NEWSLETTER!
Volume 28
Number 2
November 2015
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NOVEMBER MEETING
Happy Fall to all CFFLC members and friends!
We are excited about our next meeting on Saturday, November 14, at 8:45am. Are you
interested in hearing about all the wonderful dual language and immersion initiatives that are
happening in our community and state? Would you like to know more about the dual language
and immersion models that have been adopted by New Hanover County Schools? Would you
like to learn more about how you and your school can link with your colleagues abroad to
expand students’ language opportunities? If so, or if you simply want to connect with an
outstanding group of language professionals at the K-12 and college levels, then come on out
to our meeting! (And invite your colleagues!)
Here’s a preview of November’s meeting (with approximate times):
8:45
Registration and refreshments
If you have not already done so, please bring your money to pay dues at this time.
Yearly dues are $20 ($10 for full-time students). [Note: You do not have to be a member
to attend our meetings.]
9:00
Business meeting and announcements
Please bring announcements of school changes, cultural events, workshops and
conferences, etc. We will hear a report from the treasurer and discuss committee work.
9:30
Presentations
Learn about dual language and full immersion programs in our community and find out
what you can do to be an advocate for these programs or even get one started at your
own school. We’ll hear from the following panel of expert researchers and practitioners.
• Kevin Smith, Associate Director for Dual Language Programs (VIF International
Education)
• Amanda Boomershine, Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics (UNCW)
• Ana Valle-Greene, Spanish Immersion Instructor (Forest Hills Elementary
School)
11:50 Door prizes and drawings
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2015-2016 PROGRAM
If you haven’t already done so, please mark your calendars for the remainder of this year’s
meetings. All meetings are held in Leutze Hall 136 and adjacent rooms. Attendees may park
in Lot G (north of Leutze Hall). More information about each program will be distributed in
subsequent newsletters. As always we will keep track of attendance for the year and will
distribute certificates verifying attendance at meetings. These may be used to request CEU
credit from your school system.
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February 6, 8:45am – 12:00pm
o This meeting will be sponsored by Vista Higher Learning. Look out for our
January newsletter, which will contain more information regarding the program
and registration.
April 16, 8:45am – 12:00pm
o Featured presenter: Dr. Jeff Ertzberger from the Watson College of Education
will give an engaging workshop on the creative use of technology in the world
language classroom.
o We’ll also have our world-famous CFFLC Raffle, which is always a good time!
EXCITING STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITY FOR SPANISH TEACHERS
Amanda Boomershine and L. J. Randolph will be leading a study abroad trip to Santiago,
Dominican Republic, during the summer of 2016 (July 5-22). The trip was designed specifically
for practicing Spanish teachers at the K-12 level and graduate students (or advanced
undergraduates) of Spanish. Students will have the opportunity to earn 3.0 credit hours at the
graduate or undergraduate level by taking one of the following two courses: 1) Teaching
Spanish for Transformation and Social Justice or 2) Spanish Sociolinguistics and Variation.
The program also includes a group service-learning project, excursions to several Dominican
cities, opportunities for immersion and interaction with various communities, and much more.
Visit the following website for more information: www.uncw.edu/spngradabroad.
We will have an interest meeting on Monday, November 16, at 6:30pm in Leutze Hall 131.
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! FLANC DESIGN THE LOGO CONTEST
The Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) is excited to have its 50th anniversary
conference in Durham, NC, October 6-8, 2016.
To kick off the celebration, the organization would like to invite students of the CFFLC to design the
conference logo for the following theme:
50 Years and Beyond: Empowerment, Transformation, and Social Justice
The chosen design will be featured on the cover of the conference program and will also be used with
promotional materials. The student designer will receive a $100 cash reward. This opportunity is
available exclusively to K-12 students of members of the CFFLC.
Please share this wonderful opportunity with your students. The design for this past year’s conference
is copied below. We are hoping to get many wonderful, creative entries to help us celebrate FLANC’s
golden anniversary.
To enter the contest, please scan a copy of the design and send it to L. J. Randolph
at lj.randolph@flanc.org with the following information: Student’s Name, School, Grade, World
Language Teacher.
*** All entries must be received by Monday, November 16. ***
UNCW GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP EXTENSION
Good news! The deadline for the UNCW graduate and undergraduate scholarships has been
extended to December 11, 2015. The scholarships will be awarded at our February 6 meeting
to coincide with the program sponsored by Vista Higher Learning. We will award two
undergraduate scholarships and one graduate scholarship ($300 each). Download the
applications here: http://www.uncw.edu/languages/CFFLCScholarships.html
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DUES & SPONSORSHIP
YEARLY DUES: If you have not already done so, please be ready to pay CFFLC dues at the
November meeting. Yearly dues are $20 ($10 for full-time students). Checks should be
made payable to: Cape Fear Foreign Language Collaborative. We depend on your dues to
help with miscellaneous expenses and with the scholarships. Thanks for your support!
SPONSORSHIP: CFFLC is sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures at
the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Our scholarship program continues to be a success. We awarded three
scholarships to UNCW students last year and one to a graduating senior in high school for a
total of $1100. CFFLC is proud to announce that scholarships awarded since the inception of
the program in 1995 total $13,525. This includes $300 given by Vista Higher Learning in
November 2014. All other funds have been raised by the membership of CFFLC.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Cinematique Films: http://whqr.org/topic/cinematique-wilmington-film-series
UNCW Presents: http://uncw.edu/presents/currentseason.html
Festival Latino: November 7-8, 2015. Ogden Park, Wilmington, NC
Contact Rachel Hatfield at rhatfield@capefearacademy.org if you or your students are
interested in volunteering.
For more events, conferences, news, etc., see the CFFLC home page at
UNCW: http://www.uncw.edu/fll/CFFLC.html
Please contact L. J. Randolph at randolphl@uncw.edu, Keri Chandler
at chandlerk@uncw.edu, or Amanda Boomershine at boomershinea@uncw.edu in the event
that you have professional information and announcements that you would like distributed to
our membership.
Everyone is encouraged to forward a copy of this newsletter with a personal invitation
to attend to someone else in your school or county. If you are the only person who attends
from your school or county, please send personally or ask a coordinator to send an e-mail with
an announcement and this newsletter to your list of World Language and ESL teachers.
Consider especially new teachers or teachers new to our part of the state. Our membership
and participation is holding steady, but we would be delighted to have new faces and new
ideas.
We look forward to seeing you at the November 14 meeting!
L. J. Randolph
UNCW, Dept. of World Languages and Cultures
910-962-3349 / randolphl@uncw.edu
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