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I. POETRY EVENTS TODAY IN OLYMPIA
II. CARIBBEAN EVENT APRIL 21!
III. FILM FESTIVAL IN PORTLAND
IV. INTERNET SITES
V. EXCHANGE IN U.S. WITH STUDENTS FROM SPAIN
VI. WRITING CONTEST - ESCRIBO EN ESPAÑOL
VII. SUMMER COURSE FOR TEACHERS IN SPAIN
VIII. UW METHODOLOGY COURSE - FL TEACHING IN K-8
IX. EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR U.S. STUDENTS IN SPAIN
X. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - SPRING ISSUE OF CLAMOR
I. POETRY EVENTS TODAY IN OLYMPIA:
Lecture and Poetry, Recital by Chicano Poet ALURISTA
at The Evergreen State College
Author of nine collections of poetry, plays and
critical articles on Chicano culture. "Through his
creativeness and sensitivity Alurista has establisheda
poetic legacy that mirrors the struggle and the hope
of the Chicanos."Guillermo Rojas, Chicano Literature
"the scars of history on my face and body aches
vomito sangre y lloro libertad
I do not ask for freedom
I am freedom"
from Floricanto in
Aztlán
LECTURE
Friday, February 16th, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall 1, The Evergreen State College (2700
Evergreen Parkway NW)
POETRY RECITAL
Friday, February 16th, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Lecture Hall 1, The Evergreen State College (2700
Evergreen Parkway NW)
Both events are free. Sponsored by The Evergreen State
College President's
Diversity Fund, MEChA, LASO, and several academic
programs.
II. JUAN DE FUCA CHAPTER EVENT - EL CARIBE
AATSP Y YVCC patrocinan un festival caribeño el sábado
21 de abril de 11;00 a 4;00 en el edificio de lenguas.
¡No te lo pierdas!
Entre otras cosas:
-literatura del Caribe con método de aproximación
-cocina caribeña con preparación y recetario
-almuerzo caribeño con plato, cubiertos y ganas
-música, juegos y canciones para enseñar
-música caribeña para aprender a bailar y como
broche
final un baile con la comunidad caribeña de Yákima...
Para más información, mandar
-nombre y apellido
-domicilio postal
a: rchama@yvcc.cc.wa.us
¡ Te esperamos!
III. 24th PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HIGH SCHOOL SCREENINGS
All screenings will be held at the Guild Theatre and
the price of admission is $5 per student. For more
information about the films and/or to RSVP please
contact Steve Charbonneau, 221-1156.
CUBA
11 am, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20th A PARADISE UNDER THE
STARS (d. Gerado Chijona)
Eager to follow in her flamboyant, absentee mother's
footsteps, beautiful young Sissy longs to dance in
Havana's hottest club, The Tropicana. The film
combines exuberant musical numbers and some
light-hearted satiric jabs at Cuban machismo and the
National Guard. 90 minutes
MEXICO
1 pm, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21st TO AND FRO (d.
Salvador Aguirre)
After working for three years in the United States,
Filberto, a young Mexican peasant triumphantly returns
to his native village hoping to remake his life and
gain the respect he thinks he is due. 92 minutes.
IV. INTERNET SITES:
1) babel.uoregon.edu/pncfl PNCFL new website
2) http://www.weston.org/conjuguemos/ An on-line
verb conjugation program.
3) Here is a collection of sites for Spanish
key-pals:
http://eleaston.com/spanish.html#lists
V. EXCHANGE WITH STUDENTS FROM SPAIN:
The regional government of Castilla-León, in Spain, is
offering grants to High Schools of that region so they
can send students to American schools in exchange
programs. By February 28th the Spanish Schools need to
have established contact with an American School but
the exchange can be done anytime from now until the
end of 2001. It is often difficult to find Spanish
schools that can exchange a group of students with an
American School due to expensive air fares and other
expenses so this may be a good opportunity for you to
organize a student exchange with a school in
Castilla-León.
I am attaching the application form. I can also send
it to you over regular
mail. If you would like more information you can
contact Salvador Caballero,
the coordinator of the program in Spain, you can do so
at:
Salvador.Caballero@cec.jcyl.es
VI. SPANISH LITERARY CONTEST "Escribo en español"
This year's topic is "Mi familia." All high school
students of Washington State are eligible for the
contest, and there are 2 sections: native Spanish
speakers and native speakers of other languages. The
winners will receive great prizes and will be honored
at an awards ceremony in Olympia in the Spring.
Please contact Eduardo Tobar at (360) 664-2400 or via
email at etobar@ospi.wednet.edu for specific details.
Entries must be received by February 16, 2001.
VII. REFRESHER COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF SPANISH, July
2nd to 13th. at the
University of Cantabria - Santander, Spain. Tuition,
room and board with a family and regional field trips
$995. Optional 4 graduate credits (Span508)$160.
Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and
Distance and Continuing Education at Oregon State
University. Contact Anuncia Escala Aescala@orst.edu
Tel 541-737-3949 and 800-235-6559.
VIII. TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN GRADES K-8
UW Education Outreach will offer:
TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN GRADES K-8
EDC&I 495 TA 5 credits
Mondays and Wednesdays, Mar. 28-May 21 5-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 12 & 19, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
No class April 9 & ll.
This course is designed to prepare foreign language
teachers to work at the elementary and middle school
levels. In this course, you will learn about:
-Developing content-based classroom materials
-Creating reading and writing activities for all grade
levels
-Using games and songs to further language learning
-Aligning curriculum with national and state standards
-Basing your teaching on second language learning
theory
-Assessing student learning
-Writing lesson and unit plans to use in your
classroom
The course will focus on combining the needed
theoretical knowledge with hands-on activities. For
example, you will learn what theories of child
development, brain research and the theory of multiple
intelligences contribute to teaching and learning a
foreign language. You will learn how to do
content-based instruction in science and math, and art
and music. You will learn how to do peer- and
self-assessment and how to connect your teaching to
the Standards for Foreign Language Learning and the WA
State EALR's.
Your instructor is Renate Brendler Grant of the
Evergreen School in Seattle. She received her academic
training in Germany and the US and has worked with
Helena Curtain. She has taught at the Evergreen School
since 1993 and has made presentations at national and
regional conferences on teaching foreign languages in
the elementary and middle school.
This course is of value to pre-service teachers
wanting, those currently trained to teach languages to
adolescents and adults, elementary teachers who would
like to include language instruction in their classes,
and those trained in other countries who would like to
teach in the American system. A working knowledge of
spoken and written English, some knowledge of another
language, and some teaching experience are
prerequisites.
Reg # 57974 EDC&I 495 TA 5 credits
13 sessions Mondays and Wednesdays Mar. 28-May 21;
5-7:30 p.m. No class April 9 & 11. Two Saturday
sessions, May 12 & 19, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fee is $625,
undergraduate tuition, not including registration and
technology fee or materials. Register at UWEO 5001
25th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98105 or, using VISA or
MasterCard at 206-543-2310 or 1-800-543-2320, or
online at www.extension.washington.edu. For questions,
please e-mail lhk@u.washington.edu
IX. EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR U.S. STUDENTS IN SPAIN
El Ministerio de Educación y más concretamente la
Consejería de Educación de Castilla y León nos
ha
comunicado que va a poner en marcha un plan
experimental para realizar intercambios de alumnos con
centros de Estados Unidos y Canadá. Nuestro Centro ha
sido elegido para realizar uno de estos intercambios
debido a la gran experiencia acumulada en sus
intercambios con Centros de la UE y al haber recibido
este año el European Label a la innovación en la
enseñanza de idiomas extranjeros. El problema que
tenemos es la búsqueda de un socio americano o
canadiense, ya que el tiempo que nos dan es realmente
mínimo (antes del 28 de febrero del 2001) y esta es la
razón de que os pidamos ayuda.
Nuestro Centro está ubicado en Piedrahita, muy cerca
de Ávila, Salamanca, Toledo y Madrid. Tenemos 230
alumnos de edades comprendidas entre los 12-19 años y
los idiomas que se estudian en el Centro son inglés,
francés e italiano.
Si alguno de los centros que vosotros conozcáis
estuviese interesado en realizar dicho intercambio os
agradeceríamos mucho que nos pusieseis en contacto con
él para comenzar a hablar del tema a desarrollar
conjuntamente en nuestras mutuas visitas.
Los alumnos implicados serían, por nuestra parte, un
mínimo de 10 acompañados por un profesor y las fechas
ideales para nosotros visitar el país serían octubre
del 2001, ellos podrían elegir la más conveniente para
visitarnos, aunque abril o mayo estaría muy bien.
Un afectuoso saludo y gracias de antemano.
Ángel Antonio López Hernández
Jefe de Estudios del Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria
"Gredos"
05500 Piedrahíta (Ávila) España
Teléfono: 920-36-00-25
Fax: 920-36-05-65
alopez76@mimosa.pntic.mec.es
X. NEXT EDITION OF OUR NEWSLETTER CLAMOR:
March 1 is the deadline for submissions to CLAMOR.
The topic of the spring edition is "Spring", including
national holidays in the Spanish and Portuguese
speaking world. (such as 5 de mayo (México) and 2 de
mayo (España). Please send your ideas and
contributions to our editors, Paloma Martínez-Carbajo
(martinezcarbajo@plu.edu) and Inés Miranda
(mirandia@plu.edu).
XI. FLES TEACHING PRACTICUM
2001 Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES)
Teaching Practicum for Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish
(other languages to be added as feasible)
Speakers of Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish (both
native and non-native) who are IAs or parents in the
district have an opportunity to receive training,
university credit, and clock hours which may be
applied toward a conditional teaching certificate.
Participants will be chosen for the 2001 teaching
practicum sponsored by Seattle Central Community
College's Title VII grant and the John Stanford
International School's magnet grant.
Practicum: Each language team shall comprise four to
five people, one of who shall be team leader. Two
advanced world language high school students will also
participate as student interns and assistants to the
teaching staff.
Team members will take a five credit University of
Washington methodology course (paid by SCCC) and then
meet to develop activities and lesson plans for one
summer teaching practicum at a southend Seattle
school. Participants will receive a stipend at the
end of the project.
Stipends: $700 team leader; $600 team member; student
aides: learning service hours or
.25 TA credit. As yet, stipends are not available for
languages other than the above; those interested in
participating without a stipend may do so for clock
hours.
Camp Session: Friday, June 29 to Friday, July 13, 9
a.m.-12 noon; staff on duty by 8:30 a.m., leaving
time: 12:30 p.m.
Methodology Class: Monday and Wednesday, March 28-May
21, 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 12 & 19, 9:00
a.m.-4:30 p.m., no class April 9 & 11; place:
University of Washington, Seattle; clock hours
available for practicum and meeting times; must have
400 level college writing skills
Additional Meeting Dates: May 22 to camp opening --
meet by language team as often as necessary to plan,
schedule, and organize materials and lessons for
language camp
Orientation for camp participants: Saturday, April
28, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at Chong Wa Chinese School,
522 Seventh Ave. South (Seattle Chinatown, corner of
7th Ave. South & South Weller streets); site
principal's meeting and move into school: TBA
Interested applicants should send a resume to Betty
Lau, 4920 South Ferdinand St., Seattle, WA
98118-2028; fax to Betty Lau at (206) 722-6646; if
you are a Seattle School District employee, send your
resume to Martin O'Callaghan at AA-676. Interviews
will be arranged. For more
information, call Betty Lau at 587-2021 or Martin
O'Callaghan at (206) 298-7075.