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SuNDAY November 18, 2012 DAILY PROGRAm SuNDAy, November 18, 2012 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 A 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 sponsor(s): AATG strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): German 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 B 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 sponsor(s): AATG strand: Assessment applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): German 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 C 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 sponsor(s): AATG strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English, German applicable language(s): German 148 | ACTFL 2012 Program Guide 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 A 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 sponsor(s): AATG strand: Culture applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): German 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 B 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 sponsor(s): AATG strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12 language of Presentation: German applicable language(s): German 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 C 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 sponsor(s): CLTA strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: Chinese applicable language(s): Chinese 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 A 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 sponsor(s): CLTA strand: Professionalism applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English, Chinese applicable language(s): All 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 B 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 sponsor(s): CLASS strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12 language of Presentation: English, Chinese applicable language(s): Chinese 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 123 702 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 sponsor(s): CLTA strand: Research applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: Chinese applicable language(s): Chinese
DAILY PROGRAm SuNDAy, November 18, 2012 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 124 703 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 sponsor(s): CLTA strand: Research applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: Chinese applicable language(s): Chinese 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 125 704 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 sponsor(s): CLTA strand: Technology applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: Chinese applicable language(s): Chinese 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126 A 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 School District sponsor(s): PSMLA strand: Technology applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12 language of Presentation: French applicable language(s): French 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! visit tHe exHibit HAll 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. 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 ACTFL 2012 Program Guide | 149 SuNDAY November 18, 2012
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