CLTA News

 CLTA Hosts National Event for the Year of Languages

As part of the 2005: The Year of Languages national initiative, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) sponsors one national event focusing on the theme of each month. The theme for the month of August was "Parents" and CLTA hosted the national event in Sacramento on August 27.

The focus on "Parents" as the theme for the month of August was designed to inform parents about the important benefits of early language learning. So CLTA Year of Languages chairperson, Nicole Naditz, thoughtwhat better place to capture the attention of parents than a shopping mall! Thus, the idea for the event began to take shape. Nicole organized a two-hour extravaganza at the Westfield Downtown Plaza on a stage in front of the plaza's anchor store, Macy's. The title of the event "Enhancing Education and Our Society Through Multilingualism" took shape in the form of live performances and entertainment peppered with testimonials and presentations by administrators, parents, and students.

Nicole served as the emcee for the event, introducing people and providing factual information about the benefits of early language learning. Parents were invited to stop by the booth, ably manned by FLAGS members, and pick up brochures and Year of Languages information for future reference. Audrey Heining-Boynton, President of ACTFL brought greetings from the national association and discussed the important momentum that has built around this initiative all over the country. Tanya Zaccone, President of CLTA, also provided a welcome and remarks about CLTA Year of Languages events. Many members of the CLTA Board were also on hand for assistance and to watch the event.

The shopping crowd was entertained by great performances given by Chanteuses, a Chamber ensemble of Women's Voices, singing traditional songs in a variety of languages, a dance company, Folklórico Aztlán de Sacramento, and the Halau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie Halau Kahulaliwai Hawaiian Dancers. An added attraction was the "Read Around the World" corner where Natomas High School Students Marie Bersola and Kyle Bruce read stories in other languages to young eager listeners.

Officials representing Kaiser Permanente, the City of Sacramento, and the California Department of Education also provided support for the event by discussing their views on the importance of language learning. Special remarks were made by Linda Larson, of Rosetta Stone, one of the sponsors of the event. Door prizes for the audience were provided by Berlitz.

The most poignant testimonials, of course, were from students. Stephan Bertolani, student at CSUS, discussed his experiences learning multiple languages and a mother/daughter team, Kathleen Abraham and her daughter Alisa, now studying at UC Santa Cruz, also discussed the important role that languages had played in their lives.

Special thanks go out to George Eberhart who videotaped the event and all the CLTA and FLAGS supporters including Lorraine D'Ambruoso, Executive Director, and Duarte Silva, California Foreign Language Project.

ACTFL is grateful to CLTA for its sponsorship of this event and for the leadership that California has shown in supporting the 2005: The Year of Languages initiative!

2005: The Year of Languages

Looking Back and Moving Forward!

Language educators have been working hard to maximize the impact of the 2005: The Year of Languages initiative! Literally hundreds of teachers and professors from pre-K through graduate school have been involved in celebrating their programs, educating their administrations and school boards about the importance of language learning, and communicating the power of language learning! Adding additional impetus to this effort were resolutions in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives declaring 2005 as the Year of Languages in the United States.

Ambassadors representing, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia, China, Japan, Britain, and Canada have also supported this endeavor by serving on the Year of Languages Honorary Council. Almost 20 Governors have issued proclamations in support and over 30 other orga nizations and associations have done the same.

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) has chronicled this support on its dedicated website www.yearoflanguages.org. You can share in all of the excitement, enthusiasm, and passion for language learning by visiting the Picture Gallery, the Celebrity Corner or the Bulletin Board to witness events from all over the country.

There is still time to celebrate this effort as you head back to school. Informing parents and students about this initiative is critical to maximizing the impact! Put the Year of Languages logo on your "back to school" materials and be sure to mention it when talking to parents and administrators.

An exciting capstone event will be the ACTFL Annual Convention and Exposition scheduled for Baltimore, MD on November 18-20, 2005. The official announcement of the first ACTFL Language Teacher of the Year will be made at the Opening General Session on Friday, November 18. Other events to cap off the celebration will be held throughout the convention.

The excitement that this initiative has created will be continued in a sustained public awareness campaign that will be launched in 2006. This campaign, titled Discover Languages will continue to build support for language education at all levels. Stay tuned for more information on the next phase of our efforts by visiting www.actfl.org.

Thanks for "speaking up for language education" and for your support for this endeavor! We have made our voices heard and we have made a difference!

 CLTA News

CLTA News is the newsletter of the California Language Teachers Association, published four times yearly: fall, winter, spring and summer. CLTA membership includes a subscription to the CLTA News.

Membership in CLTA is $35 year with affiliate membership, $40 without, and $30/year for students or retirees. For information or change of address, contact Marge Sotomayor, P.O. Box 123, Ferndale, CA 95536.

Deadlines: All copy and advertising for 2005-2006 issues must reach the CLTA News editor at P.O. Box 2135, Aptos, CA 95001 or knicolaysen@cruzio.com by the following dates: May 29, 2005 (June issue), September 24, 2005 (October issue), December 26 (January issue) Material received late cannot be included.

Advertising: Camera-ready, paid advertising is accepted in accordance with editorial policy. For information contact Nadine Elwood, Advertising Manager, CLTA News,
Dino718@aol.com or 714-392-5675.

Editorial Policy: The CLTA News publishes information and articles of interest to the language profession. Materials which appear to be mainly for commercial purposes will be returned advising of the option of placing a paid advertisement in the newsletter. An editorial committee will advise the editor when questions arise regarding the appropriateness of a submission.

To our readers: All articles are the opinions of the authors. CLTA's policy is to allow free expression and invite comments and / or clarification.

Board meetings: The CLTA Board will meet three times during the academic year. The 2005-2006 schedule is: October 8, 2005; December 10, 2005; February 25, 2006.

Permission to copy: Permission is granted to reproduce material in this publication, provided that credit is given to CLTA News.

Letter from the President

Welcome back! Summer is fleeting, and for most of us autumn brings us a new batch of shining faces eager to learn more language. It's always an exciting and hectic time for teachers and learners, but the teacher-learner relationship has kind of a comfortable rhythm that soothes and heartens to help everyone through the new beginning.

Not so for the world language teaching profession! Even though just about everybody by now has looked around and has become aware of the shrinking globe, and even though there are many voices proclaiming the need for fluent speakers of other languages in our country, the profession still has much work to do. How many schools in your region of California offer early language learning? How many schools in your area offer language learning for all students? How many parents and community members do you have in your area who are active supporters of language learning? How many school districts in California put language learning at the top, or near the top, or in the middle, or even on the radar, of essential offerings?

Certainly, Year of Languages is making a tremendous impact. Our California YOL Working Committee ChairNicole Naditzand her team have done a remarkable job of getting the word out. California is recognized nationally as one of the

most active YOL states in the country, and we have much to be proud of. Further activities are planned stay tuned!and CLTA will continue its mission to bring awareness of our issues and concerns to the public, the legislature and governor. In the past, CLTA sponsored successful legislation to bring Standards (coming soon!) to California. We have recently supported legislation to ensure that dedicated and experienced teachers of less commonly taught languages might be able to actually be credentialed in their language (!), thus becoming "highly qualified" in No Child Left Behind. But where is the biggest impact? Why, with YOU, of course! You and your colleagues can make a huge difference in your schools and your communities. If you are already an involved and active member in CLTA and in your affiliate, bravo! However, if you know you could and should do more to help ensure not only the survival of language programs (and, believe it, many are at risk), but also to ensure the growth and enhancement of in-place programs along with additional languages offered, please urge your colleagues and community to

join you in the effort. The first place to start is to make sure that every teacher of a World Language Other than English can make the professional statement, "I belong to CLTA and to my local affiliate."

CLTA appreciates the demanding work you do, and that we all do, every day. It is truly time for us to band together and make not only our needs known, but to make the needs of our state and our country known, by getting the word out about advantages of learning another language. Together, we can do it!

Tanya Zaccone

The Summer Seminar That Wasn't!

By Lorraine D'Ambruoso

One of CFLP / CLTA's activities that I eagerly await each year is the annual summer seminar at UC Santa Barbara. Perhaps I have a proprietary feeling about it, as I was one of the participants in the very first seminar, over 20 years ago. Although the seminar means a great deal of work for Duarte and me, as well as for Sue McKee and Pat Nakashimawho do a lion's share of the workit is actually also a lot of fun. Why? For so many reasons, some of which follow:

• It's an opportunity to spend a full week in the close company of colleagues whom you like and respect.
• It's an opportunity to learn more about the craft of our profession.
• It's an opportunity to immerse oneself in another language, at an adult level, for a full week.
• It's an opportunity to interact with foreign language students who are exploring language education as a possible career.
• For some, it's an opportunity to share one's expertise with colleagues.
• For others, it's an opportunity to learn something new, some new strategy to make instruction more meaningful and more effective.

You may have noticed the repetition of the word opportunity. That is why Duarte and I were so disappointed when we were forced to cancel this year's seminar due to lack of participants. Year 22 was not to be. The result? So many opportunities lost for so many of our colleagues!
We do not really know all of the reasons for so few registrations, but the one that is mentioned the most often is cost. Many of our constituents felt that we had doubled the registration fee, making it unaffordable. But in reality, we did not double the fee. We merely changed it to reflect what UCSB actually charges us.

For several years, the summer seminar account had been subsidizing the cost to participants. But CFLP and CLTA have experienced severe financial constraints over the past few years, requiring us to make the summer seminar a self-supporting activity. No, we do not make a profit on the seminar. No, the costs did not rise so that those who put on the activity could earn a nice bonus. Wish we did! Rather, we added up all of the costslodging, meals, supplies, AV / technology, presenters' honoraria, space rental, support staff salaries (our student runners, who earn less than minimum wage!), etc. This gave us a cost per person, which is what the registration fee was this past summer. Expensive? Yesbut nowhere near as expensive as activities such as TPR Storytelling and College Board workshops cost.

I have spent the past few weeks looking at costs at other sites, and I have discovered that UCSB is actually quite reasonable. I have not been able to find a less expensive but comparable site.

Duarte and I will go back to the drawing board and try once more for summer 2006. The date available to us is the week of August 5-11. Is this an activity worth continuing? Do you have any suggestions? Please let us hear from you.

 An Update on the Student Strand

Many of you are aware of the problems presented by the "graying of our profession." As more and more of our colleagues retire, administrators often find themselves frantically searching for teachers to replace them. Many years ago, in an effort to be pro-active, CLTA instituted the Student Strand at the Summer Seminar. This program was funded by CLTA and by generous donations from our members. The selected students received full scholarships enabling them to spend one week exploring foreign language teaching as a possible career and discussing this career choice with veteran teachers attending the summer seminar.

This was a very successful program, one we had hoped to continue this summer. We had selected our scholarship recipients, recruited the teacher leaders to work with these students, and found the needed funding to support this endeavor.

But when we were forced to cancel the summer seminar due to insufficient registrations, we also had to cancel the student strand.

Now, in an effort to reach out to the students we had hoped to meet at Santa Barbara,

CLTA is staging a one-day student workshop in conjunction with the Jamboree at Esperanza HS in Anaheim on November 5. The students will spend the day working with Martha Guerrero and Peter Aguirre, exploring the myriad aspects of language teachers' professional lives. They will join the teachers attending the Jamboree for lunch, which will give all of you in attendance the opportunity to speak with them about the realities and rewards of a career as a foreign language educator.

Please take advantage of this unique opportunity. Remember, many of you will soon be joining the ranks of the retirees, and we want to assure quality replacements when this happens. This program is one small effort at achieving thissmall, but proven effective!

  Affiliate News

O O O Flags Flying High O O O

Welcome back to a new school year! Some of you have just barely returned, and others have been at it for several weeks. Butno matter how you slice it, the summer will soon be a distant memory. Or maybe you already have found yourself asking, "What summer?" Oh well, it always feels that way in the fall. I guess if we could come up with a tonic or cure for those "beginning of the year blues" we could bottle it and make a fortune!

The Foreign Language Association of Greater Sacramento has once again endeavored to schedule loads of interesting, insightful and enjoyable activities for the 2005 - 2006 school year. I encourage you to carefully peruse the calendar of

events listed on our web site: www.flagsteacher.com. All the information you need including membership and registration forms, dates and directions can be found there.

Worth mentioning for their sheer enjoyment potential are the Share-a-thon and the Fall Conference. The Share-a-thon was first on the agenda, meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2005, from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at Natomas HS. Over fifteen teachers came and shared one of their fun and fool-proof activities. Some brought goodies back that they discovered at the CLTA Conference in Ontario. Some brought their tried and true standards. Others attended for the fun and networking! Everyone headed home with some terrific ideas. A big Thank you to Christine Lanphere for hosting this event at her school.

We are very jazzed about our Fall Conference. Some of FLAGS' very best have stepped up to present. We sent a call out to our Outstanding Teacher recipients, and they enthusiastically responded. They will be bringing examples from their "Bag 'O Tricks" for all of us to savor (and borrow, of course!) Join us at Center HS in Antelope for this marvelous half-day conference on Saturday, October 1, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. We will learn, laugh and renew before heading out for a no-host lunch at a local restaurant. It is always great fun! Another big

thank you to our presenters Kathy Ferroggiaro from Laguna Creek HS, Evelyn Bejarano from Bella Vista HS, and Silvia Barron from Arden MS. This time, hosting credit and thanks go to Tanya Zaccone.

The Holiday Social is scheduled for Friday, December 3, 2005, at 5:30 p.m. Once again we will have a delicious potluck and a cultural gift exchange. In January we will host the Winter Workshop (location TBA), which will focus on strategies for developing writing skills. This will be a follow-up to the enormously successful reading workshop from last January. We hope you can join us!

FLASCC 

FLASCC plans to begin its activities this year with its Fall conference to be held on Saturday October 29 at the Cupertino Senior Center, a venue which is fast becoming a favorite with the members. It is hoped that the dilemmas and anxieties of the new school year can be cured with remedies from Dr. FLASCC's Survival Bag of Tricks as participants share ideas on topics ranging from classroom legalities to sponge activities.

When the board met for the first time since the summer on September 7 they also planned a Holiday get-together for December 7 and chose the date of May 6 for the Spring conference. Possible themes were discussed but nothing has yet been finalized. Spanish and French Immersion Camps will be held during the weekends of March 3-5 and March 17-19, 2006 respectively. The board also discussed the possibility of organizing a booth celebrating the Year of Languages at one of the conferences or at a community event.

FLASCC is happy to welcome Sally Everett-Beaupre to the board. She will fill the seat left vacant with the retirement of Rita Sauvage. Thank you, Rita, for all your years of hard work and support. We know that you are not far away and are always ready to volunteer!

FLCSD plans for the year are extensive:

Back-to School Kick-off October 13, 2005 from 3:30-6:30 at the San Diego County Office of Education's Rindone Center. Come for the fun, to see your friends, and to gather information on professional organizations and educational opportunities. Guest speaker, Nicole Naditz, will feature Year of Language Activities.

FAEAC Conference Anaheim, CA October 15-16 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel

SAILN Workshops Tiers I, II and III October 15, 2005, November 19, 2005, December 3, 2005, January 21, 2006, March 4, 2006, May 6, 2006 to be repeated in the summer

FLCSD Shar-a-thon at Patrick Henry High School in the library. Refreshments at 3:30. Session begins at 4:00. Bring 25 copies of your hand-outs. Bob Easter promises to teach a significant method to help students use imperfect and perfect tenses effectively. Jackie McVicar will handle refreshments that are sure to be delicious.

UC Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching "National Colloquium on U.S. Language Educational Policy" October 21-22 University of California Berkeley.Visit the web site at: http://uccllt.ucdavis.edu/col.pdf .

World Languages Career Day San Diego County Office of Education, October 22, 2005 8:00-2:00. Contact Dr. Rebecca Sapien-Melchor for more information 858-569-5354.

CLTA Jamboree at Esperanza High School in Yorba Linda on November 5, 2005.

Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State University Workshops for Spanish Teachers Dates, time and place TBD. These workshops will be announced in a separate mailer. The workshops will be taught in Spanish by various professors on several topics. The all-day sessions will be conducted in Spanish and be highly interactive. Among the professors being featured are Nora Strejilevich Ph.D. and Jose Martin-Flores Ph.D.

FLCSD Welcome of New Citizens Community Concourse in San Diego on November 12. More than a thousand new citizens are sworn in every month. Bring your students and friends from all cultures to greet the speakers of very many languages. Look for details on our web site: http://www.flcsd.org/

ACTFL Conference in Baltimore, MD at the Hyatt Regency Hotel November 16-20. Look for details at www.actfl.org
FLCSD Fall Conference and Breakfast at the University of San Diego December 3, 2005. Look for more information on our web site, http://www.flcsd.org/

FLCSD Professional Update on Technology at the Language Acquisition Resource Center BAM-410 February 22, 2006. Refreshments at 3:30. Session begins at 4:00 and will end at 6:30. Take the trolley or park at your own expense by purchasing a permit at a kiosk on campus. Visit our web site for more details. Let Norman know what skills you would like to learn so that we might tailor the session to your needs. Email Norman at nleonard@projects.sdsu.edu for details and to reserve a spot. Parking will be at your own expense. Purchase a ticket at the kiosk at the kiosk Chemical Engineering Building on College Avenue. You may park in Visitor Parking spaces only. Display the permit in your windshield, please, to avoid getting a ticket. Come see what gustatory surprises Jackie McVicar will serve.

FLCSD lost one of its most capable leaders this year due to the sad passing of Evangelina Lopez-Delute. Lina, as she was affectionately known, was awarded the designation of San Diego City Schools Outstanding Teaching and chosen as a mentor teacher. She opened the first classes of Filipino in the District at Bell Junior High many years ago. Due to her leadership Filipino has thrived in San Diego County and expanded within the District to several other schools. Lina shared her skills with FLCSD serving as this president's very first vice-president, conference chair, and later as acting president. She opened the world of world cultures to CLTA through her organization of entertainment at three state conferences. Our lives are better for having known her, sadder for having watched her slip away courageously.

Dr. Paul Sneed has developed a wonderful project for inner-city youth in Brazil working with students around the world interactively on the Internet. Among the student projects developed by teachers are research on contemporary issues of youth in the inner cities. Contact Paul at psneed@mail.sdsu.edu if you would like to work on projects with your students.

Want to make a contribution to your colleagues? Consider joining the monthly FLCSD Board meetings. Why not feature your Year of Languages activities in the next newsletter? We are all looking for new ideas.

On behalf of the FLCSD Board let me wish each of you an outstanding year, academically and personally.

 News from the

Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU

San Diego State University houses one of fourteen federally-funded resource centers for support of language teaching and learning. Our mission is to develop instructional media, assessment tools, and programs for less commonly taught programs.

In 2005 we hosted several important events at SDSU: a Symposium for Less Commonly Taught Languages, and the Symposium on Filipino Language Issues in California Education, 2005 Latin American eLCTL Conference, Summer InstitutesDigital Media Archive, Speech Typology, and the Intensive Arabic and Persian courses hosted by the Advanced and Distinguished Language Program.

We also made many conference presentations: 7th Annual Graduate Student Conference in Lusophone and Hispanic Literature and CultureUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, On-line Placement Testing at the CLTA Conference, and

Language Capacities: Constructs, Curriculum, Instruction, AssessmentGeorgetown University, Washington, D.C. We will also be making several presentations at the 2005 ACTFL Conference in Baltimore.

One of our recent efforts has been helping community groups initiate language programs for less commonly taught languages of Arabic, Mixtec, Punjabi and Turkish.

If you or your school has specific needs in the areas of testing and assessment, technology, research, or heritage languages, please contact Norman Léonard; nleonard@projects.sdsu.edu or visit our web site at http://larcnet.sdsu.edu/.

Spain 2006

Study and Cultural Tour

for Teachers and Students

Taken students abroad? It's great fun, but have you ever thought

"I'd like to do something just for me this time, something that will enrich me and my skills without the challenge of playing mother hen to a group of students"?

Well, here is a unique opportunity to do just that. Study and travel in Spain for 17 days with other teachers and college-age students. This trip offers:

• specialized classes just for teachers of Spanish (taught by university certified teachers)
• language classes for all ability levels (taught by university certified teachers)
• daily cultural classes
• cultural excursions
• home stays
• minimum of two meals a day with your host family
• additional excursions to Santiago de Compostela (3-day), Portugal and southern Spain (7 day travel extension)

Continuing Education credit for teachers through Sacramento State University

Independent Study credit for students through American River College.

Airfare, transfers included

The cost is approximately $3500 (additional excursions extra.) For an itinerary and information please contact: Carol Eberhart, transwiz@comcast.net , or (916) 278-5784.

http://www.circaterras.com

So You're Starting an Asian-Language Program

I wanted to let your teachers know about a free information brief that Cheng& Tsui is offering to teachers and administrators, entitled "So You're Starting an Asian-Language Program"

http://www.cheng-tsui.com/databases/images/addinfo -SERVICE%20BRIEF-1.pdf

As you will see, it is short, but it has some useful information that people can use when they're thinking about starting up a Chinese or Japanese program in their schools. We have other items in our resource library, including how to find funding, how to integrate technology, and we will also be having longer case studies related to the teaching of Asian languages. But this one, about starting the program, should be of particular interest to your readership, in light of current trends in Asian language instruction for non-native students.

Marina Ahmad, Marketing Associate

THE WAY IT WAS: The First Year

 

by Hal Wingard, CLTA Historian

This is the fourth in a series.

Two newsletters, one published in December, 1969, the other in November of the following year, symbolically tell the story of CLTA's transition from California Council of Foreign Language Teacher Associations (CCFLTA) to California Foreign Language Teachers Association (CFLTA). The fledgling organization was growing fast, as heralded in a front page article in the second newsletter.

KERN COUNTY JOINS CFLTA AS SIXTH REGIONAL AFFILIATE

With the seating of its two representatives on CFLTA's Executive Board, the Kern County Foreign Language Teachers Association this year officially joins with five other regional associations to manage affairs for the state-wide body.

At the time of this event CFLTA's Executive Board was comprised of its officers and two representatives each from its six regional affiliates.

President	Alba Moesser, CSU Dominguez Hills
First Vice President	Robert Landen, San Diego County Office of Education
Second Vice President	Carol Sparks, Foothill Intermediate School, Walnut Creek
Secretary	Catherine Dusel, Holmes Junior High School, Davis
Treasurer	Richard Trapp, San Francisco State College
FLANC	Carol Sparks, Richard Trapp
MCLASC	Dale Carter, Los Angeles State College Hal Wingard, San Diego Unified School District
FLCSD	Adele Martinez, Bilingual Education Project Frontier Robert Landen
TRICOFLA	Gaby von Beyman, California Lutheran College Seymour Posner, Camarillo High School
KCFLTA	Charles Switzer, West High School, Bakersfield Angelico Casagrande, Taft Union High School
FLAGS	Catherine Dusel John Dusel, State Coordinator of FL (ex officio)

Alba Moesser became CFLTA's second president in 1970, replacing Yvette Fallandy, the first president, who led the association during its early formative activities.

From the November issue of CFLTA's Newsletter it is clear that the new organization was off to a productive start.

CALIFORNIA TO HOST ANNUAL ACTFL MEET

FL teachers from all parts of the United States will share California's warm welcome as well as its warm winter when they convene for the Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of FLs (ACTFL). Scheduled for November 26-29, 1970, with major sessions on Friday and Saturday, the event will take place in Los Angeles at the Biltmore Hotel. Keynote address will be given by Fred Hechinger, Education Editor for the New York Times, speaking on "Language and the Intellectual Crisis."

CFLTA ASSESSES NEED FOR PLACEMENT SERVICE

In an attempt to determine the potential use of a FL teacher placement service for the State of California, the Executive Board of CFLTA recently authorized limited distribution of a special survey. The project is under the leadership of Edgardo Torres, San Leandro Unified School District.

DUFORT APPOINTED TO CFLTA LEGISLATIVE POST

Dr. Mary DuFort, Coordinator of Humanities for the Alameda County Department of Education, has accepted appointment as CFLTA Legislative Representative, a position vacated recently by Mr. Robert Parr, FL Coordinator for the South San Francisco School District. Dr. DuFort served last year as a member of the California State Curriculum Commission. Chairing that body's FL Sub-committee, she spearheaded the establishment of the criteria which are currently being used to evaluate text materials for the state adoption in FLs.

STATE FL ADOPTION PROCEEDS ON SCHEDULE

The process of textbook adoption involves many professionals throughout the state. In general, each of he 13 Curriculum Commissioners appoints several persons to serve as their FL consultants. The consultants receive materials which they distribute to as many evaluators as possible. Through the consultants, evaluations are collected and summarized by each Commissioner. After preliminary and final screening, the Commissioners submit a final recommendation to the State Board of Education, the body which approves final adoption.

Foreign language is a Dirty Word!?

STUDENTS TO TELL WHAT'S WRONG

California FL teachers will learn how students view FL education at CFLTA's first general meeting of the year, to be held on Sunday, November 29, 1970, 10:00 a.m. to noon, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Scheduled in conjunction with the fourth annual meeting of ACTFL, the event will feature a panel of students discussing what they feel is wrong with FL teaching in the public schools and colleges. Title of the discussion, "Foreignlanguage is a Dirty Word!?" is taken from an article which appeared recently in the UCLA Daily Bruin. The author of the article will be one of the student panelists. Teachers attending the session will have the opportunity to question the students and to react to their comments.

In her report to readers, CFLTA President Alba Moesser gives advice as applicable today as it was in 1970: "CFLTA Needs You - You Need CFLTA!"

Historian's Note:

I want to express my deep appreciation to the following colleagues who have contributed newsletters, minutes, and other documents to the CLTA Historical Archive: Sue Korsinen, Roy Madsen, Pat Nakashima, Marge Sotomayor, Carol Sparks, and especially Marilyn Imes, whose treasure trove of FLANC newsletters provides a rich historical resource for CLTA.

Readers who have copies of CLTA newsletters, especially issues before volume 15, are invited to send them to me, 6450 Lance Way, San Diego, CA 92120-2927. Documentation for articles in this series relies on information appearing in the newsletters contained in CLTA's Historical Archive. Because many issues are from the collection, aspects of CLTA's history cannot be included in the series. --Hal

A Tribute to Norm Litz By Liz Barthe   Norm Litz became associated with FLANC, the Foreign Language Association of Northern California, in 1967 where he met its founder, Cecilia Ross. She convinced him to combine his love of languages and accounting expertise by becoming FLANC's Membership Secretary and Treasurer. Norm was Membership Secretary and Treasurer up until his last moments. FLANC members will always remember Norm as being present at every conference registration, making sure everyone was registered and had a lunch ticket. If a refund was due, it was given quickly and with a smile. At FLANC council meetings, from which he was rarely absent, every cent was meticulously accounted. Memories of his role as Treasurer and mentor to the Council will always be cherished. Few have been such active members of an association and for so long as Norm. Even when his illness weakened him physically, spiritually he found strength to attend meetings and keep working for FLANC, and often with his wife Linda by his side. While we at FLANC were greeted either at Board meetings or Annual Conferences with a bonjour, hola, salud and always accompanied with a huge smile, there were others outside of this linguistic sphere whose lives he touched with his generous spirit. There were choir practices on Friday nights, early morning services at Hillsdale United Methodist Church with later services on Sundays at the Presbyterian Church. And as if that were not enough, he volunteered as tutor for his church's after-school program, specifically using his Spanish. And, continuing to give of his expertise in crunching numbers, he was involved with the 4-H in San Mateo County serving as auditor for 30 years, and as treasurer of the committee proving scholarships for students continuing their college education, and his church's finances. Norm will be remembered for his faith, his integrity, loyalty and perseverance and for his love of languages, music, and above all, his love of people. He is survived by his dear wife Linda, his children: Natalie, Jennifer, Tim, and Kirsten, grandsons Brian, Matthew, and Patrick, and his older brother, Raymond. Norm was not only a member of FLANC but of other language associations, including CLTA, AATF, and AATI. His commitment to study of languages and the teaching profession will continue to be an inspiration to all educators who knew him. We bid you a fond adieu, adios and arrivederci.

Half of Europe's Citizens

Know 2 Languages

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Half of European citizens speak a second language, according to a European Union survey released Friday.

The poll, conducted in June across Europe, found that tiny Luxembourg had the highest percentage of bilingual citizens, with 99 percent of those questioned saying they could master a conversation in a second language.

Hungary had the lowest number with 29 percent of its citizens able to speak another language. Britain was second last with 30 percent.

The survey also found that almost eight out of 10 studentsages 15-24can have a normal conversation in at least one foreign language.

In the United States, by contrast, 9 percent of Americans speak both their native language and another language fluently, according to a U.S. Senate resolution designating 2005 the "Year of Foreign Language Study."

In the European survey, English was identified by 34 percent of respondents as their second language, followed by German, which was a second language for 12 percent, then French which was spoken as a second language by 11 percent, according to the survey.

Spanish and Russian are spoken as a second language by 5 percent of those surveyed. Russian has become more common due to its widespread use in the 10 mostly eastern European countries that joined the EU last year.

It is not, however, listed as one of the EU's 21 official languages, and so receives no funding from EU education programs.

The poll, which surveyed 29,328 people across the 25-nation EU, Turkey, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania, was released to coincide with European Day of Languages on Monday, which aims to promote the study of languages. The survey had a margin of 3.1 percentage points.

To access the article online, please use the following link:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/lang/languages /index_en.html#Multilingual

Paris Report

As a recipient of a French Government Grant, I just completed a three week Stage de Professeurs at the Leonard de Vinci School in Paris. It was located in La Defense area of Paris. The program included housing, classes, excursions into Paris and a weekly food tasting.

Our main teacher was Laetitia Boisdron. She kept the class rolling along full speed ahead through three main topics: French Media, Politics, and Literature, Cinema and Music. The format of the class was very active. The teacher distributed various written materials, (articles, magazines, postcards or political flyers) and we divided into small groups and read, analyzed and then presented our findings informally to the class. The ensuing discussions were interesting and relaxed, friendly and sometimes funny. Everyone had a lot to say and lots of questions. We were all learning new vocabulary and new cultural information and exercising our varying levels of spoken French. Mistakes were allowed.

Other times we watched short documentaries. We saw short political spots from each of the seven political parties, expressing their viewpoint on the referendum and three short films showing racial tension felt by different immigrant groups in France. Another week we each read a novel by a current French author and presented the books to the class. I read Les Catalinaires by Nathalie Nothomb who is an amazing new author I am thrilled to have discovered.

Each subject we studied was presented in an interesting manner with carefully chosen materials. (Another teacher said to me "she chooses perfect materials") Our tasks in class were meaningful and engaging. I particularly enjoyed the two days we spent listening to popular French music. We listened to a broad range of current music with written lyrics. I subsequently bought CDs by: Carla Bruni, Rue des Chansons, Cali, Zebda, Mickey 3D and De Palmas. Written lyrics are available from TV5.org. I plan to use the music and lyrics in class. Among the songs, we heard two by Brassens, "Le deserteur" et "Mourir pour des idees" (dying for ideas) which expressed reasons not to go to war. In light of world events, these were particularly impressive.

The excursions included the back rooms of the Paris Opera, the Hotel de Ville and the studio of TV5. I loved these excursions. The Opera house was amazing. It is the only Opera house in the world which creates everything "in-house" including costumes and sets. The Hotel de Ville in the heart of Paris was breathtaking: each room was covered floor and ceiling with artwork and statuary. Our tour guide was a historian who made each room come alive with layers of historical significance. This is where the French government welcomes heads of state.

The TV5 studio was also very interesting. They gave us a wonderful presentation the same day at school. This TV station is available on cable all over the world; leur devise: "Le centre du monde est partout" (Their motto: "the centre of the world is everywhere") Their website TV5.org has a special section for French teachers. (Go to TV5.org, click on "enseignants") There are weekly music "clips" (videos) and city documentaries that come complete with lyrics and questions and answer worksheets. Another day we were invited to the taping of a French version of the newlywed game "Les Zamours" which was very funny.

Each week we had a food tasting. One day we sampled French candies in beautiful shapes and colors, with delightful names like "Les Coquelicots" and "les Harlequins". We tasted Champagnes the day before le 14 juillet. The third week we tasted a wide selection of wines, cheeses and breads, including some very odd looking goat cheeses that I had never tried before.

In addition, we received detailed handouts about wine and cheese and saw a movie about the French wine industry.

I was very impressed with the quality of this program. Each day was a rich and challenging experience. At the end of the first week, I knew I wanted to do another course next summer. The Foreign Language office gave me an amazing website: www.fle.fr; up pops the map of France with twelve different cities to choose from! It is amazing. The opportunities are endless! I think I will go to the south of France next. Let's seeshould I go to Cannes, Montpellier, Perpignan, or Toulouse?

 CLTA making it possible for teachers to travel

By: Kristina Jakubcanin

It had been three years since my last visit to a French speaking country. As a French teacher in California, it was difficult at times to find opportunities to speak French or participate in cultural activities. Fortunately, I had an amazing opportunity to travel to France with the help of two CLTA grants during the summer of 2005. I was in a city called Avignon in Provence that is known by most students as having the famous bridge mentioned in the folk song Sur le Pont d'Avignon . In France, most people also know about the international theater festival that takes place during the month of July, le festival d'Avignon .

I completed an internship with a theatrical and linguistic emphasis with eighteen other teachers from around the world. We examined first hand how theater-based activities are entirely applicable to learning a language. We participated in many icebreakers and theater games, soon advancing to more elaborate activities involving impromptu dramatization. We also participated in an incredible writing workshop, learned lots of interesting songs and went over many different communicative activities.

As interesting as our course work was, the most enjoyable aspect of the project was the amazing chance to meet colleagues that teach French as a second language in Spain, India, Turkey,

Greece, Bahrain and Mexico. I thought that this was an extremely unique opportunity to learn from my international counterparts. We spent many evenings in cafes where we discussed how different aspects of language learning were taught in our respective countries and how effective we felt they were.

In addition to many discussions we had amongst ourselves and in our courses on the beautiful campus of the University of Avignon, we saw many plays that were a part of this renowned festival. We also had a few excursions to visit the surrounding region, including wine tasting and outdoor activities. My experience in Avignon was an incredible start to opening a dialogue with my international colleagues regarding language learning on an international scale. All in all, I made friends that I will keep in contact and I have stories, pedagogical ideas and a new excitement to bring back to my classroom this fall.

Awards and Grants available to CLTA members

CLTA is pleased to offer a variety of awards and grants this year. More information is available on the website, http://www.clta.net/awards/index.html

Awards provide recognition to individual CLTA members who make significant contributions to the teaching of languages. With the exception of the President's Award, nominations are submitted by any CLTA member (other than the nominee) or by a CLTA affiliate.

Grants are made to CLTA members who apply for support in pursuing projects that contribute to their professional development. Grants are requested by individual application.

Apply early! Completed Nominations/Applications must be postmarked no later than January 17, 2006 . Selection of award and grant recipients (with the exception of the President's Award) is made by CLTA's Awards Committee. Announcement of recipients takes place at CLTA's Annual Conference held next year in Fresno, March 23-26, 2006.

A Personal Letter (Invitation) to You

Dear CLTA family,

It has been some time since I have written to you. I do hope that your school year is going well. I retired in July, but am working part time. I am still involved with the teachers in Fresno Unified and with CLTA. In fact, that is the reason for the letter (invitation).

The CLTA conference will be held in Fresno in 2006. I want to invite all of you to come to the Central Valley. The date of the conference is March 23 - 26. That is a month earlier than last year! If you have not already done so, it is time for you to look for some funding so that you can attend. I do have good financial news for youthe Radisson Hotel room rates are so reasonable in Fresno only $92. If you drive with friends, you can hold down expenses even more. Keep in mind that Fresno is drivable for almost everyone. We are located in the center of California!

Expect outstanding interest sessions and excellent workshops. Look forward to delicious meals. Anticipate wonderful awards presentations. Speaking of awards, have you applied for a study abroad government grant yet? Have you taken the time to nominate an outstanding teacher for an award? May I remind you that the deadline is earlier than in past years? Applications and nominations must be postmarked by January 17.

Make plans with your colleagues to participate in the Saturday evening excursion to the Chuckchansi resort and casino, nestled in the beautiful Sierra foothills of Coarsegold near Yosemite. Make a reservation to make the trip to Chuckckansi for only $10. When your coach arrives at Chuckchansi, the $10 will be refunded and you will receive an additional $5 on your player's card from Chuckchansi. Spend the evening dining at one of seven restaurants, having fun with your CLTA friends, and enjoying live musical entertainment. You might even want to TAKE A CHANCE on winning! Be sure to invite friends and family to accompany you.

I do not need to go on and on about all of this conference information. You can find all needed information at our website www.clta.net. Just click on "Conference" and "Awards."

I hope to hear from you soon (jnjsnyder@comcast.net). Can't wait to see you at the conference in Fresno.

Judith

 Take A Chance On Communication

 flash**headline news***

breaking news***good news

Who: World Language Teachers

What: 2006 Clta Conference, Take A Chanceon communication

Where: Fresno Radisson Hotel/Convention Center

Why: Teachers want to meet in order to share, learn, energize themselves

When: March 23 - 26, 2006

How: Central Valley Foreign Language Association members are doing the work

Editorial: Teachers are indeed fortunate to have the opportunity to attend this outstanding conference in Fresno, California in March, 2006. It is scheduled at a time more convenient for teachers (earlier) and previous conflicts encountered will surely be avoided. The CVFLA team is busy planning and preparing for an excellent conference. The local affiliate encourages the world language community to Take A Chance and register immediately for this newsworthy gathering of the state's finest teachers.

Future CLTA Conference Sites

2007 The Santa Clara Westin and Convention Center (San Jose area)

2008 The Marriott Irvine near John Wayne Airport

2009 The Double Tree Hotel Sacramento

California Language

Teachers' Association

Annual Conference

Fresno, California

March 23 - 26,
2006

 YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS

Early Bird Registration Special - Save $20

Interest sessions covering an array of languages and activities

Pre-conference workshops

Saturday evening excursions

Shuttle to the hotel

A quality hotel at a reasonable price

A chance to meet old friends and make new ones

Dynamic speakers

 Registration Fees for
CLTA 2006 Conference in Fresno

Pre-Conference Workshops Registration
One full-day workshop Member $ 65
Retiree/Student Member $ 55
Non-member $125
One three-hour workshop Member $ 40
Retiree/Student Member $ 30
Non-member $100
Two three-hour workshops Member $ 65
Retiree/Student Member $ 55
Non-member $125
Three three-hour workshops Member $ 90
Retiree/Student Member $ 80
Non-member $150
Four three-hour workshops Member $115
Retiree/Student Member $105
Non-member $175
Five three-hour workshops Member $140
Retiree/Student Member $130
Non-member $200

SPECIAL TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS
(Thursday and Friday)
Member $115
Retiree/Student Member $105
Non-member $175

Conference Registration - Sat/Sun Sessions Only
(Fees for Thursday/Friday workshops are not included!)
Early Bird Registration Package (Includes all meals)
(Must be postmarked by 12/31/05.)
Member $170
Retiree/Student Member $155
Non-member $230
Registration Package (Includes all meals)
Member $190
Retiree/Student Member $155
Non-member $250
Registration Only (No meals included)
Member $100
Retiree/Student Member $ 70
Non-member $160

Selected Meals
Friday banquet $ 30
Saturday Breakfast $ 15
Saturday Awards Luncheon $ 25
Sunday Gala Brunch $ 25

Saturday Evening Excursion $ 10
Hotel: Radisson Hotel, Fresno $ 92

REGISTER EARLY!
The registration deadline is 2/15/06.
Late Registration Fee (2/16 - 3/10/06) $ 50
On-Site Registration Fee $100

Take a Chance

CLTA Conference
March 23 - 26, 2006
Fresno, California

Local Host:
Central Valley Foreign Language Association

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CLTA World Language Jamboree

Do you need new ideas and can't wait for the CLTA Conference in March? Come to The World Language Jamboree and get your battery recharged. Come away with a wealth of new ideas.

Saturday, November 5, 2005, Esperanza High School, 1830 N. Kellogg Dr., Anaheim, California 92807
9:00 a.m. Registration and coffee
10:00 a.m. Interest Session #1, 11:15 Interest Session #2
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Interest Session #3, 2:30 Interest Session #4
3:30 p.m. Dessert with potential language teachers
4:00 p.m. Language specific meetings
This year we are presenting a stellar mini-conference, featuring presentations by teachers from Southern California. Come join your colleagues for a day that is sure to be stimulating. There will be four sessions of one hour- two before lunch and two after lunch. For each time slot you will be able to choose from eight different topics. The schedule of presentations will be finalized based upon the preferences you and other registrants indicate below.

Look these over and check the boxes of the four you think you would be most interested in attending. This is just to help us plan; you will be able to attend any session you want that day. For descriptions of interest sessions see attached sheets or go to http://www.clta.net/jamboree.
1. German Christmas Activities
2. 3-D Movie Poster Projects
3. Community-based After-School Language Programs
4. A Boxload of Activities for the short story Cajas de Cartón
5. The Mexican and Mexican American students in our classrooms: cultural understandings and misunderstandings
6. Cooperative Storytelling
7. Tropical Dance in the Spanish Classroom
8. Get them Hooked! Comprehensible Input through iMovie
9. The Learning Adventure's Method for Teaching Literacy
10. The Joan of Arc that we Know and Don't Know
11. The Survival Guide for Stresses Teachers
12. Play it Again, Ma'am!
13. Ladino (Djudeo-español) for You and Your Students
14. A Teaspoon of Culture
15. Around the World in Five Verb Forms
16. TPRS-A Sample Lesson for the German Classroom
17. Rhymes, Games and Songs for Spanish
18. The Cycles of the Exchange Program (France & Germany)
19. Finder-Keepers
20. Incorporating World Language Projects in the Academy of Travel and Tourism
21. Using World Cup Soccer in the German Classroom
22. Developing oral skills for Young Learners of Arabic Through Storytelling
23. Get Your Derrière Out of the Chair
24. Games, Games, Games
25. Intercultural Learning through Gesture and Interaction
26. Developing and Presenting a Less Commonly Taught Language (Filipino) Program in San Diego
27. Une Année de Realia
28. Don Quijote at 400: Ideas for Teaching
29. Strategies for Teaching the Native Spanish Speakers
30. Using the film, Kirikou, in the French Classroom
31. Three Step Interview With Charts and Graphs
32. Working With Small Groups in Large Classes
33. Video Magic: Making Textbook Videos Work
34. Bridging the Reading Gap: Structured Reading to First Novel
35. Technology in the Classroom - Fun with Music & Movies
36. Putting the Puzzle Together: On the Cutting Edge with Framework-Aligned Instruction
37. Give a Little, Take a Lot

For descriptions of interest sessions see attached sheets or go to http://www.clta.net/jamboree/.

Directions to Esperanza High School, 1830 N Kellogg Dr., Anaheim, CA.

From Riverside and San Bernardino take I-215 S toward Riverside where it becomes CA-91 W. Continue 28.8 miles on CA-91. In Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda take the CA-90/Imperial Hwy exit. Turn right onto S. Imperial Hwy/CA-90 W. Turn left onto E. Orangethorpe Ave. Turn right onto N. Kellogg Dr. (40 min. from San Bernardino; 30 min. from Riverside)

From San Diego take I-5 north toward Los Angeles for 86 miles. Merge onto CA-55 N toward Riverside. Merge onto CA-91 E to Riverside. Take the CA-90/Imperial Hwy exit. Turn left onto S. Imperial Hwy/CA-90 W. Turn left onto E. Orangethorpe Ave. Turn right onto N. Kellogg Dr.

From Los Angeles take I-5 south towards Santa Ana. Merge onto CA-91 E (around Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park) via Exit 114B toward Riverside Continue 10 miles on CA-91. In Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda take the CA-90/Impreial Hwy exit. Turn left onto S. Imperial Hwy/CA-90 W. Turn left onto E. Orangethorpe Ave. Turn right onto N. Kellogg Dr. (30 minutes from middle LA)

Registration - includes lunch & handouts. Deadline is October 21, 2005. Registration after this date does NOT guarantee lunch or handouts. Registration fee is $25 for CLTA members who have already renewed for 2005; registration for non-members is $75.
For further information call Paula Hirsch (310) 390-3444 (evenings), (310) 391-7127 x241 (daytime), or email phirsch@windwardschool.org.

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Registration Form for November, 5, 2005, CLTA World Language Jamboree
Please pre-register by October 21, 2005. Registration after this date does NOT guarantee lunch or handouts.

I prefer a vegan lunch.

Make check payable to CLTA (no purchase orders) and mail to CLTA c/o Paula Hirsch, 5334 Emporia Ave., Culver City, CA 90230. Your cancelled check will serve as your receipt.

For further information call Paula Hirsch (310) 390-3444 (evenings) , (310) 391-7127 x241 (daytime), or email phirsch@windwardschool.org. Pre-registration deadline: postmark by October 21, 2005.

Print Name____________________________________________ Phone __________________

Print Address___________________________________________________________________

City/Zip___________________________________ Print e-mail _________________________

School____________________________________________Language_____________________

School Address____________________________________________________________

Please check your preferences of interest sessions on the back. Based on this information submitted by all who register, we will attempt to arrange the workshops with the least conflicting schedule possible.

Jamboree Sessions

1. German Christmas Activities
Rick Shuelke, German Teacher, Sunny Hills HS
Come and enjoy many activities that you can do with your German students during the holiday season.

2. 3-D Movie Poster Projects
Mike Shellman, Teacher, Esperanza HS
Explore connecting foreign language study to popular culture and creativity. The presenter will talk about the evolution of this project and share suggestions to avoid the pitfalls.

3. Community-based After-School Language Programs
Norman Leonard, San Diego State University
Sumiyah Vedder, The Charter School of San Diego
Less Commonly Taught Languages are vital to our nation but are poorly integrated into schools and universities. The Language Acquisition Resource Center has worked with community members to develop and implement replicable programs in Arabic, Kiswahili, Kurdish, Mixtec, Punjabi, Somali and Vietnamese. This interest session will outline the needs and how they are addressed in order to foster the linguistic and cultural maintenance of our communities.

4. A Boxload of Activities for the short story Cajas de Cartón
María Leinenweber, ESL & Spanish Teacher, Crescenta Valley HS
Paula Hirsch, Coordinator of Faculty Development, Windward School
This session will provide teachers with activities that they can use when they teach Cajas de cartón by Francisco Jiménez. Teachers will also receive ideas for projects that deals with farm workers.

5. The Mexican and Mexican American students in our classrooms: cultural understandings and misunderstandings.
Mercedes A. Thompson, Spanish Instructor, El Camino Colletge
During the summer of 2005 the presenter was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Grant to take 12 teachers, to Mexico and learn about the Mexican realities of the students who come to the United States. This presentation is the result of the understanding and insights acquired during that time, incorporated to the knowledge already acquired through the experience of teaching Spanish for Spanish speakers classes.

6. Cooperative Storytelling
Susan Wilkins Geery, Spanish Teacher, Tustin HS
Participants will work in pairs (as students would) en español in order to retell a story, relate the story they read and take quizzes on these stories. All activities will be conducted in Spanish.

7. Tropical Dance in the Spanish Classroom
Tina Mati_, Spanish Teacher, Oxford Academy
Get energized with culturally authentic dances from Latin America! Si puedes andar, puedes bailar! This session focuses on the Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue as well as on ideas for using music for grammar, debates, lip sync, etc.

8. Get them Hooked! Comprehensible Input through iMovie
Shari Kaulig, Spanish Teacher, Los Alamitos HS
If you love TPR Storytelling but find it exhausting, try this modification on video. With any given vocabulary topic, you can write a skit and with a colleague or students, act it out, film it and do an easy edit use iMovie that you can have forever. After just one or two viewings, students will understand new vocabulary. It's fun and different way to do comprehensible input.

9. The Learning Adventure's Method for Teaching Literacy
John Morrison, Director of The Learning Adventure
Kincaid Smith, Director of Education at The Learning Adventure
Literacy skills grow twice as fast when writing, reading and speaking activities are layered together. Kids become excited by learning when imaginary worlds, gaming and play concepts are used to deliver curriculum. In this interactive, fast paced session, you will pick up valuable tips and reconnect with your inner child as long time teacher-trainer John Morrison shows you how to bring fun and growth to your classroom.

10. The Joan of Arc that we Know and Don't Know
Frauke Ramin, NBCT Teacher of French, Moreno Valley HS
This session will explore how to present this important figure in French history to high school students in a meaningful way. We will discuss Joan of Arc and her time as well as the role she plays in France even today. The presentation will be in French. Handouts will be provided.

11. The Survival Guide for Stressed Teachers
Flo Martin Saint-Clair, Instructor, CSU, Fullerton
Having trouble sleeping at night? Can't keep up with student grades? Feeling a bit of that proverbial burn-out? Come join the fun in this interactive session that will provide you with some tools for exploring ways to minimize distress and manage your workload.

12. Play it Again, Ma'am!
Cynthia Leathers, Spanish Teacher, Redondo Beach HS
Learn some fun strategies for keeping students engaged and speaking the target language. These games and activities are appropriate for any language or level and will help you to motivate your students participate, think, play and more.

13. Ladino (Djudeo-español) for You and Your Students
Bernie Rang, Professor of Humanities, El Camino College
This session will present an initial lesson of 15th century Spanish as it is still spoken in Istanbul, Turkey. You and your students will be able to read the wealth of Ladino literature and current articles available on the internet. La linqua turkana-sefardi ablada hoy dia.

14. A Teaspoon of Culture
Rebecca Anderson, Spanish Teacher, Santa Monica College
Jill Velázquez, Spanish Teacher, Windward School
During this hour the presenters will give you two hour-long activities that can be used along with a unit you have or as a break between units. Activities are designed for a one hour class, but can be expanded. The presentation will be done in Spanish.

15. Around the World in Five Verb Forms
Evelyne Berman, Professor of French, El Camino College
Anne Cummings, Professor of French, El Camino College
Want to review various verb tenses? Want to incorporate a little geography, history, art or other culture while you're at it? Then join us for a whirlwind tour around cities, regions, countries or even the world. These activities are easily adaptable to different languages and different places. Follow us or decide where you and your students will go and how you'll get there.

16. TPRS-A Sample Lesson for the German Classroom
Antje Peterie, German Teacher, Millikan HS
The participants will be presented with a sample TPRS lesson using Michael Miller's materials.

17. Rhymes, Games and Songs for Spanish
Tricia Blanco, Spanish Teacher, South HS
Ann-Marie Scott, Spanish Teacher, West HS
Simple rhymes and children's songs as well as fun contemporary music help students remember grammatical concepts. Games are useful to review and reinforce vocabulary and grammar. The presenters will share lots of rhymes, songs and games they use in their Spanish 1 & 2 classes.

18. The Cycles of the Exchange Program (France & Germany)
Judy Stout, Teacher, Patrick Henry HS
Learn what having an exchange can do for your program. Learn how to start and maintain a partnership with a school abroad as well as how to find a partner, nurture the relationship, set up the hosting process and school visit while maintaining one's sanity.

19. Finder-Keepers
Svetlana Lazarova, Latin Teacher, Palm Springs HS
Want to increase enrollment in your classes? Learn from the master. Find out how Svetlana recruits enough students to fill six (6) classes of Latin with lots of students continuing on to take advanced classes. You'll learn strategies to promote your language with students, administration, and the community.

20. Incorporating World Language Projects in the Academy of Travel and Tourism
Marilyn Bente, Retired Teacher, Scripps Ranch HS
Joan Woods-Petties, Teacher, Scripps Ranch HS
Since the mid1990's, Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego has had an active Academy of Travel and Tourism on its campus. One of the strengths of this academy is the support and participation of the world language department. We will present some of the projects and themes that have been successful over the years. These projects reflect all of the 5 C's of our standards, incorporate critical and creative thinking skills and have proven to be highly motivating for our students.

21. Using World Cup Soccer in the German Classroom
Liz Kaulard, German Teacher, Esperanza HS
The combination of the study of German with athletic competition results in a high level of interest among students. While Germany is preparing to host the Soccer World Cup in 2006, German students will compete for a chance to win an all expense paid trip to Germany. This presentation will show participants how to be part of this exciting program and how to incorporate soccer into the curriculum.

22. Developing oral skills for Young Learners of Arabic Through Storytelling
Lina Kholaki, Arabic Teacher, New Horizon School
The presentation will focus on the process for developing an Arabic Program. The presenter will provide participants with her model for developing materials and curricula to meet the needs of the learners according to the National Foreign Language Standards.

23. Get Your Derrière Out of the Chair
Jan Hedeline, French Teacher, West HS
This presentation includes several kinesthetic and communicative activities applicable to all languages and levels from middle school through community college. Participants will actually do activities so that they can then return to their classes and use them immediately. Complete written instructions for each activity are also included in the handout.

24. Games, Games, Games
Lewis Johnson, Instructor, CSU San Bernardino
In this session, you will learn a variety of games for the foreign language classroom. Each game will help students develop language proficiency, vocabulary or grammar.

25. Intercultural Learning through Gesture and Interaction
Anne Weber, Goethe Institut
This presentation will point out how to teach and to learn German through methods of theater pedagogy. Szenisches Spiel (scenic interaction) starts with the body and evolves into interaction. With this approach speaking is only the second step in learning German.

26. Developing and Presenting a Less Commonly Taught Language (Filipino) Program in San Diego
Christie Dumaran, Sallu Idos, Wulfilda Galvante, MaryRose Peralta, Blancaflor Villanueva, Ador Idos, Virginia Ferrer, Council for Teaching Filipino Language and Culture
Come and listen to a group of Filipino Teacher who are beating the odds and developing a model program for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL). Today this program has almost 3,000 students from middle school to college. Learn how Filipino, a Heritage Language and one of the LCTL, started in San Diego County in the early 1970's and how it struggled to flourish through the years despite lack of qualified teachers and model program for LCTL, absence of CSET, financial restraints, and at times, indifference of parents, administration and the community.

27. Une Année de Realia
Bethany Thompson, French Teacher, Apple Valley HS
This session presents une année en France, tons of realia-based activities and lessons for all levels of French. You will leave with une année's worth of lessons that cover listening, speaking, reading and writing through a cultural context.

28. Ideas for Teaching El Quijote
Araceli Espinosa, Spanish Teacher, Los Angeles
In order to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first publication of the Quijote, participants will gain ideas for successfully teaching this great literary work.

29. Strategies for Teaching the Native Spanish Speakers
Victoria Tirado, Professor of Spanish, Chaffey College
Native Spanish Speakers have unique needs as they try to acquire written competence in a language they already speak. The presenter will present some techniques that help Hispanohablantes to improve their writing and reading ability while also strengthening their verbal skills.

30. Using the film, Kirikou, in the French Classroom
Sarah Meyers, French & ELD Teacher, Poly HS Pomona
Kirikou and the Sorceress is a delightful and unique film by Michael Ocelot, which tells a story of the legendary African hero-Kirikou-who saves his village from the sorcière Karaba. The presenter will share the activities she does in her classroom using the video as well as the title song by Youson N'Dour. Detailed handouts will be provided.

31. Three Step Interview With Charts and Graphs
Cecelia Esquer, Spanish Teacher, Ayala HS
Come to a fun presentation in which you will participate in student-centered activities easy enough to use in your classroom on Monday! Create charts and graphs using information about your students at any level, for any language. These charts and graphs become the content for real oral and written communication centered around themes in the students' textbook. Handouts will be available.

32. Working With Small Groups in Large Classes
Darrel Nickolaisen, Teacher, Sultana HS
Small group instruction in activity centers can help you motivate students, increase student time on-task and personalize student learning. Learn how to design and implement successful small group activity centers that enhance classroom instruction.

33. Video Magic: Making Textbook Videos Work
Terri Nelson, French Professor, CSU San Bernardino
Wonder why and how to use those videos that came with your textbook? Learn strategies to make these videos work with your students and develop their listening comprehension skills. Examples will be in French, but useful for all languages. Participants will create examples to practice the techniques during the session.

34. Bridging the Reading Gap: Structured Reading to First Novel
Paul Doble, Instructor, CSU Long Beach
Often students have difficulties making the transition from structured reading activities to reading a full novel in the target language. By incorporating numerous pre-reading activities in tandem with writing exercises, students develop links between their existing knowledge and that presented in the novel. The structured exploration of a novel enables students to increase their overall communicative competencies.

35. Technology in the Classroom - Fun with Music & Movies
Teiko Ikemoto, Japanese Teacher, Esperanza High School
Learn how to create two fun and challenging projects for students using multimedia. Movie overdub project: Students translate into the foreign language, and then dub their voices onto the movie. Music Video project: Students take a popular song in the foreign language and lip sync to create their own music video for the song.

36. Putting the Puzzle Together: On the Cutting Edge with Framework-Aligned Instruction (the short version)
Brandon Zaslow, CFLP Site Director, Occidental College
Learn how the pieces of the Foreign Language Framework for California Public Schools fit together. This workshop will present the "Language Learning Continuum" -the common metric to be used measure student progress, "Domains for Activity"-areas for practice that move students toward Framework-Aligned outcomes, and an "Instructional Sequence"-a series of steps to deliver course content.

37. Give a Little, Take a Lot
Connie Vargas, Spanish Teacher, Granite Hills High School
Morena de la Roca, Spanish Teacher, Granite Hills High School
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Enseigner le français en utilisant
la Bande Dessinée (BD)

Tapping the Content of « Bande Dessinée »

to Increase Students' Linguistic and Cultural Competence in French

This training will run concurrently with this CLTA World Language Jamboree
Co-sponsored by the Consulate General of France
Facilitators: Anny Beauvais, formatrice au CAVILAM and Helen Chan

8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Workshop (Lunch is provided)

La BD has historically played a major intellectual role in shaping and challenging perspectives on French culture.
Learn how to integrate la bande dessinée into the French classroom to (1) strengthen oral and written expression; (2) increase reading comprehension; and (3) discover current French culture through the historical perspectives of la BD.
This strand will demonstrate how to employ la BD to tap your students' creativity while developing greater competency in grammar, current vocabulary, pronunciation (especially intonation), and non-verbal communication. Materials from authentic documents and BD collections will be used to create lessons that are appropriate for different levels of instruction.

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Registration Form for November 5, 2005, French Strand World Language Jamboree
Please pre-register by October 21, 2005. Registration after this date does NOT guarantee lunch or handouts.

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Make check payable to CLTA (no purchase orders) and mail to CLTA c/o Paula Hirsch, 5334 Emporia Ave., Culver City, CA 90230. Your cancelled check will serve as your receipt.

For further information call Paula Hirsch (310) 390-3444 (evenings) , (310) 391-7127 x241 (daytime), or email phirsch@windwardschool.org. Pre-registration deadline: postmark by October 21, 2005.

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Directions to Esperanza High School, 1830 N Kellogg Dr., Anaheim, CA.

From Riverside and San Bernardino take I-215 S toward Riverside where it becomes CA-91 W. Continue 28.8 miles on CA-91. In Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda take the CA-90/Imperial Hwy exit. Turn right onto S. Imperial Hwy/CA-90 W. Turn left onto E. Orangethorpe Ave. Turn right onto N. Kellogg Dr. (40 min. from San Bernardino; 30 min. from Riverside)

From San Diego take I-5 north toward Los Angeles for 86 miles. Merge onto CA-55 N toward Riverside. Merge onto CA-91 E to Riverside. Take the CA-90/Imperial Hwy exit. Turn left onto S. Imperial Hwy/CA-90 W. Turn left onto E. Orangethorpe Ave. Turn right onto N. Kellogg Dr.

From Los Angeles take I-5 south towards Santa Ana. Merge onto CA-91 E (around Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park) via Exit 114B toward Riverside Continue 10 miles on CA-91. In Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda take the CA-90/Impreial Hwy exit. Turn left onto S. Imperial Hwy/CA-90 W. Turn left onto E. Orangethorpe Ave. Turn right onto N. Kellogg Dr. (30 minutes from middle LA)

Registration - includes lunch & handouts. Deadline is October 21, 2005. Registration after this date does NOT guarantee lunch or handouts. Registration fee is $25 for CLTA members who have already renewed for 2005; registration for non-members is $75.
For further information call Paula Hirsch (310) 390-3444 (evenings), (310) 391-7127 x241 (daytime), or email phirsch@windwardschool.org.