Modern Languages Programs 
Graduate Credit: LNF 3604
PDPs/CEUs: LNF 5904
Participants: French Teachers, grades K–12
Dates/Times: July 7 - 11, 2008; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Northeastern University, Boston Campus
Cost/Credit: 68 PDPs/6.8 CEUs, $500; 4 q.h. graduate credits, $820
This course is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of today’s French culture and allow them to develop and sharpen their French skills through a variety of group activities. The emphasis is on French, and French only. Various topics will be studied and discussed using readings and other media supports.
Explored topics will include: the French economy, France in Europe, religion and moral values, the regional languages, every day life with its cultural misunderstandings, the French family, the media in France and many other topics. Activities and drills are designed to allow participants to update, reinforce and expand their own knowledge in grammar and vocabulary. Participants will be able to incorporate their favorite topics into their classroom practice.
Instructor: Catherine Dunand is a native of France and a lecturer in the Modern Languages Department at Northeastern University.
Graduate Credit: LNS 3603
PDPs/CEUs: LNS 5903
Participants: Spanish Teachers, grades K–12
Dates/Times: July 7 - 11, 2008; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Northeastern University, Burlington Campus
Please note campus location has changed to Burlington.
Cost/Credit: 68 PDPs/6.8 CEUs, $500; 4 q.h. graduate credits, $820
In this course, participants will sharpen their language skills and expand their vocabulary. There will be emphasis on oral communication, and opportunity for extensive conversation in pairs and groups. Participants will also gain new perspectives on the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.
Class discussion will focus on cultural and literary readings, current issues, videos, and the experiences of the Spanish-speaking people of Spain, Latin America and the United States. Participants will watch a movie, listen to Spanish music, and complete a research project.
Instructor: Arlyn Sánchez Silva is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Foreign Languages Department at Emmanuel College in Boston.
Graduate Credit: LNS 3602
PDPs/CEUs: LNS 5902
Participants: Spanish Teachers, grades 5–12
Dates/Times: July 14 - 18, 2008; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Northeastern University, Burlington Campus
Please note campus location has changed to Burlington.
Cost/Credits: 68 PDPs/6.8 CEUs, $500; 4 q.h. graduate credits, $820
This course is designed for teachers who want to update their knowledge of 20th century Spanish American literature. Participants will have extensive practice of Spanish language skills while engaging in literary analysis of contemporary fiction from Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Puerto Rico.
Class discussions will center on literary pieces written by major authors such as Borges, Cortázar, Allende, Ferré, García Márquez and others. The course will also include a discussion of Latino literature. Participants will read a novel, a selection of short stories and will give oral reports on assigned topics. They will also write a research paper and give a final oral presentation.
Instructor: Arlyn Sánchez Silva is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Foreign Languages Department at Emmanuel College in Boston.
Participants: French and Spanish Teachers, grades 5–12
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost/Credit: 68 PDPs/6.8 CEUs, $500; 4 q.h. graduate credits, $820
In this course, participants will explore the use of the arts to teach modern languages. The arts are student-centered and promote the internalization of grammatical concepts and create a natural environment for vocabulary acquisition. Topics include visual art, poetry, drama, storytelling, music, and dance and movement.
The Massachusetts Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework will be referenced along with concepts of differentiated instruction, multiple intelligence, and authentic assessment. Examples will be presented in French and Spanish but can be applied to any language. The specific grammatical concepts and vocabulary covered will be participant driven.
Participants are encouraged to bring the Massachusetts Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework, a dictionary in the target language, text and curricula materials used in their classrooms.
Participants will:
- Understand the importance of the arts in teaching modern languages.
- Be able to reach and teach all types of learners.
- Gain comfort in a variety of art forms.
- Acquire numerous activities and strategies to teach grammar, literature, vocabulary and culture.
- Write lesson plans connecting the arts to their own curricula and the Massachusetts Foreign Languages Framework.
Locations and Dates:
Northeastern University, Boston Campus July 21 - 25
Graduate Credit: LNM 3606
PDPs/CEUs: LNM 5906
Northeastern University, Dedham Campus July 28 - Aug 1
Graduate Credit: LNM 3606
PDPs/CEUs: LNM 5906
Instructor: Helene Loomis teaches French and Spanish at the John J. Ahern Middle School in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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Graduate Credit: LNF 3603
PDPs/CEUs: LNF 5903
Participants: French Teachers, grades K–12
Dates/Times: July 28 - August 1, 2008; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Northeastern University, Boston Campus
Cost/Credits: 68 PDPs/6.8 CEUs, $500; 4 q.h. graduate credits, $820
Francois Rabelais, the great writer and humanist of the French Renaissance, once said: "Le rire est le propre de l'homme" (Laughter is the essence of man). However, what individuals find comical varies widely across era, culture and background. A joke which provokes laughter in one person may bring a frown in another.
In this course, we will examine what makes the French individual laugh via the screening of French comedies. We will also examine available American remakes of these French movies to further understand the divergence and complexity of the cultural approach to humor. This approach will give participants the opportunity to examine the French comic psyche and compare it to American humor. Furthermore, we will study other relevant material such as comic literature, jokes, comic books and songs to enhance our understanding of laughter in both societies.
This course will be conducted in French, and it is required that students participate in the target language. Participants are expected to generate questions and ideas they could use inside their own classrooms.
Instructor: Catherine Dunand is a native of France and a lecturer in the Modern Languages Department at Northeastern University.
Developing Creative Arts Materials for the Foreign Language Classroom
Graduate Credit: LNM 3607
PDPs/CEUs: LNM 5907
Participants: French and Spanish Teachers, grades 5–12
Dates/Times: August 4 - 8, 2008; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Northeastern University, Dedham Campus
Cost/Credit: 68 PDPs/6.8 CEUs, $500; 4 q.h. graduate credits, $820
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of “Teaching Modern Languages Through the Creative Arts“.
In this course, we will review previously presented material and add new concepts. Participants are required to bring the handbook used for “Teaching Modern Languages Through the Creative Arts” and be prepared to discuss successes and failures in the implementation of these strategies. Time will also be provided to create new lessons and materials.
Participants will continue to explore the use of the arts to teach modern languages. The arts are student-centered and promote the internalization of grammatical concepts and create a natural environment for vocabulary acquisition. Topics include visual art, poetry, drama, storytelling, music, and dance and movement.
Participants will:
- Develop their understanding of utilizing the arts in teaching modern languages.
- Expand their comfort level in a variety of art forms.
- Add to a growing portfolio of activities and strategies to teach grammar, literature, vocabulary and culture.
- Exchange lesson plans developed about using the arts to teach modern languages.
Instructor: Helene Loomis teaches French and Spanish at the Ahern Middle School in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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