ICFL Fall Conference Presentation

ICTFL Fall Conference 2012

NAVIGATION 2012: Celebrating our 25 Year Journey - Mapping the Next 25 Years" - ICTFL Fall Conference 2012

Sponsored by the ILLINOIS COUNCIL ON THE TEACHING
 OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Implement Cultural Exchange and Blog about It! Lauren Finaldi Bringing teenagers from different cultures together opens their minds, promotes world peace, and best of all does wonders for your foreign language classes! In this session I will cover how to: host a short-term student exchange at your school, organize a short-term home-stay trip abroad, and utilize technology to involve the travelers, parents and students back home. Examples shared from recent trips. http://www.slideshare.net/profefinaldi/high-school-short-term-exchange-programs

ICTFL Fall Conference 2011 Presentation

"Have Languages, Will Travel: Culture & Communication in a Mobile World"

Illinois Teachers of Foreign Languages

Fall Conference 2011

Tinley Park, Illinois

Oct. 21 & 22

Pop Music & Foreign Language Classes:

A Natural Combination! 

Finaldi, Lauren; Joliet Catholic Academy

• Infuse pop icons and their music into your class to liven up your lessons and peak student motivation throughout the year.
• Learn numerous ways to integrate appropriate songs and videos into grammar, vocabulary, culture and geography lessons.
•  Give your class a fun conversation lexicon for TPR storytelling.
• Most examples will be for Spanish classes, however, resources and applicable lessons will be available for all languages.