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The CASLT website provides numerous articles on Intensive
French in both English and French including the CASLT
report, An Examination of Intensive French: A Pedagogical
Strategy for the Improvement of French as a Second
Language Outcomes in Canada by Alina MacFarlane
http://caslt.org/pdf/IF.pdf
New Resources for Teachers include:
For Portuguese teachers: Visit Portuguese through Music
that includes a commented directory of links to resources.
www.caslt.org/research/portuguesemusic.htm
CASLT member, Meg Graham, suggests that for those who
have huge Spanish classes, a great resource can be found at
CARLEX called « Sólo Cinco Preguntas ». The 4 step format
is designed to engage an entire class in Spanish using
reading, writing, speaking and listening in Spanish. She
used the activities to prepare her Entry #3 video and portfolio
for National Certification. There are 3 levels: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. ¡Pruébalos!
The updated Spanish Curriculum for BC has now been
posted, as well as the Integrated Resource Package for
Spanish 5-12.
For Italian teachers: Italian Language: Grammar Commented webography of various useful resources
focusing on grammar. www.caslt.org/research/itgrammar.htm
For teachers interested in using music to teach languages:
Language Acquisition and Music including articles and
other online resources on using music as a tool in teaching
and learning languages.
www.caslt.org/research/music_l2.htm
For teachers in search of images: Tools Clipart Webography of sites offering clipart of various tools used by
construction workers or professionals. This new page is an
addition to our extensive and ever growing Clipart for Busy
Teachers section. www.caslt.org/research/toolsclipart.htm
La société, France Études, (www.franceetudes.com) fondée
à Stockholm en 1981, est un institut spécialisé dans
l'enseignement du français pour adultes, a lancé au mois de
janvier 2004, France Gazette. Ce magazine qui est entièrement gratuit s'adresse en premier lieu à tous ceux qui de par
le monde veulent parfaire leurs connaissances en français.
En tout une trentaine de textes différents sont publiés chaque
mois, libres de droits, traitant de politique, d'économie, de
culture, de tourisme, de gastronomie ou encore de
francophonie.
Interactive Activities for German Teachers and Learners.
A list of topics for each year, and a couple of exercises for
each skill, reading, writing and listening. Exercises can be
used in conjunction with an interactive whiteboard. Online
or printed out and used. There are writing, matching and
crossword exercises, pictures, text and listening tasks.
Executive Director Update continued from page 2 ...
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Finally, the CASLT national office has had a few staff
changes once again. Our office administrator, Angélique
Tremblay, began her year long maternity leave as of the
beginning of March. At time of printing, Angélique has not
yet had her baby but we will share the news in the fall issue.
We welcome Francine Charbonneau to the position.
We did receive news from our former Quebec National
Council Representative, Valerie Kamel. She is pictured
here with her beautiful little boy named Christopher
Richard Soussa, born
October 18, 2004.
Wishing you all a restful
summer and we look forward
to providing new exciting
services to our members in
the fall.