SWCOLT ● Salt Lake City 2008
Program
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Although unanticipated, the details of this program are subject to change
THURSDAY, February 28, 2008..
ALL DAY WORKSHOPS
All day workshops include a two hour lunch break from 11:30 until 1:30.
● A1
Thurs., 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Market Street
Exhibitor
Assessment and more in the world language classroom
This hands-on and interactive workshop will include several practical materials and methods for assessing student progress in the various aspects of world language learning-listening, speaking, reading and writing. Strategies for review and higher-level thinking skills will be discussed and collegial collaboration is an integral part of this session. Participants will leave with a folder of materials for direct-to-the-classroom use.
Jean Monroe Farrell
Language Teacher Tools, Massachusetts
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
● A2
Thurs., 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Granary
Exhibitor
Content-based storytelling: Tell a story worth retelling
Content-Based Storytelling is my own hybrid of TPR Storytelling and Content-Based Instruction. Learning cultural content and language at the same time gives you something to talk about! A lively Swedish teaching demonstration (for non Swedish speakers) emphasizes listening and reading comprehension while doing a story-based culture lesson totally in the target language
Janice Holter Kittok
Educator in Service, LLC, Minnesota
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
● A3
Thurs., 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
At Weber State University: Lampros Hall 203
Transportation will be provided, leaving the hotel at 8:30 AM
Using Web 2.0 applications to increase proficiency in the foreign language classroom
Web 2.0 applications are designed to promote creativity, connections, social communities, cooperation, interaction and sharing with others. This workshop will introduce the participants to several types of Web 2.0 applications, and will demonstrate how they can be used effectively to increase proficiency in the foreign language classroom.
Tony Spanos
Weber State University, Utah
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Technology
THURSDAY, February 28, 2008..
MORNING WORKSHOPS
● B1
Thurs., 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Executive A
Proficiency-based grading in the world language classroom
In this workshop you will learn to use the basic standards of foreign language learning as the basis for your assessment practices in the classroom and how to apply that to your grade book for a more meaningful evaluation of students.
Scott Benedict
Silverado High School, Nevada
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Assessment
● B2
Thurs., 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Executive B
Let's speak Spanish now!
In this workshop we will explore different techniques to help students communicate in Spanish orally, while practicing Spanish through oral exercises and games.
Maribel Luengo
The Madeleine Choir School, Utah
Focus: Spanish: in Spanish, examples in Spanish.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
● B3
Thurs., 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Market West
Kaestner im Klassenzimmer
Kaestner's works have delighted young people for years. This workshop will deal with three different novels and their corresponding films. Das fliegende Klassenzimmer, Emil und die Detektive, and Das doppelte Lottchen are book/film combinations which work in the classroom.
Beth Smith
Plano Senior High School, Texas
Focus: German: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Authentic Materials
THURSDAY, February 28, 2008..
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
● C1
Thurs., 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Executive A
Exhibitor
Talking up a storm: Maximizing speaking in the foreign language classroom
This workshop will focus on high-leverage, interactional classroom strategies and activities that will allow our students to continually expand their speaking ability. Activities, which include individual, pair and small group work, will be anchored in the Novice and Intermediate ranges of proficiency and will also look at what it will take to have students classified as Advanced speakers. The handout will include activities covered during the workshop in addition to others that can be used in the proficiency-oriented classroom.
Greg Duncan
InterPrep, Inc., Georgia
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
● C2
Thurs., 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Market West
Teaching with the Standards in 2008: A Utah perspective
This workshop will introduce the new Utah Standards. Strategies for teaching to the Standards and assessment will be discussed. Participants will learn how to design lesson plans using the Standards.
Cheryl M. Hansen
Weber State University, Utah
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
● C3
Thurs., 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Executive B
Let's take a look at the new formal and informal way of writing for the AP exam
This workshop will focus on the informal and formal writing portion of the new AP Language exam. Teachers will take a look at the new changes in the exam and will work with strategies and ideas to tackle the challenges of the new exam. A packet with a series of vocabulary games, topics , themes for the informal writing section and ideas and topics for the formal writing portion will be presented at the workshop for teachers to take to their schools and put into practice. We will discuss and give ideas for integrating skills (listening and reading) as the foundation for the formal writing. A look at the Document Based Question (DBQ) will be discussed.
Maritza Sloan
Plano West Senior High, Texas
Focus: Spanish: in Spanish, examples in Spanish.
Topic: AP/IB/Advanced Levels
● C4
Thurs., 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Autumn
Connect with kids in a foreign language
Children learn a language best through action and fun. The foreign language classroom can be a place where students have controlled fun all the time. Using age appropriate materials and methods in teaching demonstrations, you will see what students learn and remember in their foreign language. The FLEX model, Foreign Language Experience, is an approach used most often. This engages students in language learning through music, song, total physical response, storytelling, cooperative learning and games. These activities will be presented during the session. Examples of materials and curriculum will also be provided.
Abbie Stewart
Kings Beach Elementary, California
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
FRIDAY, February 29, 2008..
I. MORNING SESSIONS ● 8:30 – 9:45
● 101
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Market Street
Best
of New Mexico
Learning through games
Using games in the classroom is an effective strategy to teach verbs and vocabulary, as well as to get students to extend their knowledge. We will present games on three levels, two are teacher driven and one is student centered.
Elizabeth Gonzales
Bernalillo High School, New Mexico
Lorainne Leftwich
Focus: Spanish, French: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
● 102
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Granary
Effective techniques for teaching culture
The presenter will discuss existing patterns and practices for introducing cultural information and will offer alternative ways to familiarize students with various aspects of a target culture. Sample activities will be demonstrated to address incorporation of different areas of culture studies such as idiomatic expressions, proverbs, sayings, omens and others. Handouts will be provided.
Mara Sukholutskaya
East Central University, Oklahoma
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Culture
● 103
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Wasatch
Using podcasting and providing audio materials to improve speaking skills
This presentation will demonstrate how podcasting can be used as ways of speaking activities for students and delivering audio materials from teachers. Although examples are shown from university Japanese classes, the idea can be implemented in any foreign language at any level. Participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout the session and the session will be interactive.
Keiko Schneider
Southern Methodist University, Texas
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in Japanese.
Topic: Technology
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Executive A
New
Teacher Session
Bloom's new taxonomy: A look at the future through the lens of the past
Learn about the old and new taxonomies and their implications for the classroom. Leave with the essential details that will make a difference for your students. Construct a cube with the details for your classroom desk.
Carolyn L. Moir
Pioneer Valley High School, California
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Executive B
Avoiding dialect shock: ¿Guai don mai estuden sandertang mi?
Sometimes students suffer 'dialect shock' when they suddenly encounter a teacher from another dialect. This session will discuss a few important Spanish dialect differences and offer useful suggestions and activities to minimize the dialect shock that causes some students to drop out.
Paul Michael Chandler
University of Hawaii
Focus: Spanish: in English, examples in Spanish.
Topic: Curriculum/Articulation
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Market West
Reading to learn: How to instill the love of reading in L2 in your students
Excite your students to read to learn in the foreign language. Learn innovative ways to teach your students how to broaden their L2 vocabularies and increase their knowledge without boring grammar exercises and verb conjugations. Some French will be used in the presentation, but no knowledge of French is necessary.
Jane Shea 2007 Texas Foreign Language Association French Teacher of the Year
Jasper High School, Texas
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Autumn
LCTLs: Thinking outside the box -- Arabic as a case study
The much heightened interest in Arabic in recent years has resulted in revolutionary curricular innovations with significant implications for other LCTLs. This session will provide an overview of some of these, including: a fast track to previously unknown functional ability in Arabic for high school and university students through the combination of intensive summer camps and continued study via Arabic without Walls (a hybrid approach that combines live human interaction over the Internet with the flexibility of asynchronous distance learning); listening to student priorities and accelerating learning/decreasing attrition through a whole language approach; moving large numbers of students rapidly to Advanced-level speaking and reading proficiency.
Jeremy Palmer
University of Arizona
Kirk Belnap
Brigham Young University, Utah
Focus: Arabic: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Curriculum/Articulation
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 AM
Summer
Exhibitor
Sehen (d) Lernen - Deutschvergnuegen with short films
In this session we will view a range of award-winning short films from Germany that offer unique cultural insights. Participants will receive a package with activity sheets that familiarize teachers with basic techniques and practices on how to read a short film and encourage them to create their own film-based lesson plans. A DVD with the short films is also available.
Julia Koch
Goethe Institut
Focus: German: in German, examples in German.
Topic: Culture
Fri., 8:30 - 9:45 PM
City Ceek
World languages leadership discussion
Presidents of state and local foreign language organizations, members of NCSSFL and NADSFL, and ACTFL leaders are invited to join us for a discussion about issues and events that are occurring in world languages throughout the nation. If you are a present leader -or an aspiring leader - please join us during this informational session.
Jody Klopp
SWCOLT
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Teacher Preparation
FRIDAY, February 29, 2008..
II. MORNING SESSIONS ● 10:30 – 11:45
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Market Street
Best
of Arizona
Fun and effective activities for the language learning classroom
Many fun, and effective language learning activities. These activities are designed to elicit student language use in a way that is meaningful, goal oriented and often communicative and interactive.
Curtis Kleinman
Northern Arizona University
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Granary
New
Teacher Session
Discover what works in the classroom of the ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year
ACTFL's national language teacher of the year will share classroom strategies that have proved effective in promoting students' use of language both within and beyond the classroom. Instructional practices and approaches to assessment that support students as they Discover Languages will be highlighted. ACTFL representatives will share projects and resources to help you enhance the success of all students in your language program.
Marty Abbott
ACTFL
Ray Clifford
Brigham Young University, Utah
Janet Glass ACTFL Teacher of the Year
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Wasatch
Integrating technology in the teaching of Spanish language, literature, and culture and civilization courses
A demonstration of communicative classroom techniques used to develop oral and written proficiency in Spanish for students of all levels who are taking language, literature and culture and civilization classes. While using the ACTFL Guidelines as the basis of my Spanish classes, I have perfected a non-threatening method that uses current technology to motivate students to talk and write about their personal experience, which is a crucial step to improve their linguistic abilities.
Amalia V. Garzón
Northern Arizona University at Yuma
Focus: Spanish: in Spanish, examples in Spanish.
Topic: Culture
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Executive A
Internationalizing universities and curricula: Discussion of four models for restructuring higher education and foreign language programs
This presentation will provide four models for internationalizing the higher education campus. We examine efforts underway at distinct institutions to insert an international focus across disciplines and programs. The panel aims to be descriptive as well as analytic. Panelists will present their case studies from University of Utah, University of Kentucky, Vanderbilt University and Middlebury College with the intention of engaging in a broader discussion of the implications of the new MLA report on 'Foreign Languages and Higher Education' and Language Educator findings (February 2007).
Isabel Dulfano
University of Utah
Susan Carvalho Assistant Provost for International Programs at the University of Kentucky and Director of the Spanish School at Middlebury College
Charlene Helmuth
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
Johanna Watzinger-Tharp Associate Dean International Programs
University of Utah
Fernando Rubio Co-Chair, Dept. of Languages and Literature
University of Utah
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Curriculum/Articulation
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Executive B
Exhibitor
From silent to talkative: Transforming your students into confident speakers
We all have students who second-guess their speaking abilities and remain speechless in the language classroom. Come to this exciting, interactive session that will utilize symbols and the thrill of language learning to motivate all of your students to improve fluency and participate more.
Andy Buckley
EMC Publishing
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Market West
Teaching vocabulary through a variety of learning styles
This presentation will explore direct strategies of learning vocabulary which will include creating and developing mental relations, using visual or sound patterns, kinesthetic methods, cognitive strategies and practice techniques. Throughout this experience teachers will observe multiple examples on how to introduce, elaborate, and assess vocabulary for a heterogeneous classroom.
Baldomero Lago
Utah Valley University
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Autumn
Neural highways to second language learning: A brain-compatible classroom
How do we learn? How do we retain what we've learned? How do we teach with brain function in mind? Learn how recent neuroscience research can help foreign language teachers place brain-based teaching and leaning principles into classroom practice. Increase your awareness of how the brain receives, processes and stores information and how instruction can be structured to optimize learning for all your students.
Melitta Wagner-Heaston
University of Northern Colorado
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English, French, German and Spanish.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Summer
Ostalgie im Deutschuntericht: wie kann or soll Ostalgie im Deutschunterricht einbezogen werden?
In the Eastern States of Germany, a feeling of Ostalgie has developed since German reunification. This session will explore how Ostalgie can be appropriately addressed and included in a curriculum focused on German language acquisition.
Stephen Van Orden
Timpview High School, Utah
Focus: German: in German, examples in English.
Topic: Authentic Materials
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
City Creek
Code-switching among bilingual college students in EFL and ESL settings
This study investigates the frequency, motivation, and perceptions of code-switching among bilingual college students in EFL and ESL settings. The results indicate that code-switching is the norm in informal interactions, not necessarily a lack of language proficiency. Teachers of bilingual students should acknowledge and address code-switching while teaching Standard English.
Jaya S. Goswami
Texas A&M University at Kingsville, Texas
Hilda I. Garcia
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Culture
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Little Cottonwood
Everyone can be an advocate
Supporting languages, language teaching, and the professional goals of language teachers is something that everyone can and should do. This session invites contributions from SWCOLT members. What is your state or local community, or school, or class, or PTA doing? Come and share your stories. Or come and ask questions about how to get involved. This is a session that requires participation from those attending the conference. Anne Fountain, the SWCOLT Advocacy Chair, will serve as moderator.
Anne Fountain
San José State University, California
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Teacher Preparation
Fri., 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Millcreek
Mastery of reading skills: A perspective from the Input Hypothesis
This presentation explores adult learners' (N=63) mastery of 12 college reading skills through analyzing the responses to a standardized reading practice test with the aid of ParScore-aided item analysis. Applying the conceptual framework of the Input Hypothesis (Krashen, 1985), this study shows that the rank order of students' mastery of reading skills varies considerably from the instructional sequence in most reading texts, and that the acquisition of content-based reading skills is moderately correlated to the comprehensibility of the test passages (input). The implications for practice will be discussed.
Zhang Yuanzhong
Miami-Dade College/University of Arizona, Arizona
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Assessment
FRIDAY, February 29, 2008..
III. AFTERNOON SESSIONS ● 1:45 – 3:00
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Market Street
New
Teacher Session
Developing a suite of assessments: Products and evidences of proficiency
How do we make language acquisition visible to students, parents, and administrators? Using a curriculum based on the Understanding by Design model, level 1, 2, and 3 French, German, and Spanish teachers will share and discuss the framing, results, and ramifications of performance assessments within a common world language curriculum framework. Model assessments and rubrics along with student samples will be presented
Greta Lundgaard
Plano Independent School District, Texas
Ryan Sawtell
Plano Senior High School, Texas
Jane Shea
Jasper High School, Texas
Heidi Hubbard
Vines High School, Texas
Focus: Spanish, French, German: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Assessment
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Granary
Using music in class: Going beyond the cloze activity
Do you enjoy incorporating songs into your language classroom? But do you still have a hard time varying the activities you use for that? This session will help you get more ideas of the things you can do when teaching with music, and how to go about organizing them effectively.
Olena Benedyktova US Peace Corps Ukraine
University of Utah
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in Spanish.
Topic: Authentic Materials
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Wasatch
Best
of Oklahoma
Integrating podcasts into the world language curriculum
Participants will learn to create their own podcasts quickly and inexpensively and to find published media appropriate for their students. The session will include suggestions for integrating podcast-based performance tasks into the language curriculum. Finally, participants will consider new online applications for producing audio files that have potential as language instruction and development tools.
Donna Shelton
Northeastern State University, Oklahoma
Richard Shelton
Northeastern State University, Oklahoma
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Technology
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Executive A
Foreign language fun and games
Students and teachers love to play games. These original classroom games are so much fun, your students won't even realize how much they are learning. Teachers will leave this session with several original games to share with their students.
Bonnie Flint
Davis School District, Utah
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Executive B
National standards update: Your input needed
Come to this session to learn about how the national standards have been incorporated into other national initiatives. In order to be an advocate for your language programs, it is important to know what's happening at the national level so you can inform your local administrators and policy makers. The presenters will also update you on a grant application to assess the impact of the national standards on classroom instruction and provide further updates on National Board certification and the ACTFL/NCATE standards process. Handouts will be provided and along with special door prizes.
Marty Abbott
ACTFL
Helene Zimmer-Loew
American Association of Teachers of German
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Curriculum/Articulation
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Market West
Exhibitor
Reaching all students in the world language classroom
How do we reach and teach the diverse types of students in our world language classrooms? This is a practical, interactive session focused on developing language proficiency while addressing ALL students' abilities and needs. Participants will receive a packet of materials that they can use in class right away to help all their students be successful.
Rich Sayers
Pearson Curriculum Group
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Autumn
Designing curriculum and assessment for the AP Spanish language course
The presenter, a member of the AP Spanish Development Committee, will share strategies on the development and implementation of course materials and will describe activities that enhance student performance on interpersonal and presentational speaking and writing tasks, improve reading and listening skills, and the integration of language skills. Included in the session will be discussion of student performance on the 2007 exam and the rubrics for the AP exam tasks.
Jeffrey Reeder
Sonoma State University, California
Focus: Spanish: in English, examples in Spanish.
Topic: AP/IB/Advanced Levels
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Summer
Student teachers' attitudes and beliefs about using the target language in the classroom
Although the language teaching profession has long emphasized the use of the target language (TL) in the classroom, student teachers face various challenges in their efforts to conduct class in their TL. This case study focused on 10 student teachers with respect to (a) their initial attitudes and beliefs about using the TL, (b) the extent to which they felt the TL could be used in specific activities, (c) the factors that affected their decisions regarding TL use, and (d) how their attitudes toward TL use evolved and changed during their student teaching.
Blair Bateman
Brigham Young University, Utah
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Teacher Preparation
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
City Creek
The persistent dilemma: Pedagogical implications of teachers' preparation on teaching Spanish and English writing in Mexican and American high schools
Based on classroom observations, on the collection of both class syllabi and study programs, and on the collection of students' written essays, this presentation seeks to describe the current state of affairs regarding Spanish and English writing instruction at the high school level in Mexico and in the US.
Maria Spicer-Escalante
Utah State University
Focus: Spanish, English: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Teacher Preparation
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Little Cottonwood
Exhibitor
Second language communicative competence and effective classroom management
Wait Time research-based methods bring striking improvements for students of all ages and levels in communicative competence and in assumption of personal responsibility. In this practical workshop participants experience Wait Time techniques within typical language classroom activities of vocabulary and grammar acquisition, listening and reading skill-building and skill-using activities, spoken communication, and use of audio and video. Participants also engage in discussion and reflection on the resulting cooperative environment experienced by students and teachers. Handouts provide research on Wait Time as well as a reminder of the practical workshop techniques so that they may be immediately applied to the classroom
Norah Lulich Jones
Vista Higher Learning, Massachusetts
Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
Fri., 1:45 - 3:00 PM
Millcreek
Factors affecting learners’ strategy use in a first-year Chinese language class
This presentation focuses on understanding Chinese language learners' choice of strategy and exposing possible factors affecting their choice of strategies. This study uses Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). Survey data is analyzed by the use of the statistical software SPSS. Strategies that are most and least frequently used will be identified. In addition, possible factors that may affect learners’ strategy use will be discussed. Factors investigated in the study include gender, L2 proficiency, home language, reasons of studying Chinese, and other second language learning experience.
Ko-Yin Sung
University of Texas at San Antonio
Focus: Chinese: in English, examples in English.
Topic: Methods/Strategies
FRIDAY, February 29, 2008..
IV. AFTERNOON SESSIONS ● 3:45 – 5:00