Author Archives: Cardinal Editor

Preparing for Presentational Speaking and Writing on the AP Language and Culture Exams

Milton Alan Turner, Saint Ignatius High School This year, the AP Language and Culture Exams in French, German, Italian and Spanish will not only require students to perform the same types of tasks in the free response sections, but the … Continue reading

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2014 Central States Conference

Sarah Shackelford   Hope you are making plans to join us in St. Louis on March 20-22 for the 2014 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The Conference Preview is available at http://www.csctfl.org and includes more than 180 sessions … Continue reading

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ODE Around the State, Fall 2013

Ryan Wertz, Paula Sondej and Kathy Shelton, ODE World Language Consultants  The ODE Welcomes Its Newest K-12 Language Consultant To start off our article, we would like to share some great news. On August 12th, Kathy DiPofi Shelton joined the Ohio … Continue reading

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AATF News

Lucas Hoffman, AATF-OH Vice-President Immersion Weekend 2013 The AATF-Ohio Immersion Weekend celebrated its 10th anniversary this year from September 20-22, 2013.  AATF  members doubled their participation over last year with thirty-some participants coming to this great weekend at the beautiful … Continue reading

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AATSP Buckeye-News

Cortney Bird , Olentangy Local Schools, AATSP Rep 2nd Annual Immersion Weekend @ Hocking Hills Logan, Ohio October 25th-27th 2013 This fall join us for an exciting weekend in conjunction with Ohio University staff and students.  We will be renting … Continue reading

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Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese (OATJ)

Prof. Akiko Kawano Jones (BGSU) Received the AATJ Teacher of the Year Award Hiroaki Kawamura, The University of Findlay  Prof. Akiko Kawano Jones of Bowling Green State University received the 2013 Teacher of the Year award from the American Association … Continue reading

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American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)

AATG News Fall Conference Information Deborah Page, University of Cincinnati, AATG Representative The fall conference is almost here.  The conference will be held November 1-2, 2013 at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Columbus/Worthington (614-846-4355).  

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Ohio Classical Conference Update

SLO Workshop & Annual Meeting K.C. Kless,  OCC Affiliate Latin Teacher, Indian Hill Middle School Latin teachers from around the state gathered on Saturday, September 21, at Granville High School to learn about and develop Student Learning Objectives. Sherwin Little … Continue reading

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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

TESOL Conference Update Lillian Acker, TESOL Liaison The next TESOL Conference will be held in Columbus on November 15-16, 2013, at the downtown Hilton where our Central States Conference was held this year. The Conference title is Crossroads, Connections, Collaboration … Continue reading

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Ohio Association of Teachers of Chinese (OATC)

Ping Wu, OATC Representative Founded in 2008, the Ohio Association of Teachers of Chinese (OATC) has been the major force for promoting Chinese language and culture and supporting Chinese teachers in Ohio.  With the growing popularity of Chinese study and … Continue reading

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