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SuNDAY November 18, 2012<br />
DAILY PROGRAm SuNDAy, November 18, 2012<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 119 A<br />
737 NASA’s GLOBE Program<br />
Integrates Science <strong>The</strong>mes that<br />
Enhance Language Acquisiti<strong>on</strong><br />
Discover the exciting features <strong>of</strong> this global, <strong>on</strong>line,<br />
K–12, science-based program and how using it easily<br />
helps teachers and students acquire meaningful language<br />
skills, communicate with their peers in over 110<br />
countries, and engage in authentic research projects<br />
with internati<strong>on</strong>al scientists Come gain access to over<br />
100 free GLOBE activities!<br />
Presenter(s): Teresa J. Kennedy, University <strong>of</strong> Texas<br />
at Tyler and <strong>The</strong> GLOBE Program; Denise E. Phillippe<br />
and Edwin Dehler-Seter, C<strong>on</strong>cordia Language<br />
Villages<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<br />
strand: <strong>The</strong> Learner<br />
applicable level(s): All<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): All<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 119 B<br />
738 Developing Intercultural<br />
Competence: An Expanded Role<br />
for <strong>Foreign</strong> Language Educators<br />
Language pr<strong>of</strong>iciency al<strong>on</strong>e is inadequate for dealing<br />
with people <strong>of</strong> other backgrounds Additi<strong>on</strong>al competencies<br />
are also needed to deal effectively and appropriately<br />
across cultures This sessi<strong>on</strong> explores these<br />
intercultural competencies and provides a framework<br />
for integrating them in each less<strong>on</strong> unit and multiple<br />
strategies for their assessment<br />
Presenter(s): Alvino E. Fantini, School for Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Training<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<br />
strand: Culture<br />
applicable level(s): All<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): All<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 120 A<br />
739 Not Your Basic Fairytale: Gaining<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency and Intercultural Skills<br />
This sessi<strong>on</strong> highlights using folklore and its reinterpretati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
in art, ec<strong>on</strong>omics, politics, music, and literature<br />
to highlight social c<strong>on</strong>sequences <strong>of</strong> globalizati<strong>on</strong> and<br />
integrate intercultural analysis with communicati<strong>on</strong><br />
strategies Learner-centered folklore-based assignments<br />
provide deeper cultural insights while enlivening<br />
speaking, writing and technology-based activities<br />
Suggesti<strong>on</strong>s for assessing intercultural competencies<br />
will be included<br />
Presenter(s): Gisela Hoecherl-Alden (Chair), Bost<strong>on</strong><br />
University; Jennifer Peters<strong>on</strong>, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Minnesota<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATG<br />
strand: <strong>The</strong> Learner<br />
applicable level(s): All<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): All<br />
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10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 120 B<br />
740 <strong>Teaching</strong> German Culture and<br />
Civilizati<strong>on</strong> Courses in English<br />
This sessi<strong>on</strong> examines three different approaches to<br />
teaching German culture/civilizati<strong>on</strong> courses in English<br />
at the postsec<strong>on</strong>dary level Examples <strong>of</strong> course syllabuses,<br />
assignments, class activities and assessment<br />
rubrics will be shared with participants Ample time will<br />
be available for questi<strong>on</strong>s and discussi<strong>on</strong><br />
Presenter(s): John Lalande, II (Chair), State University<br />
<strong>of</strong> New York at Oswego; Deborah Page, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Cincinnati; Katja Anders<strong>on</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> Maryland<br />
University College, Europe; Eddy M. Enriquez Arana,<br />
Northern Virginia Community College; Harald Zils,<br />
Binghamt<strong>on</strong> University, SUNY<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATG<br />
strand: Culture<br />
applicable level(s): Higher Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): German<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 120 C<br />
741 AATG’s Programs for high School<br />
Students<br />
Boost interest in your German program through AATG’s<br />
programs for high school students including the<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al German Exam and Summer Study in Germany<br />
Learn how Delta Epsil<strong>on</strong> Phi, the Nati<strong>on</strong>al H<strong>on</strong>or<br />
Society for students <strong>of</strong> German, can help you recognize<br />
and reward student achievement<br />
Presenter(s): Thomas Keith Cothrun, AATG<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATG<br />
strand: <strong>The</strong> Learner<br />
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English, German<br />
applicable language(s): German<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 121 A<br />
742 Journals <strong>of</strong> the AATG<br />
<strong>The</strong> editors <strong>of</strong> the journals <strong>of</strong> the AATG will present<br />
informati<strong>on</strong> about submissi<strong>on</strong> and the types <strong>of</strong> articles<br />
that are accepted in the journals <strong>The</strong>y will also answer<br />
questi<strong>on</strong>s about the journals<br />
Presenter(s): Glenn S. Levine (Chair), University<br />
<strong>of</strong> California, Irvine; Carlee Arnett, University <strong>of</strong><br />
California-Davis; James Rollest<strong>on</strong>, Duke University<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATG<br />
strand: Research<br />
applicable level(s): Higher Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): German<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 121 B<br />
743 motivating Students to Speak<br />
German: Strategies for Practicing<br />
Interpers<strong>on</strong>al Communicati<strong>on</strong><br />
“Ach, ist die süß!”—“Wirklich?”: Spass beim<br />
Perspektivenwechsel’ (Fredericks<strong>on</strong>); More is Better:<br />
Interacting Toward Strings <strong>of</strong> Sentences and Bey<strong>on</strong>d<br />
in Beginning and Intermediate German (Braker); Tell<br />
Me MORE!—Using the Interpers<strong>on</strong>al Mode in Class<br />
(Zins-Adams)<br />
Presenter(s): Carol Anne Costabile-Heming (Chair),<br />
University <strong>of</strong> North Texas; Christiane Fredericks<strong>on</strong>,<br />
IBiS/KLETT; Regina Braker, Eastern Oreg<strong>on</strong><br />
University; Linda Zins-Adams, Highlands High School<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATG<br />
strand: <strong>The</strong> Learner<br />
applicable level(s): All<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): German<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 121 C<br />
744 <strong>Teaching</strong> Chinese vocabulary in<br />
the Curriculum and Bey<strong>on</strong>d<br />
Vocabulary teaching is a key aspect <strong>of</strong> foreign language<br />
instructi<strong>on</strong> This panel discusses effective classroom<br />
practices to enlarge students’ vocabulary <strong>The</strong> titles are<br />
(1) Implicati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Incidental Vocabulary Acquisiti<strong>on</strong><br />
for Classroom Instructi<strong>on</strong>; (2) <strong>Teaching</strong> Emergent<br />
Chinese Words: Why, What and How; and (3) Survey <strong>of</strong><br />
Vocabulary Instructi<strong>on</strong>s in CFL Classrooms<br />
Presenter(s): Liwei Gao (Chair), Defense Language<br />
Institute; Weisi Cai, University <strong>of</strong> California,<br />
Berkeley; Qing Wei, Vanderbilt University<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): CLTA<br />
strand: <strong>The</strong> Learner<br />
applicable level(s): Higher Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: Chinese<br />
applicable language(s): Chinese<br />
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 122 A<br />
745 Research <strong>on</strong> Grammar<br />
Acquisiti<strong>on</strong> and its Pedagogical<br />
Implicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Grammar instructi<strong>on</strong> is c<strong>on</strong>sidered difficult and ineffective<br />
in CFL classrooms This problem is addressed<br />
through research <strong>on</strong> the acquisiti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> three thorny<br />
grammar points: the verb–complement c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>, the<br />
aspect particle “guo” and zero anaphoric expressi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
<strong>The</strong>oretical significance and pedagogical implicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
are discussed in each study<br />
Presenter(s): Liu Li (Chair) and Meiqing Sun, University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania; Tianshu He, Duke University<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): CLTA<br />
strand: Research<br />
applicable level(s): Higher Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: Chinese<br />
applicable language(s): Chinese