RIFLA Conference Program (2008)

RIFLA Conference Pre-Registration (2008) available

To register for the annual FALL CONFERENCE, please complete the form available at:
http://rifla.org/documents/rifla_fall_conference_2008_registration.pdf

RIFLA Annual Dues Notice (2008)

Membership in the Rhode Island Foreign Language Association is open to anyone interested in Foreign Languages, their Literature and Cultures. The organization sponsors the following professional activities and services:

• Annual Conference with in-service credits.
• Professional meetings and workshops.
• Subscription to the RIFLA Gazette.
• It contains news articles and timely announcements about local and national Foreign Language activities.
• Annual Directory of all Foreign Language Teachers in Rhode Island.
• ANNUAL AWARDS - RIFLA recognizes excellence in foreign language teaching and learning among its members and their students.

Join your Foreign Language colleagues and enjoy our profession’s only organization for ALL Foreign Language teachers in Rhode Island.

To join RIFLA or renew your membership AND register for the annual FALL CONFERENCE please complete the form at: http://rifla.org/documents/rifla_fall_conference_2008_registration.pdf

ACTFL 2008 Convention Housing & Registration Office Open

Register early for the 2008 convention and world languages expo at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL. The convention runs from November 21-23, 2008 (with pre-convention workshops beginning on November 20).

Spanish and French Courses for Teachers

The URI/School of Education is once again hosting Spanish courses for teachers this summer and we are introducing a new French course.

EDC 921: Workshop for Teachers
TOPIC: Teaching Grammar for Spanish Teachers
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2008

This course will focus on defining your teaching philosophy and refreshing your teaching strategies using the Multiple Intelligences theory for inspiration. You will catalog your own methods while learning new techniques to strengthen your students' motivation to learn and become proficient in Spanish. You will explore a variety of materials of the Hispanic world and create your own materials including technological tools. Class is conducted entirely in Spanish. *Participants will need the use of a digital camera for this class.

• Instructor: Yamil Baez
• Course costs: $500.00
• Class will meet at:
  Providence School Administration Building
  797 Westminster Street
  Providence, RI 02903
  (Free parking is available in the visitor’s lot behind the building.)
  

• Class Meeting Dates: July 28, 29, 30, 31, August 1 and August 4, 2008
• Class meets: 8-4:30 daily

EDC 920: Workshop for Teachers (3) grad credits
TOPIC: Immersion Program for Teachers of Spanish
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2008

This course will refresh your Spanish competence. You will learn new strategies and techniques to strengthen your students' motivation to learn Spanish and become proficient in the language. You will examine the practical use of Hispanic cultural by-products and the influence of these works on student learning and issues that may arise in the classroom. Special focus will be on finding ways to animate and vitalize the Spanish classroom. Class is conducted entirely in Spanish.

• Instructor: David Gomez
• Course costs: $500.00
• Class will meet at:
  Providence School Administration Building
  797 Westminster Street
  Providence, RI 02903
  (Free parking is available in the visitor’s lot behind the building.)
• Class Meeting Dates: August 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, and 14
• Class meets: 8-4:30 daily

NEW EDC 920: Workshop for Teachers (3) grad credits
TOPIC: French Culture in the Classroom
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2008

This course is designed to help teachers of upper level French classes animate their classes through the study of French and Francophone culture and current events through the use of: cultural readings, short stories, literature, music, newspaper articles, film, and most importantly the French news and other current documentaries from the French TV channel, TV5. The class will be held in the language, allowing teachers to increase their competence in French through a variety of activities, including a final presentation. *Participants will need the use of a digital camera for this class.

• Instructor: Sharyn Hallal
• Course costs: $500.00
• Class will meet at: TBA
• Class Meeting Dates: August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 12
• Class meets: 8-4:30 daily

Tuition Waivers are not accepted for these classes. Americorps vouchers are accepted.

For registration information, please contact:

Christine P. Dolan
Education Specialist
URI/School of Education
714 Chafee Building
Kingston, RI 02881
Office phone: 874-4108
Fax: 874-5471
christine@uri.edu

2008 RIFLA Poster Contest

View the posters submitted by Rhode Island area students to the 2008 RIFLA Poster Contest. Congratulations to all of the finalists and to the winner, Emily Roberts from Jamestown.

EF Education Summer Educational Homestay Program in Newport

EF EHP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting international student exchange. Our programs allow students ages 12 to 18 to experience life North American style, as they perfect their English skills on programs lasting from 2 to 8 weeks. This summer we have 34 Spanish students (ages 14-18) coming to Newport for 4 weeks to strengthen their English language skills. (June26th-July 23rd).

We are currently looking for families that would like to host these students for that time period. Families who are willing to share and exchange cultural values and could provide an open bed, an extra plate at the dinner table, and a warm welcoming environment would be ideal candidates to host a student. While the exchange students are in Rhode Island, they will take language classes in the morning, and participate in group activities during the afternoon. The students are with EF educators and Program Leaders from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm.

For further information or to receive info packs with brochures and host family applications, please contact:

Maggie Slovonic
EF Educational Homestay Programs
1 Education Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone: 1.617.619.1781
Fax: 1.617.619.1201
http://www.efhomestay.org/ and http://www.ef.com/