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The Utah Foreign Language Association Newsletter Volume 103, Issue 1 January, 2018 come a part of the culture of that lan- awaken; to kindle a flame that guage. Our words and our speech be- you hope will never go out; to come a part of the whole body of that guide your pupils towards in- language and culture. To speak a for- sights, ideas and revelations that eign language you have to embrace it they would never have arrived at and accept it into yourself. It changes without your dedication, patience us and makes us greater than we were. and skill. Le Carré calls the decision to teach a foreign language “an act of To quote Charlemagne: “To commitment, generosity, and medi- have another language is to possess tation.” He calls all those who teach a second soul.” He might have added Jeff Packer language the “custodians of truth in that to teach another language is to im- UFLA President a dangerous age.” This is so central to plant a second soul. what we do as teachers. When my chil- To all of you who daily renew I recently read an article by John le dren were born, I decided I was going your commitment to your students, Carré, a former German professor, to speak German to them as they grew thank you. As teachers, we don’t al- MI5 operative, British diplomat, and up. I felt like this was one gift I could ways immediately see the results of author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. In give to them. Even if I had little else to our work or receive feedback for our the article, he explains why he decided offer, I wanted them to know that the efforts. It can be difficult to return to learn German and why he decided world was wider than their own back day after day with little or no recog- to teach it. I desperately wish I had yard, and even if they did not end up nition. But I am convinced the work written what he so elegantly expresses, fluent in my languages, they would we do is valuable and necessary for our because he describes many of the feel- feel a part of something bigger than state and for our communities. We are ings that I have as a teacher and as a their own neighborhood. My chil- creating civilization – one conjugated lover of another culture. Much of what dren have friends on other continents verb at a time. he had to say applies to all of us as for- and a “grandmother” in a little village I look forward to seeing you eign language teachers. In his article, in eastern Germany that loves to hear all at our conference in February. he says, about them. When we teach our stu- dents, we are giving them a gift. We Alles Gute! The decision to learn a foreign teach them to think in new ways, to see language is to me an act of friend- the world with different eyes. We teach Jeff Packer ship. It is indeed a holding out them to belong to something bigger UFLA President of the hand. It’s not just a route than themselves. It is a monumental to negotiation. It’s also to get to task. * If you would like to Read John Le- know you better, to draw closer to Teaching language is a gift, but Carré’s entire article, it can be found you and your culture, your social it is more. Le Carré continues on lan- online on the Guardian website, with manners and your way of think- guage teaching: the title “Why we should learn Ger- ing. man” Dated July 1, 2017 It’s a promise to educate As language learners, we be- – yes – and to equip. But also to Masthead image - PeteysHead (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PC_overview.jpg) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode UFLA Conference - February 15th, 2018 - Weber State University Register online for UFLA 2018! Lodging/Hotel Information Preregistration closes on Feb 5 There are several hotels in Ogden near Historic 25th Street--and easy drive or bus ride from WSU Cam- You can now register for the UFLA conference on- pus. line and pay your registration and membership fees with your credit card. If you haven’t yet registered, If you call the Hampton Inn & Suites, tell them you you can find the information on the UFLA website request the Weber State rate (the conference is spon- at https://organizations.weber.edu/ufla/Conferen- sored by WSU and the Department of Foreign Lan- ceInfo/2018/2018AnnualMeeting.html guages). The rate will be available, depending on de- mand. If you are registering an entire school or department, you will just need to send a request to Tom Mathews Hampton Inn & Suites (by Hilton) at [email protected] along with the informa- 2401 Washington Blvd tion requested on the spreadsheet here: https://or- Ogden, UT 84401 ganizations.weber.edu/ufla/ConferenceInfo/2018/ UFLA2018RegistrationSpreadsheet.xlsx and he will (801) 394-9400 send you an invoice and a link to pay online. Online preregistration is only available through February 5th and prices go up if you wait to register UFLA 2018 Conference onsite. Keynote Speaker: Katrina Griffin We hope you will join us for the conference and Katrina Griffin is the even if you choose not to pay for the catered lunch, 2017 ACTFL Teacher of there will be tables in the back where you can bring the Year. She is the lead a lunch and still participate in the keynote event. German teacher at North County High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland, In this Issue: home to one of the larg- est German programs in Advertising with UFLA .................................19 that state. She currently BYU Language Fair .......................................17 serves as a board mem- Keynote Speaker ..............................................2 ber for the Maryland Language News ........................................ 17-18 Foreign Language Asso- President’s Message .........................................1 ciation and is a Past Pres- Spanish Spelling Bee .....................................17 ident and current board member of her local chapter Vitality Awards ..............................................18 of the Association of Teachers of German. She has UFLA Board Directory..................................19 written curriculum guides and exams for all levels UFLA Conference Information ................... 2-3 for teachers and students and has consulted on and UFLA Mission ...............................................19 written exams for students at the national level. UFLA 2018 Preliminary Sessions ............. 4-17 She lived in Kiel, Germany during and after attend- ing Penn State University and received her M.A. in German from Middlebury College. 2 2018 UFLA Conference Schedule 7:30 a.m. Registration Desk Open 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Business Meeting (Ballrooms) 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Exhibitor Break 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Session I 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Session II 10:50 - 11:30 a.m. Exhibitor Break 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Awards Luncheon & Keynote Address (Ballrooms) 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. Session III 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. Session IV 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Language Specific (AAT) Meetings Improve your proficiency rating on the OPI™ SHORT COURSE Spanish Proficiency for DLI Attention prospective Spanish DLI teachers! • Six meetings, once a week • USBE relicensure points • University transcript (creditno-credit • Only $75 Due to Utah’s great success with Dual Language Immersion, the numer of students now entering middle school and high school is rapidly increasing. Teachers who participate in the DLI program, at any level, must have a proficiency rating of at least dvanced-Mid.1 2 This class will share strategies to ensure your est performance on a proficiency test (either the OPI or the ULAPT). e will review the CTFL Proficiency Ratings and do lots of practice interviews, “conversation,” and writing. eeting si times, we will create epert, yet spontaneous narratives on a variety of challenging topics, always aiming for the dvanced-Mid level or higher. The first day of class will e ed., arch 4, 2018. The worshop will e limited to 5 participants. You can register at: www.weber.edu/teachertraining (at the very ottom of the page.3 1 The CTFL Proficiency rating reuired for secondary licensure in orld Languages is Advanced-Low. DLI teachers, at whatever level (-Higher d is Advanced-Mid. 2 “Secondary DLI Configuration.” Second Language Teaching and Research Center (L2TreC: University of Utah. https://l2trec.utah.eduutah-dual-immersion/] 3 For additional information, contact Prof. Tom athews (tmathewsweer.edu. 3 2018 UFLA Conference Preliminary Sessions Learning with Super Power: Principles for Reinventing Video and Media in the Language Empowering Authentic Language Use Classroom: EdPuzzle Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young University Diego Batista, Weber State University Asa Laws, Brigham Young University EdPuzzle is the perfect tool for allowing students to Have you wondered why learners spend hours glued to watch and engage with videos while the teacher gathers a videogame, but lack the attention and ability to apply data throughout the lesson. As teachers dabble into the what you just taught five minutes ago? Do you struggle flipped classroom philosophy, EdPuzzle is the perfect en- to engage your learners in using the target language in hancement tool for videos to be watched at home instead authentic, real life situations? In this session, experience of eating up valuable class time. During this presentation how videogame designers elicit “intuitive responses” from we will look at the benefits of using EdPuzzle, and similar teenagers, then use those same principles to strategically video software, to improve student participation and as- scaffold activities that inspire creative and authentic lan- similation in any language course.

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