Second Language Teachers’ Symposium - Saturday, September 15, 2001 - 7:30 am - 1:00p.m. - Modern Languages Building - University of Arizona -

*     Keynote address by Dr. Renate Schulz:
     

  "Changing Perspectives in Foreign Language Education:  Where do we come from?
                                                                                         Where are we going?"

Dr. Schulz is professor of German Studies and a faculty member of SLAT, the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, at the University of Arizona.  She has published widely on the learning and teaching of foreign languages and has given over 150 presentations and workshops at professional conferences in the U.S. and abroad.  Most recently, Professor Schulz served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico during spring semester 2000 and as Program Director of the UA study program in Heidelberg during summer 2001.    
       
*   Opportunities for teachers to network through language specific break-out sessions.
       
*   Professional development sessions to be presented by area K-16 language educators who have dynamic proposals for language and culture instruction in your classroom.  Topics range widely, and include:
     
  • Advanced TPR-Storytelling
  • Teaching Foreign Languages to Students with Learning Differences:  The Landmark Method
  • Engaging L2 students in Extended Conversation through Computer-Mediated Communication
  • Latina Women on the Web:  Frida Kahlo and Sor Juana
  • Italian Mini-lesson:  A re-introduction to the first day of class (from a student’s point of view)
  • How to Prepare your Language Students for the Southern Arizona Language Fair
  • Teaching the MTV Generation:  Games Work!
  • Hands-on workshop on the benefits and possibilities of multimedia language instruction
  • German Culture in Arizona:  Using the Web in the Classroom.
  • Song-based simulations and second-language acquisition
  • Translation
  • Brazil culture capsule:  Rain forest deforestation
  • French science fiction for young readers
  • Presentation of new textbook series:  Spanish for professions
  • Argentine Tango:  Culture capsule with demonstration
*   Complimentary breakfast and check-in:  7:30-8:00am, Modern Languages Bldg. 3rd floor, north wing
     
*   Certificates will be available for verification of professional recertification hours.   

There is no registration fee for this conference; however, in order to arrange for catering, you are asked to please PRE-REGISTER by 5:00pm on Thurs., Sept. 13. 

Pre-registration is available on the web by clicking here (disabled) and also through e-mail at PALinfo@u.arizona.edu (If you choose to RSVP via e-mail, please leave your name, your school, and the languages you teach)

For further information, call 626-4319 or write to pbrooks@u.arizona.edu

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by calling 626-4319.  Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.