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Foreign Language
Education for a Lifetime.
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LinguaFolio Virginia
Discover Languages
Governor's Foreign Language Academies
Instructional Resources Teaching English, History and Social Science through Foreign Language
Foreign Language Standards of Learning (REVISED)
Interview of U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige regarding Foreign Languages.
English as a Second Language (ESL) Resources
National Foreign Language Week
Calendar of Foreign Language Events
Foreign Language Professional Organizations
Links to Outside Sources for Foreign Language Education
Information about Other Virginia SOL
Additional Foreign Language Resources from Conference and In-service Presentations
Fulbright Teacher Exchange
Teacher Licensure
American Sign Language
   
 
     
     
  Brandenburg Gate - Germany  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Château de Saumur - France  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Kiszhi church - Russia  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Seville cathedral - Spain  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Kremlin dome - Russia  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  plate from Seville - Spain  
     
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Helen Small
Specialist for Foreign Languages, Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120
Voice: 804-225-3666, fax: 804-786-1597, e-mail: Helen.Small@doe.virginia.gov

The Virginia Department of Education announces the addition of the Virginia STARTALK Chinese Academy for summer 2008.

LinguaFolio Virginia.LinguaFolio is a tool where those who are learning or have learned a language can record and reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences. It accompanies language learners throughout life and is suitable for documenting language abilities for various uses. All necessary documents can be downloaded and printed from the Web site. Virginia foreign language and ESL teachers are encouraged to participate in the 2007-2008 pilot.
   
2005 - The Year of Languages.
 

Building Our Strengths Through Languages:
Investing in the Future
This video was created as part of the celebration of 2005 as the Year of Languages. The program examines foreign language programs in the commonwealth and how Virginia prepares students, in classrooms and beyond.
Play the streaming video.

Governor Mark Warner recognizes 2005 as The Year of Languages in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (See text of the Governor's Certificate of Recognition)
2005 - The Year of Languages logo.

Discover Languages, national site by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

  
   
Foreign Language Standards of Learning.
  Revised Foreign Language Standards of Learning

The Board of Education approved revised Foreign Language Standards of Learning on February 28, 2007.

This document is available in PDF format. Professionally printed copies of the document will be distributed to schools in early fall 2007. The PDF document is a read only file and may be viewed in PDF format using Adobe Acrobat Reader. [PDF Format]

  
     
Foreign Language SOL Training Workshops.
 

Files from the 2000 Foreign Language SOL Training Workshops

For further information contact Helen Small (804) 225-3666

  
     
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National Foreign Language Week.
 

National Foreign Language Week poster.March 5 - 11, 2007
"Languages: The Key to Common Understanding "

For more information contact:
Alpha Mu Gamma National
855 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029-3500
Tel: (323) 644-9752
Fax: (323) 644-9752
http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.htm
or e-mail at: amgnat@lacitycollege.edu

The dates and themes for National Foreign Language Week are determined annually by Alpha Mu Gamma National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society.

  
     
Calendar of Foreign Language Events.
 
Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA)
October 12 - 13, 2007
Holiday Inn Select Koger Center
Richmond, VA
Contact: Isi Kessel, Hampton H.S.
(757) 340-6596
ikessel@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us
http://www.flavaweb.org
   
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
November 16 - 18, 2007
San Antonio, TX
http://www.actfl.org/
   
Southern Conference on Language Teaching
April 3 - 5, 2008
Myrtle Beach, SC
http://scolt.net
   
The Northeast Conference
March 27 - 29, 2008
http://www.dickinson.edu/nectfl/
New York Marriott Marquis
for more information:
The Northeast Conference at Dickinson College
P.O. Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013-2896
Tel. 717-245-1977, Fax 717-245-1976
e-mail: nectfl@dickinson.edu
 
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Foreign Language Professional Organizations.
 
General Foreign Language
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA)
National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL)
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
   
Foreign Language Specific
American Association of Teachers of Arabic
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
American Association of Teachers of French - Virginia Chapter (AATF-VA)
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
American Association of Teachers of German - Virginia Chapter (AATG-VA)
American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI)
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese - Virginia Chapter (AATSP-VA)
American Classical League (ACL)
Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS)
Classical Association of Virginia (CAV)
Chinese Language Teachers Association
Mid-Atlantic Association of Teachers of Japanese (MAATJ)
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA)
National Association of the Deaf
Virginia Association of the Deaf
 
     
Links to Outside Sources for Foreign Language Education.
 
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET)
Foreign Language Resources for Teachers and Students
Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange
Hanban National Office For Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL)
International Education (Asia Society)
Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) and National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS)
KIDPROJ’s Multi-Cultural Calendar
Ñandutí Early Language Learning
National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC) Culture Club
United States-Japan Foundation
 
     
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Information about Other Virginia SOL.
  A framework for instruction in American Sign Language was approved by the Virginia Board of Education in March 1998. 
Framework for Instruction in American Sign Language in
Virginia's Public Schools 

The Virginia Standards of Learning for English, Mathematics, Science, and History and Social Science may be found at:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml

Resources for other content areas may be found at:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/high.html

  
     
Additional Foreign language Resources from Conference and In-service Presentations.
 

Block Scheduling
What the Research Says About Block Scheduling and Foreign Language Instruction (PowerPoint presentation)

Careers
Using Foreign Languages to Enhance Career Opportunities (PowerPoint presentation)

Virginia Foreign Language SOL
The Foreign Language SOL Review Process (PowerPoint presentation)

  
     
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