attendees a chance to try Transparent Language 

Online firsthand 

Presenter(s): Charles McGonagle, Ewa 

Zeoli, and Kristen Craft, Transparent 

Language 

sponsor(s): Transparent Language 





3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. 



E70 Fun and Educational 

iPad Apps Bounded with 

IQChinese Go for Classroom 

use 

Explore well-designed IQChinese apps that 

further expand classroom teaching and activity 

for Multimedia Go Courseware Find out how to 

use the Type-to-Learn method and simple apps 

to make learning Chinese fun and build student’s 

21st century skills Come and be the first to see 

the new IQChinese Apps and even receive a free 

account 

Presenter(s): Steven Chen, IQ Chinese Corp. 

sponsor(s): IQChinese Corp. 





3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. 


549 SwCOLT Board meeting 

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. 


550 CLASS Roundtable: unveiling 

the k–16 National Chinese 

Standards 

This year’s roundtable will discuss and unveil the new 

National Chinese Standards, revised from the original 

K–12 to K–16 Now ready for the high school AP course 

and beyond, these expanded standards include additional 

progress indicators at K–14 and K–16 levels with 

two scenarios for each of the 5 C-standards 

Presenter(s): Shaoyuen Carol Chen-Lin (Chair), Choate 

Rosemary Hall; Haiyan Fu 






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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby 

551 ACTFL Electronic Poster Presentations II 

Electronic Poster presentations will be displayed on a laptop computer at a high round table around which attendees can stand for viewing and interaction The following 

multiple electronic posters will be presented at the same time in the area so you can hear more than one presentation during the hour 

551-01 A Social Justice Project in a First-Year Spanish Class 

This poster demonstrates a social justice project in a first-year Spanish class in which 

students work in small groups to examine a social justice issue in a Spanish-speaking 

country 

Presenter(s): Michael Tallon, University of the Incarnate Word 

551-02 Collaborative Second Language writing: Creating a 

university website Project 

Collaborative writing is not common in foreign language classes while the current 

trend of second language writing focuses on the process rather than the final product 

This study explores students’ collaborative school website project across two sections 

in the third year of Japanese at a southwestern university 

Presenter(s): Yuki Waugh, Texas A&M University 

551-03 Creating Successful Lesson Plans for Learner- 

Centered Classrooms 

This presentation highlights the key points of creating successful lesson plans for 

learner-centered classrooms Effective strategies in selecting and adapting appropriate 

materials and activities based on various learning objectives will be discussed 

Lesson plan templates, a ready-to-use checklist and sample lesson plans will be 

provided 

Presenter(s): Danmin Deng 

551-04 Effective mentoring in Action: Faculty Professional 

Development 

To assist teachers in meeting institutional requirements, fulfilling personal aspirations, 

and maximizing individual potential, a well-developed mentoring program is 

critical In this session, the presenter will demonstrate a faculty mentoring program 

and its effectiveness using multiple data collection tools She will also suggest 

guidelines for establishing an effective mentoring program 

Presenter(s): Shuhui Berndt, Defense Language Institute 

551-05 Examining a Recent Student Questionnaire on 

Chinese-Speaking Instruction 

In a recent questionnaire survey, 248 DLI students from seven Chinese departments 

answered 24 questions on Chinese-speaking instruction The survey findings suggest 

that mutual awareness and understanding of the different cultures between <strong>American</strong> 

and Chinese culture are critical for creating a healthy and productive speaking 

classroom environment 

Presenter(s): Dian Huang 

551-06 From urdu to Punjabi: Challenges and Successes of 

Curricular Conversion 

The presenter will discuss the challenges of designing a ground-up curriculum for a 

language dialect that has traditionally been taught as a conversion language The 

session will address language differences, transliteration conventions, materials 

resources, lesson production, and quality control 

Presenter(s): Patras Bukhari and Wendy Ashby, Defense Language Institute 


551-07 Impact of Culture Awareness on motivation of 

korean Language Learners 

This ongoing empirical study is about the relationship between cultural awareness 

and the motivation of Korean language learners It gives the guideline to measure the 

relationship between the variables Although studying culture is an important factor in 

second language learning, there is little empirical study on this subject 

Presenter(s): Hye Young Shin, <strong>American</strong> University 

551-08 Increasing Individual and Group Learning Through 

a Course wiki 

Course Wikis are effective for numerous activities and increase positive individual 

and group learning Learn about the use of Wikis and discuss how students as a 

community of learners in traditional (non-online) courses gain from this approach, and 

how assignments are enhanced by the collaborative, malleable, stable and accessible 

platform 

Presenter(s): Lawrence Francis Glatz, Metropolitan State College 

551-09 Integrating Smart Pens into Language Learning and 


“Smart pens” such as those from LiveScribe are at their core notetaking devices, but 

their use in the language classroom does not need to be limited to passive notetaking 

This poster will illustrate how such pens can be used to provide individualized student 

feedback and deliver lesson content 

Presenter(s): Johnathan Gajdos 

551-10 Investigating Teacher Cognition About L2 

vocabulary Instruction and Acquisition 

This exploratory study addressed whether teachers’ insights match concerns of 

vocabulary research, such as kinds of word knowledge and vocabulary measurements 

Experienced L2 instructors of Spanish (n = 8), German (n = 8) and English (n = 8) working 

at Swiss universities were interviewed 

Presenter(s): Nausica Marcos Miguel, University of Pittsburgh 

551-11 Learning Processes of Flagship Chinese Students: A 

Longitudinal Case Study 

This study examines the one-year learning processes of two Flagship Chinese students, 

mainly focuses on their learning motivation, learning experiences, and learning strategy 

via two semi-structured interviews and a survey (Strategy Inventory of Language 

Learning) (Oxford, 1989) 

Presenter(s): Yi-Lu Kuo, Indiana University, Bloomington 

551-12 New Audiences, New Programs: Supporting 

Independent Language Learners 

Students, faculty, and staff involved in campus internationalization efforts often 

desire language instruction outside the traditional undergraduate curriculum This 

poster illustrates ways language departments and centers can meet this challenge, 

including informal meet-ups, short courses, workshops in the use of authentic media, 

and grants for faculty and staff immersion 

Presenter(s): Sharon G. Scinicariello, University of Richmond


551-13 Preserving an Ethnic Language Through Teaching: 

Pennsylvania Dutch 

Minority ethnic languages in the United States hold considerably lower status than 

written, frequently taught languages This presentation discusses pedagogical 

attempts at teaching a minority ethnic language, Pennsylvania Dutch It highlights the 

creation of a textbook for language instruction, which serves as a classroom guide for 

non-teaching-trained teachers and (often) adult learners 

Presenter(s): Douglas J. Madenford, Central Mountain High School; Joshua Brown, 

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 

551-14 Reasons to Learn korean: Second Language 

Learners vs. heritage Speakers 

This presentation shares the results of a questionnaire on why students wish to learn 

Korean The results show that second language learners and heritage speakers are 

motivated by different (external and/or internal) reasons Pedagogical implications 

can be drawn for any language, especially regarding planning lessons and designing 

classroom activities 

Presenter(s): Teresa Mijung Lee 

551-15 Somatic Dialogues: Teaching Foreign Language and 

Culture Through Immersion 

This paper explores the efficacy of teaching foreign language through somatic 

engagement with the target culture in the context of an on-campus immersion 

program Students learned to engage empathy and develop cultural and linguistic 

competency in the target language though interactive experiences with theater, 

music, sports, and food preparation 

Presenter(s): Jennifer M. Formwalt, North Georgia College 

551-16 The Composition of Original Songs by Novice-Level 


Eighth-grade students in their second year of formal language study were required 

to compose and record original songs in French or Spanish This two-week unit was 

designed to improve the students’ pronunciation and confidence in speaking while 

providing an opportunity for engagement in a creative pursuit in the target language 

Presenter(s): Laura L. Nagle, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 

551-17 The Effects of the In-Country Immersion Program 

The presenter reports the effectiveness of the in-country immersion program (N=100) 

in 2010-11 According to preliminary analysis (N=45), students reported that studenthelpers 

are most beneficial for listening, speaking and culture learning while in-class 

instructions help reading, writing, and grammar Pre-Post Diagnostic Assessment 

(N=67) confirmed speaking, reading, and listening skill improvement 

Presenter(s): Jean Sook Ryu, Defense Language Institute 

551-18 This Test Question Does Not Seem Right: Is This 

Enough? 

The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate a method in which a test item’s 

effectiveness or ineffectiveness can be examined through empirical student responses 

to test questions on a Japanese language achievement test, in a university-level 

foreign language learning environment 

Presenter(s): Rika Kinoshita, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

551-19 using voiceThread in Language Study 

Transcend the boundaries of the traditional classroom with VoiceThread, a versatile 

media tool that encourages creativity and critical thinking in language study Students 

and teachers create online collaborative projects that place an emphasis on speaking 

and can be shared among different classes 

Presenter(s): Andrew Forlano, The Steward School 

551-20 watch L2 Sprout: The Effectiveness of Brief, Daily 

Communicative Activities 

This study shows the correlation between the use of brief, daily communicative 

activities and improved oral and grammatical proficiency in the target language 

Statistically higher averages in the experimental group demonstrate the effectiveness 

of the method Viewers will receive ready-to-use material and access to a blog to 

explore the findings 

Presenter(s): Gisela P. Dieter, Slippery Rock University 

551-21 workshop Report, International workshop on 

Digital Technologies for Teaching Arabic 

The presenter is a co-organizer of the First International Workshop on Digital 

Technologies for Teaching Arabic, held in Tunis, in May 2012, sponsored by ALECSO, 

the Arab League’s Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization She proposes to 

share the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the workshop with ACTFL 

attendees 

Presenter(s): Amel Mili, University of Pennsylvania 

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552 ACTFL Research Roundtable Session II 

Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in two 25-minute oral presentations with a group discussion of 10 people seated around a common table Research Roundtable 

presentations typically are 15 minutes of presentation followed by 10 minutes of discussion and feedback After the first 25 minutes of presentation, attendees will be asked to 

select another table and topic 

chair: Bridget E. Yaden, ACTFL Program Committee Chair 

552-01 A mohawk Language Teaching Plan: From Simple 

to Complex 

Proficiency in Mohawk, like other polysynthetic Native <strong>American</strong> languages, is best 

achieved using a cumulative approach that begins with the grammatically simplest 

elements of the language dealing with everyday matters and gradually adding grammatical 

complexity, allowing students to think in the language and say what they 

want to say 

Presenter(s): Brian Maracle 

552-02 A Qualitative Case Study of Service Learning in 

Ecuador 

This presentation reports on the perspectives of a group of <strong>American</strong> students regarding 

their participation in service learning projects while studying abroad in Ecuador 

The qualitative data come from student journals completed for an introductory translation 

class while the quantitative data were taken from a short language survey 

Presenter(s): Alan Brown, University of Kentucky 

552-03 Agency and Social Interaction in Study Abroad 

This presentation discusses how to encourage second language learners to operate 

their agency to engage in various social interactions when studying abroad 

Strategies regarding how to motivate and guide students with various age, racial, 

educational, social and cultural backgrounds in a short-term study abroad program 

will be shared 

Presenter(s): Li Jin, Depaul University 

552-04 Assessing Foreign Language writing Skills Based 

on a multiliteracy Approach 

With the emergence of new technologies, language learners need mutliliteracy skills 

to fully function in society This roundtable presentation addresses the implications of 

the multiliteracy approach for assessing learners’ multimodal writing skills The goal 

is to present new standards for writing in the secondary and postsecondary foreign 

language classroom 

Presenter(s): Nicola Schmerbeck, University of Mississippi 

552-05 Assessing Spanish with video in web-Based 

Listening Tasks 

This study examined the effects of three types of listening support on L2 learners’ 

comprehension: (a) video, (b) audio-only input, and (c) input redundancy Findings of 

whether the addition of the redundancy device and the types of format on L2 listening 

tasks impact Spanish learners’ comprehension will be shared 

Presenter(s): Cristina Pardo-Ballester, Iowa State University 

552-06 Assessing Second Language Development Through 

E-Journaling in a Study Abroad Experience 

This investigation explores and measures students’ outcomes during a study abroad 

experience in Spain Through the use of e-journals, the researcher investigates what 

factors such as living situation, social network and classroom dynamic may have 

influenced students’ learning process Pre- and posttests were also administered in 

order to assess progress 

Presenter(s): Silvia Peart, U.S. Naval Academy 


552-07 Change of Linguistic Profiles of Advanced Learners 

of korean 

Based on ACTFL OPI data from the graduates of the Korean Language Flagship 

Center (KLFC), changes in the linguistic profiles of Flagship graduates over a two-year 

program (one-year domestic; the other overseas) in highly advanced-level Korean will 

be examined in the four areas of OPI rating 

Presenter(s): Dong-Kwan Kong, University of Hawaii at Manoa 

552-08 Critical Friendships for world Language Teacher 

Leaders 

A methods professor and a high school teacher of world languages cultivated a critical 

friendship over a two-year period to support each other professionally and develop 

their teacher leadership skills in a learning community These educators will share the 

benefits of their critical friendship and the ways they maintain it 

Presenter(s): Nathan Bond, Texas State University; Mari Albright, Eanes Independent 


552-09 Cultural knowledge in the Foreign Language 

Classroom 

Foreign language teachers have been called upon to intertwine language and cultural 

instruction (National Standards, 1996) This study explores the cultural knowledge of 

German language teachers by comparing how native speakers and non-native speaker 

teachers of German view the cultural connotations of German expressions of affection 

and friendship 

Presenter(s): Friederike M. Fichtner, University of Wisconsin 

552-10 Discourse Errors in English Learners’ Chinese 

writing with Pedagogical Implications 

To develop L2 writing skills, learners must acquire discourse competence Thus, this 

proposal examines Chinese compositions written by English-speaking learners, and 

discusses their discourse errors in both forms and functions Pedagogical implications 

are further provided With discourse knowledge, learners are better equipped to 

develop their L2 Chinese skills 

Presenter(s): Yating Fan, National Taiwan Normal University 

552-11 Diversifying Foreign Language Teaching and 

Learning 

This roundtable reports and reflects on current discussions and research among 

Middlebury College’s foreign language faculty on the question of diversity, broadly 

defined, in foreign language acquisition The focus is on diversities in textbooks, faculty 

development, course syllabi, classroom activities, and study abroad experiences 

Presenter(s): Roman Graf, Stephen Snyder, Orlaith Creedon, and William Poulin- 

Deltour, Middlebury College 

552-12 Do Grades undermine the Effectiveness of 

Feedback? 

In Assessment for Learning, feedback is regarded as the link between assessment 

and learning However, the effectiveness of feedback may be undermined if feedback 

is received with grades Three examples of research into grades and feedback will be 

presented and difficulties for research will be discussed 

Presenter(s): Christian Krekeler, Konstanz University of Applied Sciences


552-13 Flipping the Latin Classroom: helping Students 

Read, Not Just Translate 

Students can learn to read Latin and not just translate By reversing the order in which 

the student approaches the text, decoding during class and writing what is already 

familiar for homework, students learn to combine their knowledge of vocabulary, 

grammar, and context and approach the process with decreased stress 

Presenter(s): Margaret Roberts, Friends Central School 

552-14 heritage, Critical, world, home: Investment in 

Young Learners of Arabic 

Arabic is categorized as a heritage, critical, and world language in the United States, 

but what does it really mean to young learners from different backgrounds? Drawing 

from interviews, observations, and surveys conducted in a public middle school, 

this roundtable examines connections between cultural identity and investment in 

language and literacy 

Presenter(s): Amanda Lanier Temples, Georgia State University 

552-15 high School Students’ Experiences in a Blended 

Language Class 

This presentation reports a qualitative study that investigated the high school students’ 

perspectives in a blended language course Reflecting on the results from the 

analysis of qualitative data collected through student interviews, the participants will 

discuss how to improve a blended language course to meet diverse students’ needs 

Presenter(s): Yao Tu, University of Kansas Confucius Institute 

552-16 humor and Identity Construction in the heritage 


This study explores interactional positioning of identities in heritage language learning 

The study illustrates how learners embrace being positioned as poor students 

of the target language as resources of identity building This is often accomplished 

through humorous interactions involving verbal play and teasing 

Presenter(s): Ji-Young Jung, Rutgers University 

552-17 Impact of Foreign Language Teachers’ Self-Efficacy 

Beliefs on Learners 

There is a dearth of research on the impact of foreign language teachers’ selfefficacy 

beliefs on their students’ decisions whether or not to continue studying the 

languages In-depth studies on the subject are key to enhancing student motivations, 

shaping learning outcomes, and improving student competence 

Presenter(s): Comfort Pratt, Amani Zaier, and Yanlin Wang, Texas Tech University 

552-18 Is Language Learning Really happening in Content 

Courses? 

This study examines development in upper-division content courses where the primary 

focus is content learning and focus on form is predominantly incidental Results from 

cloze passages, writing and speaking samples, questionnaires, and observations are 

discussed in the context of Lyster’s (2007) call for a “balanced approach ” Pedagogical 

implications are highlighted 

Presenter(s): Daryl M. Rodgers, Florida State University; Wanda Cordero-Ponce, 

Susquehanna University 

552-19 Language and the Brain: Recalling Techniques in 

Second Language Acquisition 

The purpose of this discussion on language and the brain is to elicit comments on 

ways to relate, integrate and apply research undertaken in various disciplines to 

the improvement of second language acquisition, using neuroscience techniques to 

enhance short-term memory recollection to our classroom presentations, curricula and 

research 

Presenter(s): Virgil H. Blanco, Middlessex County College 

552-20 Learning Real Thai Through Intensive Oral 

Interaction and Community Stays 

This presentation will discuss the effectiveness of a Beginning Thai course which 

has been designed specifically for U S college students at a study abroad program in 

Thailand Through intensive interactive oral classes and community-based learning 

approaches, students will become better, more confident speakers of Thai 

Presenter(s): Jintana Rattanakhemakorn, <strong>Council</strong> on International Educational 

Exchange 

552-21 Learning the Spanish Past Tense using wikis 

The Spanish preterite and imperfect are among the most difficult grammatical forms 

for native speakers of English to learn This roundtable will report on the students’ 

grammatical knowledge acquisition and attitudes toward wiki writing activities The 

implementation of the activity, results and pedagogical implications will be discussed 

Presenter(s): Daniel A. Castaneda, Kent State University 

552-22 Literature Framework Reference Project: Teacher 

Training in Literature 

While there is the European Union’s Common Framework for language acquisition 

there is no real measurement of proficiency for literature The researcher has seen the 

lack of teacher training concerning the teaching of literature What this project entails 

is setting the levels of proficiency in literary research/teaching and analysis 

Presenter(s): Graciela Helguero-Balcells, Florida Atlantic University 

552-23 motivation of Chinese heritage Language Learners: 

A Case Study 

This paper reports a study on motivations of Chinese heritage language learners in a 

university context and discusses whether there are significant differences between 

heritage learners and non-heritage learners and how the differences affect the learners’ 

learning process 

Presenter(s): Chuan Lin, University of Hawaii at Manoa 

552-24 Online Corpora and Concordances in the AFL 

Classroom 

This presentation describes how online Arabic corpora and concordances were effectively 

used in an advanced AFL classroom to enhance learners’ vocabulary acquisition 

This semester-long project engaged learners in various concordance-based tasks and 

activities that focused on enhancing their accurate and contextualized usage of newly 

acquired vocabulary 

Presenter(s): Nader M. Morkus, Middlebury College 

552-25 Passing Down a Cultural Baton: “Relay method” for 

Project work 

The session proposes the Relay Method to investigate the target language culture 

The method highlights the use of technology and utilizes a “baton technique,” a technique 

to pass down findings from one group to another The session also talks about 

potential problems, conditions, and ways to assess students’ project work 

Presenter(s): Yuka Akiyama, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

552-26 Performance of Foreign Language Assistants in 

Terms of Field of Study 

In order to bolster multilingualism in Spain, the government has emphatically fought 

for the inclusion of foreign language assistants in bilingual schools The present 

investigation examines one of the potential issues in this cohabitation in the class, 

the field of study of the participants 

Presenter(s): Amador Jose Jimenez, Grad Student, Univerisity of Granada 





552-27 Plagiarism and Academic writing in a Second 

Language 

Plagiarism may be particularly difficult to avoid for L2 academic writers because copying 

language (rather than just content) can be a helpful way to improve texts This 

presentation is interested in incidences of plagiarism in assessments and how the 

assessment format may contribute to or design out plagiarism 

Presenter(s): Christian Krekeler, Konstanz University of Applied Sciences 

552-28 Preservice Teacher Preparation: The Impact of a 

Study Abroad Program 

This study investigated the impact of a short-term study abroad program on preservice 

teacher foreign language anxiety and on preservice teacher beliefs about language 

learning Candidates took teacher preparation coursework abroad in the target 

language The findings have implications for study abroad programs with a focus on 

preservice teacher education 

Presenter(s): Victoria Russell, Valdosta State University 

552-29 Raising the Bar in Intercultural Competence and 

Language Proficency 

Three different groups of <strong>American</strong> pre-service teachers participating in a 12-week 

teaching exchange as interns in French schools showed a significant increase in 

both their intercultural competence as determined by pre- and post- measures of 

the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and their linguistic ability in pre- and 

post-OPI ratings 

Presenter(s): Susan Colville-Hall, Maria Adamowicz-Hariasz, and Vladislava L. 

Sidorova, University of Akron; Tama Lea Engelking, Cleveland State University 

552-30 Teaching Observations: how to Give Feedback and 

Improve Classroom Instruction 

Department Heads and Language Program Supervisors are confronted with the question 

of how to manage the task of observing teaching by faculty and giving feedback 

that leads to improvement in instruction These tasks can be perceived by everyone 

as uncomfortable The presenter shares models and strategies for applying them 

effectively 

Presenter(s): Laura McGee, Western Kentucky University 

552-31 Teaching Foreign Language Composition in the 21st 

Century 

This roundtable discussion explores the role of higher education foreign language 

composition instruction within the context of the broader student experience with 

cross-disciplinary writing while addressing issues related to the multi-modal nature of 

composing in the contemporary world 

Presenter(s): Alessia Valfredini, Fordham University, NY 

552-32 The Impact of Self-Reflection in Oral Production 

Language learners benefit from reviewing audio and video recordings of different spoken 

tasks using a prepared rubric for self-reflection on their oral production Discuss 

the impact of self-reflection and explore the results of student surveys on this topic as 

well as the rubrics used in self-reflection 

Presenter(s): Joan Clifford, Duke University 

552-33 Truths and myths About Gap Years Abroad 

A gap year can offer high school graduates and college students the opportunity to 

enrich their lives with life-changing experiences Come learn about the benefits of a 

gap year and dispel the untruths about such topics as duration, location, relevance to 

a future degree or career, and cost 

Presenter(s): Robyn Macey, ECELA Spanish Schools 


552-34 understanding Boredom in the Foreign Language 

Classroom 

This research looks closely at student boredom in the university-level FL classroom 

Questionnaires and interviews with 57 German learners revealed features of 

classroom activities and the learning environment that are particularly likely to yield 

feelings of boredom, as well as uncovered students’ surprising attitudes toward the 

boredom experience 

Presenter(s): Katie Chapman, University of Wisconsin–Madison 

552-35 use of Post-Observation Feedback for Foreign 

Language Teacher Development 

In this session, the presenter shares her action research findings on the effect of 

post-observation feedback in foreign language teachers’ subsequent teaching performance 

Various post-observation feedback strategies that address the particular areas 

of teaching for individual teachers are discussed based on the results of the study 

Presenter(s): Gyseon Bae, Defense Language Institute 

552-36 using Authentic Reading materials Through Digital 

media at Lower Levels 

In language teaching, the use of authentic reading materials is often limited to 

advanced levels However, when used appropriately, authentic materials may 

facilitate the development of beginning learners’ reading proficiency to a great 

degree This study explores digital means of integrating authentic reading materials in 

beginning-level Chinese curriculum 

Presenter(s): Jianling Liao, CIEE Study Center 

552-37 world Language Teaching Certification Candidates’ 

Intercontinental Blogging During Study Abroad 

Undergraduate K–12 certification candidates for French, German, and Spanish language 

teaching enrolled in an optional pilot course requiring them to address specific 

topics on blogs regularly with others from different host countries Quotes from this 

online exchange suggest that the experience extended participants’ ability to develop 

Intercultural Communicative Competence 

Presenter(s): Dana E. Webber, Penn State University 

552-38 write, Speak, Respond: Encouraging meaningful 

Interaction Through homework Assignments 

This roundtable session will present multiple-step homework assignments that facilitate 

student interaction outside class in order to increase the meaningful and creative 

use of language It will demonstrate how to align the content of such assignments 

with unit objectives Appropriate technology will be identified during the session 

Presenter(s): Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University 

552-39 Consciousness Raising: One Approach to Diversity 

Development 

This session will discuss the findings of a case study of a college-level Elementary 

Spanish I class The students in this class reported increasing their awareness of and 

openness toward diversity In addition to student outcomes, instructional strategies 

used to promote diversity development will also be discussed 

Presenter(s): Stacey M. Johnson, Christian Brothers University


4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 


halls D & E, workshop Room 1 

E71 Argentina: A Destination for 


Argentina is one of the most wanted destinations 

for international students It offers high quality 

academic education, the best Spanish courses, 

breathtaking landscapes and a thriving cultural 

life that combines features from the European 

heritage and its modern Latin <strong>American</strong> identity 

Presenter(s): Verónica Zanotti, Agustin Vignale, 

Gonzalo Villarruel, and Silvina Garay, CONADE 

sponsor(s): CONADE - Conglomerado Argentina 

Destino Educativo 


applicable level(s): Higher 




4:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm 



553 NCATE Reviewer meeting 

4:00 pm – 6:00 p.m. 


554 ACTFL OPI Trainer meeting 

(For Certified OPI Trainers Only) 

4:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 



555 AAuSC Business meeting and 

Reception 

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 



556 Learn with NADSFL—Teacher 

Performance/Student 

Achievement in virginia 

Across the nation, WL teachers are asked about linking 

teacher performance to student achievement, yet there 

is little research in our discipline Participants will hear 

about draft documents which develop a framework for 

measuring WL teacher effectiveness, gain an understanding 

of its background and take away ideas based 

on implementation 

Presenter(s): Linda Szwabowski, Chesterfield County 

Public School; Jennifer N. Carson, Virginia Beach 

Public Schools 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 



557 Innovative Practices in world 

Language Teacher Pedagogy 

Courses: Beyond methods 

Three experienced world language methods instructors 

discuss effective pedagogical practices and share 

ideas Share your own proven teacher and instructor 

education practices with other Teacher Development 

SIG members 

Presenter(s): Janel Pettes Guikema, Grand Valley 

State University; Kristin L. Hoyt, Kennesaw State 

University; Hyunsoo Hur, Defense Language Institute 

sponsor(s): ACTFL Teacher Development SIG 





4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 



558 unlimited Choices: Speaking 

Activities for Learners of Arabic 

The presentation starts from building speaking skills 

and reducing speaking fears then to, the concentration 

of this session, ways to allocate extensive time for 

practicing speaking, offering a variety of practices, and 

speaking topics Many examples shared with Arabic 

teachers addressing all three modes of communication 

with the integration of technology 

Presenter(s): Sanaa Jouejati, Northwest Ohio Arabic 


sponsor(s): ACTFL Arabic SIG 





4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 



559 ACTFL Distance Learning SIG 

Business meeting 

A brief business meeting will be followed by a panel 

discussion presented by experts on fully online basic 

language distance education courses Topics include 

successes and challenges in: teacher preparation, 

course design and development, course deployment, 

student training issues, administrative details, course 

logistics (especially oral interactivity), standards based 

curricula, and assessment 

Presenter(s): Sandra Kregar (Chair), Florida State 

University 




4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


560 Characteristics of Effective virtual 

Language Programs: National 

Survey Results 

What are the essential and necessary conditions for virtual 

language learning? How are these conditions being 

met in virtual language programs that are considered 

successful in the U S ? This session will share results 

of and guidelines developed from a national survey of 

virtual language programs 

Presenter(s): Catherine Ingold (Chair), Shuhan Chou 

Wang, and Gloria Hu, University of Maryland 

National Foreign Language Center 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


561 “moodle-ing” in the Right 

Direction: virtual Professional 

Learning 

Many districts are moving towards virtual professional 

learning for educators in all content areas Learn to 

use web resources to create and manage needs-based 

virtual classrooms and distance learning environments 

for students and teachers Participants will develop the 

tools to create web-based learning modules of their 

own 

Presenter(s): Anita B. Lawrence (Chair) and Stephen 

Fowler, Atlanta Public Schools; Dwight E. Hutson, 

Office of High Schools/APS 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


562 Revolt or Revolution: iPads in the 

Classroom 

Mobile devices promise to revitalize the way that 

instructors teach and students learn, but there is little 

evidence that the revolution is happening Learn how 

one instructor and 20+ students armed with iPads 

and apps collaborated together to use the tablets 

for classroom tasks, research projects, and exploring 

learning styles 

Presenter(s): Kimberly M. Armstrong and Oscar 

Retterer, Franklin & Marshall College 










4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


563 Screencasting with Camtasia: 

Capturing multimedia Content to 

Enhance Language Teaching 

This session provides a full demonstration of the 

effective use of the Camtasia screencasting software, 

displaying how this technology supports and enhances 

students’ language learning experience at all levels of 

the curriculum, while providing specific examples from 

an intermediate German class 

Presenter(s): Audrey N. Sartiaux and Erika M. Nelson, 

Union College 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


564 Examining L1 use by Advanced 

Learners of Spanish 

Findings will be presented from a study of how L1 use 

(or prohibition of L1 use) affects the ability of advanced 

learners of Spanish to talk through a complex grammatical 

topic The presentation offers insights on grappling 

with the problem of L1 use in the FL classroom of 

advanced learners 

Presenter(s): Raychel M. Vasseur, University of Iowa 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


565 mafia nel Cinema Italiano 

Le presenti relazioni analizzano la rappresentazione 

della mafia nel cinema italiano: Romanzo criminal 

(Lucci); La mafia al femminile: un’analisi di ‘Angela’ di 

Roberta Torre (Vegna), Fragile Identities: Masculinity 

and Madness in Incerti’s L’uomo di vetro (Ryan) 

Presenter(s): Antonio Vitti (Chair) and Colleen Marie 

Ryan-Scheutz, Indiana University; Sebastiano Lucci, 

Middlebury College; Veronica Vegna, University of 

Chicago 







4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


566 Strategic Design of utah’s 50-50 

Dual Immersion model 

One of the first decisions that immersion program 

planners will make is the program model This session 

will outline the decision made in Utah to implement 

the 50-50 model and the reasoning that supports 

that choice The session will also demonstrate how a 

single model implemented statewide has facilitated 

infrastructure development 

Presenter(s): Gregg Roberts (Chair), Utah State Office 

of Education; Myriam Met 







4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


567 Literary and Cinematic Responses 

to Feminism 

Fear and Feminism in Paola Masino’s “Birth and Death 

of the Housewife” (1945) (Moser); Nicchiarelli’s Vision 

of Growing Up Female in the Sputnik Era (Richards); 

Carmen Covito’s La brutti`na stagionata’: Bridging 

Feminist and Post-Feminist Literature (Salsini); Post 

Feminism in the “White Space” (Iacovella) 

Presenter(s): Virginia Picchietti (Chair); Laura Salsini, 

University of Delaware; Anna Iacovella, Yale 

University; Patricia Lyn Richards, Kenyon College; 

Amelia Moser, Columbia University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


568 Incontro con Gli Autori: II 

Authors will speak about their books Migrating Words. 

Italian Writers in the United States (Fontanella); 

Dramatic Interactions. Teaching Languages, Literatures 

and Cultures Through Theatre (Ryan and Marini-Maio); 

Fra letterati e galantuomini. Notizie e inediti del primo 

Baretti inglese (Savoia and Baretti) 


Marini-Maio, Dickinson College; Luigi Fontanella, 

Stony Brook University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


569 Italy and America, myths and 

Stereotypes 

This session will focus on themes of identity, myth and 

stereotypes in Italian <strong>American</strong> literary subjects 

Italian <strong>American</strong> Protagonists in Contemporary 

<strong>American</strong> Fiction (Giordano); Ritratti Italoamericani: 

La Rappresentazione degli Immigrati nei Reportage 

del Ventennio (Meda); Luigi Barzini, Jr.: From Italian 

“Immigrant” to “Italian <strong>American</strong>”? (Tamburri); Italians 

in America: “Neither Fish Nor Fowl” (Pietralunga) 

Presenter(s): Paolo Giordano and Ambra Meda, 

University of Central Florida; Anthony Julian 

Tamburri, Queens College/CUNY; Mark Pietralunga, 

Florida State University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


570 A walk Through Andalusia 

This presentation gives an overview of the southern 

Spanish region (Andalusia) We will present an 

introduction of each of the eight Andalusian provinces 

followed by a different class activity The activities 

will engage students in cultural comparisons and make 

them use Spanish while reflecting on different social 

and cultural issues 

Presenter(s): Ana Isabel Sanchez Salmeron, Embassy 

of Spain 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


571 Acquiring and Assessing Cultural 

Competency: The Effectiveness of 

Task-Based Instruction 

Speaking and writing tasks concerning Latin <strong>American</strong> 

culture were designed to help students fulfill linguistic 

and cultural objectives in Spanish college-level 

courses Student learning was assessed using a critical 

pedagogy framework Findings will be shared from a 

study on the effectiveness of task-based instruction and 

self-reflections to assess cultural competency 

Presenter(s): Eduardo Garcia-Villada, Drake University 







4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


572 La Francophonie as Pedagogical 

Tool 


4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


573 AATJ General membership 

meeting 

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


574 Institutionally Addressing the 

Needs of Chinese International 

Students in Independent Schools 

This panel addresses the history of Chinese students 

in the United States, cultural identities inherited by 

Chinese students; the complications of navigating 

<strong>American</strong> cultural values; and how independent schools 

can provide institutional support for Chinese students 

on academic, student life, emotional and physical 

health levels 

Presenter(s): Mei Li Inouye and Rebecca Hogue, The 

Madeira School 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


575 Reconsidering Teacher Role 

in Interactions: Dynamic 

Relationships Between Teacher 

and Learner 

Do language teachers ever not make errors? How may 

errors by teachers affect the learner production in 

interactions? Using videos of Japanese L2 learners, this 

study presents how a Japanese teacher and two learners 

jointly construct their roles as a teacher or a learner 

that are not static but dynamic 

Presenter(s): Sachiko Horii, University of Minnesota, 

Twin Cities 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


576 An Innovative Approach to 

Teaching Spanish Language 

Through Poetry 

This session has a two-fold purpose: (1) to introduce 

an approach to poetry created by Peruvian writer 

Alfonso Ramos Alva called Versificación Virtual; (2) 

to demonstrate various pedagogical techniques using 

Versificación Virtual to teach language and culture This 

approach can be used at all levels K–16 

Presenter(s): Krista Chambless, University of Alabama 

at Birmingham; Jessica Ramos-Harthun, Vervir 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


577 Badges: An Online Approach 

to Continuing Professional 

Development 

This presentation demonstrates a new concept in 

continuing teacher education called “badges,” a way 

to develop and document professional skills that go 

well beyond basic foreign language methods Badges 

provide visual representations of 21st century pedagogical 

skills that language teachers can show to their 

employers and colleagues 

Presenter(s): Carl S. Blyth (Chair), University of Texas 

at Austin; Karen Kelton, COERLL 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


578 Identity and Investment: Self- 

Portraits in Language Learning 

Personal investment is a vital component of successful 

language learning Self-portrait projects allow students 

to create and express aspects of their identity in the 

L2, thus enhancing student investment while promoting 

transcultural competence, classroom community, and 

linguistic development Multiple technology tools 

facilitate the creation, sharing and assessment of these 

portfolios 

Presenter(s): Laura Florand and Sandra Lynn Valnes 

Quammen, Duke University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


579 Teaching, Assessing and 

Grading: Am I Sending the Same 

message? 

We teach and assess languages differently today than 

30 years ago But is how we grade our students and 

report progress different? This session aims to help us 

think through how important consistency is in how we 

teach, how we assess and how we compute grades (to 

show progress) 

Presenter(s): Gregory W. Duncan, Interprep, Inc. 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


580 Successful Strategies for 

managing Elementary School 

Chinese Classrooms 

Beginning teachers need to learn how to manage a 

classroom in a firm, but friendly, way This session will 

present strategies for motivating students to learn and 

ensuring that elementary classrooms run smoothly 

Presenters will discuss movement, a system of rewards, 

and how to ensure that all students learn 

Presenter(s): Janice Dowd (Chair); Sara Buchbaum, 

Hawthorne School; Lucy Lee, Livingston High School 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


581 maximizing the Potential of Our 

Language Activities 

Are we maximizing the potential of our language 

activities? Are we embedding 21st century skills such 

as critical thinking and collaboration? Are learner 

tasks intrinsically interesting? Cognitively engaging? 

Culturally connected? Communicatively purposeful? 

Through demonstrations and questioning this session 

will share practical ways to deepen activities and 

meaningfully engage the learner 

Presenter(s): Helena Curtain 











4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 




Area #4: mentoring k–16 

FL Teachers and Classroom 

Discourse 



in this priority area such as: What do the 

discursive relationships look like in various models 

of mentoring and how do we determine effective 

discursive practices of mentoring? What is the 

relationship between the type of mentoring a 

beginning teacher receives and her/his classroom 

practice? What interventions or tools might be 

most useful in helping K–16 teachers become 

aware of and, if necessary, change their discursive 

practices? 

Presenter(s): Paul Toth, Temple University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


583 musical Learning: The Power of 

many voices 

This session focuses on the value of music as a tool 

for instruction and learning in the language classroom 

Participants will have a unique opportunity to 

work interactively on song development with peers 

Attendees will come away with materials for classroom 

use as well as interactive ideas for curriculum 

integration 

Presenter(s): Amanda Seewald, MARACAS 








Presenters are being encouraged 

to upload their handouts in the 

Resources section of the 

ACTFL Online Community at 

community.actfl.org. 


4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


584 Project-Based Learning in the 

world Language Classroom 

Whether new to Project-Based Learning (PBL) or have 

questions after trying it, this session will provide 

example projects, useful tools and ideas Participants 

will examine and discuss the principles for designing 

and assessing standards-focused projects Project 

planning forms will be provided to begin the project 

design process 

Presenter(s): Lauren E. Scheller, Buck Institute for 







4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


585 Integrated Performance 

Assessments: A Student-Centered 

Approach to Developing 


Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) are an 

authentic task-based approach to increase student 

motivation and engagement in a modern language 

class Participants will learn how to create and use 

their own IPAs to differentiate instruction and help 

students develop proficiency with the three modes of 

communication 

Presenter(s): David C. Brightbill, Jean Taraborelli, and 

Daphne Lee, William Penn Charter School 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


586 Avoidance in the Communicative 


Current FL teaching methodologies produce students 

capable of using the FL for real communication, but 

whose utterances often lack accuracy and/or grammatical 

sophistication The study detailed here describes 

learner patterns of grammatical avoidance in the 

Spanish FL classroom We also offer concrete suggestions 

on fostering grammatical sophistication among 

FL students 

Presenter(s): Michael D. Hubert, Washington State 

University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


587 Learners at the Center: Self- 

Assessment with LinguaFolio 

Online 

Self-assessment practices help learners develop 

autonomy over their learning process, increasing both 

motivation and performance This presentation will 

describe LinguaFolio Online, an online portfolio assessment 

tool that allows learners to self-assess their 

language proficiency, demonstrate their ability, and 

reflect on their learning experience 

Presenter(s): Krystal L. Sundstrom, University of 

Oregon/Center for Applied Second Language 

Studies; Carl D. Falsgraf, Center for Applied Second 

Language Studies 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


588 The Glastonbury Foreign 

Language Assessment Initative: 

FLAP 2008–2013 

This session highlights year four of a five-year FLAP 

assessment initiative in the Glastonbury Public Schools 

Glastonbury has partnered with ACTFL and institutions 

of higher learning on a project intended to establish 

innovative assessments to help students move to the 

advanced level of proficiency in Arabic, Mandarin and 

Russian 

Presenter(s): Rebecca M. Comenale (Chair) and Mark 

Pearsall, Glastonbury Public Schools; Lynne B. 

Campbell; Daniel Conrad, ACTFL 





4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


589 keeping kids Engaged and 

Coming Back for more 

Concerned about enrollment? Want to boost the number 

of students in your upper-level classes? Through 

participation in diverse language acquisition activities, 

students will remain motivated and want to continue 

with language study This presentation showcases the 

use of role-play, reading, holistic grammar instruction, 

history and authentic videos and songs 

Presenter(s): Michelle D. Kindt, East Pennsboro Area 

High School 







4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


590 measuring Language 

Performance in Grades k–6 

Learn how to measure language performance by using 

analytic and holistic rubrics in grades K–6 Participants 

use language performance expectation for each grade 

level to share strategies that match the performance 

expectation of each analytic rubric The session will be 

of special interest to elementary school educators 

Presenter(s): Paula Patrick and Ingrid C. Badia, Fairfax 

County Public Schools 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


591 Designing Professional 

Development for Proficiency- 

Based State Standards with 

Student Outcomes 

North Carolina’s K–12 proficiency-based standards led 

to a collaboration with ACTFL to design professional 

development materials for educators to understand and 

teach for proficiency Learn about the results of this 

work and how student outcomes and assessment are 

linked to the teacher evaluation system and Race to the 

Top initiatives 

Presenter(s): Ann Marie Gunter, North Carolina 

Department of Public Instruction; Leslie W. Baldwin, 

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools; Shannon 

W. Hahn, Durham Technical Community College; 

Paul Sandrock, ACTFL 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


592 Curriculum and Assessment in 

heritage Language Programs: 

Chinese, French, Spanish 

Heritage language programs often face overwhelming 

challenges when designing their curricula and finding 

the appropriate assessments This session discusses 

current curriculum and assessment models in Chinese, 

French, and Spanish heritage language programs and 

makes recommendations that heritage language programs 

focused on other languages will benefit from 

Presenter(s): Na Liu, Center for Applied Linguistics; 

Benoit Le Devedec, French Heritage Language 

Program; Jane Ross, New York University; Celia 

Zamora, Georgetown University 





4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


593 what Develops in FL writing and 

how Do we know? 

The session focuses on what constitutes development 

in writing abilities through three longitudinal studies 

of intermediate-level collegiate German composers It 

addresses development of whole text qualities through 

strategy instruction, increased accuracy in central 

grammatical features through self-identification and 

feedback, and expanded chunked language use through 

advance note-taking activities 

Presenter(s): Heidi Byrnes (Chair), Georgetown 

University; Claudia A. Becker, North Carolina Central 

University; Teresa R. Bell, University of Oklahoma; 

Susanne Rott 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


594 wie sieht man das auf Deutsch? 

Recognize, appreciate, and create art auf Deutsch! 

This session will offer concrete examples from middle 

school classes through university courses of ways to 

incorporate content-knowledge about the Germanspeaking 

art world using the three modes of communication 

Teachers will leave the session with resources 

ready to use in the classroom on Monday 

Presenter(s): Ester Eichler (Chair), Abington Senior 

High School; Michael G. Andre, University of 

Arkansas; Gabriele Eichmanns, Carnegie Mellon 

University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


595 “Green” German Projects for the 

Future Curriculum 

Panel describes innovative curricular initiatives for 

combining German with sustainability studies through 

the redesign of courses to incorporate debate about 

contemporary environmental issues, historical perspectives 

on environmentalism, thematically relevant 

literature, and related cultural material Examples of 

authentic materials and content-based assignments 


Presenter(s): Charlotte A. Melin (Chair), University 

of Minnesota; Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, Boston 

University; Karolin Machtans, California Polytechnic 

State University; Natalie Eppelsheimer, Middlebury 

College 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


596 Die Lorelei lebt: Bringing Poetry to 

Life! 

Presenters will show how poems can develop insight 

into language, higher-level thinking abilities, a sense 

of rhythm and love of literature Presentations include 

How to Visualize a Poem (Becker), Combining Poetry 

with a Novel (Mol), Incorporating Ballads (Morewedge) 

and Reading Complex Poetry After 10 Weeks of 

Instruction (Djavadghazaryans) 

Presenter(s): Angelika Becker (Chair), Carmel High 

School; Angineh Djavadghazaryans, Washington 

University, St. Louis; Debra W. Mol, DODEA-Europe; 

Rosmarie Morewedge, State University of New York 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


597 Teaching Culture Before, 

During and After the Exchange 

Experience 

An exchange presents a gold mine of opportunities for 

teaching, developing and experimenting with combined 

cultural activities—both for the incoming and outgoing 

legs of the exchange Hands-on examples will be 

presented by experienced GAPP coordinators Grant 

opportunities within GAPP will also be discussed 

Presenter(s): Sabina Margalit (Chair), German 

<strong>American</strong> Partnership Program (GAPP); Joan 

Campbell, Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School; 

Kevin Carlos Williams, Springfield HS, PA 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


598 Curriculum at the Advanced Level 

These papers investigate issues related to the 

advanced-level curriculum, including the integration of 

professional content, the combination of using movie 

materials and assessment of the outcomes of the 

instruction Content-Based Curriculum and Instruction 

in Advanced Chinese Language Classroom (Jiang); 

Bridging “Textbook Language” and “Live Language”: 

Teaching Chinese Through Movies (Yan Li); Combining 

Language with Content in Upper-Level Courses in 

Chinese Programs (Li) 

Presenter(s): Song Jiang (Chair), University of Hawaii 

at Manoa; Yan Li, University of Kansas; Wendan Li, 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 


strand: Professionalism, Research, Technology 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


599 Integrating Language and Culture 

in Chinese L2 Instructional 

material Design 

Instructional materials are an essential component 

in any language program This session discusses the 

pedagogical issues concerning integrating language 

and culture in Chinese L2 instructional material design 

Presenter(s): Fang-Yi Chao (Chair), University of 

Maryland; Wo-hsin Chu, National Taiwan Normal 

University; Chao-Hua Wang, National Taichung 

University of Science and Technology 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


600 Effective Strategies of using 

Technology in Today’s mandarin 

Classrooms k–16 

This panel will introduce several innovative technologybased 

teaching tools There has been enthusiastic 

acceptance of these tools by students in Mandarin 

programs from secondary schools to higher education 

The pedagogical approach shared in secondary schools 

to college will demonstrate what works for the 21st 

century learner 

Presenter(s): David Chang (Chair), Institute for 

Information Industry; Shwu-fen Lin, Princeton High 

School; Celia L. Liu, College of New Jersey; Mali Ou, 

Watchung Hills Regional High School 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


601 what Can Confucius Institutes Do 

in Promoting Chinese Language 

Education? 

This panel discusses the role of Confucius Institute 

in teacher training, teaching material development, 

teaching method in higher education and K–12 schools 

CI Directors who are experts in TCSOL will share their 

success stories, first hand experience and best practice 

of the CIs in their pivotal role in the 3Ts 

Presenter(s): Meiru Liu (Chair); Wayne Wenchao He, 

University of Rhode Island; Dela X. Jiao, New York 

University 







4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


602 Performing Another Culture 

by Students from Beginning to 

Advanced Levels 

This panel explores the “Performed Culture” approach 

and its classroom applications The discussions focus 

on how to coach K–5 learners to perform in Chinese, 

challenges in creating target cultural environments 

for beginning students, and how to assist advanced 

learners in narrating stories in written/spoken with nonpedagogically 

designed authentic multimedia materials 

Presenter(s): Galal Walker (Chair), Patrick Mcaloon, 

Zhini Zeng, and Minru Li, The Ohio State University 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


603 Learning Chinese Through 

Socialization Processes 

These papers address the role of social interaction in 

learning Chinese Interactions with native speakers 

during study abroad experiences are investigated, as is 

the transformative process experienced by the learner 

who becomes an active participant in Chinese culture 

Socializing Stance and Learning Mandarin During a 

Semester in China (Diao); Theory to Practice: Design 

and Effects of Interdisciplinary Travel-Learning Courses 

(Wu); Sociocultural Theory and Teaching Chinese as a 

Second/Foreign Language (Sun) 

Presenter(s): Wenhao Diao (Chair), Carnegie Mellon 

University; Ching-Hsuan Wu, Ohio Wesleyan 

University; Lina Sun 


strand: Culture, Professionalism, Research 


4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


604 Language Puzzles Demystified 

The curiosity expressed by students as they grapple 

with the idiosyncratic and often perplexing features of 

the language they learn is addressed in this presentation 

Colleagues from the areas of ESL and world 

languages collaborate to give fresh answers to the 

question, “Why do I say it that way?” 

Presenter(s): Joan Blair, Beaumont Elementary School; 

Julia Sponseller, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


605 Diversity in the higher Education 

Classroom: Core Accessibility and 

ELLs 

Many ELLs don’t understand the <strong>American</strong> system of 

HEID and its need for “core” classes Additionally, many 

faculty/staff don’t understand how to teach the core to 

international students This presentation will provide 

the audience with how implementing second language 

methods can make the core more accessible to ELLs 

Presenter(s): Alan D. Lytle, University of Arkansas at 

Little Rock 






4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


606 ACTFL LLC SIG Business meeting 

and Networking Roundtable 

During this session the LLC SIG’s annual business meeting 

will be conducted, followed by a member roundtable 

to share FLES programs, curricula, pedagogies, 

and resources, and to discuss FLES research projects 

that are in the pre-planning or implementation stage 

Members are encouraged to bring information and 

ideas to share Light snacks/beverages will be provided 


Tennessee, Knoxville; Jo Sanders, Rilke Schule 

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 


607 Out of Their Seats! Learning and 

movement in LCTL Classrooms 

Come hear how getting students “out of their seats” 

can help all students to learn and enjoy reading and 

writing in your LCTL classes Participants will discuss, 

view and experience activities themselves, and leave 

with detailed instructions for implementing these 

reading and writing activities and methods in their 

classrooms 

Presenter(s): Jessica L. Haxhi, Maloney Interdistrict 

Magnet School; Aviva Kadosh, Sinai-Akiba Academy 


SIG 





4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 


608 Regional Directors meeting

Achieving Native-Like Second Language Proficiency: A Catalogue of Critical Factors 

(Volume 1: Speaking Skills) is the first in a four-volume series (Volume 2: Listening 

Comprehension; Volume 3: Reading Comprehension; Volume 4: Writing Skills) that 

reports on an extensive survey of second (and, in some cases, third and fourth) language 

learners and users who had reached near-native levels of proficiency. 

Factors analyzed and discussed in this book include: 

• childhood experiences 

• age at onset of language learning 

• duration and success of language learning 

• motivation for language learning 

• specific language and culture interests 

• role and nature of direct instruction 

• role and nature of self-study 

• role and nature of educational experiences in foreign countries 

• importance of sociolinguistic and sociocultural competence 

• refining grammar and vocabulary 

• error correction 

• development of formal speech 

• linguistic behaviors, beliefs, and perceptions 

• attentional focus 

• influence of other language skills in developing speaking 

• learning styles 

• learning and performance strategies 

• detractors to learning 

• importance of interpersonal relationships 

• the nature of polyglottism 

• language distance and difference 

• language decay and restoration 

The CDLC Imprints are published by MSI 

Press for the Coalition of Distinguished 

Language Centers. All books in this 

series are devoted to the topic of developing 

very advanced foreign language 

proficiency. For more information 

about the CDLC or to order books in 

this series, visit the CDLC website at 

www.distinguishedlanguagecenters.org. 

Betty Lou Leaver is Dean of New York Institute of 

Technology’s campuses in Amman, Jordan. She has 

been an international educational consultant in 

second language acquisition and general education 

for more than ten years and in nearly two dozen 

countries, including the United States and various 

countries of Europe, Latin America, Central Asia, 

Middle East, Asia, and the former Soviet Union. She 

has studied 17 languages and tested as near-native in 

two of them and professional-level in four others. She 

has previously served as a language training supervisor at the Foreign Service 

Institute, as a dean at the Defense Language Institute, as Language Program 

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Individualized Study Plans provide many benefits to students who are trying 

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This volume takes the student (or teacher) step-by-step through the process 

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Other foreign-language publications by MSI Press 

Achieving Nativelike Second Language Acquisition: 

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Diagnostic Assessment (Cohen) 

How to Improve Your Foreign Language IMMEDIATELY (Shekhtman) 

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5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


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609 writing a Successful ACTFL 

Proposal 

How are proposals for the ACTFL Convention program 

selected? The ACTFL Program Committee will review 

the selection criteria and share sample proposals 

Participants will have time to begin writing a proposal 

with guidance from committee members Time will be 

allowed for suggestions for improvement from other 

participants and committee members 

Presenter(s): Bridget E. Yaden, Pacific Lutheran 

University; Thomas Sauer, Fayette County Public 

Schools; Mary Lynn B. Redmond, Wake Forest 

University; Jocelyn Davidson Raught, Cactus 

Shadows High School 

ACHIEVING NATIVE-LIKE SECOND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (SPEAKING) • Leaver • Press 

Individualized Study Plans for Very Advanced Students of Foreign Languages • Leaver • Press 

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 



610 ACTFL Teacher Development 


Presentation by Greg Duncan 

Greg Duncan joins SIG members to discuss current 

practices in language teacher evaluation and development, 

followed by the Teacher Development SIG 

business meeting 

Presenter(s): Gregory W. Duncan, Interprep, Inc.; 

Susan A. Hildebrandt, Illinois State University 

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 



611 ACTFL Arabic SIG Business 

meeting and Presentation 

The Arabic SIG will conduct its business meeting followed 

by a presentation titled, Meeting the Challenge: 

Arabic K–12, Where Are We Heading? 

Presenter(s): Sanaa Jouejati (Chair), Northwest Ohio 

Arabic Language Institute (NOALI) 

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


612 unrehearsed Oral 

Communication in LCTL 

Classrooms and Results from 

Critical Language Scholarship 

Program 

Two presentations will be made during this session: 

Expectations for Unrehearsed Oral Communication in 

LCTL (Asian) Language Classrooms (Khanzadi, Cheon, 

Horii, and Wang); and Critical Language Scholarship 

Program: Results and Implications for the Field (Owen) 

Presenter(s): Michele Anciaux Aoki (Chair), Office of 

Superintendent of Public Instruction; Sara Khanzadi, 

Yunseong Cheon, Sachiko Horii, and Fang Wang, 

University of Minnesota; Jeanette Owen, <strong>American</strong> 

<strong>Council</strong>s for International Education 


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Boris Shekhtman 

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Losing My Voice 

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5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


613 Enhancing the Service Learning 

Experience Through web 2.0 

Technologies 

This presentation will show how blogs, video chats, and 

social networking sites can facilitate second language 

(L2) acquisition in and cultural understanding of service 

learning (SL) experiences Attendees will receive 

instruction on how to implement these tools in the SL 

classroom and are encouraged to bring laptops to the 

session 

Presenter(s): Stephanie M. Knouse, Furman University; 

Francisco Salgado-Robles, University of Kentucky 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


614 Inspiring Students to write 

Communicatively with Social Tools 

Social tools such as blogs, wikis, and Facebook 

support our students’ literacy By using multimedia 

(text, images), students become active participants in 

their classroom communities and beyond Following a 

task-based approach, this presentation illustrates how 

to create collaborative and individual writing tasks that 

foster FL language development using social media 

Presenter(s): Ana R. Oskoz, University of Maryland– 

Baltimore County; Idoia Elola, Texas Tech University 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


615 New media Literacies and 

Language Learning 

Language teachers must be conversant with information 

technology and new media to prepare their 

students to be truly literate citizens of the world The 

presenter will define and discuss “new media literacies” 

and explore their critical relationship to language 

teaching and learning with technology 

Presenter(s): Sue K. Otto, University of Iowa 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


616 New Jersey’s model for high 

School Reform in world 

Languages 

In 2009, the New Jersey Department of Education 

partnered with ACTFL to conduct a longitudinal study 

of proficiency growth of 500 high school students The 

project aims to determine the impact that a variety of 

factors have on student proficiency growth 

Presenter(s): Cheri Quinlan, New Jersey Department 

of Education 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


617 Approaches to Teaching 

Pronunciation in the College-Level 

Spanish Classroom 

Intelligibility is vital to communication; therefore, 

pronunciation must be dealt with in the language 

classroom This hands-on session will present a review 

of current college-level beginner’s Spanish textbooks 

with regards to pronunciation, and offer suggestions 

for incorporation of pronunciation into the language 

classroom regardless of the textbook being used 

Presenter(s): Lauren E. Speece, Columbia College 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


618 New media, New Challenges: 

Dispatches from a 21st Century 

Classroom 

This session addresses the educational benefits of 

using mass media in language and literature classes 

Panelists will present concrete ways in which old 

media (films) and new media technologies (blogs, social 

networks, and collaborative web-based platforms) 

might reshape the traditional classroom and enhance 

students’ learning process 

Presenter(s): Barbara Garbin (Chair), Skidmore College; 

Michael Farina, Carol Chiodo, and Mattia Acetoso, 

Yale University 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


619 Conquering the Intermediate 

Proficiency Ceiling Through 

Cultural Engagement 

As graduation and teaching certification requirements 

demand learners to reach advanced levels of 

proficiency, helping those “stuck” at the intermediate 

level is a top priority This presentation explores the 

effectiveness of combining short-term cultural and 

linguistic immersion (typical of most study abroad programs), 

with a proficiency-focused curriculum, and an 

enhanced cultural-engagement component (namely, a 

targeted service learning task) The rationale behind the 

approach will be discussed, proficiency outcomes will 

be analyzed, and practical implementation guidelines 


Presenter(s): Jorge H. Cubillos, University of Delaware 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


620 Social Issues and Cultural 

Awareness in Language Teaching 

To develop cultural competency, students should be 

encouraged not to look at culture as merely information 

The panel examines methodologies and best practices 

that enable students at different levels to discuss social 

issues exclusively in the target language 

Presenter(s): James M. Fortney and Veronica Vegna, 

University of Chicago; Chiara M. Fabbian, University 

of Illinois 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


621 Incontro con Gli Autori: III 

Each author will speak about his/her book Body of 

State. The Moro Affair. A Nation Divided. (Marini- 

Maio); A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness 

of Task-Based Versus Traditional Instruction of 

Intermediate Italian (Means); Scrittura, riscrittura, 

autosegesi. Voci autoriali intorno all’epoca in volgare 

(Ricci) 


Marini-Maio, Dickinson College; Tom Means, 

Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY; 

Roberta Ricci, Bryn Mawr College 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


622 multimedia Pedagogy in the 

Italian Classroom 

This session will offer ideas and itineraries to present 

culture and grammar in the classroom through the use 

of multimedia technology The presenters will each 

propose unique successful pedagogical examples 

based around multimedia that incorporate grammar 

and culture Activities are aimed at the development of 

students’ linguistic and cultural knowledge 

Presenter(s): Annalisa Mosca (Chair), Purdue 

University; Antonietta Di Pietro, Florida International 

University; Tiziana Serafini, University of 

Wisconsin-Madison 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


623 many Perspectives: Fostering 

Cultural knowledge in Reading 

and writing Activities 

Understanding the perspectives of target cultures is 

an important objective of studying languages This 

session presents reading and writing activities that 

feature viewpoints of Spanish speakers to facilitate 

culture learning and language practice Attendees will 

learn strategies to help students engage with Hispanic 

cultures by reading, interpreting, and creating texts 

Presenter(s): Carol A. Klee, University of Minnesota; 

Lynn Pearson, Bowling Green State University 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


624 music as Instructional vehicle in 

Studies of Language and Culture 

Culture/language join within culturally authentic music 

As students participate and engage in language/culture 

simultaneously, these understandings are integrated 

into students’ lived experiences (Dewey, 1910) These 

offer learners particular vehicles for carrying learning 

beyond the classroom This session offers hands-on 

examples for making this multi-disciplinary language/ 

culture/arts approach relevant and effective 

Presenter(s): Clydia R. Forehand, University of 

Oklahoma 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


625 Culture in Secondary and 

Postsecondary Education: where 

Are we Now? 

This presentation will share results from a survey on 

how instructors from secondary and postsecondary 

education integrate culture into their teaching Concrete 

suggestions and activities will be given to show how 

the integration of culture can be done in fun, yet challenging 

ways for beginning learners 

Presenter(s): Jose L. Suarez-Garcia and Frederique M. 

Grim, Colorado State University 




language of Presentation: English, French, Italian, 

Spanish 

applicable language(s): French, Italian, Spanish 

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


626 AATJ Panel Presentation II: A 

vision for Japanese Education 

in the u.S.: Articulation, 

Collaboration, and Innovation 

This session features a presentation entitled A Vision 

for Japanese Education in the U.S.: Articulation, 

Collaboration, and Innovation 

Presenter(s): Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (Chair), University of 

California; Sufumi So, George Mason University 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


627 Boleros as Sentimental Repertoire: 

Towards Translingual and 

Transcultural Competence 

After an introduction to the bolero, participants listen 

to a famous bolero and discuss a learning scenario 

specifically designed to develop the translingual and 

transcultural competence of Spanish students at the 

intermediate/advanced level Particular attention will 

be paid to activities that promote the self-conscious 

interpretation of boleros as cultural templates 

Presenter(s): Paulo Boero, Belmont University 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


628 Glitter and Gold: Teaching the 3 

Ps with Japanese Craft Projects 

Craft projects are fun, but through meaningful instruction 

can also be powerful tools for teaching the 3 Ps 

Let’s examine fun and unique projects, discuss practical 

implemetation and assessment, and share available 

resources Examples will be from Japanese culture, but 

the methods are global and applicable for all levels, 

including high school 

Presenter(s): Thomas Thomas Sones, Richmond Public 

School 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


629 Articulating Online Resources for 

Thematic units in the Japanese 

Classroom 

This session presents Japanese thematic lessons with 

use of online resources, which allows students to enjoy 

learning, increase curiosity toward its culture, and 

promote the development of four language skills Using 

PowerPoint, video clips, and audacity, the presenters 

will demonstrate how the lessons are articulated and 

implemented for different levels 

Presenter(s): Yasuko Makita-Discekici, Glenbrook 

South High School; Yukiko Y. Schrock, Whitney 

Young Magnet High School; Jeung-hee Park, 

Northside College Preparatory High School 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


630 Strategies to Build membership in 

State Organizations 

Trying to find ways to increase membership in your 

state organization? This presentation offers successful 

and concrete ideas used by the Michigan World 

Language Association It also provides an opportunity 

to network and share ideas Meet and talk with ACTFL’s 

Director of Membership Come share and learn with 

your peers! 

Presenter(s): Irma Torres, Oakland Schools; Jennie 

Frazier, East Grand Rapids HS; Howie Berman, 

ACTFL 










5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


631 Encouraging Communication for 

All Learners with Collaborative 

Tasks 

Communication is the organizing principle of foreign 

language instruction The new generation of socially 

active learners needs more opportunities to work 

together to improve language proficiency The interactive, 

hands-on session demonstrates how simple structured 

collaborative tasks address the interpersonal, 

interpretive, and presentational modes of communication 

and consider individual learning styles 

Presenter(s): Tatiana Sildus, Pittsburg State University 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


632 The Transformation from 

Language Learner to Language 

user 

Focusing on learner autonomy in the process of acquiring 

language communication skills can remarkably 

advance a learner’s language proficiency This session 

will discuss how to apply a teaching method that 

combines technology and the use of authentic material 

to advance a learner’s acquisition and expression of the 

target language 

Presenter(s): Crystal Chang and Peiju Chang, Defense 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


633 The Empowered Learner: 

harnessing Proficiency Standards 

as Tools for Self-Diagnosis 


cltA celebrAtes 50tH 

AnniversAry 

The Chinese Language Teachers 

Association (CLTA) marks its 

50th Anniversary in 2012 and is 

planning several special events at 

the convention to commemorate 

this major milestone. ACTFL 

congratulates CLTA on this 

important accomplishment! 


5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


634 La Letra con Risa Entra: Building 

Listening Skills Through humor 

This session will create an environment that includes 

laughter in the target language When students realize 

they “got” a joke, a bridge is made as they connect 

language in context and build listening skills Hear 

some appropriate jokes, wordplay, improvisation games 

and see how “la letra con risa entra ” 

Presenter(s): William Brown, Institute of Notre Dame 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


635 The Engaged world Language 

Classroom 

Participants will learn that every teacher can create 

a classroom environment in which engagement is the 

norm and not the exception In this session teachers 

will experience concrete strategies that will have an 

immediate, positive impact on student engagement 

Presenter(s): Bettye Edgington and Bhavani Parpia, 

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


636 want Proficient Students at 

Reasonable Cost? Consider Dual 

Language Programs! 

Presenters share research on Dual Language Programs 

and how models were created based on needs of 

various Georgia communities They highlight steps for 

implementation, including planning, hiring, training, 

assessment and curriculum development and selection 

of materials, and showcase how an annual summit for 

sharing across districts was created 

Presenter(s): Marcia A. Spielberger; Jon Valentine, 

Georgia Department of Education 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 



637 ACTFL Research Priority Area 

#5: high-Leverage Teaching 

Practices 


ideas on research possibilities for studies that 

address questions in this priority area, such as: 

What recurrent practices do high-performing 

FL teachers use that might be considered as 

potential HLTPs for inclusion in teacher preparation 

programs? How do learner outcomes in a 

standards-based curriculum compare to outcomes 

in programs that follow more traditional curricular 

models? 

Presenter(s): Richard Donato, University 

of Pittsburgh; Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro, 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


638 Strategies to Enhance wL 

Instruction in the 21st Century 

Classroom 

This interactive session focuses on assisting teachers 

in successfully implementing the 21st Century World 

Language Standards The presenters discuss current 

trends in 21st century education They also provide 

teachers with research-based strategies and crossdisciplinary 

examples that will promote discussion 

among participants and enhance student learning in the 

classroom 

Presenter(s): Viviana Muriel de Bonafede, The Detroit 

School of Arts 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


639 Blended Learning: Curriculum 

Design for Today’s Students 

This presentation draws on experiences delivering a 

Chinese STARTALK program with three-way blended 

instruction to illustrate advantages of blended learning 

and a proposed framework for thoughtful selection of 

content and activities for each instructional mode that 

leads to an integrated, expanded, and exciting blended 

learning experience for 21st century learners 

Presenter(s): Sheree Willis (Chair), Yao Tu, and Yuan 

Lu, University of Kansas; AI Shi, CLTA 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


640 Engaging Activities for All 

Learners 

Need some strategies for teaching your own target 

language? Come to this session and participate in more 

than 20 engaging activities that will enhance your students’ 

learning experiences and provide you with ideas 

for reaching and teaching all your students A handout 

with all activities will be given to participants 

Presenter(s): Janel Lafond-Paquin, Rogers High School 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


641 Learners Collaborating: Let’s 

Change the Learning world! 

A session for the learning radicals! Opportunities for 

individualized student learning are exploding all around 

us, yet the system clings to crippling structures Your 

students can collaborate with others from almost every 

country Join other radical thinkers and take initial steps 

for change Any teacher, any language Let’s do this! 

Presenter(s): Thomas Welch 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


642 making the most of Teacher 

Candidate Field Experiences 

Candidate field experiences during methods courses are 

critical opportunities to develop teaching skills that can 

be enhanced through prior training This session targets 

observation of other teachers as well as subtle aspects 

of preparation that may be overlooked by professionals 

who are accustomed to dynamics in the schools 

Presenter(s): Eduardo Valerio (Chair), Lock Haven 

University of Pennsylvania; Steven Klebacha; 

Douglas J. Madenford, Central Mountain High 

School 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


643 Lessons Learned: The New AP 

Language and Culture Exams 

The Chief Readers of the AP German and Italian 

Language and Culture programs will share the results of 

the first redesigned exam administration Participants 

will learn about student performance in the freeresponse 

section of the exams and about how to use 

the scoring guidelines to inform their assessments 

Presenter(s): Juan Carlos Morales (Chair), The College 

Board; Johanna Watzinger-Tharp, University of Utah; 

Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville 




language of Presentation: English, German, Italian 

applicable language(s): German, Italian 

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


644 Spotlight on Proficiency: world 

Language Showcase and Gala 

Event 

The World Language Showcase and Gala is a 

network of statewide events designed to certify and 

demonstrate students’ communicative and intercultural 

competencies This session explains what happens at 

the Showcase and outlines the process for creating 

such an event, from focus groups and vision statement 

to participant training and implementation 

Presenter(s): Susann M. Davis (Chair), Western 

Kentucky University; Tamara Caudill, Kentucky World 

Language Association 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


645 meaningful Interpersonal 

Dialogue: how to Get Our kids 

Talking For Real 

In this session, you will learn how to make speaking 

prompts that encourage interpersonal dialogue and 

how to assess speaking samples with novice-high 

and intermediate-low interpersonal rubrics You will 

come away with new ideas to encourage spontaneous 

meaningful dialogue to move your students through the 

novice-high level 

Presenter(s): Dana Pilla; Glennysha Jurado-Moran, 

Edison Public Schools 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


646 k–5 Curriculum and Resources: 

An Adaptable model for 


K–5 language teachers are often left to their own 

devices when planning instruction for their youngest 

learners This session will equip participants with a thematic 

Spanish-language curriculum that can be easily 

adapted to other languages, and sample lesson plans 

and assessments that will illustrate specific instruction 

within the proposed curriculum 

Presenter(s): Lori Crawford-Dixon (Chair), Ann 

Loughery, Jeannine DiCarlantonio, and Michele 

Monk, University of Notre Dame; Tara Carey, Christ 

the King School 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


647 meeting a National Need: 

Collaborative, Online k–8 

Teacher Preparation 

The diminished availability of K–8 foreign language 

methods courses in a Midwest state inspired the 

move to an online format Invitations to collaborate by 

providing a presentation in their area of expertise were 

accepted by 14 leaders in the K–8 profession, making 

this new course a unique and powerful model 

Presenter(s): Marcia H. Rosenbusch, National K–12 

Foreign Language Resource Center; Julio Rodriguez, 

Iowa State University; Lori Langer de Ramirez, The 

Dalton School 










5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


648 Tired of the Textbook! Alternatives 

for upper-Level German Classes 

Not happy with many of the textbooks available for 

upper-level German courses? This session will present 

and outline units which are completely independent of 

the typical textbooks and can be updated regularly to 

stay current 

Presenter(s): Lauren K. Jannotta (Chair), Hempfield 

School District; Gabriele Eichmanns, Carnegie 

Mellon University; Rosmarie Morewedge, State 

University of New York; Christiane Frederickson, 

IBiS/KLETT 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


649 “1968 movement” in Germany: 

A Content-Based Language 

Learning Experience 

The “1968 movement” in Germany serves as the 

cultural context for two learning units with a focus on 

the “Hausbesetzerszene,” the student movement, and 

the RAF Participants will engage both text and film and 

pursue reading, listening, and viewing assignments (In 

German) 

Presenter(s): Miranda Emre, New York University; 

Irene Motyl-Mudretzkyj, Barnard College 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


650 Linking German Language 

Teaching to Broader movements 

in higher Education 

Charting Graduate Student Teaching Development 

Through Exploratory Practice (Crane); Restorative 

Pedagogy: Teaching About the German Past in 

<strong>American</strong> Prisons (Pinkert); Transformative Learning 

Through German Hip Hop (Sosulski) 

Presenter(s): Corinne Crane and Anke Pinkert, 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Michael 

Sosulski, Kalamazoo College 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


651 Jüdisches und türkisches Leben in 

Berlin: Damals und heute 

The presence of Jewish and Turkish communities in 

Berlin has done much to shape our thinking about that 

city’s past, present, and future Materials, including 

video footage developed during the 2011 Neuer Blick 

Seminar, will introduce session attendees to historical 

frameworks and new cultural perspectives on these 

two groups 

Presenter(s): Margaret Hampton (Chair), Earlham 

College; Nicole Grewling, Shippensburg University; 

Iris Bork-Goldfield, Wesleyan University 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


652 The Common European 

Framework of Reference 

(CEFR; GER; CCER; mCER) 

This workshop introduces teachers and administrators 

to the Common European Framework of Reference for 

Languages 

Presenter(s): Peter Rosenbaum, Bjoern Technau, and 

Sybille Rinkert-Garcia, Goethe-Institut New York; 

Brian North, Eurocentres - Foundation for Language 

and Educational Centres 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


653 Issues on Teaching Culture and 

Classical Chinese 

These papers investigate different approaches to 

teaching Chinese culture, including integration of 

cultural heritages such as Mazu belief and the Dragon 

boat festival in the classroom, and using WebQuest for 

Chinese culture learning The session also addresses 

teaching Classical Chinese to benefit modern Chinese, 

and identifies some flaws in common approaches to 

teaching Classical Chinese Raising Culture-Awareness 

by Integrating Mazu-belief into the Chinese Language 

Classroom (Huang); WebQuest Approach for Thematic 

Chinese Culture Learning (Jin); Teaching Shumianyu: 

Materials, Methods, and the Relevance of Classical 

Chinese (Wang) 

Presenter(s): Shao-Ying Huang (Chair), National 

Chengchi University; Wenhua Jin, Clark University; 

Yu-lin Wang, Yale University 




5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


654 Cognition, Chinese Pedagogical 

Grammar and Language 

Processing 

These papers introduce models for teaching Chinese 

grammar based on constructive and meta-cognitive 

theories, and on cognitive linguistics Also presented 

will be a study of the impact of working memory capacity 

on L1 influence in Chinese language production and 

comprehension From Cognitive Linguistics to Chinese 

Pedagogical Grammar (Chief); A Constructive Model on 

Grammar Teaching (Roth); Cross-Linguistic Similarities 

and Working Memory Capacities on Chinese Language 

Processing (Tao) 

Presenter(s): Liang Tao (Chair), Ohio University; 

Liancheng Chief; Peiyu Roth 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


655 Effective ways for Adapting 

Appropriate Chinese Teaching 

materials 

The presenters will discuss Chinese teaching materials 

and provide criteria and suggestions on how to select 

and adapt authentic teaching materials for K–12 

classrooms The presenters will also speak about the 

pedagogy and philosophy behind the development of 

these materials Participants will learn ways of incorporating 

these materials into everyday teaching 

Presenter(s): Dali Tan (Chair), Northern Virginia 

Community College; Bing Liu, Hanban/Confucius 

Institute Headquarters, China 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


656 Business Chinese Textbooks and 

Students’ Needs 

The art of teaching Business Chinese has both 

benefited and been made more complex by the various 

teaching resources available Consequently, instruction 

textbooks have been on the rise The panel will address 

how to overcome these complexities of the abundance 

of teaching materials in maximizing student learning as 

guided by three specific textbooks 

Presenter(s): Jane Kuo (Chair), University of California, 

San Diego; Daoxiong Guan, University of California, 

Santa Barbara; Qinghai Chen, University of Michigan 







5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


657 Strategies to Empower Students’ 

Advanced writing Skills 

Included in this session are studies of various 

approaches to enhancing advanced-level writing skills, 

including effective strategies for critique and correction, 

improving students’ ability to plan and organize their 

thoughts, and the exposition of writing techniques and 

extended sentence patterns used in example texts 

Pedagogical Strategies for Enhancing Students’ Writing 

Skills at Advanced Levels (Liang); Self-Regulation 

in CFL Composition Writing (Shen); The Importance 

of Composition Critique and Correction in Advanced 

Writing (Tang) 

Presenter(s): Hsin-Hsin Liang (Chair), University 

of Virginia; Yan Shen, UCLA; Le Tang, Stanford 

University 


strand: Professionalism, Research, The Learner 


5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


658 Teaching Chinese in the Culture 

This session explores ways to sustain an interactive 

target language environment and assist learners to 

achieve higher proficiency levels in Chinese through a 

contextualized performance model 

Presenter(s): Eric Shepherd (Chair), Xizhen Qin, and 

Qiong Wu, University of South Florida 






5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


659 mobile Technology: how Can It 

Facilitate Language Proficiency? 

Some mobile apps for language learning merely mimic 

mechanical drills However, language learners need 

to create their sentences and interact with others in 

order to achieve intermediate proficiency or higher 

Participants will be invited to evaluate mobile apps to 

decide how they can be used for creative output and 

interaction 

Presenter(s): Junko Yamamoto, Slippery Rock 






applicable language(s): French, Japanese, Latin, 

Spanish 

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 


660 Eliciting TA Feedback to Enhance 

TA Training and Curricular 

Decision-making 

Typically, feedback about the TA training process is 

collected through one-time, end-of-term evaluations for 

the methods course This session presents examples 

of TA surveys given at various stages of the training 

process, to illustrate how a bottom-up approach can 

inform training decisions and bring about curricular 

improvements 

Presenter(s): Holly Nibert, Western Michigan 

University 






6:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. 


661 AATJ Reception 

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 



662 Reception/Buffet—Celebrating 

Teachers of Arabic, Qatar 

Foundation International 

7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 


663 The Leadership workshop 

Reunion by the Japan 

Foundation, Los Angeles 

event cancelled 

7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. 


Ballroom Salon h 

664 Special Event for Teachers of 

German 

Join AATG in recognizing the 2012 Award Winners! The 

awards presentation will be followed by a performance 

by Philipp Scharri, Kabarettist, Poetry Slammer, 

Performance Poet, and Author of Der Klügere gibt 

Nachhilfe: Sprachakrobatik für alle Lebenslagen Philipp 

Scharri’s performance will be followed by a reception 

Join us Saturday, November 17th 

for a Special Evening for 

Teachers of German! 

Awards Presentation 

7:30 pm 

Marriott Hotel 

Grand Ballroom, Salon H 

Philipp Scharri 

Kabarettist 

Poetry Slammer / Performance 

Poet 

Presented by 

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8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 


9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 


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7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. 


665 AATJ Board meeting 

7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 



666 ACTFL Board of Directors meeting 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 



667 Learn with NADSFL—The FL 

Repair Station: Interactive 

Training for Instructional Success 

Ongoing professional development is essential for 

long-term improvement of instruction and change 

Participants will interact with four Google Wiki 

modules, designed to provide practical interaction 

with instructional videos and analysis, plus follow-up 

lesson planning support across the 5 Cs Participants 

will become experienced in using an online interactive 

site dedicated to helping them repair, polish, expand, 

or support continuous development of FL instructional 

skills 

Presenter(s): Robert E. Robison, Ohio State University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


668 Play and Learn: Favorite Activities 

to Engage Young Language 

Learners 

This session will show successful activities to engage 

young learners in a meaningful way Activities that 

will stimulate oral and written language, transitional 

activities and activities designed to strengthen homeschool 

relationship Through interactive demonstration, 

participants will leave with excitement and inspiration 

Presenter(s): Marcela Summerville, Spanish Workshop 

for Children, LLC; Ana M. Lomba, Ana Lomba Early 

Languages LLC 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


669 Portuguese for the Professions: 

Policy, Design, and Strategies 

Portuguese has become a critical professional tool 

for students preparing to function effectively and 

appropriately in Lusophone environments This session 

addresses issues in policy, models of curriculum design, 

and implementation strategies related to the teaching 

and learning of Portuguese for professional purposes 

Handouts will be available 

Presenter(s): Maria Antonia Cowles (Chair) and 

Mercia S. Flannery, University of Pennsylvania; Lyris 

Wiedemann, Stanford University; Ana Isabel S. 

Delgado, Johns Hopkins University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


670 Integrating International video 

Chat into the Foreign Language 

Curriculum 

How do you practice conversation, bring a target culture 

to life, and increase student motivation without leaving 

the classroom? Instructors from partner universities in 

the U S and Mexico share how to integrate video chat 

into the curriculum Face-to-face, real-time international 

communication in foreign language classrooms is easier 

than you think! 

Presenter(s): Tasha N. Lewis and Holly A. Schneider, 

Loyola University; Francisco Javier Barron Serrano, 

Iinstituto 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


671 using PowerPoint to Increase 

Target Language usage 

Learn how to create daily slide shows to cue students, 

guide vocabulary usage in context, extend paired 

practices, and maximize audio, video and textbook 

accessories Create a no-transition, seamless class with 

examples from ninth grade Spanish I and PowerPoints 

Sorry, no review games included, just daily inspirational 

teaching ideas 

Presenter(s): Ellen Bernard Shrager, A Teachers Voice 

(formerly A Second Language for All) 








8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


672 Language Leaper: Facilitating 

Early Learning with Interactive 

media/Blended Delivery 

This session introduces the FLAP-funded West Virginia 

Language Leaper program Participants will explore the 

early language learning program that merges media 

content with a facilitated and blended delivery model 

Learn about the program and how to harness technology 

to support promising instructional practices in a 

blended delivery classroom 

Presenter(s): Robert Crawford and Debora L. 

Nicholson, West Virginia Dept. of Education; Lynn 

Thompson, Center for Applied Linguistics 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


673 Presentational Language: Learner 

Development and Assessment in 

Second-Year College Programs 

This session examines ongoing efforts to foster presentational 

language (PL) in second-year French, German, 

and Spanish programs, including curricular design, 

authentic materials, accompanying activities, and 

assessments Key concepts include PL development, 

scaffolding, the process approach, the role of group 

dynamics, and PL use contrasted in prepared versus 

extemporaneous speech 

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Bernhardt (Chair), Alice Miano, 

Paul J. Nissler, and Heather L. Howard, Stanford 

University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


674 Facilitating Connections Between 

L1 and L2: Does It Influence L2 

Learning? 

In this session, presenters will discuss a study in which 

they explored whether or not teaching connections 

between L1 and L2 influences L2 learning Presenters 

will share activities used to increase students’ 

awareness of previous L1 knowledge and to enhance 

student’s ability to relate that knowledge to the L2 

Presenter(s): Teresa Roig-Torres, Angie Woods, and 

Angel Anorga, University of Cincinnati 







SuNDAY November 18, 2012



8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


675 Exploring Student Proficiency 

Outcomes: Nationwide 

Assessment Database Available 

to Researchers 

Which language program models are most effective? 

What learning outcomes are typical with multiple 

years of study? Proficiency assessment results from 

students in over 400 U S schools are presented These 

demonstrate how users can explore their own specific 

questions about student outcomes using an online database 

and free analysis tools 

Presenter(s): Linda B. Forrest, Center for Applied 

Second Language Studies 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


676 Transforming Travel Experiences 

into Classroom Lessons 


8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


677 Cultivating the 5 Cs During 

Study Abroad: Test-Casing 

Sustainability 

This session posits the theme of sustainability as a 

natural fit for the study abroad context Reporting on 

a summer immersion program in France, it provides a 

framework for the humanities to develop sustainabilityrelated 

courses, and elaborates on the development of 

intercultural competence by intermediate learners of 

French 

Presenter(s): Lucile Duperron, Dickinson College 















and how it serves ACTFL members. 


8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


678 Creating Dynamic, Flexible, 

Compelling Language Programs 

(with Only One Professor) 

Single-faculty programs are only disadvantageous if they 

try to emulate the design of large, multi-faculty programs 

This session explains how one college redesigned its 

French and German curricula to capitalize on their small 

size and, in the process, reinvigorated these programs 

Presenter(s): Patricia K. Calkins and Sharon Wilkinson, 

Simpson College 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


679 AATJ Paper Presentations v 

Impact of Different Types of Dyadic Interaction in 

JFL Classrooms (Takahashi); Value and Issues of 

Cooperative Language Learning Across Proficiency 

Levels (Yonemoto and Senoo) 

Presenter(s): Nobuaki Takahashi, Elizabethtown College; 

Kazuhiro Yonemoto and Yasuko Senoo, McGill University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


680 Effective use of Specialists in an 

Immersion Setting 

Discover strategies for empowering English-speaking 

music, physical education, and art teachers in language 

acquisition Immersion schools can use their specialists 

as a resource for supporting students’ advancement in 

both English and the target language Come ready to 

play and leave ready to teach! 

Presenter(s): Sarah Henning, Yinghua Academy 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


681 AATJ Paper Presentations vI 

Instruction to Improve How to Express Affective 

Stance in Narrative (Tanno); Enhancing Japanese Oral 

Communication in Practicum via Thematic Approach 

(Furuhata-Turner) 

Presenter(s): Koji Tanno, Eastern Michigan University; 

Hamako Furuhata-Turner, University of Mount Union 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


682 Excel with Best Practices in 

Teaching Arabic! 

The main objective of this session is to help teachers 

extend their professional knowledge of best practices 

in delivering successful Arabic lessons Teachers will 

develop better insight to identify students’ needs, 

conduct performance assessment, and use the target 

language They will also receive samples of standardsbased 

curriculum and teaching materials 

Presenter(s): Wafa Hassan, Michigan State University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


683 National/International Standards 

for Language Assessment & 

Training: ASTm F43 & ACTFL 

ASTM Main Committee F43, “Language Services and 

Products,” is the forum for the $15 billion U S language 

enterprise to develop standards as it grows Academic 

institutions, associations, and government agencies 

established F43 in 2011 We describe F43, ACTFL’s role, 

and standards underway in F43 and the International 

Organization for Standardization (ISO) 

Presenter(s): William P. Rivers, JNCL-NCLIS 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


684 validating the use of Can-Do 

Self-Assessments 

This session examines the use of self-assessments 

with U S Air Force officers Two self-assessment 

measures—a brief nine-point scale and one based on 

the ILR self-assessments—were compared with DLPT 

scores The presenters discuss the validity of using selfassessment 

scores for low stakes and policy decisions 

Presenter(s): Jennifer J. Li and Chaitra M. Hardison, 

Rand Corporation 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


685 From Process to Product: writing 

from Level 1 to AP 

Who said the only place to learn to write was Language 

Arts class? L2 students need guidance in the process 

of producing effective written communication Topics 

include teaching pre-writing strategies, organizing 

ideas for integrated skills, and utilizing transitional 

phrases from week one Step-by-step activities available 

for Spanish, French, and English 

Presenter(s): Moya Marks, The Bolles School; Cathy V. 

Soud; Adriana Stam 





applicable language(s): French, German, Italian, 

Portuguese, Spanish, ESL/ESOL 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


686 The wiki in the Curriculum: 

Setting Challenges and meeting 

Standards 

Wiki projects can be integrated into the world 

languages curriculum to set increasingly higher challenges 

as students advanced through the curriculum 

In addition, wiki projects can engage students in 

meeting four of the five standards for foreign language 

learning in the 21st century: Communication, Cultures, 

Connections, and Communities 

Presenter(s): Benjamin Rifkin, The College of New 

Jersey; Cori Anderson, Princeton University; Irina 

Yampolskaya, Bryn Mawr College 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


687 Trends and Best Practices in 

world Language Assessment 

k–16 

Participants will learn about trends and best practices 

in world language assessment and discuss implications 

for their own program or classroom contexts Presenters 

will highlight current world language assessment 

resources and sample assessments available for different 

languages, proficiency levels and age groups 

Presenter(s): Margaret Malone and Lynn E. Thompson, 

Center for Applied Linguistics 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


688 using Authentic Spoken 

Language to Improve Foreign 

Language Listening 

In order to comprehend language spoken in the real 

world, learners need to be exposed to real-world 

spoken language in the FL classroom This session will 

identify essential characteristics of authentic spoken 

discourse and demonstrate how oral texts can be 

integrated into instructional design to prepare learners 

for real-world communication 

Presenter(s): Elvis Wagner and Paul Toth, Temple 

University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


689 what happens when Pre-k–20 

Teachers Share Their unit Plans? 

The variety of language program models inhibits teachers’ 

conversations about program expectations and 

articulation among levels This presentation shows how 

standards-based performance assessments provide 

a common language for Arabic, Chinese, Italian and 

Spanish teachers in Pre-K, middle, high school and 

university-level programs for discussing curriculum, 

instruction and assessment 

Presenter(s): Ursula Lentz, Minnesota Department of 

Education; Donna L. Clementi 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


690 National Spanish and Portuguese 

Examinations: Standards-Based 

Assessments using Online 

Technology 

This session will focus on the content and administration 

of the National Spanish and Portuguese 

Examinations, the most widely used standardized tests 

of Spanish and Portuguese in the United States We 

will discuss exam content, how the exams measure 

proficiency and achievement, test administration procedures 

and the online practice materials 

Presenter(s): Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Spanish 

Examinations 





applicable language(s): Portuguese, Spanish 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


691 Engaging Reluctant Learners: 

21st Century Communication and 


Do you struggle to implement collaborative, communicative 

activities with some of your learners? This session 

provides concrete strategies for engaging learners 

with disabilities or low motivation in all languages and 

levels in communicative, collaborative and technologybased 

activities that support language proficiency and 

acquisition of critical 21st century skills 

Presenter(s): Beth Wassell, Rowan University; 

Luzbette S. Rojas, Clearview Regional High School/ 

Wilmington University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


692 Can Language Fluency Get 

Your Students into Their Dream 

College? 

Global competencies, including mastery of world 

languages, are highly valued by universities A panel of 

experts will address how globally minded students can 

distinguish themselves in the admissions process by 

demonstrating facility with languages and cultures The 

session will also explore resources and tools available 

to students to demonstrate these competencies 

Presenter(s): Carrie Friedman, The College Board 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


693 The Efficacious Toolbox: An 

Integrative Approach to Cultural 

Competence 

Technological developments have revolutionized the 

teaching of cultural competence Students can directly 

engage global cultures through a diverse range of 

multidisciplinary, interactive media This session 

presents ways in which technology can permeate the 

entire second language acquisition process—from 

placement tests to everyday course content and student 

assessment 

Presenter(s): Jane E. Marcus-Delgado, College of 

Staten Island/ CUNY 










8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


694 Zero to 300: AP Articulation from 

the Beginning 

To share instructional procedures which prepare 

students in a program that ends with the AP exam 

Exposure to the six themes from the beginning while 

assessing language through the three communication 

modes Using authentic materials while connecting 

appropriately to Bloom’s Taxonomy in the various levels 

must become routine practice 

Presenter(s): Linda Zins-Adams (Chair), Highlands 

High School; Debra W. Mol, DODEA-Europe; Adam 

Levine, T.C. Williams High School; Andrew Whitlock, 

AATG 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


695 Reinvigorating the College 

German Curriculum Through Texts 

Discover how a text-centered curriculum can reinvigorate 

a language program At Franklin & Marshall 

College, texts and films lie at the center of every 

course, including silent films in the first semester 

The German faculty will share its experiences in a 

multi-year curricular revision, along with syllabi and 

classroom-ready materials 

Presenter(s): Jennifer Redmann, Curt Bentzel, Karen 

Campbell, and Cecile Zorach, Franklin & Marshall 

College 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


696 German Summer Schools in the 

u.S.: methods and models 

This panel explores how the major German Summer 

Schools promote German language, literature and 

culture within their institutional and geographic 

contexts While all schools share this common goal, 

target audiences, methodology and approach, size and 

co-curricular activities as well as the availability of 

financial aid vary considerably among the schools 

Presenter(s): Eva Marquardt (Chair), Goethe-Institut 

New York; Steven Fuller, Deutsche Sommerschule 

am Pazifik; Norbert Hedderich, University of Rhode 

Island; Burkhard Henke, Davidson College; Doris 

Kirchner, Middlebury College German School; 

Susanne Nimmrichter, Millersville University; Katrin 

Schroeter, University of New Mexico; Reinhard 

Zachau, Sewanee: The University of the South 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


697 Integrating Türkisch für Anfänger 

in Third-Year German: “voll krass 

mutig, ey!” 

This session presents a third-year German course at the 

college level using the German soap opera Türkisch für 

Anfänger as a tool to discuss current topics in German 

culture, for example, perception and inclusion of foreigners 

into German society, representation of women 

and men, and new family models 

Presenter(s): Regina Christiane Range and Katharina 

Kley, University of Iowa 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


698 Short and Sweet: Animated Short 

Films in the German Language 

Classroom 

Students today are immersed in animation Tapping 

right into people’s fascination with this art form, 

participants will explore ideas on how to make the use 

of animation short films relevant to language learners 

Activities presented help students become engaged 

viewers thereby enhancing their language skills and 

appreciation of German culture 

Presenter(s): Detlef Gericke-Schoenhagen, Goethe- 

Institut Boston; Julia Koch, Goethe-Institut 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


699 Enhancing CFL Learners’ 

understanding of Language use 

Through Scenarios 

This panel explores the use of creative and realistic 

scenarios as an effective means to help CFL learners 

achieve in-depth understanding of how the Chinese 

language is used in real life Each presenter will adopt 

a unique perspective to illustrate how to incorporate 

various types of scenarios into CFL pedagogy 

Presenter(s): Wen-hua Teng and Shaohua Guo, 

University of Texas at Austin; Fei Ren, Georgetown 

University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


700 Promote Professional 

Development Through Three 

Dynamic models 

The panel presents three dynamic and easily adaptable 

professional development models, addressing the crucial 

needs of instructors for innovation in approaches to 

teaching and continued growth The models incorporate 

new teaching and learning theories into localized 

teaching practices and will be introduced with concrete 

examples and through interactions with audience 

Presenter(s): Zhenlin Qiao, Heping Xu, and Yi Long, 

Defense Language Institute 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


701 Enhancing Thematic units by 

using Stations: Examples from 

Immersion 

In this session, the presenters will share their 

experiences designing and using interactive stations 

to enhance content-based Chinese thematic units 

The presenters will demonstrate how stations can 

make curriculum interactive and engaging Participants 

will learn practical approaches to increase students’ 

language proficiency and content knowledge by seeing 

many examples 

Presenter(s): Kathleen Wang and Aiping Dong, Pioneer 

Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


702 Teaching materials and Strategies 

for Effective Chinese Learning 

These papers propose materials and strategies for 

Chinese learning, including an approach to textbook 

design that advocates presenting grammatical 

structures in a concept-based manner, a method for 

integrating interactive activities in the teaching of 

beginning Chinese, and factors to consider when 

discriminating near-synonyms between Chinese and 

English Designing Concept-Based Chinese as Foreign 

Language Textbook (Lai); Integrated Approach to Teach 

“Integrated Chinese” at the Elementary Level (Teng); 

Discriminating Synonyms and Near-Synonyms for CSL/ 

CFL (Zhang) 

Presenter(s): Jin Zhang (Chair), Massachusetts 

Institute of Technology; Wei Lai, Queensborough 

Community College; Chunhong Teng, Michigan State 

Univeristy 







8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


703 motivation and Learning 

Strategies in CFL Students 

These papers investigate issues related to student 

motivation in learning Chinese The presentations will 

discuss how motivation is affected by experiences with 

an online learning community, teacher support, and 

other learning experiences: CFL Students’ Motivation 

and Experience of a Technology Project (Cai and Zhu) 

and Motivation in CFL: The Variance from Learning 

Experience (Cheng and Zhang) 

Presenter(s): Shengrong Cai (Chair), Wright State 

University; Wei Zhu, University of South Florida 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


704 The use of video in Teaching and 

Learning Chinese 

These papers investigate several ways in which video 

and YouTube materials can be used to improve Chinese 

language learning, through viewing and analyzing 

these materials, and through student production 

of video skits as a tool to both practice and exhibit 

language proficiency Task-Based Video Materials Used 

in Chinese Teaching (Liang); Using YouTube for Task- 

Based Activities in Advanced Chinese Classes (Wang); 

Assessing Student Proficiency Through the Use of Video 

Skit Projects (Kang and Speidel) 

Presenter(s): Wol A Kang (Chair) and Kirsten Speidel, 

Swarthmore College; Ninghui Liang, Yale University; 

Dan Wang, Duke University 






8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


705 The Latest in Technology/websites 

for French Teachers 

This session highlights web resources and technologies 

that enrich the teaching of French An assortment of 

2 0 technology tools that energize teaching and connect 

with students are demonstrated A variety of websites 

that provide a substantial amount of authentic materials 

that address the six themes of language learning 

are featured 

Presenter(s): Edward Weiss, Haverford Township 







F r o m A C T F L 

The Ideal Guide for New Teachers! 

The Keys To The 

Classroom 

A basic manual to help new 

language teachers find their way 

Written by experienced language educator Paula 

Patrick, this 96-page book offers detailed guidelines 

to help new classroom teachers gain confidence 

and direction as they begin their teaching 

careers. In addition to step-by-step strategies for 

everything from classroom organization to navigating 

Back-to-school Night, the book includes 

sample lesson plans, templates for student and 

parent letters … even advice on dealing with the 

inevitable difficult moments every teacher faces! 







The ACTFL Guide For ProFessionAL LAnGuAGe eduCATors 

THE KEys 

to the Classroom 

A basic manual 

to help new language teachers 

find their way 

by Paula Patrick 

Excellent reference guide for methods students! 

Great gift idea! • Perfect manual for new faculty members! 

look for it in the 

aCTFl online 

store at www. 

actfl.org/store. 

See the website for 

special bulk quantity 

pricing! 

member Price: 

$22.95 

Non-member Price: 

$26.95 





8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 


706 Developing Functional 

Language Capability: Naval 

Special warfare’s Curriculum 

Development Approach 

Naval Special Warfare is creating an efficient and 

flexible language and cultural curriculum, incorporating 

general and contextualized proficiency learning objectives 

to develop functional capability needed for missions 

The approach to needs assessment, developing 

learning objectives, curriculum planning and curriculum 

development, as well as a current status update, will 

be provided 

Presenter(s): Marla Federe (Chair), NSW; Eric Surface 

and Reanna Harman, SWA Consulting Inc; Cynthia L. 

Martin, University of Maryland 






8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


Room 117 

W29 The Keys to the Classroom: 

Supporting New Teachers as 

They Get Started 

The author of ACTFL’s publication, The Keys to the 

Classroom, Paula Patrick, will provide strategies 

to help new classroom teachers gain confidence 

and direction as they begin their teaching careers 

during this workshop Topics will include: keeping 

instruction in the target language, communicating 

with parents, classroom management, assessments, 

and dealing with challenging moments 

Presenter(s): Paula Patrick 







8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


Room 115 A 

W30 Testing as we Teach: 

Standards and Assessment 

Practices 

Teaching and assessment should be a seamless 

process The Integrated Performance Assessment 

effectively gauges student performance at the 

end of a sequence of instruction such as a unit 

or term However, teachers who wish to use the 

IPA also need to develop assessments along the 

way that measure the Communicative Modes in 

a manner compatible with and preparatory for 

the IPA This workshop will help teachers develop 

assessments for their students within the themes 

they are teaching so that measuring student performance 

is always the goal They will have the 

opportunity to create a continuum of assessments 

leading to the IPA Participants are invited to bring 

materials for a thematic unit with them to use as 

they create assessments 

Presenter(s): June K. Phillips, Weber State 

University 






8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


Room 115 B 

W31 Infusing Social Networking 

into the Teaching of 

Languages and Cultures 

After examining characteristics of today’s learner 

and ways to engage 21st-century learning preferences, 

this workshop explores nearly a dozen 

social media applications (Twitter, Facebook, 

LiveMocha, blogs, Netvibes, and more) discussing 

the advantages and limitations of each 

Participants are encouraged to bring their laptop 

or portable devices for hands-on learning 

Presenter(s): Gay G. Rawson, Concordia College 






These three-hour workshops require a separate registration fee to attend. 

Please go to the registration area in the Broad Street Atrium Lobby to 

purchase a ticket. 

Thank you. 

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


Room 115 C 

W32 Developing Real French 

Cultural Content from 

Authentic materials 

Thanks to the Internet, communities of native 

speakers and almost limitless cultural resources 

are available This workshop will help French 

teachers develop their own methods for extracting 

meaningful cultural content from authentic materials 

for analysis and comparison Participants may 

find it useful to bring a laptop 

Presenter(s): Jayne Abrate, AATF 






8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


Room 116 

W33 Teaching Strategies to 

Enhance Chinese Language 

Learning for Beginners 

This workshop is intended to help teachers who 

teach beginning Chinese to look at the unique 

characteristics of the Chinese language, and organize 

their instruction in order to improve Chinese 

language teaching and learning efficiency The 

focus of the workshop will be on teaching the 

Chinese language sound system and writing 

system, which are challenging for students This 

hands-on workshop will provide handouts of the 

strategies for the participants 

Presenter(s): John Jing-hua Yin, University of 

Vermont 






8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


707 CLASS Board meeting 

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 



708 CSCTFL Board of Directors 

meeting 

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


709 Research Priority Task Force


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 



710 Learn with NADSFL—university 

and District Collaborations: 

Successes & Challenges 

To prepare quality language teachers, teacher educators 

and district supervisors need to work together 

However, both populations have their own sets of 

challenges and concerns Results of a research study, 

documenting challenges and successes, will reveal 

information about how to develop successful partnerships 

and powerful collaborations 

Presenter(s): Greta Lundgaard, Plano Independent 

School District; Mary Curran, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey; Jennifer Eddy, Queens 

College CUNY; Susan A. Hildebrandt, Illinois State 

University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


711 Preparing Language Students to 

meet Employer Needs 

Headlines about the importance of job search skills 

and strategies abound in this time of economic crisis 

Language programming can equip students for the professional 

workplace without departing from traditional 

humanities values Sample activities include e-mail 

writing, resume preparation, Google profiles, model job 

interviews, poster sessions, and online screencasts 

Presenter(s): Darcy Lear, University of North Carolina; 

Annie R. Abbott, University of Illinois 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


712 Enhancing Arabic Reading 

Comprehension: Literacy 

workstations Approach 

To enhance Arabic reading comprehension, students 

are grouped into literacy workstations In each station, 

students execute a lesson plan which serves one of the 

literacy skills; listening, speaking, reading, or writing, 

but all are designed to enhance reading comprehension 

Great improvement is shown as compared to teaching 

a full class 

Presenter(s): Lamya M. Najem, Islamic School of 

Columbia, Missouri 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


713 Creating Accessible Electronic 

Instructional materials: An 

Overview for Language Educators 

Creating accessible instructional materials is the moral 

and legal responsibility of all educators However, 

developing accessible content can seem daunting The 

presenter will provide a checklist for basic issues of 

compliance as well as step-by-step instructions for how 

language educators can make their electronic resources 

more accessible to all students 

Presenter(s): Christopher Hromalik, Onondaga 

Commuity College 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


714 web 2.0 Tools and Resources for 

the FL Classroom 

You probably already know all the buzzwords about 

Web 2 0, but you may not have time or ideas to implement 

them in your classroom This session will highlight 

examples of 10 different Web 2 0 tools used in the 

Spanish I-IV classroom with rubrics and examples of 

student work 

Presenter(s): Polly Holder and Angela Pieniaszek, 

Walnut Grove High School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


715 Low-Tech is high Enough: 

Enhancing Old and New 

Technologies 

The increased use of Web 2 0 technologies for 

language instruction has created new high-tech 

approaches to language learning but proposes problems 

for teachers with low-tech classrooms This session 

examines effective low-tech classroom practices and 

the high-tech at-home activities that work together to 

provide students with culturally rich, communicative 

learning 

Presenter(s): Katherine Shepard, West Virginia 

University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


716 Literary and Filmic Revelations: 

Bullying of hispanic Youth and 

Adults 

Presenters will examine Hispanic film based on literature—evincing 

emotional exigencies inflicted upon 

Hispanic youth and adults by bullies Academic, social 

and personal situations reveal the agonizing abuse 

endured by bullied victims Participants will analyze 

representative literary selections, corresponding film 

clips, plus integration in language, literature and culture 

classes 

Presenter(s): Joy Renjilian-Burgy (Chair), Wellesley 

College; Patricia Pogal, Morehouse College; Mary- 

Anne Vetterling, Regis College; Lanin A. Gyurko, 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


717 A Longitudinal Study of Reading 

in Spanish using miscue Analysis 

This session will discuss the results of a year-long study 

of second year Spanish students and their progress 

in reading through miscue analysis Findings will be 

discussed in terms of how students’ reading in Spanish 

differed from their reading in English at the beginning 

and end of the school year 

Presenter(s): Erin Mikulec, Illinois State University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


718 Strategies for Enhancing Learner’s 

Lexico-syntactic Autonomy 

Through Dictionary use and 

Production 

AP assessment policy and CLIL (Content Language 

Integrated Learning) in European teaching programs 

imply learner’s autonomy Most of the current courses 

offer a limited variety of textual inputs requiring the 

student to use mono- and bilingual L2 dictionaries independently, 

essential skills for the current assessments 

and CLIL teaching approach 

Presenter(s): Nicoletta Villa Sella (Chair); Carla 

Marello, Univesita Di Torino; Gisella Langé, Ministry 

of Education 










10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


719 A National Foreign Language 

Initiative for Global Economic 

Competiveness 

The United States should lead a national initiative, 

supported by an economic competitiveness rationale, 

to invest in foreign language (FL) education For 

economic competitiveness, it is advantageous to speak 

languages of global markets FL funding is often limited 

to “critical” languages that do not include “strategic” 

languages to promote economic competitiveness 

Presenter(s): Sarah Catherine Moore, Molly Fee, and 

Terrence Wiley, Center for Applied Linguistics 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


720 Representing the war: world 

war II in Italian Cinema 

This session examines works of Italian cinema that 

have focused on the representation of World War II, 

especially recent films that re-appraise such issues as 

the partisan movement, Fascism, and gender and war 

Remaking the War in Its Immediate Aftermath: Leftist 

Cinema, 1948–1950 (Cragin); Roma Citta’ Occupata, Tra 

Opera e Film (Benedetti); Voicing the Archive, Unburying 

the Dead: Second-Degree History in L’uomo che verra’ 

by Giorgio Diritti (Marini-Maio); Nuove luci sulla strage 

di Marzabotto: ‘Le querce di Monte Sole’ di Gherardi e 

‘L’uomo che verra’ di Diritti (Melloni) 

Presenter(s): Laura Salsini (Chair) and Giorgio Melloni, 

University of Delaware; Thomas Cragin, Muhlenberg 

College; Nicoletta Marini-Maio, Dickinson College 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


721 Teaching the Interface of 

Language and Culture Through 

metaphor 

The session focuses on metaphors as linguistic as well 

as cultural concepts It makes a case that metaphor 

should be an important component of language instruction 

and provides participants with several pedagogical 

activities for carrying out such instruction Comparisons 

will be made between English and Spanish, Russian, 

Korean and Chinese 

Presenter(s): James P. Lantolf, CALPER 





applicable language(s): Chinese, Korean, Russian, 

Spanish 


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


722 Enhancing the Content of 

Introductory Courses: A Literacy- 

Based Approach 

Presenters provide a model for integrating textual 

content and developing foreign language literacy in 

introductory courses, grounded in the multiliteracies 

framework After outlining the framework, presenters 

discuss its implementation in a second-semester 

course, provide sample instructional materials, and 

consider additional applications of the model and directions 

for future curricular reform 

Presenter(s): Kate Paesani, Beth Chapman, and 

Catherine Savino, Wayne State University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


723 Practical Strategies for 

Implementing understanding by 

Design 


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


724 Teaching Japanese in a Changing 

world: Priorities for the major 

Presenters report on the current status of Japanese 

major programs in California and Michigan based on 

data collected from Japanese degree providers, their 

perceived needs and priorities for meeting challenges 

of the changing world with insights from government 

officials and business, followed by discussion and 

further exploration of program revisions 

Presenter(s): Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, California State 

University; Motoko Tabuse, Eastern Michigan 

University 














10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


725 Target Language use: Researcher 

and Instructor Compare Notes 

ACTFL’s recommended 90% minimum target language 

use in the classroom is challenging for some instructors 

By working together on a pilot project, a second 

language acquisition researcher and foreign language 

instructor compare expertise and experience to devise 

a plan that benefits students Transformational stories 

inform and inspire 

Presenter(s): Diane C. Ceo-DiFrancesco, Xavier 

University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


726 Implementing Standards-Based 

Instruction and Assessment: One 

School’s Process 

The presenters will discuss the process by which 

they have transitioned their language program from a 

more traditional grading system to a proficiency-based 

system Key components include the use of learner-centered 

can-do statements, elimination of “compliance” 

grades, and portfolio-based assessment 

Presenter(s): Yayoi Brown and Adria Katka, University 

Prep 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


727 multiculturalism in French- 

Speaking montréal: One 

Language, many voices 

Discover the cultural diversity that is the hallmark of 

today’s Montréal, one of the largest French-speaking 

cities in the world Explore authors and singers of 

French expression who represent immigrant and 

minority groups in the city, including those from the 

Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and 

North America 

Presenter(s): Elizabeth A. Blood, Salem State College; 

Louissa Abdelghany, Boston College 





applicable language(s): French


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


728 Building Capacity in Teacher 

Education Programs 

Building student enrollment and developing effective 

instructors in foreign language teacher education 

programs is critical in order to sustain our profession 

Using a theoretically grounded approach, attendees 

learn a research-based approach to identify and recruit 

future language teacher leaders into teacher education 

programs during a time of critical need 

Presenter(s): Peter B. Swanson, Georgia State 

University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


729 Intercomprehension Theory and 

Language Teaching: From Idea to 

NEh Grant 

This session offers an update on the French/Italian 

for Spanish Speakers project that recently received a 

substantial NEH grant The presenters provide details 

of the grant proposal including examples of curricular 

development, teacher workshops, and collaborative 

efforts among high schools, community colleges and 

four-year institutions Teaching materials will be 

discussed 

Presenter(s): Markus Muller and Clorinda Donato, 

California State University, Long Beach 





applicable language(s): French, Italian, Portuguese, 

Spanish 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


730 From Informational to 

Transformational Learning and 

the Technologies in Between 

The presentation will explore the concepts of 

Informational and Transformational Learning (i e , 

changing what our students know versus changing how 

they know) and then discuss how the integration of 

educational technology in general, and Web 2 0 tools, 

in particular, can cultivate and facilitate transformational 

learning experiences 

Presenter(s): Yaniv Oded, Defense Language Institute 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


731 Creating meaningful Language 

Lab Assignments using Bloom’s 

Taxonomy 

Technology can be a powerful tool to aid in language 

acquisition and cultural study Bloom’s Taxonomy can be 

used to scaffold technology-based language lab assignments 

which will stimulate student growth in both 

language acquisition and cultural understanding 

Presenter(s): Carol Koch, Colorado Mountain College 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


732 utilizing mirror Neurons and 

Embodied Cognition in the 


Recent discoveries of mirror neurons and embodied 

cognition in the brain have several important implications 

for language educators This session will focus 

on how recent findings in these areas can effectively 

enhance language acquisition in the language classroom 

A scientific background is not needed to fully 

participate in the discussion 

Presenter(s): Van Hillier, San Diego State University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


733 Insights from Cognitive Science: 

Enhancing Oral Proficiency with 

minimum Effort 

Are you frustrated with your students’ speaking 

proficiency even after a prolonged period of study? This 

session will address yet untapped potential of Cognitive 

Perspective in SLA and its pedagogical implications 

The presenters will introduce an innovative approach 

teachers can use to produce tangible results in student’s 

oral proficiency 

Presenter(s): Serafima Gettys and Iwona Lech, Lewis 

University 





10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


734 using Computer Language 

Proficiency Assessments 

to Evaluate the Language 

Requirement 

This session will describe the efforts at a small liberal 

arts college for assessing students’ performance at the 

end of the language requirement in French and Spanish 

by using the computerized Minnesota Language 

Proficiency Assessments (MLPAs) Furthermore, it will 

present outcomes and curricular changes implemented 

after the assessment efforts 

Presenter(s): Eduardo Febles and Tulio A. Campos, 

Simmons College 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


735 Proficiency Assessments for 

Critical Languages: Focus on the 

Interpretive mode 

Developing good multiple-choice items to measure 

proficiency in listening and reading involves a rigorous 

process Session participants will analyze features 

of assessment items from <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong>s online 

testing for programs that range from NSLI-Y to Flagship 

levels Attendees will work together to develop new 

test items, applying guidelines presented 

Presenter(s): Camelot Marshall (Chair), <strong>American</strong> 

<strong>Council</strong>s/ACTR/ACCELS; Richard Robin, George 

Washington University; Jane Shuffelton; Mary 

Nicholas, Lehigh University 





applicable language(s): Arabic, Chinese, Russian, 

Other 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


736 motivation: Research-based 

Strategies for Bringing out the 

Best in Language Learners 

Drawing upon current research in neuroscience, 

education, and human performance, the presenter will 

explore the topic of learner motivation, and show how it 

can be effectively applied in language-learning environments, 

including online Research-based strategies 

for eliciting and sustaining learner motivation will be 

presented, as will guidelines for instructional planning 

Presenter(s): Timothy Berndt, Defense Language 

Institute 










10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


737 NASA’s GLOBE Program 

Integrates Science Themes that 

Enhance Language Acquisition 

Discover the exciting features of this global, online, 

K–12, science-based program and how using it easily 

helps teachers and students acquire meaningful language 

skills, communicate with their peers in over 110 

countries, and engage in authentic research projects 

with international scientists Come gain access to over 

100 free GLOBE activities! 

Presenter(s): Teresa J. Kennedy, University of Texas 

at Tyler and The GLOBE Program; Denise E. Phillippe 

and Edwin Dehler-Seter, Concordia Language 

Villages 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


738 Developing Intercultural 

Competence: An Expanded Role 

for Foreign Language Educators 

Language proficiency alone is inadequate for dealing 

with people of other backgrounds Additional competencies 

are also needed to deal effectively and appropriately 

across cultures This session explores these 

intercultural competencies and provides a framework 

for integrating them in each lesson unit and multiple 

strategies for their assessment 

Presenter(s): Alvino E. Fantini, School for International 

Training 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


739 Not Your Basic Fairytale: Gaining 

Proficiency and Intercultural Skills 

This session highlights using folklore and its reinterpretations 

in art, economics, politics, music, and literature 

to highlight social consequences of globalization and 

integrate intercultural analysis with communication 

strategies Learner-centered folklore-based assignments 

provide deeper cultural insights while enlivening 

speaking, writing and technology-based activities 

Suggestions for assessing intercultural competencies 

will be included 

Presenter(s): Gisela Hoecherl-Alden (Chair), Boston 

University; Jennifer Peterson, University of 

Minnesota 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


740 Teaching German Culture and 

Civilization Courses in English 

This session examines three different approaches to 

teaching German culture/civilization courses in English 

at the postsecondary level Examples of course syllabuses, 

assignments, class activities and assessment 

rubrics will be shared with participants Ample time will 

be available for questions and discussion 

Presenter(s): John Lalande, II (Chair), State University 

of New York at Oswego; Deborah Page, University of 

Cincinnati; Katja Anderson, University of Maryland 

University College, Europe; Eddy M. Enriquez Arana, 

Northern Virginia Community College; Harald Zils, 

Binghamton University, SUNY 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


741 AATG’s Programs for high School 

Students 

Boost interest in your German program through AATG’s 

programs for high school students including the 

National German Exam and Summer Study in Germany 

Learn how Delta Epsilon Phi, the National Honor 

Society for students of German, can help you recognize 

and reward student achievement 

Presenter(s): Thomas Keith Cothrun, AATG 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


742 Journals of the AATG 

The editors of the journals of the AATG will present 

information about submission and the types of articles 

that are accepted in the journals They will also answer 

questions about the journals 

Presenter(s): Glenn S. Levine (Chair), University 

of California, Irvine; Carlee Arnett, University of 

California-Davis; James Rolleston, Duke University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


743 motivating Students to Speak 

German: Strategies for Practicing 

Interpersonal Communication 

“Ach, ist die süß!”—“Wirklich?”: Spass beim 

Perspektivenwechsel’ (Frederickson); More is Better: 

Interacting Toward Strings of Sentences and Beyond 

in Beginning and Intermediate German (Braker); Tell 

Me MORE!—Using the Interpersonal Mode in Class 

(Zins-Adams) 

Presenter(s): Carol Anne Costabile-Heming (Chair), 

University of North Texas; Christiane Frederickson, 

IBiS/KLETT; Regina Braker, Eastern Oregon 

University; Linda Zins-Adams, Highlands High School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


744 Teaching Chinese vocabulary in 

the Curriculum and Beyond 

Vocabulary teaching is a key aspect of foreign language 

instruction This panel discusses effective classroom 

practices to enlarge students’ vocabulary The titles are 

(1) Implications of Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition 

for Classroom Instruction; (2) Teaching Emergent 

Chinese Words: Why, What and How; and (3) Survey of 

Vocabulary Instructions in CFL Classrooms 

Presenter(s): Liwei Gao (Chair), Defense Language 

Institute; Weisi Cai, University of California, 

Berkeley; Qing Wei, Vanderbilt University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


745 Research on Grammar 

Acquisition and its Pedagogical 

Implications 

Grammar instruction is considered difficult and ineffective 

in CFL classrooms This problem is addressed 

through research on the acquisition of three thorny 

grammar points: the verb–complement construction, the 

aspect particle “guo” and zero anaphoric expressions 

Theoretical significance and pedagogical implications 

are discussed in each study 

Presenter(s): Liu Li (Chair) and Meiqing Sun, University 

of Pennsylvania; Tianshu He, Duke University 







10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


746 Developing Student Proficiency 

Through Differentiated Instruction 

The panel will present theoretical framework to apply 

cognitive characteristics of the adolescent Chinese 

language learners in differentiated instruction The key 

learning styles are identified to achieve communicative 

proficiency in the classroom Panelists will share the 

several successful instructional tips regarding studentcentered 

communicative performances 

Presenter(s): Jeannine Fan Subisak, Columbus 

Academy 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


747 Chinese Lexicon variation and 

Change 

Language varies socially over time and among communities 

The panel aims at examining Chinese lexicon 

variation synchronically between Taiwan and Mainland 

China, and comparing lexicon readings between native 

and non-native speakers To see how lexicon changes 

diachronically, a corpus is built to record neologism and 

the dying-out words 

Presenter(s): Zixuan Li (Chair), Fu Jen Catholic 

University; Yiching Wu, Ming Chuan University, 

Taiwan, R.O.C.; Man-ni Chu, Shih-Hsin University, 

Taiwan, R.O.C. 





applicable language(s): Chinese, ESL/ESOL 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


748 Improving Spoken Chinese 

These papers address various approaches to improving 

spoken Chinese, including using pitch representations 

and songs to teach pronunciation, improving 

conversational Chinese through discourse analysis, and 

the effect of writing practice on spoken language fluency 

Pitch Representation and an Effective Strategy to 

Teach Chinese Pronunciation (Liu); Using Comparative 

Discourse Analysis to Improve Conversational Chinese 

(Zhang); From Writing to Speaking: A Study of Chinese 

Fluency (Wang) 

Presenter(s): Shu-pei Wang (Chair), Brigham Young 

University; Yunzhen Liu, Newcastle University; 

Shenglan Zhang, Iowa State University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


749 Fundamentals in Business Chinese 

Course Design: Relevancy and 

Integrated Approach 

This panel aims to reveal the importance of course 

design, particularly in the case of Business Chinese 

Even to date, Business Chinese receives less attention, 

whereas the demand for a relevant pedagogy is on 

the rise An integrated approach is proposed on theoretical 

bases, pedagogical applications and teaching 

demonstration 

Presenter(s): Yin Chong, Boston University; Hongyun 

Sun and Hsin-Hung Yeh, Harvard University 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


750 NCATE: A Springboard to 

Evaluate, to motivate, to 

Invigorate 

Distinct perspectives provide insight regarding the 

NCATE assessment process A department chair reflects 

on evaluating the program to improve proficiency A 

methods/Spanish instructor designs better projects to 

motivate her teacher candidates A high school teacher 

explains how she has invigorated her instructional 

practice to align with the ACTFL standards 

Presenter(s): Nancy Zimmerman and Karen L. Rauch, 

Kutztown University; Kim Tropp, Trinity High School 






10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 


751 how to Incorporate Tablet 

Computers into Chinese 

Classroom 

This session will demonstrate how to incorporate tablet 

computers into Chinese classrooms to facilitate development 

of students’ three modes of communication 

skills Strategies of innovative and authentic assessment 

will be addressed In addition, students’ work, 

video clips, students’ reactions and possible challenges 

on the road will be viewed and discussed 

Presenter(s): Henny Chen, Moreau Catholic High 

School; ChinHuei Yeh, Shrewsbury Sherwood Middle 

School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


752 using visuals and OPI Elicitation 

Techniques to Improve Oral 


Learn to use OPI elicitation techniques in conjunction 

with visual images and picture stories to effectively 

aid students in improving their oral proficiency from 

the Novice through the Superior levels in any language 

classroom Specific examples are drawn from two 

university-level Spanish language courses 

Presenter(s): Marilyn Manley, Rowan University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


753 Games for Reading and writing 

in the k–12 Arabic Classroom 

What do you do when students lose that initial excitement 

about learning Arabic letters? How do you keep 

them motivated as they learn to read and spell new 

words? Discover a variety of reading, writing and spelling 

games that put the fun into learning vocabulary 

Presenter(s): Tina Cannon, Renaissance Academy; 

Michelle Timothy Safadi, Academy for Math 

Engineering and Science 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


754 value Added: Third Party 

Assessment, Professional 

Development, and Online 

Courses 

Last year, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) expanded use of 

third party online proficiency assessments and courses 

to strengthen and enhance world language programs 

Presenters will share how CPS leveraged data, in-depth 

professional development, and online courses with flexible 

implementation options to meet the diverse needs 

of teachers and students 

Presenter(s): Jim Snyder, Avant Assessment; Beth 

Gemmill, Middlebury Interactive Languages; Amy 

Hammerand, Chicago Public Schools 










11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


755 Empowering Students’ Interactivity 

and Proficiency Through 

Technology-Enhanced Activities 

This panel offers effective tools and practical strategies 

for technology-enhanced activities, from social 

networks to online writing to multimedia presentation 

resources, that are most relevant for second language 

learning Specifically, technical procedure, application 

guideline, model lesson, and assessment method of 

various interactive activities (with Chinese as examples) 

are shared 

Presenter(s): Ka Wong, St. Olaf College; Yang Xiao 

and Christopher Magriney, University of Southern 

California 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


756 Providing Authentic media for 

Language Learning 

Media technologies today are unparalleled in their 

ability to engage learners and accurately represent 

many aspects of the communication process, providing 

an accurate and colorful view of the target culture This 

presentation will describe a Web-based multimedia 

library for delivering authentic second language materials 

and ways it can be used 

Presenter(s): Michael Bush, Brigham Young University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


757 Improving Fluency Through Rich, 

Culture-based units 

A classroom that blends linguistic and cultural study 

builds an appreciation in the students for the language 

and culture being studied Participants will learn 

how to use Understanding by Design to create rich, 

culture-based units of study that will make the study of 

language deep and meaningful 

Presenter(s): Caroline M. Toth, Carlyle High School; 

Kristy Placido, Fowlerville High School 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


758 Rebuilding a French Program 

Through Focused Recruitment of 

heritage Spanish Speakers 

Focusing on the recruitment of heritage Spanish 

speakers leads to increased enrollment and retention in 

declining French programs Based on the experiences of 

a French program that tripled in Washington State, the 

presenter and attendees will share student testimonials, 

strategies, and outcomes of a successful outreach 

program 

Presenter(s): Catherine A. Ousselin, Mount Vernon 

High School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


759 Tips on Instructional Strategies for 


In this session, presenters will share strategies and 

techniques that will help students become successful 

language learners Activities will focus on the 

Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational modes 

Presenter(s): Ida Wilder (Chair), Greece Athena High 

School, NY; Bruna Boyle, University of Rhode Island; 

Lucrezia Lindia, Eastchester High School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


760 Implicit and Explicit Instruction 

and the Acquisition of ser and 

estar 

The Spanish verbs ser and estar are covered in almost 

all Spanish language courses; however, the coverage 

of this semantic distinction in textbooks is quite 

traditional This session will present three different 

instructional treatments for ser and estar and their 

effectiveness on intermediate Spanish learners 

Presenter(s): Laura Marques-Pascual and Eve Zyzik, 

University of California, Santa Cruz 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


761 Representing the war: world 

war II in Italian Literature 

This session examines the works of Italian literature 

that have focused on the representation of World War 

II, especially recent texts that reappraise such issues as 

the partisan movement, Fascism, and gender and war 

Elsa Morante’s Roma: Una Citta’ Not So Aperta (Popoff); 

Bisogno Distinguere L’esperienza dalla Memoria: The 

Changing Face of the Partigiano from Rossellini and Levi 

to Veresi (Scheiber); The Mystery of Women Partisans 

in Contemporary Fiction: ‘Una strana fortuna’ by Luce 

d’Eramo and ‘Rossoamaro’ by Bruno Morchio (Zaczek); 

Stefania Lucamante: Truce is Never for a Woman: Liana 

Millu and the Literature of (No) Return (Salsini) 

Presenter(s): Laura Salsini (Chair), University of 

Delaware; Gabrielle Popoff, Colorado Mountain 

College; Elizabeth Scheiber, Rider University; 

Barbara Zaczek, Clemson University 




11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


762 Intercultural Sensitivity 

Development and the Short-Term 

Sojourn 

This session presents the results of a mixed-methods 

study detailing changes in university students’ 

intercultural sensitivity during a four-week study 

abroad program in Salamanca, Spain Participants will 

gain a better understanding of intercultural sensitivity 

and how to support students’ intercultural sensitivity 

development in the study abroad context 

Presenter(s): Melanie Bloom and Arturo Miranda, 

University of Nebraska at Omaha 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


763 Fostering Intercultural 

Communication: Integrating 

Language and Culture in the 

Classroom 

This session explores strategies for integrating culture 

into language instruction to help students improve their 

communication skills within a global society Several 

activities using authentic materials and technology 

applications will be explored The activities will target 

all levels of instruction and the interpretive, interpersonal, 

and presentational modes of communication 

Presenter(s): Maria Jesus Amores, West Virginia 

University 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


764 Are They Advanced Level? Lab for 

Oral Proficiency for majors 

This session will present Spanish Lab for Oral 

Proficiency, a sequence of two courses specially 

designed for majors and minors to take during senior 

year Participants will examine student-centered, 

interpersonal communication activities using technology, 

learning goals and assessment of this creative and 

innovative lab sequence 

Presenter(s): Celines Villalba-Rosado, Rutgers 

University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


765 National Japanese Exam: 2012 

Results and Future Plans 

NCJLT will present the results of its third annual 

National Japanese Exam held in 2012 Presenters will 

discuss revisions for the 2013 exam as well as future 

plans Participants will learn about test administration, 

view sample test questions, and have an opportunity to 

share their suggestions and ask questions 

Presenter(s): Fukumi Matsubara, North Central 

College; Miyuki Johnson, Elkins Pointe Middle 

School; Nobuko Hasegawa, Fiorello H. LaGuardia 

High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


766 The Group Cognition Project: 

An Initiative to Enhance Teacher 


The presentation describes a project that has as its 

goal to help teachers improve their English presentation 

and writing skills and their technology skills by building 

an online community of practice and understanding in 

which participants construct and share knowledge 

Presenter(s): Donald Fischer; Kueilan Chen 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


767 Incorporating Fitness Science 

for Today’s Digital Natives in 

Japanese Classroom 

Today’s youths have been brought up with digital 

devices and their lifestyle has been less active This 

session presents an innovative fitness science unit, 

where students learn about the principles of fitness science, 

explore a variety of physical exercise programs, 

and create an innovative fitness program for digital 

natives 

Presenter(s): Kazue Masuyama, California State 

University; Mieko Avello, Miami Palmetto Senior 

High School, AP Japanese Development 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


768 Teaching for Social Justice in All 

Foreign Language Classrooms 

Few resources? Young students? Novice-low learners? 

No ideas? This interactive session led by experienced 

educators will address how social justice themes can 

be incorporated into all levels of language classes, even 

in small programs with few resources Practical ideas in 

three languages will be provided, with links to more 

Presenter(s): Cassandra Glynn; Beth Wassell, Rowan 

University; Pamela Mary Wesely, University of Iowa; 

June C. Carter, University of South Carolina Upstate 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


769 Second Language Program 

Assessment and Students’ 

Reflections on Learning Outcomes 

This presentation reports on assessment of a Spanish 

major The effectiveness of the curriculum is measured 

by traditional means (senior tests and research projects), 

but also by the students’ verbalization of learning 

outcomes in reflective essays included in their capstone 

portfolios 

Presenter(s): Marta Anton, IUPUI 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


770 Teaching Francophone Literature 

Through Literature Circles 

This presentation will discuss and demonstrate 

how Francophone literature can be taught in foreign 

language undergraduate courses through literature 

circles The audience will participate in a literature 

circle demonstration and receive a lesson plan to teach 

selected texts To conclude the presentation will share 

students’ reactions of literature circles pedagogy 

Presenter(s): Lucie Viakinnou-Brinson, Kennesaw 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


771 Completely Captivating Activities 

kids Crave 

Students enjoy purposeful activities that are connected 

to their lives and ultimately lead to mastery of the 

target language Incorporate what students desire and 

still lead them to language proficiency Texting, videos, 

music, collaborating in groups, drama, storytelling, and 

student-led games—are just a few of a teenager’s 

favorite things 

Presenter(s): Mira Canion, Erie High School 





Applicable Language(s): All 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


772 Applying Research to Improve 

Teaching and Learning 

How do cognitive and social constructs inform language 

teaching and learning? By providing practical examples 

and research-based applications, this presentation will 

outline ways to include language learning strategies, 

new online resources, best practices in assessment and 

specific materials for LCTL teachers 

Presenter(s): Anup P. Mahajan (Chair), National Capital 

Language Resource Center; Anna Uhl Chamot, 

George Washington University; Margaret Malone, 











11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


773 Incorporating Language Learning 

into Elementary and middle 

Schools 

Many school divisions are seeking ways to implement 

world language instruction for early learners without 

it being cost prohibitive in times of budget strife Our 

county and city schools are going through the same 

dilemma Learn how we have tackled the problem and 

developed a program with multiple languages 

Presenter(s): Paul Richard Kuettner, Washington and 

Lee University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


774 Teaching with an OPI in mind: 

Effective Oral Assessment 

This session demonstrates how we can assess foreign 

language courses with students’ learning outcomes 

with a final oral assessment that is inspired by the OPI 

The presentation also offers insights about setting clear 

course objectives, a backward design based on such an 

interview, implications, and applications for teaching 

Presenter(s): LiFeng Hu, Lewis University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


775 Foreign Language Classrooms as 

a Platform for Global Change 

Foreign language classrooms do more than deliver 

language instruction—they serve as a gateway for 

students to experience the world and explore new 

cultures Discuss with a panel of experts why global 

competency is an essential 21st century skill and share 

ways to build global competency in classrooms 

Presenter(s): Katherine Schlemann, Kathy Welling, 

and Alex Luther, EF Education First 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


776 The Elephant in the Room: 

machine Translation in Language 

Learning 

How and when do students use Machine Translation 

(MT) such as Google Translate? Could access to MT 

have a positive impact on language learning? This 

presentation will discuss results from a survey of 

students regarding the use of MT and will explore ways 

to discuss this tool in advanced courses 

Presenter(s): Joan Munne, Joan Clifford, Lisa M. 

Merschel, and Deb S. Reisinger, Duke University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


777 Preparing Students for the 

German AP Exam Through All 

Levels 

Presenters will show how to develop practice materials 

for the new AP German Language and Culture Exam 

Special focus of this session will be on the exam’s 

subsections Interpersonal Writing and Interpersonal 

Speaking Already-developed materials will also be 

shared and discussed 

Presenter(s): Katharina Barbe (Chair), Northern Illinois 

University; Ninja Nagel; John H. Stark; Volker 

Langeheine, Technical University of Braunschweig; 

Sigurd Piwek, Milwaukee Public Schools 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


778 Graphic Novels in the German 

Classroom 

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Reading ‘Die 

Suche’ and ‘Die Welle’ in the German Classroom 

(Eppelsheimer); Devising Reading/Speaking/Writing 

Activities at Different Proficiency Levels from Graphic 

Literature: Challenges and Opportunities (Kuhn- 

Osius); The Utility of Graphic Novels for Advancing 

Target Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Reading 

Proficiency (Kutch) 

Presenter(s): Jennifer Redmann (Chair), Franklin & 

Marshall College; Natalie Eppelsheimer, Middlebury 

College; Eckhard Kuhn-osius, Hunter College–CUNY; 

Lynn Kutch, Kutztown University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


779 Berlin als interkultureller Text: 

migration, Integration, and 

Intercultural Exchange 

Using the city itself as text, presenters will share materials 

that can be used to teach students at all levels 

about a multicultural Berlin They will provide session 

attendees with suggestions for planning and executing 

successful study trips to Berlin that focus on the city’s 

ethnic, cultural and religious diversity 

Presenter(s): Anita Ratwik (Chair); Margaret Hampton, 

Earlham College; John W. Long; Leroy Taft Hopkins 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


780 Beyond method and Truth: Drama 

in the FL Classroom 

This session explores the potential of drama for 

opening new perspectives and possibilities in foreign 

language, culture, and literature courses Oriented 

towards looking beyond, the presentations will discuss 

drama techniques in language classes under the rubrics 

of post-method FL pedagogy, post-holistic learning, and 

post-dramatic theater aesthetics 

Presenter(s): Susanne Even, Indiana University; 

Barbara Schmenk, University of Waterloo; Morgan 

Koerner 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


781 LingoTech Deutsch 

To acquire communicative skills, German students 

must be inspired and motivated By presenting a 

multi-sensory learning experience using contemporary 

communication methods, students can better overcome 

barriers to learning 

Presenter(s): Marilyn Lilly (Chair), Hopewell Valley 

Central High School; Uwe Kind, Kind International 







11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


782 Collaborating for Success: 

Creating an Effective workforce 

Among Chinese Immersion 

Schools 

Three Chinese immersion administrators will share 

tangible techniques to work together The panelists will 

share an administrative perspective on how to support 

teachers so that their programs provide an excellent 

immersion experience to students, and how these 

efforts will sustain the Chinese immersion programs in 

the long run 

Presenter(s): Luyi Lien, Yinghua Academy; Kevin 

Chang, Chinese <strong>American</strong> International School; 

Marty Chen, Utah State Office of Education 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


783 Implementing Task-based 

Pedagogy in CFL Classroom 

The panel explores the ways to implement task-based 

language teaching (TBLT) in Chinese classrooms at the 

intermediate level Specifically, it investigates how 

cognitively engaging and meaningful activities can 

be designed, adjusted, and incorporated into Chinese 

language teaching in a normal classroom setting to 

enhance teaching and learning effectiveness 

Presenter(s): Lihong Huang, Juei-Chen Hsiao, and 

Yu-Sheng Yang, Georgetown University 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


784 Critical Language Takes Critical 

Thinking to Prepare Students for 

Success 

Interlaced with meaningful classroom activities, 

the presentation addresses how to use meaningful 

activities to tackle general learning obstacles: learner’s 

anxiety, short attention span, learning frustrations, and 

unsustainable motivation to create a friendly, engaging, 

motivating, and rewarding learning environment, and 

students will follow you to the end of the earth 

Presenter(s): Jian Gao, Belmont Hill School; Piling 

Chiu, Naperville North High School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


785 Learning and Assessment 

These papers address assessment issues such as 

oral task-based performance assessment, and the 

use of authentic multimedia materials in integrated 

performance assessment Also addressed is the effect 

of reading structure revision on reading comprehension 

of learners at the intermediate level Constructing 

Specifications of Oral Task Performance Assessment 

in CFL (Su); Applying ACTFL’s Integrated Performance 

Assessment in High Level Chinese Classes (Chen); 

Improvement of CFL Reading Comprehension by 

Systematic Structure Revision (Huang) 

Presenter(s): Shuhui Su (Chair), Grove City College; 

Shuchen Chen, University of Virginia; Ting Huang, 

New York University; Rong Cheng, Columbia 

University 


strand: Assessment, Research 


11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


786 Internationalizing Students’ 

Learning Experiences Through 

Collaboration with Students from 

China 

This panel explores effective approaches to internationalizing 

students’ learning experiences with the 

opportunities brought by the increasing presence of 

Chinese students on campus These approaches include 

Chinese students being a learning resource, collaboration 

with them to improve writing, and interviews with 

native speakers 

Presenter(s): Aili Mu (Chair), Tonglu Li, Yi Jin, and Lu 

Yang, Iowa State University 






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11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


787 Develop Students’ Proficiency 

Through Digital Storytelling 

Storytelling can be a powerful approach to develop students’ 

proficiency across the interpretive, interpersonal, 

and presentational modes Participants will review 

numbers of web-based free, easy tools through studentcreated 

animation production from a variety of cultures, 

genres, languages, and levels and examine ways to 

integrate stories into existing lessons 

Presenter(s): Yi Ping Yao (Chair), Montville Township 

High School; Tsun-Ju Lin, Red Bank School District; 

Annick Huiching Chen, Abraham Lincoln High School 






11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


788 Student-Centered Learning 

Activities 

Actively engaging students in the world languages 

classroom continues to be a challenge We are 

expected to cover the curriculum, focus on the goals 

of our district, differentiate instruction and produce 

quality assessments In this session, we will show how 

student-centered learning activities can support these 

efforts 

Presenter(s): Thomasina I. White, School District of 

Philadelphia 






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Aspire by API 

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Morocco (AALIM) 





Rica 


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Harvest 

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Accommodation) 

ACIS Educational Tours (Educational 

Travel) 

airberlin (airline) 

Appina Travel (Educational Student 

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GmbH (Language Stays) 

Avant Assessment (Assessment) 

CHA Educational Tours (Educational 

Travel Company) 

China Travel and Tour (Study Trips) 

Chinese Online Corp , Ltd (Educational 

Games) 

Culture Quest Tours (Educational Travel 

Company) 

DJH City-Hostels in Cologne and 

Düsseldorf (Accommodations/Travel) 

East Baton Rouge Parish School System 

(PK-12 School district) 


(University Credits) 

Equal Exchange Fundraising (Fundraising 

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Explorica, Inc (Educational Student 

Tours) 

FIAP Jean Monnet (Student 

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Frozen Light (Jewelry & Clothing) 


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GeoVisions 

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(World Language Instruction) 

Nationalities Service Center (Translation 

and Interpretation) 

Nulu (Online Language Learning 

Program) 

Radio France Internationale (Radio) 


Language Learning Systems) (Virtual 

Language Learning Environment) 

Steering Committee for the Test of 

Proficiency – Huayu (Language 

Proficiency Assessment) 

Student Discoveries- Globus Family of 

Brands (Travel) 

Virginia Beach City Public Schools 

(Public School District) 


(Fundraising/T-Shirts) 

Wallach & Company, Inc (International 

Travel Insurance) 

Wiley (Journals Publisher) 


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and Virtually Never Taught languages. 

· Resources for more than 175 languages. · Live-stream TV broadcasts from more than 120 countries. 

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A&O hotels & hostels 844 

Address: Köpenickerstr 126, Berlin, Germany 10179 

Phone: 0049-30-80947-5030 

Fax: 0049-30-80947-5087 

Contact: Phillip Winter 

Email: phillip winter@aohostels com 

Website: www aohostels com 

Description: A&O is the market leader for independent 

school group accommodation with about 10,000 beds 

across Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic Our 

sensitive focus on security, high standards, good value 

and officially certified quality convince more than 6,000 

school groups per year A&Os are always centrally 

located and easy to reach by public transportation Find 

us in: Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Duesseldorf, 

Graz, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Munich, 

Nuremberg, Prague, Vienna 

Academia Columbus 1225 

Address: Graeffstrasse 5, Cologne, Germany 50823 

Phone: +49 (0)221 / 29 94 80 - 30 

Fax: +49 (0)221 / 29 94 80 - 31 

Contact: Inge Groeneveld 

Email: inge@academia-columbus com 

Website: www academia-columbus com 

Description: We run three Spanish Language Schools 

in Latin America Besides a language learning program, 

we offer a multicultural, diverse and life-changing 

experience that will transform those who take part 

in it Following our philosophy, “Living and Learning 

Spanish,” our aim is to make sure that the student 

will be completely immersed in a different culture and 

learning is not merely confined to the classroom Playa 

del Carmen (Mexico), Quito (Ecuador) and Heredia/San 

José (Costa Rica) become their schools! 

Languages: Spanish 

Academia Latinoamericana 

de Español 1415 

Address: Calle Noruega N10-31 y, Av 6 de Diciembre, 

Quito, Ecuador 

Phone: 01159398530919 

Contact: Dr Diego Del Corral 

Email: info@latinoschools com 

Website: www latinoschools com 

Description: The Academia Latinoamericana de 

Español offers one of the finest programs of Spanish 

language study in Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia It is an 

excellent program for those who wish to quickly 

develop a working proficiency in Spanish In addition 

to the four-hour-a-day language classes, taught by 

native speakers of Spanish, students may participate in 

cultural seminars, field trips, grammar and conversation 

classes, and much more! 


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Academic Programs International 

& Aspire by API 1401 

Address: 301 Camp Craft Rd , Suite 100, 

Austin, TX 78746 

Phone: 512-600-8900 

Fax: 512-600-8999 

Contact: Courtney Link 

Email: courtney@aspirebyapi com 

Website: www aspirebyapi com, www apistudyabroad 

com 

Description: Academic Programs International (API) 

is an educational organization that has been sending 

university students abroad to participate in challenging 

and enriching study abroad programs since 1997 Aspire 

by API provides the same comprehensive, high-quality 

opportunities for gap year and high school students 

API’s customized options allow college and high school 

faculty members to lead their own students on tailormade 

experiences abroad 

Languages: French, Spanish, Italian 

ACIS Educational Tours 1304 

Address: 343 Congress St , Suite 3100, 

Boston, MA 02210 

Phone: 800-888-ACIS 

Fax: 617-450-5601 

Contact: Tour Consultant 

Email: info@acis com 

Website: www acis com 

Description: ACIS brings education alive through oneof-a-kind 

travel experiences Our tours reflect a deep 

knowledge of the travel process and the specific wants 

and needs of our teachers and students, guaranteeing 

each group’s experience will be unique and exceptional 

airberlin 751 

Address: 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, 

New York, NY 10018 


Contact: Marzena Pallazzo 

Email: marzena pallazzo@airberlin com 

Description: airberlin is the second largest German 

airline It operates a global route network with a strong 

base in Germany and other European countries where 

high product quality is combined with above-average 

service, while still keeping prices low 

Languages: English, German 

Alliance for Global Education/ 

IFSA - Butler 1228 

Address: 1730 M St NW, Suite 402, 

Washington, DC 20036 


Fax: 202-822-2046 

Contact: Shannon Cates 

Email: scates@allianceglobaled org 

Website: www allianceglobaled org 


of French (AATF) 1143 

Address: Mailcode 4510, SIUC, Carbondale, IL 62901 


Fax: 618-453-5733 

Contact: Jayne Abrate 

Email: abrate@siu edu 

Website: www frenchteachers org 

Description: The AATF is the largest national professional 

association in the world devoted exclusively 

to French We provide services to help our members 

promote French and develop and defend programs at all 

levels The AATF publishes the French Review and the 

National Bulletin; sponsors the Grand Concours, National 

French Honor Society, and National French Week; holds 

an annual convention; and produces a wide variety of 

teaching and promotion materials 

Languages: French 


of German (AATG) 853 

Address: 112 Haddontowne Ct #104, 

Cherry Hill, NJ 08053 


Fax: 856-795-9398 

Contact: Keith Cothrun 

Email: headquarters@aatg org 

Website: www aatg org 

Description: AATG offers information on AATG 

activities, teacher materials, publications, professional 

development, and student programs AATG is 

the only national individual membership organization 

dedicated to the advancement and improvement of the 

teaching of the language, literature, and culture of the 

German-speaking countries for teachers of German with 

students at all levels of instruction 

Language: German 


of Italian (AATI) 721 

Address: Department of Italian Studies, 

University of Toronto, 100 St Joseph St , 

Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1J4 


Contact: Salvatore Bancheri 

Email: aati@utoronto ca 

Website: www aati-online org 

Description: The purpose of the <strong>American</strong> Association 

of Teachers of Italian is to promote and improve the 

teaching of the language, literature, and cultures of 

Italian-speaking countries and geo-cultural areas, and 

to serve the interests of teachers of Italian on all levels 

in the United States and Canada 

Languages: Italian 



of Japanese (AATJ) 

1338, 1339, 1340, 1341 

Address: 1424 Broadway, UCB 366, Boulder, CO 80309 


Fax: 303-492-5856 

Contact: Susan Schmidt 

Email: aatj@aatj org 

Website: www aatj org 

Description: The <strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers 

of Japanese is a nonprofit organization to support 

Japanese teachers and programs at the K-12 and 

postsecondary levels 

Languages: Japanese 


Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) 1243 

Address: 900 Ladd Rd , Walled Lake, MI 48390 


Fax: 248-960-9570 

Contact: Debra Nigohosian 

Email: AATSPoffice@aatsp org 

Website: www aatsp org 

Description: The AATSP is devoted to the promotion 

of all Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian languages, literatures 

and cultures through an annual conference, academic 

publications, national Spanish and Portuguese 

examinations, student honor societies, and professional 

development activities 

Languages: Spanish, Portuguese 

<strong>American</strong> Classical League 837 

Address: Miami University, 422 Wells Mill Dr , 

Oxford, OH 45056 


Fax: 513-529-7742 

Contact: Geri Dutra 

Email: info@aclclassics org 

Website: www aclclassics org 

Description: <strong>American</strong> Classical League fosters 

studying classical language and civilizations; maintains 

Teaching Materials Resource Center; publishes The 

Classical Outlook and ACL Newsletter; grants teacher 

scholarships (all levels); and sponsors National Latin, 

National Greek, National Mythology, Exploratory Latin 

and NJCL online exams 

Languages: Latin, Ancient Greek 



<strong>American</strong> Public university 1229 

Address: 111 West Congress Street, 

Charles Town, WV 25414 


Fax: 304-885-5425 

Contact: Susan Shepard 

Email: sshepard@apus edu 

Description: We are a leader in providing affordable, 

quality online education Acknowledged by The Sloan 

Consortium for best practices in online education, 

we earned our reputation by never forgetting that our 

students are priority one <strong>American</strong> Public University 

System (APUS), regionally accredited by the Higher 

Learning Commission, is a distinguished leader providing 

affordable, quality online education to motivated 

students worldwide through <strong>American</strong> Military 

University and <strong>American</strong> Public University When 

you choose APUS, you join a community of students, 

alumni, and faculty—each dedicated to their professions 

and to lifelong learning 

Appina Travel 747 

Address: Starnberger Strasse 15, Munich/Gauting, 

Germany 82131 

Phone: +49 89 189345 13 

Contact: Luis Lintner 

Email: luis lintner@appina-travel com 

Website: www appina-travel com 

Description: Appina Travel is a full-service inbound 

agency for educational tours/student groups traveling 

to Germany, Austria and Switzerland 

Applause Learning Resources 823 

Address: 85 Fernwood Ln , Roslyn, NY 11576 


Fax: 516-625-7392 

Contact: Michael Pollack 

Email: info@applauselearning com 

Website: www applauselearning com 

Description: Supplementary materials in Spanish, 

French, German, Italian and Latin including books, 

games, dictionaries, maps, music, DVDs and our awardwinning 

study guides 

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin 

Don’t miss the 2013 ACTFL Annual Convention and world Languages Expo 

that will be held November 22–24, 2013 at the Orange County Convention 

Center. The theme will be “New Spaces, New Realities: Learning Any Time, 

Any Place” and it will be another great professional development experience 

for all language educators. 


The Arab <strong>American</strong> Language Institute 

in morocco (AALIm) 618 

Address: P O Box 5544, Williamsburg, VA 23188 


Contact: Anne Marie Skye 

Email: aalimorocco@yahoo com 

Website: www aalimorocco com 

Description: AALIM (the Arab <strong>American</strong> Language 

Institute in Morocco) is a registered business in Virginia 

which conducts language and culture programs in 

Meknes, Morocco, where the AALIM Institute occupies 

a beautifully restored raid (a traditional small palace 

built around an interior courtyard) in the walled medieval 

city The Institute is staffed full-time by teachers 

trained to use <strong>American</strong> pedagogy and meet <strong>American</strong> 

educational standards AALIM is accredited by the 

Moroccan Ministry of Education as an educational 

and cultural institute Program participants receive 

official transcripts, certificates of completion and any 

documentation requested to facilitate transfer credits at 

their home institution AALIM accepts direct enrollment 

by individual students and organizes custom programs 

for groups as well as offering tutoring either on-site or 

online 

Languages: Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan 

Dialect, French 

Argentina–National Institute 

of Tourism Promotion 723 

Address: Paraguay 866, 4th Floor, 

Buenos Aires, Argentina 1057 

Phone: 0054 (11) 4850-1400 

Contact: Juliana Fuchs 

Email: jfuchs@argentina travel 

Website: www argentina travel 

Description: Argentina invites you to discover the best way 

to learn Spanish Stay in their cities and enjoy the warmness 

of their people while learning the language and culture of 

this fascinating country 


Arts & Dance Company T1 

Address: 835 North Shore Dr , Miami Beach, FL 33141 


Fax: 305-420-6619 

Contact: John Malaney 

Email: info@artsdancecompany org, info@flamencoballet 

com 

Website: www artsdancecompany org, www flamencoballet 

com 

Description: Arts & Dance Company is a nonprofit 

organization dedicated to delivering the finest in 

cultural education to K-12 students across the United 

States Serving as the flagship for our subsidiaries, 

Hispanic Flamenco Ballet and Theatrical Company, it is 

our mission to open the window of cultural expression 

and understanding among the youth of America by 

presenting classic examples of English, Spanish and 

French theatre, in addition to a variety of traditional 

Latin <strong>American</strong> & Spanish dance and music productions 

Please visit our booth T1 

Languages: English, Spanish, French

ASC-ReLANpro 925 

Address: 2012 Gates Ave , Unit B, 

Redondo Beach, CA 90278 


Contact: Ralf Porankiewicz 

Email: ralf@ascd us 

Website: www ascdirect-usa com 

Description: ReLANpro is a digital language learning 

system offering 21st century learning, combining 

ReLANpro language lab software with the cloud, 

using apps for IOS and Android, and is Windows/Mac 

compatible 

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish 

Asia for kids 1028 

Address: 4480 Lake Forest Dr , Cincinnati, OH 45242 


Fax: 513-563-3105 

Contact: Selina Yoon 

Email: sales@afk com 

Website: www asiaforkids com 

Description: Asia for Kids provides carefully selected 

curriculum and supplemental materials for K-16 

language learners Motivate your students with fun 

teacher resources for languages and culture—iPad 

apps, eBooks, books, DVDs, posters, music, arts & 

crafts, games, incentives, flags, and room decorations 

Stop by to view Families of the World, Sing and Learn, 

BookBox and games and activities 

Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, 

Gujarati, Arabic, Farsi, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Punjabi, 

Urdu, Turkish, Bengali, Burmese, Hmong, Karen, ELL/ 

ESL 

ASTuR–Sprach- und 

Studienreisen Gmbh 845 

Address: Sturmiusstr 2, Fulda, Hesse, Germany 36037 

Phone: +49 (0) 661-92802-0 

Fax: +49 (0) 661-92802-25 

Contact: Karoline Glura 

Email: karoline g@astur-gmbh de 

Website: www astur-gmbh de 

Description: ASTUR has been organizing language 

courses with host family or residential accommodation 

for children and teenagers from all over the world for 

over 26 years Organizing class and sightseeing tours 

for foreign groups is another specialty of ours 

Languages: German, English, French, Spanish 


Austrian Cultural Forum 843 

Address: 11 East 52nd St , New York, NY 10022 


Fax: 212-644-8660 

Contact: Susanne Kirchgasser 

Email: skirchgasser@acfny org 

Website: www acfny org 

Description: The Austrian Cultural Forum New York 

(ACFNY), an agency of the Republic of Austria, is a 

cultural, academic, and intellectual meeting place for 

Austrians, <strong>American</strong>s, and citizens from all over the 

world The ACFNY seeks to enhance the appreciation 

of contemporary Austrian creative achievements in the 

United States It offers programs focusing on current 

artistic and intellectual challenges and controversies, 

and cooperates with cultural and academic institutions 

throughout the United States It also hosts a lending 

library focusing on Austrian literature and culture with 

materials in English and German 

Languages: German 

Avant Assessment 918 

Address: 160 South Park St , Eugene, OR 97401 


Contact: Patti Beardsley 

Email: marketing@avantassessment com 

Website: www avantassessment com 

Description: Avant’s research-based, four-skill 

language assessments build student and teacher 

confidence in real-world learning and deliver accurate 

standards-based data to inform the learning process 

Delivered via the web, Avant’s iCAN ® , STAMP and 

Placement are easily accessible, personalized and 

engaging 

Languages: STAMP: Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, 

German, Japanese, Italian; iCAN: any language 

Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. 908 

Address: 250 Wireless Blvd , Hauppauge, NY 11788 


Fax: 631-434-3217 

Contact: Frederick Glasser 

Email: school_library@barronseduc com 

Website: www barronseduc com 

Description: Supplemental language review books 

and test prep guides, plus Spanish, French and bilingual 

children’s books 

Languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, 

Mandarin Chinese 

Bayard Presse/milan Presse 1137 

Address: 9709 Sotweed Dr , Potomac, MD 20854 


Contact: Marie-Caroline Russell 

Email: bayardpresse@hotmail com 

Website: www bayard-milan com/monde 

Description: Bayard Presse and Milan Presse, leaders 

for educational magazines provide authentic material 

from France and Spain to be used as a complement in 

the classroom or the library K to college level 

Languages: French, Spanish 

Beach Lloyd Publishers, LLC 1414 

Address: 40 Cabot Street, Wayne, PA 19087 


Fax: 775-254-0633 

Contact: Joanne S Silver 

Email: beachlloyd@erols com 

Website: www beachlloyd com 

Beijing Language & Culture 

university Press 1432 

Address: 5660 N Jersey Ave , Chicago, IL 


Contact: David Wang 

Email: bywangda@126 com 

Website: www blcup com 

Description: Established in 1985, Beijing Language and 

Culture University Press is the only publishing house in 

China dedicated to the publication of materials for the 

teaching and research of Chinese as a foreign language 

(TCFL) Besides providing publications such as books, 

audiovisual and electronic products, it also conducts 

research and development of TCFL textbooks and training 

for teachers BLCUP was selected as one of China’s Top 

100 Publishing Houses and National Culture Export Focal 

Enterprises 

Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean 

Better Chinese LLC 919 

Address: 640 Waverley St , Palo Alto, CA 94301 


Fax: 888-384-0901 

Contact: James Lin 

Email: usa@betterchinese com 

Website: www betterchinese com 

Description: Founded by educators from Columbia 

University and the UN, Better Chinese is a leading 

publisher of Mandarin curricula for students of all 

levels, from pre-K to college Officially adopted by nine 

states in the United States and used in 1,200+ schools 

worldwide, the Better Chinese pedagogy, learning 

materials and technologies are helping to build the next 

generation of Chinese language speakers Come experience 

our new Modern Chinese college textbook and 

the revolutionary Discovering Chinese iPad classroom 

at Booth 919! 

Languages: Chinese, Simplified and Traditional 

Chinese Characters 


Bilingual Books Inc. 819 

Address: 1719 West Nickerson St , Seattle, WA 98119 


Fax: 206-284-3660 

Contact: Keith Johnson 

Email: keith@bbks com 

Website: www bbks com 

Description: Bilingual Books, Inc publishes: 10 minutes 

a day ® with CD-ROM Series: engaging, practical 

and effective books with fun software for beginning 

foreign language learning; for Arabic, Chinese, French, 

German, Hebrew, Ingles [English], Italian, Japanese, 

Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish 10 

minutes a day ® AUDIO CD Series: audio courses for 

Spanish, French, German and Italian, corresponding 

step-by-step with the book for that language 

Language Map ® Series: laminated phrase guides for 20 

languages 

Languages: Arabic, Chinese Dari, Farsi, French, German, 

Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Ingles [English], Italian, 

Japanese, Norwegian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, 

Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese 

BlendedSchools.net 1320 

Address: 2527 U S Highway 522 South, 

McVeytown, PA 17051 


Fax: 814-542-2569 

Contact: Evon Zundel 

Email: ezundel@blendedschools net 

Website: www blendedschools net 

Description: The blendedschools net Language 

Institute provides live, engaging online language 

learning to small, dialog-focused classes, powered 

by Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Collaborate Web 

Conferencing and Voice tools World language classes 

include elementary and middle school enrichment, high 

school and dual enrollment 

Breaking the Barrier, Inc. 709 

Address: 63 Shirley Rd , Groton, MA 01450 


Fax: 978-835-1384 

Contact: John Conner 

Email: john@tobreak com 

Website: www tobreak com 

Description: Breaking the Barrier publishes Spanish 

and French textbooks that are ideal for high school, college, 

and homeschoolers Tests, teacher editions, audio 

and online resources support the program An iPad 

version is also now available for the Spanish series! 

Languages: Spanish, French 



Brightspark 813 

Address: 111 S Pfingsten Rd , Ste 100, 

Deerfield, IL 60015 


Fax: 847-509-0011 

Contact: Suzanne Pacey 

Email: suzanne@brightsparktravel com 

Website: www brightsparktravel com 

Description: Brightspark Travel provides middle grade 

and high school student groups fun and exciting tours 

for educational and performance travel throughout the 

U S and abroad 

Language: English 

Calico Spanish 1423 

Address: P O Box 498, Mt Hood, OR 97041 USA 


Fax: 888-375-0606 

Contact: Erica Fischer 

Email: efischer@calicospanish com 

Website: www CalicoSpanish com 

Description: Calico Spanish’s elementary Spanish 

curriculum inspires the attention of students and leads 

them to language acquisition Experience excellence 

with our visuals, music, literature, and teaching guides 

Supplement lessons with custom online and electronic 

whiteboard resources Beginning and intermediate 

packages available 


Campus France uSA 946 

Address: 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington DC 

20012 


Fax: 202-944-6584 

Contact: Aude Oubelkhir 

Email: aude oubelkhir@hotmail com 

Website: www usa campusfrance org 

Description: Promotion of higher education in France 

to <strong>American</strong> students 

Carlex, Inc. 1105 

Address: P O Box 81786, Rochester, MI 48308-1786 


Fax: 248-852-7142 

Contact: Ava Hanna 

Email: carlexonline@earthlink net 

Website: www carlexonline com 

Description: Dice, gamebooks, puppets, and manipulatives 

for all languages Specialize in French and Spanish 

with over 2,000 items including DVDs, movie guides, 

music, posters, awards, games, readers, workbooks, 

incentives, teacher guides, crafts, decorations, 

dictionaries, flashcards, shirts, flags, magnetics, bingos, 

bookmarks, wristbands, and more! 

Languages: All languages, specialize in Spanish and 

French 

Center for Advanced Language 

Proficiency Education and Research 

(CALPER)–Penn State university 733 

Address: Pennsylvania State University, 

305 Sparks Building, University Park, PA 16802 


Fax: 814-865-1316 

Contact: Gabriela Appel 

Email: calper@psu edu 

Website: calper la psu edu 

Description: CALPER, a federally-funded Title VI 

Language Resource Center, creates innovative teaching 

materials, conducts professional development 

opportunities, and develops extensive online resources 

in support of language education in the U S 

Languages: Non-language specific 

Center for Advanced Research on 

Language Acquisition (CARLA)/ 

university of minnesota 735 

Address: 140 UIC, 331 17th Ave SE, 

Minneapolis, MN 55414 


Fax: 612-624-7514 

Contact: Karin Larson 

Email: carla@umn edu 

Website: www carla umn edu 

Description: The Center for Advanced Research on 

Language Acquisition (CARLA) is a federally-funded 

Language Resource Center that supports language 

teachers with summer institutes, conferences, and 

a wide variety of research-based instructional and 

professional development materials CARLA’s extensive 

website offers free, practical teacher resources on 

assessment, culture, content-based instruction, immersion 

education, learner language, less commonly taught 

languages, study abroad, technology, and more! 


(CAL) 812 

Address: 4646 40th St , NW, Washington, DC 20016 


Fax: 202-363-7204 

Contact: Sophia Birdas 

Email: info@cal org 

Website: www cal org 

Description: The Center for Applied Linguistics is a 

private, nonprofit organization working to improve communication 

through better understanding of language 

and culture CAL provides a variety of research-based 

resources relating to foreign language and bilingual 

education, language assessment, and refugee cultural 

orientation 

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, 

Russian, Somali, Spanish and more

Center for Applied Second 

Language Studies (CASLS) 739 

Address: 5290 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 


Fax: 541-346-6303 

Contact: Carl Falsgraf 

Email: info@uoregon edu 

Website: casls uoregon edu 

Description: CASLS works to improve the teaching 

and learning of foreign languages We provide 

language learning materials for free or no cost and 

offer educational services so that all students have the 

opportunity to learn another language 

Languages: Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish, 

Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Russian 

Center for Educational Resources 

in Culture, Language and Literacy 

(CERCLL) 743 

Address: University of Arizona, 

1423 East University Blvd , Tucson, AZ 85721 


Fax: 520-626-3303 

Contact: Kate Mackay 

Email: kmackay@email arizona edu 

Website: cercll arizona edu 

Description: The University of Arizona’s Center for 

Educational Resources in Culture, Language and 

Literacy (CERCLL) researches culture, language and 

literacy, especially in LCTLs Its projects focus on multiliteracies, 

including emerging technologies, and provide 

educators with teaching resources and professional 

development opportunities 

Languages: Non-language specific resources, as well 

as Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, 

Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish 


Research (CLEAR) 739 

Address: 619 Red Cedar Rd , Wells Hall B135, 

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 


Contact: Joy Campbell 

Email: clear@msu edu 

Website: clear msu edu 

Description: Michigan State University’s CLEAR, 

a federally funded Language Resource Center, is 

dedicated to improving language teaching and learning 

through professional development training and innovative 

materials Most of CLEAR’s products are free, and 

include online authoring tools, web-based lessons, 

guides, and software 

Languages: All 


Center for Open Educational 

Resources and Language 

Learning (COERLL) 737 

Address: The University of Texas at Austin, Mezes Hall 

2 126, 1 University Station, Mailcode B3500, Austin, 

TX 78712 


Contact: Carl Blyth 

Email: Info@coerll utexas edu 

Website: coerll utexas edu 

Description: The Center for Open Educational Resources 

& Language Learning (COERLL), a National Language 

Resource Center at the University of Texas at Austin, 

produces and disseminates Open Educational Resources 

(OERs) for language learning (online language courses, 

reference grammars, assessment tools, corpora) 

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, 

Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, 

Spanish, Turkish, Yoruba 

Central Intelligence 

Agency (CIA) 906 

Address: Washington, DC 20505 

Website: www cia gov 

Company Description: The CIA is an independent 

agency responsible for providing intelligence on a 

wide range of national security issues to senior U S 

policymakers CIA’s mission is to support the President, 

the National Security <strong>Council</strong>, and all officials who 

make and execute the U S national security policy by 

providing accurate, comprehensive, and timely foreign 

intelligence on national security topics; conducting 

counterintelligence activities, special activities, and 

other functions related to foreign intelligence on 

national security, as directed by the President To learn 

more about the CIA, visit our website at www cia gov 

Languages: For the language instructor position 

only we are looking for instructors for the following 

languages: Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin, Dari/Pashtu, 

French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Persian (Farsi), 

Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish 



(CSCTFL) 1505 

Address: P O Box 251, Milwaukee, WI 53201 


Fax: 414-276-4650 

Contact: Patrick T Raven 

Email: CSCTFL@aol com 

Website: www csctfl org 

Description: The Central States Conference on 

the Teaching of Foreign Languages is a 17-state, 

Midwestern regional conference devoted to the 

promotion of second language learning and teaching 

Its annual conference is held in the spring CSCTFL will 

promote its 2013 conference to be held in Columbus, 

OH, March 14-16; as well as promote future CSCTFL 

conferences and membership in its Advisory <strong>Council</strong> 

Centro de Lenguas modernas 

de la universidad de Granada 1238 

Address: Placeta del Hospicio Viejo S/N, 

Granada, Spain 


Fax: +34 958 220 844 

Contact: Inmaculada Sanz Sainz 

Email: direccionclm@ugr es 

Website: www clm-granada com 

Description: CLM is part of the prestigious University of 

Granada and runs Spanish Language and Culture Courses 

taught by highly qualified professionals in a unique 

setting, halfway between snow-capped mountains and 

subtropical beaches Granada’s vitality and riveting history 

are reflected in its 70,000 university students and the 

spectacular Alhambra Palace 


Centro Superior de Lenguas modernas 

de la universidad de Cádiz 1236 

Address: Consorcio Tecnológico de Cádiz, C/ Benito 

Pérez Galdós, s/n, CP, Cádiz, Spain 11002 

Phone: +34 956015795 

Fax: +34 956015796 

Contact: María del Carmen Fernández 

Email: lenguas modernas@uca es 

Website: www uca es/cslm 

Description: Characterized by its modern, flexible and 

effective approach, the University School of Modern 

Languages of the University of Cadiz was created to 

encourage the learning of languages at all levels The 

School also organizes customized courses for foreign 

universities and other public and private institutions 

that request our services Therefore, it also offers 

excellent accommodation and extra-academic activities 

that are always adapted to the needs and interests of 

our students 


ChA Educational Tours 1129 

Address: 107-115 South Second St , 

Philadelphia, PA 19106 


Fax: 215-923-5583 

Contact: Tina Falcione 

Email: info@cha-tours com 

Website: www cha-tours com 

Description: Since 1969, CHA has provided <strong>American</strong> 

teachers and students with high-quality educational 

tours at affordable prices Choose from over 120 predesigned 

itineraries to Europe, the Americas, Asia and 

the South Pacific, or design your own custom tour to 

meet your group’s specific requirements Teachers travel 

free with every six students! 


Cheng & Tsui 1122 

Address: 25 West St , Boston, MA 02111 


Fax: 617-669-4075 

Contact: Cindy Su 

Email: inquires@cheng-tsui com 

Website: www cheng-tsui com 

Description: Cheng & Tsui is a leading educational 

publisher of Asian language-learning materials and 

cultural supplements We provide a wide variety of 

Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic textbooks; pan- 

Asian literature in translation, comprehensive teacher 

resources; and innovative multimedia for all levels 

Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic 

Chill Expeditions 1422 

Address: 124 Sibley Ave , 2nd Floor, 

Ardmore, PA 19003 


Contact: Carolyne Totherow 

Email: carolyne@chillexpeditions com 

Website: www chillexpeditions com 

Description: Chill Expeditions, run by 2 career teachers, 

offers customized, off-the-beaten-path eco-immersion 

adventures in Latin America and Spain Our unique 

approach to education in the field involves immersion 

through a network of local collaborators, resulting in 

authentic, inspirational experiences for students 


China Books & Periodicals Inc. 912 

Address: 360 Swift Ave #48, 

South San Francisco, CA 94080 


Fax: 650-872-7808 

Contact: Kelly Feng 

Email: Kelly@chinabooks com 

Website: www chinabooks com 

Description: America’s #1 source of publications 

about China since 1960 We specialize in books, DVDs, 

software and other educational materials in Chinese 

learning 

Language: English, Chinese 

China Travel and Tour 1347 

Address: 5757 Central Ave , Suite 150, 

Boulder, CO 80301 

Phone: 720-266-4666 ext 830 

Fax: 815-331-0813 

Contact: Kevin Young 

Email: kyoung@chinatravelandtour com 

Website: www chinatravelandtour com 

Description: Looking for unique, hands-on immersion, 

service projects, homestays, and more in China? China 

Travel and Tour is a premier provider of Greater China 

study trips that connect a student to China Come 

engage your students with the culture of China! 

Languages: Mandarin Chinese 



ChinaSprout 1433 

Address: 110 W 32nd St , 6th Floor, 



Fax: 212-658-9185 

Contact: Xiaoning Wang 

Email: info@chinasprout com 

Website: www chinasprout com 

Description: ChinaSprout carries a comprehensive 

collection of language learning materials for pre-K to 

college Our resources include textbooks, dictionaries, 

CD-ROMS, DVDs, content-based materials and graded 

readers for Chinese immersion programs Our extensive 

selection of Chinese and Chinese-English bilingual 

storybooks, folktales and literature provide additional 

support for Chinese language and culture learning 

We also carry Chinese cultural games, crafts, toys and 

do-it-yourself products 

Languages: Chinese 

Chinese in Focus, LLC 1125 

Address: 87 Kimball Beach Road, Hingham, MA 02043 


Contact: Kathy Swanson 

Email: sraswanson@yahoo com 

Description: Chinese in Focus is a new textbook and 

animation series that is designed for <strong>American</strong> middle 

and high school students The author of the text taught 

high school Chinese for 16 years in Quincy, MA The 

outstanding feature of this series is the combination of 

cartoon-like characters and precise language instruction 

The presentation is visual, lively, clear and entertaining 

This is a culturally rich, technology-inclusive, 

unique approach to language learning 




(CLASS) 1350 

Address: 10100 Finch Ave c/o Paul Jia, 

Cupertino, CA 95014 


Fax: 925-289-1148 

Contact: Baocai Paul Jia 

Email: bjia@yahoo com 

Website: www classk12 org 

Description: Chinese Language Association of 

Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) is a nonprofit 

professional organization that represents all Chinese 

language educators at all levels from elementary to 

secondary schools CLASS advances and promotes the 

teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture 

at preK-12 schools in the United States 


Chinese Language Center at the 

Open university of China 1439 

Address: # 75 Fuxing Rd , Haidian District, 

Beijing, China 100039 

Phone: +86-13426494709 

Fax: +86-10-57519166 

Contact: Mao Dan 

Email: maodan@crtvu edu cn 

Website: www myechinese com, www myechinese org 

Description: The Chinese Language Center at the 

Open University of China is a professional institution 

of Chinese teaching, teacher education, research, and 

resources development for Chinese learners and teachers 

MyEChinese is a world-leading distance Chinese 

learning system providing online courses and services 

The center also organizes immersion summer camps in 

cooperation with Sino Language Gateway 

Languages: Chinese, English 


Association (CLTA) 1326 

Address: Curtin Hall 829, 3243 N Downer Ave , 

Milwaukee, WI 53211 


Fax: 414-229-2741 

Contact: Yea-Fen Chen 

Email: yfchen@uwm edu 

Website: clta-us org 

Description: The Chinese Language Teachers 

Association (CLTA), established in 1962, promotes 

the study of Chinese language and culture in an 

international context Given the importance of the 

Chinese-speaking world and its global cultural, social, 

economic, and political impact, our mission is to 

promote the Chinese language as a tool for communication 

worldwide As a professional organization, CLTA 

represents Chinese language teachers in all educational 

settings It supports establishing and sustaining quality 

Chinese programs, K-16 articulation, teacher education 

and professional development, and research relating 

to all aspects of teaching and learning about Chinese 

languages and cultures The Association, along with its 

affiliated regional associations, is committed to providing 

leadership, scholarship, and service to its members 

and to all sectors of society 


Chinese Online Corp., Ltd. 1442 

Address: 3 Zhong Guan Cun South Ave , Haidian 

Science and Technology Building, #1201, 



Fax: 86-10-68944300 

Contact: Zijian Zhou 

Email: zhou zijian zzj@gmail com 

Website: www ninhao com 

Description: Learning Chinese is easy and fun 

Innovative educational games greatly help to beat the 

high CFL drop rate Leading Pad product was chosen for 

UN employee CFL training Strong ability for content 

production available as mobile apps and eBooks 

Languages: English, Chinese

ChineseCuBES 827 

Address: 141 Wooster St , Suite 4A, 



Contact: Wendy Tsao 

Email: wendy@chinesecubes com 

Website: www chinesecubes com 

Description: ChineseCUBES is an innovative new 

learning system that teaches Chinese based on its 

character system, using new technology to create an 

exploratory and hands-on learning experience 

Language: Chinese 

CIESE-Comillas, International Center 

for higher Spanish Studies 1239 

Address: Avda de la Universidad Pontificia s/n, 

Comillas (Cantabria), Spain 39520 


Fax: +34 942 55 19 

Contact: Sophie De Vries 

Email: info@ciese-comillas es 

Website: www ciese-comillas es, www fundacioncomillas 

es 

Description: As an International Center for Higher 

Spanish Studies, CIESE-Comillas is dedicated to the 

specialized teaching of this language and all the 

cultural activities linked to it: university undergraduate 

and postgraduate degrees, professional development, 

summer/semester study abroad programs, and customized 

programs 


CLE International 938 

Address: 9 Bis Rue Abel Hovelacque, 

Paris, France 75013 

Phone: +33 1 72 36 30 59 

Fax: +33 1 45 87 44 10 

Contact: Bruno Lombard 

Email: blombard@cle-inter com 

Website: www cle-inter com 

Description: CLE International is a worldwide-represented 

French publishing house specializing in French 

as a foreign language, as well as the publisher of the 

French teachers’ review “Le français dans le monde ” 


Common Ground 

International, LLC 1426 

Address: 1624 Market St , Ste 202, Denver, CO 80202 


Fax: 303-684-5558 

Contact: Rory Foster 

Email: rfoster@commongroundinternational com 

Website: www commongroundinternational com 

Description: Common Ground provides Spanish and 

English language services to professionals, students 

and organizations We offer Spanish Immersion 

Programs in Costa Rica, a new cutting-edge Spanish 

app, professional language classes, and our new online 

Spanish Tutor Network 

Languages: Spanish, English 


Computer Assisted Language 

Instruction Consortium 

(CALICO) T2 

Address: 214 Centennial Hall, 601 University Dr , 

San Marcos, TX 78666 


Fax: 512-245-9089 

Contact: Esther Horn 

Email: info@calico org 

Website: https://calico org 

Description: CALICO, the Computer Assisted Language 

Instruction Consortium, is a professional organization 

for those who use technology to teach or learn 

languages CALICO publishes a peer-reviewed, online 

journal, and a book series exploring various topics on 

language and technology, and hosts an annual conference 

Future conferences: 2013, University of Hawaii; 

2014, Ohio University; 2015, University of Colorado 

Come join us and learn some new tech tricks Please 

visit https://calico org for more information 

Languages: Any and all languages 

Concordia Language villages 1218 

Address: Concordia College, 901 8th St South, 

Moorhead, MN 56562 


Fax: 218-299-3807 

Contact: Carl-Martin Nelson 

Email: cnelson@cord edu 

Website: www concordialanguagevillages org 

Description: Concordia Language Villages is the premier 

language and cultural immersion program in North 

America, offering sessions for educators, youth, families 

and adults in 15 languages Explore language, culture, 

food, activities and fun at Concordia Language Villages 

Professional development for teachers also available 

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, 

French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, 

Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish 

Confucius Institute at michigan 

State university 719 

Address: 620 Farm Ln , Room #230, 

East Lansing, MI 48824 


Fax: 517-432-4797 

Contact: Angelica Kim 

Email: info@cimsu org 

Website: www experiencechinese com 

Description: Confucius Institute at Michigan State 

University offers innovative programs and services to 

meet the demand for Chinese language and culture 

education: Teacher certification program; Online IB 

Chinese; four-year high school online program; and an 

open game-based learning community 


Consulate General of Switzerland 

in New York 847 

Address: 633 Third Ave , 30th Floor, 



Fax: 212-599-4266 

Contact: Sandrine Ligabue 

Email: nyc culture@eda admin ch 

Website: www eda admin ch/newyork 

Description: We provide educational material that 

encompasses the rich diversity of Swiss culture, 

languages and geography It offers an in-depth look into 

the Swiss political and educational system and provides 

insight into Switzerland’s innovative achievements in 

art, science and technology 

Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish 

Costa Rica Spanish Institute 

(COSI) 1312 

Address: P O Box 1366, 2050 San Pedro, 

San Jose, Costa Rica 2050 

Phone: + 506-2234-1001 

Fax: + 506-2253-2117 

Contact: Marvin Lopez 

Email: marvin@cosi co cr 

Website: www cosi co cr 

Description: Spanish language school in Costa Rica 

Two locations: San Jose (the capital city) and Manuel 

Antonio (beach and rain forest) Including home stay, 

cultural activities, internships, service learning, college 

credits Summer camp for high school students in 

Heredia 

Language: Spanish 

CPI Spanish Immersion School, 

Costa Rica 950 

Address: P O Box 151-3007, San Joaquin de Flores, 

Heredia, Costa Rica 

Phone: 011 506-2-265-6306 

Fax: 011 506-2-265-6866 

Contact: Jonle Sedar 

Email: jonle_sedar@cpi-edu com 

Website: www cpi-edu com 

Description: Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (CPI), 

Costa Rican Spanish immersion institute, with over 

20 years of experience and three campuses: Heredia, 

Monteverde, and Flamingo, combines quality language 

instruction with personalized service Study individually, 

in our teacher training program OR with a customized 

group itinerary 

Languages: Spanish immersion 


Cultural vistas 855 

Address: 440 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor, 



Fax: 212-497-3535 

Contact: Beth Uding 

Email: buding@culturalvistas org 

Website: www culturalvistas org 

Description: Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) 

organization which provides international exchange 

opportunities that strengthen global networks, enhance 

professional skills, and advance mutual understanding 

in an interconnected world It holds an active partner 

network in over 100 countries and offers international 

internships and training, professional fellowships, work 

and study abroad programs, study tours and short-term 

experiential programs Cultural Vistas is designated 

by the U S Department of State as a J-1 visa sponsor 

in five categories: Intern, Trainee, Teach, WEST, and 

Summer Work and Travel Cultural Vistas has over 100 

years of exchange experience and has opened doors 

for over 100,000 people around the world seeking to 

expand their involvement in the global arena 

Languages: German, Russian, Spanish, Korean, 

Portuguese, Japanese 

Culture for kids 1026 

Address: 4480 Lake Forest Dr , Cincinnati, OH 45242 


Fax: 513-563-3105 

Contact: Frederick Chen, Selina Yoon 

Email: sales@cultureforkids com 

Website: www cultureforkids com 

Description: Culture for Kids features supplemental 

materials for K-16 language learners Motivate your 

students with fun teacher resources—iPad apps, 

eBooks, books, DVDs, posters, music, arts and crafts, 

games, and dictionaries Families of Italy, Germany, 

France, Russia, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, 

Panama, China, Japan, Korea, India, Brazil, Egypt and 

BookBox multilingual DVD 

Languages: Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, 

German, French, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Turkish, Latin, 

ELL/ESL 

Culture Quest Tours 1029 

Address: 15 South 3rd St , Suite 200, 


Phone: 800-678-6877, 215-923-1415 

Fax: 215-923-1146 

Contact: Alessandra Taddeucci 

Email: ale@cqtours com 

Website: www cqtours com 

Description: Since 1993, Culture Quest has designed 

fully customized educational tours and short-term study 

abroad programs for high schools and colleges traveling 

to Europe, Latin America and beyond Stop by Booth 

1029 and request your no-obligation travel quote! 



Curiosity media/ 

SpanishDict.com 1223 

Address: 3179 Wilson Blvd , Suite H, 

Arlington, VA 22201 


Contact: Paralee Whitmire 

Email: paralee@spanishdict com 

Website: www spanishdict com 

Description: SpanishDict is the world’s largest 

Spanish-English dictionary, translation, and language 

learning website We seek to develop and provide 

reliable, accurate, easy-to-use resources for learning 

Spanish SpanishDict features 90 full-length instructional 

videos, 100+ grammar reference articles, 25,000 

multimedia flashcards, and a community of more than 

six million people from around the world 


Cursos Internacionales–universidade 

de Santiago de Compostela 1240 

Address: Avda Ciencias, chalet nº2 Campus Vida, 

Santiago de Compostela, Spain 

Phone: +34 881 814422 

Fax: +34 881 814432 

Contact: Gene González 

Email: linguas@usc es 

Website: www cursosinternacionales usc es 

Description: The University of Santiago de 

Compostela is one of Spain’s most prestigious institutions 

For more than 60 years, the International Courses 

Office has been organizing Spanish language courses 

for foreign students aimed at anybody who wishes to 

learn and perfect the language, while experiencing our 

culture at firsthand 


Delta Publishing Company/ 

Raven Tree Press 732 

Address: 1400 Miller Parkway, McHenry, IL 60050 


Fax: 800-909-9901 

Contact: Jeannie Patchin 

Email: j patchin@deltapublishing com 

Website: www deltapublishing com 

Description: Delta Publishing Company offers 

imported Italian language materials at competitive 

prices Its Raven Tree Press imprint publishes awardwinning 

picture books in English and Spanish Visit our 

website, www deltapublishing com 

Languages: Italian, Spanish 

Deutsche welle 859 

Address: Kurt-Schumacher-Str 3, 

Bonn, Germany 53113 

Phone: (49) 228 429 2726 

Fax: (49) 228 429 2749 

Contact: Viola Zintgraf 

Email: viola zintgraf@dw de 

Website: www dw de 

Description: Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany’s international 

broadcaster and a trusted source for reliable, 

unbiased news and information DW delivers the latest 

insights and analysis of the issues that are moving 

the world with regional television lineups and radio 

and online content available in 30 different languages 

DW also makes it easier for people to learn German 

around the world with a full range of online courses and 

materials at www dw de/learngerman 


DJh City-hostels in Cologne 

and Düsseldorf 851 

Address: 934 8th Ave 2b, New York, NY 10019 


Contact: Rainer Perry 

Email: rainer perry@djh-rheinland de 

Website: www city-hostel de 

Description: Astonishing hotel-level budget accommodations 

in Cologne and Düsseldorf, Germany Ideal, 

simple luxury for students and groups: pristine, modern 

single and multi-bed rooms with private baths at amazing 

rates for groups and individuals, plus in-house concierge 

and conference services Rates start at € 20 50 

per night pp and € 34 00 for a private room, including 

breakfast and all taxes DJH City-Hostels has four 

upscale hostels in the cities’ centers and 35 hostels in 

Germany’s Rhineland region U S Office now open 

Duolingo 626 

Address: 5541 Walnut St , 3rd Floor, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15232 


Contact: Jose Fuentes 

Email: jose@duolingo com 

Website: www duolingo com 

Description: With Duolingo you learn a language for 

free while helping to translate the web 

Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, 

Portuguese

East Baton Rouge Parish 

School System 1502 

Address: 1050 South Foster Dr , 

Baton Rouge, LA 70806 


Fax: 225-218-8324 

Contact: Daphne Donaldson 

Email: ddonaldson@ebrschools org 

Website: www ebrschools org 

Description: East Baton Rouge Parish School System 

is a pre-K through 12th grade school system We also 

offer a foreign language immersion program 

ECELA Spanish Schools 810 

Address: 1176 Ayacucho, Recoleta, 

Buenos Aires, Argentina 


Fax: 866-726-5705 

Contact: Robyn Macey 

Email: info@ecela com 

Website: www ecela com 

Description: ¡Bienvenido a Escuelas y Centros de 

Español en Latinoamérica (ECELA)! We are ECELA, a 

Spanish immersion company recognized worldwide for 

its excellence both in teaching Spanish and offering 

true Latin <strong>American</strong> experience, with locations in 

Argentina, Chile, and Peru Students attend classes during 

the weekdays, leaving weeknights and weekends 

for exploration and relaxation! Take advantage of our 

flexibility by combining schools for a multicultural trip! 

Take a look at our website, ask us your questions and 

come see us en vivo! 


ECTACO Inc. 610 

Address: 31-21 31st St , Long Island City, NY 11106 


Fax: 718-728-4023 

Contact: Boris Krol 

Email: borisk@ectacoinc com 

Website: www ectaco com 

Description: Established in 1990, over the past 20 

years ECTACO, Inc has grown into one of the most 

influential linguistic support developers, producers 

and designers in the world Providing foreign language 

management solutions for personal and business use, 

ECTACO has received commissions and commendations 

from government and industry sources alike ECTACO 

remains at the forefront of innovation thanks to its 

extraordinary team of international managers, linguists, 

designers and programmers 

Languages: 213 languages including Spanish, French, 

Russian, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, German, Japanese, 

Korean, Farsi, Portuguese 


Edizioni Edilingua 720 

Address: Via Cola di Rienzo 212, Rome, Italy 00192 

Phone: +39 06 967 27 307 

Fax: +39 06 944 43 138 

Contact: Tina Scudelletti-Alabbas 

Email: info@edilingua it 

Website: www edilingua it 

Description: Established in 1996, Edilingua Edizioni 

is a world-leading publishing house in the field of 

Italian as a foreign language Our catalogue includes 

a complete series of high quality teaching materials: 

course books and supplementary books, CD-ROMs, 

DVDs, interactive whiteboard software and an innovative 

digital platform 

Languages: Italian, English 

Education Office of 

the Embassy of France 1145 

Address: 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, 



Fax: 202-944-6268 

Contact: Jean-Claude Duthion 

Email: scule washington-amba@diplomatie gouv fr 

Website: frenchculture org 

Description: The Education Office of the Embassy of 

France is responsible for organizing, managing, implementing 

and promoting French educational policies and 

programs in the United States 

Language: French 

Education Office, 

Embassy of Spain 1232 

Address: 2375 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 



Fax: 202-728-2313 

Contact: Pedro Pablo Rey Rodil 

Email: pedro rey@mecd es 

Website: www educacion gob es/eeuu 

Description: The Education Office of the Embassy 

of Spain is responsible for organizing, managing and 

implementing Spanish educational policies in the 

United States and Canada 

Language: Spanish 

EF Education First 712 

Address: One Education St , Cambridge, MA 02141 


Fax: 800-318-3732 

Contact: Katherine Schlemann 

Email: katherine schlemann@ef com 

Website: www eftours com 

Description: EF Education First provides international 

experiences that complement school curricula with 

experiential learning, allowing students to deepen their 

understanding of the people and places they’ve read 

about in the classroom while developing essential 21st 

century skills With schools and offices in more than 

50 countries, the EF family includes educational tours, 

cultural exchange, language schools and academic 

programs 

EmC Publishing 800, 801 

Address: 875 Montreal Way, Saint Paul, MN 55102 


Fax: 800-328-4564 

Contact: Bette Lind 

Email: educate@emcp com 

Website: www emcschool com 

Description: Featuring the NEW T’es branché? 4-level 

French textbook series! See online resources and exclusive 

Internet technology for Spanish, French, German, 

Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic programs Ask 

about 

the three-level, hardcover Chinese program, 

Zh n Bàng! See Exploring programs, K-12 readers, 

games, and activity books! 

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Italian, 

Japanese, Arabic 

Enforex–Don Quijote 

Spanish in Spain 1428 

Address: Alberto Aguilera, 26, Madrid, Spain 28015 

Phone: (34) 91 594 3776 

Fax: (34) 91 594 5159 

Contact: Carmen Lopez 

Email: promo@enforex es 

Website: www enforex com, www donquijote org 

Description: Over the past 20 years, more than 

450,000 international students have improved their 

Spanish language skills or studied their academic/ 

semester year abroad program at our Spanish language 

schools Enforex and don Quijote, located all over Spain 

and Latin America Based on this, we have expanded 

our curriculum by adding new programs such as 

Barcelona International College which offers credits 

to university and college students from the U S and 

Canada; eduSpain, a network for university placements 

in Spain; and our summer camps program for kids and 

teenagers 



Equal Exchange Fundraising 1027 

Address: 50 United Dr , West Bridgewater, MA 02379 


Fax: 508-587-3833 

Contact: Kayleigh DeMello 

Email: fundraising@equalexchange coop 

Website: www equalexchange coop/fundraiser 

Description: Help students connect their everyday 

foods with the places and cultures they come from 

in your school’s next fundraiser Equal Exchange 

Fundraising offers organic and fairly traded foods, 

artisan gifts and recycled cotton gift wrap with 40%+ 

profits Ditch the junk and support sustainability, enjoy 

award-winning products and make a difference in the 

lives of small farmers and artisans around the globe 

Receive a FREE Equal Exchange Fair Trade curriculum to 

help bring lessons of Fair Trade into the classroom 

Estudio Sampere 1241 

Address: Lagasca 16, Madrid, Spain 


Contact: David Sampere 

Email: david@sampere es 

Website: www sampere es 

Description: Since 1956, thousands of students have 

studied Spanish at Sampere More than 30 U S institutions 

including Carnegie-Mellon University, Samford 

University, Palomar College and many others, have 

established programs with Estudio Sampere in Spain, 

Ecuador or Cuba Visit our booth for a free calendar 

poster 


Eurocentres 734 

Address: Seestrasse 247, Zurich, Switzerland 8038 


Fax: +41 44 485 52 90 

Contact: Brian North 

Email: bjnorth@eurocentres com 

Website: www eurocentres com 

Description: Eurocentres offers programs abroad 

for 8 languages Successful students are eligible to 

receive graded study abroad credit from the University 

of Wisconsin-Milwaukee A <strong>Council</strong> of Europe NGO, 

Eurocentres developed the levels and descriptors for 

the Common European Framework of Reference 

Languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish, 

Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, English 



Evia Learning Inc. 809 

Address: 720 E 8th St , Ste 4, Holland, MI 49423 


Fax: 415-962-4168 

Contact: Lee Forester 

Email: forester@evialearning com 

Website: www evialearning com 

Description: Evia Learning Inc develops and distributes 

culturally based complete curricula for first-year 

and second-year college language courses Current 

titles include Auf geht’s! (first year German), Weiter 

geht’s! (second year German) and Ritmos (first year 

Spanish) 

Languages: German, Spanish 

Expérience Fly Inc. 1224 

Address: 1203 du Haut-Bois, Longueuil, 

Québec, Canada J4N 0A2 


Fax: 1-514-800-1278 

Contact: Alexandre L’Archevêque 

Email: info@flyexperience com 

Website: www flyexperience com 

Description: Fly Experience recognizes the importance 

of multilingualism Our mission as a language school 

goes beyond learning Fly Experience offers a complete 

language immersion experience for youth 

Languages: English, French 

Explorica, Inc. 928 

Address: 145 Tremont St , 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 


Contact: Sabrina Bomberger 

Email: sbomberger@explorica com 

Website: www explorica com 

Description: Explorica helps teachers create 

educational tours full of authentic, interactive learning 

experiences We specialize in connecting teachers and 

students to new cultures, languages and people on 

educational tours across the globe Explorica’s combination 

of exclusive online tools and personalized service 

enables us to create tours uniquely suited to provide 

both the best value and the most customized tours in 

the industry 

FIAP Jean monnet 1139 

Address: 30 rue Cabanis, Paris, France 75014 

Phone: +33143131710 

Fax: +33145816391 

Contact: Karen Di Cato 

Email: dicato@fiap-paris org 

Website: www fiap-paris org 

Description: The FIAP is France’s largest youth and 

student center; ideally located in the heart of Paris in a 

neighborhood that is lively during the day and quiet at 

night, easily accessible from airports, walking distance 

from the metro Simple yet sophisticated, offering safe 

and modern facilities for groups or individuals Our 200 

rooms are all equipped with private baths 

FilmArobics, Inc. 708 

Address: 9 Birmingham Place, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 

Phone: 800-832-2448 (1-800-TEACH IT) 

Fax: 847-367-5669 

Contact: Judy Sugarman 

Email: film@filmarobics com 

Website: www filmarobics com 

Description: Comprehensive lesson plans to accompany 

feature-length foreign language and ELL films 

Lessons include comprehension activities, communicative 

activities, vocabulary, cultural notes and homework 

assignments The film is divided into 10-15 minutes of 

film time around which an entire lesson is based 

Languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian and ELL 

films 

Fluentu 1324 

Address: 21st Floor, Yat Chau Building, 

262 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong 

Contact: Alan Park 

Email: alan@fluentu com 

Website: www fluentu com 

Description: FluentU is a new way to learn Chinese 

through authentic video content like music videos, 

movie trailers, news, and inspiring talks With engaging 

and immersive content, we empower users to learn 

with fun videos exhibiting the diversity and vibrancy of 

modern Chinese culture 


Focus Publishing/ 

R. Pullins Co., Inc. 818 

Address: P O Box 369, Newburyport, MA 01950 


Fax: 978-462-9035 

Contact: David Horvath 

Email: david@pullins com 

Website: www pullins com 

Description: Focus Publishing publishes textbooks 

for the college and high school levels in classical and 

modern languages Our affordable textbooks range from 

literature survey books and novels to language acquisition 

books Including our film for language acquisition 

best sellers Cinema for French Conversation, Cinema 

for Spanish Conversation, and Cinéphile: Intermediate 

French Language and Culture through Film 

Languages: French, German, Ancient Greek, Italian, 

Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish


Cooperation in higher Education 

of Taiwan 832 

Address: Room 202, No 5, Lane 199, Kinghua St , 

Taipei City, Taiwan 

Phone: 886 2 2322 2280 ext 117 

Fax: 886 2 2322 2528 

Contact: Shin-herng Wu 

Email: herng@fichet org tw 

Website: www fichet org tw 

Description: Taiwan, your choice for Chinese learning 

The Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher 

Education of Taiwan (FICHET) is a nonprofit organization 

with 118 university members Through integrating 

the resources of all members, we hope to create 

more constructive cooperation with the international 

academic societies 


France Langue 942 

Address: 22 Avenue Notre Dame, Nice, France 06000 

Phone: +33 (0) 4 93 13 78 88 

Fax: +33 (0) 4 93 13 78 89 

Contact: Nadine Vallejos 

Email: n vallejos@france-langue fr 

Website: www france-langue fr 

Description: France Langue offers quality French language 

programs at all levels in 4 fantastic cities: Paris, 

Nice, Bordeaux and Biarritz France Langue runs facultyled 

programs as well as individual programs that can be 

complemented by workshops (arts, literature, culture, 

business…) 


Frozen Light 615 

Address: 4459 S Gary Ave , Tulsa, OK 74105 


Contact: Mona Betz 

Email: monabetz@yahoo com 

Website: www frozenlight biz 

Description: Unusual, hand-crafted sterling silver 

jewelry with gemstones 

Fulbright Teacher Exchange 

Program 1424 

Address: 1400 K St NW, Ste 700, 



Fax: 202-326-7696 

Contact: Chelsea Ridenour 

Email: cridenour@iie org 

Website: www fulbrightteacherexchange org/ 

Description: The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program 

seeks to improve mutual understanding among teachers, 

their schools and communities in the U S and 

abroad through two programs—the Fulbright Classroom 

Teacher Exchange Program and the Distinguished 

Fulbright Awards in Teaching Program 

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish 


GEEO Travel Programs 

for Teachers 1308 

Address: 2945 Morris Rd , Ardmore, PA 19003 


Contact: Jesse Weisz 

Email: jesse@geeo org 

Website: www geeo org 

Description: GEEO is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization 

that runs summer professional development travel 

programs designed for teachers Educators can earn 

professional development credit while seeing the world 

over the summer GEEO provides an affordable way to 

travel WITHOUT your students 

Languages: English, Spanish, French, Russian, 

Portuguese, Polish, Slavic Languages, Russian, Chinese, 

Hindi, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic 

Georgetown university Press 1118 

Address: 3240 Prospect St NW, 



Fax: 202-687-6340 

Contact: Jackie Beilhart 

Email: jb594@georgetown edu 

Website: www press georgetown edu/ 

georgetownlanguages 

Description: Georgetown University Press Languages 

publishes peer-reviewed works of academic distinction, 

with exceptional editorial and production quality in 

languages and linguistics 

Languages: Arabic, Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese, 

Urdu, Pashto, Tajiki, Uzbek, Turkish, and other Less 

Commonly Taught Languages 

Geovisions 1314 

Address: 63 Whitfield St , Guilford, CT 06437 


Fax: 203-738-1024 

Contact: Randy LeGrant 

Email: rlegrant@geovisions org 

Website: www geovisions org 

Description: 1 Paid teaching positions abroad with 

salary and benefits 2 Conversation Corps, founded by 

GeoVisions, is offered in 15+ countries Conversation 

Corps involves living with a host family and tutoring 

them in conversational English up to 15 hours/week 3 

GeoVisions places high school students abroad for 1-2 

weeks with a host family for English tutoring 

Languages: Teachers and tutors should be native 

English speakers 

German Academic 

Exchange Service–DAAD 854 

Address: 871 United Nations Plaza, 



Fax: 212-755-5780 

Contact: Michael Thomanek 

Email: thomanek@daad org 

Website: www daad org 

Description: The German Academic Exchange Service 

(DAAD) is a publicly funded independent organization 

of higher education institutions in Germany Each year 

DAAD, its Regional Offices, Information Centers and 

DAAD Professors provide information and financial support 

to over 67,000 highly-qualified students and faculty 

worldwide for international research and study Located 

in New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, DAAD North 

America advises students, faculty and current DAAD 

fellows in the U S and Canada 


German Information 

Center uSA 856 

Address: 2300 M St , NW, Suite 300, 



Fax: 202-471-5526 

Contact: Jennifer Clardy Chalmers 

Email: dz-12@wash diplo de 

Website: www germany info 

Description: The German Information Center USA 

offers educators a window to modern German through 

free educational resources and materials, both printed 

and online at www German info Sign up for our free 

electronic newsletters and keep up-to-date with the 

latest news from Germany 

Languages: German, English 

Global Language Project T3 

Address: P O Box 3851, New York, NY 10185 


Fax: 212-658-9889 

Contact: Helena Zeweri 

Email: hzeweri@globallanguageproject org 

Website: www globallanguageproject org 

Description: Global Language Project (GLP) is an 

innovative educational movement that seeks to equip 

disadvantaged public school students with the skills 

to compete in a globalized world and workforce 

Through Speak to Succeed, GLP’s free and comprehensive 

language training program, elementary school 

students will achieve proficiency in a language other 

than English The curriculum emphasizes traditional 

and experiential learning and was created by leading 

educational professionals from Columbia University and 

New York University 

Languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, Mandarin 


Goethe-Institut uSA 850 

Address: 72 Spring St , New York, NY 10012 

Phone: +1-212-439-8700 

Fax: +1-212-439-8750 

Contact: Natascha Lehner 

Email: language@newyork goethe org 

Website: www goethe de/usa 

Description: The Goethe-Institut is the cultural 

institute of the Federal Republic of Germany We 

support the teaching of German as a foreign language 

and learning about German culture within the U S 

educational system, as well as transatlantic exchange 

between the cultures 


Government of Québec 1054 

Address: 525, boul René-Lévesque Est, 

Quebec, QC Canada 


Fax: 418-649-2418 

Contact: Maria Beauséjour 

Email: maria beausejour@mri gouv qc ca 

Website: www mri gouv qc ca 

Description: Mission: To promote and defend Québec’s 

interests internationally while ensuring respect for its 

authority and the consistency of government activities 

The Ministère des Relations internationales carries out 

its mission through: its knowledge of the international 

context, the policy advice it provides for the government, 

its coordination of international government 

activities and the ties it builds with foreign governments 

and international organizations 

Languages: French, English 

hanban (Confucius Institute 

headquarters) 1351 

Address: Confucius Institute Headquarters, 129 

Deshengmen Wai St , Xicheng District, 


Phone: (86) 10-5859-5977 

Fax: (86) 10-5859-5975 

Contact: Wang Jinhong 

Email: wangjinhong@hanban org 

Website: www hanban org 

Description: Hanban/Confucius Institute 

Headquarters, as a public institution affiliated with the 

Chinese Ministry of Education, is committed to providing 

Chinese language and cultural teaching resources 

and services worldwide It goes all out in meeting the 

demands of foreign Chinese learners and contributing 

to the development of multiculturalism and the building 

of a harmonious world 




hands-On Spanish Travel 608 

Address: 22617 N 72nd Dr , Glendale, AZ 85310 


Contact: Lee Ann Silva 

Email: director@hands-onspanish com 

Website: www hands-onspanish com 

Description: Hands-on Spanish Travel (HOST) is a 

unique study/travel abroad company that promotes a 

global citizenry and culturolinguistic proficiency through 

holistic travel programs in Spanish speaking countries 

HOST programs include high-impact service learning 

projects with sister schools; homestays; culturolinguistic 

coursework; historical and ecological tours and a 

closing reflection banquet Visit us at booth 608 and join 

us in our workshop Saturday at 2:00 p m in Room #3 to 

learn about educational travel that makes a difference 

in our presentation, “A New Educational Travel Model: 

Global Citizenry Through Intercultural Collaboration ” 

Register for HOST’s workshop event on Facebook: 

www facebook com/events/400065590056951/ and 

double your chances of winning an artisan craft prize at 

the workshop! Like us at www facebook com/handsonspanishtravel 

to learn more and see HOST in action! 


harvest 822 

Address: 508/510 Room C Building Yonghe Plaza, 

Andingmen dongdajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 

China 100007 

Phone: 0086-13911088189 

Fax: 0086-13911088189 

Contact: Mr Xia Meng 

Email: summer-pku@hotmail com 

Website: www harvest net cn 

Description: Harvest is a private study abroad organization 

based in Beijing We offer semester and summer 

study abroad programs in China Our programs integrate 

students into their overseas communities and lead them 

to create lasting relationships with their local hosts 


hEINLE Cengage Learning 1009 

Address: 20 Channel Center St , Boston, MA 02210 


Fax: 513-229-1020 

Contact: Courtney Wolstoncroft, Market Development 

Manager, World Languages 

Email: courtney wolstoncroft@cengage com 

Website: cengage com/community/heinleexperience 

Description: HEINLE, a part of Cengage Learning, is 

a leading provider of innovative teaching and learning 

solutions for the World Languages Higher Education 

market The company’s products and services are 

designed to foster academic excellence and professional 

development, increase student engagement and 

improve learning outcomes 

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, 

Japanese, Chinese 

higher Education Press 1437 

Address: Floor 23, No 4 Huixin Dongjie, Beijing, 

Fusheng Dasha, Chaoy, China 100029 

Phone: 0086 10 58581350 

Fax: 0086 10 58556014 

Contact: Wang Chao 

Email: xp@hep com cn 

Website: www chinesexp com cn 

Description: Founded in 1954, the Higher Education 

Press (Group), or HEP, is a large comprehensive publisher 

in China The Experiencing Chinese series have 

gained excellent reputation in many U S schools, which 

range in nature from K-12 education to vocational 

education, and the rich multimedia resources guide 

the user toward “Experiencing Chinese, Experiencing 

Happiness, and Experiencing Success ” 


holt mcDougal 1101 

Address: 222 Berkeley St , Boston MA 02116 


Fax: 617-351-1169 

Contact: Carol Whalen 

Email: carol whalen@hmhpub com 

Website: www hmheducation com 

Description: As part of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 

family, Holt McDougal is the leading world languages 

publisher, offering the solid pedagogy and the cuttingedge 

materials you have come to expect Whether 

it’s Spanish, French, or German, our outstanding array 

of print and digital programs helps transform your 

classroom into a global learning experience If you’re 

ready to go somewhere exciting, then pack your bags, 

because Holt McDougal is ready to take you there 

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Chinese, 

Japanese, Italian 

Ideal Foreign Books 1133 

Address: 132-10 Hillside Avenue, 

Richmond Hill, NY 11418 


Fax: 718-297-7645 

Contact: Alain Fetaya 

Email: idealforeignbooks@att net 

Website: www idealforeignbooks com 

Description: We provide our customers with a onestop 

personal and professional service when it comes 

to ordering any and all materials published in Spain, 

Latin America, France and the Francophone world, Italy 

and Germany Materials include methods, vocabulary, 

grammar, conversation, civilization, literature, readers, 

dictionaries and other supplementary materials 

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian

IES Abroad 1500 

Address: 33 N LaSalle St , 15th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60602 


Fax: 312-944-1448 

Website: www iesabroad org 

Description: Founded in 1950, IES Abroad is a notfor-profit 

academic consortium of more than 200 highly 

selective U S colleges and universities that educates 

more than 5,500 students each year With 108 programs 

in 36 locations, IES Abroad is dedicated to offering 

outstanding academic options coupled with everyday 

opportunities for immersion in the local culture 

Languages: Arabic (Colloquial Moroccan and Modern 

Standard), Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, 

Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, 

Turkish, Urdu 

Instituto Cervantes 1233 

Address: Amster Yard 211-215 East 49th St , 



Fax: 212-308-7721 

Contact: Carmen Blánquez Lozano 

Email: cenny@cervantes es 

Website: nuevayork cervantes es 

Description: The Instituto Cervantes was founded in 

1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge 

of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries 

throughout the world It is now the largest international 

Spanish teaching organization There are currently three 

U S locations: New York, Chicago and Albuquerque 


Intercultural Student 

Experiences (ISE) 828 

Address: 129 N 2nd St #102, Minneapolis, MN 55401 


Fax: 612-436-8298 

Contact: Anca Coleman 

Email: anca@isemn org 

Website: www isemn org 

Description: ISE is a nonprofit organization that has 

inspired teachers and students through culture and 

language immersion programs for over 40 years Our 

one-of-a-kind educational travel programs combine 

sightseeing with an authentic family stay Students and 

teachers experience true immersion in the language 

and culture on our programs because ISE is where language 

matters The ISE mission: To inspire and educate 

students of the world through experiential learning 

across cultures 

Languages: French, German, Spanish, Mandarin 


International Association 

for Language Learning 

Technology (IALLT) 1327 

Address: Choate Rosemary Hall, 333 Christian St , 

Wallingford, CT 06492 


Contact: Charles E Long 

Email: clong@choate edu 

Website: www iallt org 

Description: IALLT is a professional organization 

dedicated to promoting effective uses of instructional 

technology for language teaching, learning, and 

research Professionals in the field of language learning 

technology require knowledge from a broad range of 

disciplines IALLT facilitates the exchange of information 

in areas such as, instructional media design and 

development, curricular integration, needs assessment, 

learning center layout, hardware and software 

evaluation 

International Book Import Service 

(IBIS), Cornelsen, klett 846 

Address: P O Box 8188, 161 Main St , 

Lynchburg, TN 37352-8188 


Fax: 866-277-2722 

Contact: Barbara Patten, Eva Heinrich, Christiane 

Frederickson 

Email: ibis@IBIService com, eva heinrich@email de, 

cfklett@aol com 

Website: www ibiservice com, www cornelsen de, 

www klett de 

Description: IBIS will exhibit a wide variety of 

authentic Deutsch als Fremdsprache publications from 

Cornelsen and Klett: textbooks, grammar books, readers, 

and ancillary materials for learners of all ages, as 

well as training materials for ZD, DSD, and AP exams 

Language: German 

International Schools 

Services, Inc. 1413 

Address: 15 Roszel Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 


Fax: 609-452-2690 

Contact: Bruce McWilliams 

Email: bmcwilliams@iss edu 

Website: www iss edu 

Description: The World Language Initiative (WLI) 

provides learning resources, teacher training and consultancy 

designed to improve the instruction of Arabic 

for Native and Non-Native speakers The WLI has 

recently published a comprehensive set of standards 

based Student Learner Packs for grades K–8 Arabic 


Languages: Arabic, English 

IQChinese Corp. 910 

Address: 17595 Harvard Ave #C268, Irvine, CA 92614 


Contact: Serena Chang 

Email: iqservice@iqchinese com 

Website: www iqchinese com 

Description: IQChinese Corp , a world-leading Chinese 

language solution provider IQChinese believes the 

unique “Type to Learn” Method of Learning Chinese 

enables it to more easily service its core marketplace 

“Type-to-Learn” Chinese eliminates the “mystery” 

of Chinese with the familiarity of a basic computer 

keyboard The “IQ” in IQChinese products is real It can 

“speak” any possible combination of Mandarin sounds 

and tones in a native speaker’s voice 

Languages: Chinese teaching and learning courseware 

which includes both Traditional and Simplified Version 

The Japan Foundation, 

Los Angeles 1336 

Address: 5700 Wilshire Blvd , Ste 100, 

Los Angeles, CA 90036 


Fax: 323-761-7517 

Contact: Maki Watanabe Isoyama 

Email: maki_watanabe@jflalc org 

Website: www jflalc org, www facebook com/JFLALC 

Description: The Japan Foundation promotes international 

cultural exchange and mutual understanding 

between Japan and overseas countries We provide 

comprehensive assistance for Japanese language educators 

nationwide including professional development, 

“Advocacy Kit” and various types of grants 

Language: Japanese 

Jarir Bookstore 619 

Address: 11107 Brookhurst St , 

Garden Grove, CA 92840 


Fax: 714-539-8130 

Contact: Jarir Saadoun 

Email: jarir@alkitab com 

Website: www alkitab com 

Description: Specializing in classical and contemporary 

books in the Arabic language, and also offering an 

extensive selection of children’s Arabic books, books 

translated to or written in English, Arabic audio and 

video products, and other items 


JPT America, Inc. 1332 

Address: 477 Littlefield Ave , 

South San Francisco, CA 94080 


Fax: 650-583-4042 

Contact: Takehiko Yoshizaki 

Email: yoshizaki@jptamerica com 

Website: www jptamerica com 

Description: For educators and learners of Japanese, 

Japan Language Center offers comprehensive coverage 

of Japanese language educational materials, textbooks, 

linguistic books, dictionaries, audiovisual aids, reference 

guides and more We also distribute materials for 

university bookstores JPT America, Inc is the exclusive 

agent for Bonjinsha in the U S and Canada 


kinokuniya Bookstores 

of America 1337 

Address: 1581 Webster St , San Francisco, CA 94115 


Fax: 415-567-4109 

Contact: Satoshi Ito 

Email: satoshi_ito@kinokuniya co jp 

Website: www kinokuniya com 

Description: The Kinokuniya Bookstore sales office 

specializes in promoting and distributing Japanese 

language learning and teaching materials 


kisetsu.org/movement for 

Language and Cultural, Inc. 1343 

Address: 111 West 11th Street, New York, NY 10011 


Fax: 212-725-0037 

Contact: Kazuo Tsuda 

Email: contact@kisetsu org 

Website: www kisetsu org 

Description: The purpose of this organization will be 

to provide high quality language and cultural education 

support services to enhance teaching performance as 

well as student learning in order to achieve the fullest 

potential for language and cultural education We 

intend to develop programs, products and services in 

the area of language and cultural education 




kodansha uSA 1342 

Address: Kodansha USA, 451 Park Ave South, 



Fax: 212-935-6929 

Contact: Laura Shatzkin 

Email: l-shatzkin@kodansha-usa com 

Website: www kodanshausa com 

Description: Kodansha is world-renowned as the publisher 

of books on all aspects of Japanese culture Our 

extensive list includes language instruction programs, 

dictionaries, and grammar texts, as well as works of 

literature, cookbooks, books on martial arts, popular 

culture, art and architecture, crafts, and travel 


korea Foundation 922 

Address: 1612 K St , Ste 1201, Washington, DC 20006 


Fax: 202-419-0498 

Contact: Kwang-cheol Lee 

Email: washingtondc@kf or kr 

Website: www kf or kr/ 

Description: Headquartered in Seoul, the Korea 

Foundation is a nonprofit public organization committed 

to promoting a better understanding of Korea in the 

international community through a variety of academic, 

intellectual, and cultural support programs 

Langenscheidt Educational 

Services 857 

Address: 6957 West North Ave , Chicago, IL 60302 


Fax: 708-445-1553 

Contact: Dagmar Schalliol 

Email: info@langenscheidt-education com 

Website: www langenscheidt com 

Description: Langenscheidt offers high school and 

college textbook series for beginning, intermediate and 

advanced level German as well as AP German 

Languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian 

The Language Flagship 722 

Address: P O Box 20010, Arlington, VA 22209 


Fax: 703-696-5667 

Contact: Allison Trepod 

Email: info@thelanguageflagship org 

Description: The Language Flagship is an innovative 

partnership to enhance critical language learning 

Flagship’s goal is to bring students to ACTFL Superiorlevel 

proficiency alongside an academic major of their 

choosing through our network of 22 universities and 10 

Overseas Flagship Centers 

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Persian, 

Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish 

Language Learning for Business 

and the Professions: Centers for 

International Business Education 

and Research (CIBER) 611 

Address: 319 Grinter Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 


Fax: 352-392-7682 

Contact: Mary Risner 

Email: maryr@ufl edu 

Website: www nble org 

Description: The U S Department of Education Title 

VI-funded CIBER network links the needs of the U S 

business community with international education and 

language training The 31 CIBER Centers serve as 

resources to businesspeople, students, and educators 

at all levels CIBERs represented at the ACTFL booth 

are: University of Pennsylvania, University of Florida, 

Florida International University, and George Washington 

University 

Languages: All languages 

Language Testing 

International, Inc. (LTI) 713 

Address: 3 Barker Ave , 3rd Floor, 

White Plains, NY 10601 


Fax: 914-963-7113 

Contact: Gabriel Cruz 

Email: Gabriel cruz@languagetesting com 

Website: www languagetesting com 

Description: Language Testing International (LTI), the 

exclusive licensee of ACTFL, is committed to offering 

language assessments supported by the highest level 

of service, utilizing the latest technologies to deliver 

quick and valid results ACTFL assessments are available 

in 80+ languages and are delivered and/or rated 

exclusively by ACTFL Certified Testers and Raters 

Languages: 80+ world languages 

LanguagePlan-it 1127 

Address: P O Box 67516, Rochester, NY 14617 


Contact: Alicia Fonseca 

Email: aliciafonseca@languageplan-it com 

Website: www languageplan-it com 

Description: LanguagePlan-it creates formal lesson 

plans complete with all materials necessary for lesson 

delivery We make it possible for teachers across all 

languages to teach to the same learning objective 

simultaneously including common assessments and 

activities All plans come complete with explicit 

student-centered and differentiated learning objectives 

which are integrated into any curriculum or language 

learning program 

Languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic

Languages Canada/ 

Langues Canada 1051 

Address: 161 Gilmour St , 

Ottawa, ON, Canada V3S 6Z8 


Fax: 888-277-0522 

Contact: Maud Pinard Fréchette 

Email: mpinard@languagescanada ca 

Website: www languagescanada ca 

Description: Languages Canada is Canada’s premier 

language organization representing its two official 

languages: English and French Membership is limited 

to schools which meet the rigorous standards of the 

association and who are committed to upholding them 

Languages Canada is recognized by the Canadian 

government and internationally Come to our booth to 

meet Languages Canada and its participating French 

members: International Language Schools of Canada, 

École Québec Monde, Université du Québec à Trois- 

Rivières, University of Victoria and Université McGill 


Learn Spanish in valladolid 1234 

Address: Acera Recoletos (Tourist Office), 

Valladolid, Spain 


Fax: +34 983 217 860 

Contact: Loreto Arenales 

Email: lengua@valladolidturismo com 

Website: www spanishvalladolid com 

Description: The Spanish language is the major asset 

of Valladolid Its humanistic legacy, the university, its 

incessant cultural life, industrial and economic activity 

and, above all, its people improve and enrich the learning 

experience of students in Valladolid, the ideal place 

to learn Spanish 


Lingt Language, Inc. 613 

Address: 410 Steiner St , Ste 1, 

San Francisco, CA 94117 


Fax: 415-534-0815 

Contact: Kim Vuu 

Email: info@lingtlanguage com 

Website: www lingtlanguage com 

Description: Lingt Language, Inc builds educational 

technology to help students learn foreign languages 

in new and innovative ways Our main product, Lingt 

Classroom, lets you create online assignments that 

make engaging in spoken performance as natural as 

giving out a worksheet 

Languages: Lingt Classroom can be used to teach all 

languages 


LinguaZone 726 

Address: 417 Yorkshire Rd , Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 


Fax: 717-249-0237 

Contact: Elizabeth S Dete 

Email: liz@linguazone com 

Website: www linguazone com 

Description: LinguaZone offers three resources for 

teachers LinguaZone com offers web-based multimedia 

tools to customize lessons Prima Lingua is a preparatory 

course designed for students beginning language 

study Summer Language Camps in the Philadelphia 

area for students interested in learning something new, 

remediation or advancement 

Languages: French, Spanish, German, Russian, Latin, 

Ancient Greek, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, English, 

Chinese 

Livemocha 1319 

Address: 1011 Western Ave , Ste 1000, 

Seattle, WA 98104 


Contact: Julia Bonnheim 

Email: julia@livemocha com 

Website: www livemocha com 

Description: Livemocha is the world’s largest language 

learning community, fusing traditional teaching methods 

with practice with native speakers The Livemocha 

community contains nearly 15 million members from 

over 195 countries, including 300,000 certified teachers 

Voted one of Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites, 

Livemocha offers basic courses in 38 languages and a 

fluency series, the Active Courses, in Spanish, French, 

Italian, German and English 

Languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, 

Czech, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Farsi, 

Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, 

Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, 

Latvian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), 

Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, 

Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu 

mcGraw-hill higher Education 601 

Address: Two Penn Plaza, 20th Floor, 

New York, NY 10121-2298 


Fax: 212-904-3561 

Contact: Jorge Arbujas 

Email: Jorge_arbujas@mcgraw-hill com 

Website: www mhhe com 

Description: McGraw-Hill World Languages offers 

teaching and learning solutions for Spanish, French, 

German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, and Russian Our 

nationally renowned authors and highly qualified editorial 

staff ensure the publication of innovative, pedagogically 

sound and comprehensive language programs for 

all teaching environments, supported by the best digital 

learning platform in the market, Connect: connect 

mcgraw-hill com/ Stop by to learn more and visit us 

online at www mhhe com 

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, 

Japanese, Mandarin, Russian 

mcGraw-hill Professional 601 

Address: 1221 Avenue of Americas, 45th Floor, 



Fax: 212-512-4346 

Contact: Elizabeth Schacht 

Email: elizabeth_schacht@mcgraw-hill com 

Website: mhprofessional com 

Description: McGraw-Hill Professional publishes the 

bestselling Practice Makes Perfect series, Schaum’s 

Outlines, Vox and Harrap’s dictionaries Please visit 

our display for Spanish, French, Italian, and Chinese 

language resources appropriate for high school and 

college students 

Languages: All major world languages 

mcGraw-hill School 

Education Group 601 

Address: 8787 Orion Pl , Columbus, OH 43240-4027 


Fax: 212-904-6633 

Contact: Rose Presley-Alston 

Email: rose_presley-alston@mcgraw-hill com 

Website: MHEonline com 

Description: Glencoe and Wright Group, trusted 

names in world languages education, provide leading 

K-12 products such as Invitation to World Languages, 

¡Viva el español!, Español para ti, ¿Cómo te va?, ¡Asi 

se dice!, El español para nosotros, Bon voyage!, Trésors 

du temps, and Latin for <strong>American</strong>s Stop by our booth to 

see these and other innovative and respected products 

Take a tour of eStudio (powered by Quia)—a platform 

that contains all components of our new Spanish 

program online 

Languages: Spanish, French, Latin, German, Italian, 

Russian, Japanese 

mEP School 932 

Address: 8124 N Ridgeway Ave , Skokie, IL 60076 


Fax: 847-676-1195 

Contact: Daniel Eastman 

Email: deastman@mep-inc net 

Website: www schoenhofs com 

Description: Leading distributor of foreign language 

materials for K-12 and beyond We supply French, 

German, Italian and Spanish textbooks, reference 

materials, literature, AP, teacher resources, periodicals, 

audiovisuals, games, posters, software and more 

Languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish 


merriam-webster 1329 

Address: 47 Federal St , Springfield, MA 01105 


Fax: 413-734-2014 

Contact: Don Bernier 

Email: dbernier@m-w com 

Website: www merriam-webster com/ 

Description: From premier Collegiate-branded reference 

books to top-rated mobile apps, Merriam-Webster 

is America’s leading provider of language information 

in print and digital formats Visit our booth to learn 

more about new products including Merriam-Webster’s 

Illustrated Spanish-English Student Dictionary, 

Merriam-Webster’s Spanish-English Medical Dictionary, 

new visual dictionaries, and our Learner’s Dictionary 

app 

mexican Spanish Language 

Schools 1307 

Address: San Juan 4, Colonia Las Palmas, 

Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 62051 


Fax: +52-777-312-5418 

Contact: Harriet Guerrero 

Email: harriet@cemanahuac com 

Website: www mexicosi org 

Description: Meet and understand your distant neighbor 

(Mexico) by studying at one of our schools We 

offer year-round programs for teachers, students and 

professional groups Mexico is your best destination to 

study Spanish and Mexican culture 


middlebury Interactive 

Languages 627 

Address: 152 Maple St , Middlebury, VT 05753 


Contact: Jason Fishbein 

Email: jfishbein@middleburyinteractive com 

Website: www middleburyinteractive com 

Description: Middlebury Interactive Languages is the 

national leader in online world language instruction 

to K-12 students and institutions We offer a range of 

dynamic and innovative language courses based on 

Middlebury College’s renowned immersion methodology 

Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy is our 

summer immersion program Middlebury Interactive is a 

joint venture between Middlebury College and K12 Inc 

Languages: Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, German, 

Latin 



middlebury Language Schools 815 

Address: Sunderland Language Center, 

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753 


Fax: 802-443-2075 

Contact: Brook Escobedo 

Email: bescobedo@middlebury edu 

Website: www middlebury edu/sa, www middlebury 

edu/ls 

Description: Middlebury offers summer intensive 

immersion programs from beginning to advanced levels 

in 10 languages, 37 study abroad sites, and many 

graduate programs Small classes, in-language activities, 

and Language Pledge Need-based financial aid 

and fellowships available 

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, 

Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish 

minds Abroad 614 

Address: 6000 Brass Lantern Rd , Raleigh, NC 27606 


Fax: 919-341-5248 

Contact: Carl Jaramillo 

Email: carlj@mindsabroad com 

Website: www mindsabroad com 

Description: Minds Abroad offers customized 

programs in China that incorporate language or 

culture classes, service learning, rural homestays, and 

educational travel Students can transfer academic 

credit with our programs To ensure the best possible 

student–teacher interaction, classes are limited to only 

three students 

my International Family 728 

Address: 5916 W Waveland Ave , Chicago, IL 60634 


Fax: 312-674-7643 

Contact: Will Mejia 

Email: Will@myinternationalfamily com 

Website: www myinternationalfamily com 

Description: My International Family creates the 

ultimate travel experience by completely immersing students 

and teachers in the language and culture of their 

choice Receive private tours or language instruction 

from homestay families who offer a unique insider’s 

look at their country 

Languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, 


Nan hai Books 1443 

Address: 3000 Lakeside Dr , Santa Clara, CA 95054 


Fax: 408-380-8089 

Contact: Mark Zhang 

Email: mzhang@nanhai com 

Website: www nanhaibooks com 

Description: Nan Hai Books offers the biggest collection 

of Chinese language learning textbooks and 

reference materials, ranging from K-16 core language 

course materials as well as textbooks for Chinese 

culture, Business Chinese, and test-prep materials for 

SAT-II and AP Chinese 


National African Language 

Resource Center (NALRC) 743 

Address: 1900 E Tenth Street, Eigenmann Hall, 

Room 701, Bloomington, IN 47406-7512 


Fax: 812-856-1206 

Contact: Amber Kent 

Email: nalrc@indiana edu 

Website: nalrc indiana edu 

Description: NALRC serves the African language 

learning community, sponsoring educational and professional 

activities for improving the accessibility and 

quality of African language instruction We encourage 

a variety of pedagogical approaches to accommodate 

learners and the integration of culture in language 

learning 

Languages: Acholi, Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, 

Bamana, Baoule, Beti & Ewondo, Bemba, Chichewa, 

Dinka, Edo, Ewe, Fang, Fon, Fulfuda, Moore & Dioula, 

Hausa, Igbo, IsiXhosa, Kamba, Kikongo, Kikuyu, 

Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kpelle, Krio, Lingala, 

Luganda, Luo, Mandinka, Malagasy, Maasai, Mende, 

Ndebele, Nuer, Oromo, Oshvambo, Pulaar, Runyankore, 

Sango, Sesotho, Setswana, Shona, SiSwati, Somali, 

Swahili, Tamazight, Temne, Tigrinya, Tsonga, Twi, 

Venda, Wolof, Yoruba, Zarma, Zulu 



(NADSFL) 1503 

Address: 50 Springdale Rd , Princeton, NJ 08540 

Contact: Priscilla Russel 

Email: Priscilla_russel@princetonk12 org 

Website: www nadsfl org 

Description: NADSFL is a professional organization for 

supervisors of world languages programs at the district 

or school level It provides professional development 

for its members and convenes annually just prior to the 

ACTFL Convention

National heritage Language 

Resource Center 

(NhLRC)–uCLA 737 

Address: 1333 Rolfe Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 


Fax: 310-206-5183 

Contact: Kathryn Paul 

Email: kathryn@humnet ucla ed 

Description: NHLRC is a research and program 

development office and one of 15 national Language 

Resource Centers Our focus is on the study of and 

support of heritage language learners, teachers and 

communities through materials development, training 

and program development and support 

National Language Service 

Corps 501 

Address: P O Box 12221, Arlington, VA 22219 


Contact: Wei-Tsu Huang 

Email: recruiting@nlscorps org 

Website: www nlscorps org 

Description: The National Language Service Corps 

(NLSC) is a one-of-a kind organization that offers 

citizens with language skills the chance to help 

communities during times of crises, emergencies and 

non-emergencies; domestic or abroad These individuals 

make themselves available to help others in times 

of emergency or crisis wherever that may be They 

have the opportunity to help their neighbors and fellow 

citizens by participating in national and state efforts 

when their expertise can make a difference 


National Security Agency 

(NSA) 1411 

Address: MB2, Suite 6779, 

Fort Meade, MD 20755-6779 


Fax: 410-854-1960 

Contact: Jen Fernandes 

Email: jkferna@nsa gov 

Website: www nsa gov/careers 

Description: The NSA/CSS core missions are to 

protect U S national security systems and to produce 

foreign signals intelligence information 


Nationalities Service Center T5 

Address: 1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor, 



Fax: 215-735-8715 

Contact: Suzanne Grossman 

Email: sgrossman@nscphila org 

Website: www nsc-languages org, www nscphila org 

Description: NSC is a nonprofit organization that has 

been providing language translation and interpretation 

services in the Delaware Valley since 1921 Today we 

serve immigrants and refugees, businesses, nonprofits, 

government agencies, and individuals on projects of 

every size, scope, and subject 

Languages: We provide translation and interpretation 

services in over 150 languages Our Interpreter Training 

Workshops are for bilingual speakers of any language 

Instruction is in English 

The New York Times 1403 

Address: 613 South Ave , Weston, MA, 02493 


Fax: 781-890-2799 

Contact: Jessie Morris 

Email: jessie@ontheavenuemarketing com 

Website: www ontheavenuemarketing com 

Description: The New York Times is the largest 

metropolitan newspaper in the U S It is frequently 

relied upon as the official and authoritative reference 

for modern events Visit The New York Times booth for 

50% off home delivery, plus digital, and receive a free 

gift with subscription 

Noorart Inc. 620 

Address: 1356 Exchange Dr , Richardson, TX 75081 


Fax: 972-534-1442 

Contact: Hani Ghosheh 

Email: hani@noorart com 

Website: www noorart com 

Description: Noorart is dedicated to educating and 

inspiring our Arab kids, youth and adults in the West by 

producing and distributing quality educational products 

Northeast Conference on 

the Teaching of Foreign 

Languages (NECTFL) 1507 

Address: Northeast Conference at Dickinson College, 

28 N College St , Carlisle, PA 17013 


Fax: 717-245-1976 

Contact: Rebecca Kline 

Email: nectfl@dickinson edu 

Website: www nectfl org 

Description: NECTFL is the largest regional organization 

serving educators pre-K-16+ We provide outstanding 

leadership, advocacy and professional development 

through a yearly conference that attracts attendees 

from 40 states and 15 countries, through our new webinar 

series and through our online journal, the NECTFL 

Review! Join us at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, 

March 7-10, 2013 Our theme is “Developing Leaders 

for Tomorrow’s Learners ” 

Nulu 718 

Address: 101 West Broadway, Ste 200, 

San Diego, CA 92101 


Contact: Avi Stieglitz 

Email: avi@nululanguages com 

Website: www nululanguages com 

Description: Nulu is the best daily supplement to build 

foreign language skills It combines fresh news articles, 

human translation and pronunciation, and a contextualized 

review system to effectively and enjoyably complement 

foreign language instruction Whatever else you 

do, be sure to Nulu, too 

Olivia and hill Press 1209 

Address: 3460 East Ellsworth Rd , Ann Arbor, MI 48108 


Fax: 734-971-0220 

Contact: Cindy Grime 

Email: cgrime@oliviahill com 

Website: www oliviahill com 

Description: The Olivia and Hill Press publishes a 

series of self-study handbooks for students of French, 

Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Latin, Japanese, 

Arabic and Chinese, introducing them to English grammar 

and pointing out the similarities and differences 

with the language studied Complements any textbook 

and method 

Languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, 

Latin, Japanese, Arabic, Chinese 


Overseas Chinese Affairs 

<strong>Council</strong>, R.O.C (Taiwan) 833 

Address: Floors 15, No 5, Hsuchou Road, 

Taipei, Taiwan, R O C 


Fax: 886-2-2356-6338 

Contact: Elly Chang 

Email: elly@ocac gov tw 

Website: www huayuworld org 

Description: Republic of China (Taiwan) setups Taiwan 

Academy in Culture Center of Taipei Economic and 

Cultural Office at Houston and Los Angeles Taiwan 

Academy provides Chinese education service through 

face-to-face courses and online distance learning 

Pacific Northwest <strong>Council</strong> 

for Languages (PNCFL) 1509 

Address: 5290 University of Oregon, 

Eugene, OR 97403-5295 


Fax: 360-709-0202 

Contact: Lauren Kiolet 

Email: lkiolet@earthlink net 

Website: www pncfl org 

Description: PNCFL advocates for the value of world 

languages as a core curriculum and supports policies 

that reflect this ideal PNCFL connects world language 

educators from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 

Washington and Wyoming at regional and national 

levels and inspires them to improve instruction for all 

students through professional development and leadership 

opportunities 

Language: Non-language specific 

Passports Educational Travel 821 

Address: 389 Main St , 461 West Sturbridge Rd , 

Spencer, MA 01562 


Fax: 508-885-0329 

Contact: Shawn D Bernard 

Email: shawn@passports com 

Website: www passports com/ 

Description: Passports Educational Group Travel provides 

travel tours for high school and college students, 

their teachers and professors, and adults Travel trips 

are scheduled year-round to Europe, Scandinavia, 

Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and Australia at low, 

guaranteed prices, and are normally accompanied by 

local group organizers, who enjoy special benefits For 

immediate assistance, call 800-332-7277 

Pearson 1200 

Address: One Lake St , Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 

Contact: Denise Miller 

Email: denise miller@pearson com 

Website: www pearson com 

Description: Pearson is the world’s leading education 

company, providing educational materials, technologies, 

assessments and related services to teachers and 

students of all ages 




Address: 1900 E Lake Ave , Glenview, IL 60026 


Contact: Cathy Wilson 

Email: cathy wilson@pearson com 

Website: www pearsonschool com 

Description: Pearson, the leader in pre-K–12 education 

solutions, transforms education by connecting 

personalized, assessment-driven programs, services, 

school improvement strategies, and technology that 

deliver improved outcomes in student performance 

and classroom instruction Pearson’s research-based 

curriculum in print, digital, or blended options engages 

digital natives while empowering teachers with professional 

development training and services 

Peking university Press 1444 

Address: 205 Chengfu Rd , Haidian, 


Phone: 8610 62767349 

Fax: 8610 62556201 

Contact: Deng Xiaoxia 

Email: dxxvip@yahoo com cn 

Website: www pup cn 

Description: Peking University Press is one of the 

largest academic and educational publishers in China 

PUP has published a remarkable range of textbooks and 

scholarly works in nearly all academic disciplines The 

PUP Department of Chinese Language has published all 

sorts of books for foreigners who take Chinese as a second 

language, including textbooks, reading materials, 

learning materials and teaching materials 

Languages: English, Chinese 

People’s Education Press 1436 

Address: 17-1 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Haidian, 


Phone: 86 10 58759836 

Fax: 86 10 58759335 

Contact: Zhao Huan 

Email: zhaoh@pep com cn 

Website: www pep com cn 

Description: The People’s Education Press is the 

largest educational publishing house in China It mainly 

engages in school textbooks for Chinese students and 

Chinese teaching materials for foreigners from K-12 to 

adults, such as Learn Chinese with Me, Kuaile Hanyu 

Since its establishment, a total of over 30,000 titles 

have been published with 60 billion copies 


Perillo Tours, Inc. 806 

Address: Perillo Plaza, 577 Chestnut Ridge Rd , 

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 


Fax: 201-829-9235 

Contact: Laurie Sickles 

Email: lauries@perillotours com 

Website: www perillotours com 

Description: Since 1945, the Perillo family has been 

America’s leader in tourism to Italy Today Perillo 

Tours also provides the same quality tours to Italy and 

beyond Perillo Tours works with the educator so that 

learners of all ages can experience the richness and 

diversity of the world, while applying their learning 

through hands-on experiences such as performances, 

language immersions, art discoveries and even cooking 

classes! 

Languages: Perillo Tours provides international tours 

All languages are applicable 

PPP Company Limited 1427 

Address: Unit 713, Level 7, Core E, Cyberport 3, 100 

Cyberport Road, Cyberport, Hong Kong 


Fax: +852 2869 4554 

Contact: Audrey Reisdorffer 

Email: audrey@ppp com hk 

Website: www primarymandarin com/ 

Description: P3 is a Hong Kong-based publisher 

which closely works with international schools in Hong 

Kong, Singapore and China and has developed a whole 

range of bilingual products to support primary school 

Mandarin departments For the past three years, we 

have implemented an integrated suite of teaching 

resources (Primary Mandarin) which is now used in over 

200 schools worldwide Primary Mandarin products 

are used by 2 million primary students in Asia, North 

America and the UK 

Languages: Simplified Chinese 

Pro Lingua Associates 1419 

Address: P O Box 1348, Brattleboro, VT 05302 


Fax: 802-257-5117 

Contact: Arthur Burrows 

Email: andy@ProLinguaAssociates com 

Website: www ProLinguaAssociates com 

Description: Since 1980, Pro Lingua has been publishing 

innovative and original, student-centered language learning 

materials Many of these materials are photocopyable 

teacher resources Our primary focus has been material for 

ELLs from middle school to adult, but many of our books 

are appropriate for teaching other languages

Qatar Foundation 

International 623 

Address: 1828 L St NW, Ste 1180, 



Fax: 202-652-0194 

Contact: Arabic Language and Culture Initiative 

Email: alci@qfi org 

Website: www qfi org 

Description: Qatar Foundation International is a not-forprofit 

U S -based member of Qatar Foundation, dedicated to 

advancing global citizenship through education QFI focuses 

on grant-giving and programmatic activities that promote 

education as a force that facilitates collaboration across 

geographical, social and cultural boundaries 

Languages: Arabic 

QTalk Publishing 604 

Address: 15 Marshall Dr , Enfield, CT 06082 


Fax: 212-219-9895 

Contact: Catherine Waldron 

Email: sales@QTalkPublishing com 

Website: www qtalkpublishing com 

Description: Do your students speak fluently? Used 

by thousands of teachers worldwide, Maurice Hazan’s 

scientifically-based QTalk ® method of language instruction 

enables students to think and speak the target 

language with ease! SMART Board activities, online 

practice games, curriculum series, visual vocabulary 

delivery, teacher guides, student workbooks, classroom 

games and assessment stickers 

Languages: Spanish, French, Chinese (Mandarin), 

English, Japanese 

Quia Corporation 1025 

Address: 777 Mariners Island Blvd , Suite 600, 

San Mateo, CA 94404 


Fax: 650-372-4301 

Contact: Subscriptions Department 

Email: orders@quia com 

Website: www quia com 

Description: Quia Corporation (now IXL Learning) is 

an educational technology company like no other Our 

products include Quia Web, the original “create-yourown” 

website for teachers, and Quia Books, which 

brings languages like Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic to 

life as the leading online platform for world languages 

courses 

Languages: Spanish, Chinese, Arabic 


Radio France Internationale 1141 

Address: 104 avenue du Pt Kennedy, 

75016 Paris, France 

Phone: + 33 1 84 22 73 84 

Contact: Lidwien van Dixhoorn 

Email: lidwien van-dixhoorn@rfi fr 

Website: www rfi fr/languefrancaise 

Description: International news radio station that 

broadcasts worldwide in 13 languages via its FM network, 

the Internet, mobile phones, cable and satellite 

Thanks to its expertise and network of correspondents, 

RFI offers independent news and understanding of 

information The “Langue Française” department of 

RFI provides learners and teachers of French online 

resources for the French classroom with lessons and 

ready-to-use listening exercises 

Language: French lessons by audio and multimedia 

Real Language right away 1407 

Address: P O Box 576, Downers Grove, IL 60515 


Fax: 630-969-0131 

Contact: Elizabeth Roberts 

Email: hippocampepublications@gmail com 

Website: www reallanguagerightaway com 

Description: Created by teachers, Real Language 

right away is a unique communicative approach for 

beginner language students The program is perfect 

for elementary and middle school language programs, 

and our products provide excellent supplemental 

materials for high school language teachers We offer 

the following products in Level I and Level II for French 

and Spanish: Teacher Starter Kit, Partner Conversations 

book, Student Activity Book, Teacher’s Guide, Audio CD, 

and Partner Conversations eBook 


Robotel Inc. 1219 

Address: 3185 Rue Delaunay, Laval, 

QC, Canada, H7L 5A4 


Fax: 450-680-1928 

Contact: Gerry Sullivan 

Email: gsullivan@robotel ca 

Website: www robotel com 

Description: SmartClass+ WiFi Digital Language Lab 

system supports desktops, laptops, and tablets (iPad 

& Android), and both wired and wireless networks 

Workstations can be school-supplied or BYOD (Bring 

Your Own Device) SmartClass+ HomeWork supports 

web-based access to self-study language exercises 

Routledge/Taylor 

& Francis Group 1208 

Address: 711 Third Ave , New York, NY 10017 


Fax: 800-248-4724 

Contact: Jessica Plummer 

Email: Jessica plummer@@taylorandfrancis com 

Website: www routledge com/languages 

Description: The Routledge Language Learning 

program publishes the best in reference and teaching 

resources for all levels of the language learner in a 

wide array of languages Among the highlighted titles 

at ACTFL, please visit www routledge com/languages 

for our extensive list of offerings 

Languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, 

Basque, Bengali, Breton, Bulgaria, Cambodian, 

Cantonese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, 

Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, 

Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, 

Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, 

Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, 

Panjabi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese of 

Brazil, Romanian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Slovak, 

Slovene, Somali, Spanish, Spanish of Latin America, 

Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, 

Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba 

San Diego State university – 

Language Acquisition Resource 

Center 737 

Address: 5500 Campanile Dr , EBA 419, 

San Diego, CA 92182 


Fax: 619-594-0511 

Contact: Raquel Cardoso 

Email: rcardoso@projects sdsu edu 

Website: larc sdsu edu 

Description: The Language Acquisition Resource 

Center (LARC) is a national Language Resource Center 

located on the San Diego State University campus 

LARC, a San Diego University-housed program 

sponsored by San Diego State University Research 

Foundation (SDSURF), is one of 15 Department of 

Education Title VI-funded Language Resource Centers 

(LRCs) The LRCs were established by Congress in 1989 

Their purpose is to improve the teaching and learning 

of foreign and second languages in the United States 

Our mission is to develop and support the teaching 

and learning of foreign languages in the United 

States through research, technology, and publications 

Particular attention is paid to less commonly taught 

languages, cross-cultural issues, language skills 

assessment, and teacher training 

Languages: Arabic, Persian, Iraqi, Pashto, Russian 


Sanako 1300 

Address: 16 West Main St , Suite 757, 

Rochester, NY 14614 


Fax: 888-389-3858 

Contact: Michael Murphy 

Email: michael murphy@sanako com 

Website: www sanako com 

Description: Sanako enjoys a reputation for quality 

and innovation and is the premier provider of digital 

language labs which enable creative language learning 

at school or at home Sanako solutions provide a 

dynamic environment for students to excel and teachers 

to maintain focused learning Sanako and our certified 

resellers provide first class training and support at all 

levels of learning Please visit our booth to see our 

cloud-based language learning system, Study Speak! 

SANS, Inc. (Exclusive Licensor of Sony 

Language Learning Systems) 909 

Address: 10 White Wood Ln , N Branford, CT 06471 


Fax: 203-481-4870 

Contact: Stella Derum 

Email: sderum@sansinc com 

Website: www sansinc com/ 

Description: Engage students in a collaborative environment, 

provide individualized learning, build student 

confidence to boost interpersonal communication skills, 

create real-world, content rich activities, simplify AP ® 

testing—these are just some of the compelling reasons 

to choose Sony Virtuoso digital lab technology 

Extend language learning to 24/7 with SANSSpace 

Virtual Language Learning platform Tools for language 

skill development, recording, and tracking of student 

progress 

Languages: All world languages, ASL, ESL 

Sant’Anna Institute– 

Sorrento Lingue 1212 

Address: Via Marina Grande 16, Sorrento, Italy 80067 

Phone: +39 0818075599, Skype: sorrentolingue com 

Fax: +39 0815324140 

Contact: Cristiana Panicco 

Email: director@sorrentolingue com 

Website: www sorrentolingue com 

Description: Founded in 1999 and located in an 

old convent overlooking the Bay of Naples in central 

Sorrento, Southern Italy, SASL organizes academic 

programs (short-term, fall and spring semester, facultyled 

programs) focusing on Italian Studies, Humanities, 

Social and Natural Sciences, Archaeology and Art, 

Business Studies, Internship & Community Service 

Course credits (including online Italian language) are 

transferable through our U S partner institution, SUNY 

Alfred 

Languages: Italian, English 



Santillana uSA 

Publishing Co., Inc. 1301 

Address: 2032 NW 84th Ave , Doral, FL 33122 


Fax: 1-888-248-9518 

Contact: Janelle Cepero 

Email: jcepero@santillanausa com 

Website: www santillanausa com 

Description: Santillana USA is dedicated to the 

diffusion of the Spanish and English languages, with 

second language instructional materials and children’s 

literature for K-12 education We work in conjunction 

with other Santillana offices around the world to bring 

you the best in both languages 

Languages: Spanish, ESL 

SAT Subject Tests T4 

Website: SATSubjectTests org/teachers 

Description: SAT Subject Tests are the only highschool-level 

admission tests where students choose 

the subjects—in languages, science, math, literature 

or history—that showcase their achievements and 

interests SAT Subject Tests in Languages allow students 

to demonstrate their language skills and potentially place 

out of introductory language courses in college 

Languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, 

Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Hebrew, Spanish 

Scarf king 609 

Address: 18 Meadow Ln , Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 


Fax: 516-621-6008 

Contact: Rob Liebman 

Email: rliebman@hotmail com 

School Year Abroad 826 

Address: 439 South Union St , Lawrence, MA 01843 


Fax: 978-725-6833 

Contact: Kait Martel 

Email: KMartel@sya org 

Website: www sya org 

Description: SYA is a nonprofit organization running 

schools in China, France, Italy, and Spain The central 

elements of SYA—the nine-month home stay, and 

an academic program emphasizing foreign language 

acquisition—ensure that students return home with a 

real mastery of the language, a deep understanding of 

the host country’s culture and a better understanding 

of themselves Financial aid and merit scholarships are 

available 

SCOLA 1421 

Address: 21557 270th St , McClelland, IA 51548 


Fax: 712-566-2502 

Contact: Peter Heinicke 

Email: pheinicke@scola org 

Website: www scola org 

Description: SCOLA was formed to significantly 

enhance the foreign language learning and cultural 

awareness capabilities for higher educational institutions 

in the United Sates SCOLA offers 12 different 

services that allow learners to use reading and/or 

listening skills 

Languages: Acholi, Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, 

Armenian, Assamese, Azeri, Bahasa, Basque, Belarusian, 

Bemba, Bengali, Bodo, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, 

Catalan, Cebuano Bisaya, Chavacano, Chechnyan, 

Croatian, Czech, Dari, Diviana, Dutch, English, Farsi, 

Flemish, French, Ga, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, 

Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, 

Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kapampangan, 

Kazakh, Korean, Kurdish Kurmanji, Kurdish Sorani, 

Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luganda, Macedonian, 

Maithali, Malay, Malagasay, Malaylam, Mandarin, 

Manipuri, Mandingo, Marathi, Mina, Modern Standard 

Arabic, Moldovan, Mongolian, Nagamese, Nepali, North 

Korean, Northern Kurdish Languages, Oromifa, Pashto, 

Pidgin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, 

Serbian, Shona, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, 

Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, 

Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighar, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, 

Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu 

Shekinah Publishing 1550 

Address: Building 7, 331 Rosedale Rd , Albany, 

Auckland, New Zealand 0632 


Contact: Deirdre Chapman 

Email: Deirdre@shekinahpublishing com 

Website: www magicstorybox com 

Description: Shekinah Publishing is known and 

respected worldwide as a leading publisher of 

Mandarin educational materials We have a large 

range of high-quality books, resources and online 

media that are currently being used by thousands of 

schoolchildren 

Languages: Mandarin, English 

Skritter 1322 

Address: 4524 Wenchelsea Pl , Raleigh, NC 27612 


Contact: George Saines 

Email: George@skritter com 

Website: www skritter com 

Description: Skritter helps students of Chinese and 

Japanese better learn and remember their characters 

Our iPhone and iPad app just launched, which means 

that students can now learn on the go 

Languages: Chinese, Japanese

Sosnowski Language 

Resources 807 

Address: 13774 Drake Ct , Pine, CO 80470 


Fax: 303-816-0634 

Contact: Mary Sosnowski 

Email: mary sosnowski@wispertel com 

Website: www sosnowskibooks com 

Description: We feature a wide selection of K-12 

French and Spanish supplementary materials, including 

picture books, French African and Holocaust literature, 

music and books/CDs We specialize in elementary 

materials and have many new items for perusal 



Teaching (SCOLT) 1504 

Address: P O Box 33615, Decatur, GA 30033 


Contact: David Jahner 

Email: scoltdj@gmail com 

Website: www scolt org 

Description: SCOLT organizes and hosts joint conferences 

with state language associations in the SCOLT 

region to share and to promote world languages education 

and research SCOLT also recognizes professionals 

in the region through awards, scholarships, and professional 

development Publications: DIMENSION (journal); 

SCOLTalk (newsletter) Conference: April 11-13, 2013 

in Birmingham, AL (details on SCOLT Website): “World 

Language Learning: Setting the Global Standard ” 



Teaching (SwCOLT) 1506 

Address: 713 Rock Hollow Rd , Edmond, OK 73034 


Fax: 405-340-0293 

Contact: Jody Klopp 

Email: jody klopp@okstate edu 

Website: www swcolt org 

Description: The Southwest Conference on Language 

Teaching is a regional foreign language teachers’ organization 

that hosts an annual conference in partnership 

with state foreign language teacher associations The 

participating states in SWCOLT are Arizona, California, 

Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Texas, and Utah 


Spanish Studies Abroad 1227 

Address: 446 Main St , Amherst, MA 01002 


Contact: Gisella Casasnovas 

Email: gisella@spanishstudies org 

Website: www spanishstudies org 

Description: Spanish Studies Abroad offers Spanish 

language immersion programs in Spain and Argentina 

Since 1969, Spanish Studies Abroad has designed its 

own innovative programming with a focus on academic 

integrity, Spanish language acquisition, and student 

integration into the local culture For more information, 

visit www spanishstudies org 


Speakmandarin.com 808 

Address: 1650 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 


Contact: Yang Yang 

Email: yang yang@speakmandarin com 

Website: www speakmandarin com 

Description: SpeakMandarin com connects students 

from around the world to our certified teachers in 

Beijing via the Internet We help enhance the existing 

Chinese program of the school by allowing students 

to have additional speaking and listening practice live 

online 


Steering Committee for the 

Test of Proficiency–huayu 835 

Address: 5-6F , No 6, Lane 5, Qingtian St , Da-an 

District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106 


Fax: +886-2-3343-2413 

Contact: Shao-Ju Chen 

Email: sjc tops@gmail com 

Website: www sc-top org tw 

Description: The Steering Committee for the Test 

of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP) was established in 

November 2005 under the direction of the Ministry of 

Education of R O C The Committee aims to develop 

and promote an effective Chinese assessment system, 

mainly the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language 

(TOCFL), for Chinese learners worldwide to assess their 

Chinese proficiency 


Stevens Learning 

Systems Inc. 1501 

Address: 4034 Enterprise Way, Ste 130, Flowery 

Branch, GA 30542 


Fax: 770-246-0983 

Contact: Ralph Pohlmeier 

Email: RalphPoh@att net 

Description: Inspired by the needs of our customers, 

Stevens Learning Systems Inc assimilates instructional 

technology with actual classroom teaching through 

ongoing training and continuous support, and in-service 

workshops presented by a leading foreign language 

educator on topics such as standards-based curriculum, 

performance-based assessments and rubric design 

Student Discoveries–Globus 

Family of Brands 629 

Address: 5301 S Federal Cir , Littleton, CO 80123 


Fax: 303-795-0962 

Contact: Isabella Mastroianni 

Email: imastroianni@globusfamily com 

Website: www studentdiscoveries com 

Description: Student Discoveries is a refreshing 

and unique alternative to traditional student travel 

programs Our programs are 100% influenced by educators 

and completely customized for students We offer 

enriching experiences around the globe for a trip of a 

lifetime—every time 

TELL mE mORE 600 

Address: 3710 E University Dr , #1, Phoenix, AZ 85034 


Fax: 602-470-0311 

Contact: Sebastian Louisoder 

Email: sebastian louisoder@tellmemore com 

Website: www tellmemore com 

Description: Renowned for advanced speech recognition 

technology, users also focus on vocabulary, grammar 

and the culture of the country being studied With 

beginner through advanced levels available, TELL ME 

MORE fits the needs of every language learner 

Language: English/ESL, Spanish, French, German, 

Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic 


Tom Alsop’s Creative 

Teaching materials 

and workshops 1214 

Address: 6707 Yorkshire Pl , Avon, IN 46123 


Fax: 317-271-7700 

Contact: Tom Alsop 

Email: talsop@indy rr com 

Website: www masterclassworkshops com 

Description: Tom’s company provides on-site 

workshops/seminars for creative teaching strategies, 

books, DVDs, posters and Spanish teacher immersion 

programs in Madrid, Spain and Guadalajara, Mexico 

College credit for Tom’s workshops/seminars and 

teacher immersion programs is available through the 

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 

Languages: Spanish, French, German 

TPRS Publishing Inc. 1213, 1318 

Address: P O Box 11624, Chandler, AZ 85248 


Fax: 480-963-3463 

Contact: Shirley Thomas 

Email: Info@tprstorytelling com 

Website: www tprstorytelling com 

Description: TPRS Publishing provides innovative 

materials & training, specializing in powerful 

Comprehensible Input-based approaches to teaching/ 

learning language Training is based on research-based, 

classroom-tested strategies Our materials are based 

on high-frequency vocabulary and are unrivaled in terms 

of ease of use and student achievement All lessons 

adhere to strict guidelines for managing vocabulary, 

providing ample CI through a variety of activities and 

providing an abundance of instructional support 

Languages: Many languages offered 

Transparent Language 1019 

Address: 12 Murphy Dr , Nashua, NH 03062 


Fax: 603-262-6475 

Contact: Lauren Gancarz 

Email: lgancarz@transparent com 

Website: www transparent com 

Description: Transparent Language builds language 

learning software and online courses for consumers, educational 

institutions, libraries, and government Working 

with language experts and native speakers around the 

world, Transparent Language is committed to helping millions 

learn new languages quickly, easily, and effectively 

Languages: Transparent Language supports over 70 

unique languages 



Travel & Education 1409 

Address: 111 South Independence Mall East, Ste 970, 


Phone: 215-238-0235, 1-866-559-0235 

Fax: 215-238-0236 

Contact: Patrizia D’Adamo 

Email: admin@travelandeducation org 

Website: www travelandeducation org 

Description: Travel & Education is a U S -based 

provider with origins in Spain T&E offers a full service 

package for students who would like to study abroad in 

Spain for academic credit Students will take Spanish 

language immersion courses at their level and learn 

about culture through firsthand experience with Spanish 

host families and through our extensive social-cultural 

program during afternoons and weekends Teacher 

benefits including professional enrichment courses are 

also available 


Travel for Teens.com 1220 

Address: 900 West Valley Rd , Ste 300, 

Wayne, PA 19087 


Fax: 484-654-1041 

Contact: Ned Clark 

Email: ned@travelforteens com 

Website: www travelforteens com, www facebook 

com/travelforteens/ 

Description: Travel for Teens wants to teach teens to 

be travelers not tourists The goal of our trips will be for 

your students to live the life of a local! We offer custom 

travel programs for teachers, not superficial tours that 

herd large groups from one site to another We offer trips 

to Europe, Central & South America, Asia, Australia, and 

Oceania where we offer the opportunity for teenagers 

and their teachers to explore the culture from a less 

“touristy” perspective This allows us to achieve the goal 

of delivering trips which are both fun and enriching 

Languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, 

Cantonese, German, Japanese, Arabic 

Tuttle Publishing 1024 

Address: 364 Innovation Dr , N Clarendon, VT 05759 


Fax: 800-329-8885 

Contact: JD Wilson 

Email: academicsales@tuttlepublishing com 

Website: www tuttlepublishing com 

Description: Tuttle Publishing has been a leader and 

pioneer in books about the languages and cultures of 

Asia for 62 years Our classroom-tested products are 

written by teachers Each volume employs both timeproven 

as well as innovative teaching methods 

Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog/ 

Filipino, Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian, Burmese, Thai, 

Cambodian, Lao 

Tv5mONDE uSA 1050 

Address: 8733 Sunset Blvd , Ste 202, 

West Hollywood, CA 90069 


Fax: 310-967-0196 

Contact: Laura Gratta 

Email: Laura Gratta@tv5monde org 

Website: www tv5monde com/USA 

Description: TV5MONDE, the leading French language 

network, offers the best in French language films, 

international news, kids programming, entertainment 

and sports all without commercial interruptions! 


u.S. International 

Publishing, Inc. 839 

Address: 43-01 21st St , Suite 102, 

Long Island City, NY 11101 


Fax: 718-706-7536 

Contact: Peter Pu 

Email: peteryp@gmail com 

Website: www usipusa com 

Description: Our company specializes in Chinese 

language learning materials, including books (our textbook 

covers K–12), CDs, CD-ROMs, posters, reference 

books, eBooks and iBooks We also carry self-study 

books for adults, and English–Chinese, Chinese–English 

dictionaries 


universidad de Alicante 1235 

Address: Centro Superior de Idiomas Edif Germán 

Bernácer Campus San Vicente S Vicente del Raspeig, 

Alicante, Spain 03690 


Fax: +34 5903794 

Contact: Pilar Barra 

Email: info@csidiomas ua es 

Website: www csidiomas ua es 

Description: The Universidad de Alicante Language 

Centre offers Spanish and other modern language 

courses, a translation service, a conference organization 

service, and other complementary services such as 

accommodation, cultural activities, stays and scholarships 

abroad and visa consultancy 

Languages: Spanish

universidad de Salamanca. 

Cursos Internacionales 1237 

Address: Patio de Escuelas Menores s/n, 

Salamanca, Spain 37008 


Fax: +34 923 294504 

Contact: Carmen Mota 

Email: internat@usal es 

Website: www usal es/cursosinternacionales 

Description: A wide range of courses are offered 

at Salamanca University: Spanish language courses 

throughout the year, some of them taught in English; 

courses with Spanish students at the regular classes in 

the university; customized programs; teacher training 

courses; Masters degree 


universidad Internacional/ 

The Center for Linguistic 

& multicultural Studies 1306 

Address: San Jerónimo 304 Colonia San Jerónimo, 

Cuernavaca, Morelos, México 62179 

Phone: 017773174235 

Fax: 017773170533 

Contact: Carlos Guzman 

Email: cguzman@uninter edu mx 

Website: www uninter edu mx 

Description: Universidad Internacional /The Center 

for Linguistic & Multicultural Studies, has a mission 

to teach Spanish as a second language and Latino 

<strong>American</strong> Courses to students from all over the world 

and to immerse them into the Mexican culture 

Languages: Spanish, English, French 

universitat Internacional 

de Catalunya 1242 

Address: Immaculada, 22, Barcelona, Spain 

Phone: + 34 93 254 18 35 

Fax: +34 93 254 18 50 

Contact: Matthew Kwiatkowski 

Email: mkb@uic es 

Website: www uic es 

Description: UIC is a private, liberal arts, nonprofit 

university We offer BA, MA and PhD programs in 16 

different areas of knowledge The student population 

currently stands at 4,600 



université de Nantes – Institut de 


langue étrangère 940 

Address: 1 quai de Tourville, BP 13522, 

Nantes, France 44035 


Fax: +33 253 46 21 61 

Contact: Loïc Fravalo 

Email: loic fravalo@univ-nantes fr 

Website: www irffle univ-nantes fr 

Description: IRFFLE is a department of Université de 

Nantes, for students wishing to learn French or perfect 

their mastery of the discipline It is also a research 

institute on French as a Second Language offering 

master’s level degrees and research programmes 

Languages: French as a Second Language 

université du Québec 

à Chicoutimi 1056 

Address: 555, Boulevard de l’Université, Chicoutimi, 

Québec, Canada G7H 2B1 


Fax: 418-545-5416 

Contact: Pierre Lincourt 

Email: pierre_lincourt@uqac ca 

Website: elf uqac ca 

Description: French immersion courses for university 

students and for teachers Summer, fall and spring 

programs Homestay for most participants Special 

intensive 10-day programs for teachers in July 

Chicoutimi is the perfect setting for French immersion 

with 99% of the people speaking French 


university of hawaii National Foreign 

Language Resource Center 743 

Address: 1859 East-West Road #106, 

Honolulu, HI 96822-2322 


Fax: 808-956-5983 

Contact: Jim Yoshioka 

Email: nflrc@hawaii edu 

Website: http://nflrc hawaii edu 

Description: The National Foreign Language Resource 

Center at the University of Hawaii provides professional 

development opportunities and resources to foreign 

language educators to support, promote, and improve 

foreign language education in the United States, with a 

particular focus on less commonly taught languages 

Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, 

Indonesian, Samoan, Vietnamese, and more 

university of maryland 

university College 929 

Address: 3501 University Blvd East, 

Adelphi, MD 20783 

Phone: 1-855-CLS-5300 

Fax: 301-985-7514 

Contact: Tatiana Schlenker 

Email: cls@umuc edu 

Website: www umuc edu/actfl 

Description: UMUC is pleased to offer ACTFL 

members an online graduate certificate in Instructional 

Technology Integration designed for K-12 teachers of 

world languages ACTFL members may be eligible for a 

waiver of UMUC’s application fee and a 25% discount 

on out-of-state tuition 

vamonos Tours 612 

Address: P O Box 7842, Wilmington, DE 19803 


Fax: 877-550-9463 

Contact: Esther Riddle 

Email: esther@vamonostours com 

Website: www vamonostours com 

Description: Our cultural immersion tours of Puerto 

Rico provide travelers with a unique and safe experience 

through our culture, language, and nature Our 

tours are designed to make travelers participate in 

the Latino culture, not just observe We offer travelers 

the opportunity to grow as Spanish-speakers and as 

culturally sensitive travelers (who learn from and enjoy 

their experiences in Latino culture) Vamonos tours 

are designed by experienced middle and high school 

teacher entrepreneurs who are very familiar with students’ 

needs, parents’ concerns and teachers’ desires 

for touring “off-the-beaten path ” We offer wholesale 

and tour operator educational tours for students, music 

groups, church groups, and families exclusively of 

Puerto Rico 

Languages: English, Spanish 

virginia Beach City 

Public Schools 750 

Address: 2512 George Mason Dr , 

Virginia Beach, VA 23456 


Fax: 757-263-1085 

Contact: Bernard P Platt 

Email: bplatt@vbschools com 

Website: www vbschools com 

Description: Great support, high achievement and 

cultural diversity are hallmarks of Virginia Beach City 

Public Schools Virginia Beach and the surrounding 

communities offer a high quality of life through a 

wealth of free-time pursuits Numerous universities 

also afford chances for continuing education We offer 

nine world languages: <strong>American</strong> Sign Language, Arabic, 

Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Latin, Japanese, 

Russian and Spanish Please visit our website, www 

vbschools com, or our Facebook page, “Come Teach at 

VA Beach” to find out more Virginia Beach City Public 

Schools—a great place to learn—a great place to 

teach—a great place to live! 


vision wear 

International 1313, 1412 

Address: P O Box 1736, Provo, UT 84603 


Fax: 801-222-9199 

Contact: Eric Speckhard 

Email: eric@visionwear com 

Website: www visionwear com 

Description: Vision Wear provides multicultural 

t-shirts and other items useful for promotions and 

fundraising We have custom items as well as provide 

services for custom design of items 

vista higher Learning 901, 1001 

Address: 500 Boylston St , Suite 620, 

Boston, MA 02116 


Email: info@vistahigherlearning com 

Website: www vistahigherlearning com 

Description: Independent, specialized, and privately 

owned, Vista Higher Learning was founded in 2000 as a 

publisher focused exclusively on world languages We 

are committed to helping people communicate across 

languages and cultures 

Languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish 

walking Tree Travel 926 

Address: P O Box 18636, Denver, CO 80218 


Contact: Paul Laurie 

Email: info@walkingtree org 

Website: www walkingtree org 

Description: Walking Tree Travel provides students 

and teachers unique travel opportunities to countries in 

Latin America, Africa and Asia where they can live with 

local families, work on meaningful community service, 

strengthen their language skills and, most importantly, 

have a life-changing adventure 

wallach & Company, Inc. 1310 

Address: 107 W Federal St , P O Box 480, 

Middleburg, VA 20118 


Fax: 540-687-3172 

Contact: Richard Wallach 

Email: rwallach@wallach com 

Website: www wallach com 

Description: Short-term medical insurance for persons 

traveling abroad and foreign nationals visiting the USA 

Coverage includes medical evaluation, repatriation of 

remains and international assistance 



wayside Publishing 1211 

Address: 50 Downeast Dr , Yarmouth, ME 04096 


Fax: 888-302-2519 

Contact: Greg Greuel 

Email: greg@waysidepublishing com 

Website: www waysidepublishing com 

Description: Wayside Publishing provides quality 

textbooks to independent and public middle and secondary 

schools Our titles include nationally recognized 

World Language AP Exam preparation workbooks, 

History series and English workbooks Authored by 

faculty members of prestigious independent middle 

and secondary schools, our titles are written to meet 

the academically challenging curricula of these elite 

schools 

Languages: French, German, Spanish 

wiley 1111 

Address: 111 River St , Hoboken, NJ 07030 


Contact: Rolando Hernandez 

Email: rhernandez@wiley com 

Website: www wiley com 

Description: Wiley is a market leader in Global 

Education classroom solutions, publishing materials for 

many language courses WileyPLUS, our suite of online 

learning materials, is available with select programs 

Wiley-Blackwell is proud to publish Foreign Language 

Annals on behalf of ACTFL 

wordplay (by Brainrush) 1246 


Contact: Tina Hoover 

Email: tina@brainrush com 

Website: www wordplay com 

Description: Wordplay is a FREE and simple languagelearning 

game that makes it easy to master vocabulary, 

including meaning, pronunciation and spelling The 

game adjusts to each student’s unique needs and 

builds long-term retention with reviews that adjust in 

frequency as skill improves 

Languages: Spanish, ELL/ESL, more languages to 

come soon 

world of Reading Ltd. 900 

Address: P O Box 13092, Atlanta, GA 30324-0092 

Phone: 404-233-4042, Toll-free: 800-729-3703 

Fax: 404-237-5511 

Contact: Cindy Tracy 

Email: polyglot@wor com 

Website: www wor com 

Description: Since 1989, World of Reading has offered 

the largest selection of foreign language and ESL 

products We offer software, foreign films on DVDs and 

audio CDs, games and books, for ALL ages, all levels, 

all at discounted prices—over 100 foreign languages 

and English as a second language—for learning a 

language and learning IN a language Visit our online 

catalogue at www wor com—let us make recommendations 

based on YOUR needs Do your holiday shopping 

with us! Monolingualism CAN be cured! 

Languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, ASL, Bengali, 

Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Chinese, 

Dari, Dutch, English (ESL), Farsi, French, German, Greek, 

Gujurati, Hebrew, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, 

Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, 

Kurdish, Latin, Norwegian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, 

Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, 

Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Yiddish, Zulu 

worldStrides International Division: 

NETC & Casterbridge 824 

Address: 50 Franklin St , 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02110 


Fax: 617-725-1019 

Contact: Casey Park 

Email: cpark@educationaltravel com 

Website: www educationaltravel com 

Description: WorldStrides International Division is 

comprised of NETC and Casterbridge, the leading organizers 

of high quality, educational travel We provide 

over 200 carefully designed itineraries on six continents 

as well as specializing in customized and private tours 

Our unique, interactive, and cultural programs bring 

your classroom to the world We are the only organization 

to offer the LEAP! Educational Enrichment Program 

Our high-quality tour services ensure the safety and 

comfort of our groups Centrally located hotels, authentic 

food in local restaurants and excellent LEAP!-trained 

tour directors all contribute to outstanding educational 

outcomes All teachers traveling on our tours as group 

leaders earn free Professional Development Credits

Yale university Press 1119 

Address: P O Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040 


Contact: Karen Stickler 

Email: language yalepress@yale edu 

Website: www yalebooks com 

Description: Yale University Press publishes foreign 

language textbooks and materials which include 

beginning through advanced texts and ancillaries, and 

multimedia materials For more information, go to our 

website at www yalebooks com/languages 

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, 

Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, 

Spanish 

Multi Skills 

Connections 

2013 

Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

2013 Central States Conference 

A joint conference of the Central States Conference on the 


and the Ohio Foreign Language Association 

March 14 – 16, 2013 

Hilton Columbus Downtown 

Columbus, OH 


Tasks 


Auslandsschulwesen/ 

Central Agency for 

Schools Abroad 842 

Address: 223 King Farm Blvd , Rockville, MD 20850 


Contact: Gert Wilhelm 

Email: gertwilhelm@gmail com 

Description: The ZfA (Central Agency for Schools 

Abroad) supports worldwide 140 German schools and 

about 870 state-run educational institutions with a 

German program Encountering the culture and society 

of the host country, providing schools for German 

children abroad and promoting the German language 

are the primary goals of ZfA We provide further 

education and training for headmasters, teachers and 

administrators and we conduct and evaluate language 

examinations (DSD = Deutsches Sprachdiplom) 

For more information, contact 

Patrick T. Raven 

CSCTFL Executive Director 

PO Box 251 

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0251 


Fax: 414-276-4650 

E-mail: CSCTFL@aol.com 

Web: www.csctfl.org 

southwest conference 

on language teaching 

April 4-6, 2013 

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LANGUAGE CONNECTIONS 

Contact: SWCOLT/ PLAN 

PH: 405.330.1318 

FX: 405.340.0923 

Executive Director, Jody Klopp 

President, Joyce Pitt 

http://www.swcolt.org 


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Abbott, Annie R 

Abbott, Marty 

Abdel-Malek, Myriam 

Abdelghany, Louissa 

Abou-Dib, Nawf 

Abrate, Jayne 

Abu Shakra, Amani 

Acetoso, Mattia 

Adair-Hauck, Bonnie 

Adamowicz-Hariasz, Maria 

Adams, LaTricea D 

Adams Fletcher, Clarissa 

Adamson, Sophie 

Adamson, Stephen R 

Addison, Kirsten 

Aguado, David W 

Ahmad, Azza 

Ahmadian, Ziba 

Akiyama, Yuka 

Al-Batal, Mahmoud M 

Alabdullah/Attar, Hadia 

Alalou, Ali J 

Albano, Antonella 

Albright, Mari 

Alcorn, John 

Alfieri, Peter 

Allen, Heather 

Allingham, Liesl Ann 

Alvarez-Gonzalez, Jesus M 

Amores, Maria Jesus 

Ananth, Priya 

Anderson, Cori 

Anderson, Katja 

Andre, Michael G 

Andrea, Christ 

Andrews, Barbara S 

Annunziato, Sarah 

Anorga, Angel 

Anton, Marta 

Aoki, Michele Anciaux 

Aoyama, Reijiro 

Armstrong, Kimberly M 

Arnett, Carlee 

Ashby, Wendy 

Ashcraft, Mary 

Aurora, Vincent 

Austin, Theresa Y 

Avello, Mieko 

Ayari, Salah 

Azama, Yo 


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Bachmann, Chinatsu 

Bacon, Michael 

Badia, Ingrid C 

Bae, Gyseon 

Baedke, Kerisa L 

Baerenfaenger, Olaf 

Bai, Jianhua 

Bailey, Adam 

Bailey, Kathleen M 

Bain, Sharon L 

Bairaktari, Elpida 

Baker, Laurin Hayes 

Baldwin, Leslie W 

Ballah, Jody L 

Bancheri, Salvatore 

Baneth-Nouailhetas, Emilienne 

Bansal, Vineet 

Barbe, Katharina 

Barron Serrano, Francisco Javier 

Batterman, Henry 

Beal, K David David 

Beaudrie, Sara 

Bebawi, Gorge 

Becker, Angelika 

Becker, Claudia A 

Becker, Rachel 

Beckwith, Joyce E 

Bekkai, Kheireddine 

Bell, Teresa R 

Belluz, Sigrid 

Benander, Ruth 

Benavides, Carlos 

Benedetti, Laura 

Benetti, Antonio 

Bentzel, Curt 

Berg, Gaelle H 

Berka, Sigrid 

Berkson, Lisa F 

Berndt, Shuhui 

Berndt, Timothy 

Bernhardt, Elizabeth 

Bethea, Camille L 

Bickel, Marguerite 

Biska, Nancy 

Blad, Alessia 

Blair, Joan 

Blanco, Virgil H 

Blood, Elizabeth A 

Bloom, Melanie 

Blyth, Carl S 

Boero, Paulo 

Bolanos, Alice 

Boldt, Ellen Titzkowski 

Bond, Nathan 

Bonifazio, Paola 

Bonin, Kate M 

Bork-Goldfield, Iris 

Bott Van Houten, Jacque 

Bouchard, Norma 

Bourgerie, Dana S 

Bowles, Freddie A 

Bowles, Freddie 

Boyle, Bruna 

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Developing leaDers for 

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in world languages and esol 

The 60th Annual Northeast Conference 

March 7-10, 2013 in Baltimore, MD 

Arlene F. White, Salisbury University, Conference Chair 

what makes us great! 

exciting exhibit area 

high quality program 

immersion in language & culture 

Professional development credit 

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Diverse professional Community 

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Interview (OPI) in 2012. Developed in 1982, the OPI is 

now recognized within the united States and internationally 

as the standard for reliability and validity in the 

assessment of spoken language proficiency. The original 

12 languages have expanded to 100 languages; annual 

tests have grown from 200 to 30,000. Find out more about 

the OPI at ACTFL Central in Exhibit halls D & E. 


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world Languages Expo that will be held November 

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professional development experience for all language 

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films in language instruction, acquisition, and assessment. 

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culture teaching community. 

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ACTFL membership, while also providing a forum at the ACTFL Convention 

for the discussion and presentation of research pieces. 

Small German Programs – promotes discussion of the issues and opportunities 

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Spanish for Native Speakers (SNS) – concerned with the teaching and learning 

of Spanish for individuals who have a home background in the language. 

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ACTFL is coming to Orlando in 2013! 

Pre-Convention 

Workshops on Thursday, 

November 21 

Registration and Housing 

will open in early spring 

2013. Visit www.actfl.org 

for all Convention 

information and program 

updates! 

Please join us at 

The annual convention of the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the 

Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be Friday, 

November 22 through Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 

the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. 

The ACTFL Convention, where learning comes alive, features 

over 600 educational sessions covering a wide spectrum of 

the language profession, as well as more than 250 exhibiting 

companies showcasing the latest products and services for you 

and your students. The ACTFL Convention is an international 

event bringing together over 6,000 attendees from all 

languages, levels and assignments within the profession.

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<strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) 160 

<strong>American</strong> Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) 144 

Arizona State University Chinese Language Flagship 107 

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Calico Spanish 127 

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Central States Conference on the Teaching 

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Cheng & Tsui Company 196 

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Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) 51 

The College Board 12 

Common Ground International 15 

Culture Quest Tours 67 

Deutsche Welle 6 

EF Education First 10 

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Georgetown University Press 30 

Holt McDougal Inside front cover 

International Schools Services 20 


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IQChinese 99 

Kodansha 32 

Modern Language Association 14 

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National Network for Early Language 

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National Security Agency 125 


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Pacific Northwest <strong>Council</strong> for Languages (PNCFL) 97 


Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association 

(PSMLA) 160 

Pennsylvania State University French Department 160 

Routledge 162 

Sanako Inc. 39 

SANS Inc. – Sony Digital Language Lab Technology 1 

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SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center 163 

SIT Graduate Institute 88 


Teaching (SCOLT) 67 


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