PROGRAM GUIDE - American Council on The Teaching of Foreign ...

DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit
hall D-E, workshop Room 1
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
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
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.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit
hall D-E, workshop Room 5
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
sponsor(s): Wayside Publishing
strand: The Learner
applicable level(s): High School, College First
and Second Year
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): German
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 A
482 Italian Pedagogy vIII
These papers provide various approaches to the teaching
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
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: Italian
applicable language(s): Italian
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 B
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
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12
language of Presentation: English, Italian
applicable language(s): Italian
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107 A
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
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Italian
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
sponsor(s): ACTFL Korean SIG
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown,
Franklin hall 12-13
486 AATG Chapter Presidents’
Assembly
Closed meeting for AATG Chapter Presidents
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace
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.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace
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
suPPort our sPonsors
Please try to stop by our sponsors’
booths in the world Languages
Expo and thank all of them
for their continued support of
ACTFL and the foreign language
community. A list of sponsors
appears on p. 13.
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SATuRDAY November 17, 2012