Lillian Acker, Ashland University
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 and will once again have a digital lab which has turned out to be very popular. Continue reading
Judy McCombs, Early Language Learning
My first born, Anna Maria, is getting married in August! For the better part of a year now we have been planning, searching, organizing, book marking everything and anything having to do with weddings. I want this day to be special, we have a budget. I am mindful of what we are spending, though there are things I’ve given in to because they make me smile and I think they will make a difference for this beautiful occasion. Sometimes my head is spinning with giddy excitement and anticipation! Continue reading
Westlake City HS
Radu Simion
Spanish 5 AP
Ms. Cheryl Bendik
Radu Simion
French 5 AP
Ms. Nickie Miller Continue reading
The Beginning Teachers Committee was pleased to welcome the beginning teacher and university student scholarship recipients at the joint CSCTFL/OFLA conference. A couple of the participants share below their thoughts on attending the conference. Continue reading
Martha Castañeda, Teacher Education and Licensing Committee Chair
As I reflect on the tasks completed by the Teacher Education and Licensing Committee (TELC), I can’t help but notice a trend. The course of action taken in the past year has created a convergence between two TELC goals: to help Ohio educators build their capacity to prepare students for proficiency in the foreign language and to provide Ohio teacher candidates with the optimal professional development situations. Continue reading
Debbie McCorkle, Secondary Language Learning Committee Chair
What a year! Our profession has really seen a shake-up! New World Language Standards! New teacher evaluation system! For many, changes were, are and will be difficult. But, with a determined frame of mind, I decided to embrace the changes. What do you know? Because I embraced these changes, I transformed my classes, and I am reaping benefits in my French program. How you ask? Let me share. Continue reading
Theresa Minick, Chair
The OFLA Technology & World Languages Committee hopes that most of you had an opportunity to attend the Central States / OFLA Foreign Language Conference in April. The combined conference provided so many more opportunities for exploring some of the different technologies being used by teachers from Ohio and neighboring states. There were so many more sessions this year with a technology focus. There was a good variety of uses of technology too. Continue reading
I would like to sincerely thank the Ohio Foreign Language Association and Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages for the travel abroad scholarship you’ve awarded me. Continue reading
Introduction
It is said that writing not only conveys information, but also conveys something about the writer. Thus, writing is known to be a representation of the self of the writer. Given that writer identity displays authorial identity, self, and positioning, one aspect of identity in writing that has received is voice. Continue reading
When I began my student teaching, I was excited to share my experiences with the French language and teach students about the beautiful French and Francophone culture that exists in 40 different countries all over the world. However, I was in for a shock. In my limited teaching experience, I had led supplemental instruction courses to college kids who were worried about their grades and who willingly attended the extra study sessions I led. I had never dealt with the studied cool attitude of high school kids and their seeming lack of interest in learning. Continue reading
The Cardinal 