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Tengo un curso en Spokane el 21 y 22 de abril
y aún tengo bastante
espacio por si hay maestros que quieren apuntarse.
Se puede encontrar
la información en http://www.k12.wa.us/spanish/spokane.htm
. Aquí te
adjunto el texto completo sobre el curso. Estaría
bien si pudieses incluir esta
información en el próximo bolectrónico.
Como siempre el curso es gratis
y doy 10 clock hours gratis.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ESD 101, SPOKANE / OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION/
EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE SPANISH EMBASSY
"THE USE OF ART AND CULTURE IN THE SPANISH CLASS"
Would you like to earn 10 clock hours (gratis)
or one college credit with SPU ($35)
while learning about the cultures and the art
of Spain and Mexico?
Thanks to a joint effort of OSPI, ESD 101 and
the Education Office of the Spanish Embassy this
course will be offered free of charge to a maximum
of 20 participants. This ten hour class will
include: A review of common expressions of culture,
dance, music, food, a hands on Arts
project and 3 and a half hours of surfing the
internet. All the activities will be conducted in
Spanish.
Instructors: Margarita Plasencia-Janes is a Spanish
instructor at ESD 101 and a professor at
Gonzaga Univesity. She has a Master's Degree
in Curriculum and Instruction: Creative Arts in
Learning. Eduardo Tobar is the Spanish
Language Consultant at OSPI and represents the
Education Office of the Spanish Embassy. He is
involved with various programs of cooperation
between
Spain and the State of Washington.
Friday, April 21, 2000: ESD 101. 910 North Ash
St., Spokane, WA
Please click on the web link above to see the
complete schedule.
III. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Socio Tom Poer of Vancouver School District writes
the following. If anyone has any
comments or thoughts they could share, please
send them my way and I will forward them to
him. If you wish your comments to be shared
in the BOLE, please say so.
"I was just wondering what the effect of American
Sign Language has had around the state on
enrollment of Spanish and other "Foreign" Languages
and how widely it is taught at the
University level? I have heard that it can only
be used to get into a University, but cannot be
used at the college level for a FL requirement
within a major. A few students here took it and it
did them no good at the University level. Anyway
I would like to open up that discussion and
see what opinions are among those who read this.
Anyone at any of the universities--please
let me know how ASL is treated at your institution.
Our students are forecasting this month
and some solid information would be appreciated."
IV. CHARLAS Y TERTULIAS
I received this forwarded message from three
different socios, including Eduardo Tobar:
Amigos:
"Si quieres pasarte una noche hablando con hispanohablantes
vente el primer miercoles de
cada mes a ¡MARCHA! 1400 1st. Avenue, Downtown
Seattle"
Mark this date on your calendar!! April 5th will
be the first "La Tertulia" from roughly
6-10PM at Marcha (1400 1st Ave (corner of 1st
and Union). Marcha is a new Spanish
bar/restaurant (Tapas y Copas) that will be opening
very shortly.
The genesis behind this idea came when I was
taking Spanish classes and realized how lucky I
am to have the opportunity to speak Spanish everyday
with family and friends whereas my
classmates were often times limited to speaking
Spanish only in the classroom. In addition,
my horizons have been greatly broadened by the
"cultural exchange" that occurs in these
conversations. I thought it would be a
great idea if native Spanish speakers and non-native
speakers could get together on a regular basis
for an evening of fun and speaking only in
Spanish. Luckily, Joaquin thought it was
a great idea too as a way to meet more Americans
and learn more about our culture and we have
been working with together with Marcha and
various other people to make this an outstanding
event!! It is going to be a great, fun-filled
time.
Here is the address to our website (thanks Wade
and Sonsoles for your help.
http://latertulia.homestead.com/index.html
Please pass this on to your friends that may
be interested and if you are a former teacher of
mine, please pass the information to your students.
I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Paul McCollum
XYPOINT Corporation Office: (206) 674-1072
2200 Alaskan Way, 2nd Fl. Mobile: (206) 612-6786
Seattle, WA 98121 Fax: (206) 674- 1080
V. BUÑUEL FILM FESTIVAL
There is currently a Luis Buñuel Film
Festival in the Emerald City.
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Features/Filmseries/Film.htm
VI. DAVID DUKE OFFERS TO ROUND UP ILLEGAL
HISPANICS.
Since five socios sent me this article, I should
probably include it. It's highly offensive and
worth sharing with your students:
David Duke Offers to Help Round Up Mexicans
by Kate Woodsome
Hispanic Link Weekly Report, March 20, 2000
David Duke, president of the National Organization
for European American Righs and featured
speaker at the anti-immigrant rally, in Siler
City, N.C.,last month, has offered to provide the
US Imigration and Naturalization Service and
North Carolina's Chatham County Commission
with a posse of local residents to round up undocumented
Mexican workers throughout the
county.
So far, he has no takers.
In a letter dated Feb. 23, Duke told Richard Gottlieb,
who heads the INS office in Charlotte,
"The immigrants are not hard to find, but if
your agency needs help in locating them, a
number of local residents have offered to volunteer
their time to help show you the way."
Duke also wrote to Rick Givens, chairman of the
Chatham County Board of Commissioners,
complaining that unless he takes action, "European
American residents...will be outnumbered
and outvoted in their own country." He threatened,
"Either enforce the law or we will be forced
to organize a recall effort and remove you
from office."
Givens's response referred Duke to other local
and federal offices.
The INS's Gottlieb told Weekly Report, "Local
residents are free to contact us at any time on
any issue. We would evaluate it." Russ
Bergeron, INS Director of Media Relations in
Washington, DC, added, "We don't permit (private
involvement in enforcement) under any
circumstances by anyone. They have no jurisdiction
or authority or training."
Vince Edwards, NOFEAR media director told Weekly
Report that Duke does not suggest
mobilizing a vigilante group.
"We're not making a citizen's arres," said Edwards,
"although at this point it seems like the
only way we'll get them out of the country."
"Sin Pelos en la Lengua" Section
Hispanic Link Weekly Report
SPANIARDS & CUBANS ARE OK
Kate's interview with Duke's National Organization
For European American Rights associate
Vince Edwards. Vince is NOFEAR's media
director.
Vince: I have nothing against Spaniards.
Kate: What do you mean, Spaniards?
Vince: I've nothing against Spaniards or people
who speak Spanish. Spaniards are not
known for bringing crime into the US. The mestizos
who come here and don't want to
assimilate are what's causing the probelms...Mestizos
from Mexico are part of a primitive
society and primitive culture. The way they view
women is much different from Europeans...
Kate: Is it just the mestizos you have problems
with?
Vince: I used to live in Tampa, Florida. I have
so much in common
with the Cubans. Wonderful architecture,
streets, neighbors, kids. They[re just like
us, (but) they just speak Spanish. The new wave
of so-called Hispanics aren't from Cuba or of
European descent. The're just indigenous people
who happen speak Spanish...
pedro caban <pac33@cornell.edu>
VII. MAJOR MEXICAN WRITER ELENA PONIATOWSKA
AT UW
Elena Poniatowska. Mexican writer, journalist
and author of "Hasta no
verte Jesus mio" and "Massacre in Mexico."
For the past three decades, she
has championed progressive political and social
struggles in Mexico. May
30, 7 p.m. Free. 210 Kane Hall, University
of Washington. Call: (206)
543-2020.
VIII. CERVANTES SYMPOSIUM
The Short Fiction of Miguel de Cervants.
One-day symposium presented
by the Spanish and Portuguese Studies Dept. at
the University of
Washington. Free. April 14, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Forum Room, Parrington Hall.
Call to register: (206) 543-2049
IX. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS.
PRENTICE HALL and McDOUGALL LITTELL SCHOLARSHIPS:
NO NOMINATIONS YET!!!
Note: This is included with new items because
we wish to let you know that should no
nominations be received by April 30th, we will
allow the consideration of undergraduate
Spanish majors and student teachers. We
will inform you shortly after April 30.
Prentice Hall, publisher of the Spanish text Paso
a Paso, has generously donated $100 to be
awarded to a graduating senior of a Juan de Fuca
Chapter member who a career in teaching
Spanish or Portuguese. The due date for
your nomination is April 30, and your nomination
should address this student's excellence and
dedication. As per their request, this award may
also go to an outstanding 1999-2000 student teacher.
After the award is made, the money
will be disbursed when the student offers proof
of enrollment (1999-2000 for a student
teacher, Fall 2000 for an entering freshman taking
200-level or above Spanish or any level of
Portuguese with the intention to teach.)
TEACHERS NOMINATE STUDENTS OR INTERNS. Send
to Jay Adams-Feuer, Secretary, Juan de Fuca AATSP
at this e-mail address. Inline e-mail text is
fine, as is Word 6.0 or below.
McDougall Littell, publisher of En Español
and Bravo, has generously donated $100 to be
awarded to an outstanding senior who plans to
use Spanish in a non-teaching career (e.g.
journalism, business, diplomacy, court interpretation).
In this case, the STUDENT writes a
letter stating why s/he should be awarded the
funds, and the teacher writes a supporting
letter. Send to Jay Adams-Feuer, Secretary,
Juan de Fuca AATSP at this e-mail address. Inline
e-mail text is fine, as is Word 6.0 or below.
X. WELCOME CAROL FROELICH TO THE BOARD.
On the recommendation of Southwestern Vice President
Oriana Cadman and the unanimous
consent of the Executive Council of the Board
of Juan de Fuca Chapter, we are pleased to
announce that Carol Froelich will serve as Co-Adjutor
Acting Secretary of this chapter during
the residence of Jay Adams-Feuer in Spain.
Jay will still be performing some of the duties of
Secretary, most notably he will edit BOLECTRONICO
from Madrid's Chueca neighborhood.
There will be bi-monthly Reportajes de España.
Carol, a former WAFLT President and a highly
respected veteran Spanish teacher from Timberline
High School in Lacey, WA, will provide
critical support. Her term will last from
September 1, 2000 to May 31, 2001. If Carol wishes,
she will then be appointed to a term as Member
of the Board without Portfolio or to an
appropriate vacancy, should one occur at that
time.
REPEAT ITEMS:
XI. SPANISH TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
We have nominations, but it's not too late to
make your own. See BOLE 3/17 on the web site
to get more info.
XII. MODIFIED ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW WORKSHOPS.
(From the UW's Lynn
Klausenburger)
(Editor's Note: I took Chantal Thompson's French
Language MOPI workshop in Dallas last
November and found it extremely useful.
Chantal is a Professor of French at Brigham Young
University in Utah.)
Here is information on two workshops that I hope
will be of interest to you and your
colleagues. A flyer will be mailed in a
couple of weeks. It isn't quite ready yet. The following
paste-in includes most of the info except for
a registration form. If you think there would be
enough interest for a MOPI session for German
teachers, I could try to
arrange it. It will mean finding 25 people
at varying degrees of proficiency to be interviewed
(for a small stipend). Thanks for the attention.
UW Educational Outreach presents Workshops in
Teaching and Testing for Proficiency
Two opportunities for foreign language teachers
to work with national experts in aligning
their teaching practices with national guidelines.
On Aug. 14 Chantal Thompson will present
a one-day workshop on Teaching for Proficiency:
Focus on Higher-Order Learning. Clock
hours are available.
In it teachers of all languages will
Learn about recent
developments in second language acquisition
Distinguish higher-order
learning from lower-order learning
Learn how to use
authentic input, design a hierarchy of tasks for authentic reading
Focus on teacher
listening find out how to go from input to output
Consider the challenges
of group work and designing a proficiency-based curriculum
Register for #905 (A1) August 14, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. $125 plus $20 registration fee.
On Aug. 15-16, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. there will be
two Workshops on Modified Oral Proficiency
Interviews, one for French and one for Spanish.
These will be limited to 15 participants each.
Workshop leaders are Chantal Thompson for French,
Jim Cassidy for Spanish. Clock hours
are available.
Participants will:
Listen to and discuss
a demonstration interview
Listen to and
rate pre-recorded interviews
Learn about applications
and implications of the OPI for classroom instruction and
prochievement
testing
Practice interviewing
Chantal Thompson is Teaching Professor of French
at Brigham Young University, a certified
ACTFL tester/trainer, the recipient of many awards
and author of several texts.
Jim Cassidy coordinates the Spanish Language
Program and the Foreign Language MA in
Teaching Program at Oregon State University.
A certified ACTFL tester/trainer, he has given
workshops all over the world. In Oregon
he works extensively on articulation issues
and foreign language standards.
Those registering for either one of these workshops
must also register for Teaching for
Proficiency: Focus on Higher-Order Learning.
It is not possible to just register for the Aug.
15-16 workshops. Fee for either workshop
is $194.
Register for #905 (A2) Workshop on Modified Oral
Proficiency Interviews, French
Register for #905 (A3) Workshop on Modified Oral
Proficiency Interviews, Spanish
Deadline for registration for any of the workshops
is August 4.
After that date call (206) 685-6504 or e-mail
Lynn Klausenburger at lhk@u.washington.edu
to see if space is available.
Campus housing is available. Call UW Conference
Housing and Special Services at (206)
616-1031 or e-mail confhous@u.washington.edu
and identify yourself as a participant in the
workshop(s).
Washington State Juan de Fuca Chapter, AATSP
"Todos a una."
Web Site: http://aatsp-wa.welcome.to
Chapter e-mail: waaatsp@rcia.com
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:
Steve Green, President: steveg@cksd.wednet.edu
Kerry Chama, Eastern Vice President: cheetah101@earthlink.net
Paloma A. Borreguero, Northwestern Vice President:
paloma@u.washington.edu
Oriana Cadman, Southwestern Vice President: ocadman@kalama.com
Jay L. Adams-Feuer, Secretary: jay@rcia.com
Alexandra G. Porter, Treasurer: dporter@universityprep.org
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS:
Ana María Rodríguez-Vivaldi, CLAMOR
Editor: clamor@wsu.edu
Elwin Wirkala, Portuguese Liaison: ewirkala@u.washington.edu
Eduardo Tobar, Webmaster: eledu@uswest.net
Egils Macs, Historian: EMacs@spscc.ctc.edu