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Category Archives: Winter 2020
Message from the President
OFLA CONFERENCE 2020, WHAT TO EXPECT Lesley Chapman, OFLA President 2019-2020 French Teacher, Sycamore High School Are you considering coming to the OFLA Conference in Cincinnati on April 2-4? We are planning three days of excellent workshops and sessions for … Continue reading
OFLA Teacher of the Year: Deadline Approaching
DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR THE OFLA TEACHER OF THE YEAR APPLICATIONS Cheryl Johnson, OFLA President-Elect Instructional Technologist for the Dept. of Modern Languages, Denison University The February 21st deadline, extended from February 15th, for submitting your portfolio items for consideration as … Continue reading
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Grammar in Context
A Core Practice of World Language Teaching Lucas Hoffman, OFLA Treasurer Sylvania Southview High School This is the fifth article in a series about the nationally developed core practices of world language teaching. Are you new to the Core Practices? … Continue reading
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Membership
THE TOP FIVE REASONS TO JOIN OFLA Teri Wiechart, OFLA Membership Chair Delphos Jefferson High School (Retired) Use your voice. Our profession takes hits from all angles, not the least of which is the talk of replacing it with computer … Continue reading
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Using Literature Circles in World Language Classes
Learning something new to teach comprehension-based readers Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor of The Cardinal Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School Last year, my district’s Spanish department moved to teaching with comprehensible input. Our curriculum is primarily based on … Continue reading
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Around the State
Ryan Wertz and Kathy Shelton, World Language Consultants Ohio Department of Education New Ohio Learning Standards for K-12 World Languages and Cultures in the Home Stretch At the December meeting of the State Board of Education’s Teaching, Leading and Learning … Continue reading
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AATF
ANNUAL AATF-OHIO VISITS THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART Megan Murphy, AATF-Ohio Vice President French Teacher, Maple Heights High School AATF-Ohio organized a meetup on January 25 for members at the Toledo Museum of Art. Seven members gathered to take a … Continue reading
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AATSP
AATSP Ohio Buckeye Chapter Updates Jonathan Harris, Chapter President Spanish Teacher, St. Gabriel Consolidated School, Cincinnati The new year brings a new term for officers for the Ohio AATSP Chapter. Below is the new slate of officers for 2020: … Continue reading
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TESOL
So What’s the Difference? Code-switching versus “Translanguaging” Derek Braun, TESOL/OFLA Liaison Columbus City Schools, EL Science Teacher The terms code-switching and translanguaging both describe the languaging practices of bi/multilinguals. These terms are often conflated and misinterpreted in their distinction and … 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
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