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

FRIDAY November 16, 2012
DAILY PROGRAm FrIDAy, November 16, 2012
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand
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
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: The Learner
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand
Ballroom Salon L
025 ACTFL Immersion SIG Business
meeting
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 101
026 NNELL Regional and State
Representatives meeting
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 102 B
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
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English, Arabic
applicable language(s): Arabic
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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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 A
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
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Research
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 B
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
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 C
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
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 104 A
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
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Chinese
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 104 B
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
strand: Research
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Spanish
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 A
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
strand: Assessment
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12