Vol. 42, No. 2 December 2003 Susan Gross to Present TPR Storytelling Workshop at 2004 OFLA Conference in Columbus. by Barbara S. Andrews teachers deal with some of the usual it seemed to lose its power, so she issues about implementing TPR went back to the textbook. Storytelling in the classroom. The two She invented over 100 games to workshops will not cover the same teach French grammar. She made ground, and may be taken the kids talk for ten minutes every independently of each other. day of the year. She had them write More about Susan Gross: weekly diaries. Nothing seemed Susan Gross taught French to 7th and like too much work. 8th graders in Colorado Springs, Susan says: Colorado for 28 years of her 33 years “When I first encountered of teaching experience. Since retiring Krashen’s five hypotheses, they in 2002, she does consulting work struck a chord with me. I knew they with individual school districts and were true, but they did not seem to One of this year’s featured presents workshops on TPR workshops at the OFLA Annual Storytelling. (Continued on page 16) Conference will be a full-day Throughout her career, In This Issue: workshop by Susan Gross on Susan kept searching for a Thursday, March 25. I met Susan TPRStorytelling................................................1 better way to teach Letter from the President .............................4 in late July 2003 at the National languages. Dismayed by 2004 OFLA Conference Notices ....................6 TPRS Conference in Chicago. falling enrollments and Around the State ..............................................8 What follows will surely make you elimination of language The Cardinal Notebook.................................9 All Students can Learn a Foreign curious to know more about courses, she experimented Susan’s ‘winning ways.’ I have Language ........................................................... 10 with many “new” methods A Fully Bright Experience ................................. 12 included both some of her as they came and went: Being Bold ....................................................... 14 professional background and ALM, suggestopedia, direc- Professional Development Opportunities ...... 20 statements from an interview. ted dialogs, simulations, AATF News ..................................................... 24 AATG News .................................................... 25 In addition, for those who want to communicative competence OCC News ....................................................... 26 know MORE about TPR interviews, paired activities, OFLA Student Award for Excellence Storytelling, OFLA members Teri team learning, cooperative in Language Study ................................ 28-29 Wiechart (Delphos Jefferson High learning, mastery teaching, OFLA Teacher Grants .......................... 30-31 School) and Julie Schonauer (New and TPR. She found that OFLA Conference Scholarship for Prospective FL Teachers ..................... 32-34 Philadelphia High School) will be TPR was better than OFLA Membership Form.......................... 35 presenting a half-day workshop on anything else, but after five Calendar of Events............................36 Saturday, March 27, to help or six weeks in Level One, The Cardinal December 2003 Page 1 Executive Board Ohio President Philippa Brown Yin Department of Modern Languages Rhodes Tower #1619 Foreign Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 44114 [email protected] The Ohio Foreign Language President Elect Language Association is a member of the Barbara Andrews Gateway Middle School Central States Conference 900 Gibbs Maumee, OH 43537 (CSC), the American Council on [email protected] Association the Teaching of Foreign Executive Vice President The OFLA Vision Languages (ACTFL), and the Mary Goodwin Northview High School Joint National Committee for 5403 Silica Dr. Every Ohio student will be pro- Sylvania, OH 43560 Languages (JNCL). 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