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2008 SAFLA Conference

“Connecting the Dots: FL Learning Relevant to 21^st Century Students!”

 SAU — Reynolds Center — Magnolia, Arkansas

Saturday, October 25 — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Program

08:00 — 09:00     Registration

 

09:00 — 10:00     Language in the Real World, Susan Spradlin (El Dorado HS)

Using the target language to communicate in real life type activities, such as planning international travel, using

authentic internet sources to purchase tickets, make reservations, find sites to visit, etc.  In addition, using fairy

tales from the visited country to foster inter-cultural understanding, as well as upper level thinking skills.

 

10:00 — 11:00     TPRS: Story-based Foreign Language Learning,

                            Chris Becnel (El Dorado HS)

Teaching is fun! Through interactive stories, the students get involved with their learning and begin acquiring language from day one. Translation, gestures, and questioning help establish meaning and create truly unique stories.   The fun stories make learning-and teaching-enjoyable for everyone.

 

11:00 — 12:30     Keynote: Engaging the Video Game Generation: Kinesthetic Learning           in the FL Classroom, Jennifer Deacon (Arkansas School of Math,         Science & the Arts – Office of Distance Education)

 

Today’s students are a generation of a fast-changing environment full of stimuli.  Teachers can take advantage

of their hands-on, face-paced world by creating classroom activities that are not only interesting to these students,

but that engage them in the way that they learn the best.

 

12:30 — 01:30     LUNCH

 

01:30 — 03:00     Keynote: Engaging the Video Game Generation: Kinesthetic Learning

                            in the FL Classroom (Continued)

 

03:00 — 04:00     Leadership Workshop, Susan Spradlin (El Dorado HS)

The importance of teacher involvement in a professional language professional organization at the local

level.  Discussion of SAFLA/AFLTA District II activities in relationship with the state FL organization,  AFLTA.

 

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