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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS ACTFL congratulates the regional finalists of the ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Program: Leni Bronstein, Southern Conference on Language Teaching; Brenda Gaver, Pacific Northwest Council for Languages; Fernando Rubio, Southwest Conference on Language Teaching; Edward Zarrow, Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; and Deana Zorko, Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Be sure to come to the Opening General Session on Friday morning to find out who will be the 2016 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year!

WELCOME TO ACTFL 2015 Welcome Message from ACTFL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Welcome Message from CLTA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ACTFL Board of Directors & Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Convention Partner Organizations’ Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Thank You to Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Floor Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

DAILY PROGRAM Explanation of Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Pre-Convention Workshops and Meetings. . . . . . . . . 25 Friday, November 20, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Opening General Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ACTFL Awards Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Saturday, November 21, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Sunday, November 22, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

WORLD LANGUAGES EXPO Exhibit Hall Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 About the Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Exhibitor Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Exhibitor Listing by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Index of Presenters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 2016 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

FIRST TIME AT THE ACTFL CONVENTION? Please join us at the ACTFL Convention Orientation and Welcome on Friday, November 20, 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m., in Ballroom 6B in the San Diego Convention Center. Learn about all the highlights and special events of this exciting 2015 ACTFL Convention!

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Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the ACTFL Board of Directors, we are delighted to welcome you to San Diego and to the 48th ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo. Our theme this year is “Inspire. Engage. Transform.” The next 3 days will offer an extraordinary professional learning experience and networking opportunities to world language educators of all languages and levels. The Program Committee has selected more than 700 professional development opportunities that focus on innovative programs, research-informed practices, and cutting-edge technologies. This year’s program offers an extensive array of pre-convention workshops, sessions, interactive roundtable discussions, and electronic poster presentations. You will also find special networking activities that include a Social Media Lounge and some new features such as the ACTFL Collab Zone and Career Café, where you can speak 1-on-1 with various experts. Additionally, there are three ACTFL plenary sessions, a number of Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings, and outstanding programming from our convention partner organizations. The Convention Committee has endeavored to craft a convention that meets the diverse needs of language professionals and wholeheartedly supports ACTFL’s mission: “To provide vision, leadership, and support for quality teaching and learning of languages.” Your Convention Program Guide and your ACTFL Mobile App serve as a guide to a number of important features that should be a part of everyone’s ACTFL experience: • The Opening General Session on Friday morning will feature Rick Steves, a renowned author of over 50 travel guidebooks, host of a popular travel series on public television, and weekly syndicated columnist. Rick will deliver the keynote address on the topic of “Developing a Global Perspective Through Travel.” He will sign copies of several of his books at ACTFL Central immediately following the Opening General Session and again later in the day. In the afternoon, he will also deliver a special session on travel in Europe. • At the Opening General Session we will also present the 2016 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year award. • Plenary Sessions are scheduled for Friday at 11:00 a.m.: The Inspiration Behind the Science of Language Learning, with Luis von Ahn, founder of Duolingo; Friday at 3:45 p.m.: Global Engagement: Stories from Around the World, featuring Renate Schulz, Susan Candiotti, and Terry Lamb; and Saturday at 10:00 a.m.: Research Priorities—Phase III: Using Research to Transform Professional Practice, with Eileen Glisan, Kristin Davin, Jason Martel, and Joe Terantino. • The ACTFL Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for this special event where you will see numerous awards presented to many deserving individuals. • The World Languages Expo is a vital part of your convention experience. Our exhibitors offer the latest information on thousands of products and services relevant to language education, and they welcome your interest and involvement. These companies are valued supporters of ACTFL—so be sure to visit the exhibit hall! • Exhibitor Workshops offer you an opportunity to learn about the latest trends and products for your classroom directly from the companies who designed and developed them. • ACTFL Central is your one-stop service center to ask questions, get information about the benefits of ACTFL membership, take advantage of career development resources, and purchase ACTFL books and other products. We extend our gratitude to the ACTFL Convention Committee, to the volunteers of the California Language Teachers’ Association, our convention partner organizations, and to ACTFL staff for their incredible dedication to the success of this convention. We also thank you, the attendees, for your membership in ACTFL and for your support of this convention. We hope this professional development opportunity exceeds your expectations. Enjoy the pulse of learning at ACTFL 2015 and please join us again next year in Boston! Sincerely, Jacque Bott Van Houten Juan Carlos Morales President Convention Committee Chair

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California Language Teachers’ Association

Welcome to the Golden State! California Language Teachers’ Association (CLTA), its county affiliates, and the California World Language Project (CWLP) are honored to host the 2015 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, with the theme of Inspire. Engage. Transform. We are excited to welcome all ACTFL attendees to San Diego, CA. Please stop by our booth in the exhibit hall to learn more about our organizations. CLTA, its affiliates, and CWLP work together to offer a wide variety of professional development and leadership opportunities to the world language teachers of California. We are pleased to have the ACTFL Convention in our state in order for our teachers to have the chance to learn more about ACTFL and network with their colleagues from around the country and abroad. While you are here, we encourage you to explore San Diego, home of marvelous weather, a world-class zoo, Old Town, and the famous Gaslamp Quarter. Fine restaurants and great outdoor activities make San Diego a real favorite among California cities. Golf, tennis, and first-class shopping are close at hand. The San Diego Harbor is stunning year-round. Tijuana is a short trolley ride away if you’re looking for a more international flare. If you have your own transportation, enjoy the sunset views from Shelter Island, Harbor Island, Seaport Village, or historic Coronado Island, home of the timeless Hotel Del Coronado. California Language Teachers’ Association extends its warmest welcome to all conference attendees. We hope that you enjoy your time in our beautiful city and take advantage of the many professional development and personal enrichment opportunities at your disposal. Be sure to learn from your colleagues, make new professional relationships, and leave this conference with many new ideas and contacts that will allow you to improve your craft as a teacher and professional. We are looking forward to meeting you and offering you a bit of sunshine and assistance while you are in our state.

Warmest Regards, Paula Hirsch CLTA Conference Coordinator

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ACTFL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF

ACTFL STAFF Marty Abbott, Executive Director Andrew Amadei, Training and Certification Coordinator Howie Berman, Director of Membership and Administration Casey Bloyer, Exhibits Manager Chelsea Bowes, Web/ Communications Specialist Trey Calvin, Program Assistant

Jacque Bott Van Houten, ACTFL President

Juan Carlos Morales, Convention Committee Chair

ACTFL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS President Jacque Bott Van Houten Jefferson County Public Schools Louisville, KY

Past President Mary Lynn Redmond Wake Forest University Winston Salem, NC

Lori Haims, Senior Manager of Training and Certification

President-Elect Pete Swanson Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

Treasurer Todd Bowen Niles Township High School District 219 Skokie, IL

Sarah Lindstrom, Teacher in Residence

ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Lisa Lilley Springfield Public Schools Springfield, MO

Lori Winne CSCTFL Erie, MI

Aleidine J. Moeller University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE

Laura Franklin NECTFL Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, VA

Daniel Conrad, Principal Assessment Specialist Regina Farr, Membership Specialist Zerihun Haile-Selassie, Director of Finance

Deise Nassinhack, Administrative Assistant Yesenia Olivares, Quality Assurance Coordinator Julia Richardson, Director of Conventions and Marketing Julia Ruane, Project Coordinator Paul Sandrock, Director of Education Tony Smith, Educational Technologist Elvira Swender, Director of Professional Programs Carolina Talavera, Intern Danielle Tezcan, Senior Manager of Contracts and Quality Assurance Tony Unander, Media Coordinator Courtney Wu, Meetings Coordinator

Juan Carlos Morales Miami Dade College Miami, FL Benjamin Rifkin Ithaca College Ithaca, NY Deborah Robinson The Language Flagship Pickerington, OH Toni Theisen Loveland High School Loveland, CO

Laurel Derksen PNCFL Anchorage School District Chugiak, AK Caroline Switzer Kelly SCOLT Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC Lynette Fujimori SWCOLT Hawaii Department of Education Honolulu, HI

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2015 OFFICERS OF CONVENTION PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) President: Mohamed Esa Vice President: Hal Boland Treasurer: Mark Himmelein Secretary: Nella Spurlin Executive Director: Thomas Keith Cothrun American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) President: Salvatore Bancheri Past President: Frank Nuessel Vice President (University): Colleen M. Ryan Vice President (K–12): Lyn Scolaro Secretary/Treasurer: Enza Antenos Director of Communication: Ryan Calabretta-Sajder American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) President: Motoko Tabuse Vice President/Secretary: Yoshiko SaitoAbbott Vice President/Development: Masumi Reade Executive Director: Susan Schmidt

California Language Teachers’ Association (CLTA) President: Svetlana Lasarova Past President: Kevin Duffy President Elect: Alexis Frink Secretary: Tonja Byrom Treasurer: Nancy Perez Executive Director: Tanya Zaccone

National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL) President: Leslie Baldwin Past President: Alyssa Villarreal Vice President: Jennifer Carson Secretary: Sandy Harvey Treasurer: Debbie Callihan-Dingle Executive Secretary: Mara Cobe

Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) President: Dali Tan Past President: Baocai Jia Vice President: Jen Pan Membership Chair: Lucy Lee Treasurer: Carol Chen-Lin Executive Director: Yu-Lan Lin

National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) President: Ryan Wertz Past President: Desa Dawson President-Elect: Ann Marie Gunter Vice President: Jay Ketner Secretary: Lynn Fulton-Archer Treasurer: Lisa Harris

Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) President: Chengzhi Chu Immediate Past President: Hongyin Tao Vice President: Helen Shen Program Chair: Yun Xiao Executive Director: John Jing-hua Yin

National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL) President: Nadine Jacobsen-McLean Past President: Rita Oleksak Vice President: Nathan Lutz Treasurer: Diane Denoon National Networking Coordinator: Marcela Summerville Early Language Learning Advocate: Janine Erickson Executive Secretary: Dorie Perugini

Don’t Miss the Opening General Session Please join us for the exciting opening event of the 2015 ACTFL Annual Convention where President Jacque Bott Van Houten will welcome attendees and honor the new 2016 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. We’ll also hear from our keynote speaker Rick Steves on the topic of “Developing a Global Perspective Through Travel.” Be sure to attend on Friday, November 20, 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m., in Ballroom 20A-D in the San Diego Convention Center.

Special Book-Signing Events with Keynote Speaker Come meet travel guru Rick Steves at ACTFL Central in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center), immediately following the Opening General Session on Friday, November 20 at 10:00 a.m., and again at 2:30 p.m., where he will be signing some of his latest books.

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2016 CALL FOR PROPOSALS submission deadline:

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The annual convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be Friday, November 18 through Sunday, November 20, 2016 (Pre-Convention Workshops scheduled on Thursday, November 17) at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center, Boston, MA. The ACTFL Convention features over 600 educational sessions covering a wide spectrum of the language profession. The ACTFL Convention is a national event bringing together over 6,000 attendees from all languages, levels and assignments within the profession. The goal of the ACTFL Annual Convention is to provide a comprehensive professional development experience for language educators of all languages and levels. Compelling proposals address the needs of today’s learners and educators by focusing on innovative programs, emerging trends and research-informed practices. Please read all instructions very carefully before you submit your proposal online. We encourage all language educators to submit a proposal for consideration. To submit a proposal, go to www.actfl.org and click on the 2016 Call for Proposals. You can only submit using the online form. The deadline to submit a proposal is Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Late submissions will not be considered.

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THANK YOU ACTFL would like to thank all of our sponsors whose generous contributions and support help to promote the continued growth and visibility of language education during the ACTFL Annual Convention and throughout the year. CONVENTION SPONSORS (As of October 20, 2015)

American Association of Teachers of French–Kentucky Chapter

Goethe-Institut USA

Qatar Foundation International

H.I.S. International Tours

QTalk Publishing

American Council for International Studies (ACIS)

Hachette FLE

Real Language right away

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Robotel Inc.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Santillana USA

International House Spain

Scholastic Inc.

Cambridge University Press

Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA)

SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center

Cengage Learning

Kinokuniya Bookstores of America

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

Kodansha USA

Shanghai Taotu Animation Technology Co., Ltd.

Cheng & Tsui Company

Language Testing International, Inc.

Teach Yourself Languages

ChinaSprout, Inc.

Les editions Didier

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CLE International

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TPRS Publishing, Inc.

DJH Go2City

Macmillan Education

Vista Higher Learning

Edizioni Edilingua

Mandarin Matrix Limited

Wayside Publishing

EF Education First

McGraw-Hill Education

Wiley

EMC School

Middlebury Interactive Languages

Yabla Inc.

Evia Learning

National Language Service Corps

Yale University Press

Explorica, Inc.

Organic World Language

Georgetown University Press

Pearson

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ASC-ReLANpro Better Chinese Breaking the Barrier, Inc.

Global Language Project

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Please try to stop by our sponsors’ booths in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center) and thank them all for their continued support of ACTFL and the language education community.

The ACTFL World Languages Expo is located in Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center. The Expo is open Friday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Visit our more than 200 exhibitors offering information on the latest education products, services, and technologies for language education.

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GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome to the 2015 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in sunny San Diego. Here you are alongside more than 6,000 colleagues from across the country and around the world. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to find inspiration to enhance your students’ classroom experience and network with other language educators. With more than 700 educational sessions, workshops, meetings, and special events awaiting you, ACTFL 2015 allows you to explore the big ideas in language education today. Please note that the majority of the sessions, events, and exhibits will be held in the San Diego Convention Center with some meetings and special events being hosted in the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Hotel. The location for all sessions and events in this Program Guide are listed: building, room—be sure to check both of these before heading to the events. Floor plans of the San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Hotel can be found on pages 18, 19 and 21 of this guide.

REGISTRATION HOURS Registration is located in Exhibit Hall A of the San Diego Convention Center. If you pre-registered and have no problems with your registration, you may scan your unique barcode that is on your email confirmation at a self-registration kiosk and pick up your badge and convention bag. There are also self-registration counters for quick and easy registration.

Thursday, November 19

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Friday, November 20

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 21

7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 22

7:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

NAME BADGES Each attendee must wear the official ACTFL name badge at all times. Security personnel will be checking badges at the Opening General Session, exhibit hall entrance, and meeting areas. This badge allows you to enter all sessions, exhibits, and non-ticketed events. Ticketed events require an admission ticket for entrance along with your convention badge. Anyone attending a ticketed event MUST also be registered for the convention and have a convention name badge. For your safety, it is recommended that you do not wear your badge when visiting local attractions. However, be sure to bring your badge with you around the city for discounts at participating restaurants and attractions.

BADGE REPLACEMENT If an attendee misplaces or loses a badge once it is printed onsite, the registered individual must pay the one day, onsite registration rate to get a replacement badge.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT/ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNITS Participants are able to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs)/ Continuing Education Units (CEUs) while attending pre-convention workshops and convention sessions at ACTFL 2015. Since state and local requirements vary for CEU credit, convention participants need to check with their state or district for their exact requirements and filing procedures. ACTFL cannot guarantee the acceptance of these credits. Convention participants may print CEU/PDU forms at the kiosk located at ACTFL Registration in Exhibit Hall A in the San Diego Convention Center. A separate form must be completed for EACH DAY for workshops/ sessions that you attend. For later submission, list all information requested, sign the form, and attach your convention badge or receipt to the form(s) as proof of attendance.

EXHIBITOR WORKSHOPS

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

Exhibitor Workshops are located in Exhibit Halls B & C. These workshops are listed throughout the book beginning on page 33.

Attendees will be able to print out their personalized Certificate of Attendance at the kiosk located at ACTFL Registration in Exhibit Hall A in the San Diego Convention Center.

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS The ACTFL World Languages Expo is located in Exhibit Halls B & C of the San Diego Convention Center.

Friday, November 20

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Welcome Coffee

Special Dedicated Exhibit Times

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Friday, November 20,



12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m.

Saturday, November 21

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Special Dedicated Exhibit Times

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.



12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.



3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 22 Special Dedicated Exhibit Times

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

READ MORE ABOUT THE WORLD LANGUAGES EXPO BEGINNING ON PAGE 173.

GENERAL INFORMATION MEETING ROOM LOCATIONS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Meeting rooms are located on the mezzanine level and second floor in the San Diego Convention Center. The Opening General Session will be held in Ballroom 20 on the second floor in the San Diego Convention Center. Meeting rooms in the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Hotel are located on the Lobby Level–4th floors. Floor plans are on pages 18, 19 and 21 of this guide.

Onsite medical assistance is located in Box Office A of Exhibit Hall A’s lobby at the San Diego Convention Center. Medical assistance is available Wednesday and Thursday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

CONCESSIONS Food concessions will be open daily in lobby areas and in the Exhibit Halls B & C of the San Diego Convention Center during convention hours.

CONCIERGE DESKS The San Diego Convention Center Concierge Services team members will be located in Lobbies B & E of the San Diego Convention Center to serve you. This is a one-stop shop to assist attendees and exhibitors with everything from directions, to ticket sales and dining reservations. Hours are 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, Saturday, November 21, and Sunday, November 22.

MOBILE APP Attendees can download the 2015 ACTFL Mobile App free onto their iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Just scan this QR code to download the app or enter www.tripbuilder.com/actfl2015apps into your phone’s browser. You can easily view the Schedule, Exhibitors, City Content, Instant Alerts, and more. You can also view handouts that have been uploaded by the presenters. Don’t forget to rate the sessions you attend! Learn more on page 25.

PROGRAM CHANGES AND NOTIFICATIONS Changes to the program that were made prior to the start of the convention will be listed on the addendum sheet, which is included in your convention bag. Any further changes that may occur during the convention will be communicated via the alert notification feature of our mobile app. Please remember to enable the push notifications features in the Settings section in the mobile app so that you will receive updates.

CONVENTION SURVEY Participants are encouraged to offer feedback on the convention. ACTFL will email the convention survey to all attendees after the convention. The ACTFL Convention Committee will use this information to ensure that the high quality of sessions is maintained and that they continue to meet your needs.

BUSINESS CENTER The FedEx Office is located in the lobby of the San Diego Convention Center. The hours of operation are Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

WIRELESS INTERNET To access the wireless Internet in lobby areas and meeting rooms, please connect to the “ACTFL 2015” network. No password needed.

NO CHILDREN Due to the size and nature of the 2015 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, children under age 16 will not be permitted in the exhibit hall or in any of the educational sessions or workshops. Your hotel concierge will be able to recommend activities for children while you are attending the convention. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Children 16 years and older will need to register as attendees.

ACTFL CENTRAL ACTFL Central is located in Exhibit Halls B & C of the San Diego Convention Center. It is open Friday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Stop by to purchase ACTFL publications and products, learn about ACTFL programs and services, and connect with ACTFL staff.

ACTFL PHOTO BOOTH Remember your convention experience by having your photo taken alone or with a group of friends and put on a souvenir cover of The Language Educator magazine. The ACTFL Photo Booth, sponsored by Qatar Foundation International, is located in Exhibit Halls B & C of the San Diego Convention Center. It will be open the same hours as the exhibit hall. Take a break and have some photo fun.

SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE Come to the Social Media Lounge in Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center to recharge your devices and your minds. Spend some time exploring fun and current tech topics to energize your classrooms and liven up your lessons. Carmen Scoggins will be hosting these “minibyte” sessions. Learn more on page 28.

CAREER CAFÉ The ACTFL Career Café will be open in Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center to pre-K–16 preservice or in-service teachers. Learn from and share with other colleagues involved in the career search process in this relaxed atmosphere. Discussions will be facilitated by Paula Patrick. Learn more on page 35.

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE Join us for a new learning experience in the ACTFL Collab Zone in Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center. Explore this hands-on opportunity to learn more about ACTFL assessment tools in a relaxed environment. Learn more on page 30.

LOST AND FOUND If you find an item someone has left behind in a meeting room or common area in the San Diego Convention Center, please bring the item(s) to Registration in Exhibit Hall A. If you have lost an item, please go to ACTFL Registration to see if they have it. After the convention, all unclaimed items will be turned over to Convention Center security. ACTFL 2015 Program Guide

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Focus an imprint of hackett publishing company Spanish

french

German

Retratos: Arte y sociedad en Latinoamérica y España

Forthcoming - March 2016

German for Reading (2nd Edition)

Margarita M. Sánchez & Katica Urbanc $49.95 pb x $5.00 exam

Cinema for Spanish Conversation (4th Edition) Mary McVey Gill, Deana Smalley, & María-Paz Haro $69.95 pb x $5.00 exam

Cultura y cine: Hispanoamérica hoy Mary McVey Gill and Teresa Méndez-Faith $45.95 pb x $5.00 exam

PortugUese Mapeando a Língua Portuguesa através das Artes $59.95 pb x $5.00 exam Workbook: Caderno de Produção $29.95 pb x $3.00 exam Winner of the 2015 Brazilian International Press Award for outstanding contribution to the teaching of Portuguese Language in the United States of America from the American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese.

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Francophone Cultures through Film Nabil Boudraa & Cecile Accilien $32.95 pb x $4.00 exam

Cinema for French Conversation (4th Edition)

Cineplex: Intermediate German Language and Culture Through Film Reinhard Zachau, Jeanne Schueller, & Carrie Collenberg-Gonzalez $79.95 pb x $5.00 exam Workbook: $39.95 pb x $4.00 exam

Anne-Christine Rice $69.95 pb x $5.00 exam

russian

Cinéphile: Intermediate French Language and Culture through Film (2nd Edition)

Jason Merrill Forthcoming x $22.95 pb x $4.00 exam

Kerri Conditto $79.95 pb x $5.00 exam Workbook: $39.95 pb x $4.00 exam

Russian Folktales: A Reader

Russian Cultural Reader: Time People, Events Julia Mikhailova Forthcoming x $59.95 pb x $5.00 exam

Latin Forthcoming in the Lingua Latina per se illustrata series A Companion to Familia A Companion to Roma Romana (2nd Edition) Aeterna Jeanne Neumann $28.00 pb x $3.00 exam

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MEETING SPACE

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EXPLANATION OF ACRONYMS AAAL

American Association for Applied Linguistics

FLEX

Foreign Language Exploratory/Experience Programs

AACC

American Association of Community Colleges

FSI

Foreign Service Institute

AAPPL

ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages

IALLT

International Association of Language Learning Technologies

AATA

American Association of Teachers of Arabic

IB

International Baccalaureate

AATF

American Association of Teachers of French

ILR

Interagency Language Roundtable

AATG

American Association of Teachers of German

INTASC

AATI

American Association of Teachers of Italian

Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

AATJ

American Association of Teachers of Japanese

IPA

Integrated Performance Assessment

AATSP

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

AAUSC

American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators

JNCL–NCLIS Joint National Committee for Languages– National Council for Languages and International Studies

ACE

LARC

Language Acquisition Resource Center

American Council on Education

LCTL

Less Commonly Taught Language

ACL

American Classical League

LLC

Language Learning for Children SIG

ACTFL®

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

LTI

Language Testing International

ACTR

American Council of Teachers of Russian

MLA

Modern Language Association

ADFL

Association of Departments of Foreign Languages

MOPI

Modified Oral Proficiency Interview (Workshop)

AP

Advanced Placement

NABE

National Association for Bilingual Education

APLS

Association of Proprietary Language Schools

NADSFL

CAEP

Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation

National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages

CAL

Center for Applied Linguistics

NAEP

National Assessment of Educational Progress

CALICO

Computer Assisted Learning Instruction Consortium

NALRC

National African Language Resource Center

CALPER

Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research

NCACLS

National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools

CARLA

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition

NCSSFL

National Council of State Supervisors for Languages

CASL

Center for the Advanced Study of Languages

NEALRC

National East Asian Language Resource Center

CASLS

Center for Applied Second Language Studies

NECTFL

CCNAA

(Chinese) Coordination Council for North American Affairs

Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

CCSSO

Council of Chief State School Officers

NEH

National Endowment for the Humanities

CEFR

Common European Framework of Reference

NFLC

National Foreign Language Center

CeLCAR

Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region

NFMLTA

National Federation of Modern Language Teachers’ Associations

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

NLRC

National Language Resource Centers

CIEE

Council on International Education Exchange

NNELL

National Network for Early Language Learning

CLASS

Chinese Language Association of Secondary–Elementary Schools

NSA

National Security Agency

OPI®

Oral Proficiency Interview

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CLEAR

Center for Language Education and Research

CLTA

California Language Teachers’ Association

CLTA

Chinese Language Teachers Association

CSCTFL

Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

DLI

Defense Language Institute

DLI

Dual Language Immersion

DoD

Department of Defense

ELP

European Language Portfolio

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FLES

Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools

OPIc

Oral Proficiency Interview - computer

PNCFL

Pacific Northwest Council for Languages

SALRC

South Asia Language Resource Center

SCOLT

Southern Conference on Language Teaching

SEELRC

Slavic and East European Language Resource Center

SIG

Special Interest Group (ACTFL)

SWCOLT

Southwest Conference on Language Teaching

TPR

Total Physical Response

TPRS

Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling

UbD

Understanding by Design

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WPT

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INTRODUCING THE 2015 ACTFL ANNUAL CONVENTION AND WORLD LANGUAGES EXPO

mobile app

To enhance your experience at the 2015 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, we’re providing a state-of-the-art mobile app to give you important conference information right at your fingertips. With this app, you can do all this and much more!

CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOM SCHEDULE Browse the schedule by day and click on each event for more details, including title, time, track, location, room number, applicable languages, and full description.

CONNECT WITH EXHIBITORS Search for exhibitors by both company name and booth number, or search alphabetically. You’ll be able to pull up each company’s information and view their location in the exhibit hall! You can also select booths that you want to visit and add them to your own personal schedule.

UTILIZE SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS Make sure to check ACTFL’s Facebook and Twitter accounts throughout the convention to network with fellow attendees, and to post photos and stories from your San Diego experience. Don’t forget to use the #ACTFL15 hashtag while tweeting so you can join in the conversation!

Note: A wireless Internet connection or 3G network is required to use this feature.

BE SURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW ACTFL MOBILE APP CHALLENGE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A $100 AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT CARD

GO mobile!

To download the mobile app, just scan the QR code or put www.tripbuilder.com/actfl2015 into your phone’s browser. If you’re using an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, you will be directed to where you can download the appropriate native app. If you’re using another type of device, you will be directed to the Mobile Web version of the ACTFL 2015 app.

PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE Registration Open 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Assembly of Delegates 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

7:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

001 ACTFL Assembly of Delegates/NADSFL/NCSSFL Breakfast 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

002 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Interviews 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Catalina, Marriott Marquis San Diego

003 AATG Executive Council Meeting 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

Pre-Convention Workshops 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

W02 Developing Language Performance in the Classroom: Intermediate to Advanced What should I be working on with my language learners to help them move out of the Intermediate level and into the Advanced level? Learn specific strategies for developing, practicing, and assessing communication to guide learners from Intermediate into the Advanced range of performance. Focusing on what a student “can do,” this workshop will include practical applications to help you guide students into the Advanced range. Explore what needs to be emphasized in all modes of communication: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational. Target audience includes educators of all languages teaching intermediate students from high school through postsecondary settings. Presenter(s): Cynthia Martin, University of Maryland Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

004 ACTFL Assembly of Delegates

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

W03 World-Readiness Standards: Defining Instruction and Assessment Goals for Today’s Language Learners

005 NADSFL Annual Meeting 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

006 NCSSFL 56th Annual Business Meeting Closed meeting for NCSSFL members who have preregistered.

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 14A, SD Convention Center

W01 Developing Language Performance in the Classroom: Novice to Intermediate How do I connect assessment with learning? What should I be working on with my language learners to help them move out of the Novice level and into the Intermediate level? Learn specific strategies for developing, practicing, and assessing communication to guide learners from Novice into the Intermediate range of performance and how to connect the assessments to student learning. Focusing on what a student “can do,” and how to motivate students to take risks without penalty, this workshop will include practical applications to help you guide students into the Intermediate range. Explore what instruction and practice need to be emphasized in all modes of communication: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational. Target audience includes educators of all languages teaching beginning and intermediate students from elementary through postsecondary settings.

The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (2014) maintained the five goal areas—Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, Communities— while enriching the 11 standards with the integration of literacy and 21st Century Skills. Participants identify how the Standards are reflected in model lesson and unit plans with special attention to literacy, 21st Century Skills, and interculturality. Next they analyze performance tasks and consider how to design assessment tasks that provide evidence of growth in performance while allowing learners to address the deeper learning required to address the essential question of the thematic unit. Throughout the workshop, participants will discuss the implications for curriculum design. This workshop builds on an ACTFL publication by Donna Clementi and Laura Terrill. Presenter(s): Donna Clementi, Lawrence University; Laura Terrill, independent consultant Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Karen Tharrington, North Carolina State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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THURS

Thursday, November 19, 2015

THURS

PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

W04 Using Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) to Improve Learning and Instruction

W07 Advanced Placement (AP) AP Japanese Language and Culture

In this workshop, the authors of the ACTFL publication, Implementing Integrated Performance Assessment, present an overview of integrated performance assessment (IPA) at the Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. The workshop provides participants with expanded guidelines for how to design IPA tasks to inform the backward design of a unit. Presenters share suggestions on how to provide effective feedback and modeling to improve learner performance. The workshop also includes a reconceptualized rubric for the Interpretive mode and the addition of IPA rubrics for Advanced level language performance. Participants will begin to design integrated performance assessment tasks for use in their own classrooms using teacher-tested templates.

For new and experienced AP teachers as well as Japanese language educators interested in learning about instructional design and assessment for equivalent college courses, this workshop will provide concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP Japanese curriculum. Participants will learn how to develop activities and assessments that present language in cultural context, build students’ proficiencies in the three communicative modes, and integrate authentic materials into instruction. Additionally, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the AP exam structure and learn strategies to prepare students for the exam. Participants will learn how to prepare for the AP Course Audit. Each participant will receive a copy of the AP Workshop Handbook. Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Japanese. This workshop is limited to 35 participants.

Presenter(s): Bonnie Adair-Hauck, University of Pittsburgh; Eileen Glisan, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Francis Troyan, Ohio State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Languages: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Motoko Tabuse, Eastern Michigan University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

W05 Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture

W08 Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Language and Culture

For new and experienced AP teachers as well as Chinese language educators interested in learning about instructional design and assessment for equivalent college courses, this workshop will provide concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP Chinese curriculum. Participants will learn how to develop activities and assessments that present language in cultural context, build students’ proficiencies in the three communicative modes, and integrate authentic materials into instruction. Additionally, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the AP exam structure and learn strategies to prepare students for the exam. Participants will learn how to prepare for the AP Course Audit. Each participant will receive a copy of the AP Workshop Handbook. Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Chinese. This workshop is limited to 35 participants.

For new and experienced AP teachers as well as Spanish language educators interested in learning about instructional design and assessment for equivalent college courses, this workshop will provide concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP Spanish Language curriculum. Participants will learn how to develop activities and assessments that present language in cultural context, build students’ proficiencies in the three communicative modes, and integrate authentic materials into instruction. Additionally, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the AP exam structure and learn strategies to prepare students for the exam. Participants will learn how to prepare for the AP Course Audit. Each participant will receive a copy of the AP Workshop Handbook. Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Spanish. This workshop is limited to 35 participants.

Presenter(s): Richard Chi, University of Utah Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

W06 Advanced Placement (AP) Italian Language and Culture For new and experienced AP teachers as well as Italian language educators interested in learning about instructional design and assessment for equivalent college courses, this workshop will provide concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP Italian curriculum. Participants will learn how to develop activities and assessments that present language in cultural context, build students’ proficiencies in the three communicative modes, and integrate authentic materials into instruction. Additionally, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the AP exam structure and learn strategies to prepare students for the exam. Participants will learn how to prepare for the AP Course Audit. Each participant will receive a copy of the AP Workshop Handbook. Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Italian. This workshop is limited to 35 participants. Presenter(s): Bruna Boyle, University of Rhode Island Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

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Presenter(s): Ken Stewart, Chapel Hill High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

W09 Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Literature and Culture For new and experienced AP teachers as well as Spanish educators interested in learning about instructional design and assessment for equivalent college courses, this workshop will provide concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP Spanish Literature curriculum. Participants will learn how to design activities and assessments that develop students’ proficiencies across all communicative modes and build students’ skills in literary analysis with particular focus on how to contextualize critical reading and analytical writing. Additionally, participants gain a comprehensive understanding of the AP exam structure and learn strategies to prepare students for the AP exam. Participants will learn how to prepare for the AP Course Audit. Each participant will receive a copy of the AP Workshop Handbook. Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Spanish. This workshop is limited to 35 participants. Presenter(s): Cameron Stephen, Cypress-Fairbanks High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

W10 The Keys to Instructional Strategies: Creating an Environment for Instruction and Selecting Instructional Strategies (Part 1)

W13 How to Integrate Explicit Knowledge in the Second Language Classroom: Concept-Based Instruction

Explore how to create a classroom environment that is learning- and language-rich. Participants examine processes for selecting instructional strategies that lead students to learning targets and engage them in real world, authentic learning through the three communicative modes. Participants reflect on their current practices, analyze examples, and add strategies to their repertoires. This workshop builds on a new ACTFL publication being developed by Leslie Grahn and Dave McAlpine. Presenter(s): Leslie Grahn, Howard County Public Schools, MD; Dave McAlpine, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

W11 Use Language to Explore Cultures: Preparing Educators to Guide Learners The Cultural Framework of Products, Practices, and Perspectives provides a way for educators to gather and organize evidence that enriches their own cultural insights in preparation for teaching. In a recent survey, educators reported that the greatest obstacle to their teaching of culture lay in their own knowledge base which was limited in terms of place, time, or topics. They also indicated the difficulty of teaching culture in the target language, using language to “investigate, explain, and reflect on” culture. This workshop explores ways to discover cultural information from documents, observations, or conversations on themes of interest to their learners and that can be transferred to effective teaching materials. Presenter(s): June Phillips, Weber State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

W12 Words and Actions: Teaching Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice Based on their recent ACTFL book, Words and Actions: Teaching Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice, the authors lead participants through discussions and activities on how to create an environment for teaching for social justice. The presenters provide step-by-step guidance on writing original units that integrate topics of social justice with strategies for developing language performance. This workshop is applicable to K–16 teachers of any language. Participants will use the templates and examples that the presenters provide in order to develop ideas that best suit their own classrooms and students. Presenter(s): Cassandra Glynn, Concordia College; Beth Wassell, Rowan University; Pamela Wesely, University of Iowa Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

The focus of the workshop is on how to integrate explicit knowledge of all aspects of language, including grammar, discourse, pragmatics, and cultural knowledge, into second language programs. The workshop will consist of these components: principles of using explicit knowledge, linking explicit knowledge to pedagogical activities, guidelines for maximizing learner understanding, and use of explicit knowledge to enhance language proficiency in speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. Participants will have the opportunity to develop a mini-lesson based on the guidelines. Illustrations of successful use of the approach from Chinese, French, Spanish, and English classes will also be presented. Presenter(s): James Lantolf, Pennsylvania State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

W14 Create, Connect, Collaborate Learn to link the instruction of languages to the aims of the rigorous World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, explore ways to integrate content from other disciplines into instruction at all language levels, and acquire key tech tools that aid in helping learners acquire language and increase their engagement. The presenter shares activities and student samples to demonstrate the connection of the World-Readiness Standards to the content standards of other subject areas. Participants examine how language learning supports the literacy goals of other subjects’ content standards and explore a variety of tech tools to aid in implementation. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops. Presenter(s): Linda Zins-Adams, Archbishop Moeller High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

007 Writing and Reviewing the ACTFL/CAEP Program Report This workshop will examine the ACTFL/CAEP Report: (1) to assist faculty members writing reports for programs that prepare world language teachers, and (2) to educate new and continuing ACTFL/CAEP reviewers. 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. for program writers and new reviewers, and 1:00–5:00 p.m. for reviewers (box lunch provided for reviewers). Presenter(s): Judith Shrum, ACTFL consultant; Rebecca Fox, George Mason University; Shawn Morrison, College of Charleston Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

008 ACTFL Assembly of Delegates/NADSFL/NCSSFL Luncheon

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9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

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PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

W15 The Keys to Instructional Strategies: Creating an Environment for Instruction and Selecting Instructional Strategies (Part 2)

W17 Blueprints for Proficiency-Based Lessons Built on Culture

Participants explore best practices for implementing and evaluating instructional strategies for enhancing student learning in the world language classroom. Workshop topics include strategies for student collaboration and differentiating instruction, strategies for active student engagement and for using technologically sound authentic materials, and processes for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional strategies. Participants reflect on their current practices, analyze examples, and add strategies to their repertoires. This workshop builds on a new ACTFL publication being developed by Leslie Grahn and Dave McAlpine. Presenter(s): Leslie Grahn, Howard County Public Schools, MD; Dave McAlpine, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

W16 Connecting the Dots: Formative Assessment, Feedback and Standards-Based Grading Successful language learners have several things in common, including: (1) they get frequent opportunities to show what they can do in the language, (2) they get a lot of feedback from the teacher and their classmates, (3) they feel that their teacher’s grading practices are fair and reflective of what they can do with the language they are acquiring. In this workshop, explore a variety of strategies that teachers can use to simultaneously check for learning and allow students the opportunity to show what they can do (formative assessment). Consider how students can get abundant and frequent feedback that they can use to improve their language skills. Heighten your understanding of the growing importance of standards-based grading and reporting and examine how some schools are making this phenomenon work for them.

Join in this step-by-step workshop to create engaging daily lesson plans for a culture-based unit. The presenters start by guiding participants to redesign a traditional unit into a culture-based unit. Then they demonstrate how to structure daily lesson plans that begin with authentic resources and lead to individualized projects through which learners use 21st century skills to demonstrate their learning about language and culture. Participants learn from specific unit examples. Presenter(s): Megan Smith, Pleasure Ridge Park High School; Kara Parker, Creative Language Class Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

W18 Building 21st Century Skills: Tapping Technology Can you define the twelve 21st Century Skills that your students need to be collegeand career-ready? How is a learner-centered classroom also learner-responsible? In this workshop, explore a variety of techniques and technologies that help foster 21st Century Skills while encouraging participation, responsibility, and ownership of learning from language learners. Participants engage with each other as well as with technologies that can be easily integrated to help differentiate, individualize, and motivate student learning. Participants explore the use of flipped lesson approaches, mobile devices, and scaffolded learning to develop these skills in their learners. Presenter(s): Lauren Rosen, University of Wisconsin Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Gregory Duncan, InterPrep, Inc. Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

MINI-BYTES IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE Come to the Social Media Lounge in Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center to recharge your devices and your minds. Spend some time exploring fun and current tech topics to energize your classrooms and liven up your lessons. Carmen Scoggins will be hosting these “mini-byte” sessions.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Twitter Crash Course

9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Apps for All

12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. An Infographic Is Worth 1,000 Words

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Exit Tickets

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Tech Tools by the Modes

1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. What’s Trending 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Un-chat

PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Torrey Pines 1, Marriott Marquis San Diego

W19 Transform Your K–6 Units, Assessments, and Lessons to Engage Students from Beginning to End

009 NNELL Board Meeting 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Temecula Salons 1–2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

010 Chinese Flagship Directors Meeting 3:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

Presenter(s): Jessica Haxhi, New Haven Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

011 CLTA Steering Committee Meeting

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

012 German Embassy Meeting

W20 Supporting Heritage Language Learners in All Educational Environments (K–16) This workshop introduces participants to the core concepts of heritage language teaching and the main differences between teaching heritage and non-heritage learners. Presenters address materials development and curricula design based on macro (top-down) principles aligned with the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages. Participants examine sample activities and projects based on the principles and practices discussed and engage in developing their own activities appropriate for the students they teach. Learn practical approaches to teaching mixed classes, including: (1) classes that enroll heritage learners at various levels of proficiency, and (2) classes that include both heritage and foreign language learners. Presenters explore several applications of differentiated instruction and provide general strategies and specific tools to help educators address issues of access and engagement. Presenter(s): Olga Kagan, UCLA; Claire Chik, National Heritage Language Resource Center, UCLA; Maria Carreira, California State University, Long Beach Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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In K–6 FLES or immersion programs, educators create numerous units, assessments, and lessons for their classroom. Are there some that “work” and some that fall flat? Which are the most effective in terms of student learning and engagement? During this session, identify what works and what does not; then collaborate to transform your most challenging units, assessments, and lessons into your most engaging and effective ones. Participants should bring units, assessments, and/or lessons ready to share, analyze, and improve.

3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Rancho Santa Fe 2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Presidio 1-2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

013 ACTFL Special Interest Group (SIG) Chairs Meeting 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Rancho Santa Fe 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

014 NNELL Membership Meeting 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Torrey Pines 2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

015 Standards Collaborative Board Meeting 6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

016 CLTA Board Meeting

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

W21 Defining and Testing Proficient Reading Creating valid assessments of reading proficiency requires: (1) understanding the levels of the ACTFL Reading Proficiency Guidelines, (2) choosing passages that represent those levels, and (3) writing level appropriate questions. Presenters review characteristics of each level of the proficiency scale and the natural congruence of author purpose, text characteristics, and reader comprehension tasks. Presenters guide participants in selecting representative passages and writing effective questions. This workshop models this process and allows participants a hands-on opportunity to practice these principles. Presenter(s): Troy Cox and Ray Clifford, Brigham Young University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

BE INSPIRED! DON’T MISS THE ACTFL PLENARY SESSION ON THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING Be inspired by entrepreneur and Duolingo founder Luis von Ahn as he explains the science behind the online language learning concept of Duolingo.

The Inspiration Behind the Science of Language Learning Friday, November 20, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Ballroom 6A, San Diego Convention Center

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ACTFL COLLAB ZONE Join us for a new learning experience in the ACTFL Collab Zone in Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center. Explore this hands-on opportunity to learn more about ACTFL assessment tools in a relaxed environment.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Hosting ACTFL OPI/MOPI Trainings and Proficiency Workshops at Your School Presenters: Lori Haims and Andrew Amadei

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m. Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Presenters: Dan Conrad and Tony Smith

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Becoming a Certified ACTFL OPI Tester Presenters: Andrew Amadei and Lori Haims

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. What Counts? Developing Communication Strategies with Conversation Builder Presenter: Paul Sandrock

12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. ACTFL Assessments: Overview Presenters: Gabe Cruz and Brett Laquercia 1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. AAPPL Tasks: Models for Performance Assessments Presenters: Dan Conrad and Tony Smith 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Charting Learner Progress: Analyzing AAPPL Assessment Results Presenter: Paul Sandrock 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Hosting ACTFL OPI/MOPI Trainings and Proficiency Workshops at Your School Presenters: Lori Haims and Andrew Amadei 4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Presenters: Dan Conrad and Tony Smith

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Becoming a Certified ACTFL OPI Tester Presenters: Andrew Amadei and Lori Haims 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. AAPPL Tasks: Models for Performance Assessments Presenters: Dan Conrad and Tony Smith 1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Presenters: Dan Conrad and Tony Smith 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. AAPPL Tasks: Models for Performance Assessments Presenters: Dan Conrad and Tony Smith 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Presenters: Dan Conrad and Tony Smith

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World Languages Expo Opening and Welcome Coffee with Exhibitors 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. World Languages Expo 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions and ACTFL Plenary Session 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Free Time for Exhibit Hall Visit 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions and ACTFL Featured Session 1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, Roundtables, and ACTFL Plenary Session 3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. ACTFL Awards Ceremony 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

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DAILY PROGRAM ACTFL Congratulates THE REGIONAL FINALISTS FOR THE

ACTFL NATIONAL LANGUAGE TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM

Leni Bronstein

Brenda Gaver

Fernando Rubio

Edward Zarrow

Deana Zorko

Williamsburg Middle School

East Valley High School

University of Utah

Westwood High School

Madison West High School

Arlington, VA

Spokane, WA

Salt Lake City, UT

Westwood, MA

Madison, WI

Southern Conference on Language Teaching

Pacific Northwest Council for Languages

Southwest Conference on Language Teaching

Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

The 2016 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year will be announced at the Opening General Session on Friday, November 20 at 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. in Ballroom 20A-D in the San Diego Convention Center.

Friday, November 20, 2015

DAILY PROGRAM

8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. (Doors open at 7:45 a.m.) Ballroom 20A-D, SD Convention Center

ACTFL Opening General Session The convention’s Opening General Session will feature a keynote address by Rick Steves, the famed guidebook author, TV host, and all-around travel guru. He will be speaking on the topic: “Developing a Global Perspective Through Travel.” The 2016 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year will also be announced from among five regional finalists. RICK STEVES

Presiding: Jacque Bott Van Houten, ACTFL President

7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

A must for any first-time attendee, this session hosted by the ACTFL Program Committee provides tips on how to make your first convention a success. Presenters will help attendees find information in the Convention Program Guide and become familiar with the highlights and key events during the convention. Presenter(s): Todd Bowen, Niles Township High Schools District 219; Lisa Lilley, Springfield (MO) Public Schools; Toni Theisen, Loveland High School; Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Dade College

10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

020 Twitter Crash Course Ready to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, but don’t know how to start? Come for a quick introduction to Twitter and be ready to tweet the rest of the conference. #actfl15 Presenter(s): Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ

7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. San Diego Ballroom–Salon C, Marriott Marquis San Diego

018 NADSFL-NCSSFL Continental Breakfast 7:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Torrey Pines 1, Marriott Marquis San Diego

019 AATG New Teachers Professional Development Meeting

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

021 The Engaging Interview

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

022 Hosting ACTFL OPI/MOPI Trainings and Proficiency Workshops at Your School Learn how to schedule and host your own on-site OPI, Modified OPI (MOPI) training, or other proficiency-based workshop such as the Writing Guidelines Familiarization. Understand the different options along with pricing and scheduling information. Speak directly with a member of our training team to help you identify the right workshop to meet your institutional needs. Presenter(s): Lori Haims and Andrew Amadei, ACTFL

Come discuss engaging interview techniques that will wow administrators, principals, and/ or deans.

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

E01 Real Language right away!

COFFEE’S ON US! Join your colleagues at the ACTFL Welcome Coffee at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 20 in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center), immediately following the Opening General Session. We will officially open the 2015 World Languages Expo and Keynote Speaker Rick Steves will be at ACTFL Central signing copies of his latest books at the same time.

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

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017 ACTFL Convention Orientation and Welcome

ACTFL SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE MINI-BYTE

Presenters from The Avery Coonley School have developed an innovative approach for language instruction. Through their conversational model, students are able to have a meaningful exchange in the target language right away. Their activities serve as a foundation for an elementary and middle school language program and support high school programs as well. Sponsor: Real Language right away Presenter(s): Elizabeth Roberts and Denise Clivaz, The Avery Coonley School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language(s): French, Spanish

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Friday, November 20, 2015

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E02 Better Immersion—CCSS Aligned and Tech-Ready Mandarin Immersion Curriculum

E04 成长 Step Up with Chinese: The Whole Picture

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Have you been looking for a rigorous Chinese curriculum that connects with your district’s Common Core curriculum and builds foundational language skills to activate grade-level content goals? Have you been looking for a curriculum that provides comprehensive lesson plans and the best instructional strategies to make your program sustainable? How about using technology to assist learning after school and tracking student progress against standards? Designed for 50/50 to 80/20 schools, we present you: Better Immersion 中文游. Sponsor: Better Chinese LLC Presenter(s): Angelica Chang and James Lin, Better Chinese LLC Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: Chinese, English Applicable Language: Chinese

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E03 Comprehension-Based Instruction: The Foundation, the Method, the Evidence A great deal of research indicates that comprehensible input (CI) is the critical component of language acquisition. In this session, we present the underlying theory of comprehension-based instruction, the unique contributions of personalized storytelling and story-asking as a means of providing “compelling” and comprehensible input, the powerful role of reading at all levels, and recent empirical research comparing the results of TPRS/CI-based approaches to traditional methods. Attendees will receive a FREE leveled reader. NOTE: This is a 2-part session, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Sponsor: TPRS Publishing, Inc. Presenter(s): Carol Gaab, TPRS Publishing, Inc.; Stephen Krashen, USC School of Education Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Step Up is an innovative, standards-based Chinese textbook series designed for middle and high school students. The program is user-friendly, task-oriented, and aligns with the new World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages. At the end of each lesson is a type of integrated performance assessment (IPA). Come and learn more about the Step Up with Chinese program! Sponsor: Cengage Learning Presenter(s): Dali Tan, Landon School; Janice Dowd, independent consultant; Lucy Lee, Livingston High School; Shaoyuen Chen-Lin, Choate Rosemary Hall Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E05 Common Core Standards in the Spanish Classroom Participants explore the Common Core Standards in the Spanish classroom, its alignment with the World-Readiness Standards, the Common Core en español, the ACTFL/CCSSO Crosswalk, and how instructional materials must support the CCSS. Presenter will also share information about a new program and student certification and summer in-service abroad program. Sponsor: Santillana USA Publishing Presenter(s): Mario Nunez, Santillana USA Publishing Co., Inc. Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

ACTFL PLENARY SESSION 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

023 The Inspiration Behind the Science of Language Learning Come to this plenary session to be inspired by Duolingo founder and entrepreneur Luis von Ahn as he explains the science behind the online language learning concept of Duolingo. Luis von Ahn is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and he is at the forefront of the crowdsourcing craze. His work takes advantage of the evergrowing web-connected population to achieve collaboration in unprecedented numbers. His projects aim to leverage the crowd for human good. His company reCAPTCHA, sold to Google in 2009, digitizes human knowledge (books), one word at a time. His new project Duolingo has motivated 85 million people to learn a new language for free and is currently the most downloaded education app worldwide. Von Ahn will discuss the creation of the Duolingo curriculum, the company’s scientific approach to optimizing learning efficacy, and the use of gamification to motivate language students to persevere. As the learner-centered environment enables language acquisition, language educators need to know what motivates our learners and how to help direct their learning. Moderator: Jacque Bott Van Houten, Kentucky Department of Education Presenter(s): Luis von Ahn, Duolingo

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

024 Constant Connections—Powerful K–4 Content Instruction Strategies and Ideas Language is all about connections. This interactive session will focus on content-driven strategies for elementary language learners created and used in FLES and immersion classes. Resources and ideas will be made available digitally. Gain insight to grow your program’s potential through fun connections to STEM and Common Core objectives. Presenter(s): Amanda Seewald, MARACAS Spanish Programs Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS HAVE BEEN EDITED The session descriptions contained in this Convention Program Guide have been edited for space and consistency. Complete original descriptions can be found online and in the Convention Mobile App.

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ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ The ACTFL Career Café is open in Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center to pre-K–16 preservice or in-service teachers. Learn from and share with other colleagues involved in the career search process in this relaxed atmosphere. Discussions will be facilitated by Paula Patrick.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. The Engaging Interview

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m. Café Special: Create Your Own Topic

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. The Captivating Resume/CV 12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Café Special: Create your Own Topic

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. The Successful First Year 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. The Engaging Interview 4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. The Career Search: Making the Match

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. The Captivating Resume/CV 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Café Special: Create Your Own Topic 1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. The Engaging Interview 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. The Captivating Resume/CV 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. The Career Search: Making the Match

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

025 Are Some Languages Really More Difficult to Learn? Maybe Not

026 Translating Research into Classroom Practice Using Foreign Language Annals

027 STEM in the Early Language Classroom

This presentation critically investigates the idea that some languages are harder to learn or that they take more time for English speakers to learn. We will consider issues of transfer, learnability, universals, and the effects of writing systems on second language acquisition. The presentation will end by arguing that issues of difficulty are complex and that claims have been misused. Presenter(s): Charlene Polio and Bill VanPatten, Michigan State University; Alison Mackey, Georgetown University; Margaret Malone, Center for Applied Linguistics Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

This presentation focuses on ways to make research accessible, meaningful, and relevant to teacher candidates, in-service teachers, teaching assistants, and graduate students to help them become critical research consumers and engage in research-informed practice. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Teacher Development SIG Presenter(s): Mary Curran, Rutgers University; Anne Nerenz, Eastern Michigan University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. The Captivating Resume/CV

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. The Successful First Year

Learn how science, technology, engineering, and math topics can serve as the content for standards-based language classes for early learners. By engaging learners with hands-on activity and real-world projects, you can foster second language proficiency in all three modes of communication. Presenter(s): Nathan Lutz, Kent Place School Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

028 25 Technology Tools to Inspire, Engage, and Transform Language Learning

031 Project-Based Learning—The Documentary: Develop Global Competence

034 The Next Step: Assessing Global Competence

Following ACTFL’s 21st Century Skills areas, this session presents 25 free web tools/apps that inspire, engage, transform, and foster language use in the context of global awareness. The tools focus primarily on the Interpersonal and Presentational modes. The presenters will share examples of the online resources and apps, showcase sample tasks structured around the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, and guide participants through tool use.

This interactive session will demonstrate how project-based instruction can engage students, encourage them to communicate in the target language, develop their curiosity for other cultures and countries, and activate their critical thinking.

Presenter(s): Lara Lomicka Anderson, University of South Carolina; Gillian Lord, University of Florida Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Friday, November 20, 2015

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

029 Creating Authentic Tasks Following the French Ugly Vegetables Concept Language students are more responsive when faced with real-life problems, especially when working collaboratively. Come and learn how an engaging project focused around the principle of the ugly vegetables campaign in France has brought authentic tasks and collaboration to the classroom that motivated students to go far beyond the textbook Presenter(s): Sebastien Saunoi-Sandgren, Breck School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

030 French Grammar Through Original Songs This presenter has applied research in music and language acquisition to compose sophisticated songs that focus on precise French structures. Participate in communicative activities that introduce and follow three of these songs. Discover the presenter’s website with more songs and activities at all proficiency levels. Presenter(s): Pascal Rollet, Carthage College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

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Presenter(s): Anne Leflot, Washington International School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

032 The Principled Approach (TPA): A New Way to Inspire, Engage, Transform This session is inspired by Alice Omaggio Hadley. A clear set of “Organizing Principles” predates effective language instruction. What do you believe about language acquisition? Are you correct? This session will offer a model set of Organizing Principles for language acquisition and will encourage you to adopt “The Principled Approach” (TPA). Presenter(s): John DeMado, John DeMado Language Seminars, LLC Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

033 Using Nearpod in Foreign Language Classrooms for Instruction and Assessment Learn to create interactive presentations using the Nearpod app and web-based software. Explore the ways in which this is a valuable tool for engaging students in learning and assessing their understanding. You will be guided through the process of creating an interactive lesson, and then the tables will be turned and you will take on the role of a student participating in a Nearpod lesson. Presenter(s): Joseph Leibson, Birmingham Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Inspire your students to become more globally competent through well-developed rubrics and assessment tools. (Re)engage with models of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and (re) visit the concept of culture as they relate to language education. Explore various rubrics and assessment tools that will help you better articulate your teaching, classroom, and program goals as they relate to the development of ICC. Presenter(s): Pablo Muirhead, Milwaukee Area Technical College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

035 Badging: A New Collaborative Path to Learner-Centered Language Proficiency Badging is a flexible, innovative alternative to traditional “grading.” By deconstructing learning targets tied to local, state, and/or national standards, proficiency can shift from teacher to learner. Session will provide an introduction to badging, use in a traditional or performance-based environment, and specific examples of use K–16+. Presenter(s): Thomas Welch  Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

036 Writing for Real Readers: Blogs in a Spanish Writing Course A blog project carried out in a college-level Spanish Writing course engaged students in writing about topics of personal interest for readers in an English education class in a Spanish university. Analyses of blog, questionnaire, and interview data show the development of L2 writing skills, cultural knowledge, and attitudes toward L2 writing. Presenter(s): Judith Liskin-Gasparro, University of Iowa; Emilia Illana Mahiques  Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

037 Practical Integration of Technology into Early Language Immersion Programs

040 Keeping It Real: Enhancing Language Learning with Authentic Materials

043 Teaching the Culture of Sustainability in French and Spanish

In this session, teachers will find many resources and tips for finding and manipulating resources creatively to meet early language learners’ needs. A comprehensive list of resources will be provided and participants will discuss everything from blogging to avatars to designing their own game.

This session explores the benefits of the use of authentic materials in the communicative language classroom. We discuss the challenges this presents for both students and instructors and identify possible solutions. We will provide concrete examples of the use of sample texts. Attendees will participate in group discussions to share techniques.

In this session, presenters will discuss the ways in which the consideration of questions of sustainability in their elementary and advanced intermediate language courses have informed teaching practices, fostered the development of L2 competencies, and provided a vehicle for cross-cultural understanding.

Presenter(s): Tabitha Miller, Collinswood Language Academy Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

This presentation shares the results of a research study that analyzed 300 English language OPIcs rated in the Intermediate range (IL, IM, IH) to determine which salient features are characteristic of the Intermediate sublevels. Presenters will discuss: the history, use and construct of the OPIc; the rating challenges posed by a computer-delivered assessment; the results of the analysis of 300 actual OPIcs rated in the Intermediate range; suggestions for facilitating movement through the Intermediate range toward Advanced. Presenters will share insights that may inform instruction and assessment of speakers in the Intermediate range. Presenter(s): Cynthia Martin, University of Maryland; Troy Cox, Brigham Young University; Ellen Gye, CREDU; Bette Hirsch, Emerita, Cabrillo College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

039 National Spanish Examinations: Standards-Based Online Assessments This session will focus on the content and administration of AATSP’s National Spanish Examinations (NSE). The presentation will discuss exam content, how the NSE measures both content and performance standards, online test administration procedures, and how the exams can be used as formative and summative assessments.

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

041 Exploring Spanish Heritage Identity as a Separate Class in Middle School This session will describe how a special language program dedicated to Spanish heritage language learners is currently taught in a middle school classroom. The presenter will highlight the reasons why separate programs should exist for heritage learners at the elementary level. Presenter(s): Diana Gomez, University of Pittsburgh Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

042 Constructing Communicative Classes: Strategies for Successful Scaffolding In this presentation, we describe strategies for scaffolding activities effectively in order to reach communicative classroom goals. We first define what a communicative goal is, and then explain how teachers can scaffold vocabulary and grammar into communicative input activities (note: not drills!) to ultimately reach the communicative goal. Presenter(s): Le Anne Spino and Daniel Trego, Michigan State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Melissa Simmermeyer and Sandra Valnes Quammen, Duke University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

044 Adapting Your Teaching for OneOn-One Training Do you provide language training in a one-on-one environment? Diplomatic Language Services (DLS) provides language training to working professionals, often in one-on-one classes. The presenters will discuss the challenges that instructors face in this setting and offer some best practices for this type of training. Presenter(s): Molly Sampson and Simona Westlund, Diplomatic Language Services Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

045 All Is Not Lost in Translation: Using Language in the Workplace In preparing our students for real-life application, translation and interpretation skills can be taught in the language class to enhance students’ proficiency and enable them to use language skills beyond the academic setting. This session defines terms describing the ethical and linguistic aspects of translation and interpretation. The effective use of online resources will be discussed. Presenter(s): Julie Manrique, Breck School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Spanish Examinations Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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038 Oral Proficiency Profiles of Intermediate-Level Learners of English

Presenter(s): Katherine Wesolek, Amy Bustin, and Liset Cruz García, Florida State University; Christine Weissglass, University of Virgina’s College at Wise Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

L2 Spanish Instructors and Students’ Views of Culture and Standards

046 1:1 Device Implementation and Google Apps for World Languages

049 Research Paper Presentations on Writing

Get to know your Google Apps! Join us as we demonstrate how our school has fully implemented Google Apps in the world language classroom. Seamlessly incorporate Google Classroom, Communities, Hangouts, and others in order to enhance the teaching and learning in your classroom. Experience firsthand the potential of Google Glass and other wearable technology for the future.

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This paper investigates L2 Spanish instructors’ and students’ cultural perceptions and students’ academic needs and their relationship to the “Cultures” standards. Aspects of curricular innovation and the development of classroom materials and assessment will be addressed, and suggestions for further research will be provided.

Presenter(s): Jorge Zamora and Matthew Bertke, Glenbrook South High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

047 Program-Building Strategies for Multilanguage Departments With a vision and program-building strategies that work, foreign language departments can remain vibrant and relevant in the 21st century. This session will share ideas for curriculum development, interdisciplinary connections that increase enrollments, and experiential opportunities that extend language learning beyond the classroom. Presenter(s): Jennifer Hall, University of Mount Union Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

048 Find Your Way to 90% Plus By Becoming a Student Again! Do you still have questions about staying 90%+ in the target language? Come experience it as a student! Between mini-lessons taught entirely in Japanese, you will debrief with colleagues, “grill” the presenters, and take a “deep dive” into the benefits, challenges, and pathways to achieving 90%+ in your classroom. Presenter(s): Jessica Haxhi, New Haven Public Schools; Kazumi Yamashita-Iverson, Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Analyzing the Effects of Authentic Readings on Novice Students’ Writing The study examined the effects of authentic readings on the written production of college-level Novice Spanish students, especially on content/vocabulary and text organization. The gains of the combined dependent variables content/vocabulary and text organization were analyzed. Presenter(s): Ana Capanegra, University of Alabama

Implementing Collaborative L2 Writing Tasks to Enrich Communicative Quality This classroom-based empirical study connects research to practice by reporting on how collaborative tasks used at different stages of the L2 writing process can improve overall writing quality and learner attitudes. Participants will discuss the design of collaborative tasks for enriching L2 writing at all levels of L2 learning. Presenter(s): Zsuzsanna Abrams, University of California-Santa Cruz; David Byrd, Weber State University

Presentational Writing: Summative or Formative Assessment Online This presentation examines of value of multiple learner submissions per written assignment in French within a window of opportunity with feedback from the teacher. The feedback contains both specific items the learner needs to revise together with a tentative grade or score. The final submission receives, at the assignment deadline, a definitive grade and feedback.  Presenter(s): Nathan Love, Western Kentucky University Moderator: Christina Huhn, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

050 Research Paper Presentations on Spanish I PRESENTATIONS: Action Research, Experience, and Context in Spanish Grammar Instruction This paper discusses the link between action research and teacher cognition in novice and experienced instructors’ grammar teaching. Findings suggest that action research in teacher training aids in proceduralizing technical knowledge and multiple factors (e.g., institutional context) affect teacher cognition which can be a function of experience. Presenter(s): Jordan Garrett, Indiana University Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Presenter(s): Vianey Cabrera, Lorena Gallego, Leah Kemp, and Gabriela Zapata, University of Southern California

Why Travel? What High School Students Gained from Two Weeks in Costa Rica This presentation shares the results from a case study of high school students who traveled to Costa Rica for 2 weeks. Through individual and group interviews, participants discussed how their trip to Costa Rica impacted them as individuals, including their language skills and intercultural competence. This presentation will also explore the trip components that students felt contributed the most to their learning and personal growth. Presenter(s): Mary Lynn Montgomery, University of Minnesota Moderator: Manuela Gonzalez-Bueno, University of Kansas Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Spanish

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

051 Reading One Latin Story Five Different Ways When teaching Latin using the reading method, the teacher may face the danger of falling into repetitive habits when approaching a story. The Cambridge Latin Course Trainers will demonstrate five different ways to read a story beyond just a simple translation. These types of reading can be done with any textbook and any story with some preparation before class. Presenter(s): Donna Gerard, Texas Classical Association; Martha Altieri and Virginia Blasi, Cambridge University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

052 Learners, Their Parents, and Native Speakers PRESENTATIONS: Corpus-Based Analysis of Apperceptive Sentence-Endings in Spoken Korean This study focuses on how speakers select apperceptive sentence-endings such as kwun, kwuna, kwuman, kwumun, or ney. Furthermore, their co-occurrences with neighboring particles like ss/ess, keyss and yo were analyzed. The outcomes of this study can make a contribution to improving the authentic descriptions of variations in Korean sentence-endings. Presenter(s): Hyejin Cho, Korea University

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Language Learning Strategy Use in an Overseas Korean Immersion Program

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 25C, SD Convention Center

This study investigated L2 Korean learners’ strategy types and use by analyzing student strategy surveys (Oxford, 1990). The result was supplemented by in-depth interviews, and retrospective learning journals regarding their experience in school, internship, and life in general during the overseas study.

055 Game-Based Formative Assessments: A Win-Win for Both Students and Teachers

058 Readers Theatre Engages ALL Students!

Presenter(s): Dong-Kwan Kong, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Korean Heritage Language Maintenance in the U.S.: Parents’ Perspectives This qualitative study presents the complexities of the parental role and involvement in maintaining Korean heritage language and culture in the U.S. Midwest. Based on interview and survey data, the presentation will provide theoretical and practical implications for parents, educators, and policymakers in heritage language maintenance.

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

053 A Model for Assessing Foreign Language Competency at the College Level The presenters will illustrate via video and written formats oral expression, oral and reading comprehension, and personal expression. Rubrics will be available for evaluation. At the end you will be better able to assess your students’ competency in Spanish. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Community Colleges SIG Presenter(s): Fernando Mayoral, Florida SouthWestern State College; Judy Haisten, College of Central Florida; Elisa Molano-Cook, Hillsborough Community College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Language Learning for Children SIG Presenter(s): Jessica Wanless, Breck School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

056 “Na chon” Cultural Diversity Portrait in Brazilian Soap Operas Catchphrases A series of activities with Brazilian soap operas catchphrases for foreign or second language classes to explore the local culture through television lenses and to engage students in opportunities of immediate identification with the real world through fiction while improving language competence and promoting cultural tolerance. Presenter(s): Silvia Ramos-Sollai, Alan Febraio Parma, and Jamile Forcelini, Florida State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Portuguese

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

057 Essential Strategies for New Arabic Teachers

054 ACTFL African-American Students SIG Business Meeting

This session will provide a forum for addressing the most critical needs of early-career middle school and high school Arabic teachers. New and prospective Arabic teachers will benefit from the wisdom of individual teachers as well as Qatar Foundation International’s institutional experience with teacher training.

The business meeting will feature a panel of African-American world language learners moderated by Tamari Jenkins. The primary topic of discussion will be on how individualized mentoring and modeling by WL instructors influences African-American students’ interest level and successful acquisition of the language.

Presenter(s): Gregor Nazarian, Qatar Foundation International; Salah Ayari, Texas A&M University; Hussain Shehab, Washington Latin Public Charter School; Robin Socol, Boston Arts Academy Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

Readers Theatre is an active, engaging, fun and creative way to enhance literacy, develop oral fluency, and involve all your students. Developing literacy and oral fluency are the focus and there will be many examples of ways in which you can support deep reading in the classroom as well as how to support students as they create their own theatrical scripts. Presenter(s): Mary Holmes, New Paltz CSD; Albert Martino, retired Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

059 Engaging Novice Students to Read in Chinese The presenters will demonstrate how to use Embedded Reading to make reading easy and fun in your classroom and how to select, adapt, and modify reading materials that will interest your students and fit their level. They will share strategies to engage students and to inspire their future interest in reading. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Pu-mei Leng, Hong Kong International School; Haiyun Lu, University School of Milwaukee Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

060 Chinese Thematic Units Across Grades: Examples from Immersion This session will show how carefully designed thematic units improve teaching and students’ Chinese proficiency. Example thematic units from different grades that integrate language functions and core content material will be discussed. This session is applicable to those in immersion and non-immersion programs. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Kathleen Wang, Chia-Ju Lin, HsiuWen Hsieh, Hsiao-wen Yeh; Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL African-American Students SIG Presenter(s): Cassandra Glynn (Chair), Concordia College; Tamari Jenkins, Chaffey College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Hyesun Cho and Ji-Yeon Lee, University of Kansas Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Korean SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Korean

Can we play that again, please? When is the last time your students begged you to give them a quiz? Well, with game-based, formative assessments, your students might just start! Using both technology-based tools as well as low-tech activities you can integrate fun, motivating game-based assessment activities into your classroom right away!

DAILY PROGRAM 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

061 The Fusion of Paper and iPad in a Chinese Classroom

064 The National German Exam: Overview, Outcome Data, and Preparation

067 Italian Culture I

Mobile devices have become extremely popular in education. They provide teachers and students more possibilities than traditional paper and pencil. However, the tried and true tools of paper and pencil can still provide valuable experiences in learning and teaching Chinese. In this session, the presenter will share how she manages this balance and decides between the above two in her daily classes. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): ChinHuei Yeh, Shrewsbury Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

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062 Mythen und Legenden im Fl-A-CH Unterricht This session introduces participants to the myths and legends of Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland. The short texts will be the basis of short units about each country’s culture and history. The goal is to provide participants with ready-made interactive units to insert into their existing lesson plans. Language levels: A1–B1.  Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Karin Baumgartner, University of Utah; Melanie Mello, University of New Hampshire and the German Saturday School Boston; Margrit Verena Zinggeler, Eastern Michigan University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

063 Cool Websites, Exhibits, and Contests by the Goethe-Institut In this session, participants will get to know the Goethe-Institut’s projects, exhibits, and contests geared towards high school students. We will present easy-to-use interactive tasks that involve the use of digital mobile devices. Presenter(s): Julia Koch and Peter Zygowski, Goethe-Institut Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

The methods and approaches used to create the National German Exam that is in alignment with current standards and pedagogical approaches will be presented by the National German Exam Testing Committee. Examples and exam data from the reading and audio/visual part of the exam will be presented and teaching tips for the exam will be offered. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Wiebke Strehl, UNC-Asheville; Hal Boland, Heritage High School; Doug Philipp, Cheyenne Mountain High School; Susanne Wagner, University of St. Thomas Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

065 Digital Games in the German Classroom As growing numbers of L2 learners play digital games outside the classroom, it has become easier to imagine digital games and gaming as authentic, consequential, and widely applicable L2 learning resources. This panel will consider the benefits and challenges involved in incorporating games and gaming in the German language classroom.

PRESENTATIONS: CLIL Approach: Experiences from the Classroom In the last few years, integrating “content” into a language class has been one of the most challenging problems. In the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach, students learn a subject through the medium of a foreign language. The presenter will share some experiences and activities from a class about “Italian Cinema” in the context of CLIL. Presenter(s): Elisa Dossena, Princeton University

Process Drama: Dramatic Engagement and Language Learning This presentation explores “Process Drama,” an interactive and creative methodology based on theater for the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Dramatic techniques focus on the use of the target language to improve communication skills spontaneously while learning, improvising, reflecting, and acting. Presenter(s): Maria Simona Morosin, MIUR Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Italian

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

068 Italian Culture II

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Chantelle Warner, Kristin Lange, and Diane Richardson, University of Arizona; Kristina Saunders, University of Texas at Austin Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Daniela Busciglio, University of Oklahoma

066 Literatur und Film als Medium zum Sprachenlernen in der Grundschule Children’s literature including short stories, and short movies are frequently underutilized media in the teaching of young German language learners. In this session, the presenters will provide ideas and materials to creatively use these media in elementary school classrooms. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Sigurd Piwek, Milwaukee German Immersion School; Katharina Barbe, Northern Illinois University; Biljana Blank  Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

Not Covering, But Discovering: StudentCentered Project-Based Learning (PBL) Deep PBL is innovative approach to teaching language where students to engage in transdisciplinary modes of language learning, enhancing the Interpersonal mode and the Communities goal area.

Cultural Final Projects: How Students Keep Motivated in the Target Language The presentation will show how students of Italian achieve proficiency and extraordinary confidence in both written and oral Italian by creating original final projects that are based on their personal interests and talents while linking them to an aspect of Italian culture with an approach that builds their self-esteem in the target language. Presenter(s): Francesca Paduano, Chapman University

Italian for Business—più innovativo, creativo e avvincente This presentation focuses on a variety of techniques, strategies, and macrostrategies which teachers can employ in order to make Italian for Business more engaging, innovative, and creative, and students more motivated.  Presenter(s): Mojca Del Fabbro, University of Miami

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Creating an LMS Ecosystem: Learning and Communities

Effect of Flipped Classroom in a Third Semester Japanese Course

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

This presentation will showcase how Colorado Mountain College educators are harnessing their learning management system (LMS) in creative ways to create learning communities committed to continuous improvement, sharing of resources, and better goal alignment.

This presentation demonstrates how a flipped classroom optimizes use of class time and encourages students to develop self-learning habits crucial for lifelong learning.

073 Developing Hanzi Writing in Online Courses: Initiatives and Challenges

Presenter(s): Tomoko Hoogenboom, University of Maryland Baltimore County Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

In this session, the presenters will propose our original attempts to develop and implement Fun Hanzi, Fun Reading, Timed Dictation, and other measures, in assessing Hanzi writing accuracy and fluency over a distance. Findings and results from the past 3 years will be analyzed and illustrated.

Presenter(s): Gabrielle Orsi, Colorado Mountain College Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Italian

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

069 Sustainable Long-Distance Articulation Projects Through Online Tools

Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Mako Nozu, University of South Florida; Eiko Isogai-Williams, University of Miami; Shinji Shimoura, Purdue University; Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida; Soichiro Motohashi, Kalamazoo College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

070 AATJ Research Paper Session I PRESENTATIONS: A Gaming Approach to Classical Japanese Grammar

071 Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Reading This session addresses issues of how to motivate students and facilitate reading in CFL classes. The presenters will discuss: (1) why it is important to raise morphological awareness and how to use morphological analysis as a vocabulary strategy in teaching a reading class, (2) how to use comprehensible input to inspire students’ active engagement in class, and (3) how to apply the concept of narrow reading to motivate students in a heritage literacy class. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Grace Wu, Shuyuan Chen, Yi Li, University of Pennsylvania Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

074 Developing Narrative Skills in Chinese Through Movies and Television This session demonstrates a proven pedagogical model for effectively moving beyond traditional uses of movies and television series in order to guide Intermediate and Advanced learners in the development of discourse level skills in Chinese with a focus on narration. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Eric Shepherd and Tong Sun, University of South Florida; Dan Zhong  Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

072 Corpus-Based Wordnet Business Chinese Vocabulary Instructional Design

This presentation will focus on the instructional design of an introductory course to classical Japanese, examining gaming both as an instructional design concept and as a form of learning activity.

The theme of this session is Business Chinese vocabulary learning. 1. Extraction of Collocation Terms of Business Vocabulary for Business Chinese Teaching 2. Comprehensible Input and Collocation-Based High Frequency Business Chinese Vocabulary Learning

Presenter(s): Catherine Ryu, Michigan State University

3. Analysis of Honorific Language/Self-Depreciative Polite Usages in Business Chinese

Expanding the Instructional Resources for Teaching “Particles” in Japanese

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Chin-chin Tseng, Li Yu Chen, and YuenHsien Tseng, National Taiwan Normal University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

The session will first introduce about the difficulty and confusion that involve when Japanese language students try to learn particles. For the instructors, it seems that there is no sufficient instructional resource available for them to teach students about the authentic usage of particles aside from resorting to textbooks and dictionaries. 

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Bailu Li, Wei Hong, and Sijia Yao, Purdue University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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This session is designed for teachers of all levels who seek supportive and collaborative interaction with their colleagues and, furthermore, desire to explore articulation activities that allow for their individual growth as teachers and the transformation of their programs and organizations.

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Shiyo Kuo-Flynn, University of Pennsylvania; Noriko Murata, San Fernando Valley Japanese Language Institute; Naoko Sourial, City University of New York: Baruch College

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

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Friday, November 20, 2015

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

075 CFL Pedagogy in Learners’ Intercultural Misunderstanding, Parsing Confusion, and Pragmatic Comprehension

077 Creating a Supportive Language Learning Environment for Students with ASD

PRESENTATIONS: Teaching Chinese Culture Through Intercultural Misunderstandings This study attempts to look beyond misunderstanding as a negative end-product of problematic interaction and explore how to utilize misunderstanding as a resource in teaching Chinese culture. Presenter(s): Xizhen Qin, University of South Florida

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Ordering Effect on Learners’ Perception of Chinese Relative Clauses This presentation examines whether English-speaking Chinese L2 learners’ confusion in parsing Chinese relative clauses pertains to the competition of two opposite ordering strategies, namely, zoom-in fashion in Chinese and a zoom-out fashion in English. Presenter(s): Yue Pan, University of Kansas

Developing a Test for Assessing Pragmatic Comprehension in L2 Chinese This study aims to develop and validate a test for assessing pragmatic comprehension ability in L2 Chinese. Adopting an argument-based approach (Kane, 1992, 2006), the test validation process involved quantitative (e.g., reliability measures, Rasch analysis) and qualitative (e.g., analysis of practicality) procedures. Presenter(s): Shuai Li, Georgia State University Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

076 Principles of Effective World Language Programs This session will introduce session attendees to the newly released document Principles of Effective World Language Programs, developed by NADSFL. Explore the strands of Curriculum, Assessment, Program Design, and Teacher Effectiveness, discover where to find resources to support the principles of each strand, and learn how this document can be best utilized in your district and with your program supervisor. Presenter(s): Jennifer Carson, Virginia Beach City Public Schools; Mara Cobe, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; Alyssa Villarreal, Shelby County Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

This session will give language teachers the opportunity to learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how to best support students with ASD in the world language classroom. Come and explore the strengths and challenges that come with having ASD. Bring your stories to share! Presenter(s): Eve Leons, Landmark College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

078 The Acquisition-Rich Classroom— An AUTHENTIC Experience! Come to this session to explore the countless benefits and ease of employing authentic materials such as cultural realia, current music, podcasts, television ads, news reports, weather forecasts, and more in your lessons. While all examples will be based on Spanish materials, this session will serve instructors of all modern languages. Presenter(s): Alvin Irwin, Charlotte Latin School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

079 Is American Sign Language Really a Foreign Language? Many people wonder if American Sign Language can really be considered a foreign language. The answer is: YES! Participants in this session will discover the historical, legislative, and grammatical evidence that ASL meets the definitions for foreign language learning. Come and discover why ASL should be part of every educational institution. Presenter(s): Allyson Hamilton, Dixie State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

080 The Captivating Resume/CV Discuss the ins and outs of resume writing. How do some resumes grab the attention of employers? Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

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ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

081 Becoming a Certified ACTFL OPI Tester ACTFL OPI Testers represent a valuable resource to their schools and the language profession. Interested in becoming a certified ACTFL OPI Tester but not sure where to begin? Come learn more about the many benefits of being an ACTFL OPI Tester, the skills and impact of tester training, and the steps of the certification process. Presenter(s): Andrew Amadei and Lori Haims, ACTFL

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E06 The Ideal Lesson Plan—Ten Steps to Total Fluency! In this session, the author of the acclaimed Breaking the Barrier series leads participants through 10 activities guaranteed to make classes more productive and exciting. The ideas presented here can be used in your classroom the very next day. Sponsor: Breaking the Barrier, Inc. Presenter(s): John Conner, Groton School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E07 Latest Mandarin Immersion Resources for American Children Introduction to new, innovative and exciting Mandarin immersion books, teaching resources and online classroom to teach children K–12 to learn Mandarin as a foreign language. Mandarin Matrix is the pioneer in the latest dual-immersion program with the University of Utah which caters to non-native learners of Mandarin.  Sponsor: Mandarin Matrix Limited Presenter(s): Aisling Quinn and David Tait, Mandarin Matrix Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

Friday, November 20, 2015

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11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E08 Comprehension-Based Instruction: The Foundation, the Method, the Evidence

E10 Spanish FLES and the ELA Common Core Standards

12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

Participants explore the Common Core Standards in the elementary Spanish classroom, its alignment with the World-Readiness Standards, the Common Core en español, the ACTFL/CCSSO Crosswalk and how instructional materials must support the CCSS. Examples from Descubre el español con Santillana will be provided to demonstrate instructional materials alignment.

Discover the power of using infographics with your students to help them visualize information and to map out their own ideas.

A great deal of research indicates that comprehensible input (CI) is the critical component of language acquisition. In this session, we present the underlying theory of comprehension-based instruction, the unique contributions of personalized storytelling and story-asking as a means of providing “compelling” and comprehensible input, the powerful role of reading at all levels, and recent empirical research comparing the results of TPRS/CI-based approaches to traditional methods. Attendees will receive a FREE leveled reader. NOTE: This is a 2-part session, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

082 AATG Business Meeting All AATG members are invited to attend the business meeting. Come learn what’s new at AATG!

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

E09 Edilingua’s Italian Course Books for Adults and Teenagers

083 AATJ Affiliate Council Meeting Meeting for representatives of AATJ’s regional and local affiliates.

In this session, teachers will engage in an interactive discovery of Edilingua’s main course books through practical activities and an open discussion on how to take advantage of Edilingua’s online and offline material to create an engaging and engaged classroom. A presentation of the additional resources will follow with special focus on interactive tools. All attendees will receive a desk copy of one of the books.

12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. San Diego Ballroom–Salon C, Marriott Marquis San Diego

Sponsor: Edizioni Edilingua Presenter(s): Viviana Altieri, Edizioni Edilingua Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English, Italian Applicable Language: Italian

084 National Council Associations Chinese Language Schools (NCACLS) Luncheon

Presenter(s): Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

088 Café Special: Create Your Own Topic! Grab a cup of coffee and join your colleagues for an interactive discussion on any topic of concern. The floor is yours! Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

089 ACTFL Assessments: Overview ACTFL assessments are used worldwide by academic institutions, government agencies, and private corporations to measure language ability in speaking, writing, listening, and reading for over 100 languages. Come learn more about ACTFL tests—OPI, OPIc, WPT, AAPPL, ALIRA, LPT, and RPT—to find out which one is right for you. Presenter(s): Gabe Cruz and Brett Laquercia, LTI

This luncheon event is held to engage and collaborate with K–12 teachers, district superintendents, policymakers, CLASS, CLTA, and USCSA, to exchange ideas and bridge heritage and mainstream Chinese teachers, and to celebrate the accomplishments of NCACLS member schools.

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

085 ACTFL Foreign Language Annals Editorial Board Meeting 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Presidio 1-2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

086 CSCTFL Board Meeting This is the fall meeting of the CSCTFL Board of Directors.

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Sponsor: TPRS Publishing, Inc. Presenter(s): Carol Gaab, TPRS Publishing, Inc.; Stephen Krashen, USC School of Education Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Sponsor: Santillana USA Publishing Presenter(s): Mario Nunez, Santillana USA Publishing Co., Inc. Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

087 An Infographic is Worth 1,000 Words

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Friday, November 20, 2015

12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E11 Empowering Teachers to Unlock the Global Digital Classroom

E14 What Learners Should Take Away from Their Beginning Language Studies

Middlebury Interactive partners with teachers across the country to create deep connections with both language and global cultures. Learn how the latest digital solutions and proven language instruction techniques can empower world language and ELL teachers to open the classroom walls to the world through videos, local fables, and other authentic materials.

Some beginning language students go on to take advanced classes, but most will not. How can instructors make class useful, relevant, and inspiring for everyone, even those who don’t intend to ever speak the language again? This session will show participants how to design a course where students learn not only the language, but also valuable skills that will serve them in their other classes and in their professional lives beyond graduation. 

Sponsor: Middlebury Interactive Languages Presenter(s): Dana Laursen, Middlebury Interactive Languages Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language(s): Chinese, French, German, Spanish

12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E12 Mit “Vobot” Vokabeln Nachschlagen und Üben L-Pub stellt die neue iOS App “vobot” vor (Wörterbuch von Hueber). Lerner trainieren nur die Vokabeln, die sie wirklich brauchen und immer im Kontext eines Beispielsatzes. Die App sorgt weiterhin für messbaren Lernerfolg durch 5 Übungen mit steigendem Schwierigkeitsgrad. vobot kann im App Store Volume Purchase Program lizenziert werden.  Sponsor: L-Pub Presenter(s): David Steel, L-Pub Audience Level(s): 6–12, Higher Education Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E13 Tools to Rock the Classroom and iSuper Science Readers Presenters will engage participants in a rhythmic and action-packed explosion that leads to understanding of values and benefits of rhythm and movement in learning Chinese, and will present iSuper, the science readers that immerse students in a language-rich, standard-based resource to learn content in Chinese.  Sponsor: ChinaSprout, Inc. Presenter(s): Chin Zhining, ChinaSprout, Inc.; Jian Gao; Marisa Fang, Global Language Project Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese, English Applicable Language: Chinese

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Sponsor: McGraw Hill Education–World Languages Presenter(s): Grant Goodall, University of California, San Diego; Darcy Lear, University of Chicago Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English

12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E15 HaFaLa—An Easy and Fun Approach to Learn Hanzi

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

091 Using Data and Social Media to Transform Student Recruitment and Retention This session will illustrate how faculty and administrators can maximize data and social media to transform programs, from identifying and recruiting potential majors, to increasing departmental efficiency and effectively addressing students’ concerns. Data-based approaches and technology also serve a major role in helping graduating students connect with recent alumni. Presenter(s): Karl-Georg Federhofer, AATG; Susann Davis, Western Kentucky University; Laura McGee, Western Kentucky University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

092 Interculturality: Where Language Meets Culture This session builds upon the major theoretical frameworks for building ICC (Byram, Deardorff, & Borghetti) within the foreign language classroom. Examples of problem-/task-based approaches that place the learner in the role of cultural anthropologist as they discover and explore practices, products, and perspectives of the target culture will be shared and demonstrated.

Based on etymology, mind-mapping, and brain cognitive science, the innovative HaFaLa Chinese Animated Learning system provides handy and facilitating tools for establishing efficient and fun Chinese classes, especially for tackling Hanzi challenges. During the session, attendees will enjoy an amazing demonstration of the best approach of Chinese teaching and learning. 

Presenter(s): Aleidine Moeller and Sheri Hurlbut, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Sponsor: Shanghai Taotu Animation Technology Co., Ltd. Presenter(s): Xiaoyang Yu, HaFaLa Chinese Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Chinese, English Applicable Language: Chinese

093 Lead with NCSSFL: Can-Do Learning Made Easy with LinguaFolio®

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

090 Standards-Based Grading: Transforming Grading Practices in a WL Classroom How can World-Readiness Standards form the crux of a standards-based curriculum? Learn how a district managed a fundamental shift from a curriculum based primarily around assessing students’ knowledge of discrete grammar and vocabulary to one that has authentic communicative performance at its core. Best practices in grading and assessment will be explored. Presenter(s): Justin Fisk, Amanda Cummings, Michael Martinez, and Anthony Reibel; Adlai E Stevenson High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

Get to know LinguaFolio®! Explore its components, including the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements and Interculturality Self-Assessment Statements. Learn how it ties to the reflective learning cycle and research-based best practices. Discover how it supports proficiency-based learning, performance-based assessment, and measuring learner proficiency growth. Presenter(s): Ryan Wertz, Ohio Department of Education Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Friday, November 20, 2015

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

094 “Grandmother, What Big Eyes You Have!”

097 Pair Activities: Critical Ingredient to Good Lesson Plans

100 Building a Deep and Rich World Language Curriculum

Come discover how Charles Perrault’s Little Red Riding Hood and its modern-day adaptations can be used as a springboard for reading, writing, and dramatic fun. Learn how to host an evening of French fairy tales at your school during which students perform their own versions of the wolf’s interactions with the little girl gone to visit grandma.

Pair activities go a long way to help students feel progress in their speaking skills. In this session, attendees: (1) determine what makes for good pair activities, (2) experience several activities, (3) debrief about them, and (4) learn about resources that can be accessed for use in their own classrooms.

This session will highlight important aspects of a curriculum that is deep, rich, and engaging. The presenter will share ideas on how to build a thematically based (not topically based) curriculum that is at a minimum intrinsically interesting, but that also strives to incorporate elements that are cognitively engaging and culturally connected.

Presenter(s): Claire Kew, Salisbury University; Marion Duval, College of Wooster Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Partner/Sponsor: NNELL Presenter(s): Gregory Duncan, InterPrep, Inc. Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

Teachers help students make meaningful connections to art and literature in immersion lessons that can be used with any textbook. Attendees receive materials that develop students’ communicative and critical thinking skills. Creative project ideas can be used for learning or assessment. A list of resources will also be provided. Presenter(s): Diana Moen, EMC Publishing Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

098 Coaching for Performance: Moving Students from Novice to Intermediate Become your students’ language coach. After an overview of language proficiency levels, participants will learn practical classroom strategies that move students from Novice to Intermediate. Activities designed to increase student use of the target language to support teachers in states with the Seal of Biliteracy and/or student growth measures will be shared including the use of student Interactive Notebooks. Presenter(s): Linda Egnatz, Lincoln-Way North High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

096 Developing Communicative and Global Competence: French for the Professions

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

The presenters will share an innovative design for an intermediate French course using the dynamic context of the startup company. They will then discuss more advanced courses in Medical or Business French using social networking tools which can be used to share classroom resources and work, but can also foster greater student engagement.

Inspire, Engage and Teleport with your students to a more personalized learning environment. In this session, participants engage with their mobile devices as our students do. Participants experience how this engagement can transform the ways students communicate and inspire interest beyond traditional classroom activities.

Presenter(s): Mary Beth Raycraft, Boston University; Nathalie Dieu-Porter, Vanderbilt University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

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Presenter(s): Lauren Rosen, University of Wisconsin; Nathalie Ettzevoglou, Westlake High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

101 Slow Down to Speed Up: Creating Context to Build Competence How do learners know they are making progress? Speed up long-term language acquisition by taking time to immerse learners in rich language experiences building a solid foundation for communication. Learn strategies to create purposeful, learner-centered contexts that build intercultural communication competence and competence in areas of literacy. Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL; Donna Clementi, Lawrence University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

102 Bringing Culture to Life: RoleImmersion Games in the Spanish Classroom This interactive session immerses participants in the exciting world of role-immersion pedagogy. The presenter will describe what role-immersion is and how it can promote meaningful target language use and deep cultural awareness. Participants will explore firsthand how these games can turn the classroom into an exciting adventure. Presenter(s): Sara Finney, University of Alabama Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

DO YOU HAVE THE CONVENTION MOBILE APP? Be sure to download the official Mobile App for the 2015 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo! With this free app designed for iPhone, iPad, or Android devices or accessible via web browser, you will be able to access all kinds of information about this convention right from your phone or tablet, including the complete 2015 ACTFL Convention Program Guide. As in the past, app users can easily view the Schedule, Exhibitors, City Content, Instant Alerts, and more. Session handouts will be available from all presenters who have uploaded those to the site. ACTFL 2015 Program Guide

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095 Targeting 90%: Immersion Lessons in Art and Literature

Presenter(s): Helena Curtain, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Emerita) Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

103 Unlocking the Treasure: Using Telenovelas in Intermediate Spanish Classes

106 Ideas for Active Learning Modules

109 Developing Lifelong Language Learners Through Learner Engagement and Autonomy

Telenovelas are a cultural phenomenon that can be a powerful tool for promoting student engagement and proficiency in the Intermediate Mid and Intermediate High classroom. The presenters will show the fruits of their collaboration to create a unit of study centered around cultural and societal impacts of telenovelas as well as how they have used them in their classes in all three modes of communication. Presenter(s): Bethanie Drew, East Wake School of Health Sciences; Cristina Zimmerman, Bettendorf High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

104 Street Art to Engage World Language Learners In this session, the presenters will model instructional strategies and lessons that use street art to engage students and to improve their language and cultural competence. The format will be highly interactive and resources shared will include video, still images, and a digital video game created on Scratch. Presenter(s): Melanie Manuel, Science Leadership Academy; Erica Saldivar Garcia, University of Pennsylvania Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

105 How Do You Say That in Spanish? Teaching Conversational Norms “How do you say that in Spanish?” is really a more complex question than it seems. How can students learn to speak appropriately in different situations? This session explores how to teach Spanish conversational norms and includes activities and lesson plans. Participants will also work on materials for their own classes. Presenter(s): Danielle Velardi, Christopher Newport University; Roberta Lavine, University of Maryland Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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In this session, participants will view and practice techniques that can increase the amount of active learning in Spanish language classrooms. There will be discussions and role plays for teaching texting, implementing partner/group quizzes, enforcing collaboration through multiple choice cards, and gallery exercises as instructional active learning modules . . . all with the goal of increasing students’ responsibility for their learning. Presenter(s): Dianne Hobbs, Regan Boxwell, Karen Martin, and Karla O’Donald, Texas Christian University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

107 Turning the Page: Reading Short Novels in the Elementary Schools Learn techniques for making the reading of short novels manageable in the elementary levels. Practice how to backwards plan from a novel by classifying the language into five simple, teachable categories. You will walk away from this session with the tools necessary to teach a short novel in a way that is engaging and accessible to your students. Presenter(s): Niki Tottingham, Winnetka School District 36 Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

108 Spanish for Specific Purposes: Activities to Engage and Inspire Students The purpose of this session is to share how the Spanish for the Professions course engages and inspires our students. While each student is required to complete the same assignments in the course, they have the flexibility to tailor each of these activities to their academic and professional interests. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Bruno, UNC–Chapel Hill Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

As language classrooms become more “learner-centered,” it is vital that young learners learn how to take responsibility for their own learning. The session will draw on learners’ voices from research and practice, offering insights into ways of not only meeting the needs of diverse learners, but also encouraging them to become more autonomous. Presenter(s): Terry Lamb, University of Sheffield, UK, President, FIPLV Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

110 Amplifying Story: Design Thinking Re-envisioned for Language Learning Participants will engage the Design Thinking (DT) process, experiencing firsthand how this unique problem-solving method can empower students to generate creative solutions to some of our world’s most pressing challenges. While immersed in both the target language and DT, students activate their creative instincts, investigate difference, embrace new perspectives, communicate effectively, and build language fluency. Presenter(s): George Stewart, EF Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

111 LMS Success! Support, Enhance, or Transform Your Teaching with Technology Learn to use the learning management system (LMS) Haiku to build and organize thematic units and host authentic materials, multimedia, interactive proficiency activities, flipped-classroom lessons, and more in a format that is easily managed by the teacher, accessed by students, and shared with other teachers. Bring your experience, your questions, and your creativity! Presenter(s): Katie Jolly, Charlotte Country Day School; Kerry Morris  Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Friday, November 20, 2015

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

112 Maximizing Performance in the Written Presentational Mode for AP French

115 Planning Telecollaborations for Heritage Language Learners

117 Research Paper Presentations on Culture

This presentation introduces participants to the process employed by a team of researchers at the Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC) to design telecollaboration activities for undergraduate heritage language courses in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish at various City University of New York campuses.

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This interactive session provides AP French teachers with strategies to maximize student performance in the written presentational mode. The backward design model is used to identify and discuss learning outcomes for the French AP course and types of assessment evidence and evaluation criteria used in the exam related to this communicative mode. Sample instructional materials are provided. Presenter(s): Heather Willis Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Deborah Reisinger, Duke University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

113 The Nexus of Lexis: Planning for Organic Vocabulary Acquisition In this session, participants will learn practical, systematic approaches to planning for naturalistic student vocabulary acquisition. Participants will learn to organize, analyze, and process authentic language materials and student language samples to support integrated vocabulary learning. Presenter(s): Adam McGarity, San Diego State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

114 Transformative Language Learning: From Theory to Practice In this session, classroom instructors and program coordinators will explore how to design and deliver language instruction that has the potential to transform students’ thinking about and interaction with the world around them. This session will briefly explore the theoretical model of transformative learning, and some specific, practical steps that research has established as best practices. Presenter(s): Stacey Johnson, Vanderbilt University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

116 Research Paper Presentations on Heritage Learners PRESENTATIONS: Heritage-Learners and Concept-Based Instruction This presentation discusses Concept-Based Instruction (CBI) and presents data from a study conducted with second-year university Spanish students. CBI is rooted in Sociocultural Theory and the work of Lev Vygotsky. Data will be shown comparing a CBI classroom and a traditional classroom, focusing on differences between heritage and L2 learners. Presenter(s): Kimberly Aragon-Stewart, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Teaching Spanish to the Young: A Sociocultural Experience in Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) Classroom The presentation will consist of genuine social classroom interactions between two Spanish teachers and their young learners in a mixed level K/1 classroom in order to demonstrate how this approach enables these teachers to promote learners communicative competence and foster students’ Spanish language use through authentic materials and tasks as well as involvement with cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world.  Presenter(s): Rejane Dias, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Moderator: Linda Zins-Adams, Archbishop Moeller High School Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

This inquiry examines the use of an Ethno-Cultural Identity Project to promote culturally responsive pedagogical practices. The Ethno-Cultural Identity Project includes assignments that prompt teacher candidates to explore their own cultural identities and make connections to their beliefs about the teaching of foreign languages and cultures. Presenter(s): Kristin Hoyt, Kennesaw State University

Unpacking Languacultural Landscapes: Mobile Technology and Culture Learning This study investigated the effectiveness of mobile learning technology to foster language and culture learning in an intermediate-level French course in a study abroad context (but findings apply to other contexts). Results showed that: (1) language/culture learning was strongly enhanced through learners’ interactions with both places and communities (formed through the learning environment and social experiences); (2) the knowledge-construction process is anchored in problem-solving skills cultivated through multiple perspectives (multiliteracies); and (3) the multimodal affordances provided by mLearning technology. Presenter(s): Sebastien Dubreil, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Moderator: Jocelyn Raught, Cactus Shadows High School Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

118 Towards a More Comprehensible Classroom This session aims to provide participants with an overview of comprehensible input (CI) theory as outlined by linguist Stephen Krashen so that they understand what CI is and how it can be leveraged in a Latin or Greek classroom. The presenter will also provide a variety of straightforward and easy-to-implement CI activities. Presenter(s): Kevin Ballestrini, Norwich Free Academy/The Pericles Group Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

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Presenter(s): Valeria Belmonti, College of Staten Island/CUNY; Alberta Gatti, CUNY Graduate Center Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Ethno-Cultural Identity and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

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Friday, November 20, 2015

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

Survey of Basic Online Language Education: Year 2

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

119 In-Class Versus Online Testing

The BOLDD Collaboratory presents its 2014–2015 national survey of Basic Online Language Design and Delivery results. These results will provide a profile of the field of postsecondary basic online language education design and delivery (focus on first and second year instruction).

124 ACTFL Arabic SIG Business Meeting

In this session, the presenters will discuss their experience with moving paper-and-pencil tests from in-class to online environments. We will share the results of how testing environment affects grades and how they used the freed-up class time to incorporate can-do performance measures.

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Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Research SIG Presenter(s): Bill VanPatten, Walter Hopkins, and Daniel Trego, Michigan State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Kathryn Murphy-Judy, VCU Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Distance Learning SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

122 A Tasty Recipe for Blended Chinese Classroom

120 Language Advocacy: It’s Everybody’s Business

Add a bit of spice and seasoning to your classroom by blending in online learning platforms and tools into your lessons. Design pedagogically sound and technically executable learning modules to facilitate effective in-class interactions, while supporting independent and collaborative learning through a supportive online community.

With language programs in jeopardy all across the country, it is more critical than ever that language teachers and supervisors know how to advocate effectively. Come hear how the presenters have organized state teams to roll out advocacy campaigns and sponsored activities to promote language education in their local communities. Presenter(s): Marty Abbott, ACTFL; Jill Murray and Liz Murphy, The Sheridan Group; and Nicole Naditz, Bella Vista High School

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

121 Distance Learning Concerns, Methods, National Structure for Basic Language Learning PRESENTATIONS: Good from Far, or Far from Good?—Online World Language Teaching This presentation will cover the research findings obtained from a mixed-method study. Analyses were conducted on data collected from a questionnaire survey (N=46) and 14 individual interviews with online language teachers. Presenter(s): Tsan-Jui Cheng, Columbia University

Speaking in Online Language Courses Even with today’s technological tools, emulating traditional classroom speaking experiences remains a challenge. This presentation aims to share data about current tools and practices at the college level, as well as prompt discussion about ways to improve this aspect of distance learning. Presenter(s): Kevin Hunt, Meredith College

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The Arabic SIG Business Meeting will begin with regular business, an overview of the mission and purpose of this SIG, followed by a summary of the year’s activities. We will also honor outstanding members in several categories, and have a raffle for a 1-year ACTFL membership. There will be time at the end of the session for Q&A. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Arabic SIG Presenter(s): Hicham Jennane (Chair), Des Moines Public Schools/Drake University/Simpson College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

125 Purposeful and Strategic Communicative Techniques to Teach Vocabulary

Presenter(s): Aubrey Roderick, MiraCosta College; Rachel Meyer, ABC Languages, Inc. Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

This workshop will provide participants with a research-driven intervention to teach vocabulary to second language learners. This will be an interactive session; participants will leave with a viable method of vocabulary instruction that has proven effective for second language learners.

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Danell Mieure, Ogden City School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English

123 Using “Crônicas” to Teach Portuguese Language and Brazilian Culture Teachers of Portuguese as a foreign language are well aware of the lack of adequate authentic materials to teach language and cultural competence at the university level. In this session, the presenter will show how the Brazilian literary genre of “crônica” is the perfect vehicle to fulfill not only the aforementioned need, but also to teach about urban memory and regional identity. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Portuguese SIG Presenter(s): Vivian Flanzer, University of Texas at Austin Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Portuguese

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

126 Developing Project-Based Instruction in the Heritage Language Classroom This presentation demonstrates ways of designing and implementing project-based learning activities in the heritage language classroom. The presenter shares student projects that were effective for promoting interaction with the heritage language speaking community. Instructional strategies will be discussed along with findings and assessments. Presenter(s): Hee-Sun Kim, Stanford University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Korean

Friday, November 20, 2015

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

127 ACTFL Immersion SIG Business Meeting and Presentation

130 Engaging 21st Century Learners

133 Engaging Visual–Spatial Learners Through Technology and Images

During the business meeting, the Immersion SIG will review the most relevant issues that have occurred in the field and the future events to be held. The structure and the future of the Immersion SIG, as well as elections for new officers will also be addressed.

PRESENTATION: Preparing Immersion Students for AP Language Exams by Ninth Grade Through the use of IPA, AAPPL, STAMP, and Can-Do Statements, learn how the Minnetonka Public Schools aligned their K–8 assessments and targets used in their language immersion program to allow for maximum success on either the Chinese or Spanish AP Language exams.

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 25C, SD Convention Center

128 Movement Magic: Teaching Language Through Kinesthetic Activities In this energizing session, participants will experience various kinesthetic activities that will allow them to design their instruction to personalize student learning. Enhance any curriculum and lead your students through movement to proficiency in the target language. Engage all learners and transform your lessons through movement! Presenter(s): Jodie Hogan and Kimberly Spence, Anne Arundel County Public Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

129 University and K–12 Collaboration: Networking, Resources, and Innovation How can universities and K–12 collaborate in creating an effective professional development network to support Chinese language teaching in K–12 schools? This session will address these issues by presenting progress and outcome of a collaborative PD project between NYU and K–12 schools. Practical sample activities and online resources will be provided.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Ying Jin, Fremont Union High School District; Zoey Liu  Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

131 Beyond Blended Learning: Reaching Every Student Combining online and classroom activities optimizes learning and provides deeper understandings of emerging trends in this blended learning of Chinese. Blended learning is the engine that can power personalized and competency-based learning. Drawing from traditional and contemporary approaches, this presenter will provide detailed information about the strategy, design, and practical implementation guidance for educators. This includes the methodology, experiences, models, and practical application of personalized and competency-based learning. Participants will gain valuable insight into the process of using blended learning in order to reach every student. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Henny Chen, Moreau Catholic High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

132 DaF in Mexico Increasingly, German departments in Mexico and across the world are rethinking their mission. This session discusses the role of the MA program at the University of Guadalajara in reshaping the way German Studies are conceptualized in Mexico and the role of Literary Studies in a DaF-inspired graduate German Studies program. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Erwin Tschirner, University of Leipzig; Olivia Díaz Pérez, Universidad de Guadalajara Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

Visual–spatial learners often find text-focused language instruction challenging. A content-rich, multisensory language program, which utilizes imagebased, technology-mediated materials retains more students. It also ensures that they progress in oral and written proficiency, develop textual analysis skills, and think critically and creatively. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, Boston University; Jennifer Peterson, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

134 Engaging Students Beyond the Classroom: Study Abroad and Foreign Language Housing

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Presenter(s): Jo Sanders (Chair), Rilke Schule; Matt Rega and Steve Urbanski, Minnetonka Public Schools Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Immersion SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

This presentation will share a group of practical classroom strategies and learning tasks that have been tested and proven to be successful in secondary school settings. Various technology tools such as Quiz website, QR code, Kahoot, iMovie, etc., that are used to design activities will also be presented to the audience.

This session will report on the 3-year experience of the program, including funding model, program expectations, and future goals. The second part of the presentation will focus on German language housing on a campus with a small German language program and highlights strategies on ways in which to promote German language learning and increase interest in German-speaking countries and cultures beyond the classroom.

PRESENTATIONS: Graduate Training for the 21st Century: Job Shadowing on Study Abroad The recently revised PhD Program in German Studies at Michigan State University incorporates summer internships for graduate students to prepare the next generation of higher education faculty for directing a study abroad program. Presenter(s): Thomas Lovik and Chad Bousley, Michigan State University

Engaging Students Beyond the Classroom: Foreign Language Housing The presentation focuses on engaging residents in foreign language housing and language students beyond the classroom. It highlights strategies for the promotion of German language learning and increasing interest in German-speaking countries and cultures beyond the classroom. Presenter(s): Sabine Marina Jones, Oberlin College Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Lixing Tang and Robin Harvey, New York University; Bing Qiu, Bronx Science High School; Ping Wu, Columbus School for Girls Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

135 The Future of the Profession— AATG in 2020

138 The Academic Profession

140 AATJ Research Paper Session II

Speakers will offer tips, strategies, and insights regarding the research, teaching, service, community, and personal aspects of academic life and careers. The following will be presented: “The Academic Profession: A Lifetime Pursuit” (Cervigni); “Take Control! Understand and Plan Your Professional Development” (Convertini); “The Engaged Faculty Member: How to Make a Difference for Yourself and Others in the Profession” (Ferme); and “So You Want to be an Assistant Professor of Italian? Strategies for Surviving the Tenure Track Today” (Rousch). A full Q&A session will follow.

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Dedicated to supporting the teaching and learning of German, the AATG strives to meet the needs of its members. Join key leaders for a discussion about current projects and ongoing initiatives, new developments, and exciting plans for the future. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Hal Boland, Heritage High School; Keith Cothrun, AATG; Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

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136 Mapping Austria—Cultures, Languages, and Literature What characterizes Austria? Using a complex image of Austria, its cultures, and languages, we focus on how literary texts can be applied on different proficiency levels comparing various practices and perspectives, and addressing stereotypes. For beginners in middle/high school and collegiate Intermediate-Advanced learners. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Christian Ebner, Austrian Cultural Forum New York; Juliane Fischer, University of Vienna; Julia Ruck, University of Wisconsin-Madison Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

137 Using Current Events to Create Original Lessons for the AP Italian Class The session includes presentation of guidelines on how to use current events to create language activities based on such authentic material. In-depth analysis of an original lesson illustrates how each and every activity is designed to enhance language skills. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Roberta Pennasilico, Naples American High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Italian Applicable Language: Italian

Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Colleen Ryan, Indiana University; Dino S. Cervigni, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Tania Convertini, Dartmouth College; Valerio Ferme, University of Colorado; Sherry Roush, Penn State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

139 Blended Learning: Transform Daily Class into Engaging Learning Environment Well-integrated blended learning promotes personalized learning and transforms daily classroom instruction into a more effective and engaging experience. Through hands-on activities and lively discussion, participants will not only understand but also experience what blended learning is and how it can promote students’ learning. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Masahiro Tanaka and Kazuo Tsuda, United Nations International School; Tomoko Graham, Noble and Greenough School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

An Analysis of Japanese Tweets This paper provides an analysis of syntactic/stylistic characteristics of Japanese tweets. The presenter will provide a number of interesting and creative examples of Japanese tweets and argue that it is important for language teachers to understand the characteristics of Japanese tweets before teaching them in class. Presenter(s): Takako Aikawa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A Study of Advanced Learners’ Reading Comprehension of an Academic Text The study was conducted to examine whether difference in quality of complexity in writing would affect reading comprehension of an academic text among Advanced students of Japanese. The thinkaloud protocol was implemented among 26 students who passed or nearly passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2. Advanced though it is, the reading texts which appear in Level 2 are considered a more conversational style of writing rather than academic writing.  Presenter(s): Ryu Kitajima, San Diego State University

Semantic Transfer from L1 Chinese to L2 Japanese: Analysis of Vocabulary The present study focuses on the positive transfer of semantic knowledge from L1 Chinese to L2 Japanese, and categorizes all of the vocabulary items in an elementary-level Japanese textbook (Genki I) into the three categories of “identical with Chinese,” “inferable from Chinese vocabulary,” and “uninferable from Chinese vocabulary.” Presenter(s): Hironori Nishi, University of Iowa; Jun Xu, University of Denver Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

141 Integrating Linguistic Knowledge into Chinese Language Teaching This panel discusses the role linguistic knowledge plays in language teaching by addressing issues in the teaching of Chinese tones, vocabulary, and sentence structure. It attempts to help enhance the audience’s interest in and awareness of the language components in addition to their understanding of skills training and cultural education. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Dongdong Chen, Seton Hall University; Jenny Wang, retired from U.S. Naval Academy; Changchun Zhang, Bryn Mawr College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

142 Redesigning the Business Chinese (BC) Curriculum for Intermediate Learners

145 L2 Use of Authentic Materials and Video-Based Learning Tasks

148 A Validity Study of AAPPL

This panel discusses: (1) What are students’ learning objectives for an intermediate-level Business Chinese (BC) course? (2) What type of course design would meet the needs of students in learning BC? (3) How should the instructional materials be delivered effectively? (4) What are the best practices for class activities, assignments, and assessment?

Integrating Authentic Multimedia Materials into Intermediate Chinese Course

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Daoxiong Guan, University of California, Santa Barbara; Hsiang-Hua Chang, Oakland University; Yan Zhang, University of Wyoming Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Presenter(s): Yan Xie, Liberty University

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Yingling Bao, Indiana University-Bloomington

143 Research-Based Classroom Grammar Instruction

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Baozhang He, College of the Holy Cross; Wenze Hu, U.S. Naval Academy; Nansong Huang, University of Southern California Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

144 Chinese L2 Action Research: Inquiry, Reflection, and Transformation The panel consists of the following four presentations: “Action Research in Chinese L2 Classrooms”; “Seeking Effective Teaching Strategies for Improving Students’ Pronunciation”; “Developing Learners’ Writing Skills Through Writing for a Real Purpose”; and “Designing Effective Online Lessons for Learning Colloquial Idioms.” Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Helen Shen, Yu Li, and Tianlu Zhang, University of Iowa; Binnan Gao, Elon University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

The presentation will demonstrate the benefits and strategies to integrate unfamiliar topics into intermediate level Chinese courses. Learners’ writing samples and speech videos/audios will be shown to demonstrate the benefits of the suggested practice.

Combining Authentic Materials and Flipped Method to Improve Writing Skills This presentation reports the selection of authentic materials, implementation of a flipped method, design of writing activities, as well as qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the teaching practices.

146 Transform Student Experience (and Commitment) Our world has an urgent need for linguistically and culturally competent adults. This powerful instructional sequence leads to student commitment to that goal. Confidence through personalization; engagement through media; connection to the future through culture: these practical, simple steps can transform your students’ experience—and your own. Presenter(s): Norah Jones, Fluency Professional Development Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

147 No Skill Is an Island: Integrating Skills to Push Intentional Proficiency Presenters will share and demonstrate proven strategies for integrating the three modes of communication for the 21st century proficiency-based classroom. Participants will be empowered to move away from stand-alone listening or reading activities and to move towards integrated activities intentionally designed to promote proficiency. Presenter(s): Gregory Shields and Jane Shea, Plano Independent School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad, ACTFL; Troy Cox, Brigham Young University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

149 Fairness, Respect, and Dignity: Connecting to the World Using Global Units Presenters will share a social justice unit in French about “school for all” at both the Novice and Intermediate levels. They will also share strategies for finding resources and designing meaningful tasks and assessments. Participants will then examine basic topics and collaborate with others to create a simple framework using different lenses of social justice. Resources will be available on a Wikispace. Presenter(s): Catherine Ousselin, Mount Vernon High School; Toni Theisen, Loveland High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

150 Developing an Asynchronous Online Language Course for Dari and Pashto CeLCAR at Indiana University has recently begun developing online courses for learners wanting to study our LCTLs but cannot attend a traditional classroom. Learn about our design process, including conducting a learner analysis, defining learning objectives, aligning instruction and assessments, and planning a thorough course evaluation. Presenter(s): Amber Kent, Rahman Arman, and Öner Özçelik, Indiana University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

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This panel presents applications of Chinese linguistic research to Chinese language classroom teaching. The presentations discuss the differences and similarities between the following three pairs: (1) Question word “all” and question word “also” in Mandarin Chinese; (2) “all” and “all”; and (3) “by” and “by” in Chinese.

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The ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Language (the AAPPL) has been operational since 2013. With the data from tens of thousands of administrations available, ACTFL commissioned the first large-scale validity study of this assessment. The results were very encouraging and are the focus of this session.

DAILY PROGRAM ACTFL SPECIAL SESSION 1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

0151 Europe Through the Back Door Join travel expert Rick Steves—acclaimed for his bestselling guidebooks and public television series—as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, Rick will explain how to travel smoothly and affordably by stretching your travel dollar, eating and sleeping well, avoiding crowds, and packing smartly.

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ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

152 The Captivating Resume/CV Discuss the ins and outs of resume writing. How do some resumes grab the attention of employers? Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

153 AAPPL Tasks—Models for Performance Assessments ACTFL’s assessment of language performance is the perfect way to evaluate how well learners can use communication strategies learned in classroom settings in different, yet still familiar, contexts. Examine the design of tasks in each mode of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational); discover how language samples are rated.

Friday, November 20, 2015

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E16 Mastering Through Global Debate Series: Chinese

E18 Leveraging National Geographic Content to Engage Students

Dr. Brown will discuss how the series uses debate to achieve Advanced and Superior level competency. These textbooks (currently available for Russian and ESL) provide level-specific, scaffolded language exercises in addition to rhetorical strategies and topic-specific texts. Dr. Bourgerie will demonstrate Mastering Chinese Through Global Debate, forthcoming in May 2016. Sponsor: Georgetown University Press Presenter(s): Tony Brown and Dana Bourgerie, Brigham Young University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese, English Applicable Language: Chinese

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E17 Keeping the Screenagers Happy in the Language Classroom We all know how video can engage and motivate today’s screenagers, but are we making the best of the media in the language classroom? This talk outlines the four key functions of video and poses questions about the kinds of videos we should be exploiting today. We then analyze the changes that the digital age is making to the use of video in and outside class, allowing learners to take a more active role and produce their own material.  Sponsor: Cambridge University Press Presenter(s): John Ade, Ben Goldstein and Laura Usselman, Cambridge University Press Audience Level: Administration, 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad and Tony Smith; ACTFL

National Geographic content (videos, images, texts and Explorer interviews) uniquely addresses the 5 Cs because it brings distant cultures to life in the classroom. Cengage Learning incorporates National Geographic content into language programs in a variety of ways. This session will demonstrate how to engage students and take the language learning experience beyond the classroom. Sponsor: Cengage Learning Presenter(s): Mark Overstreet, Cengage Learning Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E19 The Best-Selling German Program Has Improved! Deutsch Aktuell Come discover EMC’s Deutsch Aktuell, 7th edition, with its all-new meaningful communicative activities; brand-new culture topics focused on the practices, products, and perspectives of German culture; and activities for building communities in the classroom and online. This new program includes a revolutionary language learning environment, Passport®, where blended learning helps you engage all students. Don’t miss hearing the author describe his harrowing escape from East Berlin to West Berlin! Sponsor: EMC Publishing Presenter(s): Wolfgang Kraft, EMC Publishing Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

GET ENGAGED! DON’T MISS THE ACTFL PLENARY SESSION ON GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT A panel of renowned experts—including Susan Candiotti, journalist and national correspondent for CNN, Renate Schulz, German Professor and Peace Corps volunteer, and Terry Lamb of the University of Sheffield—will challenge the audience to consider global engagement in all its facets from the personal to the professional.

Global Engagement: Stories from Around the World Friday, November 20, 3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m., Ballroom 6A, San Diego Convention Center

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1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E20 Assessing Spanish Oral Proficiency Using the COPI Join CAL and Santillana to see a demo of the Spanish Computerized Oral Proficiency Instrument (COPI). This testing and rating program allows language professionals to effectively assess the oral proficiency of their students via computer and provides rater training, score reports, and professional development on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.  Sponsor: Center for Applied Linguistics Presenter(s): Margaret Malone and Anne Donovan, Center for Applied Linguistics Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

154 Tech Tools by the Modes Delve into resources that meet your students’ needs while focusing on the modes of communication—Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational. It’s time to find the right tool for the job! Presenter(s): Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

155 The Successful First Year Collaborate on how to overcome the challenges every first year teacher faces. Walk away with tips from colleagues to ensure a successful year. Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

156 Charting Learner Progress: Analyzing AAPPL Assessment Results Join the conversation on how to use AAPPL data to answer district questions on how well learners are achieving desired results, the alignment of curriculum goals with what learners can actually do with the language, and how the three modes of communication are balanced in your program. Experience the dashboard tool and how to use it to provide feedback to learners and set expectations for the program. Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E21 Language Teaching in a BYOD Environment Many schools no longer support traditional computer-based language labs. Instead, we are seeing 1:1 programs, where students are issued portable devices (such as iPads or Chromebooks) and then bring these devices to class. This workshop examines how multi-device BYOD support can be implemented using the SmartClass+ language teaching platform. Bring your own iOS or Android device. Before coming, download the SmartClass+ App from the Apple Store or Google Play store.  Sponsor: Robotel Inc. Presenter(s): Gerry Sullivan, Robotel Inc. Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E23 Getting the Most from Your Digital Classroom This session will discuss how to use technology to increase communicative confidence and foster collaboration in any language class. We will demonstrate how the innovative tools in the iLrn online learning platform engage students with the target language and culture, with each other, and with you. Sponsor: Cengage Learning Presenter(s): Sean Ketchem and Andrew Tabor, Cengage Learning Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language(s): French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Other

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2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E24 Engage, Motivate, Challenge: EMC’s Chinese Program, Zhēn Bàng! Come discover Zhēn Bàng! 2nd edition, where students interact with Chinese language and culture in everyday, real-life situations. Zhēn Bàng! seamlessly integrates language and culture while providing technology resources that are easy to use for students and teachers. This program includes a revolutionary language ® learning environment, Passport , where blended learning helps you engage all students. Zhēn Bàng! was written by teachers with more than 30 years of experience successfully teaching Chinese in the United States.  Sponsor: EMC Publishing Presenter(s): Henry Han, EMC Publishing Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

E22 Dictionaries and Mobile Tools for Effective Language Learning Jack Halpern of CJKI explores how The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary and The Kodansha Kanji Usage Guide provide a thorough understanding of kanji. He also introduces the potential of smart mobile applications, including a groundbreaking app for L2 acquisition (Liberia), to significantly enhance language learning. Sponsor: Kodansha USA Presenter(s): Jack Halpern, The CJK Dictionary Institute, Inc. Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

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E25 La Marinera—Peru’s Amazing Dance The Marinera is Peru’s national dance that features movements of courtship between beautifully dressed dancers, each carrying a handkerchief. Peruvian national champion Fanny Viacava will explain the history and technique of the dance. Teachers will have a ready-made cultural unit for class, so join us for a lively and inspiring session!

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Sponsor: Breaking the Barrier, Inc. Presenter(s): Fanny Viacava and John Conner, Groton School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English, Spanish Applicable Language: Other

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

157 Free Standards-Based Language Teaching Resources from the LRCs Come learn about free standards-based resources for teachers available from 16 Language Resource Centers funded by the Department of Education: no-cost teacher resource guides and manuals, online materials and assessments in specific languages, and more for teachers of all levels and languages. URLs for downloadable resources are provided. Presenter(s): Elaine Tarone, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition; Carl Blyth, University of Texas at Austin; Joy Campbell, Center for Language Education and Research; Margaret Malone, Center for Applied Linguistics Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

158 Transform from a Grammar Nerd to a Proponent of Proficiency Hear how one school and a self-admitted grammar nerd got rid of textbooks and wrote a new proficiency-based curriculum! Participants will be shown specific resources and activities. For fellow grammar buffs trying to add more target language speaking or teachers trying to transform units, come hear our struggles and successes. Presenter(s): Rachel Chabot, Stratford Academy Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Friday, November 20, 2015 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

159 Connecting the Many Dots: What a Can-Do Can Do for You and Your Students

162 Interpreting Digital Texts: Critical Media Literacy in the WL Classroom

Proficiency Guidelines, National Standards, Can-Do Statements, 21st Century Skills Map, (Integrated) Performance Assessments, Student Growth Goals, Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL), SLOs, PBL . . . Participating in this session will provide teachers with an important overview of each document and allow them to complete an easy-to-use processing guide designed to help teachers connect the many dots of the planning process. Discover how changing the WHAT in our classes will also change the HOW and will empower students to learn a new language at levels not seen before.

This session introduces participants to a pedagogy of Multiliteracies (ML) as a useful framework to design learning activities targeting the development of critical media literacy, as foregrounded by the 21st century skills map for WL education.

Presenter(s): Thomas Sauer, independent consultant Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

160 Using Comprehensible Input to Inspire Comprehensible Output Successful language learners share one critical element: All have had access to a great deal of comprehensible input (CI). Learn how to provide CI in various forms and in multiple contexts, how to make any resource comprehensible, and how to use CI to foster continuous interaction in the target language.

Presenter(s): Beatrice Dupuy and Elyse Petit, University of Arizona; Kristen Michelson, University of Oklahoma Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

163 Proficiency Guidelines 2.0: Framing Euro-American Standards In a world where diplomacy 2.0, shifting geopolitical interests, and globalization has brought the French language into the foreground of language politics, international cooperation, and academic dialogue are the tenets of successful 21st century language policies. This presentation examines the critical roles of ACTFL and its European counterpart, the CEFR, in the development of the French language on the international scene, while laying the foundations for a mutually beneficial “special” relationship.

Presenter(s): Carol Gaab, TPRS Publishing, Inc. Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Gerard Beck, Alliance Française Washington DC Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

161 Why Wait?: Designing Language Portfolios for First-Year Programs

164 Learning as I Go: 3 Key Concepts that Are Transforming Learning and Doing for the Students of the 2015 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year

This session proposes ideas for first-year student portfolios. Through imaginative projects delving into myriad aspects of vibrant Francophone online artifacts, students may contemplate the Sartrian notion of “existence” while mastering the present tense of “être.” Thanks to technology, the question is no longer “how,” but “pourquoi pas?” Presenter(s): Cynthia Marker, Francis W. Parker School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Your curriculum is culture-rich. You provide at least 90% target language instruction. So what’s the next step to move your teaching (and your students’ learning experiences) along the continuum towards innovative instructional practices? Join the 2015 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year in a short exploration of her ongoing journey through three practices that continue to transform her approach to instruction, interaction, and assessment. Presenter(s): Nicole Naditz, Bella Vista High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Friday, November 20, 2015

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2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

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165 Just a “Byte”: 10 TeacherApproved Apps for the Spanish Classroom

168 Let’s Movie Talk!

172 Infusing Culture to Create Lifelong Language Learners

This presentation provides a “Cliffs Notes” version of the course featuring the best mobile applications for teachers to use in the Spanish classroom. The presentation will be delivered through Nearpod—a free web-based application that encourages synchronous interaction by the participants. Bring your devices and get ready to actively participate while you learn! Presenter(s): Amber Hoye and Kelly Arispe, Boise State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

Interactive teaching strategies engage and motivate students and lead to more durable and transferable learning. This session will demonstrate ways that teachers can transform their classrooms by putting students at the center of the learning process. The session will focus on comprehensible input strategies that leads to authentic output. Presenter(s): Rosanne Zeppieri, independent consultant Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

167 AP Presentational Speaking Strategies: A Collaborative Approach Participants will learn engaging strategies for teaching and assessing presentational speaking. Presenters will model effective student-centered activities culminating in the cultural comparison task on the AP French, Spanish, German, and Italian exams. Participants will receive bilingual French/Spanish materials (handouts, graphic organizers, digital portfolios, projects). Presenter(s): Christen Campbell and Ken Stewart, Chapel Hill High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Noemi Rodriguez, Pascack Valley Regional High School District Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

169 Optimizing Immersion Through TeacherTalks Through instructor demonstration, video examples, and hands-on activities participants will take away several ideas for creating comprehensible immersion for any level of student. “TeacherTalk” is an idea for categorizing several input activities for the purpose getting students to understand the target language while feeling confident and having fun. Presenter(s): Michael Coxon, Desert Vista High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

170 No Textbook? No Problem! This session will show examples of activities and provide a full semester of plans to use without a textbook. Student work will be shown. Attendees will take away ideas to make the most of technology while encouraging students to communicate in the target language. Various thematic units will be provided with a plan to aid in teaching them. Presenter(s): Kelly García, Mullen Public Schools Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

171 Using Radio Ambulante in the Spanish Language Classroom

Looking for a way to hook younger learners for life? Cultural specific lessons create unique memories and positive feelings towards language learning and cultural practices around the world. Come explore how third grade students kick and scream through a soccer tournament or how eighth graders create digital flyers for local bands in Ecuador. Presenter(s): Alexandra Shourds, Virginia Tech Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

173 Exploring Dialectal Variation in the Spanish Language Classroom This session will focus on the importance of incorporating dialectal variation into your Spanish language class to better prepare your students for interaction with native speakers in the Spanish-speaking world. Participants will be able to analyze the treatment of dialectal variation in their own classroom, observe a short lesson that introduces the concept of dialectal variation by comparing Spanish and English, and learn strategies for incorporating examples and discussion of variation. Presenter(s): Christina Agostinelli, SUNY Geneseo Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

174 From FLEX to Proficiency: 30 Minutes a Day Presenters will share the factors that went into the decision-making process, what initial planning looked like, and the challenges in finding Spanish instructional resources for young children consistent with the equity and inclusion mission of the school. The audience will see some examples of creative teaching strategies that contributed to the success of the program. Presenter(s): Ines Matheson and Erica Ryan, The Blake School; Lisselin Diaz, University Language Center Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

This session will focus on ways to use Radio Ambulante’s rich authentic audio in the Spanish language classroom. Participants will be invited to join with other language professionals who are already collaborating and sharing their ideas for using these audiocrónicas in the language classroom. Presenter(s): Barbara Sawhill, Oberlin College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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166 Active Learning: Student Participation, Motivation, and Independence

MovieTalk is a powerful, enjoyable technique that you can use to boost your students’ second language listening comprehension and oral production, at any level. By choosing an engaging, culturally appropriate film, a teacher is able to narrate a story and provide comprehensible input to learners in a visually appealing way. Come learn how to create a MovieTalk for your students and immediately implement this method for success in language acquisition and production!

DAILY PROGRAM 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

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175 Creating Academic Pathways for Translation and Interpreting Careers

178 Untextbooking: Losing Textbooks and Finding Students

181 Techniques for Teaching Research and Writing Through Foreign Languages

Despite stellar employment prospects for professional translators and interpreters, translation and interpreting studies remain on the periphery of education. Very few FL students reach the high levels of linguistic ability and professional education needed to translate or interpret, and routes to these careers are in desperate need of attention. Presenter(s): Caitilin Walsh, American Translators Association (ATA) Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

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176 ACTFL/CAEP Program Review and International Update Participants will view the debut of the revised Handbook for ACTFL/CAEP Program Writers. Updates on Program Standards, the review process, and international developments in CAEP will be provided. Highlights will be shared from one program’s journey from “Further Development Required” to “Nationally Recognized.” Presenter(s): Judith Shrum, ACTFL consultant; Dave McAlpine, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; John Sarkissian, Youngstown State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

Don’t bury students under a textbook! This session will offer ideas and guidelines for creating units and even a curriculum that is textbook-free. Presenters will share activities for building lessons using authentic materials that will allow even struggling students to embrace language learning. Presenter(s): Rachel Ash, Parkview High School; Miriam Patrick, Duluth High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

179 Using Cultural Critical Incidents to Enhance Language Instruction Integrating cultural critical incidents into language activities provides a foundation for engaging and relevant instruction. A curriculum development project with the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Language Program will demonstrate how critical incidents elicited from the learner population are used to create activities. Presenter(s): Reanna Harman, SWA Consulting Inc; Julie Millet, Diplomatic Language Services; Tanya Woodcook, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

177 Differentiation for the Exceptional Learner: How All Learners Benefit

180 Engage Students in Authentic Conversation with In-Class Museum Galleries

In this presentation, participants will learn what specific information is most helpful to identify student needs. They will receive sample forms and checklists that address learning and behavioral challenges, and view videos of both elementary and secondary classrooms where differentiated language teaching is present.

Discover classroom museum galleries as a means to engage students in authentic conversations with strong cultural connections. Participants practice four activity protocols based on the use of pictures to lead learners to speak and explore topics. Applicable to students at all levels of proficiency and all modes of communication.

Presenter(s): Carmen Rioux-Bailey, George Mason University; Yuanyuan Gao, DC International School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Francois Fouquerel, Concordia Language Villages Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

JOIN US AT THE ACTFL AWARDS CEREMONY Everyone is invited on Friday, November 20, 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m., to attend the 2015 ACTFL Awards Ceremony in San Diego Ballroom–Salon B at the Marriott Marquis San Diego. Join us in honoring the winners of prestigious ACTFL awards and in recognizing ACTFL President Jacque Bott Van Houten for her service this year.

This panel explores how research and writing skills can be integrated into the L2 classroom. Exploring all stages of the research and writing process, the presenters share both theoretical approaches and practical suggestions, with a focus on the German language classroom, in order to offer a toolkit for instructors of all foreign languages to inspire students to make connections with other courses. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Schreiber-Byers, Ball State University; Shelley Hay, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Steffen Kaupp, The Carolina–Duke Graduate Program in German Studies; Andrea Phillips, Beverly High School Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

182 Implementing a “Blended Learning” Model in FSI Foreign Language Classrooms The panel will introduce the model used to design BL and the combination of activities that typically results in successful student engagement and accomplishment of learning objectives, with the discussion of online portion of BL including web-based content, mobile apps, online communication tools, and audio/ videos files. Presenter(s): Haiyan Richter and Kristen Mulligan Walters, Department of State Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

183 Research Paper Presentations on French I PRESENTATIONS: French Music, Poetry, and Prose The presentation begins by detailing the ways in which music acts as a tool to learning the French language. It goes on to discuss music as a cultural artifact, illustrating the importance of time and place. In the third and final section of the paper, music is highlighted as an introduction to French literature, notably poetry. Presenter(s): Anna Barter, Berkshire School

Once Upon a Time: Learning French with Short Stories Myths, tales, legends, fables, parables, short stories, and related genres have been in all cultures significant instruments of communication. Used to teach ethics, to convey wisdom, to transmit knowledge, or merely to entertain, short stories of all sorts have played an important role in the history of education. Presenter(s): Sonia Badenas, Andrews University

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Using Team-Based Learning in Introductory Foreign Language Classes

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

This presentation will focus on the use of Team-Based Learning (TBL), as described by Larry K. Michaelsen, in first semester French classes at Salt Lake Community College, in an effort to increase student retention and success.

185 Understanding the DELE: Official Language Certification in Spanish

187 The Language Educator Magazine from ACTFL: Your Voice in Print

Administrated by Instituto Cervantes, the DELE are official qualifications, certifying levels of competence in Spanish. In many countries and institutions they are complementary certifications to the programs of compulsory education. This session will present participants with the exams, as well as inform them on how to become an examiner.

ACTFL’s popular magazine, The Language Educator, provides valuable resources to the profession and allows you to share what is happening in your classroom or program. Learn about our upcoming focus topics for 2016. Find out what an article should say about excellent practices in language learning and get tips for good magazine writing.

Presenter(s): Marcelo Ayala, Instituto Cervantes Chicago Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Sandy Cutshall and Pauline Goulah, The Language Educator

Presenter(s): Jeanine Alesch, Salt Lake Community College Moderator: Todd Bowen, Niles Township High Schools District 219 Audience Level: All Applicable Language: French

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

184 Research Paper Presentations on Teacher Learning I PRESENTATIONS: Developing Partnerships Between Teacher Educators and School Districts

Presenter(s): Christelle Palpacuer Lee, Rutgers Graduate School of Education; Mary Curran, Rutgers University; Jennifer Eddy, Queens College CUNY

ESL Preservice Teachers’ Language Ideology and Belief The research questions this study attempted to answer are: (1) What language ideologies and different aspects of language beliefs? (2) To what extent do preservice teachers’ language ideologies and language beliefs differ considering their teaching certification area, language background, years of English language teaching experience, and native language? Presenter(s): Hsiao-ping Wu, Texas A&M UniversitySan Antonio

Self as Teacher: The Development of Professional Identity The presenter will describe a case study that examined the ongoing development of a novice teacher’s professional identity. Understanding this development sheds insight into how teachers learn to teach and grow professionally. Teacher educators and mentors can support novice teachers by recognizing the connection between identity and practices. Presenter(s): Linda Quinn Allen, Iowa State University Moderator: Judith Liskin-Gasparro, University of Iowa Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

186 Current Affairs: The Impact of Technology and Study Abroad in the Foreign Language Classroom Presenters in this panel will share the findings that can contribute to the literature in support of hybrid teaching and learning, and the impact of short study abroad in students’ intercultural development as related to individual differences. Finally, the last presenter will address how to use the Montessori method for adult language training.

PRESENTATIONS: Scroll to Refresh: (Re)Designing Hybrid Curricula as Technology Evolves Recently, the hybrid model has become a popular mode of FL instruction and research has pointed to its effectiveness. This session will illustrate findings that contribute to the literature in support of hybrid learning. This session will also present (re)design strategies to keep hybrid curricula engaging as platforms and policies evolve. Presenter(s): Margaret Keneman and Katherine Bevins, University of Tennessee; Sebastien Dubreil–University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Rachel Lamance, University of Arizona

The Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad on Intercultural Competence Using 3 years of data from a summer study abroad program, this presentation analyzes students’ intercultural development as related to individual differences. Participants will gain a better understanding of how study abroad has an impact on students’ intercultural development. Presenter(s): Arturo Miranda, University of Nebraska; Melanie Bloom, University of Nebraska at Omaha Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Research SIG Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

188 Practical Solutions to the edTPA Challenge Each presenter will outline strategies they use to implement edTPA into their programs and how to help their own teacher candidates succeed on its three tasks. Participants will leave with creative, new ideas and concrete strategies to incorporate immediately into their own programs, improve their teacher candidates’ edTPA experience, and increase networking opportunities with other teacher educators throughout the nation. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Teacher Development SIG Presenter(s): Susan Hildebrandt, Illinois State University; Cassandra Glynn, Concordia College; Elizabeth Goulette, SUNY-University at Buffalo; Peter Swanson, Georgia State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

189 Creating Responsive Classrooms with DIY Animation and Performance-Based Tasks In this panel, high school and college instructors of Chinese will present the case studies on how they utilize DIY comic strips and performance-based tasks to create a responsive classroom, induce lively conversations and drive collaborative engagement for language learning. The assessment will be discussed at the end of the presentation. Presenter(s): Shuchen Huang, Temple University; Julia Lee, Teachers College, Columbia University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

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This session presents case studies for building successful partnerships between teacher educators and school districts, and provides recommendations to university and districts engaged in this work. In the presentation, the presenter will provide specific examples of how these recommendations and others have been put into practice.

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

DAILY PROGRAM 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

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190 Progress Indicators as Tools to Advance Learner Proficiency

192 A Complexity Approach to Teaching and Learning Languages

The presentation will examine the use of progress indicators as important tools to advance learner proficiency, assess progress, and accommodate learners of various backgrounds. Examples from Greek and Turkish will illustrate how teaching practices are impacted.

In this session, participants will learn about Complexity Theory as it presents complex, emergent, dynamic, and nonlinear phenomena. Following the theoretical grounding, participants will experience for themselves some new practices in the form of iteration, adaptation, multidimensionality, and appropriate feedback. They will then go on to apply these qualities to activities that they can use in their own language teaching.

195 The Flipped Classroom: Educational Fad or Good Pedagogical Practice?

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Modern Greek SIG Presenter(s): Evangelia Prionas and Saadet Ebru Ergul, Stanford University; Elpida Bairaktari, Odyssey Charter School; Louiza Kondilis, Portland State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

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191 Answers to Issues that Teachers of Arabic Seek: Culture, Dialects, and Online Teaching PRESENTATIONS: Arabic Teachers’ Beliefs Related to the Teaching of Culture The present study examined Arabic teachers’ beliefs on their teaching of culture to learners of Arabic— specifically at the first and second year levels—at U.S. universities. The study aimed at identifying patterns in teachers’ beliefs regarding culture and describing the goals of their teaching and the approaches they use to attain those goals. Presenter(s): Jung Min Seo, University of Texas at Austin

For an Effective Curriculum: Modern Standard Arabic and/or Colloquial Arabic This paper will first highlight the significance of Arabic dialects as a representation of culture and identity, as well as a reflection of the geographical location of each Arab country Presenter(s): Louissa Taha Abdelghany, Babson College

Presenter(s): Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Lori Szeszycki, Community High School District 218; Karen Krueger, Alan B Shepard High School; Alexis Morford, H.L. Richards High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

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193 A Blended Korean Classroom: Do Student Minutes Online Affect Final Grades? This presentation examines the correlation between students’ attendance in online lessons and speaking assessments, prerecorded lectures and other audio presentations with end-of-semester grades and overall success in the blended course. Attendees will have the chance to discuss the value and pros and cons of online interaction with students in their own courses. Presenter(s): Jennifer Quinlan, BYU independent study; Julie Damron, Brigham Young University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Korean

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

194 Does the Question Language in Advanced L2 Reading Tests Matter?

This presentation addresses the benefits and challenges of teaching Arabic online compared to the traditional live classroom delivery. Innovative teaching ideas and concepts discussed will keep students engaged and focused during online classes.

This study explores these issues by investigating the effect of question language on test performance of over 60 advanced adult L2 learners of Russian. In addition to test score, learner preference, confidence, and anxiety will be discussed. Understanding these factors will enable teachers and test developers better understand how to help their advanced level readers.

Presenter(s): Fatma El-Turky, Blended School Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Arabic SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Arabic Applicable Language: Arabic

Presenter(s): Troy Cox, Jennifer Bown, and Jeremy Evans, Brigham Young University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Russian

Arabic Online and Its Challenges

Is the flipped classroom an educational fad, or is it good pedagogical practice? We will address: (1) technology used to create videos and monitor student viewing, (2) QR codes, (3) using YouTube, (4) parent engagement strategies, (5) tips for when the students do not watch the videos, (6) instructional strategies for building communicative proficiency.

196 Incorporating World-Readiness Standards into Chinese Classrooms In this session, the presenters will introduce the new K–16 National Chinese Standards and share how they have redefined K–16 education. They will share tasks and theme-based learning scenarios to provide a clearer understanding of what students at each level should know and be able to do in terms of both content and skills. Participants will be afforded the opportunity to suggest additional strategies and scenarios. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Janice Dowd, independent consultant; Shaoyuen Chen-Lin, Choate Rosemary Hall; Lucy Lee, Livingston High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

197 Engaging Critical Need Teachers in Discourse on Classroom Management With the increased interest and enrollment in Chinese language programs in the U.S., there is an ever stronger demand for highly qualified Chinese language teachers across the country. In response to these Critical Need Teachers’ professional development, 2014 GMU STARTALK summer institute focused on the theme of classroom management and discipline and provided the participants with multiple opportunities and various classroom management skills and strategies to engage millennial learners. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Marjorie Haley, George Mason University; Sherry Steeley, Georgetown University; Lihong Wang, Confucius Institute at George Mason University Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

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198 Technology Enhanced Performance-Based Assessment in Teaching Chinese

201 Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES): Success at FairviewClifton

204 Italian Cultural Projects Vertically Aligned

The presenters will explain and discuss their experiences in employing technology in their performance-based formative and summative assessments in teaching Chinese. The presenters will discuss and present examples of specific performance-based assessments they use and how they enhance them by using technological tools.

Fairview-Clifton German Language School is a K–6 magnet school in Cincinnati, OH. Topics include unique scheduling and 100% target language usage supporting the general classroom teacher. Projects in Grades 1, 3, and 6 will be presented. Fairview’s GAPP exchange for former students in Grades 8 or 9 will also be discussed.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Janet Wang and Sara Chao, New Trier Township High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Scott Rooksberry and Ashley Jones, Fairview-Clifton German Language School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Linda Scolaro, Prospect High School; Angela Hawkins, Wheeling High School; Cristina Modica and Maria Weber, Maine South High School; Dolores Pigoni-Miller, Ridgewood High School; Robert Pirazzini Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

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199 Interactive Simulation Game for Students

202 Digital Humanities and German Studies: Part 1

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Participants will learn about the Goethe-Institut’s new interactive online simulation game and get to know how to implement it in their teaching environment. This game for beginning and intermediate learners combines the acquisition of STEM content and relevant linguistic structures and vocabulary.

The following papers will be presented: “From Instructional Technology to Digital Humanities: Goals, Objectives and Outcomes” (Urlaub) and “Social Network Analysis in German Studies: WELTLITERATUR@UCLA” (Kim).

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

200 Making the Leap from Intermediate to Advanced Writing in German This session offers participants instructional strategies for scaffolding writing activities and assessments to help intermediate level German students reach Advanced proficiency in writing. Come learn about the Expanded Model-Based Approach, which includes work with “chunked” vocabulary appropriate to particular text genres; integration of writing activities with other communicative modes; analysis and creative transformation of text models; and a step-by-step writing process that combines out-of-class individual work with in-class, guided and/or group writing. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Jennifer Redmann, Franklin & Marshall College; Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim, Calvin College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Per Urlaub, University of Texas at Austin; David Kim, UCLA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

203 Integrating German and Environmental Science: Sample Teaching Units Topics centering on environmental sustainability are on young learners’ minds in the United States and other countries, and learning about them in an interdisciplinary fashion can be highly motivating and engaging. In addition, these topics lend themselves to cultural comparisons and improve students’ cultural understanding. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): John Stark and Katharina Barbe, Northern Illinois University; Ninja Nagel, Barrington High School; Sigurd Piwek, Milwaukee German Immersion School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

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Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Andrea Pfeil and Simona Gnade, Goethe-Institut New York Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

This session will provide teachers with strategies to be used to align projects to AP themes and tasks. All of the content of the presentation aligns with the AP themes and can be used in the Italian 1 through the AP course.

Assessing the Foreign Language Minor According to ACTFL Guidelines This session will teach participants how to assess student proficiency upon completion of a university foreign language minor program. Both the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) and the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) provide authentic examples of written and oral abilities. ACTFL assessment rubrics are used to evaluate proficiency and will be explained in the presentation. A sample of a minor program questionnaire will also be available for comment. Presenter(s): Chris Picicci, Colorado State University-Pueblo

Error Correction, Assessment. and Evaluation in Classes of Italian FL/L2 This contribution will develop the main problems encountered during Italian FL/L2 learning by American students and the most common mistakes (morphosyntactic, phonological, L1 transfers, lexical errors), providing teaching tools to promote and encourage Italian learning and analyzing the evaluation process. Presenter(s): Francesca Romana Memoli, Licia Scarpellino, and Fabiola Tiberi, Accademia Italiana Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

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2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

206 Integrated Performance Assessments: Show Me What You Can Do

208 Natural Conversation and Chinese Language Teaching

211 Towards the Design Principles for Flipping CFL Classroom

Using authentic materials such as natural conversation in language teaching presents exciting opportunities and at the same time major challenges. This panel addresses these issues by highlighting natural conversation features and discussing ways in which spoken Chinese language teaching can be improved.

This panel aims to formulate a design framework for flipped classroom in CFL through an examination of two successful instances in college elementary Chinese. The respective advantages and disadvantages of both flipped and traditional classroom are highlighted.

Are you interested in transforming your usual teaching practice into an engaging, authentic, culturally relevant learning experience for students? This presentation will introduce real-life IPA units from our classrooms, demonstrate successful tasks aligned through IPA, and then participants will have time to create activities and assessments for use in your own classrooms. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Kei Tsukamaki, Kentlake High School; Yoshitaka Inoue, Kamiak High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

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2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

207 AATJ Research Paper Session III: Technology PRESENTATIONS: CALL Meets JFL: A Case Study of Japanese Learning in a 3D Virtual World CALL theorists and practitioners generally agree that the use of technology may facilitate the students’ target language acquisition. In particular, the study aims to ascertain how JFL students engage with a curriculum fully based in a 3D virtual simulation of Tokyo while exploring various city attractions and interacting with other users in Japanese. Presenter(s): Kasumi Yamazaki, University of Toledo

Designing an Online Japanese-English Intercultural Community This presentation demonstrates how two language instructors have created, maintained, and improved an international bilingual team-blog project over the course of 5 years with students at American and Japanese universities. The presenter will share significant research findings as well as show sample student work. Presenter(s): Mariko Kawaguchi, Michigan State University

Design Implications for Collaborative and Autonomous Blended Learning FSI has embarked on a major multifaceted project to transform its application development platform into a new environment to build products and systems that are accessible through mobile devices. Efforts are underway for implementing mobile apps, developing mobile-ready courses, and e-publishing. Presenter(s): Wha-Chun Kim, Foreign Service Institute Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

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Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Hongyin Tao, Danjie Su, Wei Wang, and Haiping Wu, UCLA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

209 Grammar Instruction: Differentiation and Contextualized Learning This panel will focus on the instruction of some grammar times that share similar functions and usages at the beginning, intermediate, and pre-advanced levels, and how meaningful contextualized learning tasks based on real-life situations may enhance grammar instruction. The panel will conclude with the third presentation that will focus on grammar instruction at the pre-advanced level, for which xiangfan, fan’er, and bingqie, erqie will be examined in particular. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Fang Liu, Oberlin College; Jianling Liao, CIEE Study Center; Jin Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

210 Character Learning and Literacy Development: How and Why This session addresses the issue of character instruction in the Chinese language curriculum. It outlines standard approaches to character instruction and reading development, noting unresolved controversies over approaches to literacy development, including the relevance of the writing of characters by hand. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Claudia Ross, College of the Holy Cross; David Porter, University of Michigan; Shuhan Wang, ELE Consulting International Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Jia Yang, University of Dayton; Wei Wang and Chengxu Yin, University of Notre Dame Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

212 L2 Error Analysis PRESENTATIONS: A Study on the Effects of Different Types of Error Treatment on Acquisition The study investigates the effects of three types of error treatments (i.e., elicitation, correction, and repetition) on the L2 Chinese learning effects in a primary school setting. The learning effects are compared between the three error treatment methods and related to specific error treatment methods. Presenter(s): Meng Wu, Institute for Global Chinese Language Teacher Education

Error Classification and Annotation of the TOCFL Learner Corpus The TOCFL learner corpus is a 1.5 million-character corpus of Learner Chinese. In this panel, the presenter will discuss the related issues, including error identification and classification. Also, the search tool and statistics of the error types of the annotated corpus will be presented. 33,497 error tokens have been found to date. Presenter(s): Liping Chang, National Taiwan Normal University

Detachable V-O Compounds: Error Analysis and Instructional Strategies This article analyzes and discusses the errors and mistakes that students of Chinese as a second/foreign language frequently make when they learn to use the detachable V-O compounds. Presenter(s): Ren Shujing, CET Harbin Program Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Friday, November 20, 2015 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

213 STARTALK Discover Russian! Ready. Set. Go.

216 Managing the Multilevel Class

What happens when students learning a new language connect with teachers in the collocated Training Program for that language? Connections and inspiration! Presenters will share strategies for engaging students in the target language with integrated culture and content, using and adapting authentic materials for this purpose. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Sandstrom, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Lisa Choate, American Councils for International Education; Kateryna Ratushnyuk, Bruriah High School; Nataliya Ushakova, Staten Island Technical High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Russian

214 Creating Content Courses to Increase Language Proficiency in HLs and L2s Come see why teaching language through content is an effective approach for developing proficiency for heritage and second language learners. The presenter will share 10 strategies and activities that you can use to create a content course about any subject. Presenter(s): Alegria Ribadeneira, Colorado State University-Pueblo Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

215 Oh, the Places You’ll Go in a Student-Centered Classroom! Want to know how to get your students to do more work and at a deeper level? Are you struggling with ways to use authentic resources so that your students “get it”? In this fast-paced and hands-on session, participants will leave with strategies that build community, get students reflecting on their learning, and make them work harder than the teacher. Presenter(s): Katrina Griffin, North County High School; Cora Hofstetter  Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Julie Foss, Saginaw Valley State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

217 Meeting the Challenges of Classroom Management and Learner Engagement Participants will: (1) expand their inventory of age-appropriate classroom management and learner engagement with five classroom strategies, (2) link their teaching actions with student learning and target language use, (3) resolve specific classroom management issues based on reflective teaching and develop tangible pedagogical solutions. Presenter(s): Vesna Dimitrieska and Martha Nyikos, Indiana University; Retno Hendryanti, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

218 The Engaging Interview Discuss engaging interview techniques that will wow administrators, principals and/or deans. Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

219 Hosting ACTFL OPI/MOPI Trainings and Proficiency Workshops at Your School Learn how to schedule and host your own on-site OPI, Modified OPI (MOPI) training or other proficiency-based workshop such as the Writing Guidelines Familiarization. Understand the different options along with pricing and scheduling information. Speak directly with a member of our training team to help you identify the right workshop to meet your institutional needs.

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E26 The Enchantment of Story: Learning German with Cornelia Funke Bestselling German author Cornelia Funke holds an open discussion with teachers about her books, storytelling and engaging students in story. Sponsored by the German Consulate General Los Angeles. Sponsor: General Consulate of Germany in LA Presenter(s): Cornelia Funke, General Consulate of Germany in LA Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E27 Building Literacy in the Spanish Classroom How can Spanish teachers build literacy skills in students? This interactive session showcases informational and culturally authentic readings with supporting activities to use right away in your class. Through materials presented and discussion among participants, we will explore strategies for reading, vocabulary development, writing, and speaking.  Sponsor: Pearson Presenter(s): Richard Sayers, Pearson Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E28 Multicultural Learning in the French Classroom Martin Babilotte of Hachette FLE discusses integrating Francophone culture in French language classes across a diverse range of learners. Using the cultures of the different French-speaking countries can broaden the appeal of the language to learners coming from different backgrounds. Forms of nonverbal communication are also discussed. Sponsor: Hachette FLE Presenter(s): Martin Babilotte, Hachette FLE; Nicolas Mengin and Daniel Eastman, MEP Education Audience Level: All Language of Presentation(s): English, French Applicable Language: French

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Has low enrollment or lack of resources made a multilevel or “split” class a reality in your program? Learn how to make teaching more than one level at a time work for both you and your students. This session will highlight flipped classroom and differentiated instruction techniques to help you meet the challenges of simultaneously teaching multiple levels while promoting interaction and communication.

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DAILY PROGRAM 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E29 Engaging Authentic AP® Challenges with APprenons, 2nd Edition

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APprenons, 2nd edition, offers AP® students and those in multilevel classrooms even more communicative activities in the three modes with authentic audio and texts from numerous Francophone countries and incorporating additional vocabulary support. Specific preparation strategies for AP® tasks and accompanying learning site promote further linguistic and cultural growth.  Sponsor: Wayside Publishing Presenter(s): Brittany Goings, Boulder Valley School District; Elizabeth Zwanziger, University of Northern IA/IA World Lang Association Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E30 Echo: New French Textbook with Canadian Cultural Context Echo pour l’Amérique du Nord: an original and successful approach to adapt a task-based French program to the North American (mainly Canadian) context: themes, vocabulary, culture, phonetics . . . with the help of teachers from Mc Gill and Concordia universities of Montreal. Sponsor: CLE International Presenter(s): M. Jean-Luc Wollensack, CLE International Audience Level: 6–12, Higher Education Language of Presentation: English, French Applicable Language: French

Friday, November 20, 2015 3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

220 AAUSC Italian Section Meeting

224 Will You Marry Me? Engage in the Interpersonal Mode!

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

221 “Rules” of Engagement: The Use of Comprehensible Input in the WL Classroom This session explores Krashen’s comprehensible input (CI) hypothesis and its relevance to engagement in the classroom. CI is encouraged in lesson planning, but many WL teachers do not understand how it fleshes out in the classroom. This session shows the “what” and “why” of CI to improve engagement and ultimately advance language acquisition.

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

This session demonstrates the benefits of action research and shares the results of three action research projects conducted in high school French classes. Topics include: the impact of reading assignments on writing development in a TPRS classroom; the power of choice, ownership, and differentiation in homework assignments in the world language classroom; and teaching reading comprehension strategies to Novice level students using both authentic and edited texts.

222 Transform Your Learning Climate with Trust, Initiative, and New Games Trust, initiative, and “new” (non-competitive) games offer a treasure trove for language teachers who want to transform the learning climate in their classes while offering inspired standards-based instruction. Discover these games—again or for the first time! Play games, understand value, adapt for language and culture, and identify sources. Presenter(s): Christine Schulze and Kirsten Addison, Concordia Language Villages Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

223 Demystifying AP World Languages and Cultures

Presenter(s): David Jahner and Marcia Arndt, The College Board Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Michelle Kindt, Hershey High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

If you’d like an insider’s view of the AP World Languages and Cultures program and the myriad resources available to all teachers, this session is for you! Participants will gain information about course and exam development and resources, how to locate and interpret statistics, and teacher support materials, including new Online Modules.

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225 Transforming Language Teaching Through Action Research

Presenter(s): Daniel Morris, Southern Oregon University; Katherine Ditzel, Oaks Christian School; Lauren Farrelly; Rebecca Richardson, Sage Hill School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

226 Planting SEEDs of Inclusion and Diversity in the AP French Curriculum The National Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) Project on Inclusive Curriculum engages teachers, college faculty, parents, and community leaders from all subjects, grades, and geographic locations to create gender fair, multiculturally equitable, socioeconomically aware, and globally informed education. This presentation looks at how some of SEED’s core concepts can be used to create a more inclusive AP French curriculum. Presenter(s): Andrew Barter, Berkshire School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Friday, November 20, 2015

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3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

227 Fostering Cultural Literacy and Inspiring Debate with Political Cartoons

229 What’s Trending in Language Learning: Table Visits with the ACTFL TOYs

232 LinguaFolio Online Goes Mobile: Real-Time Goal-Setting and Reflection

In this session, the presenters will share strategies as to how to use political cartoons to help students of French develop critical thinking skills and cultural and visual literacy. Each presenter will share a lesson plan organized around a recent, culturally relevant political drawing and offer suggestions as to how to engage students in constructive debate around the issues evoked by the text. Topics addressed will include immigration, the question of freedom of the press, and the role of government.

What’s trending in language learning for the ACTFL National Language Teachers of the Year? Come participate in a fast-paced, interactive session where the TOYs will discuss topics of personal interest related to language learning with small table groups, giving you the opportunity to visit several stations during the session. Leave with new ideas for instruction, advocacy, and professional involvement.

LinguaFolio Online (LFO) is now available as a mobile app. Students can take photos or record audio and video on their handheld devices and submit them as evidence toward the NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks seamlessly as they engage in normal classroom activities. We present the results of a pilot study in two Oregon high school classrooms.

Presenter(s): Heidi Holst-Knudsen, Alexandra Borer, and Samuel Skippon, Columbia University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

228 Global Engagement: Stories from Around the World This plenary will feature a panel of renowned experts—Renate Schulz, Professor Emerita, University of Arizona, Peace Corps volunteer, and author of Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali; Susan Candiotti, journalist and national correspondent for CNN; and Terry Lamb, University of Sheffield, UK and President, FIPLV—who will challenge the audience to consider global engagement in all its facets from the personal to the professional. Their stories will serve as models for language educators to engage their learners globally and set them on a path to global competence. Moderator: Jacque Bott Van Houten, ACTFL President Panelists: Renate Schulz, Professor Emerita, University of Arizona, Peace Corps volunteer, and author of Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali; Susan Candiotti, journalist and national correspondent for CNN; Terry Lamb, University of Sheffield, UK and President, FIPLV Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

230 QRs and Avatars: Technology Tools for Digital Learning in World Languages This session focuses on digital learning. The session encourages language teachers to use their TPACK— technological pedagogical content knowledge—to think about the learning targets with not only the content goals and the pedagogy in mind, but also the technology.

Presenter(s): Lindsay Marean and Renee Marshall, Center for Applied Second Language Studies Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

233 Authentic Communication in the Target Language? Yes, They Can! What language do your students use when communicating with each other? If it is not the target language you teach, come learn about engaging classroom activities and routines that students love, ask for more of, and will have them excited to be communicating in the target language. Leave this session knowing how to create and implement speaking and writing activities that support and motivate your students. Learn how self-assessment of speaking and writing helps students identify their strengths and set goals for improvement.

Presenter(s): Deborah Kunes, South Mountain High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Amy Hornby Uribe, Winona State University; Rose Potter, University of Texas at Austin Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

231 A Recipe for Rigor in the World Language Classroom What does rigor look like in the world language classroom? In this session, explore the ingredients for a rigorous world language classroom through topics such as target language use, questioning and discussion techniques, tiering strategies, and more. Presenter(s): Leslie Grahn and Jennifer Cornell, Howard County Public Schools, MD Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

234 From Fragmentation to Collaboration: Aligning a K–8 Program How can we create maximum proficiency in an aligned world language program? In this session, we will discuss the process our department went through to transform from a fragmented program to one that is both aligned and collaborative. Educators will walk away with ideas and tools to implement in their own districts. Presenter(s): Rebecca Collora and Faith Laux, Winnetka Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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Presenter(s): Christine Lanphere, Natomas High School; Clarissa Adams Fletcher, Dunwoody High School; Yo Azama, North Salinas High School; Lisa Lilley, Springfield (MO) Public Schools; Ken Stewart, Chapel Hill High School; Toni Theisen, Loveland High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Friday, November 20, 2015

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

235 Transforming Learners Through Traditional Spanish Language Music

238 In-Class Interviews

241 Language Portfolios in Action

Learn about a 12-minute conversation in Spanish, combining culture with grammar or vocabulary. After a preliminary conversation with a partner, attendees will elaborate on their partner’s oral responses by composing in third person different documents like postcards, emails, letters, newspaper articles, invitations. A video will be shown. Handout provided.

Across North America, language portfolios are gaining traction. They engage students, provide defined pathways for self-assessment and place learners at the heart of language learning. This session will share an overview of how language portfolios support the development of learner autonomy and assessment as learning in K–12 classrooms in Canada.

Presenter(s): Carmen Del Castillo-Zerbe, York College of Pennsylvania Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Caroline Turnbull, Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

239 Keeping Your FLES Students and YOU Communicating in the Target Language

242 From Performance to Proficiency: Giving Performance Assessments a Makeover

As language teachers, our biggest challenge is maintaining 90% in the target language. Staying in the TL is possible at any age or proficiency level! Get ready to learn, reflect, and share, and to walk away excited and prepared to apply these ready-to-use strategies right away!

Session participants will learn to apply principles of the MOPI and ACTFL guidelines to develop an integrated performance assessment system, including an efficient and effective model for teacher interviews, a reliable and accurate rubric and simple, engaging student-to-student interactive practices. Participants will also discover methods for collection and use of inter-rater reliability data. Participants will find that the session will affect daily language instruction in their classroom and school, moving it from a focus on performance toward an increased focus on proficiency.

Presenters will demonstrate how to use traditional Spanish language music in helping students achieve greater cultural and linguistic competence. Based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, the presenters will show several techniques and uses of traditional music in the foreign language classroom at different levels. Presenter(s): Nieves Knapp and Gregory Thompson, Brigham Young University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

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236 AP Themes in the Level 3 and 4 Classroom Challenge your level 3 and 4 students with content-rich units addressing the 6 AP themes—Family and Community, Contemporary Life, Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Personal and Public Identities, and Beauty and Aesthetics. In this cross-curricular approach, students engage in project-based learning while improving their language skills. Presenter(s): Susan Terranova, Mount Saint Joseph High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

237 Bringing the Fifth ‘C’ to the Fore: Service Learning in Beginning Spanish This interactive presentation will demonstrate how integrating community connection can change the model of language learning in an introductory Spanish classroom: from learning the language with the goal of some time practicing it in real-life contexts to practicing real-life interactions as you learn. Presenter(s): Ksenia Bonch Reeves, Wright State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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Presenter(s): Dustin Greenberg, Hiawatha Elementary School; Talia Sussman, Wescott School Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

240 BOSSA: Transforming Classroom Practice Through Student SelfAssessment A new tool, the Basic Outcomes Student Self-Assessment (BOSSA) protocol, transforms the classroom experience using automated delivery and tailored feedback adaptable for multiple languages and levels. BOSSA helps students evaluate skills in relation to proficiency goals, linking low-stakes performance tasks and regular self-assessment practice Presenter(s): Gabriela Sweet and Sara Mack, University of Minnesota Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Beatrix Preusse-Burr and Rudy Smith, Fairfax County Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

243 Make It Fun! Play Your Way to Intermediate Proficiency! First languages are learned in the low-stress playground environment. World languages can be, too! Discover easily created games that increase student output. These games can be adapted for LCTLs and mixed-proficiency classrooms. Come, play, and make your class more engaging and interactive! Presenter(s): Kirsten Gassman  Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Friday, November 20, 2015

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3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

244 Gesture Boot Camp: Sharpen Your Skills, Stop Sloppy Signs

248 Research Paper Presentations on Children Learning FL

249 Research Paper Presentations on College Level Initiatives in FL

“Keep it in the target language” with gestures that aren’t unclear or misleading. A language teacher with a background in theater leads participants through an interactive series of physical exercises designed to build proficiency and confidence in using small and full-body gestures to support concrete and abstract communication in the language.

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How Much Knowledge Do Children Have About Language?

Cross-Linguistic Interdisciplinary Initiatives and Their Impact

This presentation will explore the concept of language awareness, a little-known aspect of child language acquisition. To do so, the results of a study investigating language awareness in young language learners (ages 4 and 10) enrolled in the University Language Academy for Children are analyzed. The presentation will offer implications and practical applications of the study.

The first part of the presentation discusses two innovative cross-linguistic initiatives developed for undergraduate students: the interdisciplinary seminar, “European Languages: History and Theory” and the learning needs-based semester-long extracurricular workshop series, “Expert Language Learner.”

Presenter(s): Lara Ravitch, American English Institute, University of Oregon Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

This session aims to provide strategies to shape elective courses which appeal to students with diverse interests and engage them in varied ways, while accommodating different learning styles. Topics include use of an online discussion board, connecting literature/film to contemporary concerns, and organizing lively student-oriented discussions. Presenter(s): Natalia Wodnicka, Collegiate School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

246 Goodbye, Grammar Approach! Now What? Do you want to minimize grammar instruction and instead build proficiency through performance-based activities? This session describes steps to successfully transition to such a model. Presenters will share ideas and resources, including activities across the three modes. Participants can access multiple resources online during the session. Presenter(s): Jill Gomez, Miami University Hamilton; Tiffany Belka and Leah Henson, Miami University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

247 Transformation Francophone ou la Double vie de Mes Élèves This workshop will demonstrate how to motivate and fully engage French learners to immerse themselves in the varied cultures of the Francophone world. This program allows the teacher to integrate authentic material, technology, and student collaboration. Presenter(s): Françoise Moreau, Kent Place School Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Inspire Infants, Engage Educators, Transform Teaching in Early Childhood This paper explores the professional values which underpin choices made on behalf of young children for learning a foreign language in the early years of schooling with examples from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australasia. Historical frameworks shaping European policy are reviewed alongside recent legislation. Presenter(s): Martine Jago, Pepperdine University

Promoting Global Understanding in Young Children Through Immersion This study explores a partial Spanish immersion preschool and how it shapes children’s global understanding and knowledge of foreign languages and cultures. Results showed students understand some Spanish and know about other cultures. Interviews indicated the parents’ commitment to promoting global understanding and reinforcing Spanish at home. Presenter(s): Amara Stuehling, Indiana University Moderator: Gregg Roberts, Utah State Office of Education Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Applicable Language: Non-language specific

OPI as a Required Component of a Foreign Language Major Program Incorporating official OPI/WPT into university language major programs as exit exam. Process implemented at state university: pitfalls, successes, correlations between OPI levels and grades, link with study abroad. The presenter will share outcomes and means to improve ratings, how to acquire administrative support. Presenter(s): Betsy Partyka, Ohio University

Trends in Program Assessment in U.S. Community College Language Programs This paper reports on a national survey of program assessment activity in community college language programs. Results suggest that some capacity is in place (e.g., via institutional requirements and support), but is lacking in other crucial areas (e.g., funding, expertise, time, leadership). Moreover—and relatedly—assessment use in community colleges appears mainly for accountability purposes and less so for educational innovation and improvement. Presenter(s): John Davis and Young A Son, Georgetown University Moderator: Vardit Ringvald, Institute for the Advancement of Hebrew (IAH) Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

TRANSFORM YOUR INSTRUCTION! DON’T MISS THE ACTFL PLENARY SESSION ON RESEARCH PRIORITIES Hear three researchers from Phase III of the Research Priorities project describe key results of their studies that share the common goal of transforming teaching through participation in communities of practice.

Research Priorities—Phase III: Using Research to Transform Professional Practice Saturday, November 21, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6A, San Diego Convention Center

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Presenter(s): Alexandra Morales-Reyes, University of Puerto Rico; Begona Arechabaleta

Presenter(s): Alexander Pichugin, Rutgers University

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3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Ballroom 20D, SD Convention Center

250 ACTFL Roundtable Presentations I Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in two 25-minute oral presentations and discussion with a group of 10 people seated around a common table. Roundtable presentations typically are 15 minutes of presentation followed by 10 minutes of discussion and feedback. After the first 25 minutes of presentation, attendees will be asked to select another table and topic.

250-01 Language at the Community College Nexus: Surveying the Field

250-08 Agency and Motivation: Reflecting on the Instructor–Student Relationship

Who studies languages at U.S. community colleges, and why? Who teaches them, and how? This roundtable presents survey instruments that the Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC) has developed and piloted over the past year, and which will be circulated nationwide. Discussion will consider adaptations and additional research directions.

The roundtable discussion will elaborate on the concepts of motivation through the lens of the data collected. Furthermore, it will question the multifaceted influence of the instructor with specific reference to his/her self-belief and sense of agency and the implications related to classroom dynamics.

Presenter(s): Alexander Funk, Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC); Tomonori Nagano, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY; Eric Ketcham, CUNY Graduate Center

250-09 Writing Collaboration Between Elementary School and College Students

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250-02 Yours, Mine, and Ours: Collaboration Across the Curriculum Our students need the ability to collaborate on meaningful projects with real-world application, within and beyond the language classroom. This French class who won blue ribbons in their State History Fair will inspire you to take your students beyond the “group project.”  Presenter(s): Debra Davis, St. Petersburg Catholic High School

250-03 Augmented Reality in 21st Century Language Classroom (continued) Watch and create your own augmented reality projects with Aurasma Studio! This roundtable is a continuation of a presentation on Augmented Reality at the 2014 Convention in San Antonio. We will take another look at the projects created for language classrooms. We will go over how to create your own AR content through Aurasma Studio, how to add an extra layer to an image or text, and how to hide a video or a 3D animation inside an image. Presenter(s): Janna Lelchuk, Juneau School District/University of Alaska SE

250-04 The Flipped Classroom: A Concept to Maximize Oral Proficiency In this session, the presenter will define the concept of the flipped classroom, show participants how to create an online course including videos of grammar lectures, daily forums, written and oral assignments, and quizzes. Participants will also be given practical oral assignments to be done in class in order to achieve a higher level of oral proficiency. Presenter(s): Aileen Mootoo, Southeastern Louisiana University

250-05 Assessment Matters: Feedback Strategies in a Blended Classroom The role of explicit and implicit feedback in a blended FL classroom will be examined. Using quantitative and qualitative cross-item analyses of surveys, practical pedagogical recommendations for enhancing student motivation and engagement will be provided. Participants will leave with sample surveys and ready-to-use tips on assessment techniques. Presenter(s): Irina Ivliyeva, Missouri University of Science and Technology

250-06 Nonprofit Partnerships: Building Collaborative Community With limited class time and expansive curriculum, topics of high interest to students are often left out or condensed in long range planning. With this in mind, an afterschool program was developed to continue learning beyond school hours. Presenter(s): Katherine Visconti, Furman University

250-07 Designing Language Courses to Explore Cultural Perspectives This session reports on the development of language courses which make culture central. In these courses, students examine cultural perspectives in such topics as food, gift-giving customs, and holidays. Selected materials provide multiple perspectives on cultural topics. The presenter will discuss the content of sample units. Presenter(s): Yasuko Rallings, Wake Forest University

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This presentation focuses on a service learning partnership between elementary school students and college students who exchanged letters in French and formed a writing-based relationship that was instructive and encouraging for both parties. The presenter will share a writing partners model, which also includes a book project that could be replicated by attendees. Presenter(s): Vanessa Arnaud, California State University, Sacramento

250-10 Service Learning Project Ideas for University Students This roundtable session will discuss possible service learning projects for Spanish university students in the U.S. The presenter will demonstrate how she has designed and implemented a service learning course in a small department in a university located in a rural area. The roundtable will discuss the benefits and challenges of creating a service learning component or course. Additionally, the outcomes from both the students’ and recipients’ perspectives will be presented. Presenter(s): Anne Reynolds-Case, Louisiana Tech University

250-11 Integrating Reading and Technology to Teach Francophone Culture This curriculum is intended for the instruction of Francophone culture to college students through the integration of reading and technology. The acquisition of linguistic and cultural competence is crucial to the course, which centers on reading authentic texts and developing strategies for reading fluency, writing skills, and cultural awareness. Presenter(s): Alexandra Shaeffer, University of Iowa

250-12 Developing Effective Korean Heritage Curriculum The presenter addresses issues designing and developing a heritage curriculum, changing demographics, and needs of Korean heritage students. Introduction of authentic material, practically applicable grammar lessons and related activities, and lessons evolve around students’ performances together with project-based, community-oriented approaches in curriculum building. Presenter(s): Jaemin Roh, Boston University

250-13 Recycling Student Research Through Online Forums in a Conversation Class Online forums can be a great tool for encouraging students to do research. Content can be reused as material for class discussions and final projects. Forums are also an effective tool for recycling keywords, new vocabulary, more complex structures, and the instructor’s feedback and comments. Presenter(s): Julio Quintero, Grove City College

250-14 Renovating Language Learning Centers in the Post-LanguageLab Era In this roundtable conversation, the presenter will share how an 18-year-old language laboratory at a small, private liberal arts university has evolved over time to meet the needs of its constituents. Presenter(s): Bridget Yaden, Pacific Lutheran University

Friday, November 20, 2015 250-15 Mentoring Graduate Students for the Academic Job Market This roundtable will help graduate students and newly graduates refine their job search skills, develop a personalized action plan and learn about strategies that will help them integrate into the academic job market in North America. Presenter(s): Elissa Tognozzi (Chair) and Salvatore Bancheri, University of Toronto; Michael Lettieri, University of Toronto Mississauga

250-16 Promoting Oral Interview Proficiency: A Communicative Module This presentation informs educators on how they can help learners become more successful interviewers by building fluency in communicative tasks. Most of this presentation will provide experiential demonstrations of task-based interview activities. All these techniques will be adaptable to different proficiency levels. Presenter(s): Yeong-Lian Chu, Foreign Services Institute

250-17 Developing a Self-Directed Language Study Program Self-Directed Language Study programs and Directed Independent Language Study programs have emerged as a solution for the growing demand for the study of Less Commonly Taught Languages in higher education. Drawing from the University of Denver’s Center for World Languages and Cultures as an example, this presentation will discuss the issues concerning these types of programs, including assessment of institutional and student needs, acquisition of funding, and selection of language partners and study materials.

250-18 How to Better Measure the Lexical Fluency and Syntactic Complexity of ESL Writing The primary content that will be presented in this session is how the lexile level measure can assist ESL teachers to implement systematic evaluation of learners’ English writing. A wide range of benefits of using lexile level in ESL writing assessment will be presented and the participants will be sharing ideas with respect to pros and cons of the lexile level measure compared with current other types of ESL writing assessment. Presenter(s): Mijin Eom and Laura Ballard, Florida State University

250-19 Taking Language Learning Online: Friend or Foe? This presentation and follow-up discussion will focus on concrete ways to provide communication, active learning, and student engagement in a hybrid or online format. Examples of media, specific assignments, and materials will be provided for teaching interactive lessons. In addition, sample assessment rubrics will accompany the assignments. The discussion that follows will elicit suggestions and ideas for creating an effective language learning experience that transcends a traditional face-to-face format for instruction.  Presenter(s): Randi Polk, Eastern Kentucky University

250-20 “Stayin’ Alive” During Curriculum Design Curriculum writing doesn’t need to be a nightmare! Talk with someone who has written a curriculum based on authentic materials for Grades 3–8. We will look at the process/steps, behind-the-scenes tips, and tech tools that play an important role in the obtainment, organization, and implementation of the curriculum. Presenter(s): Heather Cherney, Northbrook Glenview District 30

250-21 Uses of Pinterest for the French Teacher and the French Class This roundtable will demonstrate to the 21st century French teacher how to use this multifaceted app and website in and outside the classroom. The presenter will discuss the technical aspects, types of tasks, and projects for students to work on, and resources for the teacher to use as well as the collective aspect of this social networking tool. Presenter(s): Claire Bouyssie, Greens Farms Academy

250-22 Helping Pre-Service Language Teachers Meet the Challenges of edTPA The presenter will discuss the challenges and successes of piloting the edTPA portfolio assessment with seven undergraduate teacher candidates (Spanish P–12). Advice and suggestions will be shared for helping candidates succeed on this high stakes assessment. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences with edTPA with other attendees.

250-23 Guided Inductive Approaches on the Learning of a Second Language Grammar The goal of this research is to evaluate the possible benefits of orienting teaching grammar towards inductive approaches. Participants will certify the positive effects of these methods increasing auto-analysis and creating outputs through student-centered activities improving learners’ self-confidence and grammatical awareness. Presenter(s): Nicole Bonino, University of Virginia

250-24 Regional Collaboration Through Technology: The Texas Language Consortium This roundtable session provides participants the opportunity to talk with faculty and administrators of the Texas Language Consortium (TLC). The TLC is an innovative language-sharing program started in 2012 by five small, private universities in the central Texas region: Concordia, Lubbock Christian, Schreiner, Texas Lutheran, and Texas Wesleyan University. Presenter(s): Rui Cao, Schreiner University; Christopher Dickens, Texas Lutheran University; Abraham Mata, Lubbock Christian University

250-25 Increasing Language Production in the Arabic Classroom Explore opportunities and challenges in enhancing oral production; presenter addresses one language level and method adopted to increase production within that particular level; others will talk about challenges faced in reconciling between FuSha and Darija in oral production. Discussions will be contextualized within the related literature. Presenter(s): Mbaye Lo and Muhammad Habib, Duke University; Manar Darwish, Bryn Mawr College; Sidow Mohammed, University of Minnesota; Aman Nadhiri, Johnson C. Smith University

250-26 Using Technology and Collaboration to Enhance Writing Development The social nature of writing promotes the usage of collaboration. This working mode facilitates the completion and development of writing as a skill through dialogic encounters that stimulate negotiation. Additionally, technology leads students to take an active role on the completion of a common goal (e.g., becoming writers that express their ideas effectively and that address their audience properly). Thus, attendees will be provided with meaningful insights on how to design and apply writing activities that are both: (a) mediated by social tools (like Google Docs) and (b) completed collaboratively. Presenter(s): Laura Valentin-Rivera, Texas Tech University

250-27 IPA in Novice Japanese: Effective Approaches and Scaffolding This session focuses on integrated performance assessment (IPA) at the Novice level. Presenters will show their sample materials, criteria, and student’s feedback and discuss scaffolding techniques aiding the use of authentic materials as well as approaches to topic and material selection. Presenter(s): Minori Inada and Ayumi Mita, University of Minnesota

250-28 Visibility/Advocacy for Small Undergraduate German Programs at SUNY-Oswego This presentation will share two strategies used successfully for the visibility and advocacy of a small undergraduate German program: (1) a cooperative program with selected high schools whereby students may earn credit for advanced-level German study, (2) how memberships in a national German honorary society can also be used to advocate for German. Presenter(s): John Lalande II, State University of New York at Oswego

250-29 Community College for All—Languages for All With a possible mandate to implement free tuition for approximately nine million students at community colleges, the implications for foreign language departments must be considered. The roundtable will focus on the unique opportunity for language departments at community colleges to seize this moment to further the national goal of providing languages for all. Presenter(s): Sharon Fechter, Montgomery College

Presenter(s): Victoria Russell, Valdosta State University

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250-30 Global Learning Through Films: Beyond Language and Cultural Competency

250-37 In Enhancing Arabic Language Learners’ Noticing: A Focus on Form Approach

What is Global Learning? This presentation focuses on defining Global Learning and strategies to provide students with learning opportunities to foster global self-awareness and to develop media literacy, to understand cultural diversity. It also focuses on strategies to foster social responsibility through the analysis of Hispanic films.

This presentation reports on an online module designed within a Focus on Form (FonF) approach to teaching Arabic as a foreign language. The presentation will provide an overview of the suggested FonF approach, and will take the session attendees through the module components.

Presenter(s): Natalia Ruiz-Rubio, Eastern Washington University

250-38 Assessments’ Validity and Reliability in EFL Classroom Setting

250-31 Experiential Learning in Heritage Language Classroom Experiential Learning (EL) pedagogy encourages students to reflect on their learning to develop new knowledge and skills. It is a highly effective method for working with heritage language students. The presentation will describe one successfully implemented EL course for Russian heritage students and will engage attendees in brainstorming for other EL ideas. Presenter(s): Irina Dubinina, Brandeis University

250-32 Getting Students to Read the Classics

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This roundtable focuses on the organization and outcomes of a semester-long activity that encourages students to read literature. The objectives are obvious: enhance vocabulary, speaking, and reading skills. Students are asked to read abridged novels and create activities for their peers in order to share the experience of reading with others. Presenter(s): Nico Wiersema, ITESM

250-33 Germany for Real: Add a GAPP Exchange Find out how to introduce a successful long-term partnership as well as short-term group exchanges with a school in Germany. We will outline the benefits for your school and program as well as provide basic information on financial support available and the administrative first steps to become a part of the German American Partnership Program. Presenter(s): Stefanie Proessl, German American Partnership Program (GAPP) at Goethe-Institut New York

250-34 Principles and Practice for Designing Technology Integrated Projects A Chinese immersion program education technology coordinator will share the experience of transforming traditional units of instruction and projects into effective, technology-integrated projects for K–8. Real classroom projects in different performance ranges will be demonstrated. Towards the end, the participants will reflect on their own experiences integrating technology into the curriculum and discuss successful implementation strategies. Presenter(s): Xiaoqing Chen, Chinese American International School

250-35 Critical Thinking Teaching Approaches and the 5 Cs Most colleges have critical thinking as a targeted learning outcome for all students. This roundtable demonstrates critical thinking (CT) strategies that support engagement with World-Readiness Standards. Strategies for using CT to engage the 5 Cs are useful for designing effective approaches to both language/content learning and to critical thinking. Presenter(s): Daren Snider, University of Nebraska at Kearney

250-36 Corrective Feedback Strategies in TBTL Approach: An Observational Study Presenter will summarize the preliminary results of an observatory study based on the occurrence and the impact of teacher corrective feedback strategies in the Intermediate Spanish language task-based class. In addition, attendees will be exposed to teacher and students beliefs about feedback provision in the classroom.  Presenter(s): Maria Romero, Duke University

Presenter(s): Lama Nassif, Middlebury College With 20 newly opened courses for non-English major students, assessments have been shifting away from summative assessments to accumulative assessments. But can they work cooperatively to provide reliability and validity of the course assessments? A fair and proper answer will be presented after the qualitative research. Presenter(s): Zhuoya Wu, Dalian University of Technology

250-39 Teaching the Holocaust as a Language Course During this roundtable, participants and presenter will exchange ideas, discuss strategies for—and the pitfalls of—teaching the Holocaust as a language course. Emphasis will be placed on the use of source materials and addressing the issue of student comprehension versus oversimplification. Presenter(s): Mary Rodena-Krasan, University of Michigan

250-40 The Cube Model of Heritage Language Acquisition The Cube Model of Heritage Language Acquisition (HLA Cube) is aimed to facilitate personalized learning of heritage language speakers. The model helps students and instructors visualize the non-linear process of formation and development of heritage speaker, accurately interpret ACTFL proficiency levels in different domains, and develop personalized learning plans. Presenter(s): Elena Hillenburg, George Mason University

250-41 Addressing the Needs of First-Year Italian Curricula This roundtable discusses existing first-year Italian textbooks and explores how future materials may better address language learner needs. Topics include language and content, the characteristics, needs and interests of students, technology and media, grammatical demands and the communicative approach, OPI/ WPT influence, and culture. Presenter(s): Alessio Filippi and James Fortney, University of Southern California

250-42 Seal of Biliteracy: Local Grassroots Efforts in Changing Language Policy High school graduates from extended proficiency-based and immersion programs function at the Intermediate and Advanced levels. Presenters will discuss one district’s development of the Seal of Biliteracy to recognize this accomplishment, in a state without one. Data from first-year implementation and plans to advocate for a state seal will be included. Presenter(s): Doni Nasr and Jocelyn Raught, Cactus Shadows High School; Cristina Ladas, Language Solutions

250-43 Differentiation Ideas Using Technology This roundtable focuses on how to use technology to facilitate differentiated instruction in the high school Spanish classroom. We will discuss how to assign and assess differentiated materials as well as how to create a classroom culture of individualized learning as well as using the abundance of online resources to achieve these goals. Presenter(s): Mary Reed, St. George’s Independent School

250-44 Teaching Both Language and Literature in Translation in the Same Classroom The focus of the roundtable will be to discuss the challenges and outcomes when teaching a language/literature course that is cross-listed as an English literature or history course. Presenter(s): Amy Titus, University of Texas at Arlington Moderator: Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Dade College

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3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

Socially Committed Spanish Film: A Teaching Approach

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

251 Vocabulary and AP Latin

This presentation will cover basic methods to introduce filmic language and filmic terminology in class in a dynamic way, as well as the main filmic theories based on cultural studies on how to analyze and interpret Spanish film. Spanish will be our lingua franca, but questions will be open in English too.

257 Using the 3 Ps Model in Language Classrooms: Teaching Culture and Language

In this session, a member of the AP Latin Exam Development Committee will provide a comprehensive overview of the vocabulary of the texts required by the AP Latin syllabus and discuss methods that can make vocabulary acquisition and review smarter and more efficient. Presenter(s): David Banta, The Bishop’s School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

Presenter(s): Jorge Gonzalez Del Pozo, University of Michigan-Dearborn Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Film (Cinema) SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

252 ACTFL Teaching and Learning of Culture SIG Business Meeting

255 The Future of Mandarin Teaching: A New Approach to Oral Proficiency

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Teaching and Learning of Culture SIG Presenter(s): Kelly Frances Davidson (Chair), Valdosta State University; Stacey Johnson, Vanderbilt University; Paula Garrett-Rucks, Georgia State University Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

253 Publishing Your Research in ACTFL’s Foreign Language Annals The Editor, Managing Editor, and representatives of the Editorial Board of Foreign Language Annals will describe the journal’s goals, review the expectations for manuscripts submitted to the journal, and suggest strategies for transforming a dissertation or conference presentation into a scholarly paper. Presenter(s): Anne Nerenz, Eastern Michigan University; Joann Hammadou Sullivan, University of Rhode Island; Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

254 Domestic Violence and Spanish Film Analysis: Invigorating the Critical Skills Through Societal Issues

This session will detail why standard Chinese curricula and teaching methodologies often fail to reach beginning Chinese language learners. It will offer an alternate curriculum. This begins with the most familiar sentence patterns and adds to them—in building blocks—thereby shielding learners from some of the complexities of Chinese that cause people to fail or fear learning. Presenter(s): Mike Hainzinger, Joliet Junior College; Sarah Cole, John Murray Learning; Licheng Gu, Northwestern University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

256 Authentic Learning Environments that Engage African American WL Students The session introduces authentic Spanish and French Caribbean texts, songs, films, as well as translation and interpreting service learning projects used in recruiting and retaining African-American students in world language study. Participants will leave the session with lesson themes and assignments using all three modes of communication. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL African-American Students SIG Presenter(s): June Carter, Araceli HernandezLaroche, and María Francisco Montesó, University of South Carolina Upstate Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Arabic SIG Presenter(s): Fatima Baroudi, American Cooperative School of Tunis Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

258 Washback in the Cloud: VoiceThread as an Oral Assessment Tool

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The speakers will lead the group in a summarization of the day’s papers and will engage discussion on the state of the art in culture teaching and learning and how it is tied to language learning. A short business meeting will also take place at this time.

In this session, you will learn how products of culture can be used in creating hands-on cultural experiences in the world language classrooms. These simple hands-on activities lead to deeper understanding of the cultural products, practices, perspectives as well as an authentic learning of the target language.

This session presents how to use VoiceThread (VT) as an oral assessment tool in order to authentically enhance L2 learners’ speaking proficiency in English or Korean as a foreign language settings. Also, the participants will create their own assessment set using VT at the site in focus groups. Presenter(s): Taewoong Kim, University of Oklahoma Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

259 Teaching Portuguese at Distance: A PUC-Rio + SUNY Experience This session will present the first results of the currently ongoing pilot experiment of teaching Portuguese through videoconference conducted by PUC-Rio (Brazil) and SUNY at New Paltz. The pros and cons identified in the first year of this experiment will be presented in an interactive manner. Presenter(s): Rosa Meyer, PUC-Rio Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Portuguese

PRESENTATIONS: Domestic Violence as Portrayed in Spanish Cinema Film engages today’s students in ways that traditional literary genres do not always; however, it can also serve as a bridge to teaching students techniques that can be applied to their study of literature, such as prose narrative and theater. Presenter(s): Lynn Purkey, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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260 Dual Language Immersion in Portland: Final Results from a Three-Year Study

263 Creating Chinese Chatterboxes in Pre-K–4 Classrooms

266 Civil Disobedience and Its Consequences in the GDR

Creating opportunities for students to practice speaking Chinese is essential. Yu Ying will share the strategies and techniques that have been most successful in their pre-K/K program for helping students speak more Chinese and have fun at the same time.

This session introduces authentic materials and innovative teaching suggestions on how to teach this topic in German for the intermediate and advanced level. The presenters introduce a variety of representational media: a documentary and a biography that focus on youth opposition in the early years of the so-called “Republic,” regime-critical photo collages that were printed on postcards and sent through the German postal service, and graphic novels.

The results from a major federally funded study. The study of Portland Public Schools is a comprehensive longitudinal study of dual language immersion (DLI), examining the relationship between immersion and performance in subjects including math and language arts. Class observations and interviews also inform about best practices in developing and implementing DLI.

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Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Immersion SIG Presenter(s): Robert Slater, American Councils for International Education; Michael Bacon, Portland Public Schools; Jennifer Steele, American University Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 25C, SD Convention Center

261 A Proficiency Journey: Building an Inspired Language Classroom Come hear how one teacher transformed her classroom, both physically and philosophically, to be focused on 90+ target language in class. Experience strategies that will create a student-centered environment where students are taking risks and moving forward in their language ability. Presenter(s): Ashley Uyaguari, Innovation Academy Charter School; Darcy Rogers, Organic World Language Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

262 Learning to Create Chinese Pattern Stories This panel will demonstrate that pattern stories can be used for all levels of language proficiency by incorporating more complex language. Participants will create stories to share and be able to continue sharing after the convention by use of Google Docs. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Dali Tan, Northern Virginia Community College; Helena Curtain, University of WisconsinMilwaukee (Emerita); Janice Dowd, independent consultant Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Tuz-Ling (Crystal) Chen, Pearl Zaohe You, and Allen Jianhua Zhong, Washington Yu Ying PCS Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

264 50 Powerful Tricks to Engage Chinese Learners In this fast-paced session, we will share more than 50 of our favorite, time-tested, and powerful instructional designs to engage, challenge, and assess Chinese language learners. Our instructional designs are effective in promoting target language proficiency and cultural competency. Participants can easily adapt our examples for their own classes. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Meng Lusardi, Riverdale Country School; Frances Fu, Horace Mann School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

265 Kinder- und Jugendliteratur: New Tricks for Old Tried and True Works The AATG Kinder- und Jugendliteratur Committee will present strategies for works from Grimms’ Fairy Tales to Emil und die Detektive. The presenters will share strategies for making such texts accessible to students and using these materials to improve their communication skills including interactive online games, Google images, Twitter. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Joan Campbell, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School; Sarah Fetterhoff, Wachusett Regional High School; Elke Lorenz, Manhattan High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Iris Bork-Goldfield, Wesleyan University; Beatrix Brockman, Austin Peay State University; Beate Brunow, Wofford College; Marcel Rotter, University of Mary Washington Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

267 Building the Pyramid: A Groundup Approach to AP German Prepare all of your students for AP German, not just your seniors! Members of the AP German exam development committee will help participants learn about strategies for developing Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational skills in lower levels. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Daniel Holler, Pequea Valley High School; Glenn Levine, University of California, Irvine; Jonas Strecker, South Forsyth High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

268 Digital Humanities and German Studies: Part 2 The following papers will be presented: “The ‘Domain of One’s Own’ Project: Composing German for the Web” (Maxim & Block) and “The Development of German Proficiency and Digital Humanities Literacy Through Corpus-Based Language Learning” (Vyatkina). Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Hiram Maxim and Nick Block, Emory University; Nina Vyatkina, University of Kansas Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Friday, November 20, 2015

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3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

Understanding Italian Cyberspeak: Some Pedagogical Applications

Conversation-Based Authentic Materials for Active Listening in Japanese

269 Kreativer Umgang mit literarischen Texten aus D-A-(CH-L)

This presentation examines Italian cyberspeak, netspeak, and textspeak. It contains the following: (1) basic terminology, (2) written aspects of communication in Italian cyber language, (3) the representation of standard linguistics features of the spoken language but not included in the written language in Italian cyber language, (4) a pedagogical rationale for the introduction of cyber language in the Italian curriculum, (5) the five basic shortening techniques employed and emoticons, (6) selected succinct examples of a cybertext, and (7) an appendix with selected examples of cyberspeak abbreviations.

This study investigates the effectiveness of conversation-based authentic materials on university-level beginning learners’ understanding of aizuchi and their ability to produce it. Pragmatics-focused instructional materials used in the study to promote conversational engagement and cultural competence will be presented. Discussion of the study will include how aizuchi materials can be created to suit instructors’ various teaching environments and learner populations.

Presenter(s): Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

Generating Knowledge with Parents: The Case of Japanese Mothers in Montreal

In this presentation, three approaches to accessing literary texts from German-speaking countries will be introduced. Through field-tested teaching units, presenters will show how their students at the A2, B1, and B2 levels have worked with literary texts in a manner that fosters understanding, creativity, and engagement with both text and author. Participants will receive hands-on materials to serve as a starting point in their own creative projects. The session will be presented in German.

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

270 Results of the 2015 AP Italian Language and Culture Exam This presentation by the Chief Reader of the AP Italian Exam will report the statistical results of the 2015 exam while discussing strengths and weaknesses of student responses based on the final results of this exam. It will inform teachers of possibly needed adjustments to their instruction. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Giuseppe Cavatorta, University of Arizona Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Italian Applicable Language: Italian

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

272 Incorporating the iPad into the 21st Century Japanese Language Classroom This session demonstrates how to incorporate iPads into standards-based Japanese language classrooms to improve students’ 21st century skills. The presenter will discuss how to design effective learning activities using iPads and apps. Learning tasks will be showcased with student work samples. Feedback from students will be shared as well. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Kyoko Shoji, Notre Dame High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

273 AATJ Research Paper Session IV

271 Italian Pedagogy I

Challenges and Changes in Japanese Politeness Behavior of a Level 3 Class

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This study addressed the challenge of teaching politeness behavior by utilizing careful micro-ethnographic work to observe the politeness behavior of a Level 3 Japanese language class at a Midwestern university over the course of a semester of study. It is the goal of this presentation to show the challenges and changes of Japanese politeness behavior by utilizing data from interviews and situated communicative activities in the classroom. It further seeks to propose pedagogical implications to address the unique cultural challenges that Japanese politeness behavior presents.

Teaching Italian Grammar Using Flowcharts

Presenter(s): Karen Curtin, Ohio State University

Looking Outside the Classroom with Esri’s Storymaps in Second-Year Italian This presentation will introduce the successful incorporation of Esri’s Storymaps technology in a second-year Italian language class at Wesleyan University. The focus of the presentation will be on successful examples of single-student projects aimed to highlight a student’s original research on a specific aspect of Italian culture.

This paper reports on a mixed methods study that addressed key questions from the perspectives of Japanese mothers who have formed multilingual families with non-Japanese origin men in Montreal. In order to explore the perspectives, experiences, and needs of these mothers through a language socialization lens, an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design. Presenter(s): Rika Tsushima, McGill University; Martin Guardado, University of Alberta Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

274 On Errors, Corrective Feedback, and Assessment in Intermediate CFL Classes This session aims to bring a missing part to the fore (i.e., assessment and corrective feedback based on a thorough analysis of errors). A holistic assessment and corrective feedback framework is proposed to help teachers and researchers re-examine the linguistic and pedagogical issues in intermediate CFL learning process. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College; Yu Wu, UMass-Boston; Yusheng Yang, Georgetown University; Hsin-Hung Yeh, Stanford University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

A flowchart is a diagram that explains a process through symbols and text. Visualizing grammar rules graphically can be more effective than describing them with words or tables.  In this presentation, the audience will see applications of this cross-curricular approach that targets the deeper learning needs of students and their different learning styles. Presenter(s): Cristiana Thielmann, Indy Italian

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Presenter(s): Vera Hanaoka, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Friday, November 20, 2015

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

275 Teaching Culture Through Chinese Novels, Films, and Theatrical Plays

278 L2 Development in Competence and Classical Chinese Literacy

Three empirical studies will be presented to address the issue of connection between culture and language teaching in advanced Chinese courses. In the presentation, multiple forms of data, such as pictures, videos, as well as the texts used in real classrooms, will be included; and both the results of literature review and actual teaching practices in the three classrooms will be shared.

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279 Beyond Classroom Walls: Acquiring Language and Culture Through Technology

Presenter(s): Jianfei Chen, Chih-p’ing Chou, and Jing Wang, Princeton University; Xi Tian, Bucknell University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

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276 Semantic and Pragmatic Constraints that CSL Learners Must Know This panel will discuss how lexical semantics of some verbs in the V得V construction, degree modifiers 很:very, and word orders of comparative constructions are systematically used within the Chinese grammatical system and differently used in Chinese and English in different sociocultural contexts. These are three important perspectives of which CSL learners must be aware. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Chao Fen Sun, Stanford University; Chengzhi Chu, University of California, Davis; Lening Liu, Columbia University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

277 Cloud-Based Technologies to Improve Oral Proficiency in Chinese This panel presentation explores effective methods in using technology to motivate Chinese language learners and improve their oral proficiency. This session combines theories and classroom applications to explain how to use cloud-based technologies, such as VoiceThread, Voki, Voice Cloud, Lingtlanguage, and Google Voice, to assist teachers and learners in a Chinese language classroom. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Daliang Wang, Mercyhurst University; Guangyan Chen, Texas Christian University; Yunong Zhou, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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Maximizing Communicative Competence Development in Study Abroad Programs This presentation discusses how to maximize students’ development in communicative competence in study abroad programs through carefully designed experiential learning projects. First the presentation will define clearly the core categories of communicative competences in a Chinese text. Then it will introduce key factors for the development of learners’ communicative competence in the target language culture. The main part of the presentation focuses on a case study of a study abroad program in China, analyzes the curriculum design of its experiential learning projects, and explains how and why students have benefited from these projects to develop communicative competence. The presentation will bring ideas for other Chinese instructors and Chinese program administrators in regards to develop a program that develops not only students’ language proficiency, but more importantly, communicative competence in the Chinese culture. Presenter(s): Wenyi Chu, Brown University

Improving Oral Proficiency in TCFL Based on Lexical Chunk The presentation will begin with a review of the theory of Lexical Chunk and its current applications in TCFL, and then points out the importance of implementing the Lexical Chunk in learners’ oral proficiency development in CFL. It is followed by a Chinese oral proficiency assessment and a survey on learning strategies of L2 Chinese language learners among college CFL students at two different proficiency levels. Presenter(s): Meiqing Sun, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Connecting Classical Chinese to the Contemporary World Superior level of language proficiency is required for a Language Flagship student to be certified by The Language Flagship. The presenter will share with the participants her innovative attempts to connect the classical and contemporary worlds by using pop songs, films, and related journal articles to enhance students’ motivation and enjoyment in the learning process and help them apply the knowledge and language skill acquired from classical Chinese. Presenter(s): Yea-Fen Chen, Indiana University Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

The use of technology increases exposure to authentic cultural material; furthers the development of the three modes of communication; improves students’ engagement and allows instructors to flip instruction, differentiate homework assignments, and give immediate feedback to students. Examples are drawn from Hebrew and Japanese classes. Presenter(s): Mira Angrist and Anna Elliott, Boston University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

280 Top Ten Tech Tools to Inspire and Engage Language Students This session presents 10 free technology tools, which can be used in any language class to inspire and engage students. All tools will be demonstrated and possible applications in the language classroom will be discussed. Additionally, the tools can be used for a variety of purposes: fostering pronunciation skills, practicing oral competencies, promoting cultural awareness, encouraging critical thinking and discussion skills, and many more. Presenter(s): Angelika Kraemer, Michigan State University; Theresa Schenker, Yale University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

281 Ready, Set, Inspire: Engaging All Learners in Language Your students are ready to learn. It’s time to inspire them. Help your students to invest in the learning process by creating an environment that promotes success. Students care about language when the material is practical, relevant, and purposeful. This session provides participants with hands-on, ready-touse ideas and activities with minimal material making. A thorough handout will be provided with examples in French and Spanish but easily adaptable to all languages and levels. Presenter(s): Angela Coleman and Jennifer Bonn, Mount Paran Christian School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Friday, November 20, 2015 3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

282 Making the Most Out of Class Time Using Course Management Systems In this session, two college-level elementary language teachers will engage the audience by explaining and then demonstrating how course management systems such as Blackboard Collaborate and Moodle can be used to make the most out of face-to-face class time, either in a hybrid or a traditional language class. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Evans, Winthrop University; Aurore Mroz, Colby College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

Attendees will be presented with a review of literature research on dual language immersion program education, and best practices to support the instruction of less commonly taught Asian languages, with a focus on Vietnamese dual immersion. Attendees will also be introduced to a collection of social media and networking prospects with which may provide for future collaboration opportunities. Presenter(s): Natalie Tran, Stephanie Campbell, Trangdai Glassey-Tranguyen, and Nordin Uribe, California State University, Fullerton Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

284 The Career Search—Making the Match Interact with colleagues while sharing information on finding the right fit when looking for a teaching position. Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

285 Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Get hands-on experience using ACTFL’s new Conversation Builder web tool to create interpersonal tasks for learners to practice conversation strategies. (See aapplcb.actfl.org.) Design, record, compress, and publish your tasks. Then assign tasks to your students and provide written or oral feedback. Attendees with iPhone or iPads, consider downloading the free app, Compress. Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad and Tony Smith, ACTFL

4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E31 The Brain, Visuals, Speech, and Using Your SMARTBoard Maurice Hazan demonstrates techniques to implement semantic memory in your classroom to enable the true acquisition of complex grammatical reflexes. Understand the mind, brain and language and look at tools to use cognitive science in practice. Sponsor: QTalk Publishing LLC Presenter(s): Maurice Hazan, QTalk Publishing and Tribeca Language Audience: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language(s): Non-language specific

4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

286 AAUSC French Section Meeting 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

287 Effective Formative and Summative Assessment for K–8 This session focuses on effective formative and summative assessment for children learning a second language. The presenter will share assessment materials and her experience working with language programs. Participants will receive an assessment action plan to support effective assessment practices in their classrooms.

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

288 Leveraging Personalized Learning to Advance Student Proficiency Personalized Learning is a trendy buzzword, but what does it mean? Is it student-centered learning, differentiation, blended learning, or something entirely new? Explore a multitude of approaches and strategies to personalize learning and advance student proficiency in this interactive session. Presenter(s): Jennifer Carson, Virginia Beach City Public Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

289 Reflecting on the Path Toward Bilingualism: Digital Stories of L2/ C2 Selves In this session, the presenters will explore digital storytelling as an experience in self-awareness of the L2/C2 “I.” Examples of students’ digital stories from capstone and third-semester Spanish courses, subtitled in English, will illustrate what students discovered about their L2/C2 selves on their journey towards bilingualism and intercultural competency. Presenter(s): Mary Ann Dellinger, Virginia Military Institute Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

290 Acclimation Strategies for Children in a Pre-K–3 Full-Immersion Classroom Our session will focus on the way that we use routines, children’s literature, and music to ease the transition to a full-immersion classroom. Using video, photos, and written documentation, we will follow a group of pre-K students during the first weeks of school, documenting their individual and group adjustment to an immersion classroom, and how we create class cohesion. Although the children that we document for this session are preschoolers, the activities and strategies can be adapted for elementary grades as well. Presenter(s): Jeannine Piacenza and Raul Echevarria, Communikids Language School Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Lynn Thompson, Center for Applied Linguistics Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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283 A Case for Dual Immersion (with a Focus on Vietnamese)

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Friday, November 20, 2015

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

291 Flipping Your Classroom: Why, What, and How to Flip

294 Visual Literacy: An Image Is Worth a Thousand Words

This session will provide the theoretical basis and advantages of a flipped class over a traditional class, describe the activities to be implemented before and during class, and explain what technological tools are available to teachers who want to flip. A document showing relevant technology resources will be shared with all audience members.

This session focuses on strategies to build visual literacy skills, allowing students to demonstrate both the ability to identify the content of an image as well as the cultural competency to understand the message of the image. Connecting to the Common Core, students make inferences and provide textual evidence based on the visual content.

297 #LangTechPalooza: Learn Something New For Your Classroom—Now!

Presenter(s): Debjani Sarkar, Michigan State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Donna Clementi, Lawrence University; Laura Terrill, independent consultant Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

292 French Business Classes: Training Faculty and Developing Collaborations

295 Don’t Just TELL Me, Show Me: Be Empowered by Real Teachers in Real Classes

Participants will learn about the various trainings in French for the professions, the professional certificates offered by the Chamber of Commerce (Paris Ile-de-France), and the various opportunities to offer professional experience to the students via internships.

This session will explore a variety of high-yield strategies through a new series of classroom videos that include reflections from teachers and students. Participants will also interact with other tools, such as a processing guide developed to facilitate professional learning build around the video modules, step-by-step directions for implementation, a research overview, and more.

Presenter(s): Audrey Viguier, Michigan Technological University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

293 Lords, Ladies, and Talking Dogs: A Modern Approach to Medieval Literature This session will focus on the different types of literature from this time period (such as chansons de geste, lais, and fabliaux), approaches to teaching it at different levels, and in-class activities and assessments. Presenter will provide ideas for assessments and activities that incorporate creativity and technology, as well as speaking, grammar, and writing. Presenter(s): Leslie Harlin, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

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Presenter(s): Alyssa Villarreal, Shelby County Schools; Thomas Sauer, independent consultant Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

A wise person once said, “Try one new thing per semester!” Come find your “new thing” in the #LangTechPalooza session where YOU define the topics, learn from expert teachers in the field. YOU become the expert, sharing your experiences with others in a small-group breakout. Build your PLN, learn something new, and take it home to try in the spring. Presenter(s): Cheryl Wilson, Crandall High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

298 Teaching Today’s Students on Their Terms: Strategies for Differentiation Participants will connect with the latest research by Carol Tomlinson of how and why to differentiate. They will engage in exploring effective strategies for differentiation and discover how the rotation of strategies for content, process, and product can facilitate creating lesson plans that meet the needs of all learners. Differentiating print, audio, and video resources will be presented along with the utilization of e-video resources for assessing oral proficiency. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Sacco, SUNY Cortland Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

296 Formative Assessment: From LowTech to High-Tech

299 Language Immersion and Technology: Innovative Collaboration

Monitoring student progress and checking for understanding has never been easier thanks to a treasure trove of technology tools and systems. This session will prepare you to leverage technologies to formatively assess your students while engaging and motivating them to assume more responsibility for their learning.

This presentation will allow participants to explore sample project-based inquiry (PBI) lesson plans for Spanish immersion classrooms, interact with online professional development modules that support differentiation and literacy instruction, and learn more about how the integration of STEM and language immersion can be a powerful combination.

Presenter(s): Bobby Hobgood, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Meg Van Voorhis, VIF International Education Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Friday, November 20, 2015

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5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

300 Create a High-Engaging Synchronized Online Learning– Teaching Classroom

303 Bringing Culture Back: Designing Units for Fluency and Global Competency

305 Online Teacher Training Courses by Instituto Cervantes

Can online classrooms be as engaging as face-to-face classrooms? The answer is yes, with some strategies and tools. Bring your own device and join us in a simulated online environment to experience a highly engaging online classroom. You will also learn how to overcome the challenges and run a successful online teacher training program.

In this session, participants will learn how to increase their students’ language proficiency and global competence simultaneously by teaching language through the culture in which it exists. The presenter will demonstrate how to create coherent, compelling, and culturally rich units by matching cultural concepts to prescribed vocabulary and grammar targets.

Presenter(s): Tsai-En Cheng-White, Seattle Central College; Jenpei Chao, Palo Alto Chinese School; Yu-jen Lien, National Taiwan Normal University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Martina Bex, The Comprehensible Classroom Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

A cultural thematic approach to teaching and learning about immigration and identity inspires critical engagement with social justice. This interactive session will provide practical ideas and strategies to attendees to empower students to make connections between language learning, civic development, and global citizenship. Presenter(s): Raquel Oxford, independent scholar; Jeffrey Oxford, Midwestern State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

302 Let’s Make Music! Plato said: “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything.” Learn how to take modern-day music that your students listen to and change the lyrics in order to teach new concepts. Presenter(s): James Goins III, St. Pauls High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

304 Evaluating Writing and Using Integrated Performance Assessment in Spanish Heritage Language Classes PRESENTATIONS: Integrated Performance Assessment in Spanish Classes for Heritage Speakers This paper investigates the implementation of ACTFL’s Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) in intermediate L2 Spanish classes for heritage speakers. Details about students’ work in the Interpretive and Presentational Modes will be discussed, and sample materials will be presented. In addition, suggestions for future research and the successful implementation of IPA in heritage language teaching will be provided. Presenter(s): Gabriela Zapata, California State University, Monterey Bay

Presenter(s): Fernando López Murcia, Instituto Cervantes Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

306 Critical Need Language Teachers Rise as Leaders in Communities of Practice This presentation explores the impact of seven consecutive STARTALK summer institutes for Arabic and Chinese teachers. The goal of this work was to examine pedagogical issues inherent in critical need languages. The results revealed positive effects on teachers and will be shared with the audience. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) SIG Presenter(s): Marjorie Haley, George Mason University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Teaching Spelling in Spanish for Heritage Speakers Courses

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

This paper is concerned with the particular challenges HLLs face when trying to improve their spelling in Spanish in our Spanish for Heritage Speakers’ college classes, due to factors such as age, lack of early schooling in Spanish, and bilingualism. 

307 Purposefully Incorporating Technology to Aid Proficiency in the Three Modes

Presenter(s): Amalia Llombart-Huesca, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Approaches to Orthography Instruction for Spanish Heritage Learners Despite the predominance of traditional approaches still used in the textbooks, a selection of communicative strategies will be presented with a focus on input–output activities that can be implemented in the classroom. Presenter(s): Clara Burgo, Loyola University-Chicago Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Spanish for Heritage Learners SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

This session bridges the gap between the classroom and the digital world by thoughtfully harnessing the potential of these tools for meaningful communication within the three modes. With the 21st century in mind, tools are chosen to engage students in and out of the classroom. These strategies are not language specific and have been implemented throughout the French and German curricula. Presenter(s): Lauren Fraser and Matthew Bertke, Glenbrook South High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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301 Immigration and Identity: A Cultural Thematic Approach to Social Justice

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

The Teacher Training Department at Instituto Cervantes in Madrid has designed five online training courses for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language. The courses’ main goal is to develop teachers’ key competencies and to obtain a more profound knowledge of how languages work and, in turn, how they can be taught. Despite being online, these courses will demonstrate how the Internet can be used to promote collaborative learning.

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Friday, November 20, 2015

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

Treatment of Error in Arabic Language Online Writing

308 Common Threads: Successfully Tying It All Together

311 PBL in the World Language Classroom: Planning Your First Project

This study reports on classroom teaching practices that allow teachers to identify error patterns in L2 writing samples. It investigates whether online writing facilitates the process of quantifying errors. This is achieved through examining samples from structured set of activities using wikis and blogs.

How do we design language instruction that is engaging, personalized, and comprehensible? This session will identify the connecting threads that simplify and clarify instruction. Explore ways to incorporate these patterns into procedures, protocols, and truly interactive lessons. Presenter(s): Laurie Clarcq, Marcus Whitman High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

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309 Classroom Websites 001 Website creation is easy! With clear instruction, a site will be in place within an hour. In this session, you will create a portfolio template for students to demonstrate fluency over a school year. Participants should have Gmail accounts and laptops. Resources will allow teachers to continue developing sites after the session is over. Presenter(s): Michele Whaley, West High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

310 Empowering Preservice and Novice Teachers Through Professional Development Through focused professional development, good teachers can become great teachers and great teachers can become super teachers. This session will focus on the attributes and qualities from a selection of superheroes that have real-world connections and applications for preservice and novice world language teachers. Presenter(s): Christopher Luke, Ball State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Learn the why and how of PBL through examples that are the “main course” of a unit, not the dessert. Participants will understand the Essential Elements of PBL and develop ideas for real-world projects that engage students, decide on student products, and write Driving Questions to focus a project. Participants leave with an outline of a new project. Presenter(s): Liliana Lopez, Fair Lawn School District; Lauren Scheller, Foreign Language Educators of NJ Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

312 Mobile Vocabulary Acquisition: Psychological Learning Process and Strategy Different learners have dissimilar strategies for vocabulary acquisition. The case study was conducted to investigate the psychological learning process of different types of learners with respect to mobile learning. The instructors will gain insight into the process of integrating vocabulary applications on mobile devices into the curriculum. This presentation will also showcase how to introduce effective methods to learners based on the learning styles. Presenter(s): Jheng-Yi Lin, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center; Ching-I Kuo, Raffles Institution Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

313 Research Paper Presentations on Error Correction PRESENTATIONS: Corrective Feedback and Learner Uptake This study investigates error corrections in conversational interactions between L2 learners and heritage speakers of Spanish in the way heritage speakers and L2 learners provide feedback and uptake on L2Ls’ written work. It draws on the Interaction Hypothesis in arguing that negotiation in communicative interactions serves to take a step toward L2 learning. Presenter(s): Hyunjee Yoon, University of Texas at Austin

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Presenter(s): Eman Saadah, University of Illinois Moderator: Cori Crane, University of Texas at Austin Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

314 Research Paper Presentations on Technology and Instruction I PRESENTATIONS: A Hybrid Course with e-Tandems: Expanding the Language Classroom The presenter will summarize the outcomes of an experiment devoted to language learning social networks as a resource for language instructors who want to implement tandems (language exchanges) as a co-curricular project. Pros and cons of both hybrid teaching and e-tandems in the language curriculum will be exposed and discussed. Presenter(s): Gabriel Guillén, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Long-Term Effects of Asynchronous Blended Delivery Modes Three conditions, (Read, Video, and Video+Indexing), were compared to test the effectiveness of different asynchronous blended learning delivery modes. Preliminary analyses of delayed posttest data yielded a superior performance for the Video+Indexing group. This suggests that screencasts may offer greater benefits than other forms of blended instruction modes. Presenter(s): Goretti Prieto Botana, Franklin and Marshall College; Robert DeKeyser, University of Maryland

Web-Based Machine Translation as a 21st Century Pedagogical Tool Are teachers overlooking the pedagogical potential of web-based machine translators (WBMTs)? Results of accuracy/complexity measures and university student perceptions data uncover unique processes involved in writing an essay directly in L2 Spanish versus writing in L1 English and translating the text into Spanish in Google Translate. Presenter(s): Mark Darhower, North Carolina State University Moderator: Victoria Russell, Valdosta State University Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Friday, November 20, 2015

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5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

315 Making Language Class Accessible to Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

318 ACTFL Film (Cinema) SIG Business Meeting and Presentation

320 Content-Based Instruction to Advance Upper Level Language Proficiency

This session presents information on how dyslexia impacts student learning and how to fight back. Ideas and methods for class presentation, homework, and assessment are all discussed. There will be an emphasis on technology tools that help both students and teachers. Presenter(s): Jennifer Willoughby, Bishop Blanchet High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

This session features speakers Idoia Elola and Ana Oskoz. The Research SIG’s annual business meeting will be held before the presentation “Writing with 21st-Century Social Tools: Traditional and New Literacies in the Foreign Language Classroom.” There will be time for questions and discussion following the presentation. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Research SIG Presenter(s): Silvia Peart (Chair), U.S. Naval Academy; Justin White (Chair), Florida Atlantic University; Idoia Elola, Texas Tech University; Ana Oskoz, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jason Martel, Monterey Institute of International Studies; Bill VanPatten, Michigan State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

317 “X for Spanish Speakers”—L3 Courses for an Increasingly Multilingual U.S. Progressively over the past few decades, courses have been developed at U.S. colleges and universities to help Spanish–English bilinguals learn a third language (L3). During this session, participants will hear from educators at the forefront of these new initiatives. Describing successes and challenges in creating and running L3 programs, useful ideas will be presented for anyone considering the addition of language classes catering to the growing number of U.S. students already fluent in Spanish. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Heritage Languages SIG Presenter(s): Will Travers, Georgetown University; Michael Child, Leiden University; Clorinda Donato, California State University, Long Beach; Giuseppe Tosi, Georgetown University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

PRESENTATION: Lights! Camera! Assessment! Utilizing Cinema in Assessment How can you engage students in proficiency assessment? How do you measure student conversational awareness? Through integrated performance assessments (IPAs), written language proficiency can be measured. This session demonstrates how video can be used to give authentic sources for the IPA assessment. By using both cinema and television, the IPA format can be expanded to include conversational proficiency assessment. Presenters will highlight examples of Spanish and Mandarin IPAs and demonstrate the formation of conversation IPAs. Presenter(s): Leasa Lutes (Chair), Gordon College; Darell Tibbles, Avon Old Farms School; Karen Goering, Glenbrook South High School Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Film (Cinema) SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

319 Enhancing Chinese Programs Through Meaningful International Exchange

This presentation will offer a case study of content-based instruction at the advanced level. The Fall 2014 pilot course at Harvard, “The Poetry of Nobel-Laureate George Seferis,” was awarded with the Elson Family Award for the integration of the arts. One of this course’s goals was to move the students to an upper level through a constant negotiation of meaning and by means of a variety of creativity-driven learning strategies. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Modern Greek SIG Presenter(s): Vassiliki Rapti and Vladimir Boskovic, Harvard University; Athanasia Biska, Adelphia University; Evangelia Prionas, Stanford University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Mandarin and Spanish examples illustrate two perspectives on using cinema and television as a context for deploying integrated performance assessments (IPAs) for both writing proficiency and student conversational awareness. For the Film (Cinema) Business Meeting, Karen Goering and Darrell Tibbles will discuss how to expand the IPA format for conversational proficiency assessment.

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

321 From Learning to Practice: Teaching Arabic in Action! A learner-centered, powerful approach that will enrich the classroom using engaging methods and materials. Current learners are dependent on digital information. Integrating technology into teaching can keep them motivated. Participants will explore resources of interactive materials. How can technology be combined to deliver an effective strategy? Presenter(s): Wafa Hassan, Western Michigan University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

The presentation will introduce the rationale, planning process, key features, and significant outcomes of the delegation, which led to establishment of partnerships between U.S. and Chinese schools. The presenters will share concrete learning on Chinese education and culture, and invite participants to experience and comment on the administrators’ learning, reflection, and continued efforts of partnership building. Participants will learn about one district’s effort of building partnerships for its Mandarin immersion programs and be invited to discuss how to sustain long-term meaningful partnerships with bilateral exchange activities. Presenter(s): Yongling Zhang-Gorke, Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota; Molly Wieland, XinXing Academy, Hopkins Public Schools Audience Level: Administration Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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322 ACTFL Language Learning for Children SIG Business Meeting/ FLES Research/Networking Forum/Social

324 Using Textual Support to Assist Comprehension of L2 Listening Materials

327 What Chinese Language Curricula Are Available and Needed?

The LLC co-chairs will facilitate the LLC SIG’s annual business meeting, followed by a member discussion of on-going FLES research, programs, curricula, pedagogies, and resources. Members are encouraged to bring information and ideas to share. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.

PRESENTATION: Creating Immersive Experiences in FLES Programs

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This presentation will offer strategies and examples of successful immersion activities that engage K–8 students in short-term projects such as presenting a play and solving a mystery. The presenter will outline the steps to consider when planning such projects as well as suggestions for engaging parents, core teachers, and the community members as supporters of the project. Presenter(s): Patricia Davis-Wiley (Chair), University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Teresa Kennedy (Chair), University of Texas at Tyler; Kennedy Schultz, The Park School of Buffalo Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Language Learning for Children SIG Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

323 Critical Incidents as an Intercultural Training Tool The purpose of this presentation is to discuss critical incidents as a useful intercultural training tool. The presenter will discuss the genre of critical incidents and go over several examples. The presenter will also reflect on how these materials fit in the teaching curriculum of the Russian Flagship program. Presenter(s): Alena Nekrasova  Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Russian

This presentation opens with an overview of the processes involved in L2 listening comprehension and the different types of textual support. Upon reviewing the theoretical constructs, we present a set of theory-based and original tasks developed, assessed, and refined with a group of preservice ELT teachers from a leading research university in Chile. Presenter(s): Monica Cardenas-Claros, Pontificia Universidad Catlica De Valparaso Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 25C, SD Convention Center

325 Teaching 21st Century Career Skills in Basic Language Courses Teaching a language and preparing students for their future professions can be accomplished at the same time. However, basic language courses rarely incorporate career-related content systematically. We will share activities that introduce important professional practices and reflect ACTFL’s 21st Century Skills Map. Presenter(s): Annie Abbott, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Holly Nibert, Ohio State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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328 Building Blended Learning Model for K–16 Language Learners How can personalized and technology-enhanced blended learning model change the typical Chinese instructional design? In this session, presenters will share the K–16 curricular design using the blended learning model with data illustrating students’ learning outcomes, and share how this model has been implemented in a K–12 school district. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Der-lin Chao and Bing Ying Hu, Hunter College; Elaine Margarita, Jericho High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

Presentation introduces a 3-year-long writing project: pen pal correspondence in the first year, an audiovisual book in the second year, and a 40-page color printed book with 30 bilingual stories in the third year. Student authors are more likely to recycle/apply what they learned, show off to parents and peers, and celebrate their own achievement.

329 Best Practices in Sustaining and Growing German Programs

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Joanne Y. Zhang, St. Mary’s County Public Schools Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Joy Peyton, Center for Applied Linguistics; Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College; Yu-Lan Lin, Boston Public Schools (retired) Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

326 Create Awesome Authors in Your Chinese Classroom

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Many Chinese programs need a curriculum that leads students to attain high proficiency and literacy in Chinese while acquiring global competency. Presenters describe a national review of curricula in Chinese and share information about its findings and resources. Participants discuss their needs for curricula, information, and resources. 

This session promotes best practices for growing and sustaining German programs at colleges and universities. The three presentations provide concrete recruitment techniques, strategies for increased retention, and practical advice that can lead to replicable results. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, University of North Texas; Joshua Brown and Martina Lindseth, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Laura McGee, Western Kentucky University; Michael Sosulski, Kalamazoo College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Friday, November 20, 2015

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5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

Global Goes Glocal: Contemporary Hip-Hop Culture in the German Classroom

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

330 Teaching Writing Formats Through a How-to-Write-It Whodunit

“Microphone check: eins, zwei! Ich heiße Christoph-Achim . . .” ? This session seeks to equip educators with the necessary resources to bring pop cultural material that is as culturally and linguistically rich as it is high school-appropriate into the German classroom. Attendees will learn about the genesis and evolution of hip-hop culture in the German-speaking world, experience possible applications of cultural artifacts in the classroom firsthand, and begin to research their own material.

334 Le voci di Business Italian Style: Collaborative Opportunities Abound

This session will engage participants in activities designed to promote greater written accuracy with a variety of written presentational formats. Both AP and IB exams expect students to demonstrate a command of these formats; the materials presented will give teachers a range of tools that actively involve students in considering vocabulary, audience, and language register, as well as appropriate stylistic elements. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Nella Spurlin, Temple High School; Sandra Dieckman, Denton High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

This session will talk about transforming a traditional intermediate German program into a series of blended and fully online courses. Attendees will actively participate by discussing what has/hasn’t worked in their instructional contexts, try out tools for themselves, and hear firsthand from students and TAs who have experienced the blended and online courses. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Cindy Brewer, Rob McFarland, and Jennifer Quinlan, Brigham Young University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

332 Afro-German, German-Turkish, Global German This session introduces materials for lessons and units on diversity in Germany.

PRESENTATIONS: “But You Are Not German . . .”—Teaching with Afro-German Texts This presentation summarizes Afro-German novels, poems, short stories, interviews, statistics, and other texts that can be used at different levels of German. Participants will leave with a reference list of over 50 Afro-German texts that can be included in German classrooms.

“My Generation”: Youth Culture in the Advanced German Curriculum This presentation describes a sixth-semester (intermediate/language) university language course organized around the topic of youth culture and young people’s lives and argues that a cross-cultural focus on the learners’ generation can increase learner motivation and engagement. Participants will receive templates focused on how to integrate course design to create significant learning experiences Presenter(s): Brigitte Rossbacher, University of Georgia Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

333 All for STEM, STEM for All: Infusing STEM into German Instruction Participants will learn about an AATG project focusing on developing advocacy materials, a framework, and sample units for German at various levels with a focus on involving all students in STEM, including underrepresented German students, leading to the design of their own units of instruction. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Dade College; Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College; Katrina Griffin, North County High School; Brandee Mau, Utah State Office of Education/Tooele School District Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Presenter(s): Theresa Schenker, Yale University

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Enza Antenos, Montclair State University; Luca Tontodonati  Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

335 From Classroom to Community: Developing a Fully Online ContentBased Course Presenters will illustrate how a content-based language class lends itself to become a fully online or a hybrid course; they will provide examples on how to design goals, objectives, and assessments from various specialized language courses offered at their institutions. They will also show a variety of online apps to make classes more interactive. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Silvia Giorgini-Althoen, Wayne State University; Daniela Cavallero, Depaul University; Antonietta Di Pietro, Florida International University; Kimberly Thomson, Olympia High School Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Italian Applicable Language: Italian

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

336 Harvest Festival at a Saturday Heritage School: Project by K–12 Students This presentation introduces a schoolwide project for K–12 students who are learning Japanese as a heritage language, as well as K–12 students who are learning Japanese as a foreign language, at a Japanese Saturday school. It will demonstrate how the teachers coordinated to make every student from every grade an active participant using Japanese. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Kiyomi Chinen, California State University, Long Beach; Miyoko Foutch, Sachiko Iwami, and Hiromi Kishimizu, Orange Coast Gakuen Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

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331 Finding What Works: Creating Online and Blended Intermediate German Courses

Presenter(s): Tobias Gruenthal, Bishop Blanchet High School

This session will share the findings of this project and contemplate a new model for the study of Italian language and culture, where new learning opportunities and spaces are created for students, professors, and professionals in various fields. It will engage participants in contemplating how training in Italian language and culture can be useful in the business world in the U.S.

DAILY PROGRAM 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

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337 AATJ Research Paper Session V

339 Engaging CFL Learners in Cultural Content Through Theme-Based Instruction

342 Walton and ChinaSprout Awards Presentations

The presentations discuss three types of theme-based instruction: (1) teaching advanced Chinese language/ culture through a thematic unit on classical Chinese poetry, (2) designing a thematic unit on travels in China for intermediate college students, and (3) practicing a thematic unit on “Introducing your school life” for high school CFL learners.

Defining and Validating Measures of Chinese Syntactic Complexity

Beyond Classroom Discourse: Changing Participation in Classroom Interaction The present study explores how native speaker guests assuming no institutional constraints on their L1 may contribute to learners’ changing participation (Sfard, 1998) in a JFL classroom. From a pedagogical perspective, this study illuminates the native speakers’ contribution to providing access to everyday discourse beyond the L2 classroom community, which might be of interest for teachers to modify instructional approaches that would promote learner exposure to non-pedagogical talk. Presenter(s): Saori Hoshi, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Evaluative Expressions in Persuasive Essays by L2 Learners and Natives

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This presentation reports on the analysis of evaluative expressions in persuasive essays by learners and native speakers of Japanese. The study examines how learners of Japanese use evaluative expressions in persuasive essays to show their perspectives and how effective the use of expressions is through comparison with the use of native speakers of Japanese. Presenter(s): Kazumi Matsumoto, Ball State University

Theme-Based Genre Approaches to Japanese Academic Writing Through Imitation This study examines the implementation of themebased genre approaches to JSL writing at college, and qualitatively analyzes the data in order to find out: (1) effectiveness of genre approaches as teaching instruction, and (2) whether JSL students could successfully learn a particular genre and apply their genre understanding to writing. Presenter(s): Nobuko Koyama, University of California at Davis Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

338 Content-Based Arts and Literature Curricula in CFL This panel addresses issues and solutions related to content-based arts and literature curricula in CFL. Presenters will discuss what materials to use, how to transform and deliver them successfully, how to inspire and engage students’ learning through the activities, and how to balance content knowledge with language skill instruction. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Sue-Mei Wu, Kailu Guan, and Yuyun Lei, Carnegie Mellon University; Yi-ching Liu, University of Iowa Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

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Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Gang Liu, Carnegie Mellon University; Haixia Wang, University of Pittsburgh; Xiaoxia Xu, Shadyside Academy Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

340 Trinitarian Grammar in Teaching Chinese as an L2 This panel discusses a new pedagogical model: Trinitarian Grammar which combines structure of 200 types of sentences with their function and context as an integrated unit in teaching. The new method of teaching will help students learn the structure, function, and context simultaneously and use the pattern correctly in communication. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Shengli Feng and Weiping Wu, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Yongping Zhu, University of Notre Dame Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

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This study started with clarifying the conceptualized and operationalized definition of the construct of complexity. Then from a contrastive analysis between English and Chinese on syntagmatic mechanism, the paper reviewed Chinese typological features in terms of topic-prominent, parataxis-prominent, and discourse-oriented, in contrasting the features of subject-prominent, hypotaxis-prominent, and sentence-oriented of English. Presenter(s): Qiaona Yu, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Enhancing Learners’ Cross-Cultural Competence by Teaching Chinese Requests The study presents the differences of making requests between native Chinese speakers and Chinese language learners through analysis of questionnaires. Chinese learners display considerably fewer skills in utilizing internal and external modifications. This study offers the instructor’s suggestions of how to teach this speech act in classroom. Presenter(s): Xinran Dong, Fordham University

K–12 Teachers’ Awareness Development Through a Chinese Online Course This qualitative study explores K–12 teachers’ awareness development through a Chinese as foreign language online course. It suggests that teachers’ experience as Chinese language online learners increased their linguistic, cultural, and technological awareness, which further benefited them when working with diverse students in K–12 classrooms. Presenter(s): Congcong (Penny) Wang, University of Northern Iowa

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

Short Story Comprehension in High School Chinese Teaching

341 Using the Automated Spoken Chinese Test in a College-Level Chinese Program

A public high school Chinese teacher spent 3 years conducting a teaching experiment on improving students’ literacy skills. The experiment discovered her students’ reading preferences and motivated students in her class.

In this presentation, a case study is reported in which students enrolled in the Chinese language program at the University of Utah took a technology-enabled automated spoken Chinese test at both the beginning and the end of the semester. The presenters discuss the details of the test and advantages and challenges of using a technology-enabled assessment in the Chinese language program. Students’ Chinese proficiency at different program levels as well as the comparison of their performance on the pre- and posttests will also be presented. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Xiaoqiu Xu and Masanori Suzuki, Pearson; Chenghua Hu, University of Utah Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Presenter(s): Cilei Han, Lake Oswego High School Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Friday, November 20, 2015

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5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

343 Middle School FLEX Program— Making It Work in Your School

346 Degrees of Control: Observable Skills and Knowledge, Realistic Expectations

352 Best Practices in Developing Beginning Speaking and Reading Proficiencies in Chinese as a Second Language

In this session, participants will learn how the collaboration took place so that parallel experiences were provided for the students. Alignments among curriculum design, projects, and assessments will be described as necessary elements to ensure the success of the program. Examples of materials used in each language, such as activities and projects, will also be discussed and provided. The goal of this session is to help provide a framework and valuable resources for those looking to develop a successful FLEX program in middle school. Presenter(s): Kelli Wood, Andrea Cespedes, Mandy Fong, and Rhett Jenkins, Shady Side Academy Middle School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

344 Implementing Standards-Based Grading in a WL Classroom Two Chinese teachers have joined their district’s implementation of evidence-based reporting (a.k.a., standards-based grading or SBG) and have transformed student learning in their Level 1 and Level 2 classes. Explore how this fundamental shift will make standards-based grading a success in your WL classroom. Presenter(s): Michelle Cheng, Justin Fisk, Anthony Reibel, and Li Ye, Adlai E. Stevenson High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

345 Using Can-Do Statements to Empower Self-Learning in Immersion Education This session will use a panel presentation to show how Prince George’s County Public Schools are using Can-Do Statements an assessment tool for students and teachers to self-assess, and to make parents aware of how their child is progressing in Prince George’s County Public Schools Immersion program. Presenters will share sample benchmark Can-Do assessments. Presenter(s): Jane Ness, Ruby Costea, and Carmen Henninger, Prince George’s County Public Schools; Martha S. Kristy, Robert Goddard French Immersion School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Eric Kartchner, Georgia Southern University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

347 Global PBL: A Case Study—New Content, Roles, and Pedagogies Global PBL represents a shift from the use of traditional content and text-driven instruction to global content and innovative learning approaches supported by technology for “authentic” language learning. This session presents a case study of a summer program for high school students as the context for discussion of how global content, “new” teacher and student roles, and meaningful, ongoing virtual learning experiences build linguistic, cultural, and global competencies. Presenter(s): Janis Jensen, Kean University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Rancho Santa Fe 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

348 LRC Directors’ Meeting 6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

349 AAUSC German Section Meeting 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. San Diego Ballroom–Salon B, Marriott Marquis San Diego

350 ACTFL Awards Ceremony 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

351 American Association Teachers of Italian Annual Meeting

Motivated by the trend of increase in high school Chinese programs and in the number of students who take AP Chinese, this workshop is designed to share with participants best practices in developing beginning (up to Intermediate Mid) speaking and reading proficiencies in CFL development that are empirically based and classroom tested. The goal of the workshop is to help the instructors build a solid foundation for their students. The workshop focuses on beginning CFL instruction and is designed to benefit instruction both at the high school and the college levels. The workshop will be divided into two parts, with the first hour focusing on speaking and the second on reading. Through presentation and interactive activities, participants will gain knowledge about the various pedagogical principles that can guide them in curriculum design and classroom instruction. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Cecilia Chang, Williams College Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Chinese

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

353 How to Conduct Empirical Research on Pedagogy and Acquisition of Chinese Grammar This workshop is designed for instructors of Chinese as an L2 who are interested in research of pedagogy and acquisition of Chinese grammar. The goal of the workshop is to help junior researchers become familiar with methodologies and content materials needed for empirical studies. During the 2-hour workshop, the first hour will focus on identifying research topics relevant to pedagogy and acquisition of grammatical elements in Chinese, while the second hour will focus on collecting and analyzing data for different types of empirical studies of grammatical elements from both pedagogy and acquisition point of view. The workshop will be interactive and integrative of group activities. When attending the workshop, participants are recommended to bring with them: (1) a research topic in which they are interested or at least a subject area for research, and (2) a laptop computer with an Internet connection. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Janet Xing, Western Washington University Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Chinese

This is the annual meeting for all AATI members, presenters, and conference attendees interested in updates and information regarding the organization as well as those interested in future events and programs of Italian in North America and Italy. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

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This presentation introduces the Degrees of Control concept, a core principle of proficiency-oriented instruction. Participants will learn to use the concept to create lesson plans, syllabi, and articulated language programs that will help students be more successful in their progress toward reasonable student learning outcomes.

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Friday, November 20, 2015

6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Presidio 1-2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

354 CLTA Meeting for Regional Associations

358 CLASS Swap Shop

359 AATI Awards Ceremony and Reception

355 AAUSC Spanish Section Meeting

The goal of the Swap Shop is to exchange easy-toadapt teaching ideas among the participants. The Swap Shop will consist of five mini-presentations of various topics, such as classroom engagement, content-based instruction, target language instruction, culture activities, use of technology, and so on.

7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. San Diego Ballroom-Salon C, Marriott Marquis San Diego

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

7:15 p.m.–8:15 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

The AATI is pleased to recognize members and colleagues for their service and contributions to the teaching and to the promotion of Italian. The annual awards ceremony and reception is by ticket only. There is no cost to attend the reception, however, tickets will be distributed at the AATI Annual Meeting. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

356 ACTFL President’s Reception By invitation only.

7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Rancho Santa Fe 2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

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357 AATJ Directors Meeting

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE 全米日本語教育学会 Representing all Japanese language and literature educators, K – 16

Join us at Booth 1128 in the Exhibit Hall for entertainment, education, and information!

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Friday, November 20, 2015 · Marriott Marquis San Diego, San Diego Ballroom Salon B · 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. PRESIDER: MARY LYNN REDMOND, Immediate Past President RECOGNITION OF 2015 ACTFL PRESIDENT JACQUE BOTT VAN HOUTEN ACTFL EDWIN CUDECKI AWARD FOR SUPPORT FOR LANGUAGE EDUCATION Awarded by the ACTFL Board of Directors RECIPIENT: Jon Huntsman ACTFL/CENGAGE LEARNING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION USING TECHNOLOGY WITH IALLT (POSTSECONDARY) CO-CHAIRS: Stacey Powell, Auburn University; Kelly Francis Davidson Devall, Valdosta State University CO-PRESENTER: Mark Overstreet RECIPIENT: Senta Goertler, Michigan State University ACTFL–NYSAFLT ANTHONY PAPALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHER EDUCATION CHAIR: Pamela Wesely, University of Iowa CO-PRESENTERS: John Carlino, NYSAFLT Executive Director; Candace Black, NYSAFLT President-Elect RECIPIENT: Linda Quinn Allen, Iowa State University ACTFL–NFMLTA/MLJ PAUL PIMSLEUR AWARD FOR RESEARCH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION CO-CHAIRS: Marjorie Hall Haley, George Mason University; Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young University CO-PRESENTER: Antonia Schleicher, NFMLTA RECIPIENT: Wendy Baker-Smemoe, Dan P. Dewey, Jennifer Bown, and Rob A. Martinsen, Brigham Young University ACTFL FLORENCE STEINER AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION (K–12) CHAIR: Alisha Dawn Samples, Lexington School District One RECIPIENT: Rita Oleksak, Glastonbury Public Schools ACTFL WILGA RIVERS AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION (POSTSECONDARY) CHAIR: Joy Renjilian-Burgy, Wellesley College RECIPIENT: Antonia Schleicher, Indiana University

ACTFL–NFMLTA/MLJ EMMA MARIE BIRKMAIER AWARD FOR DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION CO-CHAIRS: Heidi Byrnes, Georgetown University; Daniel Morris, Southern Oregon University RECIPIENT: Liudmila Klimanova, University of Arizona ACTFL/LEO BENARDO AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN K–12 LANGUAGE EDUCATION CHAIR: Paul Garcia, University of Kansas RECIPIENT: Gregg Roberts, Utah State Office of Education ACTFL NELSON BROOKS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE TEACHING OF CULTURE CHAIR: Tiesa Graf, South Hadley High School RECIPIENT: Stacey Weber-Fève, Iowa State University ACTFL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION USING TECHNOLOGY WITH IALLT (K–12) CO-CHAIRS: Frank Kruger-Robbins, Pine Crest School; Brandee Mau, Tooele County School District RECIPIENT: Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School ACTFL MELBA D. WOODRUFF AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY ELEMENTARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM CHAIR: Michael Bacon, Portland Public Schools RECIPIENT: Lexington County School District One, Lexington, SC NNELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF EARLY SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING CHAIR: Nathan Lutz, NNELL PRESENTERS: Nathan Lutz, NNELL President-Elect; Nadine Jacobsen-McLean, NNELL President RECIPIENT: Carmen Fariña, New York City Public Schools

All convention attendees are invited to attend.

VISIT ACTFL CENTRAL DURING THE CONVENTION Be sure to stop by ACTFL Central in the World Languages Expo, Exhibit Halls B & C in the San Diego Convention Center, to complete your convention experience! ACTFL Central is your one-stop shop to learn all about ACTFL programs and services, connect with ACTFL staff, and purchase ACTFL publications and products.

Among the latest publications available at ACTFL Central in San Diego are: FOURTH EDITION

World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages

World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages Published by the Standards Collaborative Board Defining the central role of world languages in the learning career of every student, the five goal areas of the Standards establish an inextricable link between communication and culture, which is applied in making connections and comparisons and in using this competence to be part of local and global communities. The new World-Readiness Standards create a roadmap to guide learners to develop competence to communicate effectively and interact with cultural competence to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world. $35 (print version of General Standards, with All Languages as ePub/Mobi)

Implementing Integrated Performance Assessment

Learn About

Presentational Interpersonal

IMPLEMENTING

Integrated Performance Assessment Bonnie Adair-Hauck University of Pittsburgh

Eileen W. Glisan

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Francis J. Troyan

The Ohio State University

Interpretive

Learn about the latest way to recognize the diverse skills and accomplishments of language educators. Digital badges have the potential to help transform how learning is assessed. ACTFL will be displaying its latest work in this area and will also solicit feedback from convention attendees on the professional development experiences they would like to see offered as badge-earning opportunities in the future.

Feedback

$27/ACTFL members | $31/non-members

Words and Actions: Teaching Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice

Words and Actions: Teaching Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice

Cassandra Glynn Concordia College

Pamela Wesely University of Iowa

Beth Wassell

Rowan University Foreword by Sonia Nieto

Volume 48 • No. 3 • Fall 2015

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Foreign Language Annals

Bonnie Adair-Hauck, Eileen Glisan, & Francis J. Troyan A follow-up to the ACTFL Integrated Performance Manual (2003). This book provides readers with expanded guidelines for how to design IPA tasks to inform the backward design of a unit and includes suggestions on how to provide effective feedback and how to improve learner performance. Also includes a re-conceptualized rubric for the Interpretive Mode and the addition of IPA rubrics for Advanced-level language performance.

Cassandra Glynn, Pamela Wesely, & Beth Wassell An insightful guide which explores the integration of a social justice curriculum with 21st century language education. This publication supports in-service and preservice teachers in recognizing their students’ diverse backgrounds while also supporting students’ ability to think critically about the world around them. $23/ACTFL members | $27/non-members

Raising Global Children FOCUS TOPIC Register by October 28 for the 2015 ACTFL Convention in San Diego!

Transforming the Pathway to Learning

• Effectively Using Data • Collecting Evidence of Learning • Proficiency Levels Informing Instruction

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

UPCOMING FOCUS TOPIC Creating Standards-Based Assessment, Evaluation, and Grading

Submit by Dec. 1 for the Mar/Apr 2016 issue!

Pick up the most recent copies of ACTFL’s award-winning magazine, The Language Educator, and our esteemed research journal, Foreign Language Annals, for free when you visit ACTFL Central. Looking for information regarding membership, professional and career development, language testing, and much more? Look no further than ACTFL Central.

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan & Marshall S. Berdan Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals alike, this combination parenting–advocacy book highlights the fact that globalization has created an interconnected world that demands that today’s children become globally competent adults to succeed. Filled with practical advice, the guide provides rationale and concrete steps for parents and teachers to help children develop a global mindset. $13/ACTFL members | $16/non-members

Most of these publications are also offered as eBooks! Ask for details when you visit ACTFL Central. You can also purchase these publications online at the ACTFL Store at www.actfl.org/store.

The Keys Series

BOOK SIGNINGS AT ACTFL CENTRAL

The Keys to the Classroom T he AC T F L G u i de Fo r P ro Fe s s i o n A L L A n G uAG e ed u C ATo r s

THE KEys to the Classroom

A basic manual to help new language teachers find their way

by Paula Patrick

Paula Patrick An invaluable handbook offering detailed guidelines to help new classroom teachers gain confidence and direction as they begin their teaching careers. In addition to step-by-step strategies for everything from classroom organization to navigating Back-toSchool Night, the book includes sample lesson plans, templates for student and parent letters—even advice dealing with the inevitable difficult moments every teacher faces. Templates are available online for those who purchase the book. $23/ACTFL members | $27/non-members

T he AC T F L G u i de Fo r P ro Fe s s i o n A L L A n G uAG e ed u C ATo r s

THE KEys

to Assessing Language Performance A teacher’s manual for measuring student progress

Paul Sandrock

The Keys to Assessing Language Performance: A Teacher’s Manual for Measuring Student Progress (updated version published in 2015!)

Paul Sandrock This manual clarifies precisely what language educators need to understand in order to successfully assess student performance. Relevant to new teachers and seasoned professionals alike, the book provides step-by-step guidance on how to design assessments, illuminates the process of designing rubrics that focus on proficiency, and helps educators create assessments that motivate students to offer language samples that accomplish authentic purposes.

Check out these books from 2015 ACTFL Keynote Speaker Rick Steves—and don’t miss the chance to meet the famed author and travel guru in person on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Europe 101: History and Art for the Traveler (with Gene Openshaw) | $16.00

Europe Through the Back Door | $16.00 Travel as a Political Act | $12.00 Rick Steves will be at ACTFL Central meeting attendees and signing his books following the Opening General Session on Friday at 10:00 a.m., and again at 2:30 p.m.

$23/ACTFL members | $27/non-members

T he AC T F L G u i d e Fo r P ro F e s s i o n A L L A nG uAG e ed u C ATo r s

THE KEys to Planning for Learning

Effective Curriculum, Unit, and Lesson Design Donna Clementi anD laura terrill

The Keys to Planning for Learning: Effective Curriculum, Unit, and Lesson Design Donna Clementi & Laura Terrill A useful guide to assist teachers, curriculum designers, administrators, and professional developers in designing Standards- and performance-based curricula. Starting with an understanding of the 21st century learner, the book establishes a mindset for creating curriculum based on developing learners’ proficiency in language and culture. Includes easy-to-follow templates to develop units of instruction and daily lessons that incorporate the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, Common Core State Standards, 21st century skills, and technology integration. ACTFL Unit and Lesson Planner app (a guide to create units and daily lesson plans, based on this book’s templates) is available online. $27/ACTFL members | $31/non-members

Be sure to stop by ACTFL Central for these additional book signings

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Renate Schulz, Professor Emerita, University of Arizona Author of Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Judith L. Shrum, ACTFL consultant Eileen W. Glisan, Professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Authors of Teacher’s Handbook: Contextualized Language Instruction

You spoke. We listened. For over 50 years Sanako has worked closely with its customers to perfect and enable better speaking, comprehension and communication skills for language learners. Sanako has tutor-led language learning solutions for all situations — both inside and outside the classroom. Teachers have the flexibility to use any content from any provider they wish—from audio CDs and internet- to teacher-created content. Sanako products are not limited to certain languages; they can be used to teach and learn virtually any language — anywhere.

“No other digital environment provides students with the just-in-time learning opportunities afforded by a language lab in which they may perform both formative and summative assessment measures. It is the interactive nature of the lab, the real-time measure of correction during performance that makes the language lab stand above all other digital environments in scaffolding student learning… The simplicity of operation and the functionality of design of the Sanako system have made it our first choice for foreign language instruction in the 21st Century.” -Terry Caccavale, Holliston Public School District, MA

Sanako Study 1200 Advanced language lab software with classroom management

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Sanako Sign Lab An effective tool for learning sign languages

ACTFL 2015: Visit Sanako in Booth #1513!

Discover Excellence.

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE Saturday, November 21, 2015 Registration Open 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. World Languages Expo 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

ITALY@ACTFL 2015 San Diego Convention Center – San Diego, California

November 20 – 22, 2015 Consulate General of Italy Thinking about attending university in Italy? Italian taught in your elementary or high school? Paola Ebranati, Education Attaché for the Consulate General of Italy in Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, is your woman! Meet her at Booth #943 or email her at: [email protected].

Free Time for Exhibit Hall Visit/ Electronic Posters 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Accademia Italiana A lucky teacher will be offered a full scholarship to attend a Glottodidatic Course in enchanting Salerno. Learn more about it on italbooks.com/spotlight and try your chance at Booth #938.

Campus L’Infinito

Concurrent Sessions and ACTFL Plenary Session 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

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Visit us at Booth #940 to learn about all the programs and enter to win an unforgettable experience in Italy, which includes a 2-week summer course with excursions and housing.

Luncheons 12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.

Centro Studi Italiani Visit Booth #936 to learn about all the programs and enter to win an unforgettable experience in Italy, which includes a two week summer course, housing, weekly excursions, and transfers.

Club Italiano Dante Alighieri Improve your teaching & Glottodidactic skills with one of our full scholarships based in Rome. Learn more about it at Booth #942.

Edizioni Edilingua Edilingua (Booth #937) will present the new version of i-d-e-e.it and a workshop on Friday, November 20 at 11:30 am (Room # 4)! Complimentary desk copy. Don’t miss it!

Sant’Anna Institute Visit Booth #939 to discover more about Sant’Anna’s programs integrated into the community through projects, internships, activities, field-trips, and more!

Free Time for Exhibit Hall Visit/ Electronic Posters 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, Roundtables, and ACTFL Special Session 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions and ACTFL Special Session 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m.

Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles www.conslosangeles.esteri.it

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Cardiff/Carlsbad, Marriott Marquis San Diego

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

360 JNTO Breakfast

363 Authentic Texts and Oral Language Development Across Instructional Levels

366 Data-Driven Foreign Language Teaching, Assessment, and Programming

This session presents a multiliteracies approach to developing students’ oral language use across levels through the use of authentic French texts. Presenters explain principles of the approach and illustrate the pedagogy through speaking-focused lesson plans, one for an elementary language course and one for an introductory literature course.

There are a variety of approaches for collecting and using data to inform our teaching, assessment, and programming. Thoughtful use of data can produce proficient and eager lifelong language learners, and student involvement is essential. Come be Inspired to Engage your students and Transform programming by looking at data differently!

Presenter(s): Kate Paesani, Wayne State University; Beatrice Dupuy, University of Arizona; Heather Willis Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Presenter(s): Nicole Sherf, Salem State University/ MaFLA; Tiesa Graf, South Hadley High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

361 ACTFL Small Undergraduate German Programs SIG Business Meeting Small undergraduate German programs face unique challenges in today’s higher education climate. This small interest group (SIG) focuses on the main areas of concern for such programs: recruiting, advocacy online and distance learning, and creating and maintaining a vibrant program, etc. All SUGP SIG members, as well as others who support the efforts of small undergraduate German programs are welcome to join our SIG and annual meeting. Coffee and tea will be served.

PRESENTATION: Portfolios in the Undergraduate German Minor and Major This session will illustrate continuing work toward the goal of integrating the portfolio experience into more courses and at all levels, in order to yield an integrated tool for assessment of the individual student’s complete learning path in a German minor or major.

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Presenter(s): Michelle Stigter (Chair), Butler University; Lawrence Glatz, Metropolitan State University of Denver Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Small Undergraduate German Programs SIG Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

362 NNELL Networking Breakfast The NNELL annual breakfast provides attendees an opportunity to network with other early language learning professionals. Join us for conversation on the latest in early language learning from leading professionals in the field. Sponsored in part by Santillana USA. *Admission is by ticket only. Partner/Sponsor: NNELL Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

364 The Thematic Classroom: Linking Grammar and Culture to Language Acquisition This session will demonstrate how to create thematic units that effectively integrate grammar and vocabulary into meaningful cultural topics. Participants will learn how to introduce grammar and vocabulary in context, while giving students a much deeper cultural understanding. Throughout the session, participants will experience sample activities from existing thematic units. Presenter(s): Veronica Lima, Greens Farms Academy; Anna Stein-Obreros  Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

365 Educator Effectiveness in Language Learning Every educator is a leader each day, having an impact on learning in classrooms, departments, institutions, or organizations. Discover strategies for effecting change and guiding language learning. Learn with colleagues improving their effectiveness as language educators. Identify specific evidence of effectiveness, for your state/institution’s requirements. Presenter(s): Peter Swanson, Georgia State University; Greta Lundgaard, Plano Independent School District Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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367 “Lâche ton béret, boloss!”: Brushing Up on French Language and Culture This session will offer an inside look on 21st century France and present a new understanding of the French language. Elements from the music and TV show industries will be integrated through a series of hands-on activities designed to trigger discussion, grammar learning, and intercultural awareness. Presenter(s): Sarah Mecheneau and Lucie LecocqAussignargues, Michigan State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

368 Stratégies permettant d’améliorer son français écrit de façon autonome In this session, presenters will demonstrate software (like Antidote), which highlight—through a system of filters—spelling errors, syntactic breaks or awkward sentences, repetitions, connectors, weak verbs, or style patterns. Presenters will explain strategies to implement the use of these software along with several websites in order to allow students to enrich their vocabulary and revisit grammatical concepts autonomously, self-correct their papers, and maintain a list of their frequent errors. Presenter(s): Paula Hennessey and Liliane Dusewoir, Boston University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

369 Pedagogical Applications of VoiceThread: Russian Learners’ Views and Uses

372 World-Readiness Standards for ALL Language Learners

375 Music Crossroads: Where Language Learning, Culture, and Technology Converge

This presentation describes a project implemented to support Russian language instruction through the use of VoiceThread—an oral media tool. It discusses the results of a study into learners’ strategic uses of the tool and their views on its value for language learning. Pedagogical implications for using VoiceThread are proposed.

The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages define the central role of languages in every student’s learning. The 5 C goal areas establish an inextricable link between Communication and Cultures, applied in Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. Unwrap key shifts, changes for specific languages, and how to provide consistent targets for all languages and levels.

Presenter(s): Vera Dugartsyrenova, National Research University–Higher School of Economics (HSE); Veronica Sardegna, University of Pittsburgh Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Russian

Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

373 Remixing World Languages

370 A Shared Agenda for Extending Language Learning into the Workplace World languages in applied settings extends beyond classrooms as we aspire for career-ready learners. The presenters will discuss their own efforts and share potential partnerships and approaches. Attendees will discuss career readiness via a series of semi-structured questions to build toward a shared agenda that will be available after the convention. Presenter(s): Jeffrey Samuels, World Languages 360, Inc.; Stacey Powell, Auburn University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

371 Live the Language: Integrating Experiential Learning into the Classroom The experiential learning that is an integral part of the experience at Concordia Language Villages can be replicated in a variety of K–16 settings. Attendees will be active participants in this session and four effective instructional strategies will be introduced. A demonstration and discussion of each strategy will take place. Presenter(s): Cassandra Glynn, Concordia College; Brandon Locke, Anchorage School District Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

This session immerses participants in a variety of exciting and accessible remix-based language and literature activities, with and without technology. Participants will engage in an introduction to text-based, performance-based, and technology-based remix—from five-line plays to hands-on audio editing to the basics of augmented reality. Presenter(s): Johanna Amaro, Plainfield Public Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Jeannette Sanchez-Naranjo and Martha Galvan-Mandujano, University of Oklahoma Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

376 Pronunciation Matters: What Helps Students Improve? How can we improve pronunciation at all levels of language learning? Regardless of teaching approach, pronunciation usually receives less attention than needed. Attendees will receive the survey and a brief summary of the results will be discussed. Finally we share sample performance tasks that meet the World-Readiness Standards and sample rubrics that include the assessment of pronunciation. Presenter(s): Paul Chandler, University of Hawaii Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

374 A High School Unit on the Cultural Ecology of the Monarch Butterfly

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

The monarch butterfly is a small and attractive purveyor of this interaction and codependency. Authentic materials are everywhere: in the news, in biology class, on the Journey North website (in Spanish; this talk will show you where). Weather, geography, agriculture, big business, poverty, land-use, and several cultures are all players. The unit incorporates observation, data analysis, readings, online videos, songs, and a student-designed project.

377 Lead with Languages: Integrating Leadership into Your Spanish Class

Presenter(s): Beth Feldman, South Seneca Middle/ High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

This session will help Spanish language educators (secondary, higher education) integrate leadership and responsibility from the ACTFL 21st Century Skills Map into their classroom practices and curricula. Examples of leadership integration strategies for introductory, intermediate, and advanced Spanish language will be presented, and participants will have the opportunity to develop a leadership activity for their own curriculum. Presenter(s): Jean Leloup, USAFA & FLTEACH; Sheri Spaine Long, AATSP Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

Drawing on insights from L2 acquisition and teaching, the authors will present guidelines and activities for using music to improve proficiency in L2 Spanish. This session presents an online L2 course that combines music, culture, task-based instruction, and new technologies to encourage L2 learners’ autonomy and to enhance language learning outcomes.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

378 Advancing to Fluency in a Flipped Mastery Classroom

381 Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages in the Distance Learning Classroom

384 The MLA Language Enrollment Survey: Using Data to Advocate for Languages

In this session, instructors of Bosnian/Croatian/ Serbian, Dutch, and Ukrainian will identify the pedagogical challenges that arise in these shared courses and offer strategies for addressing these challenges. Among the challenges the presenters will explore are: how to integrate students in separate geographical locations into a shared classroom, how to effectively pair students in different classrooms for communicative activities, and how to successfully assess written and spoken output across distance.

This session will present the 2013 MLA Language Enrollment Survey. Presenters will discuss: highlights of the survey and enrollment trends, how faculty members can use the data to advocate for the study of language(s) on their home campus, and the distribution of enrollments by institutional or program type in postsecondary education (2-year colleges, 4-year undergraduate programs, and graduate programs).

In this session, the presenter will use one teacher’s “flipped” Spanish classroom as a lens to view the Flipped Mastery Learning Model. Participants will receive strategies on how to implement this learning model with students with specific learning needs. Presenter(s): Kate Hoin, University of Houston Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

379 Foreign Language and ESL Teachers: A Powerful Collaboration Foreign language teachers are uniquely positioned to improve outcomes for English language learners because they know what it takes to learn a new language. In this session, participants will learn how you can team up with ESL teachers for the benefit of all students, including the growing number of English language learners. Presenter(s): Rosa Aronson, TESOL International Association Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: ESL/ESOL

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8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

380 Crossing Borders, Crossing Disciplines: Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Interactive session with examples of cross-disciplinary collaboration. Provides tools for implementing own cost-effective study abroad program. Workbooks for designing an interdisciplinary study abroad trip included. Considerations of location selection, budget, external and internal funding, multilingual activities, and safety will be emphasized. Presenter(s): Louise Stoehr, Carlos Cuadra, and Joyce Johnston, Stephen F. Austin State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Wijnie De Groot, Aleksandar Boskovic, Yuri Shevchuk, and Stephen Welsh, Columbia University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

382 When to Go High or Low: Toward a More Intentional Use of Technology This session focuses on intentionality in the use of technology, offering guidelines for choosing between high and low tech options in today’s mediated classroom. Participants will compare and contrast high and low tech pedagogical approaches and explore how best to combine them for effective, differentiated, standards-based instruction. Presenter(s): Anita Alkhas, University of WisconsinMilwaukee; Kris Knisely, University of South Dakota; Deana Zorko, West High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

383 Introduction to the Spanish Legacy in the USA During this session, an introduction to the Spanish legacy in the United States will be made. After that, a presentation of different fun activities related to the topic will be provided. It will be a practical session, where ideas about the different exercises will be shared when putting them into practice. Presenter(s): Alberto García Salinero, Embassy of Spain, Education Office Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

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Presenter(s): Dennis Looney and David Goldberg, Modern Language Association Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

385 Research Paper Presentations on Teacher Learning II PRESENTATIONS: Exploring FLES Teachers’ Perceptions About Assessment in WL Education In this study, FLES teachers’ attitudes and perceptions about assessment and assessment practices were explored. A mixed-methods approach was used to include quantitative and qualitative procedures and analysis. The study employed data obtained from various sources including an online survey, semistructured interviews, and researcher memos. Presenter(s): Olga Corretjer, George Mason University

Inter-Linguistic Pedagogical Exchanges: SelfSustained CPD This paper explores how to foster collaboration across language areas by promoting pedagogical excellence across a department in a free yet efficient fashion. Logistics, challenges, and benefits for language teachers and department administrators are discussed. Presenter(s): Gabriela Vokic, Southern Methodist University

Using Student Achievement Data to Improve Curriculum and Teacher Training The goals of this presentation are threefold: (1) to share with the audience our analyses of the data collected from the Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency Test (STAMP) which our students have taken during the past 4 years, (2) to address some common curriculum alignment issues our data has indicated, and (3) to recommend specific areas for teacher training. Presenter(s): Lanting Xu and Roberto d’Erizans, The American School in London Moderator: Francis Troyan, Ohio State University Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

386 Research Paper Presentations on Global Competence

388 Intercultural Competence: Exploring Components, Development, and Assessment

390 Designing Online Language Pedagogy for Online Language Teachers

In this session, participants explore concepts of intercultural competence and their components. They will also become acquainted with frameworks for identifying resources and strategies to address ICC components in the foreign language classroom as well as approaches for monitoring and measuring their development.

This session presents a collaborative initiative between the Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and North Carolina Virtual Public Schools (NCVPS) to develop and pilot a series of open professional development modules that focus on online language pedagogy targeted exclusively to online language teachers.

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Teaching and Learning of Culture SIG Presenter(s): Alvino Fantini, SIT Graduate Institute Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Distance Learning SIG Presenter(s): Hui-Ya Chuang, Song Jiang, and Ruslan Suvorov, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Ellen Hart, NC Virtual Public School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

PRESENTATIONS: Fostering Beginning Learners’ Global Competence with Annotated Texts The purpose of this presentation is to share findings from a study that revealed how annotated digital texts—with rollover translations and supplemental cultural information—not only improved adult learners’ reading comprehension, but also trained learners to seek native speaker perspectives when interpreting authentic texts in an introductory language course. Presenter(s): Paula Garrett-Rucks, Georgia State University

Global Talent: What the International Demand for Language Skills Means New data from a national survey of mid- and large-size American businesses reveal significant demand for linguistic and cultural skills among new employees. Conducted by Michigan State University in the summer of 2014, the survey of 2,101 companies shows a nuanced view of the skills comprising global talent and the reasons why companies seek it. Presenter(s): Bill Rivers, JNCL-NCLIS Moderator: Aleidine Moeller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

387 Utilizing All Three Modes via Your Reading-Based Curriculum

Presenter(s): Caroline Kelly, Mitchell Community College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

389 ACTFL Community Colleges SIG Business Meeting and Presentation PRESENTATION: Fostering Retention and Growth in Language Study at the Community College Two of the greatest challenges community college instructors face are student retention and degree completion. The first half of this presentation describes an actionable program for retaining students in beginning language classes through a carefully crafted set of principles and timely communications, designed to increase the percentage of students who complete beginning-level classes. The second half of the presentation describes a multi-step plan for systematically engaging and mentoring students in the foreign language major from the first semester of language study through completion of an associate degree. Presenter(s): Rosalina Beard (Chair), Harrisburg Area Community College; Barbara Bird, College of Southern Nevada Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Community Colleges SIG Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

SPECIAL BOOK-SIGNING EVENTS ON SATURDAY Come meet Renate Schulz at ACTFL Central (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center) on Saturday, November 21 at 9:00 a.m, where she will be signing her book, Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali. Later, come meet Judith Shrum and Eileen Gilsan at ACTFL Central at 3:30 p.m., where they will be signing the updated version of Teacher’s Handbook: Contextualized Language Instruction.

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

391 Debunking Major Korean Assessments for Guiding K–16 Korean Learners This session will provide Korean instructors with essential information on each of the four major Korean tests and help them gain insights on the tests and apply the obtained knowledge to their actual classroom instructions. The audience will participate in various hands-on activities which will enhance their understanding of each test and will help them explore the feasible applicability of the acquired knowledge to their actual teaching and assessments in their institutions. Presenter(s): Hye Young Shin, Fairfax County Public Schools Online Campus; Young A Jung and Hei Yoo, Georgetown University; Kyung-Eun Yoon, UMBC Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Korean

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

392 German Drama Hands On The presenter shares her observation of students being actively involved in their own language learning. Inspired by a recent trip to the eastern states in Germany and Dürenmatt’s Die Physiker, students at UT-Arlington decided to write and produce their own play in German. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Small Undergraduate German Programs SIG Presenter(s): Sabine Harvey, University of Texas of Arlington Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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Do you regularly use the Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Modes? If you have a reading-based text, you already have all you need! This session offers an overview of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines and suggests ways to implement them and build reading proficiency. Examples from the Latin textbook, Ecce Romani, are applicable to all texts.

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

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393 Flipping the HL Classroom as a Means to Engage and Empower the HL Learner

396 Mentoring, Motivation, and More: Exploring Mixed-Level Student Workshops

398 Using Academic Choices in Immersion to Maximize the Use of Target Language

This interactive presentation explores how flipping the heritage language (HL) classroom can empower and engage the HL learner. The session will: (1) define what the flipped classroom is (and what it is not); (2) describe the design and development process of a flipped HL course (including learning objectives); (3) show how to create flipped classroom content; (4) offer a sampling of flipped classroom strategies and activities; and (5) discuss the challenges associated with the flip.

Promoting interaction between mixed-level ESL peers is a possible method for combating disengagement and demotivation. This presentation examines the outcome of combining Advanced Mid and Intermediate Mid writing classes in an IEP to create an environment where students applied classroom content by teaching and providing feedback to peers.

This presentation will focus on using academic choices in immersion classrooms to maximize the use of the target language and help students become purposeful learners. Teachers use Common Core State Standards to backward design an engaging and productive unit aligned with the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. By using academic choices, students will work with more persistence, and they will use a range of academic skills and strategies to think more deeply and creatively with a sense of competence, autonomy, and satisfaction.

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Spanish for Heritage Learners SIG Presenter(s): Maite Correa and Maria del Carmen Lopez Ramirez, Colorado State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

394 Designing and Teaching of Effective Listening Materials The presentation will explain the philosophy behind the selection of listening materials, as well as the process of collecting such materials. It will demonstrate both aspects by showing and analyzing a few samples from the website Shahid. Finally, it will discuss designing a variety of effective exercises that can best employ the listening piece and enhance listening skills.

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Presenter(s): Reem Faraj and Rym Bettaieb, Columbia University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

395 ACTFL’s New Program for Global Engagement Recognition ACTFL has a new process to recognize world language programs that are globally engaged. Some programs establish outreach to immigrants in their own communities, some travel the world to share learning and teaching with partners abroad, still others use other approaches to engage globally. Come learn about this new recognition program through ACTFL. Presenter(s): Benjamin Rifkin, Ithaca College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Brooke Eddington, Brigham Young University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

397 Formative Assessment Tools and Use of iPad PRESENTATIONS: Formative Assessment Strategies and Tools to Promote Success in Chinese The most useful assessments are those that take place every day in teachers’ classrooms, as they provide timely evidence about students’ progress to allow teachers to modify their teaching before the end of the unit. This presentation demonstrates multiple formative assessment activities and tools to activate learning in differentiated classroom. Presenter(s): Hua Zhang, Williston Northampton School

Engaging Students Using iPad Apps in Mandarin Classrooms Learn fun iPad apps to engage students in Mandarin classes. In this interactive presentation, participants will try out different apps that they can adapt later to their Mandarin classrooms. Session will introduce examples of student work and rubrics. Presenter(s): Xueyang Gong, Grace Church School Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Xinyi Xu, Wei Shen, and Miao Zhang, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

399 Practical Application of SAMR in Chinese Language and Culture Education In this session, presenters will demonstrate how to integrate authentic materials in target language teaching and learning, and how to strategically reach the learning goals by using online tools or apps. Examples of teaching plans, task-based activities, SAMR analysis, and students’ work will be shared. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Shin-Shin Lin, Fremd High School; Winnie Tung, Prospect High School; YuTing Yeh, David Ellis Academy Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

400 Local Institutions’ Collaborations: Inspire and Engage Students with 5 Cs In the ever-decreasing distances created by modern technology, students can use local resources to explore new cultures on and offline. This session showcases community resources and their value toward advancing intercultural knowledge and exploring the ways culture is defined locally or globally. Peer resourcing and brainstorming follow demos. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Lorena Ellis, Queensborough Community College; Timothy Altanero, Austin Community College; Rhonda Westerhaus, Pratt Community College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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401 Critical Thinking in the German Language Classroom

404 Karaoke in the World Language Classroom

The session features the following presentations: “In Thought, Word, and Deed: Drama Pedagogy and Critical Thinking” (Even); “Critical Thinking Through the Guided Inductive Approach: Teaching German Grammar” (Lorenz); and “Engaging Essential Questions and Communicative Modes Toward the Development of Critical Thinking” (Frei, Levine, & Swanson).

Presenters will demonstrate how karaoke can be used in K–16 language instruction and will discuss ways for learners to produce their own karaoke videos online. Practicing karaoke with authentic songs enables learners to improve their skills while sparking their interest in further exploration of the (pop) culture of target language countries.

407 Myths About Community College: What ALL Japanese Teachers Should Know

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Cori Crane and Alexander Lorenz, University of Texas at Austin; Susanne Even, Indiana University; Christina Frei and Bridget Swanson, University of Pennsylvania; Glenn Levine, University of California, Irvine Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College; Hal Boland, Heritage High School; Joan Campbell, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School; Jan Steele, Pleasant Hill Middle School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

402 Berater/innen für Deutschunterricht—das Unterstützungsnetzwerk in den USA This effort aims at supporting the teaching and learning of German at schools in the U.S. The session offers the chance to meet some of the nine consultants, learn about their locations and projects, find out what kind of support you can get for your school and your program, and network with colleagues.

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

403 Developing Language Skills and Cultural Awareness Through STEM Content Let’s integrate STEM content into German courses to attract students and impress administrators. Colleagues from four types of academic institutions employ real-world tasks while fostering collaboration among disciplines. Using engaging STEM-inspired instructional units, presenters share strategies to develop communicative and cultural competence. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Szilvia Oszko, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Michaela Claus-Nix, Georgia Department of Education; Helga Lenart-Cheng, Saint Mary’s College of California; Jolene Wochenske, Middleton High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

405 AAUSC-AATI Dictionary: The Universe in Alphabetical Order This AATI/AAUSC session will provide a course and curricular perspective on student approaches to L2 vocabulary acquisition; on the creation and implementation of meaningful activities and assessments for vocabulary to use in traditional, hybrid, and fully online classes; and on activities designed with Desire to Learn, VoiceThread, and GoAnimate4Schools. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Colleen Ryan, Indiana University; Giorgio Corda, University of Colorado; Silvia Dupont, Newton North High School; Stella Mattioli, University of Virginia Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

406 AATI Swap Shop Breakfast

Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Eiko Ushida, University of California, San Diego; Fukumi Matsubara, North Central College; Tomonori Nagano, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY; Shingo Satsutani, College of DuPage Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

408 Instruction That Will Engage and Transform the Japanese Classroom Methods and strategies that transformed this teaching pair’s classes by the 90%+ rule, engaging students in meaningful activities and projects will be shared. Presentation will be through videos and demonstrations showing their students using their language skills in dynamic, real-life connections with the Japanese community. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Leslie Birkland, The Laurasian Institution; Hitomi Kameyama, North Central High School; Tomoe Nakamura, North Central High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

Each presenter will share a motivational activity that can be described and explained to the audience in 2–3 minutes. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Bruna Boyle, University of Rhode Island Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Italian Applicable Language: Italian

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS HAVE BEEN EDITED The session descriptions contained in this Convention Program Guide have been edited for space and consistency. Complete original descriptions can be found online and in the Convention Mobile App.

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Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Anka Fehling, German Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA); Anja Schmitt, GoetheInstitut Chicago Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

This session will address the new role of the community colleges in higher education and discuss a strategic plan to help ever-increasing transfer students continue learning Japanese successfully at 4-year institutions. The presenters will provide information about community colleges, transfer students, strategies, and challenges to help the audience solve myths that are not clearly understood by many Japanese language teachers.

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A Crowdsourcing Approach to Vocabulary Learning

409 CFL Pedagogy in Textbook Leveling, Text Structure, and Corrective Feedback

411 Comprehensible Input in Action in Face-to-Face and Online Classrooms

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This session will focus on how to maintain 90%+ of target language in daily teaching. Through this session, participants will learn the ingredients of comprehensible input, and identify practical strategies on keeping input comprehensible in both face-to-face and online classroom settings at all levels. Examples of comprehensible input and checking for understanding will be shared showing how the strategical activities engage and benefit students.

This presentation will report on a study conducted to examine the use of Memrise, a crowdsourcing spaced repetition program, by college students of Chinese, and its effects on Chinese character learning. The presenter will share the results of the study and demonstrate how to use the program to implement a crowdsourcing approach to vocabulary learning. Memrise allows users to create, share, and select Mems.

Chinese Readability Index Explorer for CFL: A Tool for Leveling Textbooks The study aims to develop readability features based on multilevel linguistic features and analyze text readability. We investigate the effectiveness of CRIE-CFL in text leveling and suggest that even with CEFR standards, CFL texts in different areas are still subject to subjective judgment, but with CRIE-CFL, text classification can be standardized. Presenter(s): Jia-Fei Hong, National Taiwan Normal University

CFL Anxiety, Beliefs About Corrective Feedback, and Oral Proficiency This research focuses on how learners’ anxiety level and beliefs about corrective feedback affects one or more aspects of the aforementioned oral proficiency markers. This study adapted and used two questionnaires: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale and Corrective Feedback Belief Scale. Presenter(s): Lijie Qin, Brandeis University

The Effects of Teaching Text Structure on Improving CFL Reading Comprehension The purpose of this study is to investigate if CFL students can get benefits from learning about rhetoric text structure of Chinese texts. Instruction about teaching text structure strategies developed by the author at the college level and its effectiveness will be examined.

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Presenter(s): Rong Cheng, Teachers College, Columbia University Partner/Sponsor: CLTA

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

410 Teacher Training: Concepts and Methods

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Minghui Anderson, Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton; Jenpei Chao, Palo Alto Chinese School; Tsai-En Cheng-White, Seattle Central College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

412 Empirically Based DiscoursePragmatics Studies for CSL Authentic Materials To develop communicative competence, L2 learners must have access to multilevel and authentic data. This proposal examines Chinese data at the discourse-pragmatic levels and on the basis of linguistic corpus data. Thus, L2 Chinese teachers will be better equipped to introduce learners to authentic language use in daily communication. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Fred Chen, National Taiwan Normal University; I Ting Chao, Chapman University; Hsi-chi Lee, Feng Chia University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Why do teachers frequently fail to apply knowledge they received in traditional teacher training courses in their classrooms? This session investigates the causes of such failures and suggests strategies to improve the situation. Samples and data from teacher trainees’ lesson plans or teaching demonstrations will be examined and analyzed.

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Maiheng Dietrich, University of Pennsylvania; Nyan-Ping Bi, CLTA; Xiaohong Wen, University of Houston Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Learning Strategies of L2 Learners with CrossLinguistic Background

413 L2 Learning Strategies, Innovative Approaches, and Learners’ SelfPerception PRESENTATIONS:

The presentation explores the cross-linguistic influences on L2 learners’ learning strategies. An empirical study will be presented to investigate differences on learning strategies of L2 learners with and without multi-language background, as well as the effect of cross-linguistic influences on learners’ effective learning strategies.  Presenter(s): Xia Wu, Defense Language Institute

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Presenter(s): Jian Wu, Southern Connecticut State University

Influential Factors on the Self-Efficacy of Chinese Language Learners This case study focuses on heritage Chinese language learners’ major sources of self-efficacy information, and the influence of their self-efficacy beliefs on their language learning process in the Foreign Service Institute. The presentation also discusses some instructional implications and raises questions for future research. Presenter(s): Yijie Zhao, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

414 Using Formative Checks for Learning to Motivate Students Formative checks for learning (formative assessment) can be powerful in language classrooms and can create motivated learners. This session will introduce an online tool that shows how to effectively use formative checks for learning. Strategies and activities to check for learning will be shared, along with tips for providing empowering feedback. Presenter(s): Betsy Hart, National Foreign Language Center; Gregory Duncan, InterPrep, Inc. Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

415 Project-Based Learning to Bring the Community to Your Classroom Strategies for designing community learning environments that facilitate 21st century global learning within a group setting will be the principal focus of this session. Presenters will describe three culture inquiry-based projects created to enrich students’ global understanding of community; project management skills; and the ability to analyze, solve problems, and think critically. Then participants will be guided in designing their own projects for use in the foreign language classroom. Presenter(s): Krista Chambless and Belita Faki, University of Alabama at Birmingham Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Saturday, November 21, 2015 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

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416 Across the Americas: Collaboration Produces Global Communicative Competence

417 The K–12 Language Flagship F-LAN Consortium Meeting

A team of five educators describe their work as part of a 130-member network of language educators across the Americas, and the transformative potential of a virtual immersion program that has benefited over 17,000 learners of Spanish and English. They summarize a rationale for establishing a virtual immersion program; share technology tools, tasks, and activities; and discuss strategies for planning and executing a successful program. Presenter(s): Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, Xavier University; Colleen Coffey, Marquette University; Carolina Marturet, Asociacion de universidades confiadas en America Latina; Oscar Mora, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

F-LAN consortium members will discuss proficiency targets and assessment results, immersion and secondary pathways curriculum updates, professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators, and collaboration and communication among consortium partners. Presenter(s): Debbie Robinson, world languages consultant Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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DAILY PROGRAM ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

419 Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Get hands-on experience using ACTFL’s new Conversation Builder web tool to create interpersonal tasks for learners to practice conversation strategies. (See aapplcb.actfl.org.) Design, record, compress, and publish your tasks. Then assign tasks to your students and provide written or oral feedback. Attendees with iPhone or iPads, consider downloading the free app, Compress. Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad and Tony Smith, ACTFL

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

418 Café Special: Create Your Own Topic! Grab a cup of coffee and join your colleagues for an interactive discussion on any topic of concern. The floor is yours! Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

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420 ACTFL Electronic Poster Presentations I Electronic presentations will be displayed on a laptop computer at a high roundtable around which attendees can stand for viewing and interaction. The following electronic posters are being presented at the same time in the area so you can move about and view more than one presentation in the hour.

420-01 French à la mode: Using Sitcoms to Learn French

420-08 New Methodology in Teaching the Arabic Language

Explores website for first- and second-year college French courses that uses clips from the French sitcom Un gars, une fille, to provide an authentic context in which learners are challenged to identify and expand on structures covered in textbooks aimed at these levels. Covers ideas for implementation and addresses solutions to problems encountered.

Discuss a new methodology to teach Arabic using the students’ prior knowledge and skills. Also, explore new tools to implement it that will provide educators the proficiency aptitude to reinforce Arabic language learners at any level.

Presenter(s): Jeff Kendrick, Virginia Military Institute

420-02 Core Talk: News and Insights into the World of StandardsBased Curriculum

420-09 Bringing Culture—and the Dead—to Life Through Student Poetry

Presenter(s): Kailey Rhodes, Rubicon International

In an upper-intermediate level Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization course, creative writing in the target language engages students as they approach historical figures in an innovative way. Satirical “calavera” poems read around the Day of the Dead inspire students as they write poems that highlight the lives, weaknesses, and contributions of famous Spaniards and Latinos of the 16th–19th centuries, or give voice to a subject featured in Spanish art. Student samples in Spanish are included, but the activity is applicable to all languages.

420-03 The Impact of Class Size in an Online Language Class

Presenter(s): Lisa Calvin, Indiana State University

As language teachers negotiate the whirlwind world of standards-based education, Core Talk acts as a comprehensive resource for Standards news and professional development (PD). Presenters guide participants through standards news and commentary that affect participants’ states, regions, and specific area of teaching.

This study explored how class size affects the quality of online language teaching and learning. The present study compared the experiences of instructors and students in two university-level second semester online Spanish courses. Data were analyzed with both quantitative and qualitative methods. The results indicate that a large online language class size negatively impacts students’ satisfaction with their online language learning experience. Presenter(s): Wesley Curtis, University of South Florida; Victoria Russell, Valdosta State University

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420-10 Developing Intercultural Competence Through CommunityBased Initiatives Whether students engage in a brief exchange or an ongoing community partnership, their interactions with native speakers provide opportunities for both cultural breakdowns and breakthroughs. Which activities set the stage for the latter? This discussion will focus on reflective learning activities that foster the development of assessable goals Presenter(s): Deborah Reisinger, Duke University

420-04 Engaging Beginning Russian Learners with Authentic Materials

420-11 Language as an Entrée: 7 Strategies to Get Your Students to Dig In

Change students’ attitudes and yours by making online content part of your classroom. Learn techniques for engaging learners in deciphering language and culture contained in websites; develop tools to engage students with real-world language; and show students that a foreign language opens them up to a whole new virtual world.

As educators, we are constantly on the lookout for ways to engage students in language learning. How do we create authentic experiences? In this session, the presenter will be showcasing example techniques of an online and onsite curriculum that involve students in the process of lesson planning and language acquisition to reach maximum participation.

Presenter(s): Annalise Rivas, U.S. Air Force Academy

Presenter(s): Lina Samawi, King’s Academy

420-05 Nuts and Bolts of Designing a Language-Based Service Learning Course

420-12 Interactive Parallel Text: a New Paradigm for Language Learning

This presentation will comprise four segments. The first segment will shed ample light on the nexus between foreign languages and service learning course design at the University of Indianapolis. In the second segment of the paper, the presenter will focus on a specific language-based service learning course. In the third segment, presenter will report models and pedagogies that have proven effective in teaching language-based service learning courses. In the final analysis, presenter will discuss some challenges.

This presentation introduces Interactive Parallel Text mobile apps, which display foreign language texts next to their translations. By allowing learners to read large amounts of foreign language text enjoyably, these apps offer an appealing and effective alternative to the monotonous drills and exercises widespread in language applications.

Presenter(s): Peter Vakunta, University of Indianapolis

420-06 Portfolios at All Levels in the Undergraduate Language Major This electronic poster session will illustrate continuing work toward the goal of integrating the portfolio experience into more courses and at all levels, in order to yield an integrated tool for assessment of the individual student’s complete learning path in a modern languages major. Presenter(s): Lawrence Glatz, Metropolitan State University of Denver

420-07 Secret to Universal Success for All Types of Learners in Language Class In this research-based presentation, attendees will learn to tailor their lessons to make all types of learners excel. They will see that offering choice to their students will help them become active, eager participants in language class. Educators will learn how to incorporate Bloom’s Taxonomy, the Learning Triangle, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, and the new media in their plans to foster critical thinking, active engagement, and the use of the target language. Presenter(s): Lois Grollitsch, D’Youville College

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Presenter(s): Jack Halpern, CJK Dictionary Institute, Inc.

420-13 Teaching “Difficult” Aspects of the English Language As a hybrid language, there are many difficult grammatical structures in English for ELLs. The presenters will demonstrate a meaning-making approach to teaching confusing aspects of English grammar. By focusing on underlying concepts, ESL/ EFL students can avoid memorizing meaningless lists and instead focus on the underlying ideas driving grammatical patterns. Presenter(s): Ida Chavoshan, University of Pittsburgh; Peter Kolenich 

420-14 English for Nursing: An Exploration of Taiwanese EFL Learners’ Needs Proficiency in the English language is necessary for employees of health care industry to work effectively, even in EFL countries. This study explores nurses’ workplace English language use in Taiwanese health care facilities and their need for English language learning. It offers useful information to accommodate the needs of nurses in Taiwan. Presenter(s): Ying-Chun Lai, Chung Shan Medical University

Saturday, November 21, 2015 420-15 An Efficacy Study of SmashFact in Dual Language Immersion Environments This presentation will provide an overview and efficacy of SmashFact, a program designed for desktop and mobile devices. SmashFact is an app that allows teachers the ability to create their own study app for their students. Presenter(s): Kelly Babcock and Britt Carr, Britt Carr Interactive Learning

420-16 Teach Critical Issues in Contemporary China in Chinese Classes Through Film The presentation will demonstrate how Chinese films can be utilized in advanced Chinese classes to help language learners develop both analytical skills in the target language and knowledge about social, cultural, and political issues in contemporary China. The presenter will share specific examples of the application of newly released Chinese films into advanced Chinese classes. Presenter(s): Jui-Chien Wang, Trinity College

420-17 Digital Mapping Projects in the German Studies Classroom

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420-20 Making Assessment Form Using Minna no Can-do Website This session introduces the Minna no Can-do website, a database of can-do statements, and shares sample assessment forms made by the presenter using this site. Presenter(s): Kaori Tanaka, The Japan Foundation, Toronto

420-21 Like or Tweet: A Comparative Analysis of the Use of Facebook Versus Twitter Previous research on social media shows that there is a significant influence in the classroom when employed under the direction of the instructor. There has not been a comparison analysis of the different types of social media and the effects on student grades. Therefore, the goal of this study is to explore how a recent pedagogical tool—such as social media, Facebook, and Twitter—can serve as an integral aid in the foreign language classroom. Presenter(s): Alyssia Miller and William Morgan, University of Alabama

420-22 Oral Histories: Experiential Learning, Cultural Contact

Presenter(s): Britta Bothe, University of Southern California

Oral history projects are common in history curricula, but they can also serve as a useful tool in the language classroom, giving students an opportunity to explore other cultures, encounter authentic spoken language, and test their language skills as well. Students in the Advanced Spanish (Conversation) course were tasked with an oral history project, in which they met with visitors from Nicaragua and recorded their stories. This electronic poster will include the details of the assignment, samples of student work, and a discussion of post-project assessment.

420-18 Spanish in the U.S.: A Blended Course for Heritage Students

Presenter(s): Gina Sherriff, Norwich University

The presenter will elaborate on the effectiveness of digital maps as a collaborative student presentation tool in the German Studies classroom. The presentation is based on two very different classroom environments: (1) a Business German course that involved informational interviews with professionals, and (2) a seminar on the “German Exile Experience” which required historical and literary investigation.

This poster presentation describes a blended course for Spanish heritage language students at the university level. Conducted in Spanish, the course examines the presence, status, and use of Spanish in the United States. It is hosted in the Blackboard course management system and combines face-to-face instruction with distance learning technologies.

420-23 Connecting and Collaborating with the Use of Smart Devices

Presenter(s): Gloria Velez-Rendon, Purdue University—Calumet

Attendees will learn activities which connect students from different schools and with varying levels. With the use of smart devices, these activities will let teachers practice professional collaboration and allow students to shape their awareness of other languages and cultures while making community connections. Detailed handouts will be provided.

420-19 Enhancing Language Skills and Fostering Perspective Transformation

Presenter(s): Brenda Monica Magnetti, University of Arkansas; Ryan CalabrettaSajder, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

Internships in Argentina provide significant learning experiences for Advanced and Superior students. This electronic poster explains how to develop internship learning as project-based learning to improve students’ linguistic skills while they learn more about the cultural and political practices and perspectives of the target language. Presenter(s): Asuka Hatano, FLACSO Argentina-CIEE-Buenos Aires Study Center; Vera Cerqueiras, FLACSO

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421 AAUSC Editorial Board Meeting 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Torrey Pines 2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

422 NFMLTA Board of Directors Meeting ACTFL SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE MINI-BYTE 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

423 Apps for All Explore some apps that will engage your students, check for understanding, provide immediate feedback, and encourage collaboration. Even entertain the idea of creating your own app! Presenter(s): Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

424 The Successful First Year Collaborate on how to overcome the challenges every first-year teacher faces. Walk away with tips from colleagues to ensure a successful year.

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ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

425 What Counts? Developing Communication Strategies with Conversation Builder Use ACTFL’s new online tool to design effective prompts for your learners to practice the strategies that help learners move from Novice to Intermediate or Intermediate to Advanced ranges of performance. Identify ways to elicit conversation samples and provide feedback on how well learners ask appropriate follow-up questions, extend or elaborate their responses, or give reasons to support their opinions. Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E36 Adventures in Japanese 4E: Explicit, Integrated Recycling Instruction

E38 New Third Edition of Gramática para la composición

Using the new fourth edition of Adventures in Japanese, this workshop will demonstrate how the systematic integration of recycling strengthens the scaffolding for accelerated language acquisition and intercultural competency. Participants will learn techniques to: recycle vocabulary and grammar; model best-practice strategies to personalize and internalize language; and harness student interest in manga to more deeply explore Japanese culture. 

Dr. González will explain how this textbook for advanced students explores progressively more complex types of writing by organizing the grammar lessons on a functionalist basis around the needs of composition. Ms. Totten will lead participants through the third edition’s colorful, new design, and thoroughly revamped companion website.

Sponsor: Cheng & Tsui Company Presenter(s): Masako White, Brea Olinda Unified School District, CA Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E37 你我他 Ni Wo Ta: A Performance-Based and Articulated Two-Year Chinese Program Ni Wo Ta offers an enriching language learning experience through a narrative video story, robust technology integration, and comprehensive cultural coverage. It employs an intuitive and functional approach to proficiency development, with effective strategies to tackle tough areas such as tones, literacy development, and grammar points. Come learn about the program’s key features, watch selected video segments, walk through an example lesson, and learn how the beginning level bridges over to the intermediate level. Sponsor: Cengage Learning Presenter(s): Phyllis Zhang, George Washington University Audience Level: 6–12, Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Sponsor: Georgetown University Press Presenter(s): Luis González, Wake Forest University; Clara Totten, Georgetown University Press Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English, Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E39 Engage, Motivate, Challenge: EMC’s Spanish Program ¡Qué chévere! Come discover EMC’s new five-level program, ¡Qué chévere! ¡Qué chévere! offers abundant interpersonal, presentational, and interpretive communication activities; current and exciting culture content focused on the practices, products, and perspectives of the Spanish world; project-based activities for community building in the classroom and online. Learning is framed with essential questions to provide a comprehensive and synthesized learning experience. This program includes a revolutionary language learning environment, Passport®, where blended learning helps you engage all students. Sponsor: EMC Publishing Presenter(s): Kristin Hoffman and Alejandro Vargas, EMC Publishing Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

FREE PHOTO BOOTH FOR ALL Have you ever wanted to be on the cover of The Language Educator magazine? Now is your chance! Visit the ACTFL Photo Booth, sponsored by Qatar Foundation International, in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center) to have your photo taken and put on a cover of The Language Educator that you can take home with you!

Saturday, November 21, 2015

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E40 Comment faire participer ses élèves en classe? Un atelier «clé en main» avec de nombreux exemples concrets et utilisables tout de suite en cours. Comment utiliser les activités ludiques et les stratégies d’apprentissage pour favoriser l’autonomie et la prise de parole. Comment dynamiser la classe et motiver les apprenants avec des ateliers d’expression orale. Sponsor: Editions Didier, groupe Hachette Livre International Presenter(s): Marguerite Bickel, Didier FLE Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

426 Through Their Eyes: Looking at a Foreign Language in the First Person This presentation will introduce a first-person approach to broadening and deepening French vocabulary and cultural content. During this presentation, you too will become a French colonist—and you will have the photos to prove it! Instructional and activity guidelines, as well as examples of the students’ output for this unit will be provided.

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

427 Transforming the Curriculum— From NM to AM in 4 Years: A Step-by-Step Guide Presenters will share how their program has successfully integrated oral assessment in a 4-year undergraduate program, resulting in student achievement of Advanced-level proficiency. Sample syllabi and templates will be offered for replicating proficiency targets, programming, assessment, and enrichment activities across the curriculum. Presenter(s): Ava Conley, Kristi Bond, and Alyssa Hepburn, Harding University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

428 “The Cloud Ate My Homework!” . . . Inspiring and Engaging Today’s WL Students

431 French for Spanish Speakers: Perspectives on an Emerging Field

Supported by digital media and presented in an audience-interactive format, this session will look at today’s three generations of WL teachers who are faced with the daunting challenges of technologically engaging, motivating, effectively communicating with, digitally instructing, and holding students from Gen Z accountable in the WL classroom. Presenter(s): Patricia Davis-Wiley, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kelly Moser, Mississippi State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

429 Teacher Effectiveness and Student Growth Measures: A NCSSFL-led Session State examples will show how teacher input has led to possibilities and challenges in identifying valid and reliable measures, provide information on how to use and create SMART goals, and explain the components of the Analysis of Student Work (ASW) Process. Sample resources from all three states and access to the North Carolina ASW public wiki housing all published resources will be included. Presenter(s): Ann Marie Gunter, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; Lisa Harris, Virginia Department of Education; Jay Ketner, Maine Department of Education Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

This session brings together some of the main figures involved in the history of French for Spanish Speakers, who will discuss how their work has helped shape this burgeoning field. Panelists will also present concrete strategies for teaching French to the growing population of Spanish-speaking students across the United States. Presenter(s): Jacqueline Thomas, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Anita Alkhas, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Clorinda Donato, California State University, Long Beach; Will Travers, Georgetown University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

ACTFL PLENARY SESSION 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

432 Research Priorities—Phase III: Using Research to Transform Professional Practice Three researchers from Phase III of the Research Priorities Initiative will describe key results of their studies that share the common goal of transforming teaching through participation in communities of practice. Presenter(s): Eileen Glisan, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Kristin Davin, Loyola University, Chicago; Jason Martel, Monterey Institute of International Studies; Joe Terantino, Kennesaw State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

430 Integrating Pronunciation in the French Classroom

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

This session will guide teachers in implementing concrete learning objectives and activities for pronunciation in K–16 French, supported with efficient authentic resources and materials. Specific issues of silent final consonants, liaisons, the e muet, as well as assessment methods will be the focus of this session.

433 Flipology—The Study of the Flipped Classroom

Presenter(s): Aurore Mroz, Colby College; Marion Duval, College of Wooster Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

What does “flipping your language classroom” exactly mean? In short, students watch materials at home that are traditionally taught in the classroom, and, once they are back, students will be able to practice what they had learned at home, thus making for more effective use of classroom time and increased communication and engagement. Presenter(s): Janna Chiang, Laurel Springs School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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DAILY PROGRAM 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

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434 Transforming School Cultures Through Global Education

437 Best Practices for Incorporating Google Apps into Language Classes

440 Three Bad Habits: Improve Spanish Pronunciation in Native English Speakers

Learn how to use Google Docs, Slides, and Classroom for an L2 classroom and increase engagement, through a hands-on presentation. See how the presenters use these apps from middle school through university-level to develop interactive and engaging resources. Attendees are advised to bring their own device and have a Gmail account prior to the session.

Poor sandhi, bad timing, and a lazy habit—Do you or your students use appropriate pronunciation? This session will define and practice three stubborn phonological phenomena that remain troublesome in the speech patterns of even Advanced-level speakers of Spanish. These are: (1) synaloepha, (2) syllabic rhythm, and (3) post-tonic vowel reduction.

Presenter(s): Carolina Quagliarello, Connecticut Middlebrook Middle School; Christina Isabelli, Illinois Wesleyan University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Thomas Mathews, Weber State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Today’s students are expected to be multilingual and globally competent. This NCSSFL-led session describes two state initiatives aimed at changing school cultures to support strong world language programs as an essential part of global education. Participants will discuss local adaptations of basic elements of these initiatives. Presenter(s): Gerhard Fischer, WI Department of Public Instruction; Helga Fasciano, NC Department of Public Instruction Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

435 Engaging Learners in the Interpretive Mode This session will model strategies that require learners to engage meaningfully with both literary and informational texts. Participants will also work with texts in ways that allow for the acquisition of new vocabulary and language structures. Learners engage in close reading as they demonstrate comprehension of text in a variety of ways. Presenter(s): Laura Terrill, independent consultant Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

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436 Problem- and Project-Based Learning in Action: Get Involved Today! Participants will learn how to involve their students, school community, and/or world language faculty as early as today in this intercultural, global exchange between the U.S. and the rural town of Angostura, Dominican Republic, to promote social change in their own communities and abroad. As a result of this session and participation in the project, participants will see an increase in student motivation for second language learning, cultural competence, and global awareness and stewardship. Presenter(s): Kristy Kleckauskas, Hannah Beardsley Middle School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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438 Transforming Culturally Thematic Units into Virtual Educational Theme Parks Participants will learn how to transform a culturally thematic unit into a culturally thematic website. During the session, the presenter will explore the use of online theme parks for language learning and provide steps for creating one. The session will be conducted in English with sample activities for Spanish classes at the elementary school level. Presenter(s): Ericka Collado, Dwight Englewood School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

439 The Need for Social, Teaching, and Cognitive Presence in Online Classrooms This session will present a framework for teaching and learning in an online language environment using specified methodologies and approaches to course design and delivery. The outcomes of establishing good social, teaching, and cognitive presence are: lowering of the affective filter, increased student self-esteem and motivation, improved retention, and the creation of an engaging learning environment that moves students from initial learning stages to critical thinking and application, making the learning experience relevant, rewarding, and supported. Presenter(s): Heidi Lockwood, American Public University System; Dallas Jurisevic, Metropolitan Community College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

441 Redefine the Norm: Using Alternative and Self-Assessments to Enhance Learning This session demonstrates how to select and use a variety of alternative assessments in the classroom. Presenters will put a special emphasis on projectbased learning and the use of self-evaluation, and will provide a variety of examples on these topics. Presenter(s): Gina Stackhouse, Roncalli High School; Stephanie Schroeder, North Central High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 14A, SD Convention Center

442 Rapid Response for Teachers of French The AATF continues to develop materials, strategies, and additional resources for a rapid response to programs threatened with elimination. French teachers will learn how to organize local support, use parents and alumni, and bring in those outside the usual educational community to defend their program. Presenter(s): Jayne Abrate and Ann Sunderland, AATF; Mary Helen Kashuba, Chestnut Hill College Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

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443 Help Personalize Your Course via the Personal Interest Project

446 We’ve Got an App for That!: Teaching with Web 2.0 to Inspire and Engage

448 Research Paper Presentations on Culture and Foreign Language

This hands-on session focuses on “Bring Your Own Device” Web 2.0 pedagogies and how these can expand what educators and students do in their language, culture, and literature classes. Participants will engage with some of the apps and will receive handouts describing other apps and how they can be used to enhance the learning/teaching experience.

Core Practices in Culture Teaching

In any university course, students want to walk away feeling that their area of particular interest has been addressed. In this interactive session, participants will learn about the personal interest project, see sample student projects, brainstorm appropriate project topics for their courses, and discuss ways to tailor the project to their needs. Presenter(s): Michele-Marie Martin  Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

444 Moving to Standards-Based Grading: Our Blueprint from Experience Standards-based grading (SBG) can transform the way your students understand their learning and engage their assessments . . . but is it tough to implement? Our presentation will explore how a district’s Spanish teachers first began with SBG and how their thinking has evolved in assessments, feedback, and engagement with students. Presenter(s): Samuel Figueroa, Justin Fisk, Patrick Grady, and Christina Suarez, Adlai E. Stevenson High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

445 Using Open Educational Resources in K–12 and Postsecondary Contexts This session explores how foreign language (FL) educators create and make use of open educational resources (OER). Presenters describe the open education movement, share results of a national survey regarding how FL educators perceive and make use of OER, and illustrate classroom-based examples of OER appropriate for K–12 and postsecondary levels. Presenter(s): Joshua Thoms, Utah State University; Carl Blyth, University of Texas at Austin; Joanna Luks, Cornell University; Toni Theisen, Loveland High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

447 Research Paper Presentations on Standards PRESENTATIONS: CEFR and ACTFL Guidelines, False Friends? In this presentation, the presenter will align the two most worldwide used frameworks of foreign languages—ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and Common European Framework of Reference for Languages— focusing specifically on oral proficiency. Through the analysis and rating of assessment interviews following both the Guidelines and CEFR, this study shows how aligning levels of proficiency can be tricky if we don’t pay attention to how we define proficiency and what we are analyzing. Presenter(s): Lucia Taylor, Dixie State University

National Standards: Postsecondary Impact This research presentation includes the results of a detailed investigation of the articles included in the original grant research; investigates what additional research has been conducted that supports the wider dissemination of the World-Readiness Standards within postsecondary programs, curricula, and classrooms; and provides suggestions for continued research and discussion. Presenter(s): Christina Huhn, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

The 5th C: Imagination as a Tool for Participation in Communities This presentation focuses on the role of imagination in language learning and how it can relate to learners’ feelings of connection with other target language speakers. In specific, this presentation will show how imagination can be used to address the Communities standards, based on a qualitative study. Presenter(s): Marium Abugasea Heidt, University of Rochester/Warner School of Education Moderator: Doug Philipp, Cheyenne Mountain High School

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Reporting the findings of a classroom-based, discourseanalytic study of culture teaching and learning in three distinct foreign language (FL) contexts—pre-K, secondary, and university-level—this session begins to answer the question: What are core instructional practices in culture teaching and what evidence supports the integration of certain of these into FL teacher education? Presenter(s): Erin Kearney, State University of New York at Buffalo

Measuring Cultural Awareness of Novice Arabic Learners This presentation addresses a critical gap in research namely the shortcomings of conceptualizing the concepts of native speaker and cultural awareness. Presenter(s): Said Hannouchi, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Unpacking Learner Agency and Interculturality in the STARTALK Classroom This roundtable will share novice K–12 students’ perspectives from a case study of an intensive STARTALK program. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss implications for K–12 curriculum, teacher professional development and training, and future second language research within K–12 classrooms and STARTALK programs. Presenter(s): Adriana Brandt, Dixie State University Moderator: Lynette Fujimori  Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

449 Beyond Reading at Sight: Using Discitur Legendo to Explore Roman Culture The reading passages from the past 38 years of the National Latin Exam offer a rich resource for using Latin passages as a framework for exploring Roman cultural topics in the Latin classroom. This presentation will discuss how to use this resource to develop proficiency in Latin reading comprehension, to implement research and collaboration, and to practice writing in the target language. Presenter(s): Linda Montross, ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam; Lauren Rogers, Salem Academy Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

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Presenter(s): Alexander Waid, U.S. Coast Guard Academy (dH); Alexandra Place, Bryant University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

Teaching and Learning Culture: Exploring “First Meetings” in Yoruba

Student Perceptions of Learning in the Flipped Classroom

450 Harnessing the Power of Free Apps to Transform Your 21st Century Classroom

The paper explores the importance of culture as an accompaniment to language teaching and learning in Yoruba during “first meetings.” The verbal and non-verbal aspects of greetings and self-introduction during “first meetings” will be shown via authentic materials to explain areas where culture needs to accompany language teaching and learning.

Trendsetters tout the merits of the flipped classroom. This research focuses on student perceptions of learning in the flipped environment. The purpose is to create a space for students in the pedagogy discourse and analyze the efficacy of the flipped classroom from their perspective. The emerging data patterns will be explored in this presentation.

Presenter(s): Victor Alabi, Indiana University, Bloomington Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

Presenter(s): Michelle Stigter, Butler University Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Small Undergraduate German Programs SIG Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

App-based activities are effective forms of instruction and assessment in WL classrooms. This session will explore seven free apps and websites that will facilitate communication, participation, assessment, and language learning. The presenters will explain how to navigate the apps and discuss ways to use them. Bring your device to participate. Presenter(s): Gregory Smolinski, Andrew Russell, Amy Seelbaugh, and Heidi Thomas, Seneca Valley Middle School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

451 Community College–High School Collaborations Local high schools have collaborated to open up lines of communication and opportunities for students from rural Michigan at a local community college. We will discuss the collaboration, programs, activities, and class offerings at high schools to increase world language enrollment, achievement, and persistence in college for students.

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Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Community Colleges SIG Presenter(s): Luzdelys Andarcia, Mid Michigan Community College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

452 ACTFL Less Commonly Taught Languages SIG Business Meeting This LCTL SIG session features two 20-minute presentations on “Teacher Transformation in Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages” and “Teaching and Learning Culture.” This session will end with a business meeting; a discussion on improving LCTL education in the U.S.; and raffles for the first-time attendees, ACTFL membership, and door prizes. Presenter(s): Jeffrey Hayden (Chair), Savannah College of Art & Design; Gyanam Mahajan, UCLA

PRESENTATIONS: Teacher Transformation in Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages This study presents an in-depth analysis of what teachers of less commonly taught languages think, know, and believe and how they cultivate and convey their understandings from concepts to practices over time. Teachers’ reflections on challenges and strategies to improving student learning bring insights to effective professional development. Presenter(s): An Chung Cheng, University of Toledo

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453 Extracurriculars in the Curriculum: Boosting Language Outside the Classroom This hands-on workshop will explore the potential of extracurricular offerings and show how departments can improve enrollments, student participation, and language success. We will offer a dozen proven ways to increase student language contact hours outside the classroom and will encourage participants to brainstorm extracurricular activities that will function well in their diverse environments. Presenter(s): Megwen Loveless, Princeton University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Portuguese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

454 Current Research in Undergraduate German Programs

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

455 Arabic Language Learning Through the Use of StudentCreated Illustrations This session contributes to Arabic language learning by implementing the use of student-created illustrations and images to accelerate the learners’ reading, writing, speaking, listening, and cultural skills. The ultimate goal is to enhance the students’ languagelearning experience, build intrinsic motivation, and encourage language learners to communicate—with ease—in the target language without having to translate to the native language. Presenter(s): Nabila Hammami and Nawf Abou-dib, Dearborn High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

Teaching Writing Through Critical Thinking

456 Written Corrective Feedback in Teaching Foreign Languages Writing

The presenter will focus on the syllabus and lesson plans of an advanced writing class (GER 401y) with a focus on tasks that foster critical thinking skills. Included in the presentation will be a selected sample of the students’ work that shows their improvement in critical thinking, grammar skills, as well as vocabulary knowledge.

This session is designed for foreign language educators who strive for improving their teaching practices of writing through corrective feedback. Hands-on-tasks, discussion, sharing teaching strategies, and comparing these with previous studies will help participants to make informed decision on the appropriateness of written strategy to use.

Presenter(s): Juliane Schicker, Carleton College

Presenter(s): Julien Ekiaka-Oblazamengo, Monica Medina-Jimenez, and Roberto Torres, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Communication Strategies of Two German Language Learners Language learners require communication strategies (CS) as they use the target language in real-life situations. Teaching CS can help learners successfully engage in unrehearsed oral communication. This study presents the CS deployed by adult learners of German. Pedagogical ideas to conduct similar studies in the classroom will also be discussed. Presenter(s): Anuradha Gopalakrishnan, University of Minnesota

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

Linguistic Diversity, Student Interaction, and Differentiated Scaffolding

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

457 Promoting Students’ Passions: Giving Students Control of the Syllabus

Oral language proficiency has been connected to overall academic achievement for all students, but especially for students in the process of acquiring a new language in school. It is, therefore, important to look at differentiated instructional practices that will facilitate high levels of bilingual proficiency for all immersion students. This presentation explores a study on the efficacy of instructional practices that afforded increased student oral proficiency development through differentiated attention to language complexity.

461 Weaving Chinese Language with Other Subject Areas Through Time and Space

This session proposes flipping the classroom into a manageable differentiated learning strategy. Students submit a personal work plan that sets learning goals and creates a course of action, and then they implement the plan. This session will show examples of students’ personalized syllabi and show a step-bystep approach to getting students passionate about language learning. Presenter(s): Jeorg Sauer, University of Kentucky Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

458 Dual Language Immersion: Multiple Voices from the Field PRESENTATIONS: The Link Between Interaction and Proficiency in Dual Language Immersion This presentation describes a study that analyzes classroom discourse and interaction to try to identify pedagogical approaches and techniques that are most conducive to gains in proficiency. Using a modified version of the Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching (COLT) scheme, the researchers conducted a detailed analysis of interactions in a number of thirdgrade Spanish dual language immersion classrooms. The presentation discusses the results of the analysis and potential implications for classroom teaching.

Teacher Training in the Spanish and French Dual Immersion Programs This session will address the main pedagogical strategies that have been used to train teachers in Spanish and French dual language immersion (DLI) programs. Special attention will be dedicated to the teaching of writing and the strategies that DLI teachers can implement in their classroom such as four square, scaffolding, graphic organizers, and modeling. Presenter(s): Maria Spicer-Escalante and Karin DeJonge-Kannan, Utah State University

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 25C, SD Convention Center

459 Cross-Curriculum Application of the Arts in the ESL/ESOL/EFL Classroom This session will empower teachers to actively utilize the arts as they highlight fundamental concepts, structures, and functions in four core subjects: English, World History, U.S. History, and U.S. Government. High-energy instructional strategies are offered, which will increase student engagement and receptive and expressive language skills. Presenter(s): Angela Ward, Western Christian High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: ESL/ESOL

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

460 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Free Response Task: Cultural Presentation This session will focus on the AP Chinese Language and Culture scoring guidelines for the Free Response Task, Cultural Presentation. Using past AP exam cultural presentation prompts and student examples, participants will learn how to develop effective instructional strategies in order to prepare students for the AP Chinese Language and Culture exam. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Baocai Jia, Cupertino High School; Lisa Podbilski, Louisville Collegiate School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Yun Qin and Jeff Wang, Asia Society; Sheryl Castro, Catalina Foothills School District; Peihua Reinke, Oconomowoc Area School District Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

462 “Problem Solved!”—How Students Learn Chinese Through ProjectBased Learning Implanting project-based learning helps students learn how to contribute to the work of a team, think creatively, and improve problem-solving skills. Participants will learn how to design, develop, and determine a well-designed project for students. Students’ projects and the copies of the rubrics and guidelines of the projects will be shared with the participants Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Yuanyuan Lin, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Kuangchi Lee, Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

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Presenter(s): Lucia Rubio and Fernando Rubio, University of Utah

Presenter(s): Amy Young, University of Minnesota Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Immersion SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Two teachers from the Asia Society Confucius Classrooms Network will discuss their strategies and practical suggestions, as well as interdisciplinary unit examples, with participants. Participants will also have a chance to design their own teaching units together with the presenters.

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

463 Best Practices for Promoting and Assessing Cultural Literacy in German Examples of beginning-level tasks to promote cultural literacy and critical interaction with the language: “Critical Engagement with Culture in the First Year Classroom”; “Teaching Culture Through Interactional Patterns”; “Learners’ Perceptions of German Culture in America: A Photo Diary Project”; “Assessing Cultural Literacy and Intercultural Competence.” Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Deborah Mifflin, Johns Hopkins University; Peter Ecke, University of Arizona; Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, Ohio State University; Kelsey White, University of Wisconsin-Madison Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

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Surmounting the Precipice—Italian Language AP Program, 2015

464 Promoting Interaction in College German Programs Inside and Outside Classes

467 To Build a “DACHL,” One Needs an “A” . . .

Interactive presentation and Q&A session probing into The College Board July 2015 State of the Italian Language AP Program Report and discussing the Italian Embassy Observatory Strategic plan outlining programmatic steps to sustain the Italian language AP program.

This session examines the way three undergraduate German programs have made enhancements to their curricula by increasing interaction among today’s highly social, tech-oriented learners. Presenters will discuss an approach for teaching film, the development of a peer mentoring program, and conversation practice in small groups. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Cornelius Partsch, Western Washington University; Margaret Gonglewski, George Washington University; Beverly Moser, Appalachian State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Gertrude Zhao-Heissenberger, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education; Helga Mitterhumer, University of Salzburg and “Kultur und Sprache”/ Ed. Ministry Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

465 Inspire New German Teachers: Recruit and Maintain Quality Educators This session will provide ideas and empowering strategies to educators to help build the next generation of German teachers, educators, and program directors, by encouraging questions and ideas to add to the pool of options educators can use to ensure the future of German language education in the U.S.

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Aiming to bring DACHL-Landeskunde into their German language classrooms, teachers often meet a lack of materials. With helpful information and examples provided in the presentation, participants will be encouraged to bring new ideas and topics into their classrooms, supporting their students in getting a better knowledge of the diversity of German-speaking Europe.

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Lucas Gravitt, Scott County High School; Tobias Barske, University of WisconsinStevens Point; Teresa Bell, Brigham Young University; Charles James, University of Wisconsin-Madison Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

466 Unterrichtspraxis’ Teaching Forum: Can-Do Statements Can The presenters will outline ways teachers can use the Can-Do Statements to guide their lesson and unit planning to provide more opportunities for students to apply their language skills towards proficiency. They will demonstrate how activities can be modified according to the grammar being taught at the time while allowing teachers to better ground and contextualize their grammar teaching in activities that lead towards proficiency-based mastery. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Carlee Arnett, University of CaliforniaDavis; Laura Catherine Smith, Brigham Young University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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468 Italian-Americana: The Culture of Italian America “Emigration in Tommaso Bordonaro’s La Spartenza” (Mazzucchelli); “We Fail to See the Forest Because of the Trees” (Pietralunga); “Italian Immigrant Literature” (Giordano).

Presenter(s): Daniel Stabile, National Council for the Promotion of Italian Language in American Schools; Paola Ebranati and Roberto Pennazzato, Consulate General of Italy; Daria Mizza, John Hopkins University Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

470 Proficiency, Authenticity, and Practicality in Japanese Instruction ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 describes what is needed to achieve a certain proficiency level in four skills. This session will provide ideas and information to utilize the guidelines from various angles. After presenting four examples, we will invite the participants to reflect the content of presentations in his/her own instruction.

Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Paolo Giordano and Chiara Mazzucchelli, University of Central Florida; Mark Pietralunga, Florida State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Ken’ichi Miura, Franklin and Marshall College; Mayumi Ishida, Dartmouth College; Kumi Omoto, Franklin and Marshall College; Tomoko Takami, University of Pennsylvania Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

469 Italian AP Assessments

471 Blending Technology into Instructional Design

PRESENTATIONS: Evolution of AP Italian Programs 2006–2014: Lessons Learned The trend of AP Italian programs in the United States will be described. Data on demographics, student outcomes, and exam volumes will be presented, as well as strategies for sustaining professional development of teachers of Italian. Presenter(s): Paola Ebranati and Roberto Pennazzato, Consulate General of Italy; Massimo Spiga, Consulate of Italy in Miami

Based on their successful experiences in both face-to-face and online classrooms, the presenters will share their examples and ideas for curriculum design, language instruction, assignments, projects, and assessments that are rich in culture and technology while reinforcing the 5 Cs. Participants will learn how the different methods and levels of technology integration can enhance the language instruction and the outcome, as well as how it can foster students’ meaningful interactions and cultural perspectives. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Ayako Anderson, Noble and Greenough School/Global Online Academy; Etsuko Barber, St. Mark’s School of Texas/Global Online Academy Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

Transforming Students’ Language Learning Beliefs by Inspiring and Engaging

472 Three Dimensions to Expand CFL Learners’ Vocabulary

475 L2 Acquisition of Mandarin Tones and Tone Sandhi

Based on several lists of word frequency, this panel discusses three dimensions to expand CFL learners’ vocabulary, namely etymological, collocational, and thematic. Selection of key radicals of characters, semantic categories of words, and types of project-based vocabulary exercises will be illustrated.

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A qualitative research conducted on two parallel intermediate level college Chinese classes regarding the dynamic change of learners’ foreign language beliefs will be presented in this session. Effective instructional strategies which help change learners’ learning beliefs will be shared and discussed.

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Liwei Jiao, University of Pennsylvania; Wei Liu, Harvard University; Yan Yang, Southeast University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

473 Implicit Vocabulary Teaching Strategies in Advanced Chinese Classes The presenter will propose to use implicit teaching strategies and deliver vocabulary in meaningful contexts, in order to instill the sense of appropriate context, collocations, and pragmatic restrictions. This panel will mainly discuss using implicit strategy to teach authentic colloquial expressions and formal vocabulary, and to distinguish synonyms that often have the same English explanation. To illustrate, lesson plans, teaching demonstrations, and analyses of authentic cases will be presented.

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

474 Technology as a Transformative Tool in Chinese Flagships This panel examines multiple pathways to transformative Chinese teaching and learning utilizing three types of digital tools—digital books, place-based experiences, and live blogging. The panel will describe three pedagogical projects underway two different Flagship programs. For each project, presenters will give a brief description of the project, provide student samples, and share guidelines for implementation of similar projects in other Chinese learning contexts. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Madeline Spring and Liu Kai, University of Hawaii; Julie Sykes, CASLS, University of Oregon Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Learning Chinese tones is a major stumbling block for adult learners, especially when their first language is non-tonal. This presentation reports on a large-scale, online study, in which 300 native English speakers played one of five versions of a tone identification and tone matching game. Presenter(s): Catherine Ryu and Chin-Hsi Lin, Michigan State University

Students’ and Instructors’ Perceptions of Tone Pedagogy Chinese language instructors know best how to teach their students tones. Or do they? This research explored students’ perceptions of tone pedagogy and if these perceptions aligned with those of their instructors. Results of this qualitative, collective case study will be presented in this session. Presenter(s): Annie Wantze Fu Liu, Defense Language Institute Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

476 L2 Learners’ Learning Anxiety and FL Learning Beliefs PRESENTATIONS: Does Perceived Language Difficulty Hinder Learning? This presentation describes an empirical study that investigates the relationship between foreign language anxiety, language learning, and perceived language difficulty in a beginner-level Chinese lesson. The pedagogical implication of teachers’ and students’ misconceptions about language difficulty will be discussed. Presenter(s): Changchang Yao, Michigan State University

Chinese Language Learners’ Foreign Language Anxiety in Online Text Chatting

Presenter(s): Xian Lu, DC International School Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

477 Project-Based Learning: How to Spot the Real Thing What exactly is “project-based learning” (PBL) as defined in the scholarly literature, and what is it not? This session will help participants critically evaluate claims of “PBL” in publications and presentations, and to assess the potential of state-of-the-art PBL as a transformative curriculum design model in their own instructional contexts. Presenter(s): Stephen Tschudi, University of Hawaii; Julio Rodriguez, University of Hawaii at Manoa Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

478 Performance by Design What does it take to create and implement a performance-based curriculum based upon the World-Readiness Standards? Come join some pioneers in one district’s journey to create and implement a learner-centered, proficiency-based curriculum designed around AP global themes and cultural perspectives. Sample documents will be provided. Presenter(s): Sandy Harvey, Fort Bend ISD; Francisco Barocio, Travis High School; Andrea Henderson, Elkins High School; Melissa Vargas, Ridge Point High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

This mixed methods study investigated the language anxiety between chatting with native speakers vs. non-native speakers in CMC activities. Presenter(s): Rong Chang and Stefanie Borst, Texas Tech University; Hsiao-Hsuan Hung; Yanlin Wang, Clemson University

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Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Shutan Dong, Princeton University; Nini Li, Williams College; Congcong Ma, University of Notre Dame Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Multimodal Approaches to Learning Chinese Tones: What Works?

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ

479 Journal Editors Present: Publishing Your Work in a Scholarly Journal Editors from flagship, language-specific, and regional academic journals (including Foreign Language Annals, Hispania, and Dimension) will clarify similarities and differences among their publications and will help attendees to better understand the publishing process in language journals. Presenter(s): Sheri Spaine Long, AATSP; Paula Garrett-Rucks and Peter Swanson, Georgia State University; Anne Nerenz, Eastern Michigan University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

480 Genre Transformation: Integrated Communication and Balanced Literacy In this session, participants will consider how task selection and design can scaffold their students’ successful movement from one mode of communication to another as they transform one genre of text into another. Examples from multiple genres of text and discussion of task design, appropriate for different proficiency ranges, will be used to model the transformation process. Product examples are in Spanish.

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Presenter(s): Joanne O’Toole, SUNY Oswego Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

481 Weaving Language, Culture, and Speaking Skills Together with VoiceThread Explore, share, and learn how to effectively integrate culture into the curriculum while providing students the venue for further developing oral proficiency skills. VoiceThread is a means to accomplishing these goals. In addition to viewing a range of examples, generate ideas and share with fellow participants possibilities moving forward. Presenter(s): Alison Stewart y Fonseca, The Lawrenceville School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

482 The Captivating Resume/CV Discuss the ins and outs of resume writing. How do some resumes grab the attention of employers? Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

483 Becoming a Certified ACTFL OPI Tester ACTFL OPI Testers represent a valuable resource to their schools and the language profession. Interested in becoming a certified ACTFL OPI Tester, but not sure where to begin? Come learn more about the many benefits of being an ACTFL OPI Tester, the skills and impact of tester training, and the steps of the certification process. Presenter(s): Andrew Amadei and Lori Haims, ACTFL

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E41 Vamos a jugar! A New Way to Practice and Learn Spanish Are you interested in incorporating games or apps into your instruction, but having difficulty finding resources that align to your classroom curriculum? Come explore Language Town, La pasantía and Spanish Challenge—educational games created by Cambridge University Press, immersive games that brings Spanish instruction to life. Take your students to the next level of engagement through a fun, motivating, immersive learning environment.

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E42 Using ACTFL Assessments to Quantify Teaching and Learning Presenting the full spectrum of ACTFL assessments, exclusively from LTI, K–12 through postgraduate. Four-skills (3 modes) testing from AAPPL to the OPI, and more. From students to teacher candidates. Placement, baseline setting, progress measurement, accountability, credit granting, admissions, entrance, teacher credentialing, and more. See for yourself; bring your questions! Sponsor: Language Testing International (LTI) Presenter(s): Brett Laquercia, LTI Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E43 The iPad in the Classroom— Breaking the Technology Barrier John Conner, Spanish teacher at Groton School and author of Breaking the Barrier, demonstrates the many features of iBooks textbooks from Apple, including the audio, video, and self-grading capabilities. Come learn about a technology that could revolutionize your teaching. Even if your students don’t have iPads, you could use one in class. Sponsor: Breaking the Barrier, Inc. Presenter(s): John Conner, Groton School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French, Spanish

Sponsor: Cambridge University Press Presenter(s): Emily Stewart, Cambridge University Press Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E44 Meet Passport®: EMC’s Revolutionary World Languages Learning Platform No more complex learning management systems that take valuable time to learn and use. Meet Passport®, where simplicity rules over complexity giving you more time to do what you love: teach. Passport® is a learning environment unlike any you’ve experienced before. Students interact with eBooks, immerse themselves in culture, engage in project-based learning, share video posts with classmates, and complete oral proficiency assessments. Teachers assign, manage, and track student progress.  Sponsor: EMC Publishing Presenter(s): Liz Sacco, EMC Publishing, SUNY Cortland Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese, French, German, Spanish

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E45 Using Topical Videos in the Spanish Language Classroom

Sponsor: Scholastic Inc. Presenter(s): Gordon Knowles, Scholastic Inc. Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

484 Flipping for Global Competence In this session, presenters will share strategies for using resources that develop Novice language learners’ global competence through a flipped class model and discuss logistics and potential challenges of the flipped model as well as solutions.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

485 Nuestra América en Su Realidad Política y Social

488 Projects and Videoconferences with a Partnering Class Abroad

This presentation will help teachers acquire resources and strategies to help their students understand the social and political culture that surrounded Cuba during the years prior to the Spanish–American War. After watching excerpts of the film they will be able to identify key elements present in the movie that will shed light on the issues Martí refers to in his essay.

An exchange program is so much more than a trip abroad. This session will present sequential collaborative activities for 2-year high school cohorts. Videoconferences follow culturally oriented projects to discuss cultural and linguistic details. Yearly visiting and hosting enrich the communication. A variety of sample student work will be shown.

Presenter(s): Raul Gonzalez, Palmer Trinity School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Svetoslava Dimova, Campbell High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

486 Preparing Your AP Students for Advanced-Level Writing This session discusses how to prepare students in the Spanish Language and Culture AP course to produce the type of complex written discourse that characterizes the Advanced level and is required in a persuasive essay. The presenter will explore approaches to instructional design and specific tasks that facilitate progression towards the Advanced level in writing. Presenter(s): Fernando Rubio, University of Utah Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

487 Make Learning Visible in Your Classroom Every Day Participants will experience evidence-based instructional practices that make learning more active, visible, and engaging. By enhancing all students’ active participation, students’ learning pathways are strengthened and learning is more fun. Teachers are able to build on strengths and diagnose weaknesses to inform instruction. Presenter(s): Barbara Mondloch, Franklin Pierce Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

489 Rethinking National French Week: For the Students, By the Students National French Week is an annual advocacy event, much beloved by teachers and students alike. This session demonstrates ways to involve your students in every aspect of planning and executing this initiative, creating a shared responsibility between you and your students and maximizing student investment in the outcome. Presenter(s): Tamara Caudill, Sophie Capmartin, and Nicole Horne, Tulane University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

490 Research Priorities Area: High Leverage Teaching Practices (HLTPs) Transforming Classroom Discourse Through Dynamic Assessment (DA): This session will report on a study of a professional development project that introduced teachers to the use of dynamic assessment in their classes. It was found that DA transformed the classroom discourse practices of the six L2 teachers. Classroom observations revealed that teachers’ error mediation became more systematic and attuned to learners’ needs and included a wider variety of follow-up moves after participation in professional development on DA. Transcripts of teachers’ use of DA and student responses will be provided and discussed. Presenter(s): Richard Donato, University of Pittsburgh; Jose Herazo, Universidad De Córdoba; Kristin Davin, Loyola University, Chicago Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Teaching and Learning of Culture SIG Presenter(s): Meriwynn Mansori, VIF International Education; Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell, Musicuentos; Heather Witten, Elizabeth High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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The use of technology creates the opportunity to integrate short video clips into the Spanish language classroom. This talk will explore how videos can inspire students to discuss the topical themes presented. This, combined with the ability to share these views with learners of the same age and ability level throughout the world, can help provide opportunities for contextualized, meaningful language use. Free passwords to the site from which the videos can be sourced will be given to all teachers attending. 

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DAILY PROGRAM 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

491 CLASS Forum: Literacy in Chinese and World-Readiness Standards— Challenges and Opportunities

494 Using Symtalk to Ignite Spanish Instruction at the Elementary Level

497 Close Reading in the World Language Classroom

Are you looking to provide your elementary students with a world language experience? Presenters will share their journey in implementing an elementary Spanish program. The team will present and demonstrate the Symtalk method of world language learning. A sample schedule will be shared and the implementation process will be discussed.

How do world language teachers meaningfully assess literacy in the target language? The Common Core states that all content areas share the responsibility of supporting literacy. In this workshop, explore how the Close Reading strategy can be applied to integrated performance assessments (IPAs), and begin to create your own assessment.

Presenter(s): Jenny Lehman, Michael Bair, Ashley Kontostergios, and Joseph Waters, Upper Morland Township School District Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Katharine Byers, Meyseek Middle School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

In order to coordinate the effort of major organizations teaching Chinese language, CLASS invites a panel of field representatives to discuss how to improve literacy of current Chinese language learners and meet the World-Readiness Standards in our different instructional settings. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

492 Curate the Web: Tools to Empower Authentic Language and Cultural Connections Join in an exploration of exciting tools that provide your students with opportunities to communicate for an audience beyond the teacher and a purpose greater than a grade. This session from the 2015 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year (and Google Certified Teacher) will focus on free web tools and mobile apps that provide students with REAL connections to speakers of the target language around the world, including specific examples of how the presenter has used the tools in her own high school French classes (from Novice-Intermediate speakers of the target language).

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Presenter(s): Nicole Naditz, Bella Vista High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

493 “Will You Go to the Dance with Me?” Getting Social with Tech in WL Class Join 2013 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Noah Geisel in this fast-paced session to explore cutting-edge technologies that will help you take reading and listening in the target language to a new level. The audience will also learn how to use Spotify in order to discover current music in the target language and collaborate in building thematic playlists. Bring your wifi-enabled device and be prepared to experience Social Reading and Social Listening and create products that you will be able to use with students right away. Presenter(s): Noah Geisel, Denver Public Schools Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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495 Tips for Aligning Outcomes in Two Spanish Programs

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

498 Contrasting the OPI and OPIc: Preferences, Strategies, and Scores

How can we design courses that will address the unique linguistic and cultural backgrounds of our diverse learning population? In this session, we will share strategies on how to organize and plan for differentiated instruction as exemplified in two different Spanish language programs found at a U.S. southwestern university.

Through this session, the presenters will explore the relationship between the learning environments, test familiarity, and test scores of students on the Oral Proficiency Interview-computer (OPIc) versus the standard Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). These results are important in helping to understand how these factors can influence learners’ oral proficiency scores on the OPI and OPIc.

Presenter(s): Sarah Schulman and Marián Giráldez Elizo, University of New Mexico Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Gregory Thompson, Troy Cox, Nieves Knapp, and Steve Stokes, Brigham Young University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

496 Get Class Moving!

499 The Dreaded “L” Word in Foreign Languages: The Teaching of Literature

Looking for more variety? Explore new websites and ideas for using videos and commercials. Mix it up with five vocab games. Use one set of picture cards in five activities. Create three different scavenger hunts. Spice up Pictionary and get excited about wordplay. Make a memory game that involves both input/output. Applicable to all languages. Presenter(s): Caitlin Houston, Valley Park High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

This session focuses on the teaching of literature in language classes at the upper levels, emphasizing creativity, analysis, and attention-getting strategies to engage the learner and awaken his/her interest in the reading of foreign language literature. Presenter(s): Nelson Lopez, Bellarmine University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

500 Strategies to Internationalize Curricula

503 Fueling Learner Growth with High Octane Feedback

506 Research Paper Presentations on Technology and Instruction II

This session discusses the efforts of Georgia Gwinnett College to internationalize its curriculum integrating distance linguistic/cultural exchange projects, i-Courses, online interactions, and international collaborations.

Feedback is a fuel that ignites learner motivation and progress. Combining descriptive feedback with a growth mindset results in optimal conditions for improved performances, more satisfaction, and increased motivation in learners, ultimately leading to progress up the proficiency scale. Join this session to explore the possibilities and collaborate to develop feedback and responses that carry a growth mindset message.

Evaluation of Retention Efforts in Online Classes

Presenter(s): Greta Lundgaard, Plano Independent School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Sandra Kregar, Valdosta State University

Presenter(s): Federica Goldoni and Cele Blair, Georgia Gwinnett College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

501 The Image Makes a World of Difference In this hands-on session, participants will be presented with practical ideas and visual resources that inspire and engage learners while helping them develop their critical-thinking skills, and increase language proficiency and their cultural intelligence. This is about transforming our teaching practices, our lessons, and our students’ world views. Presenter(s): Maria Giudice, Anita Orr, and Pilar Perez, Saint Andrew’s School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

Over the past few years there has been an explosion in the use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Instructors are facing a new generation of tech-savvy students that are constantly connected to their phones, iPads, and computers. Take advantage of the students’ social nature and learn how to benefit from these new sources of instruction. This session will provide information on how to incorporate the use of social media effectively in the classroom. Presenter(s): Raquel Prieta-Novales, Florida State University; Ager Gondra Astigarraga, SUNY Purchase Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

504 Case Study: Project-Based, Global Business Spanish Immersion Program In this presentation, we will discuss the theoretical framework that supports the pedagogical design of the program and highlight the essential elements of project-based learning. Throughout the session, presenters will illustrate these essential elements with concrete examples and will solicit additional examples from the participants. Through the discussion, participants will be better equipped to create real-life projects in the world language classroom that will effectively support learning through collaboration and creativity. Presenter(s): Dana Laursen and Theresa Burns; Middlebury Interactive Languages Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages via Synchronous Videoconferencing This paper explores the education use and effectiveness of videoconferencing technology in college-level courses to teach less commonly taught languages or the highest difficult category languages for English speakers. This presentation will shed light on pedagogical potentials of deployment of videoconferencing in adult foreign language education. Presenter(s): Myong Hee Choi and Byeong-Keun You, University of Montana

Improving L2 Lexical Competency Through Flipping the Classroom With limited face-to-face contact hours at the university level, flipping the classroom allows foreign language instructors to use more task-based activities because students have already seen the material before class. This presentation compares which vocabulary resources are most effective for learning an L2 both within and outside the classroom. Presenter(s): Hilda Salazar and Katie Sinclair, Campbell University Moderator: Joann Hammadou Sullivan, University of Rhode Island Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

505 Innovative Teacher Training; Embracing Digital Learning In personalized digital learning environments using learners’ own mobile devices, how can we as teachers ensure our millennial learners are engaged in meaningful interaction as a result of CLT approaches? The presentation addresses digital learning strategies for instructors to guide learners in mobile learning environment. Presenter(s): Kara MacDonald and Unsoon Won, Defense Language Institute Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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502 A Net Generation: Using Social Media in the Language Classroom

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

Enrollment in online classes continues to grow exponentially. Despite this interest in online instruction, student retention in online classes continues to pose a challenge. This study examines these efforts from the student perspective and offers insight into their perceived effectiveness. The study is discussed in terms of pedagogical implications.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

507 Research Paper Presentations on ESL I

510 Emotion, Motivation, and Language Learning

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512 Teaching Learners to Listen: Challenges, Techniques, Assessment, and Resources

Teacher Decisions in Spontaneous Assessments

Foreign Language Reading Anxiety: Korean as a Foreign Language in the U.S.

In this presentation, an analysis of a teacher’s decisions while conducting spontaneous assessments will be discussed, based on the model of Learning-Oriented Assessment. Following this analysis, implications on how spontaneous assessments can be implemented in a way that leads to learning will be reviewed. Presenter(s): Jorge Beltran, Teachers College

Toward a Model of Strategies and Email Writing Performance This study explores Taiwanese EFL writers’ strategy use and its relationship to test performance on email writing tasks. The study has implications for second language writing assessment, learning, and instruction. Presenter(s): Hui-Chun Yang, National Hsinchu University of Education Moderator: Amy Anderton, Dallas ISD Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: ESL/ESOL

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

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508 Lingua Franca: Romance Languages in Both Latin and French Classrooms This presentation will discuss strategies for engaging the Latin language learner through both curriculum and assessment. This presentation will also discuss ways to utilize classical languages in the instruction of beginning French, encouraging students to view language learning as a more global concept. Presenter(s): Catherine Hayward, Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

509 Learners’ Pathways to Global Competence via Voxopop-Based Telecollaboration This study explores EFL Russian learners’ views on the effectiveness of Voxopop (an online voice-based collaboration tool) for supporting their multicultural competence development through a telecollaboration project with pre-service language teachers in the United States. Factors that facilitated or hindered their pathways to global competence are discussed. Presenter(s): Veronica Sardegna, University of Pittsburgh; Vera Dugartsyrenova, National Research University–Higher School of Economics Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Russian

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The purpose of this study was to examine foreign language reading anxiety among college students who were studying Korean. Presenter(s): Julie Damron, Brigham Young University

Developing Fun and Innovative Methods in Teaching Korean Idiomatic Expressions The presenter will share the teaching methods employed in teaching the Korean idiomatic expressions in university classes. Presenter(s): Hei Sook Yoo and Eunji Lee, Georgetown University

Advantages of Using Self-Assessment Exercises for KFL Students The purpose of this study is to investigate effects of using self-assessment exercises for Korean as a foreign language (KFL) learners in college classes, and to suggest how to use self-assessment tools to benefit students’ development. Presenter(s): Sang-Seok Yoon, University of Iowa; Jaeseung Yang, Korea University Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Korean SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Korean

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

511 Mainstreaming LCT Languages in the Schools: A 25-Year Study of Its Teachers Twenty-five years after the Ford Foundation and the University of Iowa collaborated to develop nonnative speakers of Chinese, Japanese, and Russian as teachers for the Iowa public schools, the influence of the program will be discussed by a sample of its participants. Current data on the programs and the teachers developed by the ICLP will be examined and the future of such endeavors will be discussed. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Less Commonly Taught Languages SIG Presenter(s): Leslie Schrier and Michael Everson, University of Iowa; James Sweigert; John Watzke, University of Portland Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

This workshop-style session addresses the role of listening comprehension in communication, discusses ways in which to incorporate listening activities and assessments in the classroom and outside, and provides resources to create new contextualized listening activities to ensure that your students are actively and effectively learning to listen. Presenter(s): Ashwini Ganeshan and Rebecca Borden, University of Oklahoma Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

513 An Exploration of AfricanAmerican Students’ and Educators’ Experiences in World Language Classrooms PRESENTATIONS: Comparing the Beliefs of First- and SecondYear African-American FL Learners The presentation describes a comparative study of language learning beliefs among African-American students enrolled in first- and second-year Spanish courses at a historically black university. It focuses on how the research findings can be used in the language classroom to inspire and engage learners.  Presenter(s): Maria Charle, Lincoln University

World Language Education Is for Everyone, Isn’t It? Black female world language educators united sharing their narratives on educator experiences and praxis in world language classrooms and communities. Their voices of agency described challenges in the field and offered innovative solutions that can benefit all world language learners, especially African-American students. Presenter(s): Arayna Yearwood  Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL African-American Students SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

514 Let’s Play in the Arabic Classroom This presentation aims at enhancing Arabic language teachers and educators with the strategy of using games in the teaching of Arabic language and culture.  Presenter(s): Naji Abduljaber, Bridge Academy Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Arabic Applicable Language: Arabic

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

515 Three New Resources for Teacher Professional Development and Certification

518 Food for Thought: Culinary Practices and Cultural Beliefs in the Classroom

521 German Program Growth Through STEM: Challenges and Best Practices

This presentation will showcase three new free-ofcharge online resources available for world language teachers, aimed at promoting both professional development and certification.

This session introduces authentic materials related to food cultures in Germany, examining how culinary culture relates to; reflects; and is manifested in historical events, cultural beliefs, and value systems. We explore how culinary practices are represented in a range of sources and discuss how learners can become critical “consumers” of food.

This session examines how such efforts work in practice across a diverse range of institutions. It will address strategies for appealing to STEM students in structuring individual courses as well as factors involved in establishing and sustaining a formal program in international engineering.

Presenter(s): David Ellis, University of Maryland; Iman Hashem, California Foreign Language Project; Munir Shaikh, HADI-CLASSRoad; Alyssa Villarreal, Shelby County Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Jeanne Schueller, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Friederike Emonds, University of Toledo; Simona Moti, Kalamazoo College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

516 Making Language Stick: Methods of Noticing and Inductive Learning

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

The presenter will focus on the process of selecting language areas with the aim of promoting reflective noticing as part of lesson planning and classroom materials development. Clear examples and strategies will be given to adapt materials and create appropriate follow-up inductive activities that will help learners figure out rules for themselves and apply them in their output. Presenter(s): Sarah Cole, John Murray Learning Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

Come learn about a variety of short bell ringers to start class that use authentic materials. Learn how to take one activity and differentiate it to fit the Novice learner or the Advanced learner. Presenter(s): Brian Wopat, Onalaska High School; Jennifer Olivare, Holmen High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Discover how authentic texts can be used at all language levels to deepen the learner’s understanding of language and culture to overcome the bifurcation of “language and literature” classes. The presenters will focus on the novella, Die Geschichte von Herrn Sommer by Patrick Süskind, and share activities, techniques, and ideas for teaching this and other texts to effectively help the 21st century learner gain multiple literacies. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Julia Feldhaus, Saint Anselm College; Marianna Ryshina-Pankova, Georgetown University; Katherine Stevenson, University of Jamestown Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

520 Praktische Schritte im Deutschunterricht für den Auslandsaufenthalt Experience abroad is a primary goal of most FL students and receiving increased focus in global programs. This presentation highlights instructional units that help students from the elementary through the advanced levels to become interested in and prepare for study and internships in German-speaking countries. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Jutta Schmiers-Heller and Richard Korb, Columbia University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

522 Inspiring. Engaging. Transforming. German Language Study in the U.S. Representatives from the Goethe-Institut, the German Embassy to the United States, the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA), the DAAD, and the AATG will discuss strategies for the promotion and support of German learning in the U.S. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Keith Cothrun, AATG; Friederike Braun, Central Agency for Schools Abroad; Jan Eckendorf, German Embassy; Gabriella Skwara, DAAD; Christoph Veldhues, Goethe-Institut Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

523 Mapping the Text: Strategies to Move from Comprehension to Interpretation This session focuses on reading as a tool for developing language proficiency and (inter)cultural competence. It targets AP Italian students as well as college students with an Intermediate/Advanced level of proficiency in Italian. A variety of pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities engage students with the text while guiding them from comprehension to analysis and interpretation to production. Presenter(s): Paola Morgavi, Northwestern University Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Italian Applicable Language: Italian

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517 Best of CSCTFL: Authentic Cultural Bell Ringers and Class Starters

519 Multiple Literacies Through the Genre-Based Classroom

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Timothy Malchow, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Condray, University of Arkansas; Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, Boston University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

DAILY PROGRAM 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

524 Course Design and Asynchronous Learning in the Italian Classroom

527 Perfecting the Changing Demands of Business Chinese Language

The panel examines methodologies and best practices that can enhance instruction by utilizing e-learning environments while addressing language program demand for relevant authentic input material.

The demand on implementing Business Chinese course has been on the rise, and naturally its instructional materials and curriculum have been developed and complicated by the wide spectrum of teaching resources and methodologies available. This panel will address the critical issues in identifying suitable teaching materials and strategies, and assess students’ improvement towards their Business Chinese competency.

530 Issues and Benefits of L2 Learning and Teaching in Various Environments

Presenter(s): Chiara Fabbian and Emanuela Zanotti, University of Illinois at Chicago; Veronica Vegna, University of Chicago Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

525 Creating an Environment to Use Japanese Outside Class with ARIS This session introduces ARIS, a platform for creating and playing place-based augmented reality mobile games. Participants will have a hands-on experience with the games designed for language learning and discuss how to create similar place-based augmented reality games in their own teaching environment. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Yumiko Tashiro, Washington and Lee University; Kazumi Hatasa and Shinji Shimoura, Purdue University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

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526 Inspire and Engage Learners Through IPA from Beginning to Advanced In this interactive session, presenters share engaging ways to implement integrated performance assessment (IPA) from beginning to advanced levels in thematic units using backward design. Presenters demonstrate effective approaches to provide feedback before, during and after the IPAs to building proficiency and monitor learning progress to prepare learners with 21st century skills. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, California State University, Monterey Bay; Yo Azama, North Salinas High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Jane Kuo, University of California, San Diego; Yan Shen, UCLA; Yun Xiao, Bryant University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

528 Implementing Standards-Based Curricula Across Different Levels of TCFL This panel discusses the implementation of Standards-based curricula across different levels of TCFL. In “Standards-Based Curriculum in First-Year Modern Chinese: Design, Implementation and Outcome,” the two presenters will introduce the curricular objectives; demonstrate how the interpersonal, interpretive and presentational abilities as well as the learner difficulties are addressed. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Hong Zeng, Le Tang, Youping Zhang, and Xiaofang Zhou, Stanford University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

PRESENTATIONS: Training English Speakers to Identify Mandarin Affricates zh-j and ch-q This study presents a laboratory training procedure for English L1 speakers to distinguish two pairs of affricates in Mandarin Chinese: zh /t / and j /t /; ch /t h/ and q /t h/. Results indicate a significant improvement of participants in distinguishing the two affricates pairs when instant feedback is provided. Presenter(s): Yunye Yu and Ziyi Geng, Georgia State University

Pedagogical Challenges in Cross-Cultural Chinese Immersion Teaching This session will present challenges Chinese immersion teachers experienced in the U.S., including classroom management, L2 use, curriculum development, teaching style, and working with Americans. The findings suggest that immersion training needs to address cultural differences; additionally, cross-cultural competence needs to be developed. Presenter(s): Wenying Zhou, Michigan State University

Unexpected Topic Switching in Mandarin Chinese: Implications for TCFL This study investigates how Mandarin speakers initiate and respond to unexpected topic switching in mundane conversations for rapport management. The participants’ reactions suggest their acceptance of the switching. The study also discusses how acquiring appropriate topic transition skills can enhance CFL learners’ discourse competence.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Weihua Zhu, University of Wisconsin-Madison Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

529 Go Authentic: How to Accelerate Learners to Use Chinese Accurately

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

The ultimate goal for learners is to convey their meaning in an accurate and appropriate way. Three empirical studies on the acquisition of three linguistic forms are presented to address the challenges in strengthening accuracy and appropriateness in learners’ output. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Li Xu, Duke Kunshan University; Jincheng Liu, Princeton University; Zheng Qu, CET Academic Programs in Shanghai Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

531 CFL Learning and Pedagogical Issues in Reading and Writing PRESENTATIONS: Syntactic, Word Knowledge, and Chinese Reading Comprehension The goal of the study was to understand the roles of syntactic awareness and word knowledge in reading comprehension in Chinese among students in a Chinese immersion program. Presenter will show that word knowledge, oral-cloze, and word-order tasks correlated significantly with the sentence-reading task. Regression analysis revealed that syntactic awareness contributed to sentence-reading comprehension above and beyond word knowledge, after controlling for memory. Presenter(s): Chan Lu, Loyola Marymount University

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Saturday, November 21, 2015 Applying Task-Based Language Teaching to Advanced Chinese Reading

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

In a college-level advanced Chinese class, the researcher accommodated task-based language teaching within the usually teacher-centered “lockstep” classroom. Comprehension was realized by discussions and within the tasks. Instructor serves as the facilitator and useful resource in class. This paper will present how and how well the tasks were done.

534 Organic World Language (OWL) Strategies for Intermediate to Advanced Circle

Presenter(s): Yilan Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Helping Advanced Chinese Learners’ Acquire Chinese Cultural Perspectives Advanced Chinese learners often have difficulties in interpreting Chinese literature works due to their lack of understanding of Chinese cultural perspectives. Based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of some Chinese literature works, this paper discusses the cultural perspectives underlying those works. Presenter(s): Yan Li, University of Kansas Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

532 Intergenerational Learning Through Oral History Presenters will describe the design and tools necessary for conducting oral history interview projects for students to interview target-language senior citizens in the community, sharing samples of student work from an oral history project, and helping educators develop projects for languages, schools/colleges, and communities in accordance with the 5 Cs.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

533 Empowering Language Learners Looking for ways to turn “Why do we have to do this?’” or “I’m here for college requirements,” to conversations about lifelong, language learning goals? This session demonstrates the successes of student “proficiency training” and lasting impacts of empowering your language learners. Attendees will come away with a process to empower their own students and will discuss the session’s ideas with partners and in small groups.

Presenter(s): Darcy Rogers, Organic World Language Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

535 Making the (Rather Strong) Case for Immersion This session will explain why immersion works better than any other model of foreign language instruction. It will detail the advantages of the bilingual brain, share research on the success of immersion programs, explain why immersion should start early, and inspire educators to advocate for immersion programs. Presenter(s): Bennett Zamoff, Shorecrest Preparatory School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

536 A Checklist Is No Way to Learn a Language A perception of students is that acquiring an L2 means working through a checklist of grammatical items. A mismatch is created in proficiency-based programs where students feel they are not being taught grammar—a result of differing ideas of what grammar is. We will examine how grammar can be defined to achieve realistic proficiency goals. Presenter(s): Matthew Kanefsky, Michigan State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

ACTFL SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE MINI-BYTE 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

537 Exit Tickets Saying goodbye is never easy, so leave your students wanting more by expanding your exit ticket toolbox. Presenter(s): Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

538 AAPPL Tasks: Models for Performance Assessments ACTFL’s assessment of language performance is the perfect way to evaluate how well learners can use communication strategies learned in classroom settings in different, yet still familiar, contexts. Examine the design of tasks in each mode of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational); discover how language samples are rated. Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad and Tony Smith, ACTFL

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E46 Ritmos—Language and Culture for Beginning College Spanish Ritmos is a new beginning college Spanish text that strongly promotes cultural learning while achieving excellent grammar and vocabulary goals. If you want more cultural content, better conversational skills and stronger integration of technology in your beginning Spanish sequence, Ritmos may be the perfect option. Come find out more at our session!  Sponsor: Evia Learning Inc. Presenter(s): Lee Forester, Evia Learning Inc.; Stacey Johnson, Vanderbilt University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Brandee Mau, Utah State Office of Education/Tooele School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Benjamin Rifkin, Ithaca College; Benjamin Jens, University of Arizona Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

For those of you who have experienced the Organic World Language (OWL) Circle in past ACTFL Conventions and wondered what it looks like at a higher level, this is for you. This session is designed for teachers to experience and then craft your own Intermediate to Advanced activities, while incorporating the highengagement strategies and student-centered content for which OWL is known.

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DAILY PROGRAM 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E47 Increasing Opportunities for Authentic Communication Outside of Class

E49 Neue Blickwinkel: A Fresh Take on AP® German

Most language instructors want to increase oral practice outside the classroom, but have difficulty motivating learners to practice on their own time or holding learners accountable. Presenters at this session will each discuss new technology tools available that make communication outside of class easier than ever before and share experiences from their own institutions: synchronous audio and video recording tools, synchronous web tools and platforms that enable communication in real time with native speakers around the world, and video creation and uploading tools that team learners together on meaningful projects.  Sponsor: Pearson Presenter(s): Samantha Alducin, Pearson Education; Glynis Cowell, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Paloma Lapuerta, Central Connecticut State University; Rob Martinsen, Brigham Young University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E48 Teaching Mandarin Through Content with GLP’s Curriculum

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This session will highlight how GLP’s elementary school Mandarin curriculum integrates content standards to create a seamless connection between students’ language classes and other subjects. Presenters will share examples from the curriculum and talk about ways teachers can integrate content into their classrooms. All participants will receive free GLP Mandarin lesson plans.  Sponsor: Global Language Project Presenter(s): Marisa Fang and Elisabeth Shovers, Global Language Project; Helena Curtain, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Emerita) Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English, Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Neue Blickwinkel is an AP textbook organized around unique thematic units (chapters) that each draw on multiple AP themes. This iterative approach enables teachers to provide multiple inputs of the AP themes and contexts through spiraled instruction. The presenter will discuss this approach based on Standards-based materials from the book. 

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Room 14B, SD Convention Center

542 AATG Chapter Presidents Assembly

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Namhee Lee (Chair), CSULA; Eunice Lee; Danielle Pyun, Ohio State University

E50 French in Action au futur: Interactive Innovations Come and learn about the third edition of French in Action, now updated for a new generation of learners. Please join Barry Lydgate as he explains the video-based beginning French program, presents updates in the new edition, and speaks to the future of this powerful education resource. Sponsor: Yale University Press Presenter(s): Barry Lydgate, Wellesley College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

543 Korea Foundation Luncheon and Korean SIG Forum

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Ballroom 20A, SD Convention Center

544 Embassy of France Luncheon The Embassy of France is delighted to host this luncheon for teachers of French each year. This is the perfect opportunity to network with your fellow French teachers, education officials, representatives from the French Embassy, and exhibitors from French-speaking countries. During the luncheon, you will have the chance to enter a drawing to win one of many exciting prizes (professional training trips abroad, magazine subscriptions, educational materials, etc.). Air France will again offer two airline tickets as door prizes to be given away at this year’s luncheon. You will leave with a teachers “goody bag” filled with a number of resources for your French class. Conducted in French. Admission by ticket only.

12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Ballroom 20D, SD Convention Center

539 Café Special: Create Your Own Topic

545 Embassy of Spain Luncheon

Grab a cup of coffee and join your colleagues for an interactive discussion on any topic of concern. The floor is yours! Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

This luncheon is an excellent opportunity to network with others in the field and get to know other fellow CLASS/CLTA members personally and professionally. A variety of door prizes will be donated by participating publishers. It’s a party not to be missed.

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AATJ’s annual luncheon is an opportunity for the Japanese language teaching community to network and honor award recipients; local students will provide entertainment, and speakers include the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles.

Meeting of AATG Chapter Presidents.

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Sponsor: Wayside Publishing Presenter(s): Heiko ter Haseborg, West Virginia University Audience Level: 6–12, Higher Education Language of Presentation: English, German Applicable Language: German

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Ballroom 6B, SD Convention Center

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A not-to-be-missed favorite for Spanish teachers! This luncheon will highlight the culture of Spain and will be conducted in Spanish. Information about full program scholarships, institutes, and services available to teachers of Spanish, the business community, and the general public through the Embassy will be presented. Luncheon attendees will be entered into a drawing for two scholarships to be awarded during the luncheon. Admission by ticket only.

Saturday, November 21, 2015 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

546 AAUSC Executive Committee Meeting ACTFL SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE MINI-BYTE 1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

547 What’s Trending Harness the power of social media with your students. Investigate creative ways to use these trendy outlets for communicative tasks. Learn to speak the “language” of your students. Presenter(s): Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

548 The Engaging Interview Discuss engaging interview techniques that will wow administrators, principals, and/or deans. Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

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549 Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Get hands-on experience using ACTFL’s new Conversation Builder web tool to create interpersonal tasks for learners to practice conversation strategies. (See aapplcb.actfl.org.) Design, record, compress, and publish your tasks. Then assign tasks to your students and provide written or oral feedback. Attendees with iPhone or iPads, consider downloading the free app, Compress. Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad and Tony Smith, ACTFL

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E51 BYOLL: The First Free Language Lab

E54 Communication in Cultural Contexts Engages Pre-AP® Spanish Learners

BYOLL, Bring Your Own Language Lab, by ReLANpro provides the first free language lab for teachers and students, using their own devices. In this session, we will show you how to access your free account, create and share audio and video materials, submit student answers, and provide teacher feedback.  Sponsor: ASC ReLANpro Presenter(s): Ralf Porankiewicz, ReLANpro USA Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E52 “Rotkäppchen für Deutschlerner” Animation in 4 Teilen L-Pub stellt eine von BAFTA-Preisträger Tim Fernée handgezeichnete Animation des Märchens Rotkäppchen vor. Modernisiert und vereinfacht für Deutschlerner bleibt der Text jedoch Zeile für Zeile dem Originalmärchen der Brüder Grimm von 1850 treu. Die ca. 13-minütige Animation ist als DVD oder Download inklusive Lehrmaterial erhältlich.  Sponsor: L-Pub Presenter(s): David Steel, L-Pub Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E53 The French Media Connection Bring the latest Francophone video clips, music, stand-up comedians, movies, and other media-based literary sources to your lesson. This session will highlight different techniques and lesson plans, based on the world of entertainment, that will stimulate your students’ proficiency in French, as well as engage their curious minds.  Sponsor: Breaking the Barrier, Inc. Presenter(s): Rebecca Stanton, Groton School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English, French Applicable Language: French

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

How can your students build their communication skills? Tejidos features scaffolded, learner-centered activities based on authentic materials, including relevant video, audio, and print that align with AP and IB® themes. Standards-based performance tasks and assessments will be showcased in addition to updated technology on the new Tejidos learning site.  Sponsor: Wayside Publishing Presenter(s): Janet Parker, College of William and Mary; Eliz Tchakarian, Wayside Publishing; Catherine Schwenkler, Growing Up Green Charter School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English, Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E55 Early Language Assessments and Resources from CAL CAL offers innovative language proficiency assessments that allow young students to demonstrate their highest level of performance in oral fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in a variety of languages. Watch a demo of our online training courses and learn about resources for language professionals working with young learners.  Sponsor: Center for Applied Linguistics Presenter(s): Margaret Malone, Center for Applied Linguistics Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

550 France, Its Immigrants . . . and Charlie This presentation will cover the last 70 years of North African immigration in France to explain the events of January 2015 in Paris and give instructors the tools to discuss these events in the French classroom— engaging movie clips, newsreels, and novel excerpts that deal with the life conditions of the children of North African immigrants. Presenter(s): Marianne Golding, Southern Oregon University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

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2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

551 Teacher and Students Unite to Inspire, Engage, and Transform Learning

554 New Strategies to Teach Beginning and Advanced French Composition Together

556 IPAs for Novice Learners: Integrating Culture into Assessment and Instruction

This session outlines the value of project-based learning with the course taught entirely in the target language (Spanish). Pine Crest students will give live and recorded presentations without the use of notes and incorporating realia into the theme of their presentations. Participants of the session will model classmates in asking questions.

This session centers on personalized learning, curriculum, and instructional design. In light of dwindling faculty resources and students’ needs, an innovative solution has been designed to offer French Composition and Stylistics at various levels into one combined class.

Explore how to build instruction and assessment around can-do statements, choose authentic documents, and write interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational tasks via a Novice French IPA. Identify a “doable” strategy to transform instruction and engage teacher and students. IPA tasks in English; appropriate for teachers/department heads of any language.

Presenter(s): Frank Kruger-Robbins, Pine Crest School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Juliette Parnell, University of Nebraska at Omaha Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

552 Teaching World Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice

555 Research Priorities Area: Integration of Language, Culture, and Content Part I

In this session, the presenters will share a framework for planning units and lessons that incorporate concepts and understandings related to social justice issues in target cultures and beyond. Attendees will have the opportunity to create or adapt communicative instructional activities that focus on social justice issues for their specific language, grade, and proficiency level. Presenter(s): Beth Wassell, Rowan University; Cassandra Glynn, Concordia College; Pamela Wesely, University of Iowa Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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553 Culture: The Final Frontier Intercultural competence is the demonstration of interaction between the use of language skills and cultural knowledge. Participants will gain a better understanding of the features of culture through activities, relevant Star Trek examples, and explore resources to measure intercultural competency. Presenter(s): Mara Cobe, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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PRESENTATIONS: Exploring Content-Based Instruction (CBI) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies This session chronicles a professional development project at the Middlebury Institute involving language teachers’ sense-making of CBI through activities such as reading published research, observing classes, and engaging in lesson study. Findings include participants’ grappling with balancing language and content and with managing content knowledge across a variety of disciplines. (Martel)

Perspective-Shifting and Transformative Learning: Learning in and Through Structured Reflection This qualitative analysis of structured reflections written by collegiate FL learners explores perspectiveshifting as students develop intercultural knowledge and come to understand the learning process. Student and instructor surveys on using structured reflection are also analyzed to understand the value of regular reflection for transformative learning across a FL curriculum. (Crane) Presenter(s): Heather Willis Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jason Martel, Monterey Institute of International Studies; Cori Crane, University of Texas at Austin Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Dawn Carney and Sarah Moghtader, Brookline Public Schools Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

557 Digital Portfolios: A Dynamic Framework for Proficiency-Based Education Digital portfolios provide a dynamic framework to document student performance on standards, archive work, inform instruction, and guide learner selfassessment and goal setting. This session will show how to use digital portfolios for proficiency-based teaching and learning. Participants will leave with a ready-to-use digital portfolio template. Presenter(s): Emily Davison, Yarmouth High School; Jay Ketner, Maine Department of Education Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

558 Linking Literacy with Language Learning Language educators support literacy through each mode of communication. ACTFL is supporting educator teams connecting language learning with development of 21st century literacies (multimedia texts, technology tools, and cross-cultural skills). Learn how collaborative teams of all languages and levels guide learners to develop literacy. Presenter(s): Donna Clementi, Lawrence University; Greta Lundgaard, Plano Independent School District Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

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559 The Semester Project

562 Theatre in Spanish: A Collaboration on Stage

565 How to Overcome the Difficulties of Teaching Multilevel Arabic Classes

Create a successful student-based project to engage and unlock students’ creativity with drama. Discover strategies to create a stage for “student voices.” Learn creative writing techniques for one-act plays and getting students performing on the stage. The session will include suggestions and strategies for collaborating with other disciplines.

Did you ever have to teach a world language class with three different levels, plus the class is split into two year levels? As world language classes struggle with students of multilevel language abilities, heritage and non-heritage students, teachers need to ensure that classroom instruction fulfills the learning need of all students.

Presenter(s): Dora Schoenbrun-Fernandez, San Diego Mesa College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Nawf Abou-dib and Nabila Hammami, Dearborn Public Schools Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Arabic Applicable Language: Arabic

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

563 Language Enhancement: Interconnect with Apps in the Classroom

566 What Does an “A” Really Mean? Reporting by Proficiency Instead of Grades

Presenters will demonstrate how the usage of technology can enhance the learning of a second language. Students will create their QR codes according to the topics given as well as the grammatical tense to be used. 

This session shares the experience of how reporting based upon proficiency has created clear expectations of collaboration and program alignment across a K–12 school. We will share our experience of how proficiency-based reporting has changed instruction and increased the speed of language acquisition in students.

Why give a final exam when you can test your students throughout the year in a more engaging way? The semester project not only gives students the opportunity to focus in-depth on a particular topic incorporating grammar and vocabulary taught throughout the year, but also enables teachers to use 21st century skills. Presenter(s): James Goins III, St. Pauls High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

560 Globally Engaged: Exploring Current Events Through Target Language Media This session will demonstrate how to incorporate engaging activities that allow students to discuss, connect with, and reflect upon current global events through exploring target language news resources and social media. The session will include examples from journals, podcasts, blogs, and news reports created by intermediate Spanish students. Presenter(s): Karen Graf, Kennesaw State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

Teachers know that authentic resources can foster global competence in the classroom, but often a “quick” visit to Pinterest turns into hours of combing the Internet for that “just right” resource, and many resources turn out to be too boring or too difficult for our students, especially in the Novice classroom. Participants in this session will explore and suggest resources, adaptation strategies, and activity integration to make the process of using authentic, culturally powerful resources easier and more effective. Presenter(s): Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell, Musicuentos; Meriwynn Mansori, VIF International Education; Heather Witten, Elizabeth High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

564 Language for Specific Purposes: The Future of WL Curriculum? The movement towards languages for specific purposes (LSP) is gaining ground. This session will discuss strategies and examples for the development of an LSP program as well as the challenges one might face by incorporating these classes into the curriculum. Presenter(s): Shannon Polchow, María Francisco Montesó, and Douglas Jackson, University of South Carolina Upstate Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Presenter(s): Yuehua Zhang and Cristina Ewell, Singapore American School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

567 A Constructivist Approach to Intercultural Competence Session explains an innovative methodological approach for the advanced study of languages and cultures using a constructivist framework. The ultimate goal is the attainment of higher-level intercultural competency. Audience engages in the sketching of a mini-lesson and leaves with a set of materials adaptable to any language. Presenter(s): Lourdes Sanchez-Lopez, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Clara Mojica-Diaz, Tennessee State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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561 Goldilocks and the Three Resources: Too Hard, Too Dull, Just Right

Presenter(s): Ana Cecilia Lara, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Milagros Lopez-Fred, University of North Carolina at Pembroke Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

568 Transforming Oral Proficiency with Digital Pedagogy

571 Research Paper Presentations on Portuguese

Oral proficiency improves with digital pedagogies. Videoconferencing tools (Google+ Hangouts, Zoom) make hybrid learning uniquely interactive, intuitive, and inexpensive. Participants are introduced to these tools and how they improve speaking proficiency, and will explore interactive digital activities within the global learning context.

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573 Incorporating Perspectives to Guide Students’ Intercultural Development

Presenter(s): Gabriele Dillmann and Hanada Al-Masri, Denison University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

569 Using a Blended Learning Environment to Engage the 21st Century Learner How does a district develop and implement a blended learning environment? Language educators are invited to hear the journey of one district that will provide ideas and concrete examples to launch a blended learning program and take it to the next level through a 1:1 Chromebook adoption, commitment to the LMS Blackboard, and e-resources by EMC.

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Presenter(s): John Grande, Terri Hepner, and Jenny Lehman, Upper Moreland Township School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

570 Beyond Requirements: Promoting the Language Learning Experience Universities are increasingly deciding to move away from traditional language requirements, leaving language departments with the responsibility of recruiting students. This presentation will discuss the ways in which the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) at Michigan State University chose to address this problem. Presenter(s): Daniel Trego, Luca Giupponi, and Angelika Kraemer, Michigan State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

The Design and Usability of a Mobile-Based Assessment Tool for L2 Learners This presentation will explore the app building process for the L2 classroom. It will examine the development, design, and usability of an Android application for assessing learners’ speaking. While originally developed for Portuguese L2 learners, it will present a customizable template for instructors of any language to use. Presenter(s): Rachel Mamiya Hernandez, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Training Teachers of Portuguese as a Heritage Language Results of a recent survey suggest that teachers want to learn about pedagogical approaches to grammar and to cultural aspects, which would allow educators to fulfill their perceived duty of facilitators of affective relations with country and family. Presenters will provide suggestions for Portuguese heritage language (HL) education training, applicable to other languages as well, including both what teachers consider relevant and what research has shown to be essential in HL education. Presenter(s): Glaucia Silva, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Everton Costa, Harvard University Moderator: Eduardo Da Silva, University of California Audience Level: All Applicable Language: Portuguese

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

572 Research Paper Presentations on Russian PRESENTATIONS: Russian–American Synchronous One-on-One Language Exchange at Advanced Level Conversation exchange with native speakers is an engaging way to improve foreign language proficiency. Presenters will discuss an international collaborative project that promotes critical thinking, cultural sensitivity, as well as language proficiency. Principles of task design will be discussed. Presenter(s): Ekaterina Talalakina, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Jennifer Bown, Brigham Young University

Russian Language Program Direction: New Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives This paper will report the results of the online survey about the current state of Russian language program administration in North American institutions. Russian language directors were surveyed with the goal to identify new trends in governing college-level Russian language programs in the era of globalization and technological advancements. Presenter(s): Liudmila Klimanova, McGill University Moderator: Benjamin Rifkin, Ithaca College Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Russian

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Products and practices are part of language courses. Perspectives present more of a challenge, yet are the gateway to advancing students’ intercultural development. Participants will learn methodologies and use templates based on critical thinking skills to guide students to the culture’s underlying perspectives through activities and reflection. Presenter(s): Deborah Page, University of Cincinnati; Ruth Benander, University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

574 ACTFL Korean SIG Business Meeting Following the SIG business meeting, two panelists will discuss the following: Elena Paul will discuss “Korean Online Course Aligned with Common Core State Standards,” focusing on an overview of the Korean online course aligned with Common Core State Standards, the analysis of the pilot test, and its implementation and globalization; and Haewan Cho will discuss “Designing Effective Tasks for Business Communication Course,” addressing ready-to-use tasks that are designed to foster the development of both linguistic and pragmatic competence as well as to increase cultural knowledge in relation to business practice of Korea in the Business Communication in Korean (BCK) course. Presenter(s): Sahie Kang (Chair), DLIFLC; Elena Paul, University of Miami; Haewon Cho, University of Pennsylvania Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Korean

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

575 Film Talk: The Cuban Revolution in a Proficiency-Driven Conversation Class This session explores a dynamic approach to teaching the Cuban Revolution through its filmic representations and within the context of a proficiency-driven conversation class for advanced students of Spanish. A variety of resources, instructional strategies, learning tasks, and student recordings will be shared and discussed. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Film (Cinema) SIG Presenter(s): Paulo Boero, Belmont University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

576 Stimuler la curiosité, la réflexion et le goût de lire par la BD

578 ACTFL Spanish for Heritage Learners SIG Business Meeting

Presenters will briefly survey the main Franco–Belgian graphic novels (BDs), show some reference works and recommend a selection of BDs suitable for inclusion in a curriculum. Group will brainstorm ideas for planning a unit or a course on a BD; examine visual compositions of an authentic BD and explore links with poetry or cinema; discuss how to generate and moderate a meaningful debate based on samples of controversial drawings; and investigate several examples of creative-writing assignments.

This session features a guest presentation by Dr. Maria Carreira focusing on the principles behind teaching mixed classes and offer hands-on practice with specialized tools and strategies for this context. The SIG will also hold a short business meeting and networking session to inform members about the group’s accomplishments and activities.

581 Best of PNCFL: Question–Answer Relationships (QAR) Strategies for Differentiating Questions

Presenter(s): Liliane Dusewoir, Kheireddine Bekkai, and Paula Hennessey, Boston University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Spanish for Heritage Learners SIG Presenter(s): Cynthia Ducar (Chair), Bowling Green State University; Maria Carreira, California State University, Long Beach Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

577 ACTFL Modern Greek SIG Business Meeting and Presentation

579 Learning Stations: Transforming a Traditional Elementary WL Classroom

At the ACTFL Modern Greek SIG business meeting, participants will be updated on activities and events regarding the SIG. Discussion topics will include membership participation, the need to identify challenges within the profession, initiatives to establish networking and collaborations among Greek language educators, and the presence of the SIG in social media.

PRESENTATION: Differentiating with Technology for K–16 HL and FL Modern Greek Students

Presenter(s): Evangelia Prionas (Chair), Stanford University; Maria Katradis, George Mason University Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Modern Greek SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Language Learning for Children SIG Presenter(s): Justin Prinzbach, District of Columbia Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

580 Motivating Students in Learning Arabic Through Engaging Projects LAUSD & HEBISD teachers will demonstrate how they plan instruction through interdisciplinary and engaging projects to stimulate language learning and increase motivation. Attendees will examine different projects that they can adapt in their classrooms.

Presenter(s): Martina Bex, The Comprehensible Classroom Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

582 Teaching Reading and Writing Through Authentic Materials PRESENTATIONS: Comprehensible Input and Pushed Output in Teaching Reading and Writing Presenters will address the theoretical framework of applying comprehensible input to build the student skills of listening, speaking, and reading. They will share their sequence of instructional steps to provide classroom teachers with highly effective advancement from storytelling to chunking prefabricated materials. A collection of teacher-created digital resources will be presented. Presenter(s): Jeannine Subisak and Na Li, Columbus Academy

Improve Reading and Comprehension Through Authentic Materials This 1-hour workshop aims at providing Chinese instructors with engaging and effective examples of reading activities, strategies, and projects to strengthen students overall language proficiency and language and cross-cultural interactions and engagement. Presenter(s): Xiaoling Pei, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Presenter(s): Tamara Haddad, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD; Hicham Jennane, Des Moines Public Schools/ Drake University/Simpson College; Nada Shaath and Mohcine Zaidi, Los Angeles Unified School District Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

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This presentation will introduce technologies for use in K–16 Modern Greek language classrooms. Modules and activities targeting the four domains help increase students’ exposure academic content and authentic language at various proficiency levels.

Want every student to be actively engaged? A stations-based approach will not only provide an opportunity to work intensively with a few students at a time, but the level of student engagement will double or triple, as every student is actively working to complete a station task. In this session, the participants will create station assignments and develop procedures for managing effective station-based classes in an elementary program.

Question–Answer Relationships (QAR) is a reading strategy developed by Taffy Rafael to train students how to more accurately respond to questions. Participants will learn how to use QAR in lesson design and how to introduce them to students to create opportunities for critical thinking in the target language, and to meet Common Core Standards for reading comprehension.

DAILY PROGRAM 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

583 Engaging Students Through Signing and Think–Pair–Share

585 Musik im Fl-A-CH Unterricht

587 Inherent Ability or Developed Proficiency

PRESENTATIONS: Totally Engaged: Teaching Chinese with Sign Language In this interactive presentation, the presenter shares her innovative multisensory approach to engage and motivate students of different learning styles and abilities, and demonstrates numerous lessons and activities that are both hands-on and minds-on. Participants will gain practical skills and strategies, and leave with ready-to-use lessons. Presenter(s): Jian Gao, Monomoy Regional School District

Think–Pair–Share: A Theme-Based Approach Through Authentic Materials The presenter will elaborate on the effectiveness of teaching with a theme-based approach through authentic materials. The presenter will demonstrate how the theme-based units incorporate the students’ reflective journaling, how to structure the units around essential questions, and how to best use authentic materials. Participants will also be given the opportunity to create their own theme-based units. Presenter(s): Kuangchi Lee, Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

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This session introduces participants to folk songs, rap music, contemporary reinvented yodeling, and avantgarde “Heimatmusik” from Austria and Switzerland. The goal is to provide participants with ready-made interactive teaching and learning units, which can be implemented into their existing lesson plans. The following presentations will be featured: “(Re)Imagining the Sound of the Alps. Bringing Global Yodeling and Mongolian Throat Singing to the German-Speaking Classroom” (Schallié); “‘A Liadle in mein Herzlan drin’: Österreichische und Kärtntnerische Volkslieder” (Duncan, Hoenig); “Language–Music–Identity Projects: Building Plurilingual and Pluricultural Competencies in a Hybrid Advanced Language Class” (Weimer-Stuckmann). Language levels: A1–C1.  Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Charlotte Schallié, University of Victoria; Catherine Duncan, Western Hills High School; Candice Hoenig, Ben Barber Career Tech Academy; Gerlinde Weimer-Stuckmann, University of Waterloo Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

586 German for the Liberal Arts and Beyond This session will provide an opportunity to emphasize the significance of German and German Studies in a variety of academic contexts.

Some students are able to speak immediately in a second language, but most need guidance to move from Novice to Advanced levels. Participants will receive a roadmap for planned progression in developing proficiency. The session also introduces the Euro System, a motivation-based system where students and teacher monitor and encourage each other.

PRESENTATIONS: Inherent Ability or Developed Proficiency? Some students have the natural ability to start speaking immediately in a second language. Most students need to systematically move from the Novice to Advanced level with direction. Participants will be given a roadmap for this planned progression with specific speaking topics and ways to engage students in this process. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Smith, retired; Wiebke Strehl, UNC-Asheville

Passive Acquisition: Reading and Speaking in the Target Language Feeling stale? Learn Effie’s 2 simple systems to help you jump start the energy level in your classroom. The “Euro Project” (keeping kids in the target language) and the “Reading Project” (starting class with a few minutes of reading student selected material) provide an environment where passive acquisition enhances learning. Documents provided. Presenter(s): Effie Hall, Loudoun County Public Schools Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

584 The Presentational Mode in a Learner-Centered Curriculum

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This session will focus on varieties of formats in the Presentational Mode: How to encourage and assess student presentations that will demonstrate their learning in line with teaching objectives. Participants will come away with models of Presentational tasks, and rubrics for fair assessment.

The following presentations will be featured: “Not a Fairy Tale: German Studies and Psychology” (Howards) and “Orality and the Middle Ages: Teaching the Nibelungenlied in the Intermediate German Classroom” (Roots).

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Michael Sosulski, Kalamazoo College; Alyssa Howards, Wake Forest University; Jaime Roots, University of California, Irvine

This session proposes to understand the diverse range of faculty teaching in language, literature, and culture departments as a strength rather than a weakness. Three instructors at different stages in their careers will share how their contributions to teaching and learning as well as advocacy strengthen their respective programs.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Cyndy Ning, University of Hawaii; Chunman Gissing, University Prep Academy; Amy Shen, Berkshire School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Theories and Practices to Connect German to the Liberal Arts

Why Reforming Graduate Education Will Enhance Undergraduate Programs The paper will discuss how a high quality and highly engaging undergraduate program that inspires students to enter a German major is connected to the future of graduate education. In particular, the presenters will focus on how creating the kind of programs that attract students can be achieved by alignment with larger university trends and transferable skills, such as communication skills, critical reading skills, and global awareness. Presenter(s): Karin Wurst, Michigan State University Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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588 Nurturing Collaboration in Today’s German Programs

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Susanne Rinner, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Andrea Bryant, University of Oklahoma; Carola Dietkus, UNCG Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

The Talented Mr. VoiceThread in an Italian Language Class

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

589 Benchmarking as a Means of Evaluating Text Difficulty

This presentation will discuss the success in organizing, building, and cultivating the practice of Italian at any level, using VoiceThread inside and outside the traditional classroom setting to engage students and help strengthen cooperative class activities.

593 Think Globally, Act Locally: The Power of Collaboration and Action Plans

This session will provide a comprehensive overview of state of the art benchmarking techniques. With these instruments, difficulty levels according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines–Reading, and the Common European Framework of Reference can be assigned to reading and listening texts, language examinations as well as to learner productions. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Olaf Baerenfaenger and Jupp Mohring, University of Leipzig Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

590 AP Italian Vertical Alignment: Using Digital Texts from Level 1 to AP The presentation will show a lesson plan based on a digital text that allows teachers to tailor their lessons according to their usual teaching mode and to enrich the digital text with their own materials. The digital text covers 4 years of Italian, is based on the cultural themes suggested by the AP Italian Language and Culture Curriculum, and provides activities based on the different competences required for the AP exam.

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

591 Italian Pedagogy III PRESENTATIONS: Teaching Languages Online: Difficulties, Successes, and Future Questions This presentation will focus on the difficulties and successes that have been encountered in the process of developing an online Italian language program, while demonstrating that there are technologies that allow for encounters that go beyond the best classroom scenarios. Presenter(s): Daniele De Feo, Princeton University

Engaging the Class with the Digital Textbook This presentation will provide an explanation of activities to engage the students and implement their learning outcomes. The presenter will demonstrate the use of the digital textbook and present techniques and methodologies that support learning and critical thinking skills. Presenter(s): Elda Buonanno Foley, Iona College

Creation of Hybrid Format for Second-Year Italian Language Courses This presentation will showcase the technologies used in the Department of Italian at Georgetown University to adapt the curriculum to the hybrid format, and will provide a comparison of student performance in the traditional versus the hybrid course.  Presenter(s): Donatella Melucci and Louise Hipwell, Georgetown University Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

592 Make Your Own JRPG: Utilizing Game Creation in Japanese Instruction Capitalizing on the emerging trend of the “gamification” of language learning and the recent resurgence of interest in 2D video games, the presenter, employing the Japanese tool “RPG Maker VX Ace,” will demonstrate how to create and utilize simple Japanese Role Playing Games (JRPGs) in the language classroom as a source of study materials, assessment tools, and target language-focused, project-based learning activities. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Bradley Wilson, Arizona State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

This session will emphasize the importance of collaborative efforts to strengthen and advance Japanese language education at the local, regional, and national levels. Leadership program participants of the AATJ/ JF leadership training program held at ACTFL 2014 have identified current issues and challenges in local programs and implemented action plans to address them. Presenters will share the current state of local Japanese teachers’ organizations, ideas, and examples of action plans, and an in-depth discussion of each of the four presenters’ action plans and their results. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida; Marisa Bellini, American Fork High School; Teppei Kiyosue, Ohio State University; Masahiro Tanaka, United Nations International School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

594 Teaching Chinese for Professionals in the 21st Century This panel connects three presentations addressing how a student-centered, proficiency-oriented Chinese pedagogy shall help design the content-based curriculum. Both theoretical considerations and empirical study results will be presented. The following will be presented: “Models of Offering Content-Based Chinese Courses in the Flagship Programs” (He); “Language Excellence for Specific Purposes: Chinese for Business” (Wu); “Developing the Domain-Based Projects in the Proficiency-Based Curriculum for Engineering Students” (Hsu). Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Wayne He and I-Ling Hsu, University of Rhode Island; Jing Wu, University of Hawaii at Manoa Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

VISIT ACTFL CENTRAL ACTFL Central is located in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center). It is open Friday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Stop by to purchase ACTFL publications or to learn more about ACTFL programs and services!

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Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Nadia Gatto, ICoN–Italian Culture on the Net Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Italian Applicable Language: Italian

Presenter(s): Annunziata Pugliese, University of Colorado at Boulder

DAILY PROGRAM 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

Expressing Necessity: Use of Necessity Modals in Six Chinese Textbooks

Performance Watch Reports as a Pedagogical Tool in Study Abroad Contexts

595 Developing Materials for Cantonese Pedagogy in North America

The purpose of the study is to examine the frequency of necessity modal usage in six Chinese textbooks and to contrast the frequency with the real-world usage in the databases from Taiwan and China. The study is looking to reveal practicality of necessity modal use in Chinese language textbooks, in hopes of providing current Chinese language teachers with empirical results on necessity modals.

This presentation presents practical recommendations for incorporating performance watch reports in Chinese study abroad programs based on qualitative analysis of the content of and communicative strategies used in student performance watch reports as well as the types of teacher feedback provided.

Presentations will explore different approaches to developing materials for Cantonese courses of different levels at difference locales, where students may (or not) have previous knowledge of Mandarin and/or Cantonese. The presenters will provide an overview of the student background at different locales and discuss some challenges and best practices in preparing teaching materials for native Mandarin speakers, advanced Mandarin learners, heritage Cantonese students, as well as those who had no Chinese background. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Marjorie Chan, Litong Chen, Yutian Tan, and Tsz-Him Tsui, Ohio State University; Dana Bourgerie, Brigham Young University; Sik Lee Dennig, Stanford University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

596 Teaching Chinese Classifiers: An Approach from Cognitive Linguistics

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In this session, presenters will reveal how the Chinese classifier system is formed based on the Chinese people’s understanding of themselves and the objective world around them, and then present a novel description on the nature of classifiers’ semantic structures. They will report on an empirical study of the effects of the Cognitive Approach on teaching Chinese classifiers, and how this method helped students to better acquire the Chinese classifier system. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Song Jiang, Reed Riggs, and Liulin Zhang, University of Hawaii at Manoa Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

597 How to Design CFL Multimedia Instruction and Choose the Right Textbooks PRESENTATIONS: The Modality Principle and Chinese Character Type in Multimedia Instruction This study investigates the modality principle with regard to the types of Chinese characters, as well as the retention of pronunciation, form, and meaning in learning Chinese character through multimedia instruction. This study aims to find ideal conditions for applying the modality principle to the design of multimedia facilitating Chinese character acquisition. Presenter(s): Yanlin Wang, Clemson University; Stefanie Borst, Texas Tech

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Presenter(s): Shuyi Liao, University at Albany, State University of New York

Theoretical Frameworks in Beginning and Intermediate Chinese Textbooks This presentation focuses on revealing the theoretical frameworks used by experts when writing beginning and intermediate CFL textbooks. Results indicate that the four experts adopted principled approaches in writing their textbooks, used similar methods in teaching Chinese language forms, and demonstrated specific features in their textbooks. Presenter(s): Jing Wang, Indiana University, Indianapolis Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

598 L2 Learning in International and Study Abroad Programs PRESENTATIONS: Possibilities of an International Partnership Program for Chinese Learners This study is a qualitative case study which explores an international partnership program embedded in an intermediate CFL course in an American university. The study argues that transcultural online writing exchanges could facilitate students’ Chinese language learning in a college setting. More importantly, CFL learners constructed new identities—although deep target cultural values might be invisible and thus hard to contextualize in facing the gaze of the other via videoconferencing. Presenter(s): Ting Huang, University of Rochester

Food and Beyond: Oral Fluency Development Among American Students in China In this mixed-methods study, we explore the relationship between American students’ Mandarin fluency development and their language use with their host families during a semester. Living with a local family is often considered beneficial for L2 learning. Yet, the quality of interaction and learning outcomes vary greatly. Moreover, little is known about American students’ interaction with Chinese host families.  Presenter(s): Wenhao Diao, University of Arizona; Anne Donovan, Center for Applied Linguistics

Presenter(s): Crista Cornelius, Ohio State University Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

599 Model-Based Language Learning, Chunking, and the Brain This session presents concrete strategies to improve both writing and speaking in second language classrooms. In light of recent research, the MPG Approach to Writing (model-based, process-oriented, genrefocused) is explained and expanded to oral contexts. Presenter(s): Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim, Calvin College; Jennifer Redmann, Franklin and Marshall College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

600 Developing a School Language Policy: From Philosophy to Action In this session, participants will receive tips for developing a meaningful school language policy that is both a statement of purpose (outlining goals for language teaching and learning) and a statement of action (describing practices for achieving and evaluating the goals). Participants will be asked to reflect upon key steps in the development process such as establishing a language policy steering committee, writing a school language philosophy, reviewing current practices in the school, linking the language policy to other key school documents, and communicating the policy.  Presenter(s): James Monk, International Baccalaureate Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Saturday, November 21, 2015 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Torrey Pines 2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

601 Using Can-Do Statements to Transform Early Language Learning

605 SWCOLT Board of Directors Meeting

During this session, presenters will highlight examples of Can-Do Statements and district activities and assessments that help to target progress for students and make adjustments to instruction throughout the year. Opportunity will be provided for small group discussion and planning to implement the use of Can-Do Statements beginning in first grade. Presenter(s): Rita Oleksak and Kate Krotzer, Glastonbury Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

602 AP Language in French and Spanish: Working Together for Successful Results Teachers of both AP French and AP Spanish have come together to design and implement lessons in order to enhance the learning of their students and make it a more enriching and rewarding experience throughout the year. Presenters will share how to plan and implement common activities, lessons, and goals. Presenter(s): Jorge Zamora and Scott Field, Glenbrook South High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

603 Transforming Student Mindset: Standards-Referenced Grading in Middle School Does your 100-point grading scale make you feel like standards-based grading is impossible? Presenters will share their curriculum/assessment design process. Participants will discuss topics related to the separation of achievement and behavior, the effective use of rubrics, and student focus on growth and achievement rather than on “making the grade.” Presenter(s): Vielka Reina and Ted Sadtler, The Westminster Schools Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

604 Update of ACTFL OPI Testing for Certified OPI Tester/Trainers (Invitation Only) Presenter(s): Elvira Swender, ACTFL

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

606 The Captivating Resume/CV Discuss the ins and outs of resume writing. How do some resumes grab the attention of employers? Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E57 Wadaiko: Teaching Japanese Through Its Sounds and Rhythms Join AJALT for a lively, interactive workshop about helping beginners learn and practice correct pronunciation through songs, poems, haiku, and word games. AJALT hopes that students will come to understand the heart of the Japanese language by learning its true sounds and rhythms. Sponsor: Kodansha USA, Inc. Presenter(s): Sachiko Adachi, Association for Japanese–Language Teaching (AJALT) Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

607 AAPPL Tasks: Models for Performance Assessments ACTFL’s assessment of language performance is the perfect way to evaluate how well learners can use communication strategies learned in classroom settings in different, yet still familiar, contexts. Examine the design of tasks in each mode of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational); discover how language samples are rated. Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad and Tony Smith, ACTFL

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E56 Moving Towards Proficiency: Creating a Kinesthetic, HighAchieving Classroom Would you like to use more target language in class? See students produce consistent levels of proficiency? Incorporate more high engagement techniques that are student-centered? Come participate in an interactive experience that demonstrates how movement and a cohesive community are key elements in creating a 90%+ environment focused on proficiency.  Sponsor: Organic World Language Presenter(s): Kate Friendly-Mares, Crater High School; Darcy Rogers, Organic World Language; Ashley Uyaguari, Innovation Academy Charter School; Richard Linnell, Glencoe High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Chinese, English, Spanish Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E58 HelloTalk: More Than a Chat App, a Complete Language Learning Tool Demonstration of how HelloTalk App is more than a live chat with native speakers, but also includes text-to-speech, speech-to-text, transliteration, translation, and correction features, available for person-to-person and group activities. This session is of interest to learners and teachers for all levels and languages. Sponsor: HelloTalk Presenter(s): Orlando Kelm, University of Texas at Austin Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E59 Advancing Beyond Novice Italian How do you plan to set the stage for your Level 2 Italian students? In this session, participants will learn how to review Level 1 material before using the culturally and linguistically authentic, student-centered tasks in Chiarissimo Due to continue enhancing students’ proficiency in the Interpersonal, Presentational, and Interpretive Modes. Sponsor: Wayside Publishing Presenter(s): Bruna Boylem, University of Rhode Island Audience Level: 6–12, Higher Education Language of Presentation: English, Italian

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2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Natalie Figueroa, Volcano Vista High School

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

LEARN MORE ABOUT DIGITAL BADGES Come by ACTFL Central in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center) to learn about the latest way to recognize the diverse skills and accomplishments of language educators. Digital badges have the potential to help transform how learning is assessed. ACTFL will be displaying our latest work in this area and we will also solicit feedback from convention attendees on the professional development experiences they’d like to see offered as badge-earning opportunities in the future.

E60 Flip Your Mandarin Classroom with Video Blended learning is an expectation for learners and an ambition for teachers. The “Chinese with Mike” video course offers a simple way to engage learners and blend online and classroom learning. This presentation will introduce the new Chinese with Mike series and give tips on how to flip your classroom. Sponsor: Teach Yourself Languages Presenter(s): Sarah Cole, Teach Yourself; Mike Hainzinger, Chinese with Mike Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

FREE PHOTO BOOTH FOR ALL Have you ever wanted to be on the cover of The Language Educator magazine? Now is your chance! Visit the ACTFL Photo Booth, sponsored by Qatar Foundation International, in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center) to have your photo taken and put on a cover of The Language Educator that you can take home with you!

ACTFL SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE MINI-BYTE 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

608 Un-Chat Come with a topic in mind and let’s start a conversation! Presenter(s): Carmen Scoggins, Watauga High School

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If so, the NLSC is looking for individuals like you. The NLSC is a national initiative, bringing together people who speak more than one language for the greater good of our country. This is your opportunity to help your language community while supporting government efforts in times of need. The NLSC is currently seeking interpreters and translators for the following languages: • • • • • •

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Come join us in celebrating the MLJ Editor: Heidi Byrnes Published on behalf of the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations

Colloquium Reflecting on Challenges for Language Studies in a Multilingual World

San Diego Convention Center, Room 17A, Saturday, November 21, 4:00 P.M. to 6:15 P.M.

Visit us online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/modl

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

609 ACTFL Electronic Poster Presentations II Electronic presentations will be displayed on a laptop computer at a high roundtable around which attendees can stand for viewing and interaction. The following electronic posters being presented at the same time in the area so you can move about and view more than one presentation in the hour.

609-01 Project-Based Teaching and Learning Culture in Spanish This poster will discuss the different definitions of project-based teaching and learning, and its application in teaching culture to undergraduate students as part of the Spanish program at Tuskegee University. The process in which this method was incorporated into the class design will be displayed step by step with the aid of video clips, pictures, and students’ interviews in which they discuss their opinions about the project. Although it is a descriptive case, some data will be display to understand the project’s outcomes. Presenter(s): Carolina Marquez-Serrano, Tuskegee University

609-02 Screencasting Videos In order to provide increased opportunities for Spanish language teaching, learning, and tutoring opportunities, short videos to support grammar concepts being taught across course levels were developed by the presenters. The presenters will show these interactive video tutorials, describe and demonstrate the screencasting tools used to create these videos, and provide participants with the resources to make and implement their own tutorials to support students inside and outside of the classroom. Presenter(s): Kimberly Ditty, Columbus School for Girls; Freda Graan, Columbus Academy

609-03 Listening Strategy Instructions for Higher Level (2+) This poster presentation consists of Survey: students’ listening strategy (SILL, Oxford) and LLSU (Cohen); Effective Listening Strategy Instructions; and Implementation. Since listening is the most difficult skill for students at DLIFLC, reaching the goal 2+ in listening after 64 weeks of training is daunting task. To achieve the higher goal (which has been raised from 2 to 2+), without providing additional resources, Strategy Instructions (SI) can be a solution because strategies-based instruction is to “empower students by allowing them to take control of the language learning process” (Cohen, 1998).

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609-04 Augmented Reality: Supporting 21st Century World Language Learning Discover the potential of pairing augmented reality (AR) with world language learning. Instructional designs will be shared demonstrating intuitive applications, which are readily accessible. Learn how AR can be support communicative competence while also fostering students’ motivation and engagement with content. Presenter(s): Leah McKeeman, Kansas State University

609-05 Digital Student Portfolios: Another Method of Assessment This presentation is about how to use of student portfolio as a formative assessment. Participants will explore to the implement of portfolio with LinguaFolio® and the support of online rubric to assist the evaluation of proficiency and performance assessment. Participants will be engaged to discuss specific student portfolios with the criteria. Presenter(s): Ping (Ashley) Wu, Concordia International School Shanghai, China

609-06 Teaching Should Be Entertaining—Using Games for Language Learning The game, “Three Kingdom”—one of the most popular games in China among people aged 14–28 for its story, characters, and scenes—is suitable to promote second language learning. This game is based on the ancient Chinese historical story of The Three Kingdoms period. For the teacher in class, using the game as language learning materials, or as a cultural activity, or as a class schedule task, offers great flexibility and extensibility. Presenter(s): Leixuan Li, Tenwest Language School

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609-07 Transforming Through International Professional Development Schools This poster shares development of an international professional development school in small K–7 bilingual school in Ecuador. Education majors intern in classrooms, and the school’s teachers learn best teaching practices provided by college professors. Examples provided of influences on teaching practices and student learning at both schools. Presenter(s): Carol Dean, SUNY–Oneonta Secondary Education

609-08 Technology and Pedagogy: Trends and Tips from Duke This presentation will give an overview of the technologies and teaching models currently being used by language instructors at Duke University. The presenter will share a list and description of the technologies currently integrated into the curriculum at Duke: including the use of dubbing/translation tools, web conferencing, flipped videos, and blogging tools. Presenter(s): Elise Mueller 

609-09 New York and the Delta International cooperation with institutions in foreign countries can be beneficial in numerous ways. This presentation will show how a community college in upstate New York has partnered with a community college in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta and what has been gained by both schools. Presenter(s): Roman Santos, Mohawk Valley Community College

609-10 GLOSS: Free Online Listening and Reading Lessons This presentation will demonstrate the GLOSS (Global Language Online Support System) developed by Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. These lessons are available in more than 30 languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, Indonesian, Levantine, Korean, Persian-Farsi, Russian, Spanish, and others. These listening and reading lessons are based on authentic (ILR level 1+/2 and higher) and semi-authentic (level 1/1+) source passages. Some listening lessons are developed using video sources. Presenter(s): Dohee Koo, DLIFLC

609-11 Developing Intercultural Competence and Leadership in the Curriculum Cultural scenarios, which present authentic situations and make things real for students, will be presented as a viable strategy for students to hone leadership and responsibility skills. Presenter(s): LeAnn Derby, USAFA

609-12 Are They Useful? Managing Online Learning Resources This presentation will outline how to use online resources for support when learning a second language and what teachers should keep in mind when they want to use these resources, or even when they want to share these resources with learners. Presenter(s): Mami Saito, Alberta Education

609-13 Skype in the Classroom: An Engaging Way to Improve Language Fluency This poster presentation will show you how to set up a series of individual Skype sessions between American high school or college students who are learning a foreign language and students in other countries who are learning English. These weekly Skype sessions, integrated with regular lesson plans, are followed by a debriefing session, and then by short compositions where our students share what they learned in terms of culture, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. Presenter(s): Christina Zubelli, University of Washington

Saturday, November 21, 2015 609-14 The Influence of Digital Storytelling on L2 Self-Regulation This presentation will address the question of how digital stories encourage autonomous, self-directed learning and will open up consideration of other approaches to achieve the hoped-for effect of creating a lifelong language learner inspired to participate confidently in collaborative communication. Presenter(s): Margaret Newcomb, Bishop Blanchet High School

609-15 Hybrid and Green: Addressing Challenges to Student Engagement In this presentation, two instructors will compare methods to motivate young adult learners of Spanish and French in traditional and electronic classrooms. The challenges to student motivation, engagement, and assessment in semi-digital and traditional learning environments will be addressed. Presenter(s): Jacobo Ramirez, University of Arizona; Kathleen O’Brien Ramirez, Université de Poitiers, CNRS

609-16 The Effect of Using CATs Among Students of Arabic as a Foreign Language. This poster presentation will describe students’ self-reported experiences in learning Arabic as FL through assessing the effectiveness of two types of classroom assessment techniques: (1) The Muddiest Point and (2) The Focused Autobiographical Sketches. Presenter(s): Asma Ben Romdhane 

609-17 Chinese Writing Project: A Book About Me This poster presentation will focus on “A Book About Me” as a light and fun way to introduce students to storytelling and writing in Chinese. An instructor can scaffold this lesson plan according to students’ level of fluency in Chinese.

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609-18 Using Film Clips to Build Cultural Competence in Learning Korean Language In this presentation, the use of film clips in college-level settings will be presented as a way to build both cultural competence and listening comprehension skills. Secondly, the Berkeley Language Center Library Foreign Language Clips will be introduced which can help instructors create lessons using film clips along with hands-on instruction. Presenter(s): Minsook Kim, Seung-Eun Chang, and Junghee Park; University of California, Berkeley

609-19 Extending the LCTL Classroom: Administering Shared Courses Across Distance This poster presentation offers an overview of the administrative and technological components of an interinstitutional program. It will also report findings on program design, including best practices for designing spaces for shared language instruction and implementing shared course management environments across institutions. Presenter(s): Stephen Welsh, Columbia University

609-20 Using the TV Shows as Supplement of Intermediate-Level Language Teaching Watching television is a good way to get to watch and listen to the way that regular people actually speak, students will be able to learn the most common vocabulary words used in everyday life that are actually useful in getting them to a great conversational level. The result of this study shows that beginners and intermediate-level students can also definitely benefit from watching Chinese television. Presenter(s): Ying Feng, University of Mississippi

Presenter(s): Peggy Kao, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy

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Developing Intercultural Competence through World Languages 1.5

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The 62nd Annual Northeast Conference February 11-13, 2016 at the New York Hilton Midtown Rebecca K. Fox, Ph.D., Chair George Mason University

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DAILY PROGRAM 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

610 Languages and Literacy Collaborative Teams Meeting Meeting of collaborative teams registered with the Languages and Literacy Collaboration Center (an ACTFL-supported project); sharing of strategies for collaborative inquiry practice and for connecting language learning with the development of 21st century literacies. Others interested in starting a collaborative team are invited to participate. Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL

ACTFL CAREER CAFÉ 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

611 The Career Search—Making the Match Interact with colleagues while sharing information on finding the right fit when looking for a teaching position. Presenter(s): Paula Patrick, ACTFL consultant

ACTFL COLLAB ZONE 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

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612 Using Conversation Builder for Practice and Assessment in Any Language Get hands-on experience using ACTFL’s new Conversation Builder web tool to create interpersonal tasks for learners to practice conversation strategies. (See aapplcb.actfl.org.) Design, record, compress, and publish your tasks. Then assign tasks to your students and provide written or oral feedback. Attendees with iPhone or iPads, consider downloading the free app, Compress. Presenter(s): Daniel Conrad and Tony Smith, ACTFL

Saturday, November 21, 2015

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #1, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #4, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E61 Discover China: Meeting the National Standards for Mandarin

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Discover China, a four-level course for Mandarin, adopts a communicative approach that emphasizes interpersonal and integrated skills practice in a modern cultural context. This workshop will look at how the series matches up with the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and the 5 Cs, and how its content will motivate and engage your learners. Sponsor: Macmillan Education Presenter(s): Alison Castle, Macmillan Education Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #2, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E62 Ich bin hier bloß . . . Jutta Richter: Kinder- und Jugendbücher Jutta Richter is one of Germany’s most celebrated children’s book authors; many of her awardwinning books have been successfully used in the German classrooms in the U.S. Participants will be introduced to a range of instructional materials for various age and proficiency levels that go with several of Richter’s latest books.  Sponsor: Goethe-Institut USA Presenter(s): Andrea Pfeil, Olga Liamkina, and Simona Gnade, Goethe-Institut New York Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #3, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E63 Understanding and Respecting Other Cultures: Japanese Course Book Marugoto Marugoto encompasses both language and culture, and features communication between people in a range of situations. Learners will experience a variety of different aspects of Japanese culture through this course book. Our program explains how to use Marugoto effectively. Sponsor: Kinokuniya/JPT Presenter(s): Hiromi Kijima, Japan Foundation Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English, Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

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Learn about earning a professional teaching certificate, continuing education units, or 12 credits toward a Master’s degree using your classroom as the field experience. Online curriculum. Complete in 9 months. TeacherReady® is the state-approved Educator Preparation Institute of the NCATE-accredited Professional Education Unit at the University of West Florida.  Sponsor: TeacherReady-Studer Education Presenter(s): Sarah Miller, TeacherReady-Studer Education Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Other

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Workshop Room #5, Exhibit Halls B & C, SD Convention Center

E65 Encounters Chinese: Multimedia Materials for Effective Instruction The Chinese learning program, Encounters, employs 21st century teaching techniques and learning strategies to create an interactive and immersive language classroom. Find out how the features of this groundbreaking multimedia program complement and support innovative teaching methods in your language program.  Sponsor: Yale University Press Presenter(s): Cyndy Ning, University of Hawaii Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

613 Introduction to the DELF: An Official and Internationally Recognized French Language Diploma In this session, participants will learn about varying aspects of the DELF exam: the different categories of diploma for students of each age group, the six levels of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), how this framework can help teachers structure their classes. Presenter(s): Céline Jobé, Embassy of France Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Saturday, November 21, 2015 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

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614 Fostering Global Learners Through Intercultural Competence

617 Studying the Work of Van Gogh in a First-Semester French Class

Intercultural competence is necessary to effectively navigate through an increasingly global world. This session examines the importance of including cultural elements in the foreign language classroom and provides activities that engage students and encourage active participants in developing intercultural consciousness.

Foreign language students must be given challenges that motivate them to practice the structures they have been taught and have a transformative effect on their lives as well. The presenter will show how he inspired a class with only 6 weeks of experience in French to do a project-based unit on the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh.

Presenter(s): Cristina Herrera Hernandez, College of the Bahamas; Samuel Dowell, Lyford Cay International School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Robert Cohen, Hostos Community College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

615 Meaningful Engagement: Pick Your Own Adventure This session will show you how to develop the building blocks that transform homework into engagement and assignments into inspiration through overarching, semester-long, project-based activities. Presenter(s): Maria Paredes Fernandez, Sophie Degât-Willis, and Lillyrose Veneziano Broccia, University of Pennsylvania Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

This session discusses the impact of teaching reading strategies in the language classroom and explores teachers’ awareness of research-informed practices on L2 reading comprehension. Participants will share research-informed applications to further student’s development of cognitive and metacognitive strategies to avoid gender bias. Presenter(s): Marcela Van Olphen, Saint Leo University; Silvia Peart, U.S. Naval Academy Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

618 Montaigne and the Progressive Education Movement: A French Connection The presenter will share a fourth-year high school French curriculum which explores the connections between the writings of the 16th century father of the modern essay and author, Michel de Montaigne, and the 20th century writings of Francis Wayland Parker, with regard to their views on education. In addition, the connections between the current debate over Common Core Standards and debates about effective pedagogy during Montaigne’s time will be explored. Presenter(s): Lorin Pritikin, Francis W. Parker School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

619 Research Priorities Area: Teacher Development PRESENTATIONS: Establishing Communities of Practice Through INFORM This mixed-method study examines communities of practice (preservice teacher candidates, in-service teachers, and teacher educators) established through the Instructional Field Observation Rounds Model (INFORM). Planned and implemented as school– university partnerships for conducting field experiences, INFORM draws from the medical profession where resident interns make rounds with experienced physicians. (Terantino, Hoyt, & George)

Preservice Foreign Language Teachers’ Intercultural Competence Development via Telecollaboration This study explores the learning processes and outcomes of an international telecollaboration involving preservice foreign language teachers. Participants’ views, journal reflections, and online exchanges regarding cultural issues provide support for the integral role played by online multicultural communities of practice in helping to develop preservice foreign language teachers’ intercultural competence. (Sardegna) Presenter(s): Miguel Mantero; Joe Terantino, Kristin Hoyt, and Angela George, Kennesaw State University; Veronica Sardegna, University of Pittsburgh Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

ACTFL SPECIAL SESSION 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

620 ACTFL TOY Talks I Join ACTFL National Language Teachers of the Year as they present TOY Talks, which are patterned after the famous TED Talks.

PRESENTATIONS: Students Don’t Need a “Cushion” This talk invites viewers to reconsider the purpose of assigning and communicating grades. In grading systems most teachers use, grades include components that are more about compliance than proficiency. The result is a grade that often sends the wrong message about what the students know and can do in the language.

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616 Inspiring Productive Readers: Transforming Teaching to Avoid Gender Bias

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

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Presenter(s): Nicole Naditz, Bella Vista High School

Impacting Student Achievement by Hearing What Teachers Need A teacher’s view of their ability to impact learning plays a pivotal role in student achievement. A positive outlook can be diminished by challenges such as larger classes and diverse learning styles. This talk looks at what language educators need to effectively manage classrooms and promote student engagement. Presenter(s): Lisa Lilley, Springfield (MO) Public Schools

Balance: Listening to the Voices of Students and Teachers The world is so hectic. There is hardly any time to reflect and listen. How can we slow down and stop jumping on to every bandwagon? How can teachers listen both to their intuition as well as the voices of students in order to make learning more authentic? Presenter(s): Toni Theisen, Loveland High School

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DAILY PROGRAM 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

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621 Guignol! What Are These Puppets Doing in My Classroom?

624 Reading Is Thinking: Making True Learning Visible

627 Multisensory Grammar: Music in a Language Learning Context

This interactive session offers a toolkit for integrating Guignol puppet theater in the French language classroom. Background on the iconic Lyonnais will be presented, excerpts of plays will be performed, and strategies for implementing Guignol at all levels will be shared, leading to participants creating Guignol-inspired plays of their own.

Engaged readers naturally think as they read. In this interactive session, participants will experience how to frame the reading experience by creating activities that utilize images as text, encourage student movement, and establish thinking protocols.

This presentation explores the use of music with standard grammar structures as it taps into a phenomenon described by Elizabeth Barber (1980) as the “din in the head” and later by Tim Murphey (1984) as the “song-stuck-in-my-head” (SSIMH) phenomenon, and stimulates language acquisition. Session will frame the use of music as a teaching material and resource and showcase the use of song-based tasks as a viable way to engage language students and achieve long-term retention through SSIMH.

Presenter(s): Lindsy Myers, University of MissouriKansas City; Rebecca Haden, Shawnee Mission South High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

622 ALERT: A New Task-Based Instructional Design Enhances Student Outcomes Presenters from the Foreign Service Institute, the U.S. Department of State’s instructional arm, will share some recent innovations in foreign language instructional design which have led to impressive proficiency gains for their students. Presenter(s): James Bernhardt and Tanya Matar, Foreign Service Institute Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

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623 World Languages and Career Readiness—A Worldly Fit! In this session, participants will investigate what 21st century skills are and identify what skills they are incorporating currently; determine which skills could yet be incorporated and discuss ideas how to integrate these skills; and gain access to three model units for French, German, and Spanish incorporating content from Introduction into Business, Health Science, and Basic Agricultural Science classes. Presenter(s): Michaela Claus-Nix, Georgia Department of Education Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Mira Canion, Northglenn Middle School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

625 Taking It Back to High School: Repopularizing an Unpopular Program In this session, college-level educators will learn how to combine popular high school activities with rigorous university-level standards to create engaging classes that will wow students and rebuild programs. Participants will receive sample exercises and experience exciting didactic games and websites sure to put a new spin on college teaching. Presenter(s): Gregg Courtad, University of Mount Union Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

626 Huh? What Did My Heritage Speaker Just Say (or Write)? Getting into heritage speakers’ heads to understand why they produce the language that they do can be tricky. By looking at examples of student work and considering Spanish dialectology, this session will help teachers better understand where non-standard language forms come from in order to better assess them and provide remediation. Presenter(s): Paul Provence, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Carlos Vargas, University of California, Irvine Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

628 Here’s How: Create Usable Activities that Integrate Culture and Language Recognize the inextricable link between language and culture? Struggle to make that come alive in the classroom? In this session, you will learn how to create proficiency-driven tasks by (re)engaging culture and content to build intercultural communicative competence using activity types that demonstrate a transition from theory to practice. Presenter(s): Dolly Young, University of Tennessee; Pablo Muirhead, Milwaukee Area Technical College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

629 Partnering with a High School in Spain for a Summer OutcomesBased Program Presenters share a place-based curriculum employing the resources of a Spanish school and university to maximize students’ learning outcomes. Living with families, cultural-awareness activities, and volunteer work in the community are linked to instruction, and geared toward the development of global competencies. Presenter(s): Cristina Grasset and Cristina Hignett, Spain Education Programs (SEP) Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

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4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

630 Strategies for an Intercultural Approach in a Second Language Class

633 Close Reading, Not Just For Text Anymore

635 Research Paper Presentations on Arabic

Make close reading—a task that fosters critical thinking and problem-solving (and a key idea from Common Core Standards for Reading)—commonplace in your language classroom for all levels of learners. This session will give participants a scaffolded approach to developing close reading activities around digital art, infographics, and other media. Participants will develop a clear understanding of how close reading differs from reading, and will experience, as a student, close reading of media in various languages.

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Our era of globalization brings into an L2 class the need for intercultural competence. It is through the culture of the “other” that students reflect on their own identity, embracing differences as positive factors to a more fair society. Presenter(s): Maria Damron, Northwest Vista College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

631 Embrace the Selfie: Using Selfies to Transform Your Students’ Skills In this session, you will discover ready-to-use activities using selfies. Engage your students, personalize your classes, and improve your students’ competencies in the three modes of communication. You will leave this session ready to promote student engagement, transform your classroom, and inspire your colleagues (and yourself)! Presenter(s): Christina Smith, The Lovett School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

632 Languages for Special Purposes: Educating Future Professionals

Presenter(s): Fabian Facccio, University of Maryland, College Park; Roberta Lavine, University of Maryland Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

634 Research Paper Presentations on Motivation PRESENTATIONS: Foreign Languages Beyond Humanities: Increasing Motivation for Non-Majors This presentation will review the impact of the implementation of different teaching strategies on the motivation of students in fields other than foreign languages. It analyses practical examples based on language teaching at a STEM university. The presentation will focus on three key strategies that will allow for a significant improvement of the students’ interest in acquiring the linguistic and the cultural competency. Presenter(s): Svetlana Tyutina, Florida Polytechnic University

This research paper will examine the use of the definite article in Arabic inspired by a plan to collect a large set of Arabic written assignments submitted via Blackboard by third-year Arabic students at Cornell University, examine all occurrences of the definite article and instances where it should have been used but is not, analyze all instances, and provide an explanation. Presenter(s): Yomna Chami, Cornell University

Perceptions of Diglossia Among Native ArabicSpeaking Students This paper explores perceptions of native Arabicspeaking students regarding challenges posed by diglossia. The participants were native Arabic speakers who studied the Standard Variety (SV) for 12 years within a formal school setting in an Israeli Arab city. Presenter(s): Hezi Brosh, U.S. Naval Academy

Top 100 Roots in Media Stories in Arabic: A Corpus-Based Case Study This paper examined a corpus of over 300,000 words of several issues of an Arabic daily newspaper. Using frequency lists, the paper identified the most important 100 roots that make up over 50% of all the words in the newspaper’s issues. Presenter(s): Mahmoud Amer, West Chester University Moderator: Benjamin Rifkin, Ithaca College Audience Level: All Applicable Language: Arabic

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This session explores Spanish for the professions as an integral part of undergraduate education. We provide syllabi, assessments, etc. for Spanish for Business and for the Health Professions. We look at a virtual simulation, realistic tasks, teacher preparation, etc. Participants also brainstorm ideas for a specific class of their choice.

Presenter(s): Deana Zorko, West High School; Lauren Rosen, University of Wisconsin Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

How to Help Third-Year Arabic Students Master the Use of Definite Article

Middle School Foreign Language Instruction: A Missed Opportunity? The presentation will describe the results of a mixed methodology study that compared the motivation and oral proficiency-related outcomes of two groups of American foreign language learners. One group consisted of 14-year-old students who began their foreign language studies in middle school and the other included 16-year-olds who postponed foreign language instruction until high school. Presenter(s): Mary Jo Adams, Providence Day School; Scott Kissau, University of North Carolina

Motivation and Competition in the Foreign Language Classroom This study assesses student motivation in intermediate and advanced intermediate Spanish courses and the effect of a coursewide competition for a cultural video project on student motivation. Winners received prizes from the local Hispanic community and videos were made accessible online to students enrolled in all lower-division Spanish courses.

GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK Participants are encouraged to offer feedback on the convention. ACTFL will email the convention survey to all attendees after the convention. If you have access to the Mobile App, please rate the sessions you attend. The ACTFL Program Committee will use this information to ensure that the highquality sessions are maintained and continue to meet your needs.

Presenter(s): Carrie Bramlet  Moderator: Teresa Bell, Brigham Young University Audience Level: All Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Ballroom 20D, SD Convention Center

636 ACTFL Roundtable Presentations II Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in two 25-minute oral presentations and discussion with a group of 10 people seated around a common table. Roundtable presentations typically are 15 minutes of presentation followed by 10 minutes of discussion and feedback. After the first 25 minutes of presentation, attendees will be asked to select another table and topic.

636-01 Linguistics and Language Education: The Journal of Japanese Linguistics The presentation describes how the special issue aims to stimulate research in Japanese linguistics and serve as a bridge between research oriented toward theory and research oriented toward practical application. The audience will thus understand that the scope of the JJL special issue covers a wide range of areas including second language acquisition, bilingualism, and Japanese language education.

Can iPad use in the language classroom increase student engagement and language production? Presenting a pilot comparison study of two university-level Spanish 1 classrooms (one with iPads, one without), this presentation compares oral and written language gains from both classes. At the same time, it provides details regarding online learning communities that help teachers locate effective apps, and it shares engaging activities for beginning language learners.

Presenter(s): Masahiko Minami, San Francisco State University; Keiko Yukawa, Chabot College

Presenter(s): Alice Miano, Stanford University

636-02 I Love My Cell Phone!

Getting students into teacher education programs is a tough sell; getting them to stay is even tougher. Join us to learn about the virtual support network #Teach2Teach and engage in conversations about connecting veteran and preservice teachers and collaborating with your local university.

Do your students love to text and talk? How can you use this popular technology to continue helping students use the target language after they leave class? This roundtable explains a creative way for students of second languages to use grammar and vocabulary in real-time situations. Using the Internet site, Remind.com, teachers can safely send text messages to students to “remind” them to use the language studied that day. Presenters will give examples of messages for all levels and will show how to sign up and use the site. Presenter(s): Bonnie Smith, Defense Language Institute English Language Center

636-03 Teaching for Proficiency in an Era of French Diglossia The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines call for learning informal before formal communication. Yet most Novice and Intermediate French classes privilege formal structures over those of everyday conversation. How can we teach for proficiency when French has two different grammars (diglossia): Interpersonal (informal) and Presentational (formal)? Authentic data! Presenter(s): Bonnie Fonseca-Greber, University of Louisville

636-04 Integrating the Electronic Portfolio into Korean Teaching Curriculum

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636-08 iPads in the Classroom: Gimmick or Godsend?

This roundtable will provide a literature review of the e-portfolio with samples from students who have taken Korean courses at University of Virginia. Furthermore, these samples also exhibit the interaction among students as they visit other e-portfolios and write comments as well as between the individual student and the instructor. Presenter(s): Yoon Hwa Choi, University of Virginia

636-05 The Job Interview

636-09 #Teach2Teach—Coaching the Future of Language Instruction

Presenter(s): Karen Tharrington, North Carolina State University; Bethanie Drew, East Wake School of Health Sciences; Amy Lenord, Shepton High School

636-10 Engaging the Digital Text: Prism in the Foreign Language Classroom This presentation will introduce participants to Prism, an online tool for the collaborative interpretation of texts. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops or tablets. We will learn how this digital tool helps college-level students to engage analytically with authentic texts while reinforcing language proficiency. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Voss, Syracuse University

636-11 Engaging Colleagues and Inspiring Kids: Language Learning All Day Long In this roundtable presentation, participants will learn how to increase students’ exposure to the target culture and language in a fun and engaging way. Presenters will show how integration across curricular areas and collaboration with colleagues can enhance student learning and excitement, share strategies for collaboration with teachers of other subject areas, and provide a series of ideas for incorporating the target language into the daily routines of elementary school homerooms. Presenter(s): Kerri Valencia, UMUC; Amy Hill, Sheridan School

636-12 Latin American Films: Activities to Promote Oral and Cultural Awareness

Speakers will address key aspects of the professional job interview process. They will offer tips, strategies, and insights for before, during, and after job interviews for different level positions. A full Q&A session will follow.

This presentation will work with three Latin American films showing how they can be exploited both as cultural and linguistic objects. Interactive activities will be presented as examples of the use of film as a tool to develop oral proficiency and cultural awareness.

Presenter(s): Colleen Ryan, Indiana University; Mary Ann Carolan, Fairfield University; Giancarlo Lombardi, Graduate Center, CUNY; Elissa Tognozzi, UCLA

Presenter(s): Guadalupe Molina, Mg. Leticia Krsul, and María Estela Preti, CIEEBuenos Aires Study Center

636-06 How to Inspire Synchronous Communication in Spanish Online Courses

636-13 Atelier d’écriture: Using Technology to Scaffold Literary Writing Skills in Higher Ed

In Spanish online courses, it is a challenge to inspire students to speak in the target language. With the use of webcam technology, instructors will learn how to enhance their online instruction and improve student learning outcomes with sample and simulated webcam activities that encourage synchronous collaboration and communication in Spanish.

This roundtable will discuss how to use technologies like VoiceThread, Jing, and online journaling to conduct digital writing workshops at the intermediate college level. The presenter will show how to use VoiceThread to scaffold academic writing skills, building from cloze writing to more complex and sophisticated analyses, and how to use Jing and online journaling to engage student in self-monitoring, revision, and critical reflection.

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Mares, College of Dupage

636-07 Student Authors Writing for Student Readers: A Project in College Spanish

Presenter(s): Claire Moisan, Grinnell College

Fifth-semester college students of Spanish as a foreign language created easy readers for students enrolled in second semester Spanish, providing a genuine audience for the writers and authentic, accessible reading material for the beginning students. The roundtable will address how to implement such a program, including its challenges and successes.

This roundtable presentation will discuss the several identity factors from the point of view of learners, teachers, and administrators through the case study of Bangla language immersion setting in Bangladesh for adult learners. The discussion will facilitate effective strategies for negotiating and managing conflicting views of identity within and outside classroom.

Presenter(s): Jane Hardy, Wabash College

Presenter(s): Razima Chowdhury, Independent University, Bangladesh

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636-14 Managing Identity in Bangla Language Immersion Program

Saturday, November 21, 2015 GENERAL DAILY INFORMATION PROGRAM 636-15 ACTFL Advocacy Tools in Action—Arizona’s Plan The presenters will discuss the successful use of advocacy to advise state officials via a multilevel task force on language learning, advocate for a state supervisor and certification for exchange teachers along with other goals. Attendees will brainstorm and share ideas to further goals by networking with others involved in grassroots advocacy. Presenter(s): Jocelyn Raught and Doni Nasr, Cactus Shadows High School; Cristina Ladas, Language Solutions

636-16 Creating a Systemized Online Resource for Listening Comprehension Practice The presenter has designed a publicly accessible collection of online listening segments as a supplementary resource to support the development of student listening comprehension. A demonstration of the application process and a discussion of the underlying instructional design principles in the development of this project will be showcased. Presenter(s): Vera Gilbert, Foreign Service Institute

636-17 Watch TV Now: Use Current Authentic Materials to Develop Proficiency During this roundtable discussion, the presenter will share experiences using the current authentic materials in classroom. The presenter will also demonstrate strategies for designing activities for different purposes and for learners of divergent levels while the same segment is used. Presenter(s): Minhua Gu, Vistamar School

636-18 The Little Engine: Building Small a Program in a MultiLanguage Department The presenters of this roundtable will share specific pedagogical innovations, new approaches to co-curricular programming, and high-impact, high-profile engagement on campus that have led to a dramatic increase in upper-level students and majors in their German program at Rhodes College. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Bridges and Felix Kronenberg, Rhodes College

636-19 Students’ Experiences and Sense of Achievement in an eTandem Project eTandem is one of the many forms to create international collaboration projects and partnerships with schools in other countries. In the language classroom, a collaboration project is a vehicle by which learners can be transported to different countries and cultures, and which motivates them to acquire cultural and communicative knowledge. It is a fun and effective method to practice the target language.

636-20 Uncovering Hidden Enrollment: Documenting Student Interest A graduate teaching assistant and a language coordinator facilitate this brief workshop and discussion. They will present strategies for revealing student interest in language courses. The importance of collaboration and communication are considered. They conclude by asking participants to contribute their own thoughts and experiences. Presenter(s): Andrea Bryant and Jason Williamson, University of Oklahoma

636-21 Student-to-Student Engagement in a First-Year Online Language Class This discussion will provide detailed steps on how to create activities that support, increase, and assess student-to-student engagement. Presenters will demonstrate an activity that starts by pairing two students, and extend this to include other students until all students have formed a community of learners. The presenters will show how to loop the content material so students can engage and apply what is being learned in an interwoven context, with continuous feedback and rewarding engagement through assessment. Presenter(s): Enrica Ardemagni and Renee Gregory, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis; Didier Bertrand, Indiana University at Indianapolis

636-22 What Can They Read? Authentic Materials for the Novice Latin Student The presenter will discuss ways to approach authentic texts and adapted texts without recourse to translation in the middle school and high school Latin classroom. The presenter will show how prereading, repetitive reading, retelling, dramatic interpretation, and connection to self and other content enable the Novice and Intermediate learner to “read” Latin.

The Oregon International Internship Program provides support to the local K–12 classrooms through placing college students from Taiwan, Mainland China, and Japan as full-time interns in the schools. The interns work with mentor teachers to teach their language and culture, as well as to provide other curricular support. Presenter(s): Yifang Zhang, University of Oregon

636-24 ESL Literacy Engagement in Multicultural and Multilingual Classrooms This presentation will explore the role of affect, culture, and identity in college students’ ESL literacy engagement. Drawing on multiple data from an intensive English program at a Northwestern U.S. university, this study indicates an alternative way for promoting academic ESL literacy engagement among college ESL students. Presenter(s): Xia Chao

636-25 Teaching Graduate-Level Reading Comprehension This roundtable describes efforts to align instruction strategies and learner tasks with learner goals in graduate-level German reading comprehension instruction. It outlines shifts in departmental policy, curriculum design, classroom activities, and assessment articulation towards developing high-level L2 reading comprehension skills. Presenter(s): James McCormick, University of Chicago

636-26 Cooperative Learning and Foreign Language Anxiety: A Pilot Study This roundtable will present a pilot study on how using cooperative learning can help reduce the foreign language anxiety levels in students in a first-semester Spanish class. The discussion will include examples of using cooperative learning in a language class and how it can increase student engagement in the class. Presenter(s): Michael Tallon, University of the Incarnate Word

636-27 Use Authentic Materials in Beginning Level Chinese Course Design In this roundtable presentation, activities of utilizing authentic materials in beginning-level Chinese lesson planning will be shared. Strategies on how to choose materials, design appropriate activities, and use scaffolding instruction and collaborative activities to support learners to overcome the language barriers and effectively conduct communicative tasks will be presented. Presenter(s): Ruomu Wang, Chinese Language School of Connecticut; Henry Ruan, Lower East Side Prep High School

636-28 The Business of the Italian Program Presenters in this roundtable will discuss and share the strategies and innovations that undergraduate programs in Italian are implementing to remain relevant and meaningful in academia and beyond. They will illustrate digital initiatives, community-based projects and outreach, pre-professional opportunities and collaborations, internships, and study abroad summer programs. Presenter(s): Clarissa Clo, San Diego State University; Enza Antenos and Teresa Fiore, Montclair State University; Stephanie Jed, UCSD; Federico Pacchioni, Chapman University

636-29 Extensive Reading in the AFL Classroom This presentation describes the design and implementation of an extensive reading component in the curriculum of an AFL program at a public university in the U.S. The results of a questionnaire that was administered at the end of the semester to elicit students’ evaluations of the reading component will also be shared with members of the audience. Presenter(s): Nader Morkus, Indiana University

636-30 “Finding” American Sign Language for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Presenter will introduce American Sign Language to her audience and its significant role in second language teaching. Presenter will show how ASL fits in second language acquisition theories such as comprehensible input, learning by doing, whole communication. Presenter(s): Ruihua Liu, International Leadership of Texas

Presenter(s): Barbara Merry 

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

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Presenter(s): Aurora Castillo-Scott, Georgia College and State University

636-23 Support K–12 Culture/Language Learning Through an Internship Model

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636-31 College and Community Connections Through Languages and Culture

636-40 Dynamic Asynchronous and Synchronous Activities for the Online Class

In this roundtable presentation, learn how Richland College is connecting the community and the college through unique foreign language and cultural initiatives. Explore how Richland engages foreign language students with international students and the bilingual community, how they have developed partnerships with international institutions providing a study abroad experience at home, built international bridges, and provided student internships.

Participants will gain an understanding of how to identify, design, and construct meaningful and authentic activities dynamically in an online class. Also, participants will learn about current approaches and resources that can be useful to modify various face-to-face activities of their own within the online class via synchronous or asynchronous delivery.

Presenter(s): Susan Barkley, Richland College

Presenter(s): Ian Caldon and Juan Antonio Bernabeu, Laramie County Community College

636-32 Standards in the Classroom: USC’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese

636-41 Mismatch: Communicative Teaching and Traditional Assessment Methods

This roundtable will address recent ACTFL workshops conducted on the USC campus and their impact on Spanish and Portuguese language curricula. Participants will also have access to examples of changes in curricular design, particularly in relation to syllabi, course assignments, and assessment criteria. Presenter(s): Andrea Parra and Ellen Oliveira, University of Southern California

This study seeks to investigate whether or not Chinese English teachers, despite knowledge of communicative language teaching, employ traditional teaching methods, engage in grammar/vocabulary-based instruction rather than communicative teaching methods in order to assist students in obtaining high scores on traditional examinations.

636-33 Adapting ACTFL Proficiency Levels for an Academic Intensive English Center

Presenter(s): Rebecca Galeano, Huanxiaote Wang, and Huanxiaoge Wang, Florida State University

This roundtable discussion presents a curriculum designed for an intensive English program at Brigham Young University. Participants will discuss implications of adapting and applying ACTFL proficiency levels to inform curriculum design. Presenter(s): Benjamin McMurry and Judson Hart, Brigham Young University

636-34 Google Translate and Other Translation Tools: Embrace, Tolerate, or Ban? Students are well aware of online translators like Google Translate. The presenter will highlight previous research and his current study on translator use by students. Participants will discuss reasons to embrace translators in the language classroom, to discourage their use, or to allow them in certain circumstances. Presenter(s): Errol O´Neill, University of Memphis

636-35 Enhance Chinese Proficiency by Instructors and Students in Technology Usage More and more educators take initiative to combine their teaching methods with technology. The presenters will share their findings on enhancing language proficiency with the combined efforts of instructors and students through technology use. Presenter(s): Li-Yuan Liao, Defense Language Institute; Hanwei Tan 

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636-36 Self-Efficacy in Short-Term Language Study Abroad Programs This presentation offers a critical review of empirical studies that have shed light on the process of second language acquisition through short-term language study abroad programs. In addition to the synthesis of the literature, the presenter will discuss self-efficacy theory as an essential framework for the study of language acquisition in study abroad contexts. Presenter(s): Angel Añorga, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash

636-37 Service Learning World Language Initiative at the University of Wyoming This roundtable presentation will feature the World Language Initiative at the University of Wyoming launched by a group of graduate students in the College of Education in the fall of 2014, in collaboration with the Literacy Center and supported by the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming. Presenter(s): Dorly Piske and Dilnoza Khasilova, University of Wyomimg

636-38 Teaching the Target Language Through Superheroes Participants will work through a “Top Secret” Mission Manual as they learn about a covert band of teenage superheroes who, through a mandate from the United Nations, travel the world seeking to right wrongs and lift up the oppressed. The presentation will be in English, with materials provided in Spanish and English. Presenter(s): Scott Vrooman 

636-39 The Effect of Using VoiceThread on Students’ Listening Comprehension This presentation will describe the results of a study that investigated the effects of using VoiceThread, a Web 2.0 tool, on Novice-level college students’ listening comprehension skills in Arabic. It will also include a discussion of students’ perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of using VoiceThread in learning the language. Presenter(s): Oraib Mango, California State University

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636-42 Making International Students Feel at Home in U.S. Classrooms Cultural Taxonomies, from the field of Anthropology, can provide teachers of the English language with invaluable insights, and a deeper understanding of their international students. These tools are based on a finite number of cultural dimensions common to all cultures, and will greatly enhance any educator’s intercultural communication skills. Presenter(s): Diana Kichler, Southern Connecticut State University

636-43 Getting a Job: Interactive Online Materials for Language Teacher Graduates This presentation demonstrates a newly developed set of interactive, multimedia, online materials recently created by a Language Teaching MA program in the U.S. which include examples of authentic job applications and interviews. Users evaluate and compare their evaluations to audio commentaries by faculty, students, and other professionals. Presenter(s): Keli Yerian, University of Oregon

636-44 Maximizing Motivation in the World Language Classroom Participants will learn of the factors that affect motivation in college students enrolled in foreign language courses. The presenter will share data obtained from a study investigating factors inducing changes in motivation in college students taking semester-long foreign language courses. Approaches to engage students and foster motivation will be discussed. Presenter(s): James Aubry, University of Tampa

636-45 Giving Corrective Feedback: Effective Techniques and Considerations What is the purpose of giving corrective feedback? When and how should corrective feedback be given? How do the students feel about receiving feedback? What are the specific strategies in giving effective feedback? Come and learn what adult foreign language students have to say about receiving corrective feedback, and join in the roundtable discussion on how to give effective corrective feedback. Presenter(s): Phebe Gray, Department of State

636-46 Build Affordable Student International Travel Programs at Your School Learn how the World Language Department of an inner-city public high school has created and maintained international student travel and exchange programs, accessible to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Participants will receive a travel guidebook to assist in planning, promoting, and fundraising to support teacher-led student travel. Presenter(s): Alicia Gonzalez, Kathleen Gallegos, and Colleen Long, Walter Payton College Prep Moderator: Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Dade College

                    This  Dual  Master’s  Degree  in  Education  from  James  Madison  University  (JMU)  and   the  University  of  Salamanca  (USAL)  is  an  18-­‐month  commitment  in  which  students   will  spend  one  summer  at  JMU,  one  summer  at  USAL,  and  three  additional  academic   semesters   (fall,   spring,   fall)   in   online   classes   at   the   students’   home   locations.     The   program   focuses   on   in-­‐depth   study   of   advanced   pedagogical   practices   in   teaching,   best   practices   in   curriculum   development,   and   current   research   in   the   field   of   teaching  and  learning.    In  addition,  students  will  study  content  in  the  language  and   culture   of   Spain   through   course   offerings   supported   from   the   expertise   of   faculty   from  USAL.         The   program   is   delivered   using   both   face-­‐to-­‐face   and   distance   education   models.     Admissions  information  for  the  program  can  be  found  at  www.jmu.edu/gradschool.     How  to  apply:     Students   must   submit   an   online   application   by   March   15   to   the   James   Madison   University  Graduate  School  at:  www.applyweb.com/jmug       For   more   information   contact   Dr.   Diane   Wilcox,   Program   Director   at   [email protected],  540-­‐568-­‐6707  or  Diana  Meza,  M.S.  Ed.,  Program  Coordinator  at   [email protected],  540-­‐568-­‐5917.          

 

Visit  the  program’s  website  at:   www.jmu.edu/slcmasters  

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

Fundamental Concepts for Heritage Language Education

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

637 A Second Opinion: Understanding the Female Perspective in Patriarchal Rome

What are the fundamental concepts that guide heritage language (HL) teaching? This presentation will focus on discuss ideas such as language, literacy, and culture considering the needs of a young HL learner. The goal is to rethink concepts to design more effective and meaningful activities for learners.

642 ACTFL Portuguese SIG Business Meeting

This session focuses on recognizing the importance of the female point of view in an age almost exclusively dominated by the writings of men. With so few first-person narratives available, teachers and students will identify opportunities to contrast authentic texts with examples from modern history, literature, art, and cinema, allowing them to gain insights into the perspective of women in Roman times. Presenter(s): Jason Reynolds, GCDS Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

638 Lire, Lesen, Leer! This session is designed to help teachers bring the written word to life for their students while decreasing everyone’s frustration and anxiety levels. It will inspire attendees to engage their colleagues and transform their teaching of reading. Presenter(s): Linda Havas, Greendale High School; Catherine Stresing, Wauwatosa School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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639 Becoming Bilingual, Biliterate, and Bicultural: A Sociocultural Approach PRESENTATIONS: Effect of Student-Generated Newspaper on Learning to Write in Korean We will describe an authentic learning activity that involves technology-based collaborative newspapermaking for Korean heritage learners and also will present the newspaper-making activity and discuss findings in comparison with conventional composition activities. Finally, a collaborative online learning environment will be introduced. Presenter(s): Hunjin Jung, University of Michigan; Minyoung Song, independent research investigator

Heritage Education Program for Filipino Americans in Hawaii This paper deals with the heritage education program at University of Hawaii-Hilo. After 3 years of the program’s inception, some accomplishments are very promising inclusive of the cultural identity awareness and formation among young Filipino-Americans. Presenter(s): Rodney Jubilado, University of Hawaii at Hilo

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Presenter(s): Ivian Destro Boruchowski, Florida International University Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Heritage Languages SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

640 ACTFL Distance Learning SIG Business Meeting and Presentation In addition to three challenging presentations, all are welcome to attend the annual DL SIG Business Meeting. Along with refreshments and the ability to network, we will be introducing a new slate of officers for the SIG. Bring your ideas for renewed focus and directions for the SIG. Presenter(s): Donald Fischer (Chair), California State University at Monterey Bay; Victoria Russell and Sandra Kregar, Valdosta State University; Trevor Shanklin, San Diego State University

PRESENTATIONS: Synchronous Distance Learning: Maintaining and Maximizing Interactivity The panel, in collaboration with participants, will discuss both pedagogical and technological challenges in teaching synchronous DL LCTL courses. Together they will explore options for meeting these challenges. Presenter(s): Pablo Viedma, University of Minnesota; Erlin Barnard, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dian Mawene, University of Wisconsin; Fatemeh Mirsharifi, University of Wisconsin-Madison Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Distance Learning SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

641 ELL: Designing an Effective Strategy to Foster a Multilingual Culture This session will feature experts in ELL instruction and digital education, in addition to educators and administrators who are implementing successful blended learning ELL programs at the district level. It will also include the presentation of research on how certain ELL programs are successfully integrating new digital tools and cultural understanding to help students develop stronger language skills and deeper connections to their new communities. Presenter(s): Aline Germain-Rutherford, Middlebury College; Dana Laursen, Middlebury Interactive Languages Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: ESL/ESOL

With an ever-growing interest in the Portuguese language, this Portuguese SIG Business Meeting serves as a clearinghouse and sharing of ideas, online materials, and collaborative efforts in the teaching of Portuguese. Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Portuguese SIG Chair: Orlando Kelm, University of Texas at Austin Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Portuguese

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

643 Measuring Word Learning in a Pre-K French Program In this session, presenters will share findings of a study conducted with pre-kindergarten students enrolled in a multimodal French language program focused on word learning. Attendees will learn about the pre-kindergarten French program structure, vocabulary teaching strategies, and how word learning was assessed. Presenter(s): Michele Regalla and Hilal Peker, University of Central Florida Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

644 Using ACTFL OPI’s Standards as a Guide for Curriculum Development in an IEP We will share how the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements have been used in the development of an IEP curriculum and teacher training and their impact on the quality of teaching. Examples of these statements as used to develop the language teaching and the IEP curriculum will be shared with the audience. Presenter(s): Emilija Zlatkovska, Mokhtar Al-Zuraiki, and Lisa Chamberlin, University of Southern Indiana Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 25A, SD Convention Center

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

645 Developing L2 Oral Proficiency Through Dynamic Assessment

648 Early Language Literacy and Project-Based Learning

The session presents examples of Dynamic Assessment (DA) carried out with intermediate university learners of L2 Russian. These DA interactions are taken from a research project investigating the effects of DA on the development of L2 oral abilities. The session provides participants with DA-based methodology designed to develop learners’ L2 abilities.

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651 Making the Impossible Possible: Teaching Languages Online Successfully

Presenter(s): Rimma Ableeva, Nazarbayev University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Russian

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

646 Best of SCOLT: Need Authentic Resources? Pin It! Using authentic resources in the world languages classroom is essential to student’s language learning. Yet, finding those resources can be tedious and time consuming. Come and learn how to spark your creativity, and find appropriate authentic resources for your students. Bring a mobile device and start pinning! Presenter(s): Michelle Olah, Seminole County Public School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

This session presents the design, implementation, and outcomes of the 2014 STARTALK program, Read On: Training Modules for Literacy in Chinese III. The session includes three parts: (1) summarize research on CFL text-level literacy, (2) articulate the literacy approach for K–16, and (3) demonstrate the best practices developed in this program. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Meng Yeh, Rice University; Sara Chao, New Trier Township High School; Ke Peng, Western Kentucky University Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

This session will address: how to teach heritage and English dominant students subject matter implementing interdisciplinary, project-based learning units in the kindergarten classroom using the target language (Mandarin) as the vehicle for instruction. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Willaum, Hudson Way Immersion School Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

649 Enhancing 21st Century Skills with the iPad in the Chinese Classroom The iPad is an effective tool to engage students in a Chinese classroom. The presenters will share their experiences of using the iPad while enhancing students’ 21st century skills in preparing for their global competence. The evidences of students’ learning outcomes will be shared to inspire participants as ultimate benefits to the students. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Huey-Jen Pan, Chinook Trail Public School; ChinHuei Yeh; Shrewsbury Public Schools Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

650 Strengthening German Programs by “STEMming Against the Tide” Institutions put a high emphasis on promoting global awareness and on getting their students “ready for the world.” Even though words like “global awareness” and “internationalization” seem to suggest high emphasis on programs that promote foreign languages and cultures, a closer inspection often reveals that the latter is not necessarily the case. Presenters will give an overview of the planning stages for building an integrated STEM-enhanced German program for college and high school.

Connecting standards and traditional language learning with online language learning, the presenters offer implementable, hands-on examples of how to conceptualize and design successful online language courses that are also communicative, interactive, engaging, and include clearly stated can-do statements. This session demonstrates how learning a foreign language online communicatively aligned with World-Readiness Standards can be achieved and will provide attendees with practical applications. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Rebecca Berber-McNeill, Carla Ghanem, David Parks, and Andrew Ross; Arizona State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

652 German for Professional Purposes: From Introductory to Advanced Levels This session will provide specific approaches for integrating professional (here: business-focused) content into all language course levels. Presenters provide interactive demonstrations of Business German units that are adaptable for multiple levels and that encourage development of multiple skill sets. They also provide an example of effective instructional collaboration between a German Studies and International Business program, where students worked with a real client.  Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Astrid Weigert, Georgetown University; Margaret Gonglewski and Anna Helm Kurz, George Washington University, Amanda Sheffer, Catholic University of America Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Stefanie Ohnesorg and Maria Gallmeier, University of Tennessee; Ulla Carr, West High School, TN Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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647 Read-On STARTALK: ResearchGuided CFL Reading Modules Across K–16

Project-Based Learning in the Chinese Mandarin Immersion Kindergarten

DAILY PROGRAM 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

653 Just Add German! A New Web Platform to Promote German

656 Italian Pedagogy IV

658 The Power of Kawaii: Transforming Students to Be Lifelong Learners

The Goethe-Institut introduces a new comprehensive web platform which offers useful promotional tools for teachers to identify arguments for German as a foreign language; identify partner organizations; build a network; and present your case effectively to parents, students, administrators, and school board members. Additionally, we present the volunteer project German for Hire, where students and teachers can invite a young German student into their classroom and get a glimpse on modern Germany.

Engaging with Italian Literature in a Multilevel Italian Language Classroom

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Christoph Veldhues and Simona Gnade, Goethe-Institut New York Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

Incroci multimediali per trasformare le competenze e coinvolgere studenti

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

654 Community and Collaboration: The City—Our Classroom! Presentations include: (1) German Architecture Onsite and Online: Mapping the Chicago Skyline via an Interactive Geolocation Application, (2) Explorations of Social Architecture and Ecology, (3) Berlin Yesterday and Today: Content-Based Study Abroad Instruction, and (4) Immersion of Rural Students in City Life: Sewanee’s Berlin Experience.

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Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Ingrid Zeller, Northwestern University; Marion Gehlker, Yale University; Anja Schmitt, Goethe-Institut Chicago; Susanne Wagner, University of St. Thomas; Reinhard Zachau, University of the South Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

655 Breaking the Margins: A Celebration of Joseph Tusiani at 90 Years Joseph Tusiani’s Italian poetic collection, The Return (1992), will undoubtedly figure as an important text in its poetic trajectory. This session aims at examining this linguistic and cultural “recovery” through Tusiani’s works. The featured presentations are: “Rediscovering ‘Return’ in Joseph Tusiani” (Calabretta); “Un rimpatrio linguistico ovvero un ricupero culturale? Il ritorno di Joseph Tusiani” (Tamburri); and “Images of Columbus in the Italian-American Imaginary” (Giordano). Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Paolo Giordano, University of Central Florida; Anthony Tamburri, Queens College/CUNY Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

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This presentation focuses on new media projects in Italian literature courses. It addresses multilevel proficiencies and offers strategies to create a cohesive, communal atmosphere where students can overcome feelings of frustration when reading a novel in Italian. A sample curriculum, student projects, and multimedia resources will be included. Presenter(s): Claire Lavagnino, UCLA

Two papers will be presented: “Vignette dalla realtà: i giochi di lingua da vecchi trend a nuovi formati nei media e nelle app” (Mosca); “Il fumetto italiano in classe: da Diabolik a Jack Mandolino. Come coinvolgere gli studenti attraverso un’eccellenza italiana.” (Novelli-Pearson). Presenter(s): Annalisa Mosca, Purdue University; Magda Novelli-Pearson, Florida International University Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

657 Multilevel Classroom Assessments for Dual-Focused Japanese Instruction

This presentation will explore the concept and current movement of Kawaii culture and explain how it promotes positive affective feelings, increases attentiveness, and motivates social engagement in learning context. Presenters will showcase a successful learning unit and share a variety of hands-on activities usable in class (e.g., making kawaii goods), and is beneficial to all levels. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Mieko Avello, Miami Palmetto Senior High School; Kazue Masuyama, California State University-Sacramento Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

659 Integrating Meaningful Interactions and Structure-Based Drills in Teaching This session will attempt to illustrate how to implement the two dynamic models in CLF classrooms: (1) the Exchange of Information model, and (2) the Expansion of Information model. For the two models, issues including creating communicative environment, utilizing target grammatical structures in interactions, designing function-oriented drill patterns, and applying target structures in diverse and multiple situations, will be discussed. Lesson plans, teaching demonstrations, and analyses of authentic cases will be presented.

This session features the crucial role of assessment in foreign language instruction that focuses on the concurrent development of content learning and communication skills. Presenters will invite responses and perspectives from the audience to discuss innovative approaches to classroom assessment in dual-focused foreign language instruction.

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Yunjun Zhou, Tao Peng, Yongtao Zhang, and Xin Zou, Princeton University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Yoshihiro Yasuhara, Mamoru Hatakeyama, Yasufumi Iwasaki, and Keiko Koda, Carnegie Mellon University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

660 Needs Analysis and Models of Chinese as a Heritage Language (CHL) Curriculum This panel will present a needs analyses of CHL learners at three major universities in the U.S. and analyzes the curriculum models adopted by these universities. Presenters will then introduce, analyze, and evaluate the varying curriculum models adopted by the three universities. Discussions will focus on the structure of the heritage-track curriculum, materials, teaching approaches, assessment, curricular goals, success and challenges, and to what extent learners’ needs are met. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Han Luo, Lafayette College; Yu Li and Chenghong Liao, Emory University; Ming-Ying Li, Pennsylvania State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

661 Developing Localized Foreign Language Curriculums for Domestic Programs

663 Pedagogical Approaches that Benefit L2 Learners and Teachers

665 Reading and Listening Proficiency Levels of College Undergraduates

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This panel demonstrates how localizing language curriculums can enhance language learning in both study-abroad and domestic contexts. A localized curriculum strives to help learners construct “local knowledge” (Clifford Geertz, 1983) of a target Chinese community through personally performing life events in the community. We will provide our rationale for designing localized language curriculums and share concrete examples in Chinese language teaching. The discussion will focus on the challenges and prospects of the development and implementation of localized curriculums.

Dual-Coded Multimedia Instruction for Literacy Acquisition in Chinese

This session presents the results of the ACTFL Listening and Reading Benchmark Study. ACTFL Listening and Reading Tests were administered to ca. 7,000 college students studying seven different languages. The session also provides an account of the impact the study has had on curricular thinking and collaboration across languages for one school.

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Galal Walker, NEALRC; Junqing Jia, Cong Li, and Jianfen Wang, Ohio State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Presenter(s): Ling Wang, Austin Peay State University

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

662 CFL Vocabulary Acquisition PRESENTATIONS: Attainability of a Native-like Character Processing System in L2 Chinese

Presenter(s): Yun Yao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Effects of e-Dictionaries on Incidental Vocabulary Learning This study investigated the effects of reading Chinese via e-dictionaries on the amount of vocabulary incidentally learned and retained. The participants were first-, second-, and third-year Chinese students in an American university. They were given 10 readings in Chinese at their linguistic level over the course of a semester. Half of the readings were read using an e-dictionary, while the other half were read in a paper format. Pre- and post-vocabulary recognitions tests were administered to determine which vocabulary was learned incidentally while reading. A delayed vocabulary test, comprised of the incidentally learned vocabulary, was administered 2 weeks after the final reading. Presenter(s): Frederick Poole and Ko-Yin Sung, Utah State University Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Exploring Alternative Means to Measure Chinese Learning Outcomes Relying on the most recent research results in second language processing and psycholinguistics, the study utilizes a series of self-developed aptitude and processing tools to measure the predictive power of second language processing potentials in assessing learners’ Chinese language learning outcomes cross levels by a statistical modeling method. Presenter(s): Henghua Su, Indiana University-Bloomington

Innovative Approaches to Business Chinese Teaching This panel discusses innovative approaches to teaching Business Chinese at advanced level. Specifically, it focuses on Chinese business vocabulary learning and teaching, case analysis application in Business Chinese class and detailed analysis of various issues involved in teaching Business Chinese class. Presenter(s): Lei Yan, Harvard University; Congmin Zhao, Phillips Academy Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

664 Supporting Teacher Development and Evaluation Following a short description of current legislation in Michigan that requires “rigorous, transparent, and fair performance evaluations” for all teachers, presenters will share a professional development and teacher evaluation model that is based on the ACTFL-CAEP standards, that highlights commonalities among a number of other teacher development and evaluation models, and that was designed to make foreign language teaching and teacher evaluation more transparent to administrators and other evaluators.

Presenter(s): Erwin Tschirner, University of Leipzig; Jane Hacking and Fernando Rubio, University of Utah Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

666 Global Competence: Fostering Acculturation When Traveling Abroad Traveling abroad creates engaging, relevant, and transformative learning opportunities. This session highlights how acculturation and global competence can be fostered through the integration of purposeful and carefully crafted learning experiences to establish a baseline for cultural interactions when traveling abroad. Presenter(s): Blanca Oviedo-Loredo, Barton County Community College; Leah McKeeman, Kansas State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

667 Differentiating Instruction in the WL Classroom Using Blended Learning Performance-based assessments and meaningful learning are essential components to the WL classroom. In this session, participants will learn what blended learning means to the world languages classroom and how to design a lesson that incorporates a variety of strategies to differentiate instruction. Presenter(s): Gisele Falls, Tallwood High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Anne Nerenz, Eastern Michigan University; Emily Spinelli, AATSP; Irma Torres, Oakland Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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To examine whether adult L2 learners of Chinese were able to attain native-like ability in character processing, we conducted two primed lexical decision experiments. While radical activation was more automatic for native speakers than it was for L2 learners, the results showed a developmental trajectory towards native-like processing patterns.

The presentation will briefly introduce and review Dual Coding Theory and its application in second language acquisition. It will discuss the design of image-morphing-based computer animations as well as the results from statistical analyses using ANCOVA, which have revealed the dual-coded methods work better than the single coded methods, participants perform better on concrete characters than on abstract characters, and the animation-plus-narration method is superior to the animation-plus-text method.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

Technology in Language Use, Language Teaching, and Language Learning

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

668 Planning Critical Culture Lessons at All Levels Using Your Identity

Taking a capacious view of technology and language teaching and learning, the presentation considers ways that technological media influence contexts and forms of communication. It proposes a set of heuristic questions to help guide language teachers and researchers in determining how to incorporate technology into their teaching practice and research agenda.

672 Promoting French Language by Supporting French Teachers

This presentation guides FL teachers through a process of lesson planning that encourages reflection on their own cultural selves and culture teaching with the goal of moving culture learning from presenting products and practices towards deep critical reflection. Presenter(s): Johana Ennser-Kananen and Fang Wang, University of Minnesota Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

669 Celebrating 100 Years of the Modern Language Journal— Reflecting on Challenges for the Language Studies Field in a Multilingual World Anticipating the 2016 centenary of the MLJ, presenters will introduce a platform paper for researching language learning/teaching in the 21st century, consider diverse conceptualizations of learners, discuss the incorporation of technology into research and practice, detail the role of program evaluation, and propose changes in research methodology.

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Rethinking Research into Language Learning and Teaching in a Multilingual World As one of the co-authors of a paper in which a group of 15 researchers from different theoretical positions (the Douglas Fir Group) is proposing a new platform for researching language learning and teaching in the 21st century, the presenter will describe the framework and provide details about its major components and implications for teaching. Presenter(s): James Lantolf, Pennsylvania State University

Conceptualizing Language Learners: Socio-Institutional Mechanisms and their Consequences This presentation examines diverse conceptualizations of language learners over time. It argues that formalized language instruction both creates and requires categorizations that are shaped by interacting mechanisms, including theoretical perspectives, educational policies, instructional materials, pedagogical traditions, and accountability requirements. Importantly, these are not neutral and often have life-impacting consequences for individuals. Presenter(s): Guadalupe Valdes, Stanford University

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Presenter(s): Dorothy Chun, The Gevirtz School

Language Program Evaluation This presentation considers language program evaluation as a pragmatic mode of inquiry that illuminates the complex nature of language-related interventions, the factors that affect them, and the consequences that ensue. It highlights how changing global circumstances, technological affordances, and contexts and purposes for language learning have an impact on the nature of evaluation. Presenter(s): John Norris, Georgetown University

Research Methodology in Second Language Studies: Trends, Concerns, and New Directions Adopting a cross-field perspective that considers both a more anthropologically oriented approach that favors qualitative methods as well as a more cognitive and quantitative orientation, the presenters argue for a form of “layering” that makes it possible to draw from the wealth of paradigms in order to address outstanding research challenges. Presenter(s): Alison Mackey, Georgetown University; Kendall King, University of Minnesota Moderator: Heidi Byrnes, Georgetown University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

4:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Room 17B, SD Convention Center

670 Leadership in Language Learning Meeting Meeting to follow up on the 2015 Leadership in Language Learning (LILL) summer institute, intended for emerging leaders and institute participants. Presenter(s): Paul Sandrock, ACTFL

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Torrey Pines 2, Marriott Marquis San Diego

671 ACTFL/CAEP Reviewers Meeting Updates on the ACTFL/CAEP Program Review process and new handbooks for writing and reviewing program reports; introduction of new reviewers.

Participants will learn about programs designed to support teachers of French: various continuing education and professional development opportunities, short-term pedagogical grants to France, access to pedagogical resources, organization of class projects with partner schools in France (especially through virtual exchange), hosting French language teaching assistants, support for French immersion, and French heritage language programs. Conducted in French. Presenter(s): Céline Jobé, Embassy of France Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

673 History as an Integrative Platform for Language Instruction The inclusion of history in the language classroom is a powerful tool that is often underused in secondary instruction. Expertise in history is not necessary to get started! Tools and strategies will be explored and participants will come away with ideas for incorporating history at all levels. Presenter(s): Nicole Curran, James Madison High School; Emiley Johnson, Cayman International School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

674 Technology-Enhanced Communicative Language Teaching Are you ready to incorporate technology into your class but don’t know where to begin? This session will inspire you to start implementing a few technologies into your teaching. Learn how it can enhance what you are doing in your classroom and how to connect 21st century skills with WL standards to promote communication and build L2 proficiency. Presenter(s): Fanella Tague, Meredith College; Karen Tharrington, North Carolina State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Saturday, November 21, 2015 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

675 Resources for a Talk About Ecology

Vocabulary Knowledge and Content Knowledge Learning in Chinese Immersion Programs

Debates on environmental topics require a background in new terminology that can be found in global media. Session will propose to teachers of intermediate and advanced levels in French authentic materials found online will enrich their students’ vocabulary bank as well as provoke critical thinking.

This study reports preliminary results from our project regarding breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge, and content learning in social studies among third graders in a Chinese immersion program. In addition to quantitative data measuring the participants’ literacy skills, qualitative data on vocabulary instruction are used to contextualize the findings. (Lu & Sun)

Presenter(s): Lethuy Hoang, Springfield College Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

Presenter(s): Richard Donato, University of Pittsburgh; Olesya Kisselev, Pennsylvania State University; Chan Lu, Loyola Marymount University; Yuli Sun, Broadway Elementary School

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

ACTFL SPECIAL SESSION 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

The presenters of this session will give participants several free pedagogical support materials created in Louisiana specifically for French language immersion. This session will encourage participants to become acquainted with the materials and to determine how and where the materials can be best used in their own specific immersion situations.

Join ACTFL’s National Language Teachers of the Year as they present TOY Talks, which are patterned after the famous TED Talks.

Presenter(s): Michelle Haj-Broussard, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Nicole Boudreaux and Mario Charest, Lafayette Parish School System; Peggy Feehan, Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

We participate in many circles, navigating them in a variety of ways. Consider the types of circles you operate in and recognize your spheres of influence. Like ripples when a stone is thrown in a pond, do you seek out opportunities to expand your circles? If you skipped a stone into your activities, what would happen?

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

Envisioning the Win: Coaching for Intrinsic Motivation

677 Research Priorities Area: Integration of Language, Culture, and Content Part II PRESENTATIONS: Measuring Progress in Writing Development: A Corpus Approach The presentation reports the results of a corpus-based study, which compared development of syntactic complexity in the writing of heritage and non-heritage learners of Russian at intermediate and advanced levels. It was found that writing progress is characterized by greater grammatical accuracy and a variety of subordinate clauses resulting in the use of syntactic complexity to compress idea units. Corpus-based examples from the students’ writing illustrating syntactic growth over time will be presented. (Kisselev)

678 ACTFL TOY Talks II

PRESENTATIONS: Connected Circles . . . Skipping Stones . . . Spheres of Influence

Presenter(s): Christine Lanphere, Natomas High School

The most important role we play for our students is the visionary. Robert Frost wrote, “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” The 21st century world offers our students many opportunities, and we as language educators must inspire our students to see themselves in that world; communicating and interacting in culturally appropriate ways as global citizens in a language not originally our own, but rather adopted and loved for its ability to connect us with others. Presenter(s): Linda Egnatz, Lincoln-Way North High School

Recognizing Assets and Opening Doors Digital badges are evidence-based credentials to recognize achievement and display endorsements (to colleges, employers, etc.). This talk explores how digital badges may be used to validate soft skills like language accomplishments and proficiency in ways that are meaningful to students and all other stakeholders. Presenter(s): Noah Geisel, Denver Public Schools

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

679 Using Technology to Create Adapted and Semi-Authentic Classroom Materials Language instructors often struggle to select level-appropriate authentic language materials. This is particularly the case for teachers of less commonly taught languages, who may not have a great variety of such materials available to them. In this session, we will show how instructors can choose, adapt, and create this type of resources. Presenter(s): Francois Vanleene and Nadezda Novakovic, Language Acquisition Resource Center, San Diego State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

680 Project-Based Language Learning: Inspiring Teachers, Transforming Learning This engaging team presentation showcases carefully crafted project-based language learning experiences through a guided journey of model projects that were collaboratively designed by a selected group of teachers who participated in a national summer institute. Projects illustrate alignment with 21st Century Skills and the World-Readiness Standards Presenter(s): Julio Rodriguez, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Liliana Lopez, Fair Lawn School District; Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young University; Lauren Scheller, Foreign Language Educators of NJ Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Ballroom 6F, SD Convention Center

681 Technology and a Comprehensible L2 Environment Mobile technologies and ubiquitous Internet connections now provide learners, at least in the developed world, with almost constant access to authentic target language materials. However, authentic Internet materials often go underused in language instruction. This session will attempt to reconcile these disparate realities and provide examples of platforms that allow learners to improve reading and acquire vocabulary and to one day, in the near future, explore the world in a sustained i+1 environment. Presenter(s): Kevin Gaugler, Marist College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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676 Made in Louisiana: Pedagogical Materials for French Immersion Pathways

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 15A, SD Convention Center

682 Integrated Performance Assessments: Where to Start?

685 Exploring UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Interdisciplinary Unit Design

688 Inspire Students to Build Proficiency: Engage Students in All Three Modes

Paint in the caves of Altamira using prehistoric techniques! Dance flamenco in Seville’s Cafés Cantantes! Come learn how to create an interdisciplinary unit to develop global perspectives of humanity’s cultural inheritance. You’ll participate in experiential learning activities, view a student-produced documentary, and receive a digital toolbox.

Inspire your students to build proficiency in all modes by focusing on what they can DO with the language in the Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational Modes. To understand the developmental process of proficiency, participants will delve into the roles of functions, accuracy, text type, content/context, and examine best practices for targeting the proficiency level and for fostering a risk-taking environment. This interactive session will provide opportunities to discuss teaching toward proficiency for teachers and supervisors.

Do you want to incorporate IPAs but don’t know where to start? This session describes steps to begin using components of IPAs, from finding authentic resources to creating activities across the three modes. Presenters will share a range of activities used in their classes. Participants can access multiple resources online during the session. Presenter(s): Tiffany Belka and Leah Henson, Miami University; Jill Gomez, Miami University-Hamilton Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

683 Research-Based Teaching Strategies to Improve Pronunciation Teaching pronunciation in Spanish classes must account for different factors of pronunciation among native English-speaking students of Spanish. This presentation suggests teaching strategies that address Spanish phonemes influencing student’s pronunciation. Research findings suggest best teaching practices for Spanish pronunciation. Presenter(s): Ruth Benander and Angel Añorga, University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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684 Inspire, Engage, Transform: Critical Thinking in the World Language Class How do teachers gain and maintain student engagement in the learning process and inspire them to acquire high levels of proficiency? Presenters highlight planning and organization that maximize learning, strategies to involve all students in processing language, thinking critically, and using authentic language inside and outside the classroom. Presenter(s): Rosanne Zeppieri, independent consultant; Priscilla Russel, Princeton Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Crystal Brim Cleveland, Darlington School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

686 Challenges in Teacher Candidate Preparation: OPI and Praxis Assessments This session presents current challenges in the United States with student teacher preparation for the OPI and the Spanish Praxis II with focus on best practices, innovative courses, websites, and programs used in the advancement of student oral proficiency and writing for the Praxis assessment. Presenter(s): Mirta Barrea-Marlys, Monmouth University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Lea Graner Kennedy, Stonington Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

689 Writing a Successful ACTFL Proposal How are proposals for the ACTFL Convention program selected? The ACTFL Program Committee will review the proposal rubric and share sample proposals. In this interactive session, participants will learn about the must-do’s and don’t-do’s for their own proposals, as well as learn how to apply the rubric to sample proposals. Presenter(s): Toni Theisen, Loveland High School; Todd Bowen, Niles Township High Schools District 219; Lisa Lilley, Springfield (MO) Public Schools; Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Dade College

687 Writing Assessment Workshops for Spanish Teachers

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

Aim of this session is to provide language coordinators with an overview of specific good practices in providing effective writing assessment guidelines for teachers at advanced levels. Rubrics and teaching techniques of writing assessment will be the center of this session.

690 Utilizing the Language Pipeline to Inspire Long-Term Linguistic Development

Presenter(s): Esther Gimeno Ugalde, Boston College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenters will highlight resources to inspire students towards Advanced language proficiency and cultural curiosity. STARTALK and IIE will discuss opportunities for teacher development; K–12 critical language study; innovation in social media and digital storytelling; alumni networks; and Fulbright’s Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program. Presenter(s): Kathryn Zee and Nicole Davis, Institute of International Education (IIE); Nicole Rumeau, National Foreign Language Center Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

Time and Space in Isabel Allende’s Literary and Geographical Worlds

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

691 Research Paper Presentations on French II

In this interactive presentation, we will examine and explore strategies for integrating Allende’s work into your curriculum. Presenters will provide activity ideas for: character profiles, group discussions, oral presentations, projects, reading prompts, and analysis.

694 ACTFL Teacher Development SIG Business Meeting and Research on Teacher Development

PRESENTATIONS: Empowering Students to Engage in Linguistically Difficult Discussions Teaching literature in the target language presents a unique challenge: Undergraduates are intellectually prepared to tackle complex aesthetic questions but often lack the language skills necessary to do so. This paper presents instructional strategies that empower students to overcome the gap between their intellectual and linguistic abilities. Presenter(s): Darci Gardner, Appalachian State University

Using Metacognition to Improve L2 Learners’ Listening Performance This empirical study will address the hypothesis that metacognition provides learners with the tools necessary to regulate their cognitive processes as they interpret aural input, resulting in improved listening performance. Presenter(s): Shannon Becker 

Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Lexical Inferencing Strategies in French The study investigates the relationship between depth of vocabulary knowledge and lexical inferencing (informed lexical guessing) strategy use and success in L1 English when reading a text in L2 French. Depth of vocabulary knowledge is viewed as a more significant predictor of lexical inferencing success than lexical inferencing strategy use.

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

692 Research Paper Presentations on Spanish II PRESENTATIONS: Dialect Instruction in the FL Conversation Classroom: A Longitudinal Study This research talk discusses findings that not only can dialect instruction be effectively incorporated into the lower-level language classroom but that doing so is beneficial to students’ comprehension and their overall understanding of dialectal variation in the L2. Presenter(s): Elena Schoonmaker-Gates, Elon University

Teaching L2 Reading Strategies and Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom This paper examines the efficacy of pre-reading strategy training at the Intermediate level of proficiency in Spanish focusing on how females and males process an L2 text and what strategies they use. Participants will gain an understanding of how to apply lessons learned to their own programs. Presenter(s): René Ibarra, Campbell University; Silvia Peart, U.S. Naval Academy; Hilda Salazar, Campbell University

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

693 Research Paper Presentations on Assessment

This session will include presentations of two research papers on teacher development, followed by the Teacher Development SIG business meeting. Chair: Pamela Wesely, University of Iowa

PRESENTATIONS: Practicing What They Preach? A Comparison of Teaching Beliefs and Practices This presentation will investigate possible incongruence between teacher candidate beliefs and practices, and the reasons behind such incongruence, a mixed methodology study was conducted involving 60 L2 teacher candidates in the United States and Germany.

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Presenter(s): Scott Kissau, University of North Carolina

Becoming a Fluent Speaker: Communication Strategies in Oral Assessments

Transformation Through High-Leverage Teaching Practices Within CBL

This study analyzes KFL learners’ communication strategies used in oral assessments such as an interview, an impromptu speech, and a formal presentation. The study was conducted from four Korean language courses at a private university in the United States.

This action research project examined the experiences of a heritage speaker of Spanish training to become a Spanish teacher via a practice-based approach (Troyan et. al, 2013), within an innovative service learning program that encourages high-leverage teaching practices (HLTPs) as a framework for professional preparation (Hlas & Hlas 2012).

Presenter(s): Jihye Eo, Yonsei University

Oral Fluency: A Cross-Language Study of Study Abroad Homestay Students This presentation will focus on a research study of 75 learners of Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish. Researchers investigated student language gains by analyzing performances on the Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) at the beginning and end of a semester abroad. It will conclude with a discussion of implications for programs and future research.

Presenter(s): Charla Lorenzen, Elizabethtown College Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Teacher Development SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Anna Mikhaylova, University of Iowa Moderator: Nancy Oakes, retired Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Applicable Language: French

Presenter(s): Lynn McGovern, Merrimack College; Catalina Rios, Abbington Friends; Maria Cristina Urruela, Stanford University Moderator: Sheri Spaine Long, AATSP Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Anne Donovan, Center for Applied Linguistics; Wenhao Diao, University of Arizona

Students’ Perspectives of Assessments for Learning and Teaching Languages This paper will present the final findings of a two-semester research project in which 17 modern language preservice teachers reflected on the efficacy of assessments that they were given or gave in language classes. Through surveys, questionnaires, and discussions, data were gathered that informed how or if assessments contributed to enhanced proficiency. Presenter(s): Nancy Zimmerman, Kutztown University Moderator: Atiyeh Showrai, University of Southern California Audience Level: All Applicable Language: Non-language specific

SEE YOU IN BOSTON! Don’t miss the 2016 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo that will be held November 18–20, 2016 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in Boston, MA.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

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695 ACTFL Heritage Language SIG Business Meeting and Discussion Group

697 The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)

700 Third Graders Learning Arabic with iPads Online: Does It Really Work?

Heritage language educators strive over incorporating their students’ linguistic and cultural knowledge, and their identity to experience success while becoming aware of the diversity and resources within their community. After the presentation, opportunities and resources that afford heritage language learners (HLLs) bicultural/bilingual identities will be discussed. Open to all levels of HL programs. Presenter(s): Theresa Austin and Yvonne Farino (Chairs), UMass-Amherst; Rosario de Swanson, Marlboro College; Wei-Li Hsu, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Joy Peyton, Center for Applied Linguistics

PRESENTATIONS: Language and Identity Among HS Heritage Language Learners of Spanish A high school research study revealed that a lack of confidence in heritage language proficiency was a common deciding factor to choices contributing to lack of investment in language practice. This session will discuss the study’s pedagogical implications and make recommendations for inclusion within heritage language programs at all levels. Presenter(s): Julianne Bryant, Biola University Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Heritage Languages SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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696 Using Compleat Lexical Tutor to Enhance Vocabulary Learning and Instruction In this session, we highlight a free web-based tool, Compleat Lexical Tutor. The session will begin with an overview of research on L2 vocabulary learning. Then, four applications will be covered, with guidelines for using each application. Anyone with an interest in teaching academic vocabulary is encouraged to attend this session. Presenter(s): Anthony Becker and Tatiana NekrasovaBeker, Colorado State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

The SIOP Model includes teacher preparation and instructional indicators such as comprehensible input and the building of background knowledge. It comprises strategies for classroom organization and delivery of instruction. This interactive session will be filled with strategies and techniques you can take with you. Presenter(s): Jaleelah Ahmed, Zachary Educational Consulting Services, LLC Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: ESL/ESOL

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

698 Creative Applications and Current Challenges in the Teaching of Portuguese PRESENTATIONS: That’s Exactly How My Grandmother Says It: Heritage Learners of Portuguese Studies on the teaching of Portuguese vis-à-vis dialectal variation presented the idea that students find more appealing (and less stressful) when their instructor speaks in the same dialect as their family of origin. The audience will learn how instructors have been able to do to offset the consequences of a mismatch between students and instructor dialect. Presenter(s): Fernanda Ferreira, Bridgewater State University

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701 How to Have Laura Esquivel and Gabriel García Márquez Teach Your Class Engage intermediate and advanced students in authentic texts by having them “meet” the writer. In this lesson, one student plays the writer and another the interviewer as they discuss the writer’s life and inspiration. Please join the presenter for an interactive demonstration with examples and handouts. Presenter(s): Liz Rigg, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 25B, SD Convention Center

This presentation establishes and discusses theories that support the use of music in language development and acquisition. It details the various steps and directed tasks that accompany each activity, as well as suggestions for further discussion topics.

702 Best of SWCOLT: Living on the Edge of Their Seats . . . Keeping Students Engaged in Their World Language Class

Presenter(s): Dixon Abreu, University of Richmond Partner/Sponsor: ACTFL Portuguese SIG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Portuguese

This session will provide ideas for different types of activities to keep students engaged and wanting more. Participants will learn how to create a thematic unit using all three modes of communication, as well as view samples of new technology used to excite and motivate students.

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

699 Two Decades of Community Engagement: Inspiring and Transforming Students

Presenter(s): Susan Polansky, Carnegie Mellon University; Isabel Espino de Valdivia and Mina Levenson, Allderdice High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Albert Harp, Brad Hall, and Marwan Issa, Global Education Excellence Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

Songs in the L2/L3 Classroom: Using Music to Engage in Conversation

This session will share how a vibrant community partnership between a private university and an urban public school district has evolved, and engaged, inspired, and transformed stakeholders over two decades.

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Third graders have been learning Arabic for one year on iPads. Does it enhance foreign language achievement? Two third-grade classes are compared: one using iPads with developed online activities, the other not. The iPad activities and student interaction will be shared along with a comparison of achievement results of the two groups.

Presenter(s): Ryan Smith, Reed High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

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703 Collaborative Flagship Online Chinese Curriculum for Secondary Students

706 GOLDEN: The Award-Winning Online German Graduate Program that Works

708 Real Life: Ideas from Experienced Teachers

This session will highlight a new online supplemental curriculum created for Chinese language secondary students (Grades 7–12). In 2012, master Chinese language teachers from six states (Utah, Arizona, Texas, Ohio, South Carolina, and Mississippi) began collaborating in order to create an evolving curriculum. A draft curriculum has been placed on the Flagship (F-CAP) Chinese website (clt7-12.org) and is available free of charge to all teachers. Usernames and passwords will be provided and feedback is welcome.

Twice named a Best Online Graduate Program by US News & World Report, GOLDEN (German Online Distance Education Network) significantly changes foreign language teachers’ beliefs and practices. Directors and alumni will share their experiences and demonstrate Web 2.0 applications and products that can be directly integrated into any FL classroom.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Ellen Knell and Nancy West, BYU Chinese Flagship; Fannie Tam and Jin Xiang, Arizona State University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

704 CLASS General Membership Meeting and Awards Reception 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

705 Strategies on Teaching Chinese Heritage Language Learners

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Yuxiang Wang, UC-Davis; Li Liu, UC-Berkeley; Jing Wang, University of California Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

707 Challenges and Opportunities of German Saturday Schools This session will present a management perspective, a teacher’s perspective, and strategies of blended learning at the A2–C1 level (Grades 4–12) to support students preparing for the German DSD exams. Focus will also be on the acquisition and improvement of necessary skill sets, in particular on non-fiction reading comprehension and persuasive writing.

PRESENTATIONS: Blended Learning in Samstags- und Teilzeitschulen How do we motivate our students to keep reading and writing inside and outside the classroom? We will show strategies of blended learning at the A2–C1 level (Grades 4–12), in particular in the areas of non-fiction reading comprehension and “Sternchenthemen.” Examples include e-learning sites, sources of non-fiction texts, and other resources.

PRESENTATIONS: Making Music Videos in the Target Language During this session, the presenter will discuss how language learning is enhanced by music; the full scope of creating a music video in an L2 classroom, from choosing a song to video editing to uploading onto the web; making this complex task meaningful and manageable utilizing available resources; and insight into successes and “non-successes” with lots of examples from her own classes. Presenter(s): Rachel Benso, Lee’s Summit High School

Teaching German in Real Life: Ideas from Experienced Teachers In this session, experienced German teachers who search out new techniques, methods, and answers to teaching issues, will actively offer myriad tips, exercises, and techniques for greatly enhancing language education and making language learning experiences even more fulfilling. There will be audience participation and handouts of ideas, and questions will be encouraged. Presenter(s): Douglas Philipp, Cheyenne Mountain High School; Paula Blum, Shining Mountain Waldorf School; Astrid Ronke, Grossmont College, Mesa College Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Presenter(s): Karl Pfeiffer, GASANC; Heike Feltes, BAKS+

German Saturday Schools: Challenges and Opportunities German Saturday Schools vary greatly in size, programs offered, and mission. We will present two perspectives, debate the future(s) of Saturday schools: “German Saturday Schools: A Management Perspective” (Ries); “German Saturday Schools: A Teacher’s Perspective” (Hutter). Presenter(s): Verena Hutter and Lynn Ries, Sophie Scholl Schule Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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This session will discuss how to teach elementary Chinese heritage language (HL) through exploiting learners’ linguistic capitals and identities in college classrooms. Language element teaching, PowerPoint designing, authentic/semi-authentic materials using, code directing will be introduced through the comparison between HL and non-HL classes.

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Sheri Hurlbut and Aleidine Moeller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Brenda Hansen, Bob Jones University; Jennifer Roper, Rocky Mountain High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

Have you ever found yourself with an extra week at the end of the semester, and you know it’s time to fill with a book or presentation? Let’s try something new. In this session, experienced German teachers will offer a myriad of tips, exercises, and techniques for greatly enhancing language learning experiences. There will be audience participation, handouts of ideas, and questions will be encouraged.

DAILY PROGRAM

Saturday, November 21, 2015

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

709 Curricular Reform for Undergraduate German Programs: A Genre-Based Approach Presenters will share their experiences with implementing genre-based curricular innovations. Participants will gain an awareness of principles of material selection in an articulated collegiate German curriculum that bridges the gap between the lower-level language courses and upper-level content courses. Presenters highlight how their experiments with genre-based teaching and learning strategies in their classes function in articulating their German curriculum. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Erika Berroth, Southwestern University; Brenna Byrd, University of Kentucky; Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz, Northern Illinois University; Christa Spreizer, Queens College/CUNY Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

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This session will present activities on analyzing and producing short digital films for intermediate and advanced foreign language courses. Concrete examples and their discussion will demonstrate why, when, and how to use these materials to develop culturally authentic German lessons that are enhancing communicative as well as technological skills. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Saskia Hintz and Berit Jany, University of Colorado-Boulder Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

711 Italian Pedagogy V PRESENTATIONS: Writing Strategies for Advanced Composition Courses What instructional materials and goals should instructors in composition courses implement to prepare advanced language students to write essays in cultural studies, film, and literature without scaring them off? The session aims to provide participants with sample materials and a discussion of what teaching strategies might better work. Presenter(s): Andrea Dini, Montclair State University; Cosetta Seno Reed, University of Colorado; Roberta Tabanelli, University of Missouri-Columbia

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Teaching Written Italian Using Learner Corpora In this session, the presenter will explore various approaches to linguistic exploitation of learner corpora with particular attention to an error-oriented approach using two written Italian L2 corpora (VALICO, Corpus di Italiano Scritto). A general overview of Italian learners’ corpora will be followed by the exploration of various applications. Presenter(s): Luigia Maiellaro, Northeastern University Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

712 Italian Culture IV PRESENTATIONS: Italian Culture in Action: A New Interactive Learning in 2015 Classrooms This session focus on new strategies in teaching Italian culture classes, where students are expected to have an active role. Today, society deals with a global community with different borders and very often a culture melts into another one; this is the case with Italian and American cultures. Media and social media play important roles. Presenter(s): Rossella Pescatori, El Camino College

Task 3 Revisited: A Few Essential Points Innovative strategies and methods to prepare students for Task 3 of the AP language exam are presented with the aim of creating an authentic setting, on a variety of topics using technological devices and resources that appeal to the electronically prone population. Presenter(s): Nicoletta Villa Sella, The Linsly School; Maria Cocchiara, Melrose Public Schools Partner/Sponsor: AATI Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

713 Maximizing Students’ Learning of Onomatopoeia Through HandsOn Activities The presenters will introduce authentic materials and lesson plans to teach onomatopoeia to engage students in learning. The presenters collected various authentic resource to inspire students to use onomatopoetic expressions naturally as native speakers. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Yuki Waugh, Texas A&M University; Junko Tokuda, University of Memphis Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

714 Maintaining a Successful Japanese Dual Language Program in Culver City So, you started an immersion program . . . now what? Join us in examining the successes, challenges, and transformation of the Japanese Program at El Marino over the past 20+ years. We hope to provide you with a multitude of ideas about how to maintain and stimulate the development of your program. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Alice Horiba and Nori Nagumo, El Marino Language School Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Japanese

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

715 Instructional Activities that Improve Student Speaking Proficiency Seeking to improve students’ speaking skills from the Novice to Intermediate level? This session discusses challenges that learners face in the process of gaining speaking proficiency. The presenters will share various instructional activities that help students overcome these challenges and successfully reach their targeted proficiency levels. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Xia Zhang, Arizona State University; Shu-chen Chen, University of Virginia; Yang Wei, Episcopal Academy; Min Xue, Arizona State University at Thunderbird Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

716 Chinese Heritage Learners: Motivation, Extracurricular Activity, and Writing This panel will explore issues related to Chinese heritage learners. Issues of their motivation, extracurricular activities, and writing proficiency will be discussed. The presentations include: “Motivation of Chinese Heritage Language Learners”; “Engage Chinese Heritage Learners in Local Community” and “Can Writing Be Taught?” Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Chuan Lin, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Jingjing Ji Hsiu-Ling Lin/Robertson, Northwestern University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Saturday, November 21, 2015

DAILY PROGRAM

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

Engaging Students to Learn with Technologies in a Chinese Classroom

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

717 Mixed Class Instruction: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Class Management

This exploratory inquiry examines how technologies engaged students to learn in a beginning Chinese class at college level. In particular, two technological activities will be discussed: Eyejot recordings (an online recording device) and collaborative video projects. Data include questionnaire, interviews, and analysis of students’ video projects.

722 Creating Creativity: Activities for this Essential 21st Century Skill

This penal includes three empirical studies, which investigate how to effectively manage a language class when students come with diverse profiles. We investigate how curriculum, instructional strategies, and classroom activities can be used to satisfy different groups of learners’ needs in a mixed class and to enhance their language competence. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Jia Lin, University of North Carolina; Wen-Hua Du, Pennsylvania State University; Yi-Tzu Huang, Foreign Service Institute Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

718 Development of Chinese L2 Learners’ Reading and Writing Competence This session reports three empirical studies that explore the development of Chinese L2 learners’ reading and writing competence. Presentations include: (1) The Eye Movements and Perceptual Spans During Reading Chinese as a Second Language, (2) Effects of Interactive Discussion on L2 Chinese Literacy Skills, and (3) Web-Based Collaborative Writing.

The Use of Social Media in Chinese Language Learning: Facebook and Twitter This study investigates the effects of Facebook and Twitter on Chinese learners’ written communication patterns. The two social networking sites were found equally useful in reading comprehension and character recognition. However, Facebook users had more interactive two-way communication and Twitter users focused more on self-initiated postings. Presenter(s): Jing Paul, Elinore Fresh, Yu-Ning Lai, and I-chun Peir, University of Florida Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

720 Whole Brain Teaching in the Target Language Presenters will explain and demonstrate WBT strategies and show how to adapt them to match any language at any level by actively involving all participants. Strategies presented will include the “Class-Yes,” “Scoreboard,” “Teach-Okay,” “Hands and Eyes,” and “Switch.” Presenter(s): Janine Erickson, Denver Language School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

719 Using Social Media and Internet Technologies to Enhance CFL Learning

721 A Unifying Approach to Teaching and Learning Languages and Cultures

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Come to this presentation to learn about a new unifying approach to learning and teaching languages called the Mediational Approach, a framework of sociocultural related theories that connects theory, ACTFL resources, proficiency development, research, and practices. Come and have your teaching perspectives and classroom practices transformed!

Investigating the Effectiveness of “We Chat” on Language Learning This study investigated the perceived effectiveness of using the mobile technology application, We Chat, on language learning in a Chinese–English language exchange program. Participants were American students learning Chinese as a foreign language and Chinese students learning English as a second language in a university setting. Presenter(s): Ko-Yin Sung and Frederick Poole, Utah State University

Presenter(s): John Storm, SUNY Potsdam Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Rachael Hernandez, Jericho UFSD; Elaine Margarita, Jericho High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

723 The Changing Face of Foreign Language Advanced Placement Exam Candidates The presenters will examine how AP foreign language exam candidates have evolved using a 20-year data set exclusively prepared for and licensed to them by The College Board and will begin by reviewing some of the most compelling results from The College Board data and solicit reactions and impressions from the participants. Session participants will engage in an interactive discussion with the presenters and the other attendees. Presenter(s): Alan Brown, University of Kentucky; Gregory Thompson, Brigham Young University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Torrey Pines 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

724 Regional Conferences and ACTFL Regional Representatives Meeting 6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Room 17A, SD Convention Center

725 AAUSC Reception and Business Meeting 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Ballroom 6A, SD Convention Center

726 CLTA General Membership Meeting 6:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

727 AATJ Membership Meeting and Reception Membership meeting, special presentation, and networking reception for AATJ members.

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

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Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Li Yang, Kansas State University; Lini Ge, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Xin Jiang and Weiqi Zhao, Beijing Language and Culture University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Presenter(s): Kaishan Kong, University of Minnesota

Opportunities for creative thought, inventiveness, and originality improve engagement, promote a stimulating classroom culture, and prepare students for the 21st century. This session offers strategies, authentic resources, and learning tasks to develop creativity for middle and high school levels without sacrificing rigor or content.

DAILY PROGRAM 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. San Diego Ballroom–Salon C, Marriott Marquis San Diego

728 AATG Awards Presentation Join AATG for a special evening honoring teachers of German who inspire colleagues, engage students, and transform the profession.

8:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. San Diego Ballroom–Salon A, Marriott Marquis San Diego

729 AATG/Goethe-Institut Reception Join German teachers to network with colleagues and honor our award recipients.

9:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. San Diego Ballroom–Salon C, Marriott Marquis San Diego

730 Jutta Richter Reads from Her Works One of Germany’s most celebrated Kinder- und Jugendliteratur authors, Jutta Richter, will read from her works. Her well-known books include Ich bin hier bloβ der Hund, Das Schiff im Baum, and Der Hund mit dem gelben Herzen.

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K-12 CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA K-12 Chinese Language Teaching now calls for papers on the following themes: 

Theories and case analysis of pedagogies of preschool and K-12 Chinese language as a second language (four skills and teaching of culture) for traditional Chinese preschool and K-12 programs and special programs (STARTALK, Heritage, and Immersion), as well as action research, Chinese language curriculum design and planning, classroom management theories and practice, and assessment theories and practice

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Application of teaching materials and technology in teaching preschool and K-12 Chinese language as a second language

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Study abroad and cross-cultural experience in Chinese language learning

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Theories and practices on teacher education of Chinese language as a second language, Chinese language teacher certification programs in particular in terms of pedagogies and curriculum design for types of preschool and K-12 Chinese programs, classroom management, assessment, and social and emotional development

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Cross-cultural adaptations and in-service or pre-service teachers’ professional development

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Best practices of preschool and K-12 Chinese programs including policies and operation

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Introduction of Chinese teacher certification programs

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Integration of theory and practice on acquisition of preschool and K -12 Chinese language as a second language

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Open resource for professional development

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Online interaction and communication

Please submit articles to: [email protected] APA 6th edition for research articles in English

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he career of Spain’s celebrated author Carmen Martín Gaite spanned the Spanish Civil War, Franco’s dictatorship, and the nation’s transition to democracy. The only person to win Spain’s National Prize for Literature (Premio Nacional de las Letras) twice, Martín Gaite explored and blended a range of genres, from social realism to the fantastic, as she took up issues of gender, class, economics, and aesthetics in a time of political upheaval.

Please try to stop by our sponsors’ booths in the World Languages Expo (Exhibit Halls B & C, San Diego Convention Center) and thank them all for their continued support of ACTFL and the language education community. A list of sponsors appears on page 15.

DAILY PROGRAM

Sunday, November 22, 2015

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

731 Embracing Cross-Cultural Competence Through School Partnerships

734 Making the Best Use of Assessment for Learning

737 Ride-Sharing and WWOOFing: Task-Based Instruction in the Digital Age

One of the three main goals of dual language immersion education is to promote cross-cultural competence and to help students develop intercultural perspectives. This session will discuss the key role of international school partnering projects in pursuing this goal. The presenters will share a guiding framework for developing collaborative student projects with the purpose of enhancing linguistic abilities and cultural competence. Presenter(s): Ofelia Wade and Katherine Abuchaibe, Utah State Office of Education; Raul Martin and Lidia Ordaz, Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

732 Effective Use of Authentic Resources from Day One, Level One How do you find and use authentic resources that are relevant and appropriate for students in the very beginning of Level 1? What do you do with them to ensure that students will be engaged and move up the proficiency scale? In this session, participants will learn how to find, evaluate, and implement authentic resources starting from the first few weeks of a Level 1 class. Presenter(s): Francisco Barocio, Travis High School; Sandy Harvey, Fort Bend ISD; Melissa Vargas, Ridge Point High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

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733 Preparing Teachers for the Multilingual and Multicultural Classroom This session provides instructors of all languages with examples how students’ existing language competencies and cultural backgrounds can be actively integrated into any lesson plan thereby motivating students to become more interested and more motivated in the process of learning other languages. Presenter(s): Markus Muller, Joyhanna Garza, and Cedric Oliva, California State University, Long Beach Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Assessment for learning is a proven approach, but challenging to implement. Practical strategies to help teachers provide timely feedback, organize student peer reviews, and guide students’ reflection on their own progress are presented. These can be utilized without technology, but useful free or low-cost online tools are also discussed. Presenter(s): Linda Forrest, Center for Applied Second Language Studies Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

735 Project-Based Language Learning for French Courses This session will support teachers in developing tools, content and skills needed to facilitate learning in a project-based language learning (PBLL) environment. We will cover the eight design elements of PBLL and we will look at some example projects. Presenter(s): Donald Doehla, Berkeley World Language Project and Vintage High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

736 Le Jazz Hot: African-American and Francophone Intercultural Exchange This session will explore the impact of AfricanAmerican musical and literary forms on French/ Francophone cultural production. Through examples of music, poetry, and cinema, this presentation will give you tools to discuss the diversity of French/ Francophone cultures as well as an expanded perspective on Franco-American cultural exchange. Presenter(s): Lauren Brown, Occidental College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Task-based instruction focusing on real-world language use can appear challenging. This session will showcase French websites used to promote linguistic and intercultural competence. Participants will adapt a website based on provided guidelines and receive a rubric for grading task-based activities. Spanish examples will also be provided. Presenter(s): Kimberly Jansma and Laurence DenieHigney, UCLA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

738 Pedagogy, Pinterest, and PBL: A 21st Century Approach to Literature and Culture In this hands-on session, participants will actively explore how combining design-based pedagogies, free web 2.0 tools, and a project-based learning approach can inspire students to take a more active role in their own learning. Presenter(s): Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

739 Camera, Lights, Action: Inspiring and Engaging Through Classroom Videos In this session, the presenters will share their experience using video classroom assignments during their Arabic summer immersion program. They will share video samples and discuss how these assignments can be used to teach culture. The presenters will share software and applications, and discuss the advantages and challenges of video assignments. Presenter(s): Dany Doueiri, California State University-San Bernardino; Gaby Semaan, University of Toledo Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Sunday, November 22, 2015

DAILY PROGRAM

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

740 Finding the Best Place-Based Language Learning Experiences

743 Global Citizen Portfolios: Authentic Assessment, Growth Mindset, and Advocacy

746 Pioneering the Online Frontier

Want to implement place-based language learning (PBLL) into your curriculum? In this session, the presenters will discuss a general rubric based on current research for evaluating PBLL experiences and examine a free interactive database of activities so that you can find and evaluate PBLL experiences for your specific language learning context. Presenter(s): Renee Marshall, Center for Applied Second Language Studies; Stephanie Knight, Center for Applied Second Language Studies University of Oregon Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

741 Testimonial Literature: Teaching Language to Heritage Spanish Speakers In this presentation, testimonial literature will be used to teach social justice inside the classroom to enhance and facilitate language learning for Spanish heritage language learners. Testimonial literature theory will be introduced along with authentic material that can be used to explore the concept of testimony inside the classroom in the target language. Presenter(s): Henry Dubon Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

742 Creating a Digital Poetry Project to Engage Students and Develop 21st Century Skills Discover the digital project that facilitated communicative interaction between students from two schools with different socioeconomic levels. View the moviepoems, participate in the steps that lead students to accomplish such linguistic tasks, learn what is needed to create these highly relevant, student-driven projects, and examine students’ critiques of both their classmates and peers from another school.

Presenter(s): Bayard Nielsen and Patti Kussman, Notre Dame High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

744 Technology Makes Verbal Fluency Fun and Attainable From Google Apps for Education to Voces Courseware to other websites and online activities, teachers can improve students’ verbal fluency in a fun and effective way no matter what classroom they are teaching in. Through student samples and demonstrations of the online tools, teachers will learn how to create a language lab in their own classroom that boosts fluency and encourages engagement. Presenter(s): Sonia Burkart, McKinney North High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

745 Teaching Culture Through Authentic Television Series How can teaching culture be authentic and engaging? Come to this session! Presenters will showcase authentic Spanish television series and engage participants in communication-building activities that keep students engaged. Presenters will highlight student-tested activities to teach culture and develop proficiency in the three modes of communication. Presenter(s): Lindsey Camacho and Karen Goering, Glenbrook South High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Kathryn Grovergrys, Madison College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

747 Más por menos: Using Micro Fiction to Maximize Language Learning Micro fiction (microcuento, microrrelato, or minicuento) is a genre of short stories ranging in length from a few words to a few hundred. The presenter will show how to use micro fiction to teach language, literature, culture, and critical thinking skills at all language levels. Participants will receive a packet with resources and activities. Presenter(s): Dulce De Castro, Collin College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

748 Maximizing Language Learning Abroad and at Home You use the target language 95% of the time, your students participate in study abroad, and yet they are still not getting enough. Exposing learners to authentic language and providing them with opportunities to interact in the TL are essential for language learning. Learn to maximize these learning opportunities through learner language analyses. Presenter(s): Senta Goertler, Michigan State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Paula Hirsch, Windward School; Araceli Espinosa, Foshay Learning Center Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

The Global Citizen Portfolio makes language learning a continuous, student-driven experience. Learn how to develop global citizens in the classroom through using authentic assessments, a growth mindset, and by promoting advocacy. Presenters will explain how to develop a wide variety of authentic assessments that incorporate 21st century outcomes alongside ACTFL performance descriptors.

Travel the online frontier with a pioneer guide, experiencing the challenges of how to get started, how to maintain the magic of the student–teacher relationship through online presence, how students and teachers can effectively navigate the online learning environment, and how to clarify the boundary between online instruction and online homework. This interactive session will include individual and group activities, multimedia, and a “human wiki” case studies exercise.

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR ACTFL 2016 Visit the ACTFL website (www.actfl.org) to submit a proposal for a session at the 2016 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in Boston, MA, November 18–20, 2016. Deadline is January 13, 2016.

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749 Resolving the Theory/Practice Gap in Language Teacher Education

751 Research Paper Presentations on ESL II

Why is it so difficult for teacher education programs to strike a balance between theory and practice? How can teachers of teachers successfully mediate the engagement of aspiring language teachers with both theory and practice? In this session, we will come together to experience a series of teacher education activities that help aspiring teachers practice the theory while also theorizing their practice. Participants will develop activities and be in a position to share them with colleagues once they return to their institutions.

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753 CULTURE: Seven Strategies for Integrating Culture into the Curriculum

Presenter(s): Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, The New School Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

750 Research Paper Presentations on 21st Century Instruction PRESENTATIONS: 21st Century Literacies in World languages What does it mean to be literate in a 21st century world language? Come get to know multimodal literacies and see how it constitutes a key for the 21st century. Two unit lesson templates are reviewed to discuss how multimodal literacies are used. Urban educators will particularly find this session useful. Come and connect! Presenter(s): Theresa Austin, UMass-Amherst

Corpus-Based Analyses of English for Special Purposes (ESP) Materials: Learning L2 Engineering Vocabulary The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the results of corpus analyses of instructional materials used in a survey engineering course taught to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Pathway students. Using the Range program, the researchers analyzed a corpus of engineering materials in order to identify the distribution of academic and specialized vocabulary in the texts. Presenter(s): Tatiana Nekrasova-Beker and Anthony Becker, Colorado State University

Standardized Testing of Non-Standardized Arabic-Speaking ELLs An exploration of the relationship between time spent on preparation/testing, resulting deduction from instructional time, and that Arabic-speaking ELLs are being expected to perform like non-ELLs, with an adequate level of proficiency without meeting their goals of English language proficiency. Presenter(s): Afrin Alavi, The Dearborn Academy Moderator: Amado Padilla, Stanford University Audience Level: All Applicable Language: ESL/ESOL

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

Implementing Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) in an Intensive Summer Program

752 Re-energizing Student Approaches to Vocabulary in the Latin Classroom

This session is geared toward teachers and teacher educators who are interested in implementing the IPA, particularly in adult foreign language learning contexts. Findings from an implementation study in an intensive summer program will be shared, and strategies for navigating challenges associated with this innovative assessment will be discussed.

Students without sufficient command of key vocabulary in Latin will have a hard time reading fluidly and appreciating nuance. This session highlights two beneficial teaching tools, one for early levels (2, 3) and one in late-level (4) project work. Both halves of this session include hands-on examples, so please consider bringing a computer.

Presenter(s): Jason Martel and Kathleen Bailey, Monterey Institute of International Studies

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This paper describes how the Spanish language program at the University of Southern California transformed student learning through the curricular use of integrated performance assessments (IPAs). Concluding Year 3, this study examines how the IPAs were received by students and faculty, how they have been modified to respond to evolving program needs, and how rubrics were employed and have been revised. Presenter(s): Gayle Fiedler Vierma, University of Southern California Moderator: Marcel Rotter, University of Mary Washington Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Presenter(s): Thaddeus Lisowski, Head-Royce School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Latin

Discover seven successful strategies to support the integration of Cultures and Comparisons into the curriculum. These strategies are designed to develop students’ C2 knowledge, to foster critical thinking, and to promote student interaction with cultural competence as defined by the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages. Presenter(s): Kelly Conroy, Western Kentucky University; Anne Cummings Hlas, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Sharon Meilahn Bartlett, Rockford University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

754 Short-Term Educational Travel Experience to Enrich Intercultural Views This session will identify the effectiveness of a short-term educational travel program for intercultural views. It was designed with travel experience and with collaboration of partners’ abroad sites. The variety of hands-on activities will be discussed with pre- and post-traveling tasks, actual traveling, and cooperative learning. Presenter(s): Hamako Furuhata-Turner, University of Mount Union Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

755 Promoting Authentic Social Learning Using a Class Radio Show This session focuses on the meaningful integration of authentic contexts in the classroom with the use of a class radio show. The presenters will demonstrate a variety of approaches with carefully constructed tasks for different levels of linguistic proficiency. The presentation includes a live demonstration for participants to take part in a radio show. Presenter(s): Silvana Ruckman, Malu Jimenez, and Maria Monje, Foreign Service Institute Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

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756 Integrated Communication (IC) Skills in Dual-Focused Foreign Language Instruction

759 Characterizing Mandarin Immersion Learner Language: A Fine-Grained Analysis

762 Teaching with Technology: New Approaches and Resources

This session highlights the integration of content learning and language development through the implementation of a dual-focused approach to teaching and assessing in foreign language classrooms. This session aims to share empirical findings of the effectiveness of IC skills instruction in Chinese and Japanese, and in so doing, stimulate in-depth discussions of optimal ways of implementing and evaluating dual-focused approaches to foreign language instruction and assessment.

This session examines research findings on the median oral language proficiency levels attained by 277 Mandarin immersion students in three early total programs. Presenters will also share their analysis of three students’ learner language in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency and discuss implications for program design and implementation.

Presenter(s): Keiko Koda, Sihui Ke, Aurora Tsai, and Haomin Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Tara Fortune and Zhongkui Ju, University of Minnesota; Ping Peng, Minnetonka Public Schools; Molly Wieland, XinXing Academy, Hopkins Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

757 Collaborating on Arabic Resources: Share Materials Online!

760 Implementing Mandarin Dual Immersion in a Large Urban School District

This session provides a forum for K–12 Arabic teachers to share resources. Attendees will be given methods to collect and share resources online with other teachers, and will be encouraged to upload materials during the session. Come prepared with a resource to share, as well as your laptop or tablet to upload resources for other teachers to use. Presenter(s): Kelly Doffing and Gregor Nazarian, Qatar Foundation International Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

758 Comparing Cultures: Engaging Strategies for AP Spanish and French Students This session will explore the challenges of preparing students for the cultural comparison task of the AP French and Spanish Language and Culture exams. We will discuss ways to scaffold learning using culturally rich authentic texts as content for making comparisons between the student’s home and target language communities and cultural perspectives.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Jennifer Li, RAND Corporation; Susan Wang, Broadway Elementary School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

761 Engaging High School Students in Online Chinese Language Course This session will provide a variety of instructional strategies and pedagogical implications about engaging high school students in an online Chinese course. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the affordances and challenges of various instructional tools and strategies. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Jiahang Li, Michigan State University; Ting Shen, University of Mount Union Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

PRESENTATIONS: Improving Interpretive and Presentational Skills with Online Resources In this session, participants will gain ideas for using online resources to develop interpretive and presentational skills in students. Using a variety of activities centered around different thematic modules students enhance their interpretive skills, culminating each thematic unit with a presentational activity based on what they have learned. Presenter(s): Andrew Carmichael, The Potter’s School

Leveraging Tablet Technology for Oral Proficiency in German This presentation discusses the use of tablet computers by university-level learners of German. The technology enabled students to capture spoken language, share it, and subject it to careful review and improvement. In addition to empirical findings, this talk will offer general suggestions for using mobile devices in foreign language instruction. Presenter(s): D. Joseph Cunningham, Georgetown University

Effective Teaching in Online Upper-Division German Literature Courses In this session, the presenter will describe how he created and delivered an interactive German literature course online. The course combines a live virtual classroom with several asynchronous tools for collaborative learning. The presentation will offer strategies for scaffolding learning from informal discussion/writing to formal polished oral presentations and written essays. Presenter(s): Stephen Grollman, Concordia College Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS HAVE BEEN EDITED The session descriptions contained in this Convention Program Guide have been edited for space and consistency. Complete original descriptions can be found online and in the Convention Mobile App.

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Presenter(s): Parthena Draggett, Jackson High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

This presentation will describe the inception of a Mandarin dual-immersion program in one of the largest school districts in the country and its progress through its first 5 years of operation. We will discuss key aspects of the implementation, such as program design, teaching staff, collaboration, curriculum, community demand, and K–12 planning.

This session will present ideas for using online resources to develop interpretive and presentational skills in students, the use of tablet computing to introduce a process-oriented approach for developing oral proficiency among a group of university-level learners of German, and strategies and materials for creating and delivering an upper-division interactive German literature course online.

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

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8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

763 Sprich wie ein Pirat! Fun with Integrated Performance Assessments in German

766 Advocating for German via Honor Society Membership: An Open Forum

769 Teaching Academic Language in High School Japanese Class

Are you and your German students tired of paddling the low waters of vocabulary quizzes and chapter tests? Get inspired by pirate Klaus Störtebeker and sail on his ship “Bunte Kuh” to the adventurous island of fun integrated performance assessments (IPAs). The treasures that you will be able to find on this island include engaged students being eager to perform, satisfied administrators appreciating your results, and thankful parents telling you that their student loves your class.

In an open forum, officers of the National German Honor Society will introduce the topic of advocacy for German and call upon chapter advisors to share their experiences with recruiting students. Audience members will ask questions about the scholarships offered by Delta Phi Alpha.

Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Bettina Hoeninger, Courtland High School; Barbara Kovalik, Chancellor High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

764 Successful Teaching Strategies for the AP Exam Cultural Comparison Task This session will demonstrate how to effectively prepare students for the Cultural Comparison task common to the AP German, French, Italian, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams. Participants will learn about the structure of this task and how AP readers apply the scoring guidelines to evaluate student performance. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Jonas Strecker, South Forsyth High School; Daniel Holler, Pequea Valley High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

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765 Class Acts: Theater Techniques for the Foreign Language Classroom Enhance your foreign language classroom with a vast array of theater techniques. Dramatic activities include warm-ups, role-play, enactment, creative expression, and snapshots. This highly interactive session is conducted in German and applicable to and immediately usable in all levels of college and high school classes. No acting experience required! Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Susanne Werk; Beate Alhadeff, Boston University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

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Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): James Davidheiser, University of the South; John Lalande II, State University of New York at Oswego; Brett Martz, Longwood University; Michael Shaughnessy, Washington and Jefferson College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

767 In-Class and Online: BlendedLearning Pedagogy in a Beginning Italian Course Technology has provided unlimited potential for language learning. Four presenters will share their experience in creating an elementary Italian blended course. Participants will learn how to build a blended course and how to develop material to provide students with tailor-made resources to consolidate. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Morena Svaldi, Mount Holyoke College; Jessica Egan, Five Colleges Inc.; Bruno Grazioli and Maria Succi-Hempstead, Smith Colleges Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

768 Italian Studies Dissertations-inProgress I Speakers will present their research projects and invite commentary and scholarly discussion on their topics: “The Narrative Body: Women’s Perspectives in Contemporary Italian Literature, Theater, and Cinema” (Mattavelli); “Dante and Argentine Identity” (Sottong); “Word and Image in Alfonso d’Aragona’s Manuscript Edition of the Divina Commedia” (Lettieri); and “Time and the Experience of Narrative in Italian Renaissance Art” (Demos). Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Colleen Ryan, Indiana University; Melissa Demos, University of Texas, Austin; Marco Lettieri, University of Toronto; Sara Mattavelli, University of Wisconsin; Heather Sottong, UCLA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

This session addresses the importance of explicitly teaching academic language to provide high school students with essential language tools to reach Common Core Standard goals and expected language proficiency levels. Five primary functions of academic language that encompass the cognitive tasks found in high school course work are also examined. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Junko Hosoi, Aragon High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

770 Formulaic Language: “We Use This Much Formulaic Language Every Day!” This session aims to provide an opportunity to recognize how much fixed language constitutes the language interactions among native speakers and emphasize the importance of instruction of formulaic language. Presenters introduce a scale of formulaicity to show the continuum of formulaic language with examples in Japanese and audience participation. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Mayumi Ajioka and Yumiko Kawanishi, UCLA Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

771 Developing Chinese Language Learners’ Symbolic Competence This session presents an enhanced integrative approach to Chinese language teaching and learning. Here, the development of learners’ symbolic competence is of great importance. This fosters learners to see other worlds mediated by language use and to construct such subjective realities as perceptions, emotions, values, and attitudes. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Lihua Zhang, Chen-Hui Tsai, and Xianghua Wu, University of California-Berkeley Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Sunday, November 22, 2015 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

772 Reciprocal Institutional Relationships: An Integrated Model of Study Abroad This panel explores the issues and strategies in developing reciprocal institutional partnership between sending and receiving institutions in study abroad programs. The presentations propose an integrated model of study abroad program and demonstrate how it is implemented in a U.S.-administrated intensive language summer program in China. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Xiaobin Jian, Zhini Zeng, and Xin Zhang, Ohio State University; Shuang Xie, Sun Yat-sen University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

773 The Application of the CAP e-Learning Platform The main purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate a multi-styled and autonomous language course mode for enhancing students’ academic language proficiency in a university. The presenters will present and discuss the evaluation of assessments about teaching practices and learner autonomy with the CAP-e-P. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Mingyi Li and Weichang Shann, National Central University; Chai-Er Cheng, National Chiao-Tung University; Wan-Jung Lin, National Tsing-Hua University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

774 Innovative Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Pedagogical Practices in Various Learning Environment PRESENTATIONS: The Problem-Based Learning Approach to an Advanced Business Chinese Course

Presenter(s): Jack Liu, California State University

This study investigates the thematic progression patterns of expository texts, and their interactions with connectives. It also discusses how the findings can be applied to CFL instruction to promote learners ability to construct coherent expository discourses. Presenter(s): Fei Ren, Georgetown University

Digitization of Business Chinese Learning: An Experiment in a Mobile App Two classes at our university were subjects in an experiment on student learning experiences using a mobile app. One class was taught with a traditional method as a control group, and the other group with the use of the mobile app. Results and student feedback will be shared in this presentation. Presenter(s): Qiuli Levin, University of Michigan Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

775 CFL Group Work and Pedagogical Practices PRESENTATIONS: What Can Students Do Together? Writing Stories in Chinese with a Partner The study, using a within-group design with 18 adult high-beginner Chinese L2 learners, investigated the effects of peer review and co-writing on writing with respect to fluency, complexity, and accuracy. The findings suggest peer review, co-writing, and individual writing play different roles in Chinese L2 learners’ development of writing skills. Presenter(s): Jun Tian, University of Victoria

An Empirical Study on Sentence Build-up Drills Sentence build-up drills can be implemented in two directions: forward and backward. However, there is no consensus over which direction can elicit a more accurate repetition. This study is an empirical study on the effects of different input directions on Englishnative Chinese learners who are college students. Presenter(s): You Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Teachers’ Code-Switching in Beginning Chinese Class: An Exploratory Study This study presents results of a case study of teachers’ bilingual practices in an American university setting; it describes and compares the code-switching (CS) practices used by three bilingual instructors, and also analyzes and interprets the functions of their CS served in language classrooms. Presenter(s): Yanmin Bao, University of Florida Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

776 Take Your Immersion Program to the Next Level! During this session, the presenters from Riverview International Academy, San Diego’s only public trilingual K–8 program (English/Spanish/Chinese), will be guiding administrators and teacher leaders through the development and evolution of language immersion programs of the future. Their neo-linguistic approach emphasizes learning a second and third language as a pivotal 21st century skill that enhances critical thinking and technology integration in preparing students to be globally competitive. Presenter(s): Olympia Kyriakidis, Lakeside Union School District; Grace Cox, Riverview International Academy; Eric Fearn, Lakeside Union Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

777 How to Develop Assessment Activities Using Authentic Materials This session demonstrates how to select age and level-appropriate authentic materials and how to design assessment activities using the authentic materials to effectively measure learning outcomes and students’ progress. The presenters share examples of assessment activities using authentic Korean materials. Presenter(s): Mina Lee, Defense Language Institute; Seonkyung Jeon, UCLA; Hee Ju, University of Southern California Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Korean

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

778 Using NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements to Make Language Study Relevant Come explore ways you can use the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements not only as progress indicators, but also as the foundation for creating performance assessments that showcase what your students can do in the target language. In this session, participants will also learn strategies for demonstrating to administrators, parents, the community, and students themselves that language study is relevant and supports overall educational goals. Presenter(s): Cherie Mitschke, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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In an international business with Chinese concentration at advanced level course, the researcher introduced the use of problem-based learning to help achieve the problem-solving skills goal that was set for the students. This problem-and-solution module supports the development of students’ problem-solving skills as it enhances their knowledge of both language and international business issues.

Application of Thematic Progression to Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) to Enhance Discourse Competence

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DAILY PROGRAM 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

779 Culture Quest—Engage and Inspire Students with Art in Action!

784 Liberation from the List: Vocabulary Instruction Without Burdens or Limits

787 World Language Futures for Rural America

Looking to empower students with language and culture? Discover the power of culture-rich project-based learning. Learn the step-by-step process to bring this excitement to your classroom. The projects presented will be in Spanish and French with explanations in English. Transform your students’ lives by opening doors to the magical world of art through this unique and inspiring project. Presenter(s): Mark Ramirez and Melinda Forward, Highland High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Rancho Santa Fe 3, Marriott Marquis San Diego

780 German Immersion Task Force Meeting Meeting of the German Immersion Task Force.

8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Torrey Pines 1, Marriott Marquis San Diego

781 CLASS Board Meeting 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 15B, SD Convention Center

782 How to Plan and Propose a Successful STARTALK Program This session guides participants on how to lead a successful STARTALK program. A variety of tools and hands-on resources will be shared with participants. The workshop will be useful to teachers of all languages. Participants will come away understanding the guidelines, principles, and process for developing an effective STARTALK program. Presenter(s): Betsy Hart and Nicole Rumeau, National Foreign Language Center Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

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783 Conversational Progressions and Questioning: Inspiring Creative Communication In this session, participants will develop questioning skills that support student movement along the ACTFL proficiency levels. Teachers will see an increase in student engagement and immediate response, as they begin to communicate at the appropriate ACTFL proficiency level. Presenter(s): Richard Linnell, Glencoe High School; Darcy Rogers and Annie Tyner, Organic World Language Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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In this session, participants will explore the mind of a language student and the unintentional messages lists of words send him. Participants will get to play the role of the student during model lessons to see concrete examples of how vocabulary can be taught without providing a list or even mandating a note-taking system. During the course of those lessons, participants will see examples of how losing the list knocks down the borders of what students are allowed learn and makes what they actually learn richer and longer lasting. Presenter(s): Amy Lenord, Shepton High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

785 Strategies for Differentiating the Language Demand of Learning Tasks Participants will learn to implement instructional strategies for scaffolding the language demand of input and output activities in language classrooms for a range of proficiency levels. Participants will learn to develop cognitively demanding questions at various levels of language proficiency, and differentiated questioning strategies will be provided for speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities. Presenter(s): Elizabeth Gallagher, Utah State Office of Education Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

786 Assessing for Mastery: Continuing the Learning Process This session is designed to meet the needs of the novice teacher of world languages and/or those minimally familiar with the three modes of communication as outlined by ACTFL and current research in second language acquisition. We will identify and discuss how to connect performance and proficiency based assessments in the L2 classroom. Presenter(s): Jason Ward, Willow Canyon High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Rural America doesn’t have to be deprived of world language and culture instruction. Learn how two rural school divisions and a university in close proximity have worked together to get more for-credit, world language offerings into the two divisions’ high school programs of study. Presenter(s): Paul Kuettner, Washington and Lee University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

788 Dialogic Approach to Reading: From Textual Literacy to Cultural Competency This session will discuss a dialogic approach to reading for intermediate and transitional levels of a foreign language classroom. Pairing literary texts from different time periods and cultures can help undergraduate students simultaneously develop verbal, textual, and cultural competencies. Presenters will give some examples of pairings of French and Francophone texts of different epochs, provide participants with sample unit planning and lesson plans, as well as suggested in-class and at-home activities. Presenter(s): Vera Klekovkina, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Oana Panaïté, Indiana University-Bloomington Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

789 Le Climat, ça vous parle? Tools for Using Audio Creatively and Facilitating a Student-Produced Podcast on Climate Change in Your French Class Creation of a webRadio in academic settings allows learners to bring the living language into the classroom and express themselves using radio as the medium. The artistic and cultural awakening of audio design allows for the acquisition of interdisciplinary competences. Through critical listening and analysis of radio programming, learners dive into a multimedia immersion experience and emerge with the keys of audio design in hand. Presenter(s): Colavecchio Gérard, CLEMI Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

790 Flip the Classroom to Improve the Efficiency of Teacher and Student Time

793 El Club de Literatura en Español: A Heritage Language Support Program

796 Engaging Learners with Authentic Language Materials

This presentation will introduce Ayamel, a state-ofthe-art website for developing and delivering online, multimedia learning outside the classroom. With the goal of improving the quality of the overall student experience, this approach makes a flipped classroom possible, enabling students to communicate in class using the language experienced online.

Presenters will share activities used in an after-school Spanish Literature Club for adolescent Latino students attending a continuation/alternative high school. This club was specifically designed to promote appreciation of bicultural identities and cultural knowledge through the study literature in Spanish.

Presenter(s): Michael Bush and Jennifer Bown, Brigham Young University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

791 Digital Learning Strategies to Foster Learner Autonomy In personalized digital learning environments using learners’ own mobile devices, how can we as teachers ensure our millennial learners are engaged in meaningful interaction as a result of CLT approaches? The presentation addresses digital learning strategies for instructors to guide learners in mobile learning environment. Presenter(s): Unsoon Won and Kara MacDonald, Defense Language Institute Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

792 How Proficiency Guidelines Can Lead to Better Teaching The presenters will examine different ways to shape classroom speaking activities so that students are engaged. They will discuss strategies to help student improve that are focused on individualized instruction. They will explore ways to develop proficiencyoriented assessment tools that would measure student progress based on a solid and well established criteria offered by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

794 Reading Cultural Texts in Elementary Language Courses: Approaches and Assessment Learn how to engage your elementary language students in experiencing culture through reading authentic texts. This session presents samples of relevant, authentic cultural documents, discusses strategies on how to approach reading these documents with students in an interactive, communicative manner, while integrating structural competencies, and explores how to assess reading comprehension and knowledge of culture. Presenter(s): Helga Winkler, Moorpark College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 8, SD Convention Center

795 Improving Teacher Effectiveness in Higher Education via Open Course Access This session will provide information about a sustainable open online language teacher-training course in a large public university. The session will share ideas that will guide program coordinators, higher education faculty, and administration to implement similar programs at participants’ respective institutions or enhance existing teaching materials. Presenter(s): Rebecca Borden, University of Oklahoma; Jeannette Sanchez-Naranjo, University of Oklahoma Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Spanish Applicable Language: Spanish

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Presenter(s): Coralei Rodriguez, Spring High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

797 Juntos: An Innovative Approach to a Spanish Immersion Continuation Program Learn about the unique middle school Spanish immersion continuation program offered at Hopkins Public Schools in Minnesota. Listen and participate as the presenters discuss how they started their program, their course sequence and offerings, the nuts and bolts as well as the successes and challenges of their highly successful and popular program. Presenter(s): Lisa Sohn, Becky Melville, and Erik Thompson, Hopkins Public Schools Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

798 Contemporary Technologies for Improving Oral Proficiency: CLT at Its Best This presentation highlights preliminary research findings and practical implementation for two contemporary web-based tools (namely Google Hangouts on Air and Videnotes), that provide opportunities for oral proficiency practice, reflection, and learner autonomy. Presenter(s): Kelly Arispe, Boise State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

SEE YOU IN BOSTON! Don’t miss the 2016 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo that will be held November 18–20, 2016 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in Boston, MA.

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Presenter(s): Gilbert Converset and Mehrzad Shahi, Defense Language Institute Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Luz Chung, University of California; Cheryl Forbes, University of California, San Diego Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Participants will engage in activities and strategies that use authentic language materials as a springboard for speaking, writing, and listening exercises that are student tested, student approved, shown to provide positive results, and can be applied to multiple levels. Samples will be shown in Spanish and the session conducted in English.

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 11B, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

799 The Literary in the Everyday: Teaching Language as Meaning

802 Research Paper Presentations on French III

803 Research Paper Presentations on Spanish III

This presentation introduces the literary in the everyday, a framework for understanding the metaphorical nature of everyday language. Participants learn to identify the literary in everyday texts and develop an integrated set of activities that scaffold reading, writing, and cultural competencies. Examples from open education resources (OER) will demonstrate implementation.

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Blending Registers: The Influence of French Vernacular on Formal L2 Writing

Identifying Learner Needs and Target Tasks in a Spanish FL Program

This presentation will address the issue of teaching only a formal register of French to students in higher education when they may wish to interact with native or highly fluent speakers in the French-speaking community as when studying abroad. To prevent inappropriate blending of registers one must teach students to recognize different registers and their purpose. Possible ways of teaching such registers will be explored.

This paper presents the results of a task-based needs analysis for foreign and heritage language speakers in a multi-section university Spanish program. Results showed that while there was overlap in target tasks among stakeholders, there were group differences regarding issues in teaching and learning in this context. Also, students had difficulty envisioning specific uses of Spanish which may be due to the lack of real-world tasks used in their classes. This highlights the potential for a task-based program in this foreign language context to facilitate students articulating their real-world needs for Spanish.

Presenter(s): Joanna Luks, Cornell University; Carl Blyth, University of Texas at Austin; Chantelle Warner, University of Arizona Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

800 Language and Culture Through Theater Performance in the Classroom This interactive session will model various methods for incorporating foreign language theater performance as a teaching tool. Presenters will discuss course designs, share video of student performances, and provide sample lesson plans and evaluation rubrics. Presenters will also share student feedback and best practices for this type of activity. Presenter(s): Emily Tobey, University of North Carolina-Pembroke; Anna-Lisa Halling, University of Southern Indiana Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

801 Teaching Humanities Courses with Foreign Language Content

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This session examines how foreign language content in the areas of linguistics, literature, and culture can be taught effectively within a humanities curriculum. Presenters will use examples to introduce ideas and strategies for creation of new courses with foreign language content in this hands-on session. Presenter(s): Priya Ananth, Leah Lyons, and Soraya Nogueira, Middle Tennessee State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Darren LaScotte, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Get Up, Move, and Speak! How to Engage Students with Language via the Body This presentation examines a range of drama exercises that can be used in the classroom as tools for engaging students in acquiring more confidence in their speaking skills. Hands-on activities and samples of in-class activities will be provided. The presentation’s goal is to illustrate that drama has a unique value as a pedagogic technique as it anchors language in the body and allows students to perform language more naturally. Presenter(s): Pascale Crepon, Columbia University

Reading Images: Critical Viewing for the Millennium Generation This presentation will report on a survey conducted in the French Department at Princeton University that shows although students report a high level of interest for visual material, their ability to engage critically with visual texts is limited without instructional intervention. The findings of the post-project survey illustrate the potential of the multiliteracies framework to foster meta-communicative awareness and develop students’ ability to critically engage with culturally rich visual material. Concrete examples will be shown and discussed. Presenter(s): Christine Sagnier, Princeton University Moderator: Duarte Silva, California World Language Project Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

Presenter(s): Carly Henderson and Jordan Garrett, Indiana University

The Role of Metacognition in Speaking Production: Second Language Learners This study discusses new insights about the applicability of the metacognitive and andragogy theories in learning and teaching a second language. The investigators explored the learner’s ability to improve their oral language production skills by participating in a structured five-step system that guides the student in a metacognitive process of reflection and error correction. Presenter(s): Alex Velez and Gilberto Alfaro, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

The Teaching of Requests: A Comparison of Three Different Teaching Methods This presentation compares the teaching of requests in the intermediate Spanish university classroom using four different methods: two in-class, one online, and one involving no explicit instruction. This study confirms that the explicit teaching of requests is beneficial to students, specifically at the intermediate level. The results show that there are differences in teaching requests online versus in the classroom, and that explicit teaching is better than no instruction. Effective teaching methods and strategies for requests will be explained. Presenter(s): Angela George, Kennesaw State University Moderator: Silvia Peart, U.S. Naval Academy Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Spanish

GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK Participants are encouraged to offer feedback on the convention. ACTFL will email the convention survey to all attendees after the convention. If you have access to the Mobile App, please rate the sessions you attend. The ACTFL Program Committee will use this information to ensure that the high-quality sessions are maintained and continue to meet your needs.

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

804 Using Your Foreign Language Proficiency in a Federal Government Career

807 The World Is Not Flat, So Why Are Our Textbooks?

810 Using Promethean Board in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

This session will provide an overview of various federal careers that utilize skills in languages and cultural expertise. Recruiters and subject matter experts from federal agencies will discuss career opportunities and the application process. A Q&A period will follow. Presenter(s): Joseph Pilkus, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

In this session, we propose that the paper-based textbook has outlived its usefulness in today’s world, logistically and pedagogically. We focus on two aspects of the future paperless classroom: (1) what students do on their own time and how, and (2) what can be done during class time and how. Specific examples are provided in Spanish, but the theoretical and practical principles are applicable to any language and level. Presenter(s): Amy Rossomondo, University of Kansas; Gillian Lord, University of Florida Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

805 The Teacher’s Perspective: Is Hybrid Teaching for Me?

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

This session explores hybrid classes from the teachers’ perspective. Experienced teachers/supervisors consider the learning curve, time commitment, integration of face-to-face and online environments, etc. Participants receive sample syllabi, materials and assessments, and get hands-on practice in evaluating material for a blended environment.

808 Engage Students, Transform the Lesson: Where Culture and Language Connect

Presenter(s): Roberta Lavine, University of Maryland; Fabian Facccio, University of Maryland, College Park Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

806 Using ACTFL Performance and Proficiency Criteria to Select Audio Technology The presenters will review the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines at all levels and discuss the benefits of applying standardized proficiency criteria to the selection of eLearning tools for the development of oral skills. They will then move on to describe activities created by faculty in which students practice speaking and listening at all levels. Presenter(s): Mark Lewis and Liliane Dusewoir, Boston University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Embracing the notion that “leading with culture, language will follow” (Clementi, 2012), presenters will demonstrate that in addition to using culture as realia, activities can be developed around cultural texts (e.g., readings, film, video, literature) to promote language development, fluency, language awareness, and intercultural competence. Presenter(s): Stacey Weber-Feve, Iowa State University; Anne Lair, University of Utah; Wynne Wong, Ohio State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 24A, SD Convention Center

809 Using Graphic Novels as an Entry Point for Second Language Literacy Learn how to use graphic novels and research-based language learning principles to support learners at any level of second language development as they increase comprehension of the text, use simple, high leverage scaffolding techniques to build meaning, develop increasingly complex vocabulary knowledge and usage, and apply higher level thinking skills to interpret literature in the non-native language.

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Presenter(s): Abdulnasser Ahmed, Dearborn Public Schools Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Arabic Applicable Language: Arabic

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

811 Preparing Teachers to Design Project-Based Language Learning Experiences This session will discuss the development of the Fundamentals of Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) Online Institute, an initiative launched by the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawaii to introduce foreign language professionals to the principles of PBLL and prepare them to implement PBLL in language courses. Presenter(s): Ruslan Suvorov, Hui-Ya Chuang, and Julio Rodriguez, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Stephen Tschudi, University of Hawaii Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

812 Enhancing Teaching Skills and Cultural Competence for Preservice Teachers This panel explores how a teacher-training program enhances preservice Chinese teachers’ teaching skills and cultural competence. Presentation 1 details the challenges teachers face in preparing for their assignments and life on an American campus. Presentation 2 shows how the program invites the teachers to design a personalized list of tasks and tailors the training content and pedagogical supports to meet teachers’ individual needs. Presentation 3 presents how individual teachers are inspired by language pedagogy and can transform into skilled instructors. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Yongfang Zhang, Wofford College; Donglin Chai, Ohio State University; Thomas Mason, Alliance for Language Learning and Educational Exchange Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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Presenter(s): Sherrill Kelly, Saint Helena Unified School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

With Promethean, you can create, develop, supply, support, and present interactive lesson plans for all ages. It empowers the learners to reach higher levels of individual and collective achievement. Come and explore an easily implemented and user-friendly software. In addition, you will learn how to join the world’s largest online communities of educators on a dedicated website: Promethean Planet.

DAILY PROGRAM 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

813 Five Priorities for Selecting Literacy Materials in Chinese Immersion

816 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun—Let’s Have It!

819 German Poetry in the K–12 Classroom

Selecting literacy materials for Chinese immersion programs is a challenge for any model. This session will describe a collaborative project between the Utah State Office of Education and the University of Utah Confucius Institute to design and create a practical literacy program that meets the unique needs of K–6 Chinese immersion students enrolled in U.S. programs. A discussion of these specific needs and the subsequent impact on priorities in curriculum design will be shared.

This panel seeks to investigate the pedagogy of humor in the German language, literature, and culture classroom for its humorous, fun(ny), and playful approaches that are also at our disposal. The presentations will address practical teaching approaches for literature, film, and standup comedy as a means to not only include issues of feminism and intersectionality into the classroom but do so in a pedagogically sound and contextualized way appropriate for all levels of instruction (high school to college level).

When teaching with poetry, most German teachers have heard the lament: “How am I supposed to understand poetry in German when I don’t even understand it in English?” This session explores two methods of working with poetry, focusing on different elements of the poems to provide ease of access and to inspire appreciation of poetic language.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Stacy Lyon, Utah State Office of Education; Myriam Met Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

Sponsor: Women in German (WiG) Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Corinna Kahnke, Duke University; Priscilla Layne, UNC-Chapel Hill; Erika Nelson, Union College; Stefanie Ohnesorg, University of Tennessee Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

814 How to Create an Online Chinese Class

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

Balanced curriculum, authentic materials, and active and passionate engagement are important to any foreign language classroom. How to achieve this without slipping into grammar drills or cultural stereotyping? This session will use the presenter’s experience creating a Haiku class as an example of how to create materials and deliver it successfully. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Trish Yu, Cary Academy Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

815 Nachhaltigkeit: Sustainability in Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland Discover what the latest FLACH-trends in sustainability are and learn how Austria and Liechtenstein commit and contribute to creating a better world. Leave this session with concrete information about readily available teaching materials and with confidence that you are able to include FLACH-topics in your teaching practice.

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Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Colette Van Kerckvoorde, Bard College at Simon’s Rock; Douglas Philipp, Cheyenne Mountain High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

817 How to Get Them Talking! Creative Activities to Teach Oral Communication How can we get students to speak and act in the target language sounding like natural/authentic communicators and not grammar robots? Two educators from elementary school and the high school/college level will share engaging, goal-oriented exercises and dynamic teaching strategies. Detailed handout with exercises will be provided. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Astrid Ronke, Grossmont College, Mesa College; Katrin Goldman, Albert Einstein Academies Charter School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

818 Professional Development with Goethe-Institut: Locally, Nationally, Online Participants learn about three continuing education programs for teachers from Goethe-Institut: (1) a redesigned network of teacher trainers, (2) a newly launched teacher immersion summer school in the U.S., and (3) an innovative long-distance course on teaching methodologies. Scholarships for professional development in Germany and the U.S. will also be presented. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Olga Liamkina, Goethe-Institut New York; Katja Fullard, Goethe-Institut Chicago Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

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Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Zehra Otus, College Park High School; Christiane Frederickson, Klett/Langenscheidt Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: German Applicable Language: German

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

820 Creating and Teaching Italian for Spanish Speakers Courses This session reports on the creation and implementation of Italian for Spanish Speakers courses at three different levels: high school, community college, and university, and the results obtained through the National Endowment for the Humanities project held at California State University, Long Beach, 2012–2015, devoted to this purpose. The speakers will present an overview of the instructional strategies developed for these classes and the materials used and developed through the grant within the context of rethinking the teaching of Italian to an increasingly Spanish-speaking student body. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Ida Lanza, San Pedro High School; Clorinda Donato and Daniela Zappador-Guerra, California State University, Long Beach; Andrea Petri, Mira Costa College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

821 Italian Studies Dissertations-inProgress II Speakers will present their research projects and invite commentary and scholarly discussion on their topics: “Modern Times, Baroque Tasks: The Digital Critical Edition of Campeggi’s Poesie (1620)” (Bazzichetto); “Not Covering but Discovering: Agency and Shared Autonomy in Student-Centered Project-Based Language Learning” (Busciglio); and “The Rise of the Novel in Venice: Pietro Chiari, Carlo Gozzi, Antonio Piazza” (Stanphill). Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Colleen Ryan, Indiana University; Sebastiano Bazzichetto, University of Toronto; Daniela Busciglio, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Stanphill, UCLA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

822 Inspiring Japanese Learners Through a Culturally Driven Curriculum

825 Individual Differences and Learning with TechnologyEnhanced Activities

827 Enhancing Students’ Cross-Cultural Competence

The presenters will share districtwide curriculum and sample lesson plans that not only inspire students, but also transform teaching practices. Furthermore, presenters will share their step-by-step process to establish a vertically aligned curriculum cycle and effective strategies which were developed in collaboration and implemented in their classrooms.

This panel discusses the relationship between technology and multiple dimensions of teaching and learning Chinese as a foreign language (CFL), in particular, the roles of individual differences, affective factors, task complexity, willingness to communicate, and assistance-seeking behaviors play in CFL students’ performances when technology-enhanced and online activities are involved.

What Makes Strategic Readers: A Study of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Learners’ Reading Strategies

Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Erica Hashiba, Everett Alvarez High School; Minako Kamimura, Salinas High School; Tomoki Kuwana  Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

823 Translation Approach with Verbal Protocol for Improving Writing Skills This session will discuss use and effectiveness of a combined translation approach and verbal protocol analysis (VPA) for improving lower-proficient learners’ writing in Advanced Japanese courses. The presenters will explain the rationale of using the approach with VPA, and provide hands-on experience conducting VPA for use in instruction. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Masako Douglas, California State University; Hiroko Kataoka, California State University, Long Beach Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

824 Project-Based and Inquiry-Based Learning in Secondary Mandarin Classrooms

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Min-Min Liang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Julia Lee, Teachers College, Columbia University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

826 Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Teachers’ Teaching Competence and Learner Challenges PRESENTATIONS: Survive or Thrive: Mandarin Teachers’ Identity Formation in the U.S. Teaching identity has an impact on teachers’ teaching practice. Understanding how Chinese teachers form a new teaching identity in the U.S. context may help inform professional development activities designed to increase their competence as teachers in U.S. classrooms. Presenter(s): Li Xiang, Portland State University

Gaps Between CFL Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions on Reading Challenges This study examined the reading challenges of CFL learners across three different proficiency levels and what types of reading challenges that their teachers identified. Presenter(s): Yi-Lu Kuo, Indiana University-Bloomington

Comparative Analysis on Intercultural Sensitivity of TCFL Teachers By comparing the intercultural sensitivity of preservice TCFL teachers and TCSL teachers, this research paper is intended to answer the following questions: (1) What is the performance of intercultural sensitivity of preservice teachers and in-service teachers? Is there any difference between these two groups? (2) How can we improve the intercultural sensitivity of the preservice teachers in our future teacher training?

This research investigates third-year adult CFL learners’ reading strategies, successful CFL readers’ use and perceptions of reading strategies, and the difficulties of less successful CFL readers in reading Chinese. Pedagogical suggestions will also be provided. Presenter(s): Sha Huang, University of Iowa

The Perception of the Challenges of the K–12 Chinese Language Teachers This study aims to begin building a typology of the challenges faced by CFL teachers through an in-depth, empirical investigation of the difficulties reported by nine service teachers in interviews, more broadly capturing their perceptions of classroom instruction. The results highlight the need for the design of engaging classroom activities and strategies to motivate the students. Presenter(s): Ying Yue, SUNY-Buffalo

Developing L2 Pragmalinguistic Knowledge in Mandarin The study explores the development of L2 pragmatics by examining accepting responses to invitations and offers in L2 Mandarin. Presenter(s): Yunwen Su, Indiana University-Bloomington Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

828 Enhancing Cultural Immersion and Language Acquisition Abroad The panel presents strategies for cultural immersion and language acquisition in study abroad programs. Topics include ways to promote conversation in home stay interactions, differentiating instruction, taking into account student interests, curricula development, pre-departure preparation, etc. The future of study abroad is also discussed. Presenter(s): James Fortney, Marianna Chodorowska-Pilch, and Colin Keaveney, University of Southern California Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Yuchen Liu, Teachers College, Columbia University Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

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Come and see how project-based learning (PBL) facilitates enduring understandings in secondary Mandarin classrooms and how inquiry-based learning can drive student engagement and transform language learning through its authentic, culturally relevant inquiries. Through the use of PBL and simple ways to measure PBL inquiries, come and see how Mandarin learning can become reflective, authentic, and inquiry-driven!

Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Ka Wong and Ying Zhou, St. Olaf College; Christopher Magriney, University of Southern California; Yang Xiao, University of South Carolina Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 1A, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 3, SD Convention Center

829 Approaches to Heritage Language Teaching: An Overview of an Online Course

832 Inspiring Students to Engage with Texts

835 Keeping Students Engaged: Instructional Strategies for Elementary, Middle School, and High School Levels

This presentation will familiarize attendees with an available-on-demand, online workshop on heritage language teaching developed by the National Heritage Language Resource Center at UCLA. The main instructional points and activities of the online workshop will be previewed and participants will consider how to apply them in their teaching. Presenter(s): Maria Carreira, California State University, Long Beach; Claire Chik, National Heritage Language Resource Center, UCLA; Olga Kagan, UCLA Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 32A, SD Convention Center

830 Assessing Student Learning: Tools for FL Educators This session will equip participants with a variety of assessment tools, notably a unit plan template that models best practice and assessment techniques, as well as several integrated performance assessments (IPAs) and their grading rubrics. Additionally, discussion will include assessing proficiency versus performance, and ultimately propose a benchmark model based on the Can-Do Statements that aims to guide students to deeper levels of language competency. Presenter(s): Lori Crawford-Dixon, Katherine Heitmann, and Courtney Walker, University of Notre Dame Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Room 32B, SD Convention Center

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831 Strategies for Transforming WL Programs to Engage 21st Century Learners Making language study matter to 21st century university students is a pervasive challenge. This presentation addresses the differences between the learning outcomes desired by students enrolled in lower-level WL courses and those valued by faculty based on the results of an extensive attitudinal survey. Using the results of the study, the presenters will share strategies for course redesign and program modification in order to enhance recruitment, retention, and proficiency of WL learners. Presenter(s): Sherrie Ray-Trevino, Pulaski Technical College; Rosalie Cheatham, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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This presentation will include a demonstration of Reader’s Theatre as one means to revisit a text using participants as “students.” Participants will have the opportunity to experience and discover other avenues for addressing a text multiple times or a topic using multiple texts. Teachers will leave with activities and strategies that help students remain engaged, sustain focus, stay in the target language, and get the repetitions they need for acquisition and that align with the Common Core State Standards. Presenter(s): Robert Harrell, Pacifica High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 1B, SD Convention Center

833 Developing Intercultural Competence in Beginning Language Courses This presentation shows how intercultural competence can be an integral part of a beginning language course. We will see how to construct meaning-based activities that promote acquisition of the language while also developing students’ ability to understand the target culture and appreciate how their own culture is viewed by others. Presenter(s): Grant Goodall, University of California, San Diego Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 2, SD Convention Center

834 #Langchat—Professional Development at Your Fingertips Through #langchat, teachers and world language aficionados gather weekly on Twitter to discuss and share education philosophy, strategy, and resources. Learn to take advantage of the opportunities that Twitter provides for meaningful professional development at your fingertips. Presenter(s): Diego Ojeda, Louisville Collegiate School; Donald Doehla, Berkeley World Language Project and Vintage High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

The presentation explores: teaching approaches at elementary, middle school, and high school levels that are student-centered, offer engagement, and differentiation; tactics to incorporate technology to enhance student learning and monitor progress; activities to create cultural understanding; and Harkness strategies to engage in target language communication. Presenter(s): Cecilia Robert-Shrivastava, Shirley Chu, Meredith Brady, and Steve Stella, Pacific Ridge School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 4, SD Convention Center

836 Strategies for Discussing Literature at the Intermediate Level This session presents instructional strategies based on ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines that help third and fourth semester students of French, who begin with an oral proficiency of IL–IM, incrementally build the vocabulary, grammar, and functional skills necessary to speak and write about literature. Examples drawn from a French IV class taught at USC. Presenter(s): Guilan Siassi, University of Southern California Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 5A, SD Convention Center

837 Global Competence Through HighImpact Practices in the Language Classroom In this session, we will present various methods that have been effective in fostering global competence in students of French, Italian, and Spanish while studying both in the U.S. and abroad. We will discuss our use of online portfolios, digital archives, service learning, and internship components at various levels of linguistic and cultural proficiency. Presenter(s): Kelle Keating, Lila Carlsen, and Fiona Stewart, Pepperdine University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: French

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11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 5B, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Ballroom 6E, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 9, SD Convention Center

838 Didactiser et Sauvegarder des Vidéos Authentiques

841 Practical Application of PBL in the World Language Class

844 Using Film to Teach Social Justice in the Pre-Advanced Spanish Class

Research has shown that interaction with authentic videos is essential for the development of students’ cultural proficiency. We will show how to find and select level-appropriate authentic videos at the Novice and Intermediate levels, how to develop varied and engaging interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational activities that can be used as assessments and then modified for use as homework or in-class activities, and how to extract the videos to create a database that can be saved and accessed offline.

In this engaging, learner-centered session, participants will learn how to implement aspects of project-based learning (PBL) into their own classrooms through facilitated language learning.

Do you want your students to explore social justice in a compelling way? Come to this session! Presenters will showcase authentic Hispanic films and engage participants in communication-building activities that keep students engaged and inspired. Presenters will highlight student-tested activities that develop proficiency in the three modes.

Presenter(s): Atiyeh Showrai and Julia Chamberlin, University of Southern California Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: French Applicable Language: French

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Ballroom 6C, SD Convention Center

839 Online Language Degrees at Oregon State University eCampus: Best Practices This session introduces online degree programs in German and Spanish. The presenters will address oral proficiency, assessment, synchronous and asynchronous teaching, instructor training and compensation, professional development, institutional support structure, and more. Attendees are invited to bring their own device. Presenter(s): Sebastian Heiduschke and David Prats, Oregon State University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Ballroom 6D, SD Convention Center

840 Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Online Intercultural Exchange How to integrate an online intercultural exchange into your foreign language curriculum? In this session, the presenters will share their experience designing an exchange as a way to promote reflection and develop students’ intercultural competence. Materials and detailed information are provided for instructors to develop their own exchanges.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 7A, SD Convention Center

842 ¡Lo que faltaba!: A Lexical Approach to Building L2 Proficiency Maximize students’ motivation and empower them to communicate meaningfully and in culturally appropriate ways out of class from the beginning level. We focus on collocations as conversational building blocks to develop learners’ communicative competence. We share ideas for complete lessons that you can bring to your own class. Presenter(s): Jill Pellettieri, Santa Clara University; Norma Lopez-Burton, University of California at Davis Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Presenter(s): Karen Goering and Lindsey Camacho, Glenbrook South High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 10, SD Convention Center

845 Increasing Spanish Heritage Learners’ Engagement: Three Approaches This session shares the results of three projects in Spanish heritage learner classrooms. Each project assessed a specific classroom practice in an effort to better engage students and improve language learning. Topics include: Spanish for heritage learners as a service learning course, guest speakers for heritage learners, and improving heritage learners’ attitudes toward Spanish language learning.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 7B, SD Convention Center

Presenter(s): Anne Connor, Southern Oregon University; Kevin Bourn, Rolling Meadows High School; Bruno Preciado, Anaheim High School Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

843 Project-Based Learning in Spanish for Heritage Speakers Classes

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 11A, SD Convention Center

San Diego Mesa College was a recipient of a 4-year USDA-NIFA grant to increase the number of Hispanic and underrepresented students studying STEM disciplines in higher education on global food security, food insecurity, and environmental sustainability. Attendees in this session will be inspired by PBL projects, learn how to leverage technology to help students publish electronic case studies in the target language, and will stimulate new knowledge in how to teach STEM-based content in Spanish language classes at the college level. Presenter(s): Leticia Lopez, San Diego Mesa College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

846 Explicit vs. Implicit Knowledge of Language: A Single Case Study Much of the grammar instruction that occupies so much class time may do little to improve proficiency in language. Participants will explore how implicit/ explicit knowledge of language and instruction relate to proficiency and accuracy. Presenter(s): Caleb Zilmer, University of Minnesota Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Spanish

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Presenter(s): Maryse Mijalski and Laura Klein, University of California, Irvine Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Shelli Brown, Plano Independent School District/Academy High School; Kelli Sells and Jason Wizer, Academy High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 16A, SD Convention Center

Conducting a Needs Analysis to Design a Spanish for Business Course

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 21, SD Convention Center

847 You Tech, I Tech, We All Tech for Teaching!

The current study details the process of designing and carrying out a small-scale, mixed methods needs analysis (NA) to design a Business Spanish task-based curriculum in two university contexts on the East Coast. The five major target tasks derived from the findings of the NA are reported, as are the procedures for selecting and sequencing tasks to inform classroom practice and assessment.

851 Enhancing Instruction Using Socrative

Feeling overwhelmed with different tech tools and strategies? Trying to find programs that are proven to work? Ready to take a risk to set up a new tech tool for learning, collaborating, and assessing student work?  Bring your laptops and let’s get our tech on! Presenter(s): Cindy Wong, Washington Middle School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 16B, SD Convention Center

848 Inspire, Engage, and Transform Through Digital Storytelling In this session the presenters will share their experience incorporating multi-level digital storytelling classes during an intensive summer immersion program. They will discuss what storytelling and digital storytelling are and how they used them to inspire, engage, and transform their students and program. Presenter(s): Gaby Semaan, University of Toledo; Dany Doueiri, California State University-San Bernardino Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 18, SD Convention Center

849 Research Paper Presentations on Business Language PRESENTATIONS: Collaborating with Business Students to Market a French Language Program This session reports on a collaborative project between business school marketing students and the French department to produce French program marketing campaigns. The business students produced five innovative marketing plans, aspects of which the French department is considering for implementation. Marketing plan lessons and ideas will be shared.

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Presenter(s): Kelly Sax, Indiana University

Presenter(s): Ellen Serafini, George Mason University; Julio Torres, University of California, Irvine Moderator: Janine Theiler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Audience Level: Higher Education Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 19, SD Convention Center

850 Research Paper Presentations on Teacher Learning III PRESENTATIONS: High School FL Teachers’ Cognitions and Practices Related to Assessment This paper discusses a multiple case study examining how four high school FL teachers in four U.S. school districts are assessing their students, and the factors influencing what they think, know, and believe about assessment. Study findings, resulting implications for FL assessment in U.S. high schools, and ongoing teacher learning are discussed. Presenter(s): Carolyn Kaplan, Ohio State University

Perceived Influence of Cooperating Teachers on edTPA Results This study reports findings of a survey and participant interviews of former teacher candidates and cooperating teachers that gauged how both feel their relationship affected performance on the edTPA, a portfolio assessment of student teaching with rubrics based on World-Readiness Standards and other best practices according to second language pedagogy theory. Presenter(s): Jennifer Behney and John Sarkissian, Youngstown State University

The Development of Language Teaching Beliefs: From Theory to Practice Research over the last several decades has revealed that teachers—despite their training on the theories that promote successful language learning—often revert back to the techniques that their own language teachers used when placed in their own classrooms, often ignoring their academic preparation. The purpose of this presentation is to examine the evolving beliefs of preservice language teachers as they transition from teacher education coursework into independent teaching. Presenter(s): Sarah Faltin Osborn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Moderator: Kathleen Bailey, Monterey Institute of International Studies Audience Level: All Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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In this session, the presenter will give an overview of Socrative, a smart user-response system that allows real-time collection and viewing of students’ responses to teacher-designed activities through the use of their smartphones, tablets, and laptops. The session will include a demonstration of how teachers can use Socrative to create fun, interactive, and engaging activities.  Presenter(s): Oraib Mango, California State University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 22, SD Convention Center

852 Institutional Assessment of Second Language Learning Outcomes This session presents a model for an institutional assessment of a university-wide language requirement followed by lessons learned from the process. In addition to analyzing the assessment methods used in this study, a discussion of how to design individualized assessment plans will follow. Participants will gain an understanding of how to apply the assessment methods to their program and to avoid problem areas. Presenter(s): Christina Isabelli, Illinois Wesleyan University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 23A, SD Convention Center

853 Teaching Culture Online and the Pitfalls of Technology The session will discuss how online delivery of culture can merge with communication to engage students in the 5 Cs. Summative assessment strategies will be proposed and discussed. Abundant handouts with illustrative examples of how to successfully manage student/technology interaction as well as specific online activities integrating the 5 Cs will also be distributed. For all languages, with examples given in French, German, and Spanish. Presenter(s): Didier Bertrand, Indiana University at Indianapolis; Enrica Ardemagni and Renee Gregory, Indiana University, Purdue University-Indianapolis Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 23B, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 24C, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 27AB, SD Convention Center

854 Daily Grind: Instructional Strategies to Prepare Learners for IPAs

857 Leading Transformative Learning with a Peer-Supported Growth Mindset and TELL

860 “To Flip or Not to Flip: That Is Not the Question” for Your Mandarin Class

How do I prepare my students to perform in the classroom? How can I design lessons to equip students for assessments? The session breaks down daily activities for each of the modes that work toward building proficiency through performance tasks in French, Spanish, and German novice and intermediate curricula. Examples and resources will be shared.

Guided by Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) principles and practices, this session demonstrates transformative teaching and learning techniques that promote student learning and sustain professional growth. Participants will observe, practice, and reflect on key components for effective online language teaching and learning: peer-supported, think-aloud observations and reflections, application of TELL Planning principles and practices, and a growth mindset framework for teaching and learning.

Instead—when considering when to start initiating flipped learning and/or a blended model of flipped learning in your middle or high school Mandarin classroom—ask yourself this question: Which model of flipped learning will I be utilizing? Learn from savvy Mandarin educators at the secondary level about ways they have incorporated flipped learning and/or a blended model of flipped and the flipped learning model to increase student engagement.

Presenter(s): Matthew Bertke, Lauren Fraser, and Rachael Rothrauff, Glenbrook South High School Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 23C, SD Convention Center

855 LinguaCafé: We Need to Talk . . . Create a café-like experience in your classroom! LinguaCafé addresses learning and teaching in unison. While immersed in the target language, the proficiency of the student is cultivated in a nonthreatening environment. Join us as we demonstrate this interpersonal communication activity and share some scenarios and prompts that will encourage even the most reluctant speaker in your class to communicate in the target language. Presenter(s): Nadine Jacobsen-McLean, NNELL; Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell, Musicuentos Audience Level: Pre-K–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 24B, SD Convention Center

856 CLIL and Technology as an Innovative Approach to Teaching Arabic CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), combined with technology, can yield powerful results in the Arabic language classroom. This approach infuses creativity in language learning, develops students’ critical thinking skills, and uses an interdisciplinary approach to teaching Arabic. The session will give participants ideas and tools for integrating CLIL and technology through a showcase of sample CLIL units in Arabic.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 26A, SD Convention Center

858 An Approach to Professional Learning for Chinese Immersion Educators The GLOBE Academy and Marie Bouteillon devised an approach to professional learning to reflect Mandarin teachers’ needs and on-the-ground experiences in the 50-50 immersion program. The team designed a collaborative framework whereby the staff identified needs, which shaped the professional learning that followed. Observe the impact of long-term targeted professional development cycles! Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Marie Bouteillon, Creative Bilingual Solutions; Christi Elliott-Earby and Vivian Liu, The GLOBE Academy Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 26B, SD Convention Center

859 The PPS Immersion Capstone: Uniting STEM, iMovies, and Proficiency Targets How do you synergize STEM with the four skills, culture, and critical thinking, and move students towards Advanced proficiency? The PPS Mandarin Immersion Eighth Grade Capstone is a multimedia event showcasing students’ research projects and movie documentaries designed prior to, conducted during, and completed after a 2-week residency in China. Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): David Hakam and Chiung-Chen Yu, Portland Public Schools Chinese Flagship Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

Information is accurate as of October 20, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Partner/Sponsor: CLASS Presenter(s): Hilda Hei Nam Leung, Brentwood School; Julia Lee, Teachers College, Columbia University Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28A, SD Convention Center

861 Anyone Out There? Teaching an Online Class In this session, participants will discuss the trials of online teaching, share best practices, and learn how to master challenges from surviving technical issues to keeping students motivated and helping them succeed in language learning. Presenters will provide a list and examples of software to motivate students to effectively learn online. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Susanne Rott and Christina Mekonen, University of Illinois at Chicago; Theresa Burns, Middlebury Interactive Languages; Adam Gacs, MSU Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28B, SD Convention Center

862 Avant-Garde Art and Intercultural Language Learning Teach language through the vibrant images of German expressionism and Italian futurism! Designed for courses at the intermediate college level, this session showcases the highlights and pitfalls of two simultaneous but separate European movements right before World War I. Presented in English and adaptable to other languages. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Beate Alhadeff and Claretta Tonetti, Boston University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

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Presenter(s): Ouajdi Cherif, United Nations International School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Arabic

Presenter(s): Munir Shaikh, HADI-CLASSRoad; Bobby Hobgood, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Barbara Lindsey, University of Maryland University College Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28C, SD Convention Center

863 The World at Your Fingertips: Using Authentic eResources in German Class With this session, participants will be presented with wonderful authentic resources and various ways to use them in the German classroom. Authentic resources are only a click away from inspiring students to become lifelong language learners. The presenters will share these resources as well as how to integrate them into your integrated performance assessments (IPAs), using the new ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and the three modes of communication, all while keeping students engaged and transforming your classroom into a new haven of language learning. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): Amanda Belk, Katy High School; Heidi Kirby, Cinco Ranch High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28D, SD Convention Center

864 Multilingualism in German Language and Culture Curricula When we teach and design a German-language curriculum, how can we engage with the translingual world-beyond tokenization, Orientalism, and ornamentalism? This panel is designed to encourage collaborative thinking among language teachers, applied linguists, literature and culture scholars, curriculum designers, assessment specialists, and program coordinators on the question of multilingual methodology in fields where simulated monolingualism has long served as a pragmatic virtue/necessity. Partner/Sponsor: AATG Presenter(s): David Gramling and Chantelle Warner, University of Arizona; Carlee Arnett and Karina Deifel, University of California-Davis, Julia Ruck, University of Wisconsin-Madison Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 28E, SD Convention Center

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865 Learning and Teaching German Through Drama and Music This session focuses on a report on a project having college students write and perform their own play; strategies and examples on how to use the combination of music and choreography for effective grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation practice; using drama pedagogy to make students co-create and experience scenarios from alternative points of view while using culturally appropriate in low-risk settings; and improving students’ fluency through the collaboration on producing music videos.

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PRESENTATION: Bring on the Drama! A Crash Course in Drama-Based Pedagogy Drama-based pedagogy (DBP) may provide an engaging and research-based way to strive towards producing transculturally competent foreign language users. DBP can encourage students to co-create and experience scenarios from alternative points of view while using culturally appropriate language in order to accomplish a content-related, semi-authentic task in a low-risk setting. In this session, teachers will learn more about DBP and how to implement activities in their classrooms. Presenter(s): Devon Donohue-Bergeler, University of Texas at Austin Partner/Sponsor: AATG Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: German

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29C, SD Convention Center

868 Linking Films with Textbooks to Teach Japanese Language and Culture Films are great tools to teach foreign languages as well as concepts that exist in the target cultures. In this session, the presenter will explain how to utilize films to teach grammar points and characters (kanji) from Japanese textbooks. She will also explain how to enhance students’ critical thinking skills with linguistic practices. A list of Japanese films in various topics will be provided. Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Ikuko Yoshida, Bennington College Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29A, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29D, SD Convention Center

866 A K–6 Italian Dual-Language Program: Implementation, Challenges, and Outcomes

869 Enhancing Student Learning Through Effective Multiple-Choice Questions

This session presents information on the creation, implementation, and outcomes of the Italian/English K–6 dual-language program at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Glendale, CA, covering teacher recruitment, curriculum development and implementation issues and bi-literacy development among its English- and Italian-speaking students.

In this session, the presenters will discuss effective ways to design and implement multiple-choice tests using authentic materials for developing interpretive communication skills. Using well-designed multiplechoice tests as formative assessment will not only enhance students’ Japanese language and cultural proficiency but also help them acquire 21st century skills, such as critical thinking skills.

Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Simona Montanari, California State University, Los Angeles; Paola Ebranati, Consulate General of Italy; Antonella Hartel; Hilary Stern, Fondazione Italia Audience Level: Pre-K–8 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

Partner/Sponsor: AATJ Presenter(s): Noriko Fujimoto Gonzales, South Kitsap High School; Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, University of California Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: Japanese Applicable Language: Japanese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 29B, SD Convention Center

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30A, SD Convention Center

867 Challenges, Best Practices, and Perspectives in Graduate Supervision

870 e-WPT: An ACTFL WPT-Based Typed Writing Approach

This session addresses, at a pragmatic and hands-on level, issues dealing with the pedagogy of graduate learning. More specifically, the presenters will identify challenges, best practices, and perspectives for graduate student supervision. Partner/Sponsor: AATI Presenter(s): Colleen Ryan (Chair), Indiana University; Salvatore Bancheri and Michael Lettieri, University of Toronto; Christine Sansalone, Laurentian University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Italian

The presentation will feature handwritten versus typed responses for the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT), a design/implementation overview of the e-WPT, and use-cases and best practices. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Hsiao-Yun Liao, Tin-yu Tseng, and Yi Hsien Walker, University of Southern California Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

Sunday, November 22, 2015 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30B, SD Convention Center

871 Construction Grammar and Its Application in Chinese Language Teaching This session addresses the application of Construction Grammar (CxG) in Chinese grammar pedagogy by discussing the pedagogical implications of frequency, saliency, contingency, and prototype for L2 construction learning, and by demonstrating the application of CxG in the teaching of two Chinese-specific constructions to English-speaking learners. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Zhuo Jing-Schmidt and Xinjia Peng, University of Oregon; Jing-Yun Chen, Johns Hopkins University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30C, SD Convention Center

872 How a Language Program for Students and Teachers Grows Fully This session discusses challenges and changes that were encountered in the inter-state collaboration in a language training program for both students and teachers. Coverage includes inter-state and international collaborations of four main areas: international partnerships and projects abroad, teacher preparation, advocacy, and articulation. Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Presenter(s): Meiru Liu and Lina Lu, Portland State University; Rui Feng, Troy University-Montgomery Campus; Iris Hong Xu, Troy University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30D, SD Convention Center

873 L2 Learners’ Lexical and Conceptual Development PRESENTATIONS: Sense Identification and Pedagogical Implementation of Chinese Polysemy

Presenter(s): Te-Fen Ou, Chung Yuan Christian University

The paper is an analysis of Business Chinese teaching in the United States in higher education, especially the curriculum development, textbook selection, classroom teaching approaches, culture integration, online news reading, etc. Presenter(s): Zhijun Wang, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

On Strategies of Teaching Grammar for FirstYear Level Students Using Error In first-year-level Chinese classes, teachers mainly focus on teaching basic grammar and vocabulary to help students establish the necessary foundations to build on and develop language proficiency. Students engage in various types of exercises in order to better grasp the basic concepts taught in the classroom. This paper discusses peaking test recordings from a total of 160 students over a period of 2 years and identifies specific error types, frequency of error, and possible trends in errors, to elucidate which concepts students are not able to grasp clearly, and how teaching could improve in these specific areas. Presenter(s): Jianhua Shen, Yale University Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 30E, SD Convention Center

874 L2 Learners’ Syntactic Development PRESENTATIONS: The Particle “了” and the L1 Specific Mandarin Chinese Textbooks Analysis First, we compared the tense and aspect system of Chinese and Spanish. Second, we analyzed the particle “了” in nine different levels. This allows us evaluate those CFL materials for Spanish speakers with a solid theoretical basis. The research results found a total of 21 unclear, non-convincing pedagogic explanations of the particle “了”. Presenter(s): Yu-Chin Li and Kuo-En Chang, National Taiwan Normal University

The Asymmetry of Use and Interpretation of “duo+V” and “V+duo” This presentation will focus on easily explainable and often seemingly simple errors that second language learners of Chinese make when it comes to structures such as “duo+V” and “V+duo”. Presenter(s): Yuling Yang, GW Confucius Institute

Revisiting the Chinese Ba- Construction: From Linguistics to L2 Pedagogy This presentation includes theoretical and pedagogical discussions of the Chinese ba- construction. The presenter will also introduce related theories of second language acquisition, and discuss how grammar acquisition will contribute to learners’ overall L2 proficiency development through the case of ba- constructions.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 31A, SD Convention Center

875 Affirming and Validating Biliteracy—The Biliteracy Awards Build ideas on how you, too, can implement a Biliteracy Awards program to celebrate bilingualism and biliteracy K–12 in your district! Topics include rationale for the awards, criteria for selection, verification of eligibility, awards logistics, and the processes/ forms used with schools to grant this unique program. Presenter(s): William Chang, Los Angeles Unified School District Audience Level: Administration Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 31B, SD Convention Center

876 Amigos on the Internet: Online Exchanges for Beginning Level Students In the 21st century, students are never more than a few clicks away from communicating with native speakers in the target language. Based on the presenters’ own research and experience, attendees will learn how to connect beginning and intermediate-level students with native speakers through online exchanges. Attendees will also view sample video chats, review both free and paid services that specialize in online language exchange, and receive multiple sample lesson plans. Presenter(s): Rob Martinsen and Gregory Thompson, Brigham Young University Audience Level: All Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room 31C, SD Convention Center

877 Improved Oral Proficiency Through Socratic Seminar Engaging and communicative, Socratic Seminar motivates students to express and question their opinions while citing texts in a real setting where their opinion counts. Students are focused on communication while applying complex linguistic structures. Also, students will be better prepared for similar writing tasks they will encounter on AP language exams. Following your participation you can feel confident as you plan and execute this powerful, immersive strategy. Presenter(s): Nathan McCleery, Canyons School District Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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Polysemy refers to a grouping of related but distinct senses of a single lexical item. This paper intends to explore an objective sense-identification framework of polysemy. This study will employ the framework to provide pedagogical implementation of senses of polysemy. Consequently, this paper will propose a novel algorithm as semantic analysis framework to identify senses of high-frequency and high multiplesense verbs, and introduce the suggested instructional stages of each sense of such verbs accordingly.

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Presenter(s): Yupeng Kou, University of Iowa Partner/Sponsor: CLTA Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: Chinese Applicable Language: Chinese

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

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878 1, 2, 3! You Don’t Have to Be a Pop Star to Use Song and Chant in Class!

879 Rethinking Language Tutoring: A Collaborative Model for Student Engagement

Come hear how to make music and chanting work when pure memorization fails. You don’t have to be a pop star and you don’t have to spend money. Leave with actual examples in French, Spanish, and even basic Japanese that you can use in your classroom on Monday. Pump up the learning and the fun!

This session describes an innovative collaboration between a university tutoring program and a foreign language center charged with language instruction. The partnership redefines the concept of foreign language tutoring by aligning the tutoring program’s mission with the center’s proficiency-based curriculum. Language students are paired with peer native speakers/advanced learners who are trained to provide conversation practice consistent with targeted objectives. Presenters will discuss development and structure of the collaboration; language partner recruitment and training; and impact on students. Examples will include video segments and activities that audience members can adapt for their own contexts.

Presenter(s): Terri Wright, Millard South High School Audience Level: 6–12 Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

Presenter(s): Joan Molitoris, Tim Randazzo, and Lyris Wiedemann, Stanford University Audience Level: Higher Education Language of Presentation: English Applicable Language: Non-language specific

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SPECIAL FOCUS TOPICS FOR FUTURE ISSUES OF

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2016, the staff of The Language Educator (TLE) and ACTFL are once again looking forward to presenting more excellent and thought-provoking articles in upcoming issues of the magazine. To this end, we are planning

WE INVITE YOUR SUBMISSIONS!

to include a “focus topic” section for each of the four issues of TLE published in 2016. We are calling for innovative and cuttingedge article submissions coming from varied perspectives related to the topic—reflecting

different levels, languages, methods, backgrounds, opinions, and experiences. The articles in this focus section will again be double-blind reviewed by two language education experts, in addition to TLE and ACTFL staff.

If you are interested in submitting an article for an upcoming issue of The Language Educator, please consider the following focus topics:

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Mar/Apr 2016

• We urge you to submit original, previously unpublished articles for these issues directly on the ACTFL website at www.actfl.org/publications/all/ the-language-educator. You will find a link there allowing you to upload your article directly to the site for a specific issue, as well as more information about formatting and content.

Creating Standards-Based Assessment, Evaluation, and Grading

• Only articles submitted for the focus topic sections will go through a peer-review process. • If you would like to submit an article for consideration for The Language Educator that is not meant for a special focus topic section, please upload it here: www.actfl. org/publications/all/the-languageeducator/author-guidelines/authorguidelines. • Focus topic articles, while peer-reviewed, should still follow The Language Educator Author Guidelines (available online) and should be written in the style of a magazine feature article, with direct quotes from multiple primary sources and intended to appeal to educators of all languages at all levels. They should not be narrowly focused research articles or dissertations with literature reviews, etc. Please do not submit a paper that is meant for an academic journal; we suggest you send these to Foreign Language Annals for consideration.

Article submissions due:

In the era of Standards, how do language educators create assessments of language performance and growth in global competence? What strategies for evaluation or feedback provide learners with guidance to improve their performance? How do such assessment and evaluation practices align with the assignment of a grade?

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Aug/Sept 2016 Empowering Educators Article submissions due:

Language educators are leaders every day, whether in their classroom, school/institution, through an organization, or influencing stakeholders. What are effective practices to recruit and keep language educators as well as support them in their leadership? Share successful strategies for supporting ongoing professional learning, mentoring, and career growth. How can educators effectively address forces that resist positive changes to improve language learning and get colleagues “on the same page”?

MAY 1, 2016

Oct/Nov 2016 Connecting Literacy and Language Learning Article submissions due:

How has literacy changed and what impact does that have on learning a second language? Literacy, traditionally defined as the ability to read and write, has now evolved into multiple, multimodal, and multifaceted literacies. What language learning strategies are effective in developing literacies such as analyzing multimedia texts, designing and sharing information for global communities, synthesizing multiple streams of information, or building fluency with tools of technology?

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ABOUT THE EXPO

The ACTFL World Languages Expo is located in Exhibit Halls B & C

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EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY A&O Hotels and Hostels

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www.aohostels.com A&O is the market leader for independent school group accommodation with about 15,000 beds across Europe. Our sensitive focus on security, high standards, good value, and officially certified quality convince more than 12,500 schools per year. A&Os are always centrally located and easy to reach by public transportation. Find us in: Aachen, Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Graz, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Prague, Weimar, Vienna.

AATI Piazza Italia

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www.aati-online.org/index.html The purpose of the American Association of Teachers of Italian is to promote and improve the teaching of the language, literature, and cultures of Italian-speaking countries and geo-cultural areas, and to serve the interests of teachers of Italian on all levels in the United States and Canada.

Academia Latinoamericana de Español

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www.latinoschools.com The Academia Latinoamericana de Español offers one of the finest programs of Spanish language study in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It is an excellent program for those who wish to quickly develop a working proficiency in Spanish. In addition to the 4-hour-a-day language classes, taught by native speakers of Spanish, students may participate in cultural seminars, field trips, grammar and conversation classes, and much more!

Academic Experiences Abroad

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www.aeastudyabroad.com AEA customizes unique and affordable language immersion programs to meet your specific needs. We have been customizing programs since 2005 and operate in most of Asia and Latin America. Your group, your dates, your focus, your budget. See our website for examples of past programs: www.aeastudyabroad.com. Email Team@ aeastudyabroad.com.

Academic Programs International 1648 www.aspirebyapi.com Academic Programs International (API) is an international educational organization that has been sending university students on study abroad programs since 1997. Today we offer these comprehensive, high-quality experiences to gap year and high school students, as well as internship, volunteer, and work abroad programs. In addition, API’s customized options allow college and high school faculty members to lead their own students on tailor-made experiences abroad.

Accademia Italiana

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www.accademia-italiana.it Since 1997, Accademia Italiana offers Italian programs in Salerno year-round for international high schools, universities, and colleges valid for academic credits. It is one of the most accredited in Italy and situated in the South in a traditional seaside city. Salerno is famous for its wonderful Amalfi Coast and surroundings: Pompeii, Positano, Sorrento, Capri, Ischia, Cilento. Full immersion and semester programs are offered for students interested in learning in a real Italian context.

Information is accurate as of October 7, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

ACIS (American Council for International Studies)

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www.acis.com ACIS Educational Tours provides the highest quality in life-changing travel and learning experiences. Since 1978, we’ve leveraged our global network and insider destination knowledge to culturally immerse teachers and students across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and beyond. We are committed to a mission of quality, care, and partnership that guarantees your group’s trip will be unique and exceptional.

Al-Takkallum for Arabic

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www.antstores.com Ant Stores serves as the exclusive U.S. distributor for Arabic learning sets published by Dar Al Nile, Cairo, Egypt. It also is the largest sources for books in Arabic, including fiction, non-fiction, children, and Islamic books. Please visit our booth to check out our newly released Arabic learning set by Dar Al Nile.

Ambassade de France

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www.frenchculture.org The Education Office of the Embassy of France is responsible for organizing, managing, implementing, and promoting French educational policies and programs in the United States. Language(s): French.

Amber Way Jewelry

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We sell natural Baltic amber handcrafted in Poland and Lithuania. Our amber is of the highest quality; we personally select our jewelry. Our selection includes amber beads, rings, pendants, brooches, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. The jewelry is set in sterling silver. We also sell amber with insects and inclusions.

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American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)

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www.aatg.org AATG offers information on activities, teacher materials, publications, professional development, and student programs. AATG is the only national individual membership organization dedicated to the advancement and improvement of the teaching of the language, literature, and culture of the German-speaking countries for teachers of German with students at all levels of instruction.

American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)

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www.aatj.org The American Association of Teachers of Japanese is a nonprofit organization to support Japanese teachers and programs at K–12 and postsecondary level.

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Beijing Mandarin

www.relanpro-usa.com Replace your language lab for free today, using Bring Your Own Language Lab (BYOLL) by ReLANpro. This is a digital language learning system offering 21st century language learning, combining ReLANpro language lab software with the Cloud by using apps for any operating system. It allows teachers and their students to work anywhere and bring their own language lab.

www.beijingmandarin.com Beijing Mandarin, founded in 1992, specializes in Chinese language education for pre-K to Grade 12 students. Harnessing more than 20 years in the education sector, BM has developed SREM©, an innovative theory for second language learning and Chinese teaching methodology that has benefited the language learning field. Also, BM has originated Chinese Character Alphabet 汉字字母表 © and published the stem Chinese textbook series My Fun Chinese 苗乐汉语 for ages 4–10, and other teaching/learning materials.

Asia for Kids

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www.asiaforkids.com Asia for Kids provides carefully selected supplemental resource materials for K–16 language learners. Motivate your students with fun teacher resources for languages and culture—iPad apps, eBooks, books, DVDs, posters, music, arts and crafts, games, incentives, flags, and room decorations. Brands: Asia for Kids, Culture for Kids, Russia Online, Families of the World, Worlds Together.

Austrian Cultural Forum

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www.aatsp.org The AATSP is devoted to the promotion of all Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian languages, literatures, and cultures through an annual conference, academic publications, national Spanish and Portuguese examinations, student honor societies, and professional development activities.

www.acfny.org The Austrian Cultural Forum New York (ACFNY), an agency of the Republic of Austria, is a cultural, academic, intellectual meeting place for citizens from all over the world. It seeks to enhance the appreciation of contemporary Austrian creative achievements in the U.S. It offers programs focusing on current artistic/intellectual challenges and controversies,and cooperates with cultural and academic institutions throughout the U.S. It also hosts a lending library focusing on Austrian literature and culture.

American Classical League (ACL) 1939

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www.aclclassics.org American Classical League fosters studying classical language and civilizations; maintains Teaching Materials Resource Center; publishes The Classical Outlook and ACL Newsletter; grants teacher scholarships (all levels); sponsors National Latin, National Greek, National Mythology, Exploratory Latin, and NJCL online exams.

www.avantassessment.com Avant’s research-based, four-skill language assessments build student and teacher confidence in real-world learning and deliver accurate standards-based data to inform the learning process. Delivered via the web, Avant’s iCAN®, STAMP, and Placement are easily accessible, personalized, and engaging.

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www.perfectionlearning.com In May 2013, Perfection Learning acquired AMSCO™ School Publications. For over 75 years, AMSCO has excelled in providing high-quality world language materials, and all of us at Perfection Learning, family-owned for over 85 years, are pleased to continue this tradition.

Supplemental language review books and test prep guides, plus Spanish, French, and bilingual children’s books.

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Beijing Language and Culture University Press

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www.phoenixtree.com Established in 1985, Beijing Language and Culture University Press is the only publishing house in China dedicated to the publication of materials for the teaching and research of Chinese as a foreign language (TCFL). Besides providing publications such as books, audiovisual, and electronic products, it also conducts research and development of TCFL textbooks and training for teachers. BLCUP was selected as one of China’s Top 100 Publishing Houses and National Culture Export Focal Enterprises.

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Bilingual Books, Inc.

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www.bbks.com Bilingual Books, Inc. publishes: 10 minutes a day® series: engaging, practical, and effective books with fun software for learning Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Ingles (English), Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. 10 minutes a day® audio CD series: audio courses for Spanish, French, German, and Italian, corresponding step-by-step with the 10 minutes a day® book for that language. Language Map® Series: laminated phrase guides for 20 languages.

Bolchazy–Carducci Publishers, Inc. 1937 www.bolchazy.com Our Introductory Latin series, Latin for the New Millennium, provides a fusion approach of grammar and readings. Latin for the New Millennium, Level 3 is a third year reader, which can be used after any introductory text and introduces students to reading Caesar, Catullus, Cicero, Vergil, Horace, Ovid, and authors from the post-antique era. For the AP curriculum, we offer Caesar: Selections from his Commentarii De Bello Gallico and Vergil’s Aeneid: Selected readings from Books 1, 2, 4, and 6.

Breaking the Barrier, Inc.

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Breaking the Barrier publishes Spanish and French textbooks that are ideal for high school, college, and homeschoolers. Tests, teacher editions, audio, and online resources support the program. An iPad version is also now available for both the Spanish and French series!

Brightspark Travel

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www.brightsparktravel.com Where performance and education become inspiration. Welcome to Brightspark! Wherever you want to go, and whatever you want your students to learn, we’ve got you covered. For over 45 years, Brightspark has been helping teachers take their students on customized, personalized educational and performance tours across North America and internationally.

EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY BYU Independent Study

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www.elearn.byu.edu Every student is unique; their education should be, too. Whether you’re recovering credit, jumping into college, or studying online, we’re here for you. We offer over 400 university, high school, and middle school courses to students in almost 100 countries. Sign up any time and work at your own pace. We’ll help you take your education wherever you want. In short, we go where you go.

Calico Spanish

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www.calicospanish.com Calico Spanish’s elementary Spanish curriculum inspires the attention of students and leads them to language acquisition. Experience excellence with our visuals, music, literature, and teaching guides. Supplement lessons with custom online and electronic whiteboard resources. Beginning and intermediate packages available.

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Cambridge University Press

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www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. The Press furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning, and research. A long-time global leader in English and Latin language acquisition, Cambridge released its first cutting-edge Spanish materials in 2014.

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CARLA–Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition 1848 www.carla.umn.edu The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is a federally funded Language Resource Center that supports language teachers with summer institutes, conferences, and a wide variety of research-based instructional and professional development materials. CARLA’s extensive website offers free, practical teacher resources on assessment, culture, content-based instruction, immersion education, learner language, less commonly taught languages, study abroad, technology, and more!

Carney, Sandoe & Associates

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CS&A provides faculty and administrator recruitment, leadership search, and strategic consulting services to independent, international, and like-kind schools. Founded in 1977, CS&A is recognized as the preeminent recruiter of teachers and administrators.

CASLS & NFLRC

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www.nflrc.org The National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) at the University of Oregon promote and improve the teaching and learning of world languages, particularly less commonly taught languages. Like all Language Resource Centers (LRCs), they create language learning and teaching materials, offer professional development opportunities and conduct research on foreign language learning.

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www.coerll.utexas.edu Visit the Center for Open Education Resources and Language Learning (COERLL), UT-Austin and the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL), UA-Tucson, Booth #1852, to learn about our instructional materials, workshops, webinars, conference sessions, and current projects for K–16 language learning. Discover COERLL’s free and adaptable Open Educational Resources and learn about CERCLL’s initiatives for gaming, multi-literacies, and intercultural competence.

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www.cengage.com Cengage Learning is a leading educational content, technology, and services company in world languages. The company provides superior content, personalized services and course-driven digital solutions that accelerate student engagement and transform the language learning experience.

www.cha-tours.com Since 1969, CHA has provided American teachers and students with high-quality educational tours at affordable prices. Choose from over 120 pre-designed itineraries to Europe, the Americas, Asia and the South Pacific, or design your own custom tour to meet your group’s specific requirements. Teachers travel free with every six students!

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www.cal.org The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit organization working to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture. CAL provides a variety of research-based resources relating to foreign language and bilingual education, language assessment, and refugee cultural orientation.

www.cheng-tsui.com Cheng & Tsui is the leading educational publisher of Asian language learning materials and literature in translation. We offer Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic textbooks and cultural supplements supported by comprehensive teacher resources and innovative digital products for all levels.

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www.chinasprout.com ChinaSprout carries a comprehensive collection of language learning materials for pre-K to college. Our resources include textbooks, dictionaries, CD-ROMS, DVDs, content-based materials, and graded readers for Chinese immersion programs. Our extensive selection of Chinese and Chinese–English bilingual storybooks, folktales, and literature provide additional support for Chinese language and culture learning. We also carry Chinese cultural games, crafts, toys, and do-it-yourself products.

Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)

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www.cstfl.org The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is a 16-state, Midwestern regional conference devoted to the promotion of second language learning and teaching. Its annual conference is held in the spring. Come learn about the 2016 conference, which will be held in Columbus, OH, March 10–12.

Centro Studi Italiani

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www.centrostuditaliani.org Founded in 1985, based in picturesque Urbania (Marche Region), Centro Studi Italiani offers all levels of Italian. Classes are intentionally small to allow students to relate to each other while enjoying personalized attention. The school has gained a solid international reputation with its preparatory language courses for higher education access in Italy. Each week the school organizes cultural excursions; housing is available in comfortable fully furnished apartments or with host families.

Centro Superior de Lenguas Modernas–Universidad de Cádiz 1636 www.uca.es/cslm Characterized by its modern, flexible, and effective approach, the University School of Modern Languages of the University of Cadiz was created to encourage the learning of languages at all levels. The School also organizes customized courses for foreign universities and other public and private institutions that request our services. Therefore, it also offers excellent accommodation and extra-academic activities that are always adapted to the needs and interests of our students.

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www.chineseinfocus.com Chinese in Focus is a new textbook and animation series that is designed for American middle and high school students. The author of the text taught high school Chinese for 16 years in Quincy, MA. The outstanding feature of this series is the combination of cartoon-like characters and precise language instruction. The presentation is visual, lively, clear, and entertaining. This is a culturally rich, technology-inclusive, unique approach to language learning.

Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)

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www.classk12.org Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) is a nonprofit professional organization that represents all Chinese language educators at all levels from elementary to secondary schools. CLASS advances and promotes the teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture at pre-K–12 schools in the United States. Language(s): Chinese.

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www.myechinese.com The Chinese Language Center, The Open University of China is a professional institution of Chinese teaching, research, and resources development for overseas learners. The Center offers a wide range of learning programs and materials (including apps, online courses, audio-visual courses, multimedia courseware, etc.) on Chinese language and the Chinese culture to learners throughout the world via satellite TV, the Internet, and traditional publications and distribution channels.

www.compassteencamp.com Compass Teen Camp is a language and culture experience of a lifetime on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, the island of enchantment. Prepare yourself to learn or improve your Spanish while experiencing the rich and multicultural setting of the Caribbean like never before. Engaging in service while interacting with locals, getting a non traditional insight of our Caribbean history while visiting a variety of sites, tasting our traditional dishes, and enjoying summer activities all year.

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CIEE–High School and Gap Year Abroad

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www.ciee.org CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange has been facilitating meaningful international exchanges for over 65 years. At the heart of our organization is our commitment to increase access to study abroad opportunities for all students. Visit us to learn more about our new and exciting scholarships for high school students to study abroad in 27 exciting summer programs in 14 countries around the world!

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www.iub.edu/~celcar The Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region (CeLCAR) and the National African Language Resource Center (NALRC) are both at Indiana University. Both promote and improve the teaching of less commonly taught languages and cultures of their respective world regions while meeting strategic national needs. Sample less commonly taught languages: Akan/Twi, Bamana, Dari, Kazakh, Kiswahili, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pashto, Tajiki, Tibetan, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek, Wolof, Yoruba, and Zulu.

CLE International

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www.cle-inter.com CLE International is a worldwide-represented French publishing house specializing in French as a foreign language, as well as the publisher of the French teachers’ review, Le français dans le monde.

CLEAR & AELRC

1846

www.clear.msu.edu

Club Italiano Dante Alighieri

942

www.clidante.it

Common Ground International

1731

www.commongroundinternational.com High School Spanish is the ultimate all-in-one Spanish study app for students. Developed by Spanish teachers for Spanish students, this app delivers exactly what students need to study Spanish more efficiently, retain more vocabulary, and improve their proficiency!

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www.cord.edu Concordia Language Villages is the premier language and cultural immersion program in North America, offering sessions for educators, youth, families, and adults in 15 languages. Explore language, culture, food, activities, and fun at Concordia Language Villages. Professional development for teachers also available.

Confucius Institute at East Central Ohio Educational Service Center

T2

www.ecoesc.org

Confucius Institute at Michigan State University

1633

www.experiencechinese.com Confucius Institute at Michigan State University offers innovative programs and services to meet the demand for Chinese language and culture education: Teacher certification program; 4-year Online High School Chinese Course; Online AP Chinese Course; various teaching and learning resources.

Confucius Institute at Pfeiffer University

1714

1446

www.hanban.org Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), as a public institution affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education, is committed to providing Chinese language and cultural teaching resources and services worldwide. It goes all out in meeting the demands of foreign Chinese learners and contributing to the development of multiculturalism and the building of a harmonious world.

Consulate General of Italy Los Angeles

943

www.conslosangeles.esteri.it

Consulate General of Switzerland in New York

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www.eda.admin.ch/newyork We provide educational material that encompasses the rich diversity of Swiss culture, languages, and geography. It offers an in-depth look into the Swiss political and educational system and provides insight into Switzerland’s innovative achievements in art, science, and technology.

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www.continentalbook.com Established in 1961, we are a well-respected distribution center for Spanish, Spanish Bilingual, ESL, French, German, Latin, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, and American publications for all interests and all ages!

COSI–Máximo Nivel

1837

www.maximonivel.com Maximo Nivel believes in experiential education as a means to develop skills and understanding, ultimately transforming international learners and travelers into global citizens and leaders. We are a leading social enterprise in the Americas offering our international internship, international volunteer, native Spanish, TEFL/ TESOL certification, university semester abroad, high school abroad, and youth Spanish camp programs.

Costa Rica Language School

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www.villasriomar.com Costa Rica Language School is a Costa Rican institution that has educated people from all over the world. Located in the southern zone and central Pacific. CRLS develops strong community service programs as well as Spanish full immersion teaching. CRLS has been creating opportunities for schools to send their students abroad to learn Spanish and serve thousands of children in Costa Rica through our service and language programs. We offers a variety of options for individuals, or small or big groups.

CPI Spanish Immersion School, Costa Rica

1546

www.cpi-edu.com Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (CPI), Costa Rican Spanish immersion institute with 25 years experience and three campuses: Heredia, Monteverde, and Flamingo, combines quality language instruction with personalized service. Study individually in our teacher training program or with a customized group itinerary.

CRCC Asia LLC & The Dragon Trip

www.cipfeiffer.org

Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)

Continental Book Company

816

www.crccasia.com

Cross Cultural Solutions

1845

www.crossculturalsolutions.org

Cultural Vistas

1744

www.culturalvistas.org Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides international exchange opportunities that strengthen global networks, enhance professional skills, and advance mutual understanding in an interconnected world. It offers international internships and training, professional fellowships, work and study abroad programs, study tours, and short-term experiential programs. Cultural Vistas is designated by the U.S. Department of State as a J-1 visa sponsor in five categories.

Culture for Kids

1333

Culture for Kids provides carefully selected supplemental resource materials for K–16 language learners. Motivate your students with fun teacher resources for languages and culture—iPad apps, eBooks, books, bilingual books, word-to-word dictionaries, picture dictionaries, DVDs, posters, music, arts and crafts, games, incentives, flags, and room decorations. Languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, German, Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, Haitian-Creole, Amharic, Hindi, Karen, Burmese.

EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY Culture Quest Tours

1732

Edizioni Edilingua

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www.cqtours.com Since 1993, Culture Quest has designed fully customized educational tours and short-term study abroad programs for high schools and colleges traveling to Europe, Latin America, and beyond. Stop by Booth 1732 and request your no-obligation travel quote!

www.edulingua.it Edilingua Edizioni is a world leading publishing house in the field of Italian as foreign language. Our catalogue includes a complete series of high-quality teaching materials: course books and supplementary books, DVDs, IWB software, and an innovative digital platform.

Deborah Eady–Independent Jamberry Consultant

Education Office– Embassy of Spain

1248

www.debbieeady.jamberrynails.net

DJH Go2City

1743

New one-stop shop for student travel to Germany: Astonishing hotel-level budget accommodations plus in-house agency for complete activity-centered itineraries for all groups including music, sports, and educational programs in Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Bonn, Germany. Book accommodations and activities together or separately—everything is in customizable modules. All city-hostels are DJH-owned and offer modern, pristine single and multi-bed rooms with private baths. Rates start at €28.50 per night pp and €50.50 for a private room, incl. breakfast and all taxes. DJH has five upscale hostels in the cities’ centers and 35 hostels in Germany’s Rhineland region. U.S. Office now open.

don Quijote

1821

www.donquijote.org Since 1986, don Quijote has developed as an unparalleled learning institution with over 36 schools in Spain and Latin America; offering year-round Spanish courses with official transcript in numerous U.S. universities, and tailored programs combining accommodation and cultural activities.

Duke University SEELRC/ Ohio State NEALRC

1847

www.slaviccenters.duke.edu/nealrc.osu.edu The Duke University Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC) and Ohio State University National East Asian Languages Resource Center (NEALRC) both produce and distribute materials related to language learning of their respective regions. Primarily, this encompasses language learning resources, pedagogy research, assessment, and teacher training to increase the learner’s abilities to master advanced levels of language and cultural competence.

East Baton Rouge Parish School System

727

www.ebrschools.org

Ecuador Spanish Immersion

1347

Simon Bolivar Spanish School is just the right place to learn Spanish in Ecuador. The superb quality of its services and the professional and extensive experience of its teachers provide the right combination for a unique language learning program. Our mission is to promote the outstanding natural and cultural diversity of Ecuador to the international community through teaching Spanish. We have two main schools in the Andean cities of Quito and Cuenca. Amazon and Coast programs also available.

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www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu The Education Office of the Embassy of Spain is responsible for organizing, managing, and implementing Spanish educational policies in the United States and Canada.

Educational Travel Adventures

1631

www.etadventures.com Educational Travel Adventures provides language immersion programs, educational tours, and service learning programs throughout the world. We offer customized travel programs that not only help teachers bring their classrooms to life, but also allow students to step outside their comfort zones and experience the world around them.

Edu-Inter 1238 www.learningfrenchinquebec.com Edu-Inter, a language school located in Quebec City, specializes in French immersion programs for adults and teenagers (12 to 17 years old). Most of our adult programs are offered on a year-round basis.

EF Education First

1950

www.eftours.com EF Education First provides international experiences that complement school curricula with experiential learning, allowing students to deepen their understanding of the people and places they’ve read about in the classroom while developing essential 21st century skills. With schools and offices in more than 50 countries, the EF family includes educational tours, cultural exchange, language schools, and academic programs.

EF Language Centers

1948

www.ef.com/language

Elite Culture Educational Company

1037

www.eliteculture.com Elite Culture Educational is the North America distributor of the Far East Book Company. We specialize in Chinese language learning, with new pedagogy using digital tool alongside printed books and multimedia materials. Our new teaching solution includes: Big Book Chinese Series, E-Hanzi: www.ehanzi.com, My First Chinese Apps, “A Study Guide to the AP Chinese Language and Culture Test,” Teaching Kit of Chinese for Youth: the efficient helper for teachers to create a vivid, fun, and effective class.

Information is accurate as of October 7, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

EMC School

1812

www.emcp.com For over 60 years, EMC Publishing has been a recognized leader in language learning solutions for classrooms throughout the nation. Founded in 1954, EMC publishes instructional materials, supplements, and assessments for the K–12 market, delivering print and digital solutions for world languages. Through our partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Design Innovation, we are now offering award-winning, research-based learning platforms that enhance K–12 classrooms.

Esperanto–USA T1 www.esperanto-usa.org

Estudio Sampere

1638

www.sampere.com Estudio Sampere was founded in 1956 in Madrid and has pioneered the teaching of Spanish as foreign language. Sampere is member of NAFSA and AATSP, and is accredited by Instituto Cervantes. All Estudio Sampere schools are IALC members. We have schools in Spain (Madrid, Salamanca, and Alicante), Ecuador (Cuenca) and Cuba (Havana). We organize tailor-made groups for colleges and universities. Sampere has a long experience with educational institutions from the United States.

Evia Learning

1721

www.evialearning.com

Evolve Tours

1244

www.evolvetours.com

Explorica, Inc.

1726

www.explorica.com Explorica helps teachers create educational tours full of authentic, interactive learning experiences. We specialize in connecting teachers and students to new cultures, languages, and people on educational tours across the globe. Explorica’s combination of exclusive online tools and personalized service enables us to create tours uniquely suited to provide both the best value and the most customized tours in the industry.

FEAT Travel, Inc.

1549

www.feattravel.com The one thing that makes Feat Travel so unique is our passion for education, fun, and travel. This passion is felt by every single person that goes on tour with us, and that passion is felt in the memories that each student and teacher will carry with them for the rest of their lives. Let us make traveling fun and easy for you!

FilmArobics, Inc.

1430

www.filmarobics.com Comprehensive lesson plans to accompany feature-length foreign language and ELL films. Lessons include comprehension activities, communicative activities, vocabulary, cultural notes, and homework assignments. The film is divided into 10–15 minutes of film time around which an entire lesson is based.

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EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY Focus, an Imprint of Hackett Publishing Company

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Focus Publishing provides affordable textbooks for college and high school levels in classical and modern languages, from literature surveys and novels to film-for-languageacquisition texts, including our bestselling titles: Cinema for French Conversation, Cinema for Spanish Conversation, and Cinéphile.

Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan 1527, 1632 www.fichet.org.tw Taiwan, your choice for Chinese learning. The Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET) is a nonprofit organization with 118 university members. Through integrating the resources of all members, we hope to create more constructive cooperation with the international academic societies.

France Langue

1236

www.france-langue.fr France Langue offers quality French language programs at all levels, in four fantastic cities: Paris, Nice, Bordeaux, and Biarritz. France Langue runs faculty-led programs and individual programs that can be complemented by workshops (e.g., arts, literature, culture, business) or with an internship experience.

Global Language Project

1033

www.glpny.org Global Language Project offers world-class curriculum resources and materials for kindergarten to fifth grade FLES Spanish, Mandarin, and Arabic teachers. Our 5-year interactive, thematic, standards aligned teacher-created curriculum is proven to engage, empower, and educate world language students! Each year of curriculum includes seven thematic units with 56 detailed lesson as well supplemental materials and flashcards. Come by booth 1033 to learn more!

Goethe-Institut USA

1737

www.goethe.de/newyork The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. We convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany’s cultural, social, and political life.

GSD Foundation–Gredos San Diego Schools

T7

www.frozenlight.biz Unusual, hand-crafted sterling silver jewelry with gemstones.

www.gredossandiego.com GSD Schools is a group of eight K–12 independent schools located in Madrid, Spain. Based on an English– Spanish bilingual model and giving a global approach to our community, we invite school and college groups to visit us in order to live a cultural, linguistic immersion experience combining a stay with our families or in our residential facilities with shadowing programs attending to school, cultural outdoor activities, and visits to our historical heritage: Segocia, Sevilla, Granada, Barcelona.

Georgetown University Press

Hachette FLE

Frozen Light

1052

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www.press.georgeown.ed Georgetown University Press–Languages publishes peer-reviewed works of academic distinction, with exceptional editorial and production quality in languages and linguistics.

German Academic Exchange Service–DAAD 1741 www.daad.org The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is a publicly funded independent organization of higher education institutions in Germany. Each year, DAAD, its Regional Offices, Information Centers, and DAAD Professors provide information and financial support to over 120,000 highly-qualified students and faculty worldwide for international research and study. Located in New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, DAAD North America advises students, faculty, and current DAAD fellows in the U.S. and Canada.

German Information Center/ German Embassy

1738

www.germanyinfo.com The German Information Center USA offers educators a window to modern German through free educational resources and materials, both printed and online at www. Germany.info. Sign up for our free electronic newsletters and keep up-to-date with the latest news from Germany.

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www.hachettefle.us

Harvest International Education

931

www.hi-edu.org Harvest International Education (HIE), located in Beijing and established in winter 2012, is a private Chinese language and international exchange center. The main programs are Chinese teaching, teacher training, and communication between Chinese students and foreign students.

HelloTalk 1142 www.hellotalk.com As a language teacher, you know how important it is for students to regularly practice the language they’re learning. With HelloTalk, learning and practicing a language is easier and more intuitive than ever. HelloTalk is a free mobile app for iOS and Android devices. With it, students pick the language they want to learn—there are over 100 from which to choose— and almost instantaneously they’ll be in touch with native speakers of that language. Simple visit www.HelloTalk.com for more information.

Higher Education Press

1030

www.chinese.com.cn Founded in 1954, the Higher Education Press (Group), or HEP, is a large comprehensive publisher in China. The “Experiencing Chinese” series have gained an excellent reputation in many U.S. schools, which range in nature from K–12 education to vocational education, and the rich multimedia resources guide the user toward “Experiencing Chinese, Experiencing Happiness, and Experiencing Success.”

Hong Kong Word Art Ltd.

1920

www.wordart.com.hk

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

910

www.hmhco.com

ICA Language Services

1836

www.icalanguages.com ICA Language Services is a foreign language service provider headquartered in Northern Virginia with a network of service companies and schools throughout the U.S. We provide training, testing, curriculum, and materials development to private industry and the federal government.

IES Abroad

833

www.iesabroad.org Founded in 1950, IES Abroad is a not-for-profit academic consortium of more than 225 highly-selective U.S. colleges and universities that educates more than 5,500 students each year. With 108 programs in 36 locations, IES Abroad is dedicated to offering outstanding academic options coupled with everyday opportunities for immersion in the local culture.

iFlytek 1353 www.iflytek.com

Infinite Trading, Inc. Institute of International Education (IIE)

837 T4

www.iie.org Institute of International Education (IIE) is a world leader in the international exchange of people and ideas. An independent, not-for-profit organization founded in 1919, IIE has a network of 19 offices and affiliates worldwide and over 1,200 member institutions. IIE designs and implements programs of study and training for students, educators, young professionals, and trainees from all sectors, and provides advising on opportunities abroad. Please visit us at www.iie.org.

Instituto Cervantes

1641

www.chicago.cervantes.es The Instituto Cervantes was founded in 1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries throughout the world. It is now the largest international Spanish teaching organization. There are currently six U.S. locations: Albuquerque, Boston, Chicago, New York, San Antonio, and Seattle.

Instituto Estelar Bilingüe

1548

www.estelarcr.com Instituto Estelar offers the best Spanish language and cultural experience in exquisite Costa Rica. Bring your high school students to our Teen Summer Program, travel and study on our Bilingual Bus, or immerse yourself in our intensive program. Located in traditional Liberia, Guanacaste, our students experience the best of both worlds: rich culture and vibrant nature. Instituto Estelar uses the communicative method and TPRS for maximum student interaction and progress in Spanish.

EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY Intercultural Student Experiences (ISE)

932

www.isemn.org ISE is a nonprofit organization that has inspired teachers and students through culture and language immersion programs for over 40 years. Our one-of-a-kind educational travel programs combine sightseeing with an authentic family stay. Students and teachers experience true immersion in the language and culture on our programs because ISE is where language matters. The ISE mission: to launch world language learners on lifelong journeys of connecting with other cultures.

International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)

1843

www.iallt.org Established in 1965, IALLT is a professional organization whose members provide leadership in the development, integration, evaluation, and management of instructional technology for the teaching and learning of language, literature, and culture. Its strong sense of community promotes the sharing of expertise in a variety of educational contexts.

International House Spain

1639

www.ihspain.com International House Spain is an exclusive group of seven Spanish language schools, located in the main cities in Spain: Barcelona, Cadiz, Madrid, San Sebastian, Seville, Palma de Mallorca, and Valencia. All member schools share the same philosophy: delivering high-quality Spanish courses and additional services. IH Spain schools are committed to implement the highest standards of language teaching and teacher’s professional development.

ISA High School

1936

www.studiesabroad.com/hs Our mission at ISA-High School is to provide premier language and cultural immersion programs for high school students by studying abroad for college credit. Volunteer opportunities abroad are also available. Destinations in 2014 include China, Costa Rica, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Peru, and Spain.

The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles

1129

www.jfalc.org JFLA supports Japanese language education all across the United States and offers various types of grants, workshops, and professional development opportunities for educators. We also provide useful resources for learning and teaching Japanese and opportunities for American students and educators to visit Japan.

Japan National Tourism Organization

1128

www.us.jnto.go.jp The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) is a government body whose aim is to promote Japan internationally. We support Japanese teachers to better organize their student trips to Japan. Together with local governments and universities in Japan, as well as professional travel agencies in the states, the JNTO booth will offer useful information for Japanese teachers.

Jarir Bookstore

1349

www.jarirbooksusa.com Jarir Bookstore is happy to serve customers in Southern California at a retail location offering a huge selection of Arabic books and more. Jarirbooksusa.com and jarirbooks.net serve customers worldwide via the web, or phone or mail orders. Retail store located in Garden Grove, CA, for local visitors. Shipping everywhere else in the world.

JPT America, Inc.

1127

www.jptamerica.com

KIE/Kintetsu International

1132

www.kintetsu.com KIE/Kintetsu International is the professional travel management company specialized for educational trips to Japan. Our exclusive coordination, such as a home-stay program in Japan, exchange program, and cultural experiences, are guaranteed your Japan trip fruitful!

King’s Academy (Arabic Year at King’s Academy)

1447

www.kf.or.kr Headquartered in Seoul, the Korea Foundation is a nonprofit public organization committed to promoting a better understanding of Korea in the international community through a variety of academic, intellectual, and cultural support programs.

The Language Flagship

1043

www.thelanguageflagship.org Through a network of 27 Flagship Programs at 23 institutions of higher education across the U.S., The Language Flagship graduates students who will take their place among the next generation of global professionals, commanding a superior level of proficiency in one of 10 languages critical to U.S. national security and economic competitiveness.

Language Magazine

1730

www.languagemagazine.com

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www.kingsacademy.edu.jo Arabic Year at King’s Academy (AY) offers high school students 1 year of intensive Arabic language study, Middle Eastern cultural immersion, and experiential learning. The program is designed for students in Grades 10 through 12 who want to learn Arabic and explore the history, politics, and culture of a vital part of the world. Students enrolled in AY are part of King’s Academy, an American-style boarding school in Jordan.

Kinokuniya Bookstores of America

Korea Foundation

1126

Language Testing International, Inc.

1530

www.languagetesting.com Language Testing International (LTI), the ACTFL Testing Office—serving the complete language testing needs of academia—from elementary through postgraduate. Performance and proficiency testing in over 100 languages. Used for: awarding credit to native speakers; placement, entrance, and exit exams; baseline setting; progress measurement; program review; accountability; identifying PD needs; dual HS/college credit; teacher, translator and interpreter testing. Make your program the best it can be!

www.kinokuniya.com/us The Kinokuniya Bookstore sales office specializes in promoting and distributing Japanese language learning and teaching materials.

Learn Immersive

Kisetsu.org/Movement for Language and Culture

www.spanishvalladolid.com The Spanish language is the major asset of Valladolid. Its humanistic legacy, the university, its incessant cultural life, industrial and economic activity and above all, its people, improve and enrich the learning experience of students in Valladolid, the ideal place to learn Spanish.

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www.kisetsu.org

Klett-Langenscheidt 1736 www.langenscheidt.com Klett-Langenscheidt offers textbook material for grade school, middle school, high school, and college German instruction as well as cultural D-A-CH material, Business German, audio and DVD material, and many readers.

Kodansha USA

1133

www.kodanshausa.com Kodansha is world-renowned as the publisher of books on all aspects of Japanese culture. Our extensive list includes language instruction programs, dictionaries, and grammar texts, as well as works of literature, cookbooks, books on martial arts, popular culture, art and architecture, crafts, and travel.

Kong & Park, Inc.

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www.kongnpark.com Established in 2000, Kong & Park, Inc. is a publishing company that specializes in researching and publishing books that study Chinese characters. They have patented a fun and faster way to learn Chinese characters by focusing on 250 root characters. Since 2012, Kong & Park has published and distributed worldwide books written in English. It has also acted as an agent to distribute books of Asian countries written in English to the world.

Information is accurate as of October 7, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

1550

www.learnimmersive.com

Learn Spanish in Valladolid

Learning Engines

1640

1941

www.linguachet.com

LinguaMeeting 1838 www.linguameeting.com

Linguistica 360

1839

www.linguistica360.com We are a U.S.-based company producing weekly language learning shows and educational material. We produce the weekly programs: News in Slow Spanish, News in Slow Spanish Latino, News in Slow French, and News in Slow Italian. An ideal tool for the classroom, language labs or independent learning. Our team is dedicated to creating an effective and innovative approach to studying languages. Our goal is to entertain, inform, and engage students in active language learning.

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McGraw-Hill Education

www.L-Pub.com Stories. We lose ourselves in them as they carry us to other worlds. A foreign language. Sometimes it sure feels like another planet. What if we could combine the best of both? L-Pub introduces StoryPlanet, a language learning platform that does just that. Personalized language learning based on immersive content that empowers us to cross new borders. Drop by our stand to find out more. Or visit our workshops for German language learning: Friday, 12:30-1:20 p.m. and Saturday, 1:30-2:20 p.m. (Room #2)

www.MHEonline.com Glencoe and Wright Group, trusted names in world languages education, provide leading K–12 products such as ¡Asi se dice!, El español para nosotros, Bon voyage!, Invitation to World Languages, ¡Viva el español!, Español para ti, ¿Cómo te va?, Trésors du temps, Latin for Americans. Stop by our booth to see these and other innovative and respected products. Take a tour of eStudio (powered by Quia)—a platform that contains all components of our new Spanish program online.

Macmillan Education

MEININGER Hotels/ MEININGER Shared Services GmbH

Mandarin Companion

1045 1041

www.mandarincompanion.com Mandarin Companion publishes easy-to-read novels (graded readers) in Chinese for learners at elementary to intermediate levels. Each book is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know with the first level using only 300 unique characters. All of our books are based on popular western novels that audiences love. Whether it is Sherlock Holmes or the Secret Garden, Mandarin Companion’s books captivate readers of all ages.

Mandarin Matrix Limited

1914

www.mandarinmatrix.org Mandarin Matrix Limited, one of Asia’s leading educational company producing a series of print and online educational products. Together with Cambridge University Press, the company has produced a suite of reading and teaching materials known as Mandarin Matrix that are aligned to support a wide range of curricula in Chinese learning throughout the world. Separately Mandarin Matrix Youth Chinese Test (YCT) is produced together with the Confucius Institute of China for the YCT test qualification.

Mango Languages

1729

www.mangolanguages.com Mango Languages creates lovable language-learning experiences for libraries, schools, corporations, government agencies, and individuals. Mango’s software teaches real conversation in over 60 languages and makes it fun. You’ll learn to speak new languages and meet new cultures through authentic experiences, like overhearing a conversation between native speakers or watching a suspense-ridden action flick. So, enjoy the journey with lovable language learning from Mango Languages.

Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching (MAFLT), Michigan State University

1841

www.maflt.cal.msu.edu Michigan State University now offers a Master of Arts degree in Foreign Language Teaching. In a technology-rich and highly personalized, fully online format ideal for current and aspiring teachers, the MAFLT emphasizes the intersections of theory and practice in methods, curriculum design, SLA research, culture, assessment, and more. Equip yourself to build global awareness, engage with a range of web-based tools, and stay ahead of the field! At our booth, view videos and meet current faculty.

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www.mepeducation.net Leading distributor of foreign language materials for K–12 and beyond. We supply French, German, Italian, and Spanish textbooks, reference materials, literature, AP, teacher resources, periodicals, audiovisuals, games, posters, software, and more.

Merriam-Webster 1728 www.merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster is America’s leading provider of language information in print and digital formats—from the best-selling Collegiate Dictionary to top-rated mobile apps. Visit our booth to learn more about our wide variety of dictionaries for learners of a foreign language.

Mexican Spanish Language Schools

812

www.middlebury.edu/ls Middlebury offers summer intensive immersion programs from beginning to advanced levels in 10 languages. Small classes, in-language activities, and Language Pledge, and graduate programs. Need-based financial aid and fellowships available. 36 Schools Abroad sites.

Nan Hai Books

1036

www.nanhaibooks.com Nan Hai Books is recognized as a solution provider and one-stop supplier of Chinese language learning course materials. The publications it supplies range from K–16 core language course materials as well as textbooks for Chinese Culture, Business Chinese, test-prep materials for SAT-II and AP Chinese.

National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages

1930

www.nadsfl.org

1826

www.aipec.com Get out of the classroom to meet and understand your neighbor (Mexico) by studying Spanish at one of our schools. We offer year-round programs for students, teachers, and professional development. We can tailor a program to your needs. Mexico is your best destination to study “neutral” Spanish and immerse yourself in the culture.

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Summer Intensive Language

www.middleburyinteractive.com Middlebury Interactive Languages is the national leader in online world language instruction to K–12 students and institutions. We offer a range of dynamic and innovative language courses based on Middlebury College’s renowned immersion methodology. Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy is our summer immersion program. Middlebury Interactive is a joint venture between Middlebury College and K12 Inc.

Middlebury Language Schools

www.meininger-hotels.com

MEP Education

Middlebury Interactive Languages 814

815

www.go.miis.edu/silp The Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP) offers motivated foreign language students an intensive and supportive environment to gain a solid foundation or improve overall proficiency in a language. Students can significantly strengthen their skills in a foreign language and ultimately help them to succeed academically and professionally. The quality of our faculty, content-based components of instruction, and highly rigorous nature of the program set it apart from other summer options.

National Council for the Teaching of the Italian Language in American Schools, Inc. (National COPILAS)

941

www.nationalcopilas.org The National COPILAS is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals, associations, and communities throughout the United States and internationally desiring to introduce or broaden the study of Italian language and culture in their public and private schools, colleges, and universities. The Council’s focus for 2013–2016 is to promote the sustainability of the Advanced Placement Italian language programs in American high schools and American/international schools overseas.

National Council of State Supervisors for Languages

1932

www.ncssfl.org

National Language Service Corps 813 www.nlscorps.org The National Language Service Corps (NLSC) is a one-of-a kind organization that offers citizens with language skills the chance to help communities during times of crises, emergencies and non-emergencies, domestic or abroad. These individuals make themselves available to help others in times of emergency or crisis wherever that may be. They have the opportunity to help their neighbors and fellow citizens by participating in national and state efforts when their expertise can make a difference.

EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY NHLRC & CALPER

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www.international.ucla.edu NHLRC conducts research on heritage language use, maintenance, teaching, and learning, and translates that research into classroom improvement through teacher training and materials development. (nhlrc.ucla.edu). CALPER focuses on advanced levels of language learning. We create teaching materials, conduct workshops, and develop extensive online free resources in support of language education in the U.S. (calper.la.psu.edu). Both are federally funded Language Resource Centers.

Nippon Express Travel USA, Inc. 1139 www.tabi22.com Inspire your students with priceless experiences in Japan! We specialize in the design and implementation of customized study and tour programs for students and educational professionals. Established in 1962, Nippon Express Travel has the longest history in the U.S. among Japan-based travel companies.

NNELL (National Network for Early Language Learning)

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www.nnell.org NNELL is the National Network for Early Language Learning. We provide leadership to advocate for and support early language learning and teaching. NNELL provides valuable resources for educators, parents, and policymakers. In our booth, we have information about membership, webinars, regional and summer workshops as well as past copies of the NNELL Learning Languages journal.

Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)

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www.nectfl.org NECTFL is the regional organization serving educators pre-K–16+ in the northeastern United States (Maine to Virginia). We provide outstanding leadership, advocacy, and professional development through our conference, webinars, and articles and materials reviews in our online journal, the NECTFL Review. We are known for programs that are responsive to all world language educators, from student teachers through veteran faculty and department members.

Olivia and Hill Press

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www.oliviahill.com The Olivia and Hill Press publishes a series of self-study handbooks for students of French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Latin, Japanese, Arabic, and Chinese, introducing learners to English grammar and pointing out the similarities and differences with the language studied. Complements any textbook and method. Free correlations available for popular first-year textbooks.

Organic World Language (OWL) 836 www.owlanguage.com The Organic World Language (OWL) community is a positive, dedicated place where teachers come together to explore and discuss best teaching practices. Educators across the world discover and develop effective ways to establish proficiency-based classrooms where learners are empowered and engaged. OWL provides safe spaces for collaboration and collegial support. Strategies and techniques align with the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, IB and AP programs.

Otto Trading, Inc.

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Outward Bound Costa Rica

1940

www.outwardboundcostarica.org Outward Bound Costa Rica has been challenging participants to live bigger, bolder lives for more than 20 years. Spanish language and culture courses are the core of our organization, revealing a Costa Rica that most will never have the opportunity to experience. Activities range from trekking through remote rainforest with local guides and practicing language skills to making traditional meals alongside homestay families and contributing to sustainable living and conservation efforts.

Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)

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With 36 service centers worldwide, we take full responsibility of overseas Chinese services. Our education and culture services include: (1) promoting Chinese culture and Chinese school education overseas, (2) providing Chinese teaching resources and online Chinese learning courses, and (3) supporting academic advancement and guidance for returning overseas compatriot students with higher education in Taiwan.

PandaTree.com 1922 www.pandatree.com PandaTree.com offers online foreign language tutoring for kids ages 5–15. Hand-picked tutors help kids build fluency and confidence with 1-on-1 online sessions tailored to the student’s interests and learning level. Our conversation-based approach makes learning fun and engaging. Mandarin and Spanish available. French coming soon. Swing by our booth to learn about free PandaTree materials you can use in your class and how we can help your students. Hiring part-time Mandarin and Spanish tutors.

Pearson 1412 www.pearson.com Pearson, the leader in pre-K–12 education solutions, transforms education by connecting personalized, assessment-driven programs, services, school improvement strategies, and technology that deliver improved outcomes in student performance and classroom instruction. Pearson’s research-based curriculum in print, digital, or blended options engages digital natives while empowering teachers with professional development training and services.

Peking University Press

1040

www.pup.cn Peking University Press is one of the largest academic and educational publishers in China. PUP has published a remarkable range of textbooks and scholarly works in nearly all academic disciplines. The PUP Department of Chinese Language has published all sorts of books for foreigners who take Chinese as a second language, including textbooks, reading materials, learning materials, and teaching materials.

Information is accurate as of October 7, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Portal Languages.com

1946

www.portallanguagesfranchise.com Your neighborhood language school. We are dedicated to helping you learn languages the Natural Way. Our methods are geared to allow you to acquire languages skills to maintain a basic conversation. Based on scientific facts we teach languages the Natural Way because we don’t ask you to use your memory. Language has its own place in our brain and it is not in the memory. Come evaluate our Natural Way method. Check your local school.

Prometour 1144 www.prometour.com Prometour features specialists in educational travel since 1990. Our goal is to provide students with a unique authentic experience abroad where they will get a better understanding of all they have learned about in textbooks during the school year. Prometour organizes private customized tours, language immersion programs, and short-term exchanges between schools in the U.S., France, and Spain.

Qatar Foundation International

1342

www.qfi.org Qatar Foundation International is a not-for-profit U.S.based member of Qatar Foundation dedicated to advancing global citizenship through education. QFI focuses on grant-giving and programmatic activities that promote education as a force that facilitates collaboration across geographical, social, and cultural boundaries.

QTalk Publishing

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www.qtalkpublishing.com Maurice Hazan, linguist, veteran educator, and author has developed powerful, proven techniques to implement semantic memory in your classroom. The method is called QTalk—visual cues to talk. Hazan’s earlier method, Symtalk, has been completely surpassed by QTalk. Discover Maurice Hazan’s amazing visual teaching method, with online books, games, and assessment as well as patent-pending revolutionary teaching tools. Perfect for elementary, middle, and high school; engaging and fun for all ages.

Real China

1943

www.realchinagroup.com Real China is a premier provider of China immersion trips for K–12 and higher education groups. We create China experiences with you that match your school and classroom needs. Hands-on immersion, service learning projects, homestays, and in-depth culture classes are custom created to engage your students with China. Real China has been helping programs successfully design and implement their China study experiences for the past 7 years. If you are planning on a China trip, stop by!

Real Language right away

1616

www.reallanguagerightaway.com Created by teachers, Real Language right away is a unique communicative approach for beginner language students. The program is perfect for elementary and middle school language programs, and our products provide excellent supplemental material for high school. We offer the following products in Level I and Level II for French and Spanish and Level I for Mandarin: Teacher Starter Kit, Partner Conversations book, Student Activity Book, Teacher’s Guide, Audio CD, and Partner Conversations eBook.

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1239

www.reseau-canope.fr

Robotel Inc.

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www.robotel.com Robotel’s SmartClass+ digital language learning platform offers a true any-time, any-place, any-device learning experience. SmartClass+ supports Windows PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, Android tablets and phones, iPads, iPods, and iPhones. SmartClass+ can be used for fixed language labs, mobile carts, and web-based self-study—and fully supports 1:1 learning environments and BYOD. SmartClass+ has full AP testing capabilities and provides complete ASL support for both live and self-study activities.

Rosetta Stone

1627

www.rosettastone.com/education For 20 years, Rosetta Stone has helped educators deliver innovative language learning solutions to meet evolving needs. Our recent additions of Livemocha and Lexia Learning further our goal to empower educators to personalize learning. Stop by Booth #1627 to learn more.

Routledge 1612 www.routledge.com/languages The Routledge Language Learning program publishes the best in reference and teaching resources for all levels of language learners in a wide array of languages. Alongside the highlighted titles at ACTFL, please visit www.routledge.com/languages for our extensive list of offerings.

SabbaticalHomes.com 1840 www.sabbaticalhomes.com Keep Calm and Take a Sabbatical! I founded SabbaticalHomes.com in 2000, as an online listing service for scholars searching for the perfect tenant, or home to rent, exchange, sit or share. The site is dedicated to the travel and housing needs of academics, scholars, writers, artists, and friends worldwide. #takeasabbatical #sabbaticalwithinreach Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Linkedin: @SabbaticalHomes.

San Diego State University Research Foundation

T3

www.go.sdsu.edu

Sanako, Inc.

1513

www.sanako.com Sanako enjoys a reputation for quality and innovation and is the premier provider of digital language lab solutions, enabling creative language learning inside or outside the classroom with fixed, mobile, hardware, software, or cloud solutions. Close relations with our customers and our pedagogical approach have made us the global leader in teacher-led and next generation virtual language learning environments. Sanako and our certified resellers provide first-class training and support at all levels of learning.

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Shanghai Taotu Animation Technology Co., Ltd.

www.sansinc.com Engage students in 21st century learning in class or anywhere 24/7; boost interpersonal communication skills; integrate authentic content; simplify AP® testing. Virtuoso™ l language lab technology and SANSSpace™ LIVE virtual learning platform with iPad® and tablet apps from SANS Inc. Design, development and support in the U.S.A. Instructional Language Labs–Virtual Language Learning Spaces–Mobile Apps–Tech for 1:1 and BYOD Programs–Oral Assessment Tools–Lesson Authoring Tools.

Sosnowski Language Resources

Sant’Anna Institute–Sorrento Lingue S.r.l.

939

www.santannainstitute.com Founded in 1999 and located in an old convent overlooking the Bay of Naples in central Sorrento, Southern Italy, SASL organizes academic programs (short-term, fall and spring semester, faculty-led programs) focusing on Italian Studies, Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, Archaeology and Art, Business Studies, Internship and Community Service. Course credits (including online Italian language) are transferable through our U.S. partner institution, SUNY Alfred.

Santillana USA

1020

www.santillanausa.com Santillana offers the largest selection of culturally authentic K–12 Spanish resources: instructional programs, children’s and young adult books, reference materials, and professional development. We collaborate with Santillana offices worldwide to bring teachers and students the best in Spanish language and culture.

Scarf King Scholastic, Inc.

1517 827

www.scholastic.com/classmags

School Year Abroad

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www.sya.org SYA is a nonprofit organization running schools in China, France, Italy, and Spain. The central elements of SYA—the 9-month home stay, and an academic program emphasizing foreign language acquisition—ensure that students return home with a real mastery of the language, a deep understanding of the host country’s culture, and a better understanding of themselves. Financial aid and merit scholarships are available.

SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center

1829

www.larc.sdsu.edu The Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) is a San Diego State University-housed national Language Training Center (LTC) delivering language and culture training for active duty military, ROTC students, and reserve personnel to respond to the cross-service need for demonstrable communicative competence in world languages and cultures. LARC’s LTC enhances partners’ linguistic and cross-cultural mission readiness, providing language enhancement, conversion, or initial acquisition training.

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www.hafalachinese.com

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We feature a wide selection of K–12 French and Spanish supplementary materials, including picture books, French African and Holocaust literature, music and books/CDs. We specialize in elementary materials and have many new items for perusal.

Sounds Virtual, Inc.

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www.can8.com

Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) 1933 www.scolt.org SCOLT organizes and hosts joint conferences with state language associations in the SCOLT region to share and to promote world languages education and research. SCOLT also recognizes professionals in the region through awards, scholarships, and professional development. Publications: Dimension (online journal); SCOLTalk (biannual newsletter). 50th Annual Conference: March 5–7, 2015 in Atlanta, GA (details on SCOLT website).

Southern Oregon University– Summer Language Institute

T6

www.sou.edu/summerlanguageinstitute Unique, intensive MA program specifically designed to meet the needs of Spanish and French teachers. This summer study abroad program combines pedagogy with language and culture courses to allow you to improve your language/cultural proficiency while becoming a better teacher.

Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT)

838

www.swcolt.org The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching is a regional foreign language teachers’ organization that hosts an annual conference in partnership with state foreign language teacher associations. The participating states in SWCOLT are Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

Spanish Studies Abroad

1650

www.spanishstudies.org Spanish Studies Abroad offers Spanish language immersion programs in Seville, Alicante, and Barcelona, Spain; Córdoba, Argentina; San Juan, Puerto Rico and Havana, Cuba. Since 1969, Spanish Studies Abroad has designed its own innovative programming with a focus on academic integrity, Spanish language acquisition, and student integration into the local culture. For more information, visit www.spanishstudies.org

Stevens Learning Systems, Inc.

737

Inspired by the needs of our customers, Stevens Learning Systems, Inc. assimilates instructional technology with actual classroom teaching through ongoing training and continuous support, and in-service workshops presented by a leading foreign language educator on topics such as standards-based curriculum, performance-based assessments, and rubric design.

EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY Student Discoveries–Globus Family of Brands

1827

www.studentdiscoveries.com Student Discoveries is a refreshing and unique alternative to traditional student travel programs. Our programs are 100% influenced by educators and completely customized for students. We offer enriching experiences around the globe for a trip of a lifetime—every time.

Swift Education Systems, Inc.

1338

www.swifteducation.net DiLL: The Digital Language Lab is an all-software solution that encapsulates and extends the traditional language lab using headsets and networked Macintosh computers in a classroom setting. DiLL is developed by Swift Education Systems, a Chicago-based Northwestern University spinoff company.

Teach Yourself Languages

1833

www.hodder.co.uk

TeacherReady–Studer Education 1644 www.teacherready.org TeacherReady® is an online alternative teacher certification program. TeacherReady® is state approved and is the Educator Preparation Institute of the NCATE accredited Professional Education Unit at the University of West Florida. TeacherReady® provides valuable theoretical and conceptual knowledge of teaching as well as an opportunity to apply this knowledge in a classroom setting through field experiences.

Tia Tula Spanish School

1652

www.tiatula.com

Tom Alsop’s Creative Teaching Materials and Workshops

926

www.masterclassworkshops.com Tom’s company provides on-site workshops/seminars for creative teaching strategies, books, DVDs, posters and Spanish teacher immersion programs in Madrid, Spain, and Guadalajara, Mexico. College credit for Tom’s workshops/seminars and teacher immersion programs is available through the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

TPRS Publishing, Inc.

1526

www.tprstorytelling.com TPRS Publishing provides innovative materials and training, specializing in powerful CI-based approaches to teaching/learning language. Training is based on research-based, classroom-tested strategies. Our materials are based on high-frequency vocabulary and are unrivaled in terms of ease of use and student achievement. All lessons adhere to strict guidelines for managing vocabulary, providing ample CI through a variety of activities and providing an abundance of instructional support.

Transparent Language, Inc.

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www.transparent.com Transparent Language builds language learning software for consumers, educational institutions, libraries, corporations, and government organizations. Working with language experts and native speakers around the world, Transparent Language is committed to helping millions learn new languages quickly, easily, and effectively.

Travel & Education

1645

www.travelandeducation.org T&E is a consortium from Spain which offers general language and culture as well as unique study abroad opportunities at Spain’s prestigious academic institutions. Customized options are available to fit the specific needs of partnering institutions. A full-service package is quoted in U.S. dollars and includes all essential program elements, plus full faculty benefits for group participation and professional enrichment courses all with the personalized attention that is the mark of Spanish tradition.

Travel for Teens.com

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www.travelforteens.com Travel for Teens wants to teach teens to be travelers not tourists. The goal of our trips will be for your students to live the life of a local! We offer custom travel programs for teachers, not superficial tours that herd large groups from one site to another. We offer trips to Europe, Central, and South America, Asia, Australia, and Oceania where we offer the opportunity for teenagers and their teachers to explore the culture from a less “touristy” perspective. This allows us to achieve the goal of delivering trips which are both fun and enriching.

TV5MONDE 1232 www.tv5.org

U.S. Intelligence Community

1917

www.intelligence.gov The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is composed of 17 government agencies, bureaus, services, and other organizations within the executive branch whose purpose it is to protect the nation against foreign threats.The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) serves as the head of the IC. The DNI is the principal advisor to the President, National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for matters related to national security.

Vista Higher Learning

1312

www.vistahigherlearning.com As a specialized language publisher, we’re unique. Our mission is to create superior quality language programs that boldly integrate text, technology, and media. By focusing on our singular passion, we let you focus on yours.

Voces eTextbooks by Teacher’s Discovery 1921 www.teachersdiscovery.com www.vocesetextbooks.com Teacher’s Discovery now offers eTextbooks for Spanish, English, ESL and Social Studies. Voces eTextbooks from Teacher’s Discovery offers a paradigm of enhanced digital learning at a practical expense. Hundreds of exercises, reinforcements, prompts, videos, games, and panoramas are accessible through a single portal. One Voces eTextbook is all a teacher needs for all their classes and students of a specific subject. You’ll wonder why you haven’t heard of Voces before.

Walking Tree Travel

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www.walkingtree.org Walking Tree Travel specializes in creating unique adventures for students and educators to destinations around the world that can involve living with local families, working on community service and conservation projects, strengthening language and leadership skills and, most importantly, becoming more globally minded citizens.

Wallach and Company

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www.wallach.com Short-term international medical insurance for students and faculty traveling abroad and foreign nationals visiting the United States. Coverage also includes medical evacuation, repatriation of remains (in the case of death), and international assistance locating and arranging for medical care or legal assistance.

UNIROPA 1552

Wayside Publishing

www.uniropatravel.com Welcome to UNIROPA, a family-owned and operated travel company that has been specializing in custom-made, high-quality educational/cultural programs for teachers and their students to Quebec for half a century. Since our founding in 1962, our philosophy and mission remain the same. We strive to offer our clients warm personal service, meticulously planned itineraries, and professionally executed programs on location. We are often imitated but never duplicated!

www.waysidepublishing.com Wayside Publishing is dedicated to delivering innovative and engaging Spanish, French, German, and Italian language, literature, and culture programs for your evolving classroom. Founded in 1988, Wayside Publishing has a proven history of delivering the highest quality textbooks with personalized service. We continue that tradition today with a new emphasis on technology to bring you fast and easy-to-implement blended learning environments designed for modern students.

Universidad Internacional

Wiley 1620

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www.uninter.edu.mx

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

1252

www.unamla.org

The University of Colorado Boulder T5 www.altec.colorado.edu

Vision Wear International

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www.wiley.com Wiley is a market leader in higher education traditional, hybrid, and online classroom solutions, publishing materials for many language and linguistics courses. WileyPLUS Learning Space, an easy way to help students learn collaborate and grow, along with En vivo, a live language coaching program, is available with select programs. Wiley is proud to publish Foreign Language Annals on behalf of ACTFL.

Vision Wear provides multicultural t-shirts and other items useful for promotions and fundraising. We have custom items as well as provide services for custom design of items.

Information is accurate as of October 7, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

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www.wor.com Since 1989, World of Reading has offered the largest selection of foreign language and ESL products. We offer software, foreign films on DVDs and audio CDs, games and books, for all ages, all levels, all at discounted prices—over 100 foreign languages and English as a second language—for learning a language and learning in a language. Visit our online catalogue at www.wor.com— let us make recommendations based on your needs. Do your holiday shopping with us! Monolingualism can be cured!

WorldStrides 1222 www.educationaltravel.com Worldstrides International Discovery has been operating educational travel services for adult and student tour groups for over 30 years. International Discovery differentiates itself from other educational tour operators by having a unique educational travel structure, as well as clearly defined touring and travel philosophies.

Yabla Inc.

1938

www.yabla.com Yabla is a video-based online language immersion tool that allows students to experience native speakers in a variety of authentic contexts. Students improve their listening comprehension with its unique player functions, interactive tools, and games to review vocabulary and spelling. Most importantly, teachers can select and customize the videos their students experience and assign videos, goals, and due dates on a class-by-class basis while monitoring student performance.

Yale University Press

1426

www.yalebooks.com/languages Yale University Press publishes foreign language textbooks and materials which include beginning through advanced texts and ancillaries, and multimedia materials. For more information, go to our website at www.yalebooks.com/languages.

Zentralstelle fur das Auslandsschulwesen 1742 www.bva.bund.de The ZfA (Central Agency for Schools Abroad) supports worldwide 140 German schools and about 1,200 staterun educational institutions with a German program. Encountering the culture and society of the host country, providing schools for German children abroad, and promoting the German language are the primary goals of ZfA. We provide further education and training for headmasters, teachers, and administrators and we conduct and evaluate language examinations (DSD = Deutsches Sprachdiplom).

EXHIBITOR BY CATEGORY Academic Travel SabbaticalHomes.com........................ 1840

Book Publisher Al-Takkallum for Arabic......................... 930 Ant Stores–Dilset Turkish Learning Sets................................... 929 Better Chinese.................................... 1420 Bilingual Books, Inc............................. 1522 Breaking the Barrier, Inc...................... 1518 Calico Spanish.................................... 1733 Cambridge University Press................ 1820 Cengage Learning............................... 1112 Cheng & Tsui Company....................... 1427 CILC CULTR NRCAL NALRC CeLCAR.......................................... 1851 Edizioni Edilingua.................................. 937 EMC School......................................... 1812 Focus, an Imprint of Hackett Publishing Company....................... 1326 Georgetown University Press............. 1419 Klett-Langenscheidt............................ 1736 Kodansha USA.................................... 1133 Kong & Park, Inc.................................. 1451 Mandarin Companion......................... 1041 McGraw-Hill Education....................... 1512 Merriam-Webster............................... 1728 Nan Hai Books.................................... 1036 Olivia and Hill Press............................ 1423 Pearson............................................... 1412 Peking University Press....................... 1040 Portal Languages.com......................... 1946 QTalk Publishing.................................. 1537 Routledge............................................ 1612 Santillana USA.................................... 1020 TPRS Publishing, Inc........................... 1526 Vista Higher Learning.......................... 1312

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Asia for Kids........................................ 1331 Calico Spanish.................................... 1733 Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)... 1327 CERCLL & COERLL............................... 1852 Cheng & Tsui Company....................... 1427 Compass Teen Experience (Culture and Language Immersion).............. 1551 Culture for Kids................................... 1333 Duke University SEELRC/ Ohio State NEALRC....................... 1847 EF Education First................................ 1950 Global Language Project..................... 1033 Goethe-Institut USA............................ 1737 Korea Foundation................................ 1447 Nan Hai Books.................................... 1036 Sosnowski Language Resources.......... 811 Vision Wear International..................... 915

EMC School......................................... 1812 FilmArobics, Inc................................... 1430 Global Language Project..................... 1033 Jarir Bookstore.................................... 1349 Klett-Langenscheidt............................ 1736 Mandarin Companion......................... 1041 Mandarin Matrix Limited.................... 1914 MEP Education.................................... 1227 Middlebury Interactive Languages....... 814 Nan Hai Books.................................... 1036 NHLRC & CALPER............................... 1850 Olivia and Hill Press............................ 1423 Organic World Language (OWL)........... 836 Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)............ 1533 Pearson............................................... 1412 Real Language right away.................. 1616 Rosetta Stone..................................... 1627 Routledge............................................ 1612 Santillana USA.................................... 1020 TPRS Publishing, Inc........................... 1526 Voces eTextbooks by Teacher’s Discovery........................................ 1921 Yale University Press.......................... 1426

Curriculum Materials

Distributor/Reseller

Academic Experiences Abroad........... 1727 American Classical League (ACL)....... 1939 ASC-ReLANpro.................................... 1012 Beijing Mandarin................................ 1032 Better Chinese.................................... 1420 Bilingual Books, Inc............................. 1522 Calico Spanish.................................... 1733 Cambridge University Press................ 1820 CASLS & NFLRC.................................. 1849 Chinese in Focus................................. 1541 Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)......................................... 1446

Al-Takkallum for Arabic......................... 930 Ant Stores–Dilset Turkish Learning Sets................................... 929 Elite Culture Educational Company.... 1037 Jarir Bookstore.................................... 1349 Kong & Park, Inc.................................. 1451 MEP Education.................................... 1227 Nan Hai Books.................................... 1036 Sanako, Inc.......................................... 1513 Sosnowski Language Resources.......... 811

Voces eTextbooks by Teacher’s Discovery........................................ 1921 Wayside Publishing............................. 1710 Wiley................................................... 1620 Yale University Press.......................... 1426

Culture and Heritage Resources

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Educational Institution/Lang A&O Hotels and Hostels..................... 1749 Academia Latinoamericana de Español...................................... 1753 Beijing Mandarin................................ 1032 Carney, Sandoe & Associates............. 1453 Centro Studi Italiani.............................. 936 The Chinese Language Center, The Open University of China........ 1031 Concordia Language Villages.............. 1119 Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)......................................... 1446 COSI–Máximo Nivel........................... 1837 Costa Rica Language School.............. 1553 CPI Spanish Immersion School, Costa Rica...................................... 1546 don Quijote.......................................... 1821 Ecuador Spanish Immersion............... 1347 Edu-Inter.............................................. 1238 Estudio Sampere................................. 1638 Goethe-Institut USA............................ 1737 GSD Foundation–Gredos San Diego Schools............................................... T7 Harvest International Education........... 931 ICA Language Services....................... 1836 IES Abroad............................................ 833 Instituto Cervantes.............................. 1641 Instituto Estelar Bilingüe.................... 1548 International House Spain.................. 1639 ISA High School.................................. 1936 KIE/Kintetsu International.................. 1132 King’s Academy (Arabic Year at King’s Academy)............................ T8 The Language Flagship....................... 1043 Learn Spanish in Valladolid................ 1640 Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching (MAFLT), Michigan State University............. 1841

EXHIBITOR BY CATEGORY Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Summer Intensive Language........... 815 Middlebury Language Schools............. 812 Outward Bound Costa Rica................. 1940 PandaTree.com.................................... 1922 Portal Languages.com......................... 1946 Sant’Anna Institute–Sorrento Lingue S.r.l....................................... 939 School Year Abroad.............................. 933 Spanish Studies Abroad..................... 1650 Travel for Teens.com........................... 1543 Walking Tree Travel............................ 1823

Embassy/Government Agency Ambassade de France......................... 1237 Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.................................... 1233 German Academic Exchange Service–DAAD............................... 1741 German Information Center/ German Embassy........................... 1738 Japan National Tourism Organization................................... 1128 Korea Foundation................................ 1447 The Language Flagship....................... 1043 Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)............ 1533 U.S. Intelligence Community.............. 1917 Zentralstelle fur das Auslandsschulwesen..................... 1742

Hardware Technology Robotel, Inc......................................... 1218 Sanako, Inc.......................................... 1513 SANS Inc. 21st Century Technology for Language Learning................... 1120

Immersion Programs Academia Latinoamericana de Español...................................... 1753 Academic Experiences Abroad........... 1727 Academic Programs International...... 1648 Centro Studi Italiani.............................. 936 CIEE–High School and Gap Year Abroad................................... 1942 Compass Teen Experience (Culture and Language Immersion).............. 1551 Concordia Language Villages.............. 1119 Confucius Institute at Michigan State University............................. 1633 COSI–Máximo Nivel........................... 1837 Costa Rica Language School.............. 1553 CPI Spanish Immersion School, Costa Rica...................................... 1546 Cultural Vistas..................................... 1744 Culture Quest Tours............................. 1732 don Quijote.......................................... 1821 Ecuador Spanish Immersion............... 1347 Educational Travel Adventures........... 1631 Estudio Sampere................................. 1638 Explorica, Inc....................................... 1726 GSD Foundation–Gredos San Diego Schools............................................... T7 Intercultural Student Experiences (ISE).............................. 932 ISA High School.................................. 1936

King’s Academy (Arabic Year at King’s Academy)............................ T8 Learn Spanish in Valladolid................ 1640 Linguistica 360.................................... 1839 Middlebury Interactive Languages....... 814 Middlebury Language Schools............. 812 Portal Languages.com......................... 1946 Real China........................................... 1943 Rosetta Stone..................................... 1627 Sant’Anna Institute–Sorrento Lingue S.r.l....................................... 939 School Year Abroad.............................. 933 Spanish Studies Abroad..................... 1650 Tom Alsop’s Creative Teaching Materials and Workshops............... 926 Travel & Education.............................. 1645 Travel for Teens.com........................... 1543 UNIROPA............................................. 1552 Walking Tree Travel............................ 1823 WorldStrides....................................... 1222 Yabla, Inc............................................. 1938

Instructional Materials American Classical League (ACL)....... 1939 Ant Stores–Dilset Turkish Learning Sets................................... 929 Avant Assessment.............................. 1048 Beijing Mandarin................................ 1032 Better Chinese.................................... 1420 Bilingual Books, Inc............................. 1522 Cambridge University Press................ 1820 CARLA–Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition............... 1848 CASLS & NFLRC.................................. 1849 Cengage Learning............................... 1112 CERCLL & COERLL............................... 1852 Chinese in Focus................................. 1541 CILC CULTR NRCAL NALRC CeLCAR.......................................... 1851 Confucius Institute at Michigan State University....................................... 1633 Duke University SEELRC/Ohio State NEALRC.......................................... 1847 FilmArobics, Inc................................... 1430 Focus, an Imprint of Hackett Publishing Company........................................ 1326 Global Language Project..................... 1033 Klett-Langenscheidt............................ 1736 L-Pub................................................... 1751 Mandarin Companion......................... 1041 McGraw-Hill Education....................... 1512 MEP Education.................................... 1227 NHLRC & CALPER............................... 1850 Olivia and Hill Press............................ 1423 Organic World Language (OWL)........... 836 Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)............ 1533 PandaTree.com.................................... 1922 Pearson............................................... 1412 QTalk Publishing.................................. 1537 Real Language right away.................. 1616 Routledge............................................ 1612 Santillana USA.................................... 1020 SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center............................................. 1829 TPRS Publishing, Inc........................... 1526 World of Reading, Ltd......................... 1611 Yale University Press.......................... 1426

Language/Learning Labs ASC-ReLANpro.................................... 1012 Cengage Learning............................... 1112 Compass Teen Experience (Culture and Language Immersion).............. 1551 Concordia Language Villages.............. 1119 don Quijote.......................................... 1821 EF Education First................................ 1950 HelloTalk.............................................. 1142 Kong & Park, Inc.................................. 1451 Linguistica 360.................................... 1839 Mango Languages.............................. 1729 Portal Languages.com......................... 1946 Robotel Inc.......................................... 1218 Rosetta Stone..................................... 1627 Sanako, Inc.......................................... 1513 SANS Inc. 21st Century Technology for Language Learning......................... 1120 SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center............................. 1829 Stevens Learning Systems, Inc............. 737 Transparent Language, Inc.................. 1121

Magazine Publishers Al-Takkallum for Arabic......................... 930

Multicultural Arts and Crafts Asia for Kids........................................ 1331 Culture for Kids................................... 1333 Vision Wear International..................... 915

Online Resources Avant Assessment.............................. 1048 BYU Independent Study........................ 826 CARLA–Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition............... 1848 CASLS & NFLRC.................................. 1849 Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)............................................... 1327 CERCLL & COERLL............................... 1852 Chinese in Focus................................. 1541 The Chinese Language Center, The Open University of China........ 1031 CILC CULTR NRCAL NALRC CeLCAR.......................................... 1851 Common Ground International............ 1731 Confucius Institute at Michigan State University............................. 1633 Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)......................................... 1446 Duke University SEELRC/Ohio State NEALRC.......................................... 1847 Edizioni Edilingua.................................. 937 Elite Culture Educational Company.... 1037 EMC School......................................... 1812 Focus, an Imprint of Hackett Publishing Company....................... 1326 HelloTalk.............................................. 1142 Instituto Cervantes.............................. 1641 Linguistica 360.................................... 1839 L-Pub................................................... 1751 Mandarin Matrix Limited.................... 1914 Mango Languages.............................. 1729 Merriam-Webster............................... 1728 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)......................................... 1929

Information is accurate as of October 7, 2015. Any changes made after this date are reflected in the printed Addendum provided.

Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)............ 1533 PandaTree.com.................................... 1922 Qatar Foundation International........... 1342 QTalk Publishing.................................. 1537 SabbaticalHomes.com........................ 1840 SANS Inc. 21st Century Technology for Language Learning................... 1120 SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center............................. 1829 Tom Alsop’s Creative Teaching Materials and Workshops............... 926 Transparent Language, Inc.................. 1121 Voces eTextbooks by Teacher’s Discovery........................................ 1921 Wiley................................................... 1620 Yabla, Inc............................................. 1938

Professional Association American Association of Teachers of German (AATG).......................... 1747 American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).. 1643 American Classical League (ACL)....... 1939 Carney, Sandoe & Associates............. 1453 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)........................................... 739 Centro Studi Italiani.............................. 936 International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)............................................. 1843 National Council for the Teaching of the Italian Language in American Schools, Inc. (National COPILAS).... 941 NNELL (National Network for Early Language Learning)........................ 1928 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)......................................... 1929 SabbaticalHomes.com........................ 1840 Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)........... 1933

Professional Development American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).......................................... 1643 Avant Assessment.............................. 1048 CARLA–Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition.1848 Carney, Sandoe & Associates............. 1453 CASLS & NFLRC.................................. 1849 Center for Applied Linguistics............ 1327 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)........................................... 739 CERCLL & COERLL............................... 1852 Cheng & Tsui Company....................... 1427 CIEE–High School and Gap Year Abroad................................... 1942 CILC CULTR NRCAL NALRC CeLCAR.......................................... 1851 Common Ground International............ 1731 Cultural Vistas..................................... 1744 EF Education First................................ 1950 Institute of International Education (IIE)..................................................... T4 Instituto Cervantes.............................. 1641

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EXHIBITOR BY CATEGORY International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)............................................. 1843 International House Spain.................. 1639 The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles... 1129 National Council for the Teaching of the Italian Language in American Schools, Inc. (National COPILAS).... 941 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)......................................... 1929 Organic World Language (OWL)........... 836 Pearson............................................... 1412 Santillana USA.................................... 1020 SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center............................. 1829 Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)........... 1933 TeacherReady–Studer Education........ 1644 Tom Alsop’s Creative Teaching Materials and Workshops............... 926 TPRS Publishing, Inc........................... 1526 Travel & Education.............................. 1645 Walking Tree Travel............................ 1823 WorldStrides....................................... 1222

Reference Materials Elite Culture Educational Company.... 1037 MEP Education.................................... 1227 Merriam-Webster............................... 1728 Olivia and Hill Press............................ 1423

Scholarship/Grant Programs Academia Latinoamericana de Español...................................... 1753 American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)....................... 1643 Cultural Vistas..................................... 1744 German Academic Exchange Service–DAAD............................... 1741 Institute of International Education (IIE).................................... T4 The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles.................................... 1129 KIE/Kintetsu International.................. 1132 Korea Foundation................................ 1447 Qatar Foundation International........... 1342 School Year Abroad.............................. 933

Software Technology ASC-ReLANpro.................................... 1012 BYU Independent Study........................ 826 Common Ground International............ 1731 Elite Culture Educational Company........................................ 1037 HelloTalk.............................................. 1142 L-Pub................................................... 1751 McGraw-Hill Education....................... 1512 Middlebury Interactive Languages....... 814 PandaTree.com.................................... 1922 QTalk Publishing.................................. 1537 Robotel, Inc......................................... 1218 Rosetta Stone..................................... 1627 Sanako, Inc.......................................... 1513 SANS Inc. 21st Century Technology for Language Learning................... 1120 Transparent Language, Inc.................. 1121 World of Reading, Ltd......................... 1611

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Student/Teacher Exchange Pro CIEE–High School and Gap Year Abroad................................... 1942 Cultural Vistas..................................... 1744 EF Education First................................ 1950 German Academic Exchange Service–DAAD............................... 1741 GSD Foundation–Gredos San Diego Schools............................................... T7 Intercultural Student Experiences (ISE).................................................. 932 ISA High School.................................. 1936 The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles.................................... 1129 Japan National Tourism Organization................................... 1128 KIE/Kintetsu International.................. 1132 King’s Academy (Arabic Year at King’s Academy)............................ T8 Learn Spanish in Valladolid................ 1640 Outward Bound Costa Rica................. 1940 Qatar Foundation International........... 1342 Spanish Studies Abroad..................... 1650 Travel for Teens.com........................... 1543 UNIROPA............................................. 1552 WorldStrides....................................... 1222

Study Abroad A&O Hotels and Hostels..................... 1749 Academia Latinoamericana de Español...................................... 1753 Academic Experiences Abroad........... 1727 Academic Programs International...... 1648 ACIS (American Council for International Studies).................... 1336 American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)....................... 1643 Centro Studi Italiani.............................. 936 CIEE–High School and Gap Year Abroad................................... 1942 COSI–Máximo Nivel........................... 1837 Costa Rica Language School.............. 1553 CPI Spanish Immersion School, Costa Rica...................................... 1546 Culture Quest Tours............................. 1732 don Quijote.......................................... 1821 Duke University SEELRC/ Ohio State NEALRC....................... 1847 Ecuador Spanish Immersion............... 1347 Educational Travel Adventures........... 1631 Explorica, Inc....................................... 1726 German Academic Exchange Service–DAAD............................... 1741 GSD Foundation–Gredos San Diego Schools............................................... T7 IES Abroad............................................ 833 Institute of International Education (IIE).................................... T4 Instituto Estelar Bilingue.................... 1548 International House Spain.................. 1639 ISA High School.................................. 1936 Japan National Tourism Organization................................... 1128 KIE/Kintetsu International.................. 1132 King’s Academy (Arabic Year at King’s Academy)............................ T8 The Language Flagship....................... 1043 Learn Spanish in Valladolid................ 1640

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Middlebury Language Schools............. 812 Outward Bound Costa Rica................. 1940 SabbaticalHomes.com........................ 1840 Sant’Anna Institute–Sorrento Lingue S.r.l....................................... 939 School Year Abroad.............................. 933 Spanish Studies Abroad..................... 1650 Travel & Education.............................. 1645 Travel for Teens.com........................... 1543 UNIROPA............................................. 1552 Walking Tree Travel............................ 1823

Teacher Education CARLA–Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition............... 1848 Carney, Sandoe & Associates............. 1453 Center for Applied Linguistics............ 1327 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)........................................... 739 The Chinese Language Center, The Open University of China........ 1031 Concordia Language Villages.............. 1119 Confucius Institute at Michigan State University............................. 1633 COSI–Máximo Nivel........................... 1837 CPI Spanish Immersion School, Costa Rica...................................... 1546 Goethe-Institut USA............................ 1737 International House Spain.................. 1639 Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching (MAFLT) Michigan State University....................................... 1841 McGraw-Hill Education....................... 1512 NHLRC & CALPER............................... 1850 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)......................................... 1929 Organic World Language (OWL)........... 836 Qatar Foundation International........... 1342 Sant’Anna Institute–Sorrento Lingue S.r.l....................................... 939 TeacherReady–Studer Education........ 1644 Travel & Education.............................. 1645

Teaching Materials Al-Takkallum for Arabic......................... 930 American Classical League................. 1939 Ant Stores–Dilset Turkish Learning Sets................................... 929 Asia for Kids........................................ 1331 Beijing Mandarin................................ 1032 Better Chinese.................................... 1420 Bilingual Books, Inc............................. 1522 Calico Spanish.................................... 1733 Cambridge University Press................ 1820 Cengage Learning............................... 1112 Cheng & Tsui Company....................... 1427 Chinese in Focus................................. 1541 Common Ground International............ 1731 Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)......................................... 1446 Culture for Kids................................... 1333 Edizioni Edilingua.................................. 937 EMC School......................................... 1812 FilmArobics, Inc................................... 1430 Focus, an Imprint of Hackett Publishing Company....................... 1326 Global Language Project..................... 1033

HelloTalk.............................................. 1142 Klett-Langenscheidt............................ 1736 Kong & Park, Inc.................................. 1451 The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles.................................... 1129 Linguistica 360.................................... 1839 Mandarin Companion......................... 1041 Mandarin Matrix Limited.................... 1914 Merriam-Webster............................... 1728 NHLRC & CALPER............................... 1850 Real Language right away.................. 1616 Sosnowski Language Resources.......... 811 Tom Alsop’s Creative Teaching Materials and Workshops............... 926 Transparent Language, Inc.................. 1121 Voces eTextbooks by Teacher’s Discovery........................................ 1921 Wiley................................................... 1620 World of Reading, Ltd......................... 1611 Yabla, Inc............................................. 1938 Yale University Press.......................... 1426

Testing/Assessment Instituto Cervantes.............................. 1641 Language Testing International, Inc.... 1530

TV/Film/Music/Multimedia Asia for Kids........................................ 1331 The Chinese Language Center, The Open University of China........ 1031 Culture For Kids................................... 1333 Duke University SEELRC/ Ohio State NEALRC....................... 1847 FilmArobics, Inc................................... 1430 L-Pub................................................... 1751 Mango Languages.............................. 1729 World of Reading, Ltd......................... 1611 Yabla, Inc............................................. 1938

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Abbott, Annie..........................78 Abbott, Marty..........................48 Abdelghany, Louissa Taha.......58 Abduljaber, Naji....................110 Ableeva, Rimma....................137 Abou-dib, Nawf.............102, 117 Abrams, Zsuzsanna.................38 Abrate, Jayne........................100 Abreu, Dixon.........................144 Abuchaibe, Katherine...........152 Abugasea Heidt, Marium......101 Adachi, Sachiko....................123 Adair-Hauck, Bonnie...............26 Adams, Mary Jo....................131 Adams Fletcher, Clarissa.........63 Addison, Kirsten......................62 Ade, John................................52 Agostinelli, Christina..............55 Ahmed, Abdulnasser.............161 Ahmed, Jaleelah...................144 Aikawa, Takako.......................50 Ajioka, Mayumi.....................156 Al-Masri, Hanada..................118 Al-Zuraiki, Mokhtar...............136 Alabi, Victor...........................102 Alavi, Afrin............................154 Alducin, Samantha................114 Alesch, Jeanine......................57 Alfaro, Gilberto.....................160 Alhadeff, Beate.............156, 167 Alkhas, Anita.....................90, 99 Altanero, Timothy....................92 Altieri, Martha........................38 Altieri, Viviana.........................43 Amadei, Andrew .......................33, 42, 61, 106 Amaro, Johanna......................89 Amer, Mahmoud....................131 Ananth, Priya.........................160 Andarcia, Luzdelys................102 Anderson, Ayako...................104 Anderson, Minghui.................94 Anderton, Amy......................110 Angrist, Mira...........................72 Añorga, Angel...............134, 142 Antenos, Enza.................79, 133 Aragon-Stewart, Kimberly......47 Ardemagni, Enrica.........133, 166 Arechabaleta, Begona............65 Arispe, Kelly....................55, 159 Arman, Rahman......................51 Arnaud, Vanessa.....................66

Arndt, Marcia..........................62 Arnett, Carlee................104, 168 Aronson, Rosa.........................90 Ash, Rachel.............................56 Aubry, James........................134 Austin, Theresa.............144, 154 Avello, Mieko........................138 Ayala, Marcelo........................57 Ayari, Salah.............................39 Azama, Yo.......................63, 112

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Babcock, Kelly.........................97 Babilotte, Martin.....................61 Bacon, Michael.......................70 Badenas, Sonia.......................56 Baerenfaenger, Olaf..............121 Bai, Jianhua......................71, 78 Bailey, Kathleen............154, 166 Bair, Michael.........................108 Bairaktari, Elpida.....................58 Baldwin, Leslie........................62 Ballard, Laura..........................67 Ballestrini, Kevin.....................47 Bancheri, Salvatore.........67, 168 Banta, David............................69 Bao, Yanmin..........................157 Bao, Yingling...........................51 Barbe, Katharina...............40, 59 Barber, Etsuko.......................104 Barkley, Susan.......................134 Barnard, Erlin........................136 Barocio, Francisco.........105, 152 Baroudi, Fatima.......................70 Barrea-Marlys, Mirta............142 Barske, Tobias.......................104 Barter, Andrew........................62 Barter, Anna............................56 Bartlett, Sharon Meilahn......154 Baumgartner, Karin.................40 Bazzichetto, Sebastiano........162 Beard, Rosalina.......................91 Beck, Gerard............................54 Becker, Anthony............144, 154 Becker, Shannon....................143 Behney, Jennifer...................166 Bekkai, Kheireddine..............119 Belk, Amanda........................168 Belka, Tiffany..................65, 142 Bell, Teresa....................104, 131 Bellini, Marisa.......................121 Belmonti, Valeria.....................47 Beltran, Jorge.......................110

Ben Romdhane, Asma...........127 Benander, Ruth..............118, 142 Benso, Rachel.......................145 Berber-McNeill, Rebecca......137 Bernabeu, Juan Antonio.......134 Bernhardt, James..................130 Berroth, Erika........................146 Bertke, Matthew.......38, 75, 167 Bertrand, Didier.............133, 166 Bettaieb, Rym..........................92 Bevins, Katherine....................57 Bex, Martina...................75, 119 Bi, Nyan-Ping..........................94 Bickel, Marguerite..................99 Bigi, Brunella...........................66 Bird, Barbara...........................91 Birkland, Leslie........................93 Biska, Athanasia.....................77 Blair, Cele..............................109 Blank, Biljana..........................40 Blasi, Virginia..........................38 Block, Nick..............................70 Bloom, Melanie.......................57 Blum, Paula...........................145 Blyth, Carl................54, 101, 160 Boero, Paulo..........................118 Boland, Hal..................40, 50, 93 Bonch Reeves, Ksenia.............64 Bond, Kristi..............................99 Bonino, Nicole.........................67 Bonn, Jennifer.........................72 Borden, Rebecca...........110, 159 Borer, Alexandra......................63 Bork-Goldfield, Iris..................70 Borst, Stefanie..............105, 122 Boskovic, Aleksandar..............90 Boskovic, Vladimir...................77 Bothe, Britta............................97 Boudreaux, Nicole.................141 Bourgerie, Dana..............52, 122 Bourn, Kevin..........................165 Bousley, Chad..........................49 Bouteillon, Marie..................167 Bouyssie, Claire......................67 Bowen, Todd..............33, 57, 142 Bown, Jennifer........58, 118, 159 Boxwell, Regan.......................46 Boyle, Bruna......................26, 93 Boylem, Bruna.......................123 Brady, Meredith....................164 Bramlet, Carrie......................131 Brandt, Adriana.....................101 Braun, Friederike...................111 Brewer, Cindy..........................79

Bridges, Elizabeth.................133 Brockman, Beatrix...................70 Brosh, Hezi............................131 Brown, Alan..........................147 Brown, Joshua........................78 Brown, Lauren.......................152 Brown, Shelli.........................165 Brown, Tony.............................52 Bruno, Elizabeth......................46 Brunow, Beate.........................70 Bryant, Andrea..............120, 133 Bryant, Julianne....................144 Buonanno Foley, Elda............121 Burgo, Clara............................75 Burkart, Sonia.......................153 Burns, Theresa..............109, 167 Busciglio, Daniela...........40, 162 Bush, Michael.......................159 Bustin, Amy.............................37 Byers, Katharine....................108 Byrd, Brenna..........................146 Byrd, David..............................38 Byrnes, Heidi.........................140

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Cabrera, Vianey.......................38 Calabretta-Sajder, Ryan ...................................97, 138 Caldon, Ian............................134 Calvin, Lisa..............................96 Camacho, Lindsey.........153, 165 Campbell, Christen..................55 Campbell, Joan.................70, 93 Campbell, Joy.........................54 Campbell, Stephanie...............73 Candiotti, Susan......................63 Canion, Mira.........................130 Cao, Rui...................................67 Capanegra, Ana......................38 Capmartin, Sophie................107 Cardenas-Claros, Monica.......78 Carmichael, Andrew.............155 Carney, Dawn........................116 Carolan, Mary Ann................132 Carr, Britt.................................97 Carr, Ulla................................137 Carreira, Maria........29, 119, 164 Carson, Jennifer................42, 73 Carter, June.............................70 Castillo-Scott, Aurora...........133 Castle, Alison........................128 Castro, Sheryl........................103 Caudill, Tamara.....................107

Cavallero, Daniela...................79 Cavatorta, Giuseppe...............71 Ceo-DiFrancesco, Diane..........95 Cerqueiras, Vera......................97 Cervigni, Dino S......................50 Cespedes, Andrea...................81 Cessna-Buscemi, Kevin...........37 Chabot, Rachel........................54 Chai, Donglin.........................162 Chamberlin, Julia..................165 Chamberlin, Lisa...................136 Chambless, Krista...................94 Chami, Yomna.......................131 Chan, Marjorie......................122 Chandler, Paul.........................89 Chang, Angelica......................34 Chang, Cecilia.........................81 Chang, Hsiang-Hua.................51 Chang, Kuo-En.......................169 Chang, Liping..........................60 Chang, Rong..........................105 Chang, Seung-Eun.................127 Chang, William.....................169 Chao, Der-lin...........................78 Chao, I Ting.............................94 Chao, Jenpei.....................75, 94 Chao, Sara.......................59, 137 Chao, Xia...............................133 Charest, Mario......................141 Charle, Maria........................110 Chavoshan, Ida........................96 Cheatham, Rosalie................164 Chen, Dongdong......................50 Chen, Fred...............................94 Chen, Guangyan......................72 Chen, Henny............................49 Chen, Jianfei...........................72 Chen, Jing-Yun......................169 Chen, Li Yu...............................41 Chen, Litong..........................122 Chen, Shu-chen.....................146 Chen, Shuyuan........................41 Chen, Tuz-Ling (Crystal)...........70 Chen, Xiaoqing........................68 Chen, Yea-Fen.........................72 Chen-Lin, Shaoyuen..........34, 58 Cheng, An Chung..................102 Cheng, Chai-Er......................157 Cheng, Michelle......................81 Cheng, Rong............................94 Cheng, Tsan-Jui.......................48 Cheng-White, Tsai-En.......75, 94 Cherif, Ouajdi........................167 Cherney, Heather....................67

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INDEX OF PRESENTERS Chi, Richard.............................26 Chiang, Janna.........................99 Chik, Claire......................29, 164 Child, Michael.........................77 Chinen, Kiyomi........................79 Cho, Haewon.........................118 Cho, Hyejin..............................38 Cho, Hyesun............................39 Choate, Lisa............................61 Chodorowska-Pilch, Marianna..........................163 Choi, Myong Hee..................109 Choi, Yoon Hwa.....................132 Chou, Chih-p’ing......................72 Chowdhury, Razima...............132 Chu, Chengzhi.........................72 Chu, Shirley...........................164 Chu, Wenyi..............................72 Chu, Yeong-Lian......................67 Chuang, Hui-Ya...............91, 161 Chun, Dorothy.......................140 Chung, Luz.............................159 Clarcq, Laurie..........................76 Claus-Nix, Michaela.......93, 130 Clementi, Donna .......................25, 45, 74, 116 Cleveland, Crystal Brim.........142 Clifford, Ray............................29 Clivaz, Denise..........................33 Clo, Clarissa..........................133 Cobb, Marina........................126 Cobe, Mara.....................42, 116 Cocchiara, Maria...................146 Coffey, Colleen........................95 Cohen, Robert.......................129 Cole, Sarah..............69, 111, 124 Coleman, Angela.....................72 Collado, Ericka......................100 Collora, Rebecca.....................63 Condray, Kathleen.................111 Conley, Ava..............................99 Conner, John.............42, 54, 106 Connor, Anne.........................165 Conrad, Daniel.....51, 52, 73, 95, .................113, 115, 123, 128 Conroy, Kelly.........................154 Converset, Gilbert.................159 Convertini, Tania.....................50 Cooke-Plagwitz, Jessamine........................146 Corda, Giorgio.........................93 Cornelius, Crista....................122 Cornell, Jennifer.....................63 Correa, Maite..........................92 Corretjer, Olga.........................90 Costa, Everton.......................118 Costabile-Heming, Carol Anne.........................78 Costea, Ruby...........................81 Cothrun, Keith.................50, 111 Cottrell, Sara-Elizabeth .........................107, 117, 167 Courtad, Gregg......................130 Cowell, Glynis.......................114 Cox, Grace.............................157 Cox, Troy........29, 37, 51, 58, 108 Coxon, Michael.......................55 Crane, Cori................76, 93, 116 Crawford-Dixon, Lori.............164

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d’Erizans, Roberto...................90 Da Silva, Eduardo..................118 Damron, Julie..................58, 110 Damron, Maria......................131 Darhower, Mark......................76 Darwish, Manar......................67 Davidheiser, James...............156 Davidson, Kelly Frances..........69 Davin, Kristin...................99, 107 Davis, Debra............................66 Davis, John.............................65 Davis, Nicole.........................142 Davis, Susann.........................44 Davis-Wiley, Patricia.........78, 99 Davison, Emily.......................116 De Castro, Dulce...................153 De Feo, Daniele.....................121 De Groot, Wijnie.....................90 de Swanson, Rosario............144 de Valdivia, Isabel Espino.....144 Dean, Carol...........................126 Degât-Willis, Sophie.............129 Deifel, Karina........................168 DeJonge-Kannan, Karin........103 DeKeyser, Robert.....................76 del Carmen Lopez Ramirez, Maria..................................92 Del Castillo-Zerbe, Carmen.....64 Del Fabbro, Mojca...................40 Dellinger, Mary Ann................73 DeMado, John........................36 Demos, Melissa....................156 Denie-Higney, Laurence........152 Dennig, Sik Lee.....................122 Derby, LeAnn.........................126 Destro Boruchowski, Ivian....136 Di Pietro, Antonietta...............79 Diao, Wenhao...............122, 143 Dias, Rejane............................47 Diaz, Lisselin...........................55 Diaz Magggioli, Gabriel........154 Diaz Pérez, Olivia....................49 Dickens, Christopher...............67 Dieckman, Sandra...................79 Dietkus, Carola......................120 Dietrich, Maiheng...................94 Dieu-Porter, Nathalie..............45 Dillmann, Gabriele................118 Dimitrieska, Vesna..................61 Dimova, Svetoslava..............107 Dini, Andrea..........................146 Ditty, Kimberly.......................126 Ditzel, Katherine.....................62 Doehla, Donald.............152, 164 Doffing, Kelly.........................155 Donato, Clorinda.......77, 99, 162

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Donato, Richard............107, 141 Dong, Shutan........................105 Dong, Xinran...........................80 Donohue-Bergeler, Devon.....168 Donovan, Anne........53, 122, 143 Dossena, Elisa.........................40 Doueiri, Dany................152, 166 Douglas, Masako..................163 Dowd, Janice..............34, 58, 70 Dowell, Samuel.....................129 Draggett, Parthena................155 Drew, Bethanie...............46, 132 Du, Wen-Hua.........................147 Dubinina, Irina.........................68 Dubon, Henry........................153 Dubreil, Sebastien..................47 Ducar, Cynthia.......................119 Dugartsyrenova, Vera......89, 110 Duncan, Catherine................120 Duncan, Gregory.........28, 45, 94 Dupont, Silvia..........................93 Dupuy, Beatrice.................54, 88 Dusewoir, Liliane.....88, 119, 161 Duval, Marion...................45, 99 Dykstra-Pruim, Pennylyn.....................59, 122

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Eastman, Daniel......................61 Ebner, Christian.......................50 Ebranati, Paola..............104, 168 Echevarria, Raul......................73 Ecke, Peter............................103 Eckendorf, Jan......................111 Eddington, Brooke...................92 Eddy, Jennifer.........................57 Egan, Jessica........................156 Egnatz, Linda...................45, 141 Ekiaka-Oblazamengo, Julien...............................102 El-Turky, Fatma........................58 Elliott, Anna............................72 Elliott-Earby, Christi..............167 Ellis, David............................111 Ellis, Lorena.............................92 Elola, Idoia..............................77 Emonds, Friederike................111 Ennser-Kananen, Johana......140 Eo, Jihye................................143 Eom, Mijin...............................67 Ergul, Saadet Ebru..................58 Erickson, Janine....................147 Esa, Mohamed............50, 79, 93 Espinosa, Araceli..................153 Ettzevoglou, Nathalie..............45 Evans, Elizabeth......................73 Evans, Jeremy.........................58 Even, Susanne.........................93 Everson, Michael..................110 Ewell, Cristina.......................117

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Fabbian, Chiara.....................112 Facccio, Fabian..............131, 161 Faki, Belita..............................94 Falls, Gisele...........................139 Faltin Osborn, Sarah.............166 Fang, Marisa...................44, 114 Fantini, Alvino.........................91

Faraj, Reem.............................92 Farino , Yvonne......................144 Farrelly, Lauren........................62 Fasciano, Helga.....................100 Fearn, Eric.............................157 Febraio Parma, Alan................39 Fechter, Sharon.......................67 Federhofer, Karl-Georg............44 Feehan, Peggy.......................141 Fehling, Anka..........................93 Feldhaus, Julia......................111 Feldman, Beth.........................89 Feltes, Heike.........................145 Feng, Rui...............................169 Feng, Shengli..........................80 Feng, Ying..............................127 Ferme, Valerio.........................50 Ferreira, Fernanda.................144 Fetterhoff, Sarah.....................70 Fiedler Vierma, Gayle............154 Field, Scott............................123 Figueroa, Natalie..................123 Figueroa, Samuel..................101 Filippi, Alessio.........................68 Finney, Sara.............................45 Fiore, Teresa..........................133 Fischer, Donald......................136 Fischer, Gerhard....................100 Fischer, Juliane.......................50 Fisk, Justin................44, 81, 101 Flanzer, Vivian.........................48 Fong, Mandy...........................81 Fonseca-Greber, Bonnie........132 Forbes, Cheryl.......................159 Forcelini, Jamile......................39 Forester, Lee..........................113 Forrest, Linda........................152 Fortney, James................68, 163 Fortune, Tara.........................155 Forward, Melinda..................158 Foss, Julie...............................61 Fouquerel, Francois.................56 Foutch, Miyoko........................79 Fox, Rebecca...........................27 Francisco Montesó, María......70 Fraser, Lauren..................75, 167 Frederickson, Christiane.......162 Frei, Christina..........................93 Fresh, Elinore........................147 Friendly-Mares, Kate............123 Fu, Frances..............................70 Fujimori, Lynette....................101 Fujimoto Gonzales, Noriko....168 Fullard, Katja.........................162 Funk, Alexander......................66 Funke, Cornelia.......................61 Furuhata-Turner, Hamako......154

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Gaab, Carol.................34, 43, 54 Gacs, Adam...........................167 Galeano, Rebecca.................134 Gallagher, Elizabeth..............158 Gallego, Lorena.......................38 Gallegos, Kathleen................134 Gallmeier, Maria...................137 Galvan-Mandujano, Martha...89 Ganeshan, Ashwini...............110 Gao, Binnan.............................51

Gao, Jian.........................44, 120 Gao, Yuanyuan........................56 García, Kelly............................55 García Salinero, Alberto.........90 Gardner, Darci.......................143 Garrett, Jordan................38, 160 Garrett-Rucks, Paula....................69, 91, 106 Garza, Joyhanna...................152 Gassman, Kirsten....................64 Gatti, Alberta..........................47 Gatto, Nadia..........................121 Gaugler, Kevin.......................141 Ge, Lini..................................147 Gehlker, Marion.....................138 Geisel, Noah.................108, 141 Geng, Ziyi..............................112 George, Angela.............129, 160 Gerard, Donna.........................38 Gérard, Colavecchio..............158 Germain-Rutherford, Aline.................................136 Ghanem, Carla......................137 Gilbert, Vera..........................133 Gimeno Ugalde, Esther.........142 Giordano, Paolo.............104, 138 Giorgini-Althoen, Silvia...........79 Giráldez Elizo, Marián...........108 Gissing, Chunman.................120 Giudice, Maria......................109 Giupponi, Luca......................118 Glassey-Tranguyen, Trangdai.............................73 Glatz, Lawrence................88, 96 Glisan, Eileen....................26, 99 Glynn, Cassandra.............27, 39, .............................57, 89, 116 Gnade, Simona........59, 128, 138 Goering, Karen........77, 153, 165 Goertler, Senta......................153 Goings, Brittany......................62 Goins III, James..............75, 117 Goldberg, David......................90 Golding, Marianne................115 Goldman, Katrin....................162 Goldoni, Federica..................109 Goldstein, Ben.........................52 Gomez, Diana..........................37 Gomez, Jill......................65, 142 Gondra Astigarraga, Ager.....109 Gong, Xueyang........................92 Gonglewski, Margaret .................................104, 137 Gonzales, Adrienne.................67 Gonzalez, Alicia.....................134 Gonzalez, Raul.......................107 González, Luis.........................98 Gonzalez Del Pozo, Jorge........69 Gonzalez-Bueno, Manuela......38 Goodall, Grant.................44, 164 Gopalakrishnan, Anuradha...102 Goulah, Pauline.......................57 Goulette, Elizabeth..................57 Graan, Freda..........................126 Grady, Patrick........................101 Graf, Karen............................117 Graf, Tiesa...............................88 Graham, Tomoko.....................50 Grahn, Leslie...............27, 28, 63

INDEX OF PRESENTERS Gramling, David....................168 Grande, John.........................118 Graner Kennedy, Lea.............142 Grasset, Cristina...................130 Gravitt, Lucas........................104 Gray, Phebe...........................134 Grazioli, Bruno.......................156 Greenberg, Dustin...................64 Gregory, Renee..............133, 166 Griffin, Katrina...................61, 79 Grollitsch, Lois........................96 Grollman, Stephen................155 Grovergrys, Kathryn..............153 Gruenthal, Tobias....................79 Gu, Licheng.............................69 Gu, Minhua...........................133 Guan, Daoxiong.......................51 Guan, Kailu..............................80 Guardado, Martin....................71 Guillén, Gabriel.......................76 Gunter, Ann Marie...................99 Gye, Ellen................................37

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Habib, Muhammad.................67 Hacking, Jane.......................139 Haddad, Tamara....................119 Haden, Rebecca....................130 Haims, Lori..........33, 42, 61, 106 Hainzinger, Mike.............69, 124 Haisten, Judy..........................39 Haj-Broussard, Michelle.......141 Hakam, David........................167 Haley, Marjorie.................58, 75 Hall, Brad..............................144 Hall, Effie...............................120 Hall, Jennifer..........................38 Halling, Anna-Lisa.................160 Halpern, Jack....................53, 96 Hamilton, Allyson....................42 Hammadou Sullivan, Joann.........................69, 109 Hammami, Nabila.........102, 117 Han, Cilei.................................80 Han, Henry..............................53 Hanaoka, Vera.........................71 Hannouchi, Said....................101 Hansen, Brenda.....................145 Hardy, Jane...........................132 Harlin, Leslie...........................74 Harman, Reanna.....................56 Harp, Albert...........................144 Harrell, Robert.......................164 Harris, Lisa..............................99 Hart, Betsy......................94, 158 Hart, Ellen...............................91 Hart, Judson..........................134 Hartel, Antonella...................168 Harvey, Robin..........................49 Harvey, Sabine........................91 Harvey, Sandy...............105, 152 Hashem, Iman.......................111 Hashiba, Erica.......................163 Hassan, Wafa..........................77 Hatakeyama, Mamoru..........138 Hatano, Asuka.........................97 Hatasa, Kazumi.....................112 Havas, Linda..........................136 Hawkins, Angela.....................59

Haxhi, Jessica...................29, 38 Hay, Shelley............................56 Hayden, Jeffrey.....................102 Hayward, Catherine..............110 Hazan, Maurice.......................73 He, Baozhang..........................51 He, Wayne.............................121 Hei Nam Leung, Hilda...........167 Heiduschke, Sebastian.........165 Heitmann, Katherine.............164 Helm Kurz, Anna ..................137 Henderson, Andrea...............105 Henderson, Carly...................160 Hendryanti, Retno...................61 Hennessey, Paula............88, 119 Henninger, Carmen..................81 Henson, Leah..................65, 142 Hepburn, Alyssa......................99 Hepner, Terri..........................118 Herazo, Jose.........................107 Hernandez, Rachael..............147 Hernandez-Laroche, Araceli................................70 Herrera Hernandez, Cristina.............................129 Hignett, Cristina....................130 Hildebrandt, Susan.................57 Hill, Amy................................132 Hillenburg, Elena.....................68 Hintz, Saskia.........................146 Hipwell, Louise.....................121 Hirsch, Bette...........................37 Hirsch, Paula.........................153 Hlas, Anne Cummings...........154 Hoang, Lethuy.......................141 Hobbs, Dianne.........................46 Hobgood, Bobby..............74, 167 Hoecherl-Alden, Gisela ...................................49, 111 Hoenig, Candice....................120 Hoeninger, Bettina................156 Hoffman, Kristin......................98 Hofstetter, Cora.......................61 Hogan, Jodie...........................49 Hoin, Kate...............................90 Holler, Daniel...................70, 156 Holmes, Mary..........................39 Holst-Knudsen, Heidi..............63 Hong, Iris...............................169 Hong, Jia-Fei...........................94 Hong, Wei................................... Hoogenboom, Tomoko.............41 Horiba, Alice.........................146 Hornby Uribe, Amy..................63 Horne, Nicole........................107 Hoshi, Saori.............................80 Hosoi, Junko.........................156 Houston, Caitlin....................108 Howards, Alyssa...................120 Hoye, Amber...........................55 Hoyt, Kristin....................47, 129 Hsieh, HsiuWen......................39 Hsu, I-Ling.............................121 Hsu, Wei-Li............................144 Hu, Bing Ying...........................78 Hu, Chenghua..........................80 Hu, Wenze...............................51 Huang, Nansong.....................51 Huang, Sha............................163

Huang, Shuchen......................57 Huang, Ting...........................122 Huang, Yi-Tzu........................147 Huhn, Christina...............38, 101 Hung, Hsiao-Hsuan...............105 Hunt, Kevin..............................48 Hurlbut, Sheri..................44, 145 Hutter, Verena.......................145

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Jackson, Douglas..................117 Jacobsen-McLean, Nadine...167 Jago, Martine.........................65 Jahner, David..........................62 James, Charles.....................104 Jansma, Kimberly.................152 Jany, Berit.............................146 Jed, Stephanie......................133 Jenkins, Rhett.........................81 Jenkins, Tamari.......................39 Jennane, Hicham............48, 119 Jens, Benjamin.....................113 Jensen, Janis..........................81 Jeon, Seonkyung...................157 Ji , JingJing..........................146 Jia, Baocai............................103 Jia, Junqing..........................139 Jian, Xiaobin.........................157 Jiang, Song.....................91, 122 Jiang, Xin..............................147 Jiao, Liwei.............................105 Jimenez, Malu......................154 Jin, Ying..................................49 Jing-Schmidt, Zhuo...............169 Jobé, Céline..................128, 140 Johnson, Emiley....................140 Johnson, Stacey........47, 69, 113 Johnston, Joyce......................90 Jolly, Katie..............................46 Jones, Ashley..........................59 Jones, Norah...........................51 Ju, Hee..................................157 Ju, Zhongkui..........................155 Jubilado, Rodney..................136 Jung, Hunjin..........................136 Jung, Young A.........................91 Jurisevic, Dallas....................100

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Kagan, Olga.....................29, 164 Kahnke, Corinna....................162 Kai, Liu..................................105 Kameyama, Hitomi..................93 Kamimura, Minako................163 Kanefsky, Matthew...............113 Kang, Sahie...........................118

Kao, Peggy............................127 Kaplan, Carolyn.....................166 Kartchner, Eric.........................81 Kashuba, Mary Helen...........100 Kataoka, Hiroko.....................163 Katradis, Maria.....................119 Kaupp, Steffen........................56 Kawaguchi, Mariko.................60 Kawanishi, Yumiko................156 Ke, Sihui................................155 Kearney, Erin.........................101 Keating, Kelle........................164 Keaveney, Colin.....................163 Kelly, Caroline.........................91 Kelly, Sherrill.........................161 Kelm, Orlando.......................123 Kendrick, Jeff..........................96 Keneman, Margaret................57 Kennedy, Teresa......................78 Kent, Amber............................51 Ketcham, Eric..........................66 Ketchem, Sean........................53 Ketner, Jay......................99, 116 Kew, Claire..............................45 Khasilova, Dilnoza.................134 Kichler, Diana........................134 Kijima, Hiromi.......................128 Kim, David...............................59 Kim, Hee-Sun..........................48 Kim, Minsook........................127 Kim, Taewoong........................70 Kim, Wha-Chun.......................60 Kindt, Michelle........................62 King, Kendall.........................140 Kirby, Heidi............................168 Kishimizu, Hiromi....................79 Kissau, Scott.................131, 143 Kisselev, Olesya....................141 Kitajima, Ryu...........................50 Kiyosue, Teppei.....................121 Kleckauskas, Kristy...............100 Klein, Laura...........................165 Klekovkina, Vera....................158 Klimanova, Liudmila..............118 Knapp, Nieves.................64, 108 Knell, Ellen............................145 Knight, Stephanie.................153 Knisely, Kris.............................90 Knowles, Gordon...................107 Koch, Julia..............................40 Koda, Keiko...................138, 155 Kolenich, Peter........................96 Kondilis, Louiza.......................58 Kong, Dong-Kwan...................39 Kong, Kaishan.......................147 Kontostergios, Ashley...........108 Koo, Dohee............................126 Korb, Richard.........................111 Kou, Yupeng..........................169 Kovalik, Barbara....................156 Koyama, Nobuko.....................80 Kraemer, Angelika...........72, 118 Kraft, Wolfgang.......................52 Krashen, Stephen..............34, 43 Kregar, Sandra...............109, 136 Kristy, Martha S......................81 Kronenberg, Felix..................133 Krotzer, Kate..........................123 Krsul, Leticia.........................132

Krueger, Karen.........................58 Kruger-Robbins, Frank...........116 Kuettner, Paul........................158 Kunes, Deborah.......................63 Kuo, Ching-I.............................76 Kuo, Jane..............................112 Kuo, Yi-Lu..............................163 Kuo-Flynn, Shiyo.....................41 Kussman, Patti......................153 Kuwana, Tomoki....................163 Kyriakidis, Olympia...............157

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Ladas, Cristina................68, 133 Lai, Ying-Chun.........................96 Lai, Yu-Ning...........................147 Lair, Anne..............................161 Lalande II, John...............67, 156 Lamance, Rachel.....................57 Lamb, Terry........................46, 63 Lange, Kristin.............................. Lanphere, Christine.........63, 141 Lantolf, James................27, 140 Lanza, Ida..............................162 Lapuerta, Paloma..................114 Laquercia, Brett...............43, 106 Lara, Ana Cecilia...................117 Larsen-Freeman, Diane...........58 LaScotte, Darren...................160 Laursen, Dana.........44, 109, 136 Laux, Faith...............................63 Lavagnino, Claire..................138 Lavine, Roberta.......46, 131, 161 Layne, Priscilla......................162 Lear, Darcy...............................44 Lecocq-Aussignargues, Lucie...................................88 Lee, Eunice............................114 Lee, Eunji...............................110 Lee, Hsi-chi.............................94 Lee, Ji-Yeon............................39 Lee, Julia.................57, 163, 167 Lee, Kuangchi................103, 120 Lee, Lucy...........................34, 58 Lee, Mina..............................157 Lee, Namhee.........................114 Leflot, Anne.............................36 Lehman, Jenny..............108, 118 Lei, Yuyun................................80 Leibson, Joseph......................36 Lelchuk, Janna........................66 Leloup, Jean............................89 Lenart-Cheng, Helga...............93 Leng, Pu-mei...........................39 Lenord, Amy..................132, 158 Leons, Eve...............................42 Lettieri, Marco......................156 Lettieri, Michael..............67, 168 Levenson, Mina.....................144 Levin, Qiuli............................157 Levine, Glenn....................70, 93 Lewis, Mark..........................161 Li, Bailu...................................41 Li, Cong.................................139 Li, Jennifer............................155 Li, Jiahang.............................155 Li, Leixuan.............................126 Li, Mingyi..............................157 Li, Ming-Ying.........................138

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McCormick, James...............133 McFarland, Rob.......................79 McGarity, Adam......................47 McGee, Laura....................44, 78 McGovern, Lynn....................143 McKeeman, Leah..........126, 139 McMurry, Benjamin..............134 Mecheneau, Sarah..................88 Medina-Jimenez, Monica.....102 Mekonen, Christina...............167 Mello, Melanie.......................40 Melucci, Donatella................121 Melville, Becky......................159 Mengin, Nicolas......................61 Merry, Barbara......................133 Met, Myriam.........................162 Meyer, Rachel.........................48 Meyer, Rosa............................70 Miano, Alice..........................132 Michelson, Kristen..................54 Mieure, Danell........................48 Mifflin, Deborah....................103 Mijalski, Maryse...................165 Mikhaylova, Anna.................143 Miller, Alyssia.........................97 Miller, Sarah..........................128 Miller, Tabitha.........................37 Millet, Julie.............................56 Minami, Masahiko................132 Miranda, Arturo......................57 Mirsharifi, Fatemeh...............136 Mita, Ayumi.............................67 Mitschke, Cherie...................157 Mitterhumer, Helga...............104 Miura, Ken-ichi.....................104 Mizza, Daria..........................104 Modica, Cristina......................59 Moeller, Aleidine.......44, 91, 145 Moen, Diana...........................45 Moghtader, Sarah.................116 Mohammed, Sidow.................67 Mohring, Jupp.......................121 Moisan, Claire.......................132 Mojica-Diaz, Clara................117 Molano-Cook, Elisa.................39 Molina, Guadalupe...............132 Molitoris, Joan......................170 Mondloch, Barbara...............107 Monje, Maria........................154 Monk, James........................122 Montanari, Simona...............168 Montgomery, Cherice....141, 152 Montgomery, Mary Lynn.........38 Montross, Linda....................101 Mootoo, Aileen.......................66 Mora, Oscar............................95 Morales, Juan Carlos.......33, 68, ...........................79, 134, 142 Morales-Reyes, Alexandra.....65 Moreau, Françoise..................65 Morford, Alexis.......................58 Morgan, William.....................97 Morgavi, Paola......................111 Morkus, Nader......................133 Morosin, Maria Simona..........40 Morris, Daniel.........................62 Morris, Kerry...........................46 Morrison, Shawn....................27 Mosca, Annalisa...................138

Moser, Beverly......................104 Moser, Kelly............................99 Moti, Simona........................111 Motohashi, Soichiro................41 Motyl-Mudretzkyj, Irene.........71 Mroz, Aurore.....................73, 99 Mueller, Elise........................126 Muirhead, Pablo..............36, 130 Muller, Markus......................152 Mulligan Walters, Kristen.......56 Murata, Noriko........................41 Murphy, Liz..............................48 Murphy-Judy, Kathryn.............48 Murray, Jill..............................48 Myers, Lindsy........................130

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Nadhiri, Aman.........................67 Naditz, Nicole..................48, 54, .................................108, 129 Nagano, Tomonori.............66, 93 Nagel, Ninja............................59 Nagumo, Nori........................146 Nakamura, Tomoe...................93 Nasr, Doni........................68, 133 Nassif, Lama...........................68 Nazarian, Gregor.............39, 155 Nekrasova, Alena....................78 Nekrasova-Beker, Tatiana .................................144, 154 Nelson, Erika.........................162 Nerenz, Anne....35, 69, 106, 139 Ness, Jane..............................81 Newcomb, Margaret.............127 Nibert, Holly............................78 Nielsen, Bayard.....................153 Ning, Cyndy...................120, 128 Nishi, Hironori.........................50 Nogueira, Soraya..................160 Norris, John..........................140 Novakovic, Nadezda.............141 Novelli-Pearson, Magda.......138 Nozu, Mako.............................41 Nuessel, Frank........................71 Nunez, Mario....................34, 43 Nyikos, Martha.......................61

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O’Brien Ramirez, Kathleen....127 O’Donald, Karla.......................46 O’Neill, Errol..........................134 O’Toole, Joanne....................106 Oakes, Nancy........................143 Ocros-Ritter, Joana.................99 Ohnesorg, Stefanie.......137, 162 Ojeda, Diego.........................164 Olah, Michelle.......................137 Oleksak, Rita.........................123 Oliva, Cedric..........................152 Olivare, Jennifer...................111 Oliveira, Ellen........................134 Omoto, Kumi.........................104 Ordaz, Lidia...........................152 Orr, Anita...............................109 Orsi, Gabrielle.........................41 Oskoz, Ana..............................77 Oszko, Szilvia..........................93 Otus, Zehra............................162 Ou, Te-Fen.............................169

Ousselin, Catherine.................51 Overstreet, Mark.....................52 Oviedo-Loredo, Blanca..........139 Oxford, Jeffrey........................75 Oxford, Raquel........................75 Özçelik, Öner...........................51

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Pacchioni, Federico...............133 Padilla, Amado......................154 Paduano, Francesca................40 Paesani, Kate..........................88 Page, Deborah.......................118 Palpacuer Lee, Christelle........57 Pan, Huey-Jen.......................137 Pan, Yue...................................42 Panaïté, Oana........................158 Paredes Fernandez, Maria....129 Park, Junghee.......................127 Parker, Janet.........................115 Parker, Kara.............................28 Parks, David..........................137 Parnell, Juliette.....................116 Parra, Andrea........................134 Partsch, Cornelius.................104 Partyka, Betsy.........................65 Patrick, Miriam........................56 Patrick, Paula.............33, 42, 43, ............52, 53, 61, 73, 95, 98, .........106, 114, 115, 123, 128 Paul, Elena............................118 Paul, Jing..............................147 Peart, Silvia.....77, 129, 143, 160 Pei, Xiaoling..........................119 Peir, I-chun.............................147 Peker, Hilal............................136 Pellettieri, Jill........................165 Peng, Ke................................137 Peng, Ping.............................155 Peng, Tao...............................138 Peng, Xinjia...........................169 Pennasilico, Roberta...............50 Pennazzato, Roberto.............104 Perez, Pilar............................109 Pescatori, Rossella................146 Peterson, Jennifer...................49 Petit, Elyse..............................54 Petri, Andrea.........................162 Peyton, Joy......................78, 144 Pfeiffer, Karl..........................145 Pfeil, Andrea...................59, 128 Philipp, Douglas.............40, 101, .................................145, 162 Phillips, Andrea.......................56 Phillips, June...........................27 Piacenza, Jeannine.................73 Pichugin, Alexander................65 Picicci, Chris............................59 Pietralunga, Mark.................104 Pigoni-Miller, Dolores.............59 Pilkus, Joseph.......................161 Pirazzini, Robert......................59 Piske, Dorly...........................134 Piwek, Sigurd....................40, 59 Place, Alexandra...................101 Plonsky, Luke...........................69 Podbilski, Lisa.......................103 Polansky, Susan....................144 Polchow, Shannon.................117

INDEX OF PRESENTERS Polio, Charlene........................35 Polk, Randi..............................67 Poole, Frederick.............139, 147 Porankiewicz, Ralf.................115 Porter, David............................60 Potter, Rose.............................63 Powell, Stacey........................89 Prats, David...........................165 Preciado, Bruno.....................165 Preti, María Estela................132 Preusse-Burr, Beatrix...............64 Prieta-Novales, Raquel.........109 Prieto Botana, Goretti.............76 Prinzbach, Justin...................119 Prionas, Evangelia.....58, 77, 119 Pritikin, Lorin.........................129 Proessl, Stefanie.....................68 Provence, Paul.......................130 Pugliese, Annunziata............121 Purkey, Lynn.............................69 Pyun, Danielle.......................114

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Qin, Lijie..................................94 Qin, Xizhen..............................42 Qin, Yun.................................103 Qiu, Bing..................................49 Qu, Zheng..............................112 Quagliarello, Carolina...........100 Quinlan, Jennifer..............58, 79 Quinn, Aisling..........................42 Quinn Allen, Linda...................57 Quintero, Julio........................66

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Rallings, Yasuko......................66 Ramirez, Jacobo....................127 Ramirez, Mark.......................158 Ramos-Sollai, Silvia................39 Randazzo, Tim.......................170 Rapti, Vassiliki.........................77 Ratushnyuk, Kateryna.............61 Raught, Jocelyn........47, 68, 133 Ravitch, Lara...........................65 Ray-Trevino, Sherrie..............164 Raycraft, Mary Beth................45 Redmann, Jennifer..........59, 122 Reed, Mary..............................68 Rega, Matt..............................49 Regalla, Michele...................136 Reibel, Anthony.................44, 81 Reina, Vielka.........................123 Reinke, Peihua......................103 Reisinger, Deborah............47, 96 Ren, Fei.................................157 Reynolds, Jason....................136 Reynolds-Case, Anne..............66 Rhodes, Kailey........................96 Ribadeneira, Alegria...............61 Richardson, Diane...................40 Richardson, Rebecca...............62 Richter, Haiyan........................56 Ries, Lynn..............................145 Rifkin, Benjamin.............92, 113, .................................118, 131 Rigg, Liz.................................144 Riggs, Reed...........................122 Ringvald, Vardit.......................65 Rinner, Susanne....................120

Rios, Catalina........................143 Rioux-Bailey, Carmen..............56 Rivas, Annalise.......................96 Rivers, Bill...............................91 Robert-Shrivastava, Cecilia..............................164 Roberts, Elizabeth...................33 Roberts, Gregg........................65 Robertson, Hsiu-Ling.............146 Robinson, Debbie....................95 Rodena-Krasan, Mary.............68 Roderick, Aubrey.....................48 Rodriguez, Coralei.................159 Rodriguez, Julio....105, 141, 161 Rodriguez, Noemi....................55 Rogers, Darcy.................70, 113, .................................123, 158 Rogers, Lauren......................101 Roh, Jaemin............................66 Rollet, Pascal..........................36 Romero, Maria........................68 Ronke, Astrid.................145, 162 Rooksberry, Scott....................59 Roots, Jaime.........................120 Roper, Jennifer......................145 Rosen, Lauren...........28, 45, 131 Ross, Andrew........................137 Ross, Claudia..........................60 Rossbacher, Brigitte................79 Rossomondo, Amy................161 Rothrauff, Rachael................167 Rott, Susanne........................167 Rotter, Marcel.................70, 154 Roush, Sherry..........................50 Ruan, Henry...........................133 Rubio, Fernando....103, 107, 139 Rubio, Lucia...........................103 Ruck, Julia.......................50, 168 Ruckman, Silvana..................154 Ruiz-Rubio, Natalia.................68 Rumeau, Nicole.............142, 158 Russel, Priscilla.....................142 Russell, Andrew....................102 Russell, Victoria...............67, 76, ...................................96, 136 Ryan, Colleen...........50, 93, 132, .........................156, 162, 168 Ryan, Erica..............................55 Ryshina-Pankova, Marianna..........................111 Ryu, Catherine.................41, 105 Ryu, Jean S...........................126

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Saadah, Eman.........................76 Sacco, Elizabeth......................74 Sacco, Liz..............................107 Sadtler, Ted...........................123 Sagnier, Christine..................160 Saito, Mami..........................126 Saito-Abbott, Yoshiko...........112 Salazar, Hilda................109, 143 Saldivar Garcia, Erica..............46 Samartzi, Tina.........................71 Samawi, Lina..........................96 Sampson, Molly......................37 Samuels, Jeffrey.....................89 Sanchez-Lopez, Lourdes........117

Sanchez-Naranjo, Jeannette...................89, 159 Sanders, Jo.............................49 Sandrock, Paul...........45, 53, 89, ...........................98, 128, 140 Sandstrom, Elizabeth..............61 Sansalone, Christine.............168 Santos, Roman......................126 Sardegna, Veronica ...........................89, 110, 129 Sarkar, Debjani........................74 Sarkissian, John..............56, 166 Satsutani, Shingo....................93 Sauer, Jeorg..........................103 Sauer, Thomas...................54, 74 Saunders, Kristina...................40 Saunoi-Sandgren, Sebastien...........................36 Sawhill, Barbara.....................55 Sax, Kelly..............................166 Sayers, Richard.......................61 Scarpellino, Licia.....................59 Schallié, Charlotte................120 Scheller, Lauren...............76, 141 Schenker, Theresa.............72, 79 Schicker, Juliane...................102 Schmiers-Heller, Jutta....71, 111 Schmitt, Anja..................93, 138 Schoenbrun-Fernandez, Dora..................................117 Schoonmaker-Gates, Elena................................143 Schreiber-Byers, Elizabeth......56 Schrier, Leslie........................110 Schroeder, Stephanie............100 Schueller, Jeanne..................111 Schulman, Sarah...................108 Schultz, Kennedy.....................78 Schulz, Renate........................63 Schulze, Christine...................62 Schwenkler, Catherine..........115 Scoggins, Carmen......33, 43, 53, ...................98, 113, 115, 124 Scolaro, Linda.........................59 Seelbaugh, Amy....................102 Seewald, Amanda...................34 Sells, Kelli.............................165 Semaan, Gaby...............152, 166 Seno Reed, Cosetta..............146 Seo, Jung Min.........................58 Serafini, Ellen........................166 Shaath, Nada........................119 Shaeffer, Alexandra................66 Shahi, Mehrzad.....................159 Shaikh, Munir................111, 167 Shanklin, Trevor.....................136 Shann, Weichang..................157 Shaughnessy, Michael..........156 Shea, Jane..............................51 Sheffer, Amanda...................137 Shehab, Hussain.....................39 Shen, Amy.............................120 Shen, Helen.............................51 Shen, Jianhua.......................169 Shen, Ting.............................155 Shen, Wei................................92 Shen, Yan..............................112 Shepherd, Eric.........................41 Sherf, Nicole...........................88

Sherriff, Gina...........................97 Shevchuk, Yuri.........................90 Shields, Gregory......................51 Shimoura, Shinji..............41, 112 Shin, Hye Young......................91 Shoji, Kyoko............................71 Shourds, Alexandra.................55 Shovers, Elisabeth................114 Showrai, Atiyeh............143, 165 Shrum, Judith....................27, 56 Shujing, Ren............................60 Siassi, Guilan........................164 Silva, Duarte.........................160 Silva, Glaucia........................118 Simmermeyer, Melissa...........37 Sinclair, Katie........................109 Skippon, Samuel.....................63 Skwara, Gabriella.................111 Slater, Robert..........................70 Smith, Bonnie........................132 Smith, Christina....................131 Smith, Elizabeth....................120 Smith, Laura Catherine.........104 Smith, Megan.........................28 Smith, Rudy.............................64 Smith, Ryan...........................144 Smith, Tony.................52, 73, 95, .................113, 115, 123, 128 Smolinski, Gregory................102 Snider, Daren...........................68 Socol, Robin............................39 Sohn, Lisa..............................159 Son, Young A...........................65 Song, Minyoung....................136 Sosulski, Michael............78, 120 Sottong, Heather...................156 Sourial, Naoko........................41 Spaine Long, Sheri ...........................89, 106, 143 Spence, Kimberly....................49 Spicer-Escalante, Maria........103 Spiga, Massimo....................104 Spinelli, Emily.......................139 Spino, Le Anne........................37 Spreizer, Christa....................146 Spring, Madeline..................105 Spurlin, Nella..........................79 Stabile, Daniel......................104 Stackhouse, Gina..................100 Stanphill, Cindy.....................162 Stanton, Rebecca..................115 Stark, John..............................59 Steel, David.....................44, 115 Steele, Jan..............................93 Steele, Jennifer......................70 Steeley, Sherry........................58 Stein-Obreros, Anna...............88 Stella, Steve..........................164 Stephen, Cameron..................26 Stern, Hilary..........................168 Stevenson, Katherine............111 Stewart, Emily.......................106 Stewart, Fiona.......................164 Stewart, George......................46 Stewart, Ken...............26, 55, 63 Stewart y Fonseca, Alison....106 Stigter, Michelle..............88, 102 Stoehr, Louise..........................90 Stokes, Steve........................108

Storm, John...........................147 Strecker, Jonas................70, 156 Strehl, Wiebke................40, 120 Stresing, Catherine...............136 Stuehling, Amara....................65 Su, Danjie................................60 Su, Henghua..........................139 Su, Yunwen...........................163 Suarez, Christina...................101 Subisak, Jeannine.................119 Succi-Hempstead, Maria......156 Sullivan, Gerry.........................53 Sun, Chao Fen.........................72 Sun, Meiqing...........................72 Sun, Tong.................................41 Sun, Yuli................................141 Sunderland, Ann...................100 Sung, Ko-Yin..................139, 147 Sussman, Talia........................64 Suvorov, Ruslan...............91, 161 Suzuki, Masanori....................80 Svaldi, Morena......................156 Swanson, Bridget....................93 Swanson, Peter.........57, 88, 106 Sweet, Gabriela......................64 Sweigert, James...................110 Swender, Elvira.....................123 Sykes, Julie...........................105 Szeszycki, Lori.........................58

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Tabanelli, Roberta.................146 Tabor, Andrew.........................53 Tabuse, Motoko.......................26 Tague, Fanella.......................140 Tait, David...............................42 Takami, Tomoko.....................104 Talalakina, Ekaterina.............118 Taleghani-Nikazm, Carmen.............................103 Tallon, Michael......................133 Tam, Fannie...........................145 Tamburri, Anthony.................138 Tan, Dali............................34, 70 Tan, Hanwei..........................134 Tan, Yutian.............................122 Tanaka, Kaori...........................97 Tanaka, Masahiro............50, 121 Tang, Le.................................112 Tang, Lixing.............................49 Tao, Hongyin............................60 Tarone, Elaine..........................54 Tashiro, Yumiko.....................112 Taylor, Lucia...........................101 Tchakarian, Eliz......................115 ter Haseborg, Heiko..............114 Terantino, Joe.................99, 129 Terranova, Susan.....................64 Terrill, Laura..............25, 74, 100 Tharrington, Karen..................25, 132, 140 Theiler, Janine.......................166 Theisen, Toni..............33, 51, 63, .........................101, 129, 142 Thielmann, Cristiana...............71 Thomas, Heidi.......................102 Thomas, Jacqueline................99 Thompson, Erik......................159

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INDEX OF PRESENTERS Thompson, Gregory........64, 108, .................................147, 169 Thompson, Lynn......................73 Thoms, Joshua......................101 Thomson, Kimberly.................79 Tian, Jun................................157 Tian, Xi....................................72 Tibbles, Darell.........................77 Tiberi, Fabiola..........................59 Titus, Amy...............................68 Tobey, Emily...........................160 Tognozzi, Elissa...............67, 132 Tohsaku, Yasu-Hiko...............168 Tokuda, Junko.......................146 Tonetti, Claretta....................167 Tontodonati, Luca....................79 Torres, Irma...........................139 Torres, Julio...........................166 Torres, Roberto......................102 Tosi, Giuseppe.........................77 Totten, Clara............................98 Tottingham, Niki......................46 Tran, Natalie............................73 Travers, Will......................77, 99 Trego, Daniel.............37, 48, 118 Troyan, Francis..................26, 90 Tsai, Aurora...........................155 Tsai, Chen-Hui.......................156 Tschirner, Erwin...............49, 139 Tschudi, Stephen...........105, 161 Tseng, Chin-chin......................41 Tseng, Tin-yu.........................168 Tseng, Yuen-Hsien...................41 Tsuda, Kazuo...........................50 Tsui, Tsz-Him..........................122 Tsukamaki, Kei........................60 Tsushima, Rika........................71 Tung, Winnie...........................92 Turnbull, Caroline....................64 Tyner, Annie...........................158 Tyutina, Svetlana...................131

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Uotate, Yasuo..................41, 121 Urbanski, Steve.......................49 Uribe, Nordin...........................73 Urlaub, Per..............................59 Urruela, Maria Cristina.........143 Ushakova, Nataliya.................61 Ushida, Eiko............................93 Usselman, Laura.....................52 Uyaguari, Ashley.............70, 123

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Vakunta, Peter.........................96 Valdes, Guadalupe................140 Valencia, Kerri.......................132 Valentin-Rivera, Laura.............67 Valnes Quammen, Sandra.......37 Van Houten, Jacque Bott .....................................34, 63 Van Kerckvoorde, Colette......162 Van Olphen, Marcela............129 Van Voorhis, Meg....................74 Vanleene, Francois................141 VanPatten, Bill.............35, 48, 77 Vargas, Alejandro....................98 Vargas, Carlos.......................130

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Wade, Ofelia.........................152 Wagner, Susanne............40, 138 Waid, Alexander...................101 Walker, Courtney...................164 Walker, Galal.........................139 Walker, Yi Hsien....................168 Walsh, Caitilin.........................56 Wang, Congcong (Penny)........80 Wang, Daliang........................72 Wang, Fang...........................140 Wang, Haixia...........................80 Wang, Huanxiaoge................134 Wang, Janet............................59 Wang, Jeff............................103 Wang, Jenny...........................50 Wang, Jianfen.......................139 Wang, Jing..............72, 122, 145 Wang, Jui-Chien.....................97 Wang, Kathleen......................39 Wang, Lihong..........................58 Wang, Ling............................139 Wang, Ruomu........................133 Wang, Shuhan.........................60 Wang, Susan.........................155 Wang, Wei..............................60 Wang, Yanlin.................105, 122 Wang, Yuxiang......................145 Wang, Zhijun.........................169 Wanless, Jessica....................39 Wantze Fu Liu, Annie............105 Ward, Angela........................103 Ward, Jason..........................158 Warner, Chantelle ...........................40, 160, 168 Wassell, Beth..................27, 116 Waters, Joseph.....................108 Watzke, John........................110 Waugh, Yuki..........................146 Weber, Maria..........................59 Weber-Feve, Stacey..............161 Wei, Yang..............................146 Weigert, Astrid......................137 Weimer-Stuckmann, Gerlinde............................120 Weissglass, Christine.............37 Welch, Thomas.......................36

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Welsh, Stephen...............90, 127 Wen, Xiaohong........................94 Werk, Susanne......................156 Wertz, Ryan.............................44 Wesely, Pamela...............27, 116 Wesolek, Katherine.................37 West, Nancy..........................145 Westerhaus, Rhonda...............92 Westlund, Simona...................37 Whaley, Michele.....................76 White, Justin..........................77 White, Kelsey........................103 White, Masako.......................98 Wiedemann, Lyris.................170 Wieland, Molly...............77, 155 Wiersema, Nico......................68 Willaum, Elizabeth................137 Williamson, Jason................133 Willis Allen, Heather................47, 88, 116 Willoughby, Jennifer...............77 Wilson, Bradley.....................121 Wilson, Cheryl.........................74 Winkler, Helga.......................159 Witten, Heather............107, 117 Wizer, Jason..........................165 Wochenske, Jolene.................93 Wodnicka, Natalia..................65 Wollensack, M. Jean-Luc.......62 Won, Unsoon.................109, 159 Wong, Cindy..........................166 Wong, Ka...............................163 Wong, Wynne.......................161 Wood, Kelli..............................81 Woodcook, Tanya....................56 Wopat, Brian.........................111 Wright, Terri..........................170 Wu, Grace...............................41 Wu, Haiping............................60 Wu, Hsiao-ping.......................57 Wu, Jian..................................94 Wu, Jing................................121 Wu, Meng...............................60 Wu, Ping (Ashley)............49, 126 Wu, Sue-Mei...........................80 Wu, Weiping...........................80 Wu, Xia....................................94 Wu, Xianghua........................156 Wu, Yu.....................................71 Wu, Zhuoya.............................68 Wurst, Karin..........................120

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Xiang, Jin..............................145 Xiang, Li................................163 Xiao, Yang.............................163 Xiao, Yun...............................112 Xie, Shuang...........................157 Xie, Yan...................................51 Xing, Janet..............................81 Xu, Jun....................................50 Xu, Lanting..............................90 Xu, Li.....................................112 Xu, Xiaoqiu..............................80 Xu, Xiaoxia..............................80 Xu, Xinyi..................................92 Xue, Min................................146

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Yaden, Bridget.........................66 Yamashita-Iverson, Kazumi.....38 Yamazaki, Kasumi...................60 Yan, Lei..................................139 Yang, Hui-Chun.....................110 Yang, Jaeseung.....................110 Yang, Jia.................................60 Yang, Li..................................147 Yang, Yan..............................105 Yang, Yuling...........................169 Yang, Yusheng.........................71 Yao, Changchang..................105 Yao, Sijia.................................41 Yao, Yun.................................139 Yasuhara, Yoshihiro..............138 Ye, Li........................................81 Yearwood, Arayna.................110 Yeh, ChinHuei..................40, 137 Yeh, Hsiao-wen.......................39 Yeh, Hsin-Hung.......................71 Yeh, Meng.............................137 Yeh, YuTing..............................92 Yerian, Keli............................134 Yin, Chengxu...........................60 Yoo , Hei Sook.................91, 110 Yoon, Hyunjee.........................76 Yoon, Kyung-Eun.....................91 Yoon, Sang-Seok...................110 Yoshida, Ikuko.......................168 You, Byeong-Keun.................109 You, Pearl Zaohe.....................70 Younes, Majed........................96 Young, Amy...........................103 Young, Dolly..........................130 Yu, Chiung-Chen....................167 Yu, Qiaona...............................80 Yu, Trish.................................162 Yu, Xiaoyang............................44 Yu, Yunye...............................112 Yue, Ying...............................163 Yukawa, Keiko.......................132

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Zachau, Reinhard..................138 Zaidi, Mohcine......................119 Zamboni, Camilla....................71 Zamoff, Bennett....................113 Zamora, Jorge.................38, 123 Zanotti, Emanuela.................112 Zapata, Gabriela...............38, 75 Zappador-Guerra, Daniela.....162 Zee, Kathryn..........................142 Zeller, Ingrid..........................138 Zeng, Hong............................112 Zeng, Zhini............................157 Zeppieri, Rosanne...........55, 142 Zhang, Changchun..................50 Zhang, Haomin......................155 Zhang, Hua..............................92 Zhang, Jin...............................60 Zhang, Joanne Y......................78 Zhang, Lihua..........................156 Zhang, Liulin..........................122 Zhang, Miao............................92 Zhang, Phyllis..........................98 Zhang, Tianlu...........................51

Zhang, Xia.............................146 Zhang, Xin.............................157 Zhang, Yan..............................51 Zhang, Yifang........................133 Zhang, Yongfang...................162 Zhang, Yongtao.....................138 Zhang, Youping.....................112 Zhang, Yuehua.......................117 Zhang-Gorke, Yongling............77 Zhao, Congmin......................139 Zhao, Weiqi...........................147 Zhao, Yijie...............................94 Zhao-Heissenberger, Gertrude...........................104 Zhining, Chin...........................44 Zhong, Allen Jianhua..............70 Zhong, Dan..............................41 Zhou, Wenying......................112 Zhou, Xiaofang......................112 Zhou, Ying.............................163 Zhou, Yunjun..........................138 Zhou, Yunong...........................72 Zhu, Weihua..........................112 Zhu, Yongping.........................80 Zilmer, Caleb.........................165 Zimmerman, Cristina...............46 Zimmerman, Nancy...............143 Zins-Adams, Linda............27, 47 Zlatkovska, Emilija................136 Zorko, Deana...................90, 131 Zou, Xin.................................138 Zubelli, Christina...................126 Zwanziger, Elizabeth...............62 Zygowski, Peter.......................40

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS ACTFL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 24, 84-85, 194 American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). . . . . . . . . 148 American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ). . . . . . . . . . 82 Beijing Language and Culture University Press . . . . . . Inside front cover Better Chinese LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover California Language Teachers’ Association (CLTA) . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Cheng & Tsui Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA). . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Georgetown University Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hackett Publishing Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside back cover Italian Trade Agency (ITA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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James Madison University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 K–12 Chinese Language Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 The Language Educator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Middlebury Interactive Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Middlebury Language Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Modern Language Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 151 Modern Language Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL). . . . .

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National Language Service Corps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL) . . . . . . . .

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Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL). 127 Sanako, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 86 SANS Inc. 21st Century Technology for Language Learning. . . . . . . . 4 SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SmartBrief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). . . . . . . . . 127 Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT). . . . . . . 170 Vista Higher Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Vistas in Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 World of Reading Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Yale University Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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