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As we get ready to plunge in and teach our students
well, it is time for regular publication of
BOLECTRONICO SEMANAL to commence once again.
BOLECTRONICO, you will recall,is a weekly publication.
The following are the exceptions to the
publication
schedule of BOLECTRONICO:
>No issue Thanksgiving week, no issue December
14-January 7, no issue President's week, bi-weekly
publication in April, none Memorial Day week,
and
monthly publication between June 14 and Labor
Day.
If you do not wish to receive BOLECTRONICO, e-mail
Jay
Adams-Feuer, Secretary and BOLECTRONICO editor,
at
juandefucaaatsp@yahoo.com. Put Remove BOLECTRONICO
in
the title.
Articles are now posted regularly on the web site.
I
will remind you from time to time that these
articles
are available for your perusal. There is
a
particularly good one right now about
Portuguese-speaking East Timor, where Juan de
Fuca
Chapter Portuguese Liaison Elwin Wirkala is currently
acting as an official United Nations elections
observer. Because of all the chaos, we
look forward
to an excellent article by Elwin for CLAMOR upon
his
return from this Pacific Island outpost.
With your
encouragement, maybe we'll get him to give a
talk at
the Tertulia Navideña first Saturday morning
of
December at my Seattle home (which I am missing
a
great deal even as I love my WSU program.)
All right, let's get started!
I. JOBS: TWO POSITIONS OPEN
A. The following notice comes from Linda
Reed, former
President of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of
the
American Association of Teachers of French:
Dear Folks,
Mount Rainier H.S. in the Highline SD has a Spanish
teacher who has taken a job in another school.
However, they do not want to release him until
they
find someone else. If you know people looking
for a
Spanish job, please have them contact the school
district human resources office, and/or the school
principal Kay Whelan. (Note from Jay: Highline
is
just south of Seattle).
B. Twila Wood, President of WAFLT, writes
from the
Tri-Cities:
Do any of you know of a French/Spanish teacher
who
still needs a job? Jan Wheaton is Personnel
Director
of the Kennewick School District. Write
her at
woodtw@ksd.org.
II. BASQUE EVENT - 5 clock hours and more details.
(You are about to receive a mailing enabling you
to
sign up for the Basque event, vote for Board
elections, and renew your membership.)
Eduardo Tobar and Robert Slabodnik have each found
a
French and a Spanish Basque for our Basque cultural
event. This will be Juan de Fuca Chapter's
ultimate
social-cultural-educational event of the fall,
and it
is NOT to be missed. It will be at socia
and Christa
McAuliffe Award winner Marian Thom's home on
Saturday
November 13.
(Marian lives in Shoreline, just north of Seattle
and
taught and was department head for many years
at
Shorewood High School, a model public high school
for
language instruction with students able to study
languages for six years from grades 7-12.
Students
from SW frequently take AP classes and take the
AP
Language and Literature exams.)
The Basque Event schedule is as follows:
"INTRODUCTION TO BASQUE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE "
AGENDA
November 13, 1999
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Introduction to the Basque
Language: A mini-lesson in everyday Basque.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Basque Culture: Folklore,
traditions, food, etc.
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Break , Gateau Basque
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Basque Contemporary issues.
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Summing up and evaluation
This event will be practical: you will have things
to
take back to your classroom. It will be
educational:
you will learn a lot and receive clock hours.
(For the
future is anyone interested in Seattle Pacific
University credit? E-mail me about this!)
It will be
fun: your colleagues will be there to eat, cook,
sing
and laugh with. DON'T MISS THIS!
III. PLEASE VOTE FOR CHAPTER OFFICERS.
The following
are the statements of the candidates for election
to
positions on the Juan de Fuca Chapter AATSP Board.
A
ballot was mailed to you on Labor Day and if
you don't
receive it by 9/13, please contact me at
joaquin@wsu.edu. You must clip your mail
ballot and
mail it to Robert Slabodnik, AATF President.
His
address is included. Write-ins should be
made under
the names of the extant candidates.
Presidency:
Steven L. Green, Olympic High School, Silverdale,
Kitsap County.
"A small group of Spanish instructors met in Seattle
one afternoon last August and launched the Juan
de
Fuca Washington State Chapter on its maiden voyage.
That voyage has to have been one of the most
exciting
and successful in the history of the AATSP. I
was
fortunate to be part of that group and ended
up
agreeing to serve as the new chapter's provisional
president.
"These initial months have been a real adventure
for
our small group and for the many who have joined
with
us since last August. We have weathered minor
storms,
tried out several new ideas and even made a few
mistakes. Through it all, though, we have learned
and
we have grown stronger. We have even made our
presence
known at the national level.
These have indeed been exciting times, and I,
for one,
would like to continue to help guide our chapter
as we
enter the new millenium. For that reason I have
decided to become a candidate for the position
of
President. I appreciate the encouragement and
support
that you the members have given me as Provisional
President. I ask for your continued support for
the
next two years."
Eastern Vice Presidency:
*Note: Please only vote for Eastern Vice President
if
you live east of the Cascade Mountains.
Eastern Vice
President is also responsible for Northern Idaho.
Dr. Sonja G. Hokanson, Washington State University,
Pullman, Whitman County.
It’s great when someone who was pressed into emergency
service to assist in a birth gets to become part
of
the child’s extended family! Helping with the
rebirth
of the Washington chapter of AATSP has been a
lot of
fun this year and full of rich networking experiences
for me. While I have greatly enjoyed the contacts,
I
also think that helping establish lines of
communication and contacts for AATSP projects
constitutes my best service this year to AATSP.
I have
hostessed two east side tertulias, attended a
variety
of coordinating meetings, worked in several HEC
Board
scoring conferences on application of National
Foreign
Language Standards to the needs of Washington
state
(not officially as an AATSP board member, but
those
efforts are complementary), helped arrange for
WSU to
support the publication of Clamor, and encouraged
the
phenomenal growth in membership via e-mails,
personal
contact, and phone conversations.
"My academic research area, that of Second Language
Acquisition, with Spanish as the language in
which
most of that research is done, is helpful to
AATSP
projects as well, as we all work to promote more
efficient acquisition of Spanish. I believe in
the
importance of language-specific professional
organizations and am convinced that their most
significant contribution will always be what
is made
available to local teachers. National conferences
are
helpful and I often attend, but it is the week-to-week
contact with colleagues who face similar situations
that enriches each of our arsenals of activities
for
teaching effectively, and allows us to work together
to solve problems. Particularly in terms of becoming
a
support for the inclusion of foreign
Hokanson for Eastern Vice President continued.
language in Washington state’s Essential Learning
Requirements, and for arranging to increase the
availability of Foreign Language in the Elementary
Schools, we need to be a unit that speaks with
one
voice.
"We need to further strengthen our ties with our
regional foreign language association, PNCFL,
and with
other state chapters of AATSP, as well as within
Washington with WAFLT. Serving as a board member
of
PNCFL and of WAFLT I find that these additional
connections are easy to nourish. I would very
much
like to continue to be directly involved in Juan
de
Fuca’s growth and development. Like a precocious
child, this AATSP chapter grows in wonderful
ways, and
I want to support that wholesome growth by increasing
its network of contacts for resources. Thank
you for
your consideration of my candidacy for election
as
Eastern Regional Vice President of Juan de Fuca
Chapter of AATSP."
Northwestern Vice Presidency:
*Note: Please only vote for Northwestern
Vice
President if you live west of the Cascade Mountains
and north of or in Grays Harbor and Thurston
Counties.
Paloma A. Borreguero, University of Washington,
Seattle, King County.
"I am interested in running for Northwestern Vice
President of AATSP Washington Chapter (Juan de
Fuca)
because as a former elementary and high school
teacher
and currently a college level instructor, it
has
always been my philosophy that education starts
in
Kindergarten and it continues on even
past graduate school.
"I would like to use this position to ensure that
there is a link between High School teachers
and
University faculty. By being in contact with
the HS
teachers I will be able to further increase
communication and thus
enable the college faculty to be aware of the
educational background of the incoming students,
and
also share the ideas and expectations of the
College
faculty with High School teachers.
"I believe that we all have a lot to learn from
one
another, no matter what level we teach. My goal
is to
ensure that in the state of Washington, all teachers
share not only ideas, but the valuable experiences
we
all have."
Southwestern Vice Presidency:
*Note: Please only vote for Southwestern
Vice
President if you live west of the Cascade Mountains
and south of Grays Harbor and Thurston Counties.
Oriana Cadman, Mark Morris High School, Longview,
Cowlitz County.
"My name is Oriana Cadman and I am running for
Vice
President of the Southwestern region. I am excited
about having the opportunity to work with the
energetic, vibrant, and enthusiastic Juan de
Fuca
AATSP Board. I have seen so much growth
in such a
short time that I really want to be a part of
the
team. I am very committed to promoting the study
of
languages and especially Spanish.
"I currently teach Spanish at Mark Morris High
School
in Longview and I am the Chair of the Language
Department. I am Past President of WAFLT
and
newsletter editor. I have served in numerous
capacities both in
WAFLT and PNCFL, being a life member of both
organizations. I am also a member of ACTFL. I
have
presented many times at WAFLT and PNCFL Conferences
and I hope to channel my energy now to the newly
organized
local AATSP Chapter."
Secretariat:
Jay L. Adams-Feuer, Washington State University,
Pullman, Whitman County.
"As your chapter Secretary from August 1998 to
the
present time (as well as Treasurer from August
1998-July 1999), I have seen an exceptional amount
of
growth in the chapter, both in terms of interest
and
enthusiasm, and accomplishment.
"I propose to continue for a full term as your
Secretary during the biennium 2000-2001 and want
to
talk to you about our accomplishments and my
role in
them.
· I organized and hosted the first West
Side Tertulia
Navideña at my home.
· I conceived the Cocina Gallega and Idea
Share event
and ensured excellent attendance.
· I proposed and followed through on our
Seattle
International Film Festival event.
· I successfully encouraged AATSP candidates
to run
for the WAFLT Board and helped get two of the
three of
them elected!
· I conceived and wrote BOLECTRONICO SEMANAL,
our
weekly online newsletter which informs people
about
everything from scholarships to cultural events
to
jobs.
· I solicited a donation for the Spanish
Teacher 1999
Award and helped write the criteria for this
award.
· I solicited chapter members to run for
National
AATSP Board.
· I recruited incoming AATSP President
Joy
Renjilian-Burgy to come to the WAFLT Conference
in
Spokane, to keynote at the AATSP luncheon, and
to give
a two-hour workshop.
· I have facilitated member communication,
helped
spread news and requests from socios, and contributed
to CLAMOR.
· I have served double duty as your Treasurer
and
Secretary.
I hope that you will consider this when choosing
a
chapter secretary."
Treasury:
Alexandra G. Porter, University Preparatory School,
Seattle, King County.
"I am running for Treasurer of the Juan de Fuca
chapter of the A.A.T.S.P. because I would like
to
contribute my service to the organization.
I have
taught Spanish for seventeen years at University
Preparatory Academy in Seattle. I have
also lived and
taught in Colombia and traveled in Latin America
and
Spain. Yearly, I have benefited by attending
the fall
W.A.F.L.T conference and other workshops organized
by
my fellow teachers. As Treasurer of W.A.T.S.P.
I will
be responsible for member registration and for
keeping
track of and reporting on chapter finances.
In doing
this expeditiously and accurately, I hope to
support
my fellow teachers in their work together."
IV. RENEW. PLEASE DO SO NOW.
Please renew through the chapter and not through
National, who will mail you a renewal form in
October.
They expect you to look up your dues in
HISPANIA, and
many people simply don't.
Dues for 2000 for the chapter are $8 (same for
2001).
The publication of CLAMOR really costs quite
a bit, we
bought a banner for the WAFLT conference, and,
more
than that, we put on two events and two newsletters
in
the Fall of 1998 relying in part on money for
1999.
SInce the chapter didn't exist for all of 1998,
we
didn't feel we could collect dues then.
Dues for
National are $40 for regular memberships, and
***$15
for students***, something I forgot to note on
renewal
forms.
A renewal form has been mailed to you and there
is
also one on the wen site at
http://www.users.uswest.net/~eledu/aatsp.
You simply
mail it with the funds to Dandy Porter,
Treasurer, at
the address indicated.
Mil gracias!
V. WAFLT CONFERENCE: AATSP VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED TO MAN
AATSP TABLE.
For the first time, we will have a manned and
womanned
table at the WAFLT Conference, which this year
is in
Spokane at Cavanaugh's Inn at the Park.
(WAFLT is the
premier statewide conference for Language Teachers
at
all levels in Washington, and it is full of seminars,
workshops, ideas, teaching materials, friends,
food,
conversation in various languages, etc.
If you want
to sign up, there is still time! Contact
WAFLT
President Twila Wood at woodtw@ksd.org, Presiden-elect
Marianne Harvey at Marianne_Harvey@everett.wednet.edu,
or COnference Chair Suzanne Jespersen at
sjespers@esd101.net.)
We can use you at WAFLT at the following times
for a
one-hour shift:
Friday October 8: 8:00-4:00
Saturday October 9: 8:00-12:00
Please help out: the Board will be busy doingmany
things but we have all agreed to do an hour (Board
folks e-mail me as well!!!)
VI. JOY RENJILIAN-BURGY KEYNOTES AATSP LUNCHEON
AND
PRESENTS A FEE WORKSHOP.
Joy Renjilian-Burgy, who will be AATSP President
in
Jnauary, is coming to WAFLT largely because she
is
proud of the work we (and we mean you too in
that we)
have done in reconstructing this chapter from
scratch.
Joy wants to hear about how and why we do what
we do,
and she will talk to us at lunch about Race,
Class,
and Gender in the Hispanic world.
Her afternoon workshop will be geared toward language
teachers: using race, class, and gender to teach
culture in the language classroom. ***Joy
has decided
to donate all the poroceeds of her workshop to
our
chapter*** so please sign up for this fee workshop.
it's only $5, and I guarantee that you'll never
find
another fee workshop of hers where you only have
to
pay $5 to participate!
VII. CLAMOR is coming, and editor-in-chief
Ana Maria
Rodriguez-Vivaldi has selected socio and WSU
grad
student George Cole to be guest editor for this
issue.
It will be mailed within a week.
This issue's focus
is Puerto Rico, where both George and Ana Maria
hail
from! I've seen the proofs: this will be
a great
issue full of practical ideas.
If you didn't receive CLAMOR last time, we can
still
get you a copy of the spring edition, and please
send
Ana Maria, Dandy and me your street address to
be sure
you get your copy. This brings me to my
next point.
VIII. PERSONAL DATA UPDATE. Have you
moved since
August 1998? If you have, Juan de Fuca
AATSP would
appreciate receiving an update of your address,
telephone, and e-mail, both work and home.
Please
specify the preferred address for e-mail and
snail
mail. Send these changes to:
Dandy Porter, Treasurer cliftonporter@seanet.com
Jay Adams-Feuer, Secretary joaquin@wsu.edu
Ana Maria Rodriguez-Vivaldi, Editor
rodviv@mail.wsu.edu
IX. NSE COORDINATOR SLOT VACANT.
Our friend and colleague Shannon Blanusa has accepted
a job in sunny Southern California and the chapter
needa a new National Spanish Exam coordinator.
Our
state has not participated widely in recent years
and
this is a worthwhile contest. This is a
great
position for your resume, and Bob Clairmont,
1999
coordinator, will walk you through what you need
to
know. This position is only time intensive
around the
three weeks of the exam, so it's a good one for
someone who wants to participate but has a busy
schedule. If you think of anybody, contact
President
Steve Green, whose e-mail has changed slightly:
steveg@cksd.wednet.edu.
X. ARTICLE BANK.
Something has to give, and my graduate program
means
I'll be reading about linguistics and Medieval
Spanish
and won't be reading as much stuff in the Latin
and US
press. When I see something, I'll send
it to Edu
Tobar, but I ask for your help. When you
read
something on the web, copy it and send it to
Edu Tobar
at eledu@uswest.net. He will post it on
the web page
in the news section. Feel free to e-mail
me and let
me know it's there, and I'll mention it in
BOLECTRONICO.
XI. ALLISON SCHMIDTKE IN ARGENTINA.
I was corresponding over a mundane matter with
socia
Allison Schmidtke only to find out that she was
reading her e-mail in beautiful Argentina, where
she
is completing her studies in January at the
Universidad del Salvador. I'm sure she's
happy that
winter is almost over. !Que goces muchisimo
tu tiempo
alla!
XII. CONVERSATION.
Steve Green and I were talking about my program
and
the chapter and a number of things, and it came
out
just how much we love what AATSP stands for and
the
people who make up this chapter. From the
Tertulia
Navidena, to Cocina Gallega, to the Film Festival
and
the Idea Share, we're excited about the ways
people
support one another, share information, get resources,
and connect as people (and this last, we think,
is
very important.) We want to keep you happy
in the
chapter, so if you have a concern, share it.
Steve,
Paloma, Sonja, Oriana, Dandy, and I are here
for
you... and it really has been a labor of love...no
foolin'.
Warmly,
JAY (See below for a repeat item)
REPEAT ITEMS:
I. UW SPANISH FILM SERIES!
AY, CARMELA!
>
>
SPANISH CINEMA OF THE 1990s
>
>
>
Tuesdays 7-9 pm
>
Fall Quarter 1999 on the UW Campus
>
Thomson Hall 101
>
All films in Spanish with English subtitles.
>
>
28 September
>
Alas de mariposa (Butterfly Wings) directed
> by Juanma
>
Bajo Ulloa (1991)
>
>
Carmen becomes pregnant, hoping
> for a boy
>
to carry on her husband's name. Guilt
>
and fear, however, keep her from
> breaking
>
the news to Ami, her shy and sensitive
>
six-year-old daughter. The new
> baby's birth
>
soon triggers a series of nightmarish events.
>
>
5 October
>
Las cartas de Alou (Letters from Alou)
> directed by Montxo
>
Armendariz (1991)
>
>
Tells the story of Alou, an African immigrant,
>
who works his way to Barcelona, where he is due
> to
>
meet up with a friend. The exploitation and
>
discrimiation he faces are
> accurately documented.
>
>
12 October
>
Ay, Carmela! directed by Carlos Saura
> (1991)
>
>
Aragon, Spain, 1938. Carmela and her two
>
companions quit their posts as entertainers for
>
the Republican troops in search for
>
a better fortune. By mistake, they
> cross over to the
>
Nationalist zone, get arrested and are given the
>
chance to perform for their freedom.
>
>
19 October
>
Sevillanas directed by Carlos Saura
> (1992)
>
>
>
Consists of eleven short
> performances by Spain's most
>
famous flamenco dancers, singers and guitarists.
>
Director Carlos Saura provides an in-depth look
> at
>
the Sevillanas form of flamenco and its dancers,
>
who range in age from about 8 to
> nearly 80.
>
>
also Flamenco directed by Carlos Saura (1995)
>
>
As a hall fills with
> performers, a narrator
>
says that flamenco came from
> Andalucia, a mix of
>
Greek psalm, Mozarabic
> dirges, Castillian ballad,
>
Jewish laments, Gregorian
> chant, African
>
rhythms, and Persian and
> Gypsy melodies. The
>
film presents thirteen
> rhythms of flamenco, each
>
with song, guitar, and
> dance. Families present
>
numbers, both festive and
> fierce. The camera and
>
the other performers are the
> only audience.
>
>
26 October
>
Jamon, Jamon directed by Bigas Luna
> (1993)
>
>
>
Hilarious, sexy and complex story of two young
>
lovers, the pregnant Sylvia and her lover Jose
>
Luis. When they announce their plan to wed, his
>
mother hires the town's sexiest man to break
>
up the marriage. Naturally, nothing
> goes
>
as planned.
>
Winner of the Silver Lion at the
> Venice Film
>
Festival.
>
>
2 November
>
La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel)
> directed by Julio Medem
>
(1993)
>
>
Jota, a troubled former pop star is the sole
>
witness to the crash of a motorcycle ridden by
>
a young woman. After learning of the woman's
>
amnesia Jota pretends to be her
> lover,
>
naming her Lisa and creating a fictitious
>
life for her. Then the two take a vacation
>
to the Red Squirrel campsite. But
> there may
>
be more to Lisa than meets the eye..
>
>
9 November
>
La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of
> My Secret) directed by
>
Pedro Almodovar (1996)
>
>
Leo writes romance novels, but is in a loveless
>
marriage and suffers from a lack of inspiration.
>
Angel is a tough and gruff journalist with an
> iron
>
will and a heart of gold. When their paths
>
happen to cross they begin a love
> affair.
>
>
16 November
>
Carne Tremula (Live Flesh) directed by
> Pedro Almodovar
>
(1997)
>
>
When naive, lovestruck Victor attempts to seduce
>
wealthy, strung-out junkie Elena, all he gets for
>
his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to
>
prison, where he concentrates on strengthening
>
his mind, his body, and his desire
> for vengeance.
>
> Sponsored by the Division of Spanish and Portuguese
> Studies, the Cinema
> Studies Program, and the Odegaard Media Center.
>
===
Washington State Juan de Fuca Chapter, AATSP
Steven Green, President, steveg@cksd.wednet.edu
Sonja Hokanson, Eastern V.P., shokan@mail.wsu.edu
Paloma Borreguero, Western V.P., paloma@u.washington.edu
Jay Adams-Feuer, Secretary, joaquin@wsu.edu
Alexandra Porter, Treasurer, cliftonporter@seanet.com
WATSP web page: http://www.users.uswest.net/~eledu/aatsp
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