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

FRIDAY November 16, 2012
DAILY PROGRAm FrIDAy, November 16, 2012
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 B
214 why Learn a world Language?
what the Current Research Says
What does recent research say about the benefits of
bilingualism or learning a world language? This investigation
explored multiple databases to access empirical
research published from 2005 to 2011 Quantitative and
qualitative results report multiple benefits, including
increased academic achievement, greater cognitive
abilities, intercultural competence, and increased
earning power
Presenter(s): Rebecca Fox, Olga I. Corretjer, and Jie
Tian, George Mason University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Research
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 B
215 Perspectives: Sustainability of
AP Italian Language Program—
Global Competition
This session with Enti Gestori directors representing the
geographical regions of the United States will present
strategies and effective practices for sustainability
of Italian language in communities and schools This
includes effective teaching strategies utilizing integration
of technology, best practices, and research on
world language demographics
Presenter(s): Daniel Stabile (Chair), National
COPILAS; Cristiano Maggipinto, Embassy of Italy in
Washington; Roberto Pennazzato, Consulate General
of Italy in Chicago; Daria Mizza, SAIS–Johns
Hopkins University; Ilaria Costa, Italian <strong>American</strong>
Committee on Education
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12
language of Presentation: Italian
applicable language(s): Italian
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107 A
216 Intercultural Competence
This session will feature a presentation entitled
Sviluppare la Competenza (Inter)Culturale Nella Lezione
di Italiano
Presenter(s): Paola Ebranati (Chair), Consulate General
of Italy; Tiberio Snaidero, Queens College-CUNY
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: Italian
applicable language(s): Italian
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3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 A
217 Nonverbal Communication in
Spanish-Speaking Countries: The
Importance of Gestures
Although students learn to express themselves verbally
in foreign language classes, they are often not taught
how to produce and understand nonverbal cues This
session will show how to use videos in an authentic
context to teach gestures and how to modify the activities
for different levels of Spanish
Presenter(s): Sandra J. Mulryan, Community College
of Baltimore County
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Spanish
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 B
218 Personal Professional
Development for Cultural Content:
An Invitation
The ACTFL Survey on Standards found that many
teachers expressed hesitancy in teaching products,
practices, and perspectives due to limited knowledge
of cultures themselves This session invites teachers
to participate in a year-long professional development
experiment using the Cultural Framework to build their
own competencies
Presenter(s): June K. Phillips (Chair), Weber State
University; Judith L. Shrum, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University; Mary Joy Lewis,
William Fleming High School
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109 A
219 AATJ Special Session: Getting
the most out of Your AATJ
membership!
Are you benefiting from all of the events, activities, and
services that AATJ has to offer? Learn about maximizing
your school’s participation in the Nengajou Contest,
Japanese National Honor Society and Japanese
National Exam See how to write an ACTFL proposal
and participate in online collaboration with your
Japanese colleagues
Presenter(s): Jessica L. Haxhi (Chair), Maloney
Interdistrict Magnet School; Nana Suzumura, The
Woodlands College Park High School; Lynn Sessler
Schmaling, Clovis Grove Elementary
sponsor(s): AATJ
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English, Japanese
applicable language(s): Japanese
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109 B
220 Publishing Your Research in
ACTFL’s Foreign Language Annals
Representatives of the Editorial Board and the Editor of
Foreign Language Annals will discuss approaches for
developing a successful scholarly manuscript for publication
Topics that will be discussed are: transforming
your dissertation into a publishable manuscript, converting
your conference presentation into manuscript
form, and language polishing techniques for scholarly
writing
Presenter(s): Audrey L. Heining-Boynton, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill; James Sweigert; Paul
Toth, Temple University; Julie Cain, NCJIT; Mary Ann
Lyman-Hager, San Diego State University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 110 A
221 minna No Can-Do Site: Online
Database Tool for 21st Century
Teachers
Setting clear goals is essential to thematic instruction
which fosters autonomous learners who can effectively
acquire 21st century skills The Japan Foundation
developed JF Standard and its online database tool
to support language educators to design their courses
suitable for thematic instruction
Presenter(s): Maki Watanabe Isoyama and Yuka
Kitazono, The Japan Foundation; Ruri H. Hirsch,
University of Pennsylvania
sponsor(s): AATJ
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English, Japanese
applicable language(s): Japanese
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 110 B
222 Skype and Google Your way to
Success in Language Teaching
session cancelled by presenter