NEWSLETTER!
Volume 25
Number 1
September 2012
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Welcome back to the news and events of CFFLC! If you look above, you will see that this is
Volume 25 of our newsletter and the 25th year of the Collaborative!
Collaborative communication has become much easier over the years; we no longer send
newsletters in campus mail, by US Mail, or through the systems of the county schools. News of
job openings, workshops, films, etc., is spread almost instantaneously. This having been noted…
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 an e-mail announcement to your list of FL teachers. Consider
especially new teachers or teachers new to our part of the state. We all have so much support and
knowledge to share.
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.
Dates for our Professional Development Meetings for 2012-2013
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September 15
November 3
January 26
March 16
8:45 - 12:00
8:45 - 12:00
8:45- 12:00
8:45 - 12:00
Leutze Hall 136 and adjacent rooms
Leutze Hall 136
Leutze Hall 136
Leutze Hall 136
SEPTEMBER MEETING
September’s program will include (with approximate times):
8:45
Breakfast snacks and registration
9:10
Business meeting and announcements
Please bring announcements of school changes, cultural events, workshops and
conferences, etc. We will hear a treasurer’s report, discuss committee work and
scholarships, and request volunteers for committees.
9:40
Update and Review of the Wiki – Ashlee Balena, UNCW
10:00 -12:00 Applied Learning Opportunities for Language Learners
Faculty at UNCW will present ways in which they incorporate applied learning
(including community outreach activities, internships, honors projects, etc.) in classes and
programs. Time will be given for questions and answers and group discussion. Teachers
in K-12 and in community colleges are encouraged to share their experiences during
discussion. Faculty participating include Jess Boersma, organizer of the program,
Amanda Boomershine, Amrita Das, Lizzy Irvin, Marianella Jara, Scott Juall, and Valerie
Rider.
GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ANNOUNCED BY LATINO BOOK CLUB/ Bookmarks
for sale: The Latino Book Club will have bookmarks available for sale at $1.00 each. Bring
pocket change and extra dollars! (Remember these from last year?) Profits from the bookmarks
and other fund-raising activities of the club buy books for school children. Amrita Das, sponsor
of the club, will announce a grant that the group will give this year for a public school project.
Application forms will be available.
SPEAKER FOR JANUARY MEETING: The Planning Committee is excited to announce a
special speaker for January. She is Norah Jones and her topic will be “Engaging and Motivating
the Reluctant or Inhibited Language Learner.” Norah has been a consultant with Vista Higher
Learning since 2005 and is an expert in Spanish, French, and Russian. We are grateful to
Amanda Boomershine for contacting Mary Albertson of Vista Higher Learning and arranging
their sponsorship of this event. Put January 26 on your calendar now!
YEARLY DUES: Please be ready to pay CFFLC dues at the September meeting. Yearly dues
are $15 ($5 for full-time students). Checks should be made to Cape Fear Foreign Language
Collaborative. Dues may be mailed at any time to Julie Bordo, 202 Wayne Drive, Wilmington,
NC 28403. We depend on your dues to help with miscellaneous expenses and with the
scholarships.
SPONSORS: CFFLC has been sponsored for twenty-four years by the Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In recent years,
we have also received support from the Office of Public Service and Continuing Studies and the
Women’s Studies and Resource Center. With re-structuring of some offices at UNCW, the
Office of Public Service and Continuing Studies no longer exists. Dr. Raymond Burt, chair of
FLL, is working to find other campus support.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Our scholarship program continues to be a success. We gave two
scholarships to UNCW students last year and two to graduating seniors in high schools for a total
of $1000 awarded. This is the largest amount that we have been able to award in one year!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
For Cinematique Films, see http://whqr.org/topic/cinematique-wilmington-film-series
For UNCW Presents, see http://uncw.edu/presents/season.html
More at UNCW:
Saturday, September 08 Thursday, September 27 Spanish Club Film Festival “Chico Y Rita”
8:00 PM-10:00PM
Lumina Theater, FSC
Spanish Club Film Festival “La Yuma”
7:00 PM-9:00PM
Lumina Theater, FSC
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Thursday, September 13 Spanish Club Film Festival “Lope”
7:00 PM-9:00PM
Lumina Theater, FSC
Spanish Club Film Festival “Que Culpa Tiene el
Tomate ”
7:00 PM-9:00PM
Lumina Theater, FSC
Saturday, February 23 Thursday, September 20 Spanish Club Film Festival “Even the Rain”
7:00 PM-9:00PM
Lumina Theater, FSC
Contra Tiempo Urban Latin Dance 8:00 P.M. Kenan Auditorium Foreign Language Association of NC:
October 11-13, 2012. Winston-Salem, NC. See http://www.flanc.org/?sec=conference
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please contact Joann Mount at mountj@uncw.edu in the event that you
have professional information and announcements that you would like distributed to our
membership.
Hoping to see you at the September 15 meeting!
Joann McFerran Mount, Coordinator of CFFLC
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures, UNCW / mountj@uncw.edu