Polyglot Press
Messages for the World Language Teacher
November 14, 2011
The Polyglot Press aims to inform the UCPS World Language teachers and keep them abreast of valuable events, links, news, professional developments, accomplishments, etc. This information is housed on www.polyglotpress.blogspot.com You can also add comments. Sharing ideas and resources is very appreciated.
BRAVO
· To celebrate National Francophone Week last week, Parkwood High involved the principal, cafeteria, faculty, French students and French teacher, Jean Patterson. In French class, students watched a French film, LES CHORISTES, made croque monsieurs and chocolate fondue. They even had a speaker from French Africa (Mali). Principal Jan Hollis bought croissants and French jam for the teachers, and the cafeteria made quiche, French onion soup, and ham and cheese croissants for lunch. They even made a large cake which looked like the French flag and had French slogans on it for Jean Patterson’s French classes! French students researched fun facts from Francophone countries and broadcast those on our daily television announcements. They researched French artwork and drew posters advertising this week in the style of their choice.
Events
· November 12 – 16 International Education Week - International Education Week (IEW) is celebrated in more than 100 countries to honor international education and exchange worldwide. This initiative promotes programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. The worldwide celebration of IEW offers an opportunity to reach out to people of every nation and to develop a broader understanding of world cultures and languages. The IEW 2011 website http://iew.state.gov has been launched, and includes promotional materials, an interactive quiz, and opportunities to post and view planned events around the world. In addition, IEW has a Facebook page and group, both of which can be accessed through the IEW website.
o Interesting FACTS
o 723,277 international students studied in the United States during the 2010-2011 academic year.
o U.S. students who study abroad are choosing increasingly diverse locations overseas;
o 270,604 U.S. students studied abroad for academic credit during academic year 2009-
2010.
2010.
o Connection to our students: PLANT THE SEED FOR STUDY ABROAD.
· November 13-19, 2011 Geography Awareness Week is an annual public awareness program organized by National Geographic Education Programs that encourages citizens young and old to engage in fun, educational experiences that draw attention to geo-literacy, the interconnectedness of our world and the importance of geography education. The theme this year is Geography: The Adventure in Your Community. Established by presidential proclamation in 1987, Take a look at National Geographic's Geography Awareness Week site for teaching ideas and projects for the week ofgeography. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/collections/geographyawarenessweek/
· June 18 – July 1, 2011 Travel to Senegal with World View http://worldview.unc.edu/programs-2/international-study-visits/2012-senegal-study-visit/
· July 10-19 and July 20-29 Travel to Costa Rica with World View http://worldview.unc.edu/programs-2/international-study-visits/2012-costa-rica-study-visits/
Professional Development
· November 14 – 18 The 2011 Global Education Conference will be held online and free. Sessions will take place in multiple time zones and multiple languages over the five days. The 2010 Global Education Conference had 15,028 unique logins and presentations from 62 countries. To attend and be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, you can joint this network (you can still attend sessions if your membership is pending). The sessions schedule is now live and available in multiple time zones. The conference is held using the software platform Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The Twitter hashtag is #globaled11. http://globaleducation.ning.com/page/2011-conference
· March 27-28, 2012 Latin America and North Carolina by World View in Chapel Hill http://worldview.unc.edu/2012-spring-seminar-latin-america-and-north-carolina-seminar/
· March 28-29, 2012 Complexity and Vibrancy of Africa Seminar by World View in Chapel Hill http://worldview.unc.edu/2012-spring-seminar-understanding-africa-seminar/
Global Ed Resources
· World View arranges "e-pal" connections between Rotary Scholars living and studying abroad and North Carolina classes and schools. Global WebFriend connections provide: first-hand accounts of life in another world region and culture, correspondence from every region of the globe, global content and context for any grade or discipline, increased global awareness for both teachers and students, concepts and curriculum supported by the North Carolina teaching standards To begin your new global connection, visit the program webpage at http://worldview.unc.edu/global-resources/rotary-webfriends Follow Global WebFriends on twitter @ twitter.com/GlobalWebFriend
· Globalization 101 Favorites - Global photo slide show http://www.flickr.com//photos/53165019@N07/favorites/show
Chinese Resources
· With the lock out in the US’ National Basketball Association, some NBA players are signing to play in China. ChinaPod writer cooments on how that could change basketball in China. http://chinesepod.com/blog/Adventures+of+a+Newbie%3A+The+Strange+World+of+Chinese+Basketball/884
· 杨门女将 New Chinese Movie Legendary Amazons Celebrates Chinese Woman Warriors Latest Chinese movie “Legendary Amazons” (Chinese language: 杨门女将， pinyin: Yáng mén nǚjiāng) releases on November 18th. It re-unites wushu Chinese martial arts heroes on the big screen in the film debut of the classic story based on a famous Chinese opera. The Chinese movie, formerly title “Lady Generals of the Yang Family”, is a big screen adaptation of a famous Chinese opera set in the Song Dynasty The legendary story tells the tale of the widows and daughters of Yang Clan, who took to armor and fought off invaders after the men of the clan were massacred. http://paper.li/chinesepod/chinesepod-daily#!tag-chinese
Spanish Resources
· Adidas commercial in bull fighting arena http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYCb2ZcGnIA showcases a new adiZero Rose 2 shoe on the feet of Derrick Rose as he takes on first two picadors and then three matadores, and finally dunks in the arena. Red rose petals cover the arena floor in honor of his victory.
- Country profile on Chile by BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1222764.stm
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