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CUNY Council on World Language Study

The purpose of the Council is to promote CUNY-wide articulation among foreign language departments and programs through the dissemination and exchange of information; to discuss issues of interest to the CUNY language instructional community; to further and enhance the study of modern and classical languages and literatures at CUNY and make recommendations for the improvement of same; to encourage faculty development; and to act as the spokesperson for foreign languages at CUNY vis-a-vis the Central Administration and other organizations and institutions.

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Box B6-280
Baruch College
55 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 646-312-4217
Fax: 646-312-4211

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Announcement by Ping Xu on 4/27/12

  • The QUEENS CONSORTIUM ON LOTE
    invites you to the on Campus
    FIRST CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
    on Friday, May 4th, 2012
     
    Please join us for a full-day conference on the craft of teaching modern languages
     
     No registration needed
     
    Lunch and snacks will be provided
     
     
     
    Some Roads Less Traveled:
    Addressing Heritage Learners and Incorporating Culture in Language Teaching

     
     
     
     
     
     
    Keynote Address: Our Often-Forgotten Resorce: Heritage Language Speakers
     
    Sandra Sandra B. Schreffler, Professor of Spanish and Linguistics,
    Department of Modern Languages, Roger Williams University
    9:15-10:15, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Room 230
    Heritage Language Placement Exams: A Case of Polish HL Learners
    Presenter: Agnieszka Rakowicz, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
    10:30-11:20, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 110
     
    Teaching Italian with the ePortfolio: Integrating Technology with Purpose
    Presenter: Giulia Guarnieri, Bronx Community College, CUNY
    10:30-11:20, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 112
     
    Harnessing Motivation in a Spanish for Native Speakers class: An Experience with a Community-Based Curriculum
    Presenter: Diana P. Romero, Columbia University
    10:30-11:20, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 121
     
    “Beyond Grammar Textbooks”: A Conversation about Experiential Teaching and Learning with Bilingual Faculty
    Panel Chair and Moderator: Anahí Viladrich , Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY
    Participants: Antonietta D’Amelio, Baruch College, CUNY, Eva Fernández, Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, Robert Vago, Professor of Linguistics, Queens College and The Graduate Center, Chair, Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders, Queens College, CUNY, Sandra M. Wozniak, Queens College, CUNY, and Columbia University
    11:30-12:45, Location: Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, President’s Conference Room 2, Fifth Floor
    Implementing Chinese Heritage Language Courses at a Community College,
    Presenters:Wei Lan and Maan Lin, Queensborough Community College, CUNY
    1:00-1:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 110
     
     
    Media and/or Technology in the LOTE Classroom –Ipads anyone?
    Presenter: Lisa Mars, Townsend Harris High School
    1:00-1:50, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 112
     
    Energizing the Spanish Language Classrooms through Music, Literature and Movies
    Presenter: Sonia Tejada, Hewlett High School
    2:00-2:50, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 110
    Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language through the New Media: How Facebook, Wiki, Podcast, ePortfolio, Enhance the Learning Experience and the Teaching Performance
    Presenter: Elda Buonanno, Iona College
    2:00-2:50, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 112
     
    Integrating Culture and Technology in the Elementary Italian Language Class
    Presenter: Antonella Ansani, Queensborough Community College, CUNY
    3:00-3:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 110
     
    Manifestaciones de "La mancha indeleble": del cuento al corto
    Presenter: Margherita Tortora, Yale University
    3:00-3:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 112
     
    Teaching Foreign Languages to First Time Learners: A Definitive Methodology?
    Presenter: Hamid Bahri, York College, CUNY
    4:00-4:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 110
     
     
    For more information, contact Beatriz Carolina Peña at [email protected],edu
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Some Roads Less Traveled:
    Addressing Heritage Learners and Incorporating Culture in Language Teaching
     
    Queens College, CUNY 
    Friday, May 4th, 2012, from 8:30 AM to 500 PM

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