Advocacy in Action
"WE ARE ALL ADVOCATES!"
By Karen Fowdy
YOU are an advocate! How do we internalize and carry forward the positive and energizing messages from the 2018 WAFLT World Language conference? If you were in the audience for the keynote address, you heard these powerful words from the keynote speaker, Dr. Edward M. Zarrow, 2016 ACTFL National Teacher of the Year. Read more
WAFLT Mentoring
How can we help you? How can we help each other?
By Karen Fowdy
“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” John C. Crosby
WAFLT members are invited to participate in our mentoring program, one of the many benefits of membership. WAFLT supports mentor partners by establishing connections and providing resources to the partners as requested throughout the professional development experience. Read more |
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Opinion: Global Learning Matters
SOURCE: ACTFL SmartBrief
Recent anti-globalism rhetoric in the US may be harming efforts to prepare students to be global citizens, author Homa Tavangar writes in this blog post. Tavangar shares how to move beyond rhetoric to support such areas as global engagement, global caring, global jobs and global friendships. Education Week's Global Learning Blog
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Report: More U.S. Students Studying Overseas
SOURCE: ACTFL SmartBrief
More US university students are choosing to study abroad, according to a recent report by the Institute of International Education. In this commentary, Iowa State University Spanish professor Chad Gasta writes that many factors may have contributed to the increase, including more study-abroad options and increased student awareness that study-abroad experiences could help them get a job. The Conversation (U.S.) |
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Being the Only Person Who Doesn't Speak the Native Language, A Reflection
SOURCE: Education Week Teacher Update
As I boarded the plane to South Korea, I had really little idea what to expect. Just a month before I went to Dubai for the first time and aside from that, the farthest and most exotic place I had traveled was France after studying French for more than eight years in middle school through college. Work in Progress Blog |
Does Language Change How People See Color?
SOURCE: ACTFL SmartBrief
Language and culture can influence how people perceive and categorize color, research suggests. In one study, speakers of Russian had an easier time distinguishing among hues of blue than English-language speakers, as more words in the Russian language differentiate light and dark blue. Quartz |
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