March 20, 2017
Spring is here! The weather may be unpredictable but great
instruction and accomplishments are certain. This newsletter is archived
at http://polyglotpress.blogspot.com/
Best Wishes
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Anahi
Brusa from Monroe High School and her husband Ezequiel Brusa from Sun Valley
High School welcome their new born son Marcos
Bravo
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Parkwood
Middle School hosts International Festival. Meihui Wang coordinates the
dance lessons by Xiaosong He from Little Locus Dance Troupe http://www.littlelotuscompany.com/
leads PWMS students in My Little Apple pop dance. https://twitter.com/jkraftson/status/842512881602191361
Spanish immersion students from Western Union Elementary School perform plays
in Spanish https://twitter.com/jkraftson/status/842511388920729601
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Congrats
to Weddington High School world language teachers on National Foreign
Language Week activities: Family Feud, Soccer competition, Door decorating
competitions, Hall decorations.
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Congrats
to the Marvin Ridge High World Language department that invited all
teachers to Terrific Talent Tuesday to teach: Latin American dancing (Fernando
Flores and Alejandra Elliott), Indonesian dancing (Leah Smith and
Xiaohong HuMueller), how to make fondue (Ann Haddon) and how to make
crêpes (Dawn Jones).
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Dora Sanchez, previous Monroe High School teacher, returns
to MHS to sub for Anahi Brusa. Bienvenida Dora.
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Dennise Nelson’s Spanish 1 students from East Union
are penpals with Soledad Townsend’s Spanish 1 students at Parkwood
Middle school. Dennise Nelson and Soledad Townsend have coordinated this
successful exchange. Students write for a purpose and for an audience. The
adage that “in 2017, there is no reason for students not to be able to
communicate with other speakers or learners in the language” is played out.
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Exchange Chinese Students visit MRHS https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=11&ViewID=047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424-D8E4E9ED6C2A&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=20903&PageID=1&GroupByField=&GroupYear=0&GroupMonth=0&Tag=
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Congrats
to the teachers who taught Christmas carols and whose students sang to other
classes: Meihui Wang’s 7th graders sang in Chinese at
Parkwood Middle https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0phma33sKRkcUE2TmFUb2JBTUE/view. French students with
Ann Haddon and Dawn Jones also sang carols in French at Marvin
Ridge High.
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Penpals are thriving at Cuthbertson Middle where Pascale
Perreau’s students are communicating with students in Africa and France.
The pals near Africa are on the island of La Réunion, in the town of St
Pierre. The Middle School is Collège Les Tamarins. The pen pals in France
are in Epouville, France. The Middle School is Collège G. Brassens.
Pascale found her penpals on epals.
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French
students with Pascale Perreau at Cuthbertson Middle have enjoyed guest
speakers: a high school student named Mathilde Kuss from Divonne-les-bains
at the border of Switzerland and Mrs Studney from L' île Maurice.
Events
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March 29 (Wednesday) 6:30-8:00 PM.
Opening ceremony for UNC Charlotte's Confucius Institute in the McKnight
Hall of the Cone University Center https://exchange.uncc.edu/new-confucius-institute-to-expand-educational-cultural-offerings/
free and open to the public but registration is required https://confucius.uncc.edu/
Professional Development
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Telecollaboration (2 grad credits, online) Online PD for world
language teachers (The University of Colorado Boulder) LGTC 5040:
Telecollaboration refers to the practice of pairing students or groups of
students to native speakers of the target language through video conferencing
tools for the specific purpose of increasing their language and cultural
proficiency. In this course, you will learn about the companion methodology and
instructional approaches to make such exchanges successful. 8 week course,
starts April 1st through May 27th, 2017 ($760) For more information and to
register, http://www.colorado.edu/elevatecertificate/certificate/register
Advocacy
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ACTFL launches “Lead with Languages” - The unprecedented
national effort backed by diverse representatives from education, business,
government and nonprofit sectors. New studies support growing demand for
language capabilities, yet fewer than ten percent of americans speak a second
language. https://www.actfl.org/news/press-releases/lead-languages-campaign-launches-promotes-urgent-call-action-making-language-proficiency-national-priority
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Investigating in America’s Languages https://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/researchpapersmonographs/language/Commission-on-Language-Learning_Americas-Languages.pdf
Proficiency
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“Function and meaning should be primary
in language learning and teaching. Language learners should be given the skills
needed to accomplish real world tasks in meaningful ways.”” A
common misconception of communicative, task-based, or functional approaches to
language teaching and learning is that grammar and accuracy are ignored.
However, the absence of accuracy from the learning process is not the
intention.
(See: http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/17546),
Pedagogy
Games
for WL Classrooms –
Thanks to Brooke Souther at Weddington High School for these games.
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Bluff Divide the class into 2 teams. You need a list of questions between 20-30 and
write down the numbers on the board. Team 1 picks and number. The question is
read aloud to Team 2. If a student on Team 2 knows the answer, he/she stands
up. Team 1 picks a player standing on Team 2 to answer. If the student gets the
answer correct, they earn the amount of points for the students standing (5
people standing = 5 points). If they are incorrect, they lose that amount.
Continue playing until all questions have been used.
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Bluffketball – Play like Bluff above but If the student is correct, they can shoot a bean bag into a bin,
basket or trashcan for 5 addition points.
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Family Feud This is a great way to make language learning,
student opinions, student activities and the like meaningful and realistic.
Play Family Feud! Here is the template https://www.youthdownloads.com/games/family-fued-powerpoint You need to survey a group in advance of the activity. Your students
then have to think about what the surveyed group could have chosen for
responses. Students are actively involved in listening and reading
comprehension as well as speaking in the target language. Be sure to teach them
some great oral responses for their reactions to the survey results. “I can’t
believe it.” “No way!”, “I knew it.” “I am a genius.”Etc.
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Graphic Organizers – Help students organize new information,
sequences, descriptions, time lines, comparisons, etc. It is easy
to create your own in the target language http://eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Technology
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Looking for Yabla resources that are useful in
UCPS? View some that have been shared at http://tinyurl.com/UCPSYABLAFAVS Sort per language to
find what you can use.
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Do
you have useful Yabla video links to share with others? Please enter the
information here http://tinyurl.com/UCPSYABLA
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Yabla accounts are valid through the school year and the summer.
If you received any emails from Yabla about your account subscription ending.
Please ignore. They had some glitches in automated emails being sent incorrectly.
French Resources
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French in Action videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FGZoNtsKUA&list=PLF8MdjMXRo-q9k4cVQ6CPeoebxnaU7DXU
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Hachette Français
langue étrangère - Ressources gratuites à
télécharger http://www.hachettefle.com/pages/ressource-a-telecharger/index.php
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Yabla:
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L’art éphémère à Paris https://french.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?id=9830&tlang_id=en Beginners can practice
dates while learning about art exhibitions in Paris.
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Lionel et Chantal à Frémestroff Beginners learn about a
small French village near Strasburg that is bilingual https://french.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=6774
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AP French – Resources shared by Dawn Jones of Marvin Ridge HS
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RFI - Français facile https://savoirs.rfi.fr/fr/apprendre-enseigner/langue-francaise/journal-en-francais-facile
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RFI - les fiches
pédagogiques https://savoirs.rfi.fr/fr/recherche/rubrique/apprendre/objectif/enseigner-le-francais-2708
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Une fiche d'exercices a
remplir en lisant les actualités https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KCcpavJHp2s3fxnz_U5qcSjWcuu5JTAo9lNxXIvyCYY/edit
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AP
World Languages and Culture Interactive Online Modules http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/228321.html
German Resources
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Yabla:
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Christmas cooking https://german.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=3272 and https://german.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=3269
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German ID card – interesting for all levels for cultural if
not linguistic reasons https://german.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=9957
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Mark Forster– Au revoir (song) beginning level; name,
house, live, etc. https://german.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=10488
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Mark Forster - Bauch und Kopf (song) How you
believe is how you live. Stomach says yes to head. Good, bad, etc. , https://german.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=7881
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Verkehrsmittel -Transportation in Berlin - Difficulty level
1/5 https://german.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?id=3031&tlang_id=en
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Mercedes Benz – Hippie – Difficulty level 2/ 5 https://german.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?id=1054&tlang_id=en
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Humor: How German Sounds Compared to Other Languages YouTube 1:04 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUIDRxdmc
Mandarin Resources
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Videoclip
– Respect for the Elderly Thanks to Qihui Huang for sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7iU2fYkBk&list=PL7F45B516B64BAEDF
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Respect for the Elderly video – made in EdPuzzle - to analyze
cultural value for filial piety; in English https://edpuzzle.com/media/58ac8c7cac0c63169d9bd935
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Respect for the Elderly video – made in EdPuzzle – listening
comprehension practice for beginners https://edpuzzle.com/media/58ac8c7cac0c63169d9bd935
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Chinese 4+ -
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Interview with Jiulin in Mandarin about learning Mandarin
YouTube video 11:23 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04LRboj0N8s Transcript http://carla.umn.edu/learnerlanguage/chn/transcripts/Transcripts_Chn_Jiulin_Interview.pdf
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Interview with Anna Li in Mandarin about learning Mandarin
YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJnaXDfk3bM 8:00 minutes
Transcript http://carla.umn.edu/learnerlanguage/chn/transcripts/Transcripts_Chn_AnnaLi_Interview.pdf
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The Secret Garden – Mandarin Companion Readers sample; 300
characters, free PDF http://mandarincompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/samples/Mandarin%20Companion%20-%20The%20Secret%20Garden%20(Sample).pdf Study resources and
word lists at http://mandarincompanion.com/products/the-secret-garden/
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The Country of the Blind – Mandarin Companion Readers
sample; 300 characters, free PDF http://mandarincompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/samples/Mandarin%20Companion%20-%20The%20Country%20of%20the%20Blind%20(Sample).pdf Study resources and
word lists at http://mandarincompanion.com/products/the-country-of-the-blind/
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The Sixty Year Dream Mandarin Companion Readers sample; 300
characters, free http://mandarincompanion.com/products/
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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Curly Haired Company Mandarin Companion
Readers sample; 300 characters, free http://mandarincompanion.com/products/
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The Monkey’s Paw - Mandarin Companion Readers sample; 300
characters, free http://mandarincompanion.com/products/
Spanish Resources
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Spanish Music Database http://bit.ly/SpanishMusicDatabaseBirch Shared by Sharon Birch
in her blog at
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Español Santillana's HispaNoticias is a FREE resource to
help middle and high school Spanish students apply the cultural concepts
introduced in Spanish class for a real-world purpose. Click on the Spanish
level and then countries or regions to access a wealth of articles in English
and Spanish, many of which include audio and video support. Questions follow
each article to support comprehension. http://www.santillanausa.com/fansdelespanol/news/
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Spanish 1+ song Manu Chao: Me gustas tú https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs6Y4kZ8qtw&feature=youtu.be How to use this
song with Novice Mid Spanish students http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/22430 Lyrics http://www.metrolyrics.com/me-gustas-tu-lyrics-manu-chao.html and http://bit.ly/megustastuletra Use the scrambled
lyrics for students to put into order http://bit.ly/megustastuscrambled
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Spanish 2+
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Días llenos de actividad - Interacción
oral para prender verbos que indican actividades frecuentes, trabajar con el
léxico adquirido, adverbios y
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locuciones adverbiales de frecuencia http://www.rutaele.es/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/R2_COMECOCOS_Presente_Dias-llenos-de-actividad_DC_A1.pdf
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La ropa y las compras -
Página web para comprar los materiales para la escuela
(incluso uniformes, zapatos, etc.). La ropa es para niños y no hay fotos de
ropa inapropiada. Gracias Mary Thomas de Piedmont HS por compartir esto. http://www.todoparaelcole.com/index.cfm
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Authentic Resources: Tecnología
8 - Reglas de seguridad para el uso del celular https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/8-reglas-de-seguridad-para-el-uso-del-celular?utm_source=011217+Latino+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly video 57 segundos
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Medical Spanish 1 & 2; Spanish 3
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Salud infantil - Mi
pediatra en twitter https://twitter.com/mipediatra Salud infantil - Mi pediatra – página web http://www.mipediatra.com
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Zamba: Excursión al
cuerpo humano: los músculos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V072pKvw3a8
(Gracias a Amanda Mancilla de CATA)
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Mundo de Zamba - La
copa mundial - El fútbol y la nutrición https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcA0GI-z_Js
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Spanish 2 (Cap 4A) & 3, Spanish for Native
Speakers – good preterite vs. imperfect comparison
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Página web para comprar
los materiales para la escuela (incluso
uniformes, zapatos, etc.). La ropa es para niños y no hay fotos de ropa
inapropiada. Gracias Mary Thomas de Piedmont HS por compartir esto. http://www.todoparaelcole.com/index.cfm
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Entrevista con Raúl sobre su aprendizaje de inglés YouTube – 5.25 minutos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9hJqpQUjsc Transcript http://carla.umn.edu/learnerlanguage/spn/transcripts/Transcripts_Spn_Raul_Interview.pdf
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Entrevista con Henry sobre su aprendizaje de español YouTube – 6:07 minutos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uOjsJGotwU
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Spanish 3+ - Song Latinoamérica by Calle 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFJE8ZdeG8& Lyrics https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tk5or5f7lolu6cldnizcnmka5iu?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics&u=0#
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Yabla
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Club de las Ideas: Seguridad en Internet - Spanish 2 and AP
Spanish
- https://spanish.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=5040
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Club de Ideas: La escuela que queremos https://spanish.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=5042
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Medical Spanish and Spanish 3+ – Salud: Ojos https://spanish.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?tlang_id=en&id=10537
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Spanish 4+
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Authentic Resources
6 Palabras confusas en el internet https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/6-palabras-confusas-usadas-en-internet
video1:31 minutos
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Authentic Resources Moana:
una crítica https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/moana-critica
video 1:22 minutos
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Authentic Resources ¿Qué
ven los niños en YouTube? https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/que-ven-los-ninos-en-youtube video 2:00 minutos
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Pues, vs. entonces vs.
luego http://www.rutaele.es/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/R9_COMECOCOS_Conectores_de-los-conectores_JB_B2_C1.pdf
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AP Spanish
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Estética – Un hombre
sin techo ‘El alma de la plaza’ Video en YouTube
5 minutos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HhWBovZXGM
Ciencia y Tecnología
– Nicolás Tesla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kC-yp-Kzxs
