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FRIDAY November 16, 2012<br />
DAILY PROGRAm FrIDAy, November 16, 2012<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 107 B<br />
107 Online Learning Communities in<br />
the Language Flagship: Chinese,<br />
korean, Russian<br />
Three <strong>on</strong>line café projects, developed by instructors in<br />
Chinese, Korean, and Russian Language Flagships <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
two sets <strong>of</strong> students from different cultures opportunities<br />
to compare authentic media and print materials<br />
By joining <strong>on</strong>line forums to exchange perspectives, students<br />
are engaged in a dynamic process <strong>of</strong> discovery,<br />
explorati<strong>on</strong> and inquiry<br />
Presenter(s): Madeline K. Spring (Chair), Ariz<strong>on</strong>a State<br />
University; Shar<strong>on</strong> L. Bain, Bryn Mawr College;<br />
Charles H. Egan, San Francisco State University;<br />
Haejin Koh, Korean Language Flagship Center<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<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): Chinese, Korean, Russian<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 108 A<br />
108 Promoting Cultural and Linguistic<br />
Competence with Documentary<br />
Film in Spanish<br />
Help your students improve their cultural and linguistic<br />
competence and become more informed citizens <strong>of</strong><br />
the world by incorporating authentic, culturally rich<br />
documentary film into your Spanish classroom Various<br />
pre-viewing, viewing and post-viewing activities will be<br />
presented and a list <strong>of</strong> thematically organized documentary<br />
films will be distributed and discussed<br />
Presenter(s): Stasie C. Harringt<strong>on</strong>, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Wisc<strong>on</strong>sin, Madis<strong>on</strong>; Tammy Jandrey Hertel,<br />
Lynchburg College<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<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): Spanish<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 108 B<br />
109 New French Fairy Tales for<br />
Literacy Development and<br />
Cultural Awareness<br />
New animated fairy tales by Michel Ocelot <strong>of</strong>fer the<br />
basis for building learners’ literacy skills and exploring<br />
cross-cultural comparis<strong>on</strong>s <strong>The</strong> presenter will share<br />
pre-viewing, viewing, and post-viewing activities and<br />
audio, visual, and textual resources that teachers can<br />
use with selected fairy tales<br />
Presenter(s): Sarah C. Jourdain, St<strong>on</strong>y Brook<br />
University<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<br />
strand: Culture<br />
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: French<br />
applicable language(s): French<br />
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1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 109 A<br />
110 AP Japanese: Addressing<br />
Curriculum and university<br />
Placement C<strong>on</strong>cerns<br />
Curious about how AP Japanese test scores are used<br />
to place students at the postsec<strong>on</strong>dary level? Perplexed<br />
about how AP Japanese fits into a four-year high school<br />
curriculum? Through a unique collaborati<strong>on</strong> involving<br />
<strong>on</strong>e university pr<strong>of</strong>essor and <strong>on</strong>e high school teacher,<br />
these questi<strong>on</strong>s will be addressed, using researchbased<br />
teaching strategies<br />
Presenter(s): Keiko Kuriyama, Indiana University;<br />
Molly Je<strong>on</strong>, BHS North<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATJ<br />
strand: Pr<strong>of</strong>essi<strong>on</strong>alism<br />
applicable level(s): All<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English, Japanese<br />
applicable language(s): Japanese<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 109 B<br />
111 Incorporating Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
mindedness and Intercultural<br />
understanding in Language B<br />
Classrooms<br />
Intercultural understanding and internati<strong>on</strong>al mindedness<br />
are key comp<strong>on</strong>ents <strong>of</strong> the language curriculum<br />
that support successful communicati<strong>on</strong> in envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />
where the language studied is spoken <strong>The</strong> development<br />
<strong>of</strong> these attributes in learners, al<strong>on</strong>g with<br />
language competency, form the building block <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Baccalaureate Language B and Language<br />
ab initio courses<br />
Presenter(s): Jan Stipek, Internati<strong>on</strong>al Baccalaureate<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<br />
strand: Culture<br />
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): All<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 110 A<br />
112 Start from the Beginning: Project-<br />
Based Instructi<strong>on</strong> in a <strong>The</strong>matic<br />
Curriculum<br />
This sessi<strong>on</strong> will discuss the importance <strong>of</strong> incorporating<br />
project-based instructi<strong>on</strong> in the thematic based<br />
curriculum from the beginning level <strong>The</strong> presenters<br />
will show how to integrate thematically aligned, and<br />
project-based effective strategies into an everyday<br />
less<strong>on</strong><br />
Presenter(s): Noriko Fujimoto-Vergel (Chair), Island<br />
Pacific Academy; Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, University <strong>of</strong><br />
California<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATJ<br />
strand: <strong>The</strong> Learner<br />
applicable level(s): All<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English, Japanese<br />
applicable language(s): Japanese<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 110 B<br />
113 Effective use <strong>of</strong> iPads in <strong>Foreign</strong><br />
Language Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
iPads are widely accepted in various fields including<br />
educati<strong>on</strong> While there are many language specific<br />
apps, those created for other purposes can also be<br />
utilized creatively to teach and learn foreign languages<br />
In this sessi<strong>on</strong>, we will discuss such apps and introduce<br />
creative ways to apply them to language curricula<br />
Presenter(s): Satoru Shinagawa (Chair), University <strong>of</strong><br />
Hawaii; Mayumi Ishida, Dartmouth College<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): AATJ<br />
strand: Technology<br />
applicable level(s): All<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): All<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 111 A<br />
114 Navigating the Five Cs in the<br />
Classical Languages<br />
In the teaching <strong>of</strong> Latin or ancient Greek, culture is<br />
presented, <strong>of</strong>ten literally, as a sidebar and discussed<br />
almost entirely in English, which creates an artificial<br />
and unwelcome divisi<strong>on</strong> between culture and language<br />
This sessi<strong>on</strong> will dem<strong>on</strong>strate multimedia activities<br />
that illuminate classical civilizati<strong>on</strong> while maintaining<br />
engagement with the target language<br />
Presenter(s): Ivy J. Livingst<strong>on</strong>, Harvard University<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<br />
strand: Culture<br />
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English<br />
applicable language(s): Latin<br />
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Pennsylvania C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Center, Room 111 B<br />
115 Effective <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chinese<br />
in a Project-Based module with<br />
Technologies<br />
<strong>The</strong> presenters will elaborate <strong>on</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong><br />
project-based learning (PBL), and how PBL can be<br />
successfully incorporated with VoiceThread, Moodle,<br />
YouTube, and other technologies to improve students’<br />
oral pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Two real-world examples, <strong>on</strong>e in the<br />
elementary school and <strong>on</strong>e in the high school, will be<br />
presented<br />
Presenter(s): Kuangchi Lee, Young Scholars <strong>of</strong> Central<br />
PA Charter School; Yin-Shan Yang, Ridgeway High<br />
School<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sor(s): ACTFL<br />
strand: <strong>The</strong> Learner<br />
applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12<br />
language <strong>of</strong> Presentati<strong>on</strong>: English, Chinese<br />
applicable language(s): All