The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers L’Association canadienne des professeurs de langues secondes February | février 2010 Vol. 29, No. 1 ConBaT+ Project 7 for L2 Teachers CASLT 40th 14 Anniversary Quiz Tell Me a Story— 18 Using Story as a Context for L2 Instruction Le point sur les 20 stratégies d’apprentissage du bon apprenant de langues DELF Implementa- 22 tion: Why and How? Wai-Ling Lennon and Farida Garrett, 9 Presidents of SLIC, Alberta Language Leaders Contents • Sommaire February | février 2010 Features • Articles vedettes Vol. 29, #1 18 Tell Me a Story — Using Story as a Context for The Canadian Association of Second L2 Instruction Language Teachers (CASLT) 20 Pour un meilleur enseignement des L2: Le point sur les L’Association canadienne des professeurs stratégies d’apprentissage du bon apprenant de langues de langues secondes (ACPLS) 22 DELF Implementation: Why and How? 300-950 avenue Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3E6 1-877-727-0994 • www.caslt.org Departments • Thèmes récurrents Editor • Éditeur 3 President’s Message • Message de la présidente Anthony Orlando – [email protected] CASLT Staff Contact • Responsable 3 Executive Director’s Update • Mise à jour de la Directrice générale de la publication Sarah Du Broy – [email protected] CASLT News • Nouvelles de l’ACPLS Board of Directors • Conseil 4 NC and Staff News • Nouvelles du CN et du personnel d’administration 5 Professional Development • Développement professionel Valerie Pike, Michael Salvatori, Hilaire Lemoine, Sharon Lapkin, Cynthia Lewis, Wendy Carr, Caroline 6 Research • Recherche Turnbull, John Erskine 8 Teaching Resources • Ressources pour enseignants National Council • Conseil national The CASLT Community • La communauté de l’ACPLS BC: Sandi Kostur – [email protected] AB : Valerie Leclair – [email protected] SK : Roxanna Smycniuk - [email protected] 9 A Key Partner for CASLT • Un partenaire important pour l’ACPLS MB: Krystyna Baranowski – [email protected] 10 Partners’ Postings • Nouvelles des partenaires ON: Maureen Smith – [email protected] 12 Language Champions • Les champions des langues QC: Stéphane Lacroix – [email protected] NB: Léo-James Lévesque – CASLT Members’ Corner • Le coin des membres de l’ACPLS [email protected] NS: Anthony Orlando – [email protected] PE: Monica Rafuse – [email protected] 13 Member Benefi ts • Les avantages de l’adhésion NL : Glenn Cake – [email protected] 14 Quiz for the 40th anniversary • Quiz pour le 40e anniversaire YT : Sandra Henderson – [email protected] 16 New on www.caslt.org • Des nouveautés sur www.caslt.org NT: Jean Marie Mariez – [email protected] Teachers’ Lounge • Le coin des professeurs NU: Léonie Aissaoui – [email protected] 25 Légal Deposit Number • Numéro de dépôt légal Ask an Expert • Demander l’avis d’un expert ISBN/ISSN D680889 26 Tech Talk • Parlons technologie 27 What’s New in Resources • Nouvelles ressources pédagogiques Publication Mail Agreement No. 40846073 28 Teaching FLS Tips • Conseils pour enseigner le FLS Copyright • Droits de reproduction 29 For Your FSL Students • Pour vos élèves de FLS CASLT authorizes the subscribers of Réfl exions to 30 reproduce articles on the condition that the author’s For Your Ukrainian Students • Вашим українським учням name, the name of the journal, as well as the volume 32 Upcoming Language Conferences • Conférences à venir and number are clearly identifi ed on each page of the copies. • L’ACPLS autorise les abonnées de Réfl exions à reproduire les articles à condition que le nom de l’auteur et de la revue, ainsi que le volume et le numéro soient clairement identifi és Editor’s Picks • Les choix de l’éditeur sur chaque copie. Réfl exions is once again packed with features, tips, links, and Anthony Orlando Disclaimer • Désaveux good news! We are passionate about our work as L2 educators and we Opinions expressed by authors are their own work hard to promote L2 acquisition. As professionals, we know the benefi ts of sharing. and not necessarily those of the Board of Directors We also work together as members of a cooperative and collaborative team. In this issue, of CASLT. • Les articles publiés réfl ètent l’opinion des auteurs et non forcément celles du Conseil I strongly recommend reading Ryan Vickers’ article on Des chiffres et des lettres (part two). d’administration de l’ACPLS. I watched this game show on TV5 before Christmas and it was just as amazing as the last Use of the masculine in this publication is generic time I saw it in France 25 years ago. I also recommend Lesley Doell’s article on the DELF and applies to both men and women. • L’utilisation experiments in Alberta. In another issue, you will learn about the DELF in Nova Scotia. du masculin dans cette publication pour désigner We need to be aware of what is happening in the different provinces and how it will fi t in des personnes renvoie aussi bien à des femmes qu’à with the CEFR and LP. We welcome your comments. Bonne lecture! •••••• des hommes. Favorise l’essor de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage des langues secondes • www.caslt.org 2 President’s Message • Message de la Présidente By Valerie Pike l’élaboration de modèles de programmes to nominate deserving recipients. The H.H. n January, de mentorat destinés aux enseignants L2. Stern Award recognizes a language teacher CASLT Vice- Nous avons présenté et discuté les principes who demonstrates innovative classroom President, de programmes effi caces de mentorat dans practice, and it provides grant support I le contexte de l’enseignement d’une langue, to assist the recipient in furthering second Michael Salvatori, Executive Director, et l’ACPLS va maintenant explorer des language innovation. The deadline is Nicole Thibault, façons de faciliter le mentorat pour appuyer 31 March and we welcome your and I met with les enseignants de langues. nominations. CASLT also provides bursaries to its members to attend the Honourable James Moore, Minister Afi n de faire vivre « la semaine de la langue conferences, symposia, or other events. of Canadian Heritage and Offi cial française », l’ACPLS publie un document Please encourage CASLT members in Languages. We discussed CASLT’s qui apporte de nouvelles idées visant your network to pursue this opportunity. mandate and role in language education à célébrer la culture francophone. Ce in Canada, and key areas for development. document sera disponible en mars et We encourage you to stay connected to We appreciate the invitation to meet on vous propose des activités pour CASLT. Our Web site features podcast with the Minister and his staff, and look découvrir les drapeaux de la francophonie and video clip series highlighting current forward to further collaboration. canadienne, des artistes et des olympiens L2 research, and our monthly newsletters En février, des coordonnateurs linguis- francophones. D’un bout à l’autre du pays, inform members and stakeholders of tiques, des consultants et des représentants célébrons tous la francophonie! trends in language education. We are eager to hear from you – please keep us apprised ministériels se sont réunis à Ottawa pour Opportunities for bursaries and awards are of your activities! •••••• participer à une séance de travail sur provided each year, and we encourage you Executive Director’s Update • Mise à jour de la Directrice générale By Nicole Thibault assessment to help identify their strengths (University of Ottawa), Simon Fraser e are proudly and areas for growth, and by school University, UBC, and the West Point Grey celebrating principals to guide them in their hiring Academy will coordinate two-day working 40 years of practices and in identifying specifi c PD sessions with Professor Daniel Coste W opportunities of interest to their teachers. of France. CASLT with our theme: “Looking Back, Moving CASLT working committees have met to Also this spring, CASLT will convene Forward.” CASLT has develop an Administrator Leadership Folio an advisory committee of stakeholders grown in many ways in Series as well as workshop sessions to interested in key questions related to the the last ten years. We are now reaching out increase awareness among new teachers of validation of language portfolios in Canada, and serving over 5,000 members! the support resources available to them such the calibration of existing assessments to We have identifi ed two areas of focus to as the À vos marques, prêts, partez! the CEFR, and program profi ciency outcomes. And fi nally, CASLT has proposed better serve new teachers and those new to We have a busy spring ahead of us! to the departments of education in each teaching L2, as well as to better reach out to A reminder to all members to consider province and territory the need to establish school leaders and administrators to help attending the CCERBAL Colloquium, Pan-Canadian Coordination Networks for them better support the L2 teachers and this year entitled Individual Plurilingualism a Common Framework and Portfolio for programs in their schools. and Multilingual Communities, 29–30 April Languages to increase communications and 2010. Jim Cummins is a confi rmed The CASLT Profi le of the Pedagogical, support among leaders in this important Keynote Presenter. Linguistic, and Cultural Competencies of L2 innovation. Effective FSL Teachers can be used by both CASLT continues to support the importance And so much more planned for this coming of these target audiences. During the of the Common Framework and Portfolio school year! Get ready for 40 more years of mentoring/coaching session held in February for Languages for the Canadian L2 context. CASLT working and leading on behalf of L2 in Ottawa, we discussed how this tool can In late May 2010, CASLT along with the teachers across Canada! ••••• be used both by new teachers for a self- Embassy of France in Canada, OLBI 3 www.caslt.org • Promoting the advancement of second language teaching and learning NC and Staff News • Nouvelles du CN et du personnel CASLT Welcomes New National Council Representatives ASLT welcomes new National teaching Ukrainian and French, which Council (NC) representatives for Sandi Kostur is included an internship in Ukraine teaching CAlberta (Valerie Leclair), for British the new National FSL.