LCPS World Languages and Cultures

04/08/2014

http://www.wbaltv.com/education/10-baltimore-county-schools-to-teach-spanish-to-fourthgrade-students/25270582

This fall, students at 10 Baltimore County elementary schools will begin learning Spanish as their second language.

03/18/2014

The Great World Language Debate du Jour: Grammar vs. Communication http://edut.to/1orEc9R via

I am embarrassed -- no, actually I would go as far as to say horrified -- that I spent ten years of my career teaching students about the Spanish language. I actually felt proud when they could fill

01/30/2014

http://creativelanguageclass.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/saidnowlteacherever/

Language teachers say a lot of things, but you'll probably never hear them say this...

01/30/2014

Great work being done here.

Every day, students whose families speak among 138 different languages learn together in the classrooms at Kent School District in Washington. To address the linguistic and economic challenges for the

01/28/2014

http://blog.oup.com/2014/01/what-the-bilingual-brain-tells-us-about-language-learning/ %2EkyZp3as2%2Exwqa89Ez%2Edpuf?utm_source=NewsBrief+1%2F16%2F14&utm_campaign=newsbrief+1%2F16%2F14&utm_medium=email

By Arturo E. Hernandez One of the most common questions people ask revolves around when and how to learn a second language. One common view is that earlier is better. There is good evidence for this view. A number of studies have found that the earlier a person learns a second language, the better t...

01/28/2014

http://wp.me/p1b9wZ-VE

A great blog post from French teacher on changing your teaching strategies from verb charts and grammar based teaching to comprehensible input which will lead to performance based asse...

01/03/2014

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/30/258376009/how-language-seems-to-shape-ones-view-of-the-world?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

Speaking another language fluently seems to affects what you notice and how you remember events.

01/02/2014

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

"The Can-Do Statements make language learning transparent for everyone." NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements are online: http://www.actfl.org/news/press-releases/ncssfl-and-actfl-announce-publication-can-do-statements-progress-indicators-language-learners

11/13/2013

8 Educational (and Fun) iOS Games for Teens fluency21.com/blog/2013/11/1…

China: Gadget Users ‘Forgetting How to Write’Posted by Andrew Churches on November 1, 2013 via BBC News Some people in China use electronics so much, they’re forgetting how to write, it appears. State news agency Xinhua quotes “internet addict” Zhang Lei as saying she’s grown so used to electronic...

10/29/2013

What Are The Hardest Languages To Learn? [INFOGRAPHIC] http://voxy.com/blog/index.php/2011/03/hardest-languages-infographic/ via

Learning a new language can be difficult, but some languages can be trickier than others. For native English speakers, the difficulty level of a new language depends on a variety of factors. So which are the most difficult to learn? And which languages would you be able to master in under a year? Vi...

10/22/2013

GO BOSTON!!!
Dual-Language Proposals Part of Boston Mayoral Campaign http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/10/dual-language_proposals_part_o.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-TW via

Two candidates vying to be the next mayor of Boston pledge their support for expanding dual-language programs across the city.

10/22/2013

News just across the county line offers hope...
Arlington parents make plea for foreign language funding | WJLA.com: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/10/arlington-parents-make-plea-for-foreign-language-funding-95644.html #.UmbYrLue3n8.twitter via

Arlington parents made a plea for funding for foreign language instruction in all elementary schools during the County Board meeting Saturday morning.

10/22/2013

And so it begins...budget season is in full swing.
Fairfax schools chief to propose deep cuts...http://wapo.st/19lu9Ox via

Schools could see class sizes increase, staff cuts as the district faces a projected $140 million deficit.

09/16/2013

2 Minute Takeaway: Grading Malpractice http://ow.ly/oKnWS

Billie Donegan with the Center for Secondary School Redesign discusses her session exploring ways for educators to harness state-of-the-art research to bette...

09/16/2013

http://youtu.be/TM-3PFfIfvI -Great ideas. Food for thought...

09/06/2013

09/06/2013

Proficiency? You mean I shouldn’t be basing everything on achievement? But, my students can already conjugate all their verbs and recite mindless lists of vocabulary out of context like language learning zombie-bots! Is this not sufficient to function in a target language environment? I think maybe…