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BILINGUALISM AND EDUCATION
The Benefits of Bilingual Learning Hannah Reese, Ecole Kenwood French Immersion Elementary School About two-thirds of the people on earth are bilingual. It is common for many children around the world to learn two languages simultaneously. Yet, in the United … Continue reading
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Considering Alsatian-Language Learning to Rethink French Teaching
Cultural and Linguistic Lesson Learned Benjamin Hirt, French Teacher Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas It is hard to disagree with the notion that French spelling is extremely complex. The dictée nationale is less about completing a perfect dictation than having … Continue reading
Under the Mask of Bilingual Education
Jing Tan, Miami University/ Under the Mask of Bilingual Education: Cultural Capital In 1839, Ohio was the nation’s first state to formally empower bilingual education law to meet German immigrants’ educational needs at school. In 1968, the Bilingual Education Act … Continue reading
Meaningful Acquisition
Hongmin Skyly Yu, Cleveland State University I attended the OFLA Teaching Towards Language Acquisition workshop. The topics included comprehensible input strategies like storytelling. But why use stories? It seems that the authentic scene of conversation is more helpful to second … Continue reading
Creating Beginner Buy-in through Positive Messaging
Kirsten Halling, Professor of French Wright State University On the first day of teaching my first college class in 1987, I followed the exact instructions I had been given during my Graduate TA Orientation Week, enthusiastically implementing the Communicative Method … Continue reading
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Elvia Andia Grágeda: The World’s First Certified OPI Tester for Quechua
James Leow, Ph.D. Candidate in Hispanic Linguistics, FLAS Fellow in Quechua Center for Latin American Studies Program Assistant, The Ohio State University Elvia Andia Grágeda, Quechua instructor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University, recently … Continue reading
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En Français
Over 30 years of French immersion at École Kenwood Amye R. Sukapdjo, Kindergarten Teacher, École Kenwood French Immersion In the 1980s, the magnet school movement hit its stride. Districts across the nation began committing to alternative options ranging from math … Continue reading
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Grant Funds Francophone Africa Cultural Experience for Teacher
How I paid for my trip to Senegal and Morocco Megan Murphy, French Teacher, Maple Heights High School Fund for Teachers is an organization that understands that investing in the professional development of our teaching staff is one of the … Continue reading
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Get Them Talking
Kimberly Clifford, Assistant Professor Educator of American Sign Language University of Cincinnati, Clermont College Prompts. Conversation Starters. Tasks. Rubrics. Assignments. Goals. Activities. We strive to think of the perfect informal assessment to include in a lesson to encourage students to … Continue reading
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Leadership Tours Offer a New Type of Trip for Students
Lindsay Dollinger, Ohio AATSP President Spanish Teacher, Jonathan Alder High School This past summer, I took my third EF Leadership Summit trip with students from my high school. I started taking students on these tours in the off-year from my … Continue reading
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