The Crescent Newsletter
The Newsletter of the
South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers’ Association
Vol. XLIV, No. 1
From the President
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SCFLTA Executive
Board
Membership Form
French Notes
Spanish Notes
German Notes
Member
Submission
2015 SCFLTA
Conference
Awards
2015 SCFLTA
Conference
Session Proposal
2015 SCFLTA
Conference
Registration
Spring 2015
Dear SCFLTA Members,
As a college student, my study abroad experiences enabled me to skip lower level language
classes in German and Spanish leaving me with the need to fill credit hours as a senior. My
parents were fond of asking me what I was going to do with a degree in German and
Spanish, sound familiar? I thought I would appease them by enrolling in a Methods of
Teaching Foreign Language course taught by Dr. Darrel Dernoshek. I was hooked. Finally, I
could answer my folks with confidence and excitement; I was going to become a German
teacher. A requirement of the course was to become a member of and attend the SCFLTA
conference. Sixteen years later, I have the honor of serving as your President for the next
year.
Thank you to all who came to our Spring Conference in February at River Bluff High School
in Lexington, SC. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the commitment of our
Executive Board and thank them for the time and effort they put into making each
conference a success.
This year, we were able to offer a variety of breakout sessions. A heartfelt thanks to the
stellar World Language educators whose sessions provided key learning experiences for
our attendees. Remember, that SCFLTA is only as strong, progressive, and active as it’s
members. You are SCFLTA. I am SCFLTA. We are SCFLTA.
Next year’s conference will be in conjunction with SCOLT in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Please visit the website often to check for updates on this great opportunity. The theme for
next year’s conference is New Levels, No Limits, and will be from February 18-20, 2016.
One difference this year is that session proposals will be made through the SCOLT website,
and the deadline is June 1, 2015! Please consider sharing your professional expertise with
colleagues from the entire SCOLT region!
In closing, I want to encourage all of you to seek even the simplest way to advocate for
your language programs. Yes, the world is flattening and many of us communicate with
folks on multiple continents on a daily basis. Yet, out of the seven billion people on our
planet, 75% of them cannot use English to communicate. Learning one (or more) languages
is key to a future where students decide their destiny and will be relevant, productive
citizens of our global community. Each of you plays a key role on a daily basis as you
interface with your students.
We are SCFLTA.
Sincerely,
Liz Lawrence-Baez
The SCFLTA Executive Board
2015-2016
President
Elizabeth Lawrence-Baez
World Languages Lead Teacher
Lexington School District One
100 Tarrar Springs Rd, Ste. B
Lexington, SC 29072
W : 803-821-1123
E-mail : elawrence-baez@lexington1.net
Co-President-elect
Jill Hnat
White Knoll High School
5643 Platt Springs Road
Lexington, SC 29073
W : 803-821-5200
E-mail : jhnat@lexington1.net
Co-President-elect
Delandris Jones
Meadow Glen Middle School
440 Ginny Lane
Lexington, SC 29072
W : 803-821-0600
E-mail : djones@lexington1.net
Past president
Dr. Arthur W. Turfa
Blythewood High School
10901 Wilson Boulevard
Blythewood, SC 29016
W : 803-691-4090
E-mail : aturfa@richland2.org
SCFLTA Webmaster
Editor of the Crescent
Jason Bagley
Lexington High School
2463 Augusta Hwy.
Lexington, SC 29072
W: 803-821-3400
E-mail: jbagley@lexington1.net
SCWL Consultant
Ruta Couet
SC Department of Education
1429 Senate St. #607-A
Columbia, SC 29201
W: 803-734-8383
FAX: 803-734-8388
E-mail: rcouet@ed.sc.gov
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SC Classical Association
President
Cristian Ugro
Spring Valley High School
120 Sparkleberry Lane
Columbia, SC 29229
W: 803-699-3500
E-mail: cugro@richland2.org
SC Classical Association
Representative
Kathleen Ross
Brookland-Cayce High School
1300 State Street
Cayce, SC 29033
W: 803-791-5000
E-mail: kross@lexington2.org
AATSP President
Bethany Clark
Boiling Springs High School
2251 Boiling Springs Rd.
Boiling Springs, SC 29316
W: 864-578-8465
E-mail:
Bethany.clark@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us
AATSP SCFLTA Representative
Axa Carnes
Dutch Fork High School
1400 Old Tamah Rd.
Irmo, SC 29063
W: 803-476-3300
E-mail: ACarnes@lexrich5.org
SCCOL Representative
Pamela Peek
Charleston Southern University
Strom Thurmond Center, Faculty Ste. 110
AATF President
Dr. Araceli Hernández-Laroche
Assistant Professor of French
USC Upstate
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303
W: 864-503-5221
E-mail: ahernandezlaroche@uscupstate.edu
AATF Vice-President/SCFLTA Rep
Jeremy Patterson
USC Columbia
2 Lemington Court
Greenville, SC 29609
W: 864-271-7596
E-mail: jeremyp84@outlook.com
AATG President
Ferrell Lee
Clemson University
316 Daniel Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
W: 864-656-1348
Email: ferrell@clemson.edu
Executive Director
Margaret Young
Box 922
Barnwell, SC 29812
H: 803-259-7768
C: 803-300-3099
E-mail: m422young@yahoo.com
SCFLTA is a
Non-profit Organization
EIN# 57-0709916
Charleston, SC 29406
W: 843-863-7198
E-mail: ppeek@csuniv.edu
NNELL Representative
Jennifer Godwin
Deerfield Elementary School
638 Longs Pond Rd.
Lexington, SC 29073
W : 803-521-5500
E-mail: jgodwin@lexington1.net
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The Crescent is the official newsletter of the South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers’ Association. It is a non-profit newsletter published
semi-annually for the benefit of the foreign language teachers of South Carolina. The newsletter is available through membership in
SCFLTA. Contributions to the newsletter are welcome. Original articles on the teaching of languages, literatures and cultures,
announcements of meetings and reports of proceeding, news items of professional interest, reviews of books, materials and films, reports on
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Please submit items for the Fall 2015 issue to m422young@yahoo.com and jbagley@lexington1.net no later than September 15th, 2015.
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French Notes
Bonjour chers collègues,
creates-french-play). If you would like to visit Charleston with a
visit guide in French, please check out Charleston
Promenades de Martine
Dulles:http://www.charlestonpromenades.com/ and read the
commentaries on this
service: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g54171d3168307-Reviews-Charleston_PromenadesCharleston_South_Carolina.html. USC Upstate engaged in a
five-year commemoration of the centennial of World War I and
the Second Annual French & Francophone Film Festival on the
topic of Black Paris, WWI and Postwar Influence was held
during Upstate International Month. For more information on
these events please
visit: http://www.upstateinternational.org/blog/, http://www.uscu
pstate.edu/wwi/,
andhttp://www.goupstate.com/article/20140804/articles/140809
879?p=1&tc=pg&tc=ar. I encourage you to tell us about French
cultural events you organize or support so that we can spread
the word throughout the state.
This is my first address as the new President of SC AATF. I am
greatly indebted to Dr. Coco Mann (Columbia College),
immediate past-president, Dr. Bruce Byers (Bob Jones
University), former secretary-treasurer, and Cristy Vogel
(Hammond School), past-president of SC AATF and SCFLTA,
for all their generous service, leadership and mentorship. My
vision is to continue our work in building bridges of
collaboration throughout the state and to increase our use of
social media and other innovative technologies to advocate for
world languages and publicize your cultural events. Please
“like” our Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/AATFSouthCarolina), contribute to
our publichttp://aatf-southcarolina.wikispaces.com/ and join us
on Twitter.
Let us welcome our new vice president, Jeremy Patterson,
who teaches French and Spanish at the university level. He
currently teaches part-time at both the University of South
Carolina in Columbia and Bob Jones University in Greenville.
He loves being part of SCFLTA and helping out however he
can, particularly with the SC chapter of the AATF. He will be
attending and presenting at the AATF conference in Saguenay,
Quebec, this summer. In addition, we are delighted that Brigitte
Morin is joining the team as secretary-treasurer; Brigitte has
been teaching French at Charleston Day School for the past
eight years. She has organized several French-speaking trips
to France and to her home province of Quebec. Brigitte has
taught French and German at the high school, college, and
university levels. When she is not busy grading, planning, and
playing games with her two kids, she enjoys woodworking,
painting, cooking, and reading.
It’s been a busy year and we would like to share some
accomplishments. Our very own Dr. Bruce Byers was
recognized at the SCFLTA 2015 Conference with the Lifetime
Achievement Award. Félicitations! Nous sommes tous très fiers
de Bruce pour toutes ses contributions tout au long de sa
longue carrière.Corey Ramey, French teacher at Wade
Hampton High School in Greenville, won the 2015 SC AATF
New Member Scholarship. Félicitations et bienvenue!
We had a very productive Fall Workshop at the beautiful
Columbia College this past November. We thank Dr. Coco
Mann for her hospitality. Please visit our wiki and Fall 2014
Workshop Page for resources such as from the collaborative
session, “On connaît la chanson.” We finished our workshop
by sharing a lovely meal at Crêpes et Croissants on Sumter
Street, Columbia. Stay tuned for more information on our Fall
2015 Workshop on November 7, location TBA. Please email
me with any suggestions or ideas as we plan for this yearly
event:ahernandez-laroche@uscupstate.edu.
Some announcements from our members:
This year’s play, Molière 2.0, by the Alliance Française of
Columbia's Theatre Group was an original production, written
by Dr. Jeff Persels, USC Columbia. There were two
presentations at the Columbia Museum of Art and one at
Furman in Greenville (part of Upstate International—for more
events visitwww.upstateinternational.org). The USC Daily
Gamecock published the following article:
(http://www.dailygamecock.com/article/2015/03/usc-professor-
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Finally, I would love to share parting messages. First, from our
immediate past-president, Dr. Coco Mann: “It has been a true
pleasure to serve as the AATF President of the South Carolina
chapter. Over the last three years, I have been honored to
work with exceptional colleagues across the state in promoting
the French language and the Francophone cultures of the
world. As I leave office, I look forward to continued exchanges
and collaborations. It is with thanks to all of you that I say au
revoir.” Second, from our past secretary-treasurer, Dr. Bruce
Byers: “It has been my great pleasure to serve as
secretary/treasurer of the SC AATF for the past six years.
Getting to know better the activities of the organization and of
SCFLTA has been enriching; but better by far has been getting
to know the wonderful, dedicated professionals with whom I
have had the joy of working. Cristy, Coco, and Araceli have set
high standards of excellence that will assure the presence and
relevance of SC AATF for years to come. I look forward to
continued involvement following my retirement from teaching in
May, and I wish all the best to our new officers.” We thank Dr.
Coco Mann and Dr. Bruce Byers for all their exemplary
dedication all these past years and may our exchanges and
conversations continue.
Bien à vous,
Araceli Hernández-Laroche
President, AATF South Carolina
ahernandez-laroche@uscupstate.edu
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Spanish Notes
¡Saludos!
attending our AATSP meeting, but also contributing
many ideas as to how we can improve. Later this
year, we will be letting you know more information
about our fall workshop.
It is an honor to address you for the first time in the
Crescent as the president of the South Carolina
Chapter of the AATSP. I would to thank Noemi
Guerrero from Langston Charter Middle School for
her support and guidance as I begin this new
journey. I will do my best to communicate
effectively with you regarding our upcoming
conferences and professional development
opportunities.
As the new President I would like to encourage you
to get more involved with SCAATSP, encourage
your colleagues to join and share your ideas on how
SCAATSP can continue to grow locally and
regionally.
Here is how you can stay connected:
This year at SCAATSP, it is my pleasure to
introduce to you Sra. Axa Carnes as this year’s
President-Elect. Sra. Carnes teaches Spanish at
Dutch Fork High School in Lexington School
District 5. We will continue the tradition of
collaboration to ensure that SCAATSP reaches its
full potential.
Like us on Facebook: South Carolina Chapter of
AATSP
Follow us on Twitter: @scaatsp
E-mail us at: aatspsc@gmail.com
¡Les deseo un fantástico año escolar!
Thank you so much to those of you who attended
our workshop on November 1, 2014. The workshop
focused on Diversity and Foreign Language Careers
and was held at the University of South Carolina
Upstate. We had several key speakers including:
Douglas Jackson, Maria Monteso, Noemi Guerrero,
Franchezka Westwood, Rachael Lovelace, and
Rafael Meza. I would like to thank them for their
participation in this event. If you have suggestions
for our upcoming workshop or would like to
present, please email us at aatspsc@gmail.com.
Atentamente,
Bethany Clark
SCAATSP President
Spanish Teacher
Boiling Springs High School
It was also a pleasure meeting those of you who
attended the SCFLTA Conference this past
February 7, 2015. I appreciate you not only
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Greetings from your Co-Presidents elect
Dear SCFLTA Colleagues,
all to the best of my ability as your co-president for the next
few years.
It is an honor to introduce myself as your Co-President- Elect.
I am the product of a wide variety of educational experiences
as a student and teacher. My parents were first-generation
Americans who believed travel was education and nothing
was more important than education. We would set off to
move or visit across country in the Ford Falcon station wagon
(with the wood on the sides) to explore. How blessed I was
to get this legitimate wanderlust!
Thank you for your trust in me.
Sincerely,
Jill Hnat
Greetings!
After attending school from Perth Amboy, NJ to Los Angeles
to Pascagoula, MS we moved to Brussels, Belgium where I fell
in love with French (and Belgian pastries). I was lucky to
attend The International School of Brussels for high school.
How did I end up in South Carolina? I would literally flip
through the College Handbook and stop on a page and apply
to college. Those days it was free to apply and I did – all over
the country. USC became the choice for financial reasons and
outstanding International Studies and History departments.
Yes, out-of-state tuition was around $1200 a semester.
It is indeed an honor to have been elected co-president-elect
for the state’s foreign language organization, and I am
grateful to the SCFLTA Executive Board for affording me this
opportunity. I am very excited to be a part of this journey and
for the new relationships that will be established.
I have been teaching for five years where I started my career
at Cheraw High School as the only French teacher in the
county. It was a wonderful experience that allowed me to
ignite language learning and appreciation by both the
students and the community. Now that I currently teach in
Lexington 1 at Meadow Glen Middle School, I am able to keep
forming meaningful relationships and engage in amazing
dialogue surrounding language proficiency. I look forward to
sharing some of these experiences as I serve and begin coplanning the SCFLTA 2016 Conference.
I always knew I wanted to teach and finally settled on French
at the end of my freshmen year. I received both my B.A. and
M.A.T. from USC in 1977 and 1979 respectively. My teaching
career began at USC as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, where
I was a finalist for AMOCO Outstanding Teaching Award. I
stayed one more year full-time after earning my M.A.T.
I entered high school teaching at Cardinal Newman High
School. I taught there for ten years in the 80’s and served as
its department chair. While at CNHS, I was awarded the
Teacher of the Year. In 1990 I moved to public education,
joining Lexington District One as a teacher at Lexington HS. It
was a lucky choice on my part to move to a district with such
a vibrant, forward-thinking world language department.
After two years at LHS, I was moved along with many
teachers to middle school while the district built new schools
and reorganized grades. I was teacher and department chair
at White Knoll MS for eight years. At WKMS I was again
honored as Teacher of the Year.
Again, thank you immensely for this opportunity, and I will do
my best in representing language educators across SC. With
your continued partnership, we will have a wonderful year,
and if you have ideas for workshops or events, please do not
hesitate to reach out to me at djones@lexington1.net.
Sincerely,
Delandris Jones
I returned to my true calling, teaching high school, when
White Knoll HS opened. I have been at WKHS since its
opening in 2000. I have taught French levels 1-5 and recently
became department chair. I was also once again honored as
Teacher of the Year for WKHS in 2004 and for Lexington
District One in 2005.
I have served on a WIDE variety of professional committees in
each school. I have helped write the Lexington One groundbreaking curriculum and been on the committee that
developed our current grading systems based on
performance and ACTFL guidelines. I am intrigued by new
ideas and have made a professional commitment to keep
learning. I hope to carry this energy to SCFLTA and serve you
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SCOLT 2016 Conference: Joint
Conference with SCFLTA
Greetings from your Past
President
Dear SCFLTA members and friends!
After our excellent Annual Conference I
made sure that I update my signature
block on my school’s e-mail. Part of my
reasoning stems from doing things in
good order. Perhaps a larger part is that
our organization has capable leadership
to do even better things in the future!
Finally, there is the lesson learned from
over three decades as a Lutheran pastor,
especially in interim situations, of
making way for the next leader.
Towards the end of the Annual
Conference, a few newer teachers told
me about the fantastic opportunities
they had that day. They were fired up by
presentations and new friends, and were
eager apply what they had learned. One
of them asked a question that gladdened
my heart: “What can we do to get on the
SCFLTA board?” I told her to remain
involved and enthusiastic, and to
maintain the connections that she made
at the Conference.
Submit a proposal for
SCOLT 2016 in Charlotte,
NC! The proposal period is
from March 15 to June 1,
2015. Share your ideas as
we take the SCOLT region
to New Levels, No Limits!
Please visit www.scolt.org
to submit a session
proposal.
As for me, I can maintain the contacts
and the friendships while I transition to
developing my writing. If you care to,
stop my awturfa.blogspot.com sometime
and see what is new!
Refer to the session
proposal rubric to review
how your proposal will be
evaluated.
I thank those who helped me over the
last several years, and hope that they
will continue to support and improve
SCFLTA.
Sincerely,
Dr. Arthur Turfa
Blythewood High School
Past President, SCFLTA
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2015 SCFLTA Awards
Friend of World Languages Award- Dr. Karen
Woodward, Lexington School District One
SCFLTA Teacher of the Year- Tracy Seiler
SCFLTA Lifetime Achievement Award- Bruce Byers, Bob
Jones University
SCFLTA Study Abroad Award- Elizabeth Carter, Meadow
Glenn Middle School
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Mark Your Calendars!
Learn and Do!
SCOLT Annual Conference
February 18-20, 2016
Be sure to check the Professional
Development page of
www.scflta.org often for exciting
opportunities!
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Visit www.scflta.org or
www.scolt.org often for details on
submitting proposals for
workshops and sessions!
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