SLIC

Go-To-Guide2011- 2012

The SLIC Go to Guide 2011 2012 is brought to you by the

We promote, support, and celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity

SLIC promotes best practices in second language teaching andintercultural education through advocacy, communication andprofessional activities so that students can achieve their fullpotential in second language proficiency.

The council consists of eight Special Interest groups:

French German Spanish Mandarin Ukrainian Arabic Japanese Punjabi

For more information about the work of the council or to view anonline version of the guide, visit www.slic.teachers.ab.ca.

Special thanks to Holly Cyr and Jamal Elassaad for their help with theproduction of the SLIC 2011 Go to Guide.

It is our hope that this guide becomes an at your fingertipsresource that you can access all year long!

Table of ContentsFrenchProjet Accent P. 2Genie Productions Inc. P. 2French for the Future P. 3French Language Resource Centre P. 4Médiathèque P. 5Mozaik P. 5Nelson P. 6Watermelon Works P. 7

GermanEverything Deutsch P. 8

Mandarin Primary Mandarin P. 9

SpanishPelecrites P. 10

MultilingualAIM Language Learning P. 11Le Bon Patron P. 12Bridges U of A P. 12Casterbridge Tours P. 13Le Fuzz P. 13IHLA P. 14Iisle P. 14Prometour P. 15Scholastic P. 16Tarmac Films P. 17U of C Language Research Centre P. 18U of C Continuing Education P. 19Language Proficiency Tests P. 20

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PUBLIC

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Integrate culture in the FSL classroom with Cultur-osité: Nelson Education’s three level Little Book series

Experience it for yourself with our free Cultur-osité demo on the MyNelson FSL Online Teaching Centre.

This online demo features the complete

offerings of the online site for La fête en famille, 1 of the 12 Little Books!

Get a sneak peek of the versatile resources you can have at your fingertips to engage your class with:

La fête en famille• In both the text and non-text version • The audio recording of the book• The corresponding mini-lesson plan• The corresponding Blackline Masters

To access this demo for free on Facebook® visit:

www.facebook.com/nelsonschoolfsl

To order or for more information, please visit

www.nelsonschoolcentral.com

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Made in Canada

Fait au Canada

4 niveaux à jouer

4 levels of play

le jeu des sonsle jeu des consonnesconstruire les motsrépéter après moi - l’enregistrement sonore

Sound gameConsonant gameWord buildingRepeat after me -Audio

Cette méthode donne aux étudiants:

l’amour proprela confiance en soila fierté

This method gives students:

self-esteemconfidencepride

Cette méthode fait la lecture facile.This method makes reading easy.

Cette méthode est créée pour les personnes qui apprennent les choses autrement.

This method is created for those who learn differently.

Cette méthode décode la langue.This method decodes the language.

This method engages students one sound at a time!

Cette mèthode engage les étudiants un son à la fois!

2010 Brevet pendant. Patent pending©

Les Sons Français

Sound Card

Une Carte de SonLes Sons Français

Consonant Card

Une Carte de Consonne

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ESPAÑOL como segunda lengua

¡Mira, es para tí...¡Mira, es para tí...

For information contact:

gesmyth@telusplanet.net

Includes text book*, lab manual, CD, units tests and teacher’s answer keys

SPANISH MATERIAL FOR GRADE FOUR AND FIVE AS A SECOND LANGUAGEGRADE 6 BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2012

*Books follow Alberta Learning Spanish Curriculum

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www.a imlanguage learn ing .com

Together, we can transform language education.

AIM: Unique classroom methodology, materials and teacher development.

Wendy Maxwell, AIM Creator

Available for French, Spanish and English.

Accelerative Integrative Methodology (AIM) brings true transformation to the experience of teaching and learning languages. AIM blends the best of language-acquisition theory and brain-based research with systematized and engaging classroom practice, creating astounding results. At last, an approach that works.

Wendy Maxwell’s AIM is, by far, the most comprehensive and effective approach to language teaching and learning being utilized in the world today. - Gary Carkin, PhD

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BonPatron.com Bonpatron.commade by language teachers for language teachers and learners

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BonPatron.com does exactly what teachers

students learn from their mistakes

BonPatron.com students will take more responsibilityteachers will save time

errors are highlighted and explained

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Bring the world to your classroom...Invite a University of Alberta international student to speak to your class about people, languages and life in global communities. Schedule an exciting, interactive presentation that’s tailored to your classroom needs—it’s free!

www.international.ualberta.ca/bridges.cfm

bridges student speakers for global awareness

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Le Fuzz - Passport to Learning

Passport to to Learning is a 50 minute multi-lingual show that teaches songs to students inan energetic live music environment. Music isperformed in eight different languages thatcan be chosen by teachers.

Rates $1000 - Passport to Learning (includes sound / tech).

$ 250 - classroom workshop. $1250 - evening community performance (75 minutes).

Contact : management@lefuzz.comweb: www.lefuzz.com, www.myspace.com/vielavida

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Th e Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education (IISLE) at Edmonton Public Schools is the fi rst comprehensive institute of its kind in North America, housed within a public school board, to support the development and promotion of excellence in second language education. IISLE is committed to providing outstanding educational experiences and training to prepare leaders for an evolving global society.IISLE has as its purpose:• To promote and develop excellence in all aspects of second language education

across a wide range of offi cial, international, heritage, aboriginal and signed languages.

• To provide services and expertise to support second language teaching and learning and the development of exemplary community and global citizens.

For more information, visit http://languages.epsb.ca/

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Let’s talk travel!!Your Prometour Tour Project Manager, Tara Jean, will be in Calgary to meet you in person between February 15 – 24, 2012!!

Take the opportunity to have her visit you at your school to talk about your next student trip.

See how Prometour’s travel philosophy can bring your lesson plan to life!

USA: 1-800-304-9446 CAN: 1-800-657-7754 INFO@PROMETOUR.COM

USA: 1-800-304-9446 CAN: 1-800-657-7754 INFO@PROMETOUR.COM

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videos news audio fun exercises teacher resources

magazines@ scholastic.ca

Language learning comes alive with exciting features, including read-aloud plays, puzzles, and activities to build speaking, listening, and comprehension skills. Includes Teacher’s Notes in English, 2 FREE CDs with first and fourth issues, and more. 5 Print and 1 Online issue, 16 pages.

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GRADES 7–12¿QUÉ TAL?®—BeginnerAHORA®—Intermediate

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Language Research Centre

The Language Research Centre at the University of Calgary is aninitiative out of the Faculties of Arts and Education. The Centreprovides leadership in research into language acquisition,learning and teaching, the effective use of technologies, andpolicy making. It is a central point of contact on languageresearch between the University of Calgary and the world.

Our mission is to conduct fundamental research exploring human language structure,processing and use, its relationship to acquisition, and how this research translatesinto practice. This will be achieved through:

interdisciplinary research into language acquisition. training future researchers (undergraduate students, graduate and postdoctoral). professional development for language teachers in K 12 and the post secondary system. policy development support for language teaching professionals, policy makers, etc. dissemination of research, best practices, and, more generally, information about

language acquisition and learning in Canada and abroad.

For more information, visit http://arts.ucalgary.ca/lrc

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International Language Advisors

Education Program Standards and Assessment French and International Education Services

Alberta Education 8th Floor, 44 Capital Boulevard

10044 – 108 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6

Chinese You Fu Special Language Advisor Chinese Language Tel: 780-644-3063 You.Fu@gov.ab.ca

Japanese Yoshimi Hirata Special Language Advisor Japanese Language Tel: 780-415-6165 Yoshimi.Hirata@gov.ab.ca

Spanish Melissa.Valdes Special Language Advisor Spanish Language Tel: 780-422-0664 Melissa.Valdes@gov.ab.ca

German Wieland Petermann Special Language Advisor German Language Tel: 780-422-0536 Wieland.Petermann@gov.ab.ca

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Language Profi ciency TestsInternational language profi ciency tests are available for most of the second language pro-grams taught in Alberta. Many of these tests stem from the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). A set of common language profi ciency descriptors adopted by the coun-tries of the council of Europe, the CEFR is organized into six reference levels. It describes what a learner should be able to do in reading, listening, speaking and writing at each level – A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2.

Based on the common reference levels, countries develop specifi c language profi ciency mea-surement tools. For example, Spain off ers the Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extran-jera (DELE), Germany the Deutsches Sprachdiplom, and France has developed the Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) for levels A1 through B2 and the Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) for levels C1 and C2.

For more information on specifi c language profi ciency tests, visit these links: Chinese language tests: http://www.confuciusedmonton.ca/chinese-language-tests.html

French - DELF: http://www.cpfalta.ab.ca/Educators/CEFRandDELF.htm

Th ere are a growing number of DELF exam centers in Alberta:• Alliance Française of Calgary • Calgary Board of Education • Calgary Catholic Schools • Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta • Edmonton Catholic Schools • French Language Resource Centre (Grande Prairie) • Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education, Edmonton Public Schools • University of Lethbridge

German Sprachdiplom: http://languagecredentials.epsb.ca/en/languages/german

Japanese Language Profi ciency Test: http://www.jlpt.jp/e/

Spanish – DELE: http://fi s.ucalgary.ca/home/instituto-cervantes

Ukrainian: http://languagecredentials.epsb.ca/en/languages/ukrainian

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French Language Proficiency TestingThe DELF-DALF Centre

Centre DELF-DALFuniversity of lethbridge

Centre DELF-DALFuniversity of lethbridge

Bring your dreams of seeing the world into focus. This year, get the international certification you need to study or work in French-speaking countries and regions across the globe.

Housed in the Department of Modern Languages, the DELF-DALF Centre at the University of Lethbridge offers French language proficiency testing for students and adults, as authorized by the Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques (CIEP) in Paris.

Be part of the bigger pictureWith your passing grade, you’ll receive an official diploma from the National Ministry of Education in France as proof of your linguistic proficiency—your ticket to virtually anywhere in the francophone world.

Visit ulethbridge.ca/delf-dalffor 2011/2012 registration deadlines, testing dates and more information today!

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