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Become a NNELL State
Representative
As a national organization,
NNELL operates through a network of state
representatives. You could help NNELL to continue with
its mission by becoming a representative of your state.
As a State Representative, you will serve as an advocate
for early language learning, heighten public awareness
of foreign languages in elementary and middle school
education, serve as state representative for NNELL to
your state language association and ensure that foreign
languages in grades K-8 are recognized as a priority
matter in your state. If you are interested in being
more involved with NNELL and its advocacy efforts,
please read the description for this position or contact
NNELL's National Networking Coordinator,
Marcela
Summerville (msummerville@nnell.org)
Download PDF to view responsibilities
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Welcome to our new NNELL Journal Editor!
Please
join us in welcoming Dr. Kelly F. Davidson Devall
as the new Journal Editor for Learning Languages. Dr.
Davidson Devall is an Assistant Professor of French and the
Assistant Advisor for Foreign Language Education at Valdosta
State University. She is active in the professional
community as a peer reviewer, state team leader, and Chair
of the Teaching and Learning of Culture SIG with ACTFL. We
look forward to hearing more from her and her research on
early language learning! Welcome aboard Dr. Davidson
Devall!
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While We're Talking About Our Awesome New Editor ... Submit An Article!
Interested in writing an article for Learning Languages? We
are currently accepting submissions for Volume 21, Issue 1
of the Learning Languages Journal: Exploring Creativity
and Innovation Through Language Learning. As we
transition to the new journal editor, the deadline has been
extended to Oct. 15th!
See author guidelines.
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Renew and Stay Connected!
Don’t forget to
renew your membership!
Thank you for your membership during the 2014-2015 year.
Because you help us put the "network" in the National
Network for Early Language Learning, we want to say thank
you by entering everyone that renews their membership by the
end of September in a drawing for either a free NNELL
membership for 2016-2017 or a free ticket to the 2015 NNELL
Breakfast at ACTFL in San Diego.
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Lead Early with Languages
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go
far, go together" - African Proverb
Lead EARLY with Languages! With the recent introduction of
the ACTFL campaign, "Lead with Languages", we invite you to
start early! NNELL is looking for a few volunteers to join
committees dedicated to advocate for early language learning
and provide resources. Leadership opportunities like this
will give you the opportunity to broaden your horizons,
expand your expertise, meet new people and strengthen your
skills. Committees include working directly with the
Learning Languages Journal, developing resources for
families and strengthening advocacy efforts. If interested
in joining a committee, please contact Nadine
Jacobsen-McLean at
njacobsen@nnell.org We share your
passion!
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September 24-26th:
Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Conference in
Louisville, KY
Nadine Jacobsen-McLean, NNELL President, will
be presenting, LinguaCafé and Positive Assessment: You
CAN do it!
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October 3rd:
Indiana Network for Early Language Learning (IN-NELL)
Fall Conference, Indianapolis, IN
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October 16-17th:
Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA)
Conference in King of Prussia, PA
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October 29-31st:
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA) Fall
Conference in Sturbridge, MA
Rita Oleksak, NNELL Past President will be
presenting workshops on, Achieving Proficiency Goals for
Global Competence and Connecting Practice to Assessment
in the Foreign Language Classroom
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October 30-31st:
New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers,
Inc.(NYSAFLT) Annual Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY
NNELL, in the spirit of networking
and collaboration, would like to assist other organizations
in their promotion of activities of interest to early
language educators.
NNELL Representatives, if there is a
professional development opportunity in your area, please
submit the name of event, date(s), very brief summary and/or
link to the event. We will get it on our
calendar as soon as we can. The
appearance of an event on this page does not imply an
endorsement of the event.
Bipartisan Language Education Bill Introduced
Reps. David Price (D-NC), Leonard Lance
(R-NJ), Joe Crowley (D-NY), and Don Young (R-AK) have introduced
the World Language Advancement Act (H.R. 3096), which would help
state and local school districts implement innovative K-12
language programs.
"In today's global economy, K-12 foreign language and cultural
knowledge have become necessary skills for government,
private-sector, and non-profit employers," said Congressman
Price. "Federal incentives will help to ensure we are providing
these competencies and equipping the next generation of leaders
with the skills to communicate and collaborate across borders."
Read the full story here:
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Helping Toddlers Expand Their Language Skills
This article offers several strategies
and techniques for effective ways to respond to babies'
pre-speech communication. The author, a speech-language
pathologist, claims that adults can increase babies' language
development through intentional, yet simple, everyday
interactions. Not only are the suggestions effective and fun,
they can be applied in a first and second language acquisition
context.
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Why It Makes More Sense
This short article summarizes 5 reasons
to learn a second language that are supported by various
research studies. These reasons are: to improve communication
skills, to become a better listener, to boost creativity, to
sharpen your mind, and to make smarter decisions.
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Music Class May Help Students Language Skills, Study Finds
When we sing songs to teach new
vocabulary, we're accomplishing two goals at once! Music
education has been shown to develop the part of the brain
responsible for language development. A recent study of high
school students demonstrated that music education improved
students' ability to distinguish speech in noise perception and
verbal memory, two qualities that also benefit language
learning.
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Teacher Recommended: 50 Favorite Classroom Apps
This article reports on 50 digital
applications students and teachers agree are useful for
organization, study, and application of skills and content
they’re learning in school.
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Chinese Lesson on Counting and Friends
This website uses a counting song
while looking for friends in Mandarin Chinese (from 1-7)
我的朋友在哪里The song says: one two three four five six seven,
where is my friend? Here here! My friend is here!
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Free Spanish Lessons
Practice Spanish with free and
cultural media on the web. Various websites are included
such as Coffee Break Spanish by Radio Lingua
Network who offers audio podcasts with a subscription.
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Fetch It! Spanish
Maneuver the little dog so he runs
into the item that has been said in this free App.
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Abitalk Spanish Sentence Builder Free
The free version of this app
includes two levels to practice putting sentences in the
correct order. In level one, users are shown a picture and a
mixed up sentence. Audio of the correct sentence order can
be played repeatedly to help with creating the correct word
order. In level two, the same sentences appear and extra
words are added to the word choices to increase the
difficulty.
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Thank you to JNCL, ACTFL,
and NNELL members Janine Erickson,
Tammy Dann, Kristel Saxton,
Heather Hendry, PhD., Alice Charkes,
Zhihong Li, Sally Hood, PhD.,
Kennedy Schultz, PhD., and Robert
Raymond, PhD., for their contributions to this
publication.
If you would like to share an interesting article, app, or
teaching tool with the NNELL community in our next eNNELL News
edition, please contact
Dorie Perugini.
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