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October 2002
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October 2002 Newsletter
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NERALLD Info: Cindy Bravo, Boston College Language Laboratory, Lyons Hall, Rm.313 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 cynthia.bravo@bc.edu langlab@bc.edu Phone: (617)552-8473 Fax: (617)552-2064 |
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Fall 2002 Meeting "Celebrate/Sell-ebrate Language Learning" University of Massachusetts Amherst Host: Irene Starr flrc@langlab.umass.eduProgram Committee Susan Breeyear (St.Michael's College) — sbreeyear@smcvt.edu Bruce Parkhurst (Boston University) — brucep@bu.edu Steven Smolnik (Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium) — ssmolnik@ctdlc.org Dan Soneson (Southern Connecticut State University) — soneson@southernct.edu
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From the President of NERALLD: Happy October and congratulations, everyone! We've survived the first hectic month of yet another academic year. Time to celebrate! And so we will on November 8th at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where we'll gather to celebrate language learning while examining ways to "sell -ebrate" (a.k.a. "promote") our facilities and the work we do. Many thanks to our gracious host Irene Starr, to Bruce Parkhurst, program chair, and to our generous presenters for what will undoubtedly be quite the celebration/sell -ebration. (See the program agenda on page 3. Note, too, the lunchtime meeting of our K-12 Special Interest Group.) Care to make a valuable, personal contribution to the success of the day's event? Be sure to complete the questionnaire on page 6 and submit it with your registration form to me by Friday, October 25th. In return you'll receive the personal satisfaction of knowing you helped shape a NERALLD program and also, at no cost to you, a UMass Amherst parking permit for 11/8/02! Also, be sure to turn to "Business Matters" on page 2 for a preview of 11/8 business meeting agenda items - including the all-important election of your next President and appointment of a new Newsletter Editor. Nominations, anyone? The Prez Sez: Don't miss the NERALLD "Fall sales event" happening at UMass Amherst, Friday, November 8, 2002. You could walk away a winner and carry home a truckload of knowledge about self-promotion and strategies for championing the cause of language learning with technology! Cindy Bravo Boston College cynthia.bravo@bc.edu or langlab@bc.edu |
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(1) SELL -EBRATE NERALLD - Promote NERALLD at a foreign language association in your area. Attend one of the following regional foreign language association meetings in 2002-2003. Contact Cindy Bravo langlab@bc.edu for more info.:10/11-13/02 NYSAFLT http://www.nysaflt.org/, Ellenville, NY10/21/02 CT COLT http://www.ctcolt.org/, Cromwell, CT10/25/02 VFLA www.vfla.org, Champlain Valley Union HS, Hinesburg, VT10/25-26/02 MaFLA http://www.mafla.org/, Springfield, MA11/1-2/02 NHAWLT http://www.nhawlt.org/, Bartlett, NHTBA RIFLA http://www.uri.edu/rifla, TBATBA'03 FLAME http://www.umaine.edu/flame, TBA(2) CELEBRATE GRADES 6-12 FL INSTRUCTION - Attend a one-day seminar: Strengthening Foreign Language Instruction - Practical Strategies for Increasing Your Students' Achievement and Motivation in Foreign Language Learning sponsored by the Bureau of Education and Research www.ber.org: (3) WORLDCALL 2003 - Travel to the Canadian Rockies to attend WorldCALL in Banff, Alberta, May 7-10, 2003, but first submit a presentation proposal (in either French or English) by 10/15/02. WorldCALL info. at http://worldcall.org/ Submit proposals online: http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/worldcallcfp |
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Resources of Interest |
(1) NERALLD K-12 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP - Get together with "K-12-minded" NERALLD members over lunch at the Fall meeting on 11/8/02 to share resources and ideas. Contact Amy Eastwood of Weston (MA) High School (amyleastwood@yahoo.com) for more info. (2) TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY: BEST PRACTICES x 2 - Two opportunities to promote your best practices of teaching languages with technology: (a) Survey of Best Practices with Technology in Language Learning by Aaron Stephenson, Spanish teacher at Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA. Contact astephenson@lacademy.edu to respond to an 8-question survey about the innovative and effective ways technology is being used in language classrooms at your institution; (b) Best Practices for Using Technology to Teach and to Learn in the Foreign Language Classroom, a collection of essays yet to be published. Send proposals by 10/30/02 to Lara Lomicka (lomicka@sc.edu) at the University of South Carolina and Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz (jpcooke@niu.edu) at Northern Illinois University.(3) $25,000 - $450,000 = potential funding available from the National Security Education Program for language and culture studies programs http://www.ndu.edu/nsep/institutional_grants.htm |
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Business Matters! |
(1) NERALLD ELECTIONS - The Prez Sez: "Time's up!" - Cindy Bravo's two years as NERALLD President and Michael Nieckoski's two years as Editor of this Newsletter. Nominate yourself or another esteemed colleague to serve as NERALLD's next President or Newsletter Editor. Elections to be held at the Fall'02 meeting. Submit nominations to langlab@bc.edu.(2) MEMBERSHIP YEAR - At the Summer 2002 Advisory Board meeting in July, NERALLD members proposed a Bylaw amendment to change the NERALLD membership year from October 1-September 30 to June 1-May 31. Cast your vote on 11/8/02. A 2/3 majority of voting members present is required to pass the amendment. (3) MEETING ATTENDANCE FEES - Summer Advisory Board participants also discussed a fee structure for students, host site faculty/staff, and other non-members who wish to attend NERALLD meetings. A "guest" fee of $15.00 (in addition to the $10. lunch fee) will be charged on a per meeting basis to non-members unaffiliated with the host site institution. Students in general and host site faculty/staff will be charged only for lunch. (4) THE IDES OF IALLT - (a) 10/15/02 = Deadline to submit nominations for IALLT President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and Programs Director. For position descriptions go to: http://iallt.org/current_news/elections_2003.html. Submit nominations to Read Gilgen at read@lss.wisc.edu. (b) 10/15/02 = Deadline to submit proposals for conference sessions at IALLT'03, June 17-21, 2003 at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. More information can be found at: http://iallt.org |
"Celebrate/Sell -ebrate Language Learning"
Agenda
NERALLD Fall Meeting - November 8, 2002
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Irene Starr (UMass, retired), Host Site Coordinator/Bruce Parkhurst (Boston University), Program Chair
8:30 Schmooze, check-in, and breakfast eats
(Herter Hall, Room 601) (Everyone coming to the meeting should have pre-registered by October 25!)
9:15 Cynthia Bravo (Boston College)
- NERALLD welcome
Irene Starr (UMass, retired)
- Host welcome, & UMass introductions
- Five College Center for the Study of World Languages
Hiltrud Schulz (UMass Amherst)
- DEFA Film Library (East German film archive)
An intriguing archive… an income generator… a technical training program. Wait 'til you see what is in store!
10:00 Bruce Parkhurst (Boston University, MA)
- Eulogy for the disappearing lab
No tears: this is a history lesson.
- Anatomy of "the sell"
How each of today's speakers will address the day's topic.
10:20 Steven Smolnik (Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, CT)
- Lab Director as Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs
Our Language Resource Centers today may be better known than ever, but you still have vital responsibilities to spread the good word about your initiatives, to make them known to others, and to find business partners among your colleagues.
10:45 BREAK
11:00 Dan Soneson (Southern Connecticut State University, CT)
- Grabbing the Spotlight: Daring to Push the Envelope
Selling the Language Lab as the organization on campus willing to experiment with new technology. A case study of one lab's experience with wireless laptops and other IT initiatives.
11:30 Roundtable Q & A
12:00 BOX LUNCH/K-12 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP & NERALLD BUSINESS
1:30 Sue Breeyear (St. Michael’s College, VT)
- The Ah-hah! Factor
Do you have problems getting your faculty to use your language center in the way it was intended? Here are some tried-and-true methods that one lab director used at the University of Vermont.
2:00 Barbara Sawhill (Oberlin College, OH)
- Information is Power
A case study: how a small college lab used data to sell the lab and its services, and how the lab director saved the day when budget cuts loomed. What data to collect, and why; how to collect the data; what to do with it.
3:00 Wrap-up
4:00 Meeting Unwrapped (post-meeting, schmoozeful get-together)
DIRECTIONS AND INFORMATION
NERALLD Fall Meeting - November 8, 2002
University of Massachusetts, 601 Herter Hall (sixth floor lounge), 161 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003-9312
Host: Irene Starr flrc@langlab.umass.edu
Telephone # (in case of emergency on 11/8/02): (413) 545-1330 (NOTE: This is a History Department #, as the meeting room is located within the History Dept.)
Taxi Service in Amherst: Red Cab (413) 253-3333 (Allow 20-30 minutes response time)
For General Directions, Transportation to UMass and Lodging Information:
http://www.umass.edu/langctr/info-neralld.html (This is Irene's comprehensive "Info-Neralld" web page (updated 9/24/02) where you'll also find links to campus maps, parking information, etc.)
Lodging chez Irene: Irene Starr has generously offered to provide overnight accommodations (Thursday, 11/7 and/or Friday, 11/8) in her home near campus for a maximum of 4 "sleeping baggers who bring their own towels". Please contact Irene at flrc@langlab.umass.edu or by phone/fax (549-6116/549-7811, area code 413) to make a reservation!
PARKING: Parking at UMass is difficult. Car pooling is strongly encouraged. Parking Permits are required in Lots 32 and 34 and will be paid for by NERALLD. Permits will be US mailed to those who register for the meeting and email their home addresses to flrc@langlab.umass.edu by October 25. See meeting registration form Parking Alert.
To approach the parking lots from most directions drive to the intersection of rte 9 and rte 116 (near a Staples store) about a mile west of the Amherst Common. Go one mile north on 116. Exit the ramp; take a right and go about 1/3 or 1/2 mile on Massachusetts Ave; go right on Lincoln Avenue. Lot 32 is on the right and left immediately after your right turn. Lot 34 is reachable by turning left and going through lot 32.
If you are coming from the North, use exit 25 from Interstate 91. Go south on rte 5 & 10 for about a mile and take left onto rte 116 south or east. Go about 8 miles to the UMass exit. At the ramp take a left and go about a mile on Massachusetts Avenue to Lincoln. Lot 32 is on the right and left immediately after your right turn. Lot 34 is reachable by turning left and going through lot 32.
Maps/Walking Directions to Herter Hall: The Mapquest map below shows street names near the Visitor Center and Parking (and also Irene's house). The other map shows the way from the parking area to Herter (about a block). You can also ask for directions at the Visitor Center. The 25 story brick library should be visible from the parking lot or Visitor Center so you can walk towards it.
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NERALLD MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL/NEW MEMBERSHIP &
FALL MEETING REGISTRATION FORM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 IS THE CUT-OFF DATE FOR REGISTRATION
NERALLD Membership Dues for 2002-2003 = $25.00 Lunch at Meeting = $10.00
Dues are $25.00 per membership year payable by the Fall meeting. NERALLD is open to all interested parties, upon receipt of dues. Membership allows members to attend meetings, workshops, vote, and receive NERALLD newsletters. Please note: Membership in NERALLD is on an individual basis. There are no institutional membership rates.
PARKING ALERT:
Parking at UMass Amherst is difficult and expensive. Car pooling is encouraged. PARKING PERMITS (subsidized by NERALLD) will be issued ONLY to those who register for the Fall’02 meeting NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. Permits will be US mailed in advance of the meeting to your HOME ADDRESS. If you will be the driver of a vehicle, please email your home address to: flrc@langlab.umass.edu.Please use this format:
Jane Smith
123 Main Street
Anywhere, ST 12345
CURRENT MEMBERS
- REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND PLEASE RENEW NOW. Send in this form, or email the information to langlab@bc.edu by October 25. Cash or check accepted at meeting. Paying by check? Make it out to NERALLD. Please mark all that apply:NAME: _____________________________________________ Email Address: __________________________
(If there are corrections to the mailing label, please note them here):
Mailing Label Corrections: ________________________________________________________________
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NEW MEMBERS
- REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED but advance payment is not. Send in this form, or email the information to langlab@bc.edu by October 25. Cash or check accepted at the meeting. Paying by check? Make it out to NERALLD. Please mark all that apply:p
I am not a current member. I will attend the meeting. p I 'd like to join but won't attend this meeting.$35. ($25. to join, plus $10 for lunch) $25. to join (check enclosed) (____check enclosed / ____ will pay at meeting)
Name: ______________________________________ Institution: _____________________________________
Department: ________________________________ Address: _______________________________________
Email: ______________________________________ City: ___________________________________________
Telephone #:______________ FAX#:____________ State: ______________ Zip: ______________________
CURRENT AND NEW MEMBERS:
COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE REVERSEAND SEND IT AND THIS REGISTRATION FORM TO:
Cindy Bravo, NERALLD President, Boston College Language Laboratory, Lyons 313, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, or Email
langlab@bc.edu, or Phone (617) 552-8473.NERALLD FALL 2002 MEETING - November 8, 2002
University of Massachusetts Amherst
TOPIC: "Celebrate/Sell-ebrate Language Learning"
QUESTIONNAIRE
Please send your responses with registration
. Your responses will assist program planners.NAME: ____________________________ INSTITUTION: ____________________________
1. What is your burning issue related to this meeting's topic? Please explain.
2. How do you advertise/promote your language lab/resource center?
3. Do you generate income for your facility? If so, how?
SEND THIS COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE WITH THE MEETING REGISTRATION FORM (reverse)
TO:Cindy Bravo, NERALLD President
Boston College Language Laboratory, Lyons 313, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, or Email
