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FRIDAY November 16, 2012 DAILY PROGRAm FrIDAy, November 16, 2012 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126 B 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 sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Professionalism applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): Spanish 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, University of Pennsylvania sponsor(s): ACTFL Korean SIG strand: Technology applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): Korean 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Room 406 075 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 52 | ACTFL 2012 Program Guide 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Room 415 076 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 strand: The Learner applicable level(s): All 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Room 501 077 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 strand: Research applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Room 407 078 ACTR Board of Directors meeting 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 A 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 sponsor(s): AATI strand: Culture applicable level(s): All 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 A 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 sponsor(s): AATI strand: Culture applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: Italian applicable language(s): Italian 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 B 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 sponsor(s): AATI strand: Culture applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English, Italian applicable language(s): Italian 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 A 082 AATG Business meeting 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107 A 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 sponsor(s): AATI strand: Assessment applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 language of Presentation: English, Italian applicable language(s): Italian
DAILY PROGRAm FrIDAy, November 16, 2012 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 101 084 ACTFL Foreign Language Annals Editorial Board meeting 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Franklin hall 1 085 NCACLS Luncheon By invitation only 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 1 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 strand: Technology applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): French, Spanish 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 2 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, Edizioni Edilingua sponsor(s): Edizioni Edilingua strand: The Learner applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: Italian (with examples in English upon request) applicable language(s): Italian 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 3 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) strand: Assessment applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 4 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 strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 5 language of Presentation: English 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. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 5 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) strand: Technology applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Room 407 086 AAuSC Executive Committee meeting 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon I 087 CSCTFL Board of Directors meeting 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon A 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 sponsor(s): NCSSFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All ACTFL 2012 Program Guide | 53 FRIDAY November 16, 2012
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