NEWSLETTER!
Volume 23
Number 2
November 2010
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Dates for our Professional Development Meetings for 2010 -2011
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November 6 8:45 -12:00
January 29
8:45-12:00
March/April 8:45 -12:00
date TBA
Leutze Hall First Floor – Rooms 131, 136, 138
Leutze Hall First Floor – Rooms 131, 136, 138
Leutze Hall First Floor – Rooms TBA
It almost seems as though we have not had our first meeting of the year! Of course, this is
because we enjoyed the special World Languages Symposium, “The Changing Landscape of
Language Teaching” in September. Thanks again to Cengage Learning for providing us with
such great organization, speakers, food for thought, and food for the body!
NOVEMBER MEETING
The program for November is packed! Two scholarships will be presented to UNCW students
and presentations will be given as follows:
9:40
Program – Part I: Assessment and Evaluation
“Using Grading Rubrics to Evaluate Foreign Language Proficiency on Written Exams”
Dr. Olga Trokhimenko and Dr. Derrick Miller, UNCW
“Sample Self-evaluation Forms to Encourage Good Student Habits”
Ms. Theresa Hodum, South Brunswick HS and Dr. Joann Mount, UNCW
10:45 Program – Part II: Update on the CFFLC Wiki – Dr. Ashlee Balena, UNCW
11:00 Program – Part III: Global Awareness and Outreach
“Planning for Geography Awareness Week”
Ms. Julie Bordo, Supply Elementary School
“A World Vision Project at South Brunswick HS” and “Zona de español”
Ms. Bridget Wendell, South Brunswick HS
“Maximum Input and Output in the Native Informant Experience”
Dr. Joann Mount, UNCW
There are several items that we need to address via e-mail and at the November meeting:
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Please bring to the November meeting (or mail to mountj@uncw.edu) a list of any
businesses or persons (outside of the membership of CFFLC) who contributed items to
the raffle in March. We do not have a list and we must be able to print a list in the
newsletter. We want to support the businesses that support us!
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Please look at your calendars so that we can set a day for the March/April meeting. See
below.
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Committee membership. To choose a committee to serve on, please send e-mail before
November 6 or sign up at the meeting.
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Please volunteer to show a film or recommend a film for January. We need 2 films in
languages other than Spanish.
JANUARY MEETING
Jacquie Galbraith and Lizzy Irvin will be speaking on “A Content Study of Gender Images
and the Evolution of Work Roles in Mexican Film.” Following the presentation of their
research, a Mexican film will be shown as an example of the findings. The planning
committee would like to have a film (or two) in another language available an as option for
teachers of French (or other languages). Please contact Joann Mount if you would like to
recommend another film and lead a group in viewing it. mountj@uncw.edu
MARCH or April MEETING
The date for this meeting will need to be discussed. UNCW’s spring break is later this year thus
eliminating two weekends in mid and late March. Public school calendars also show vacations
and workdays in late March. We need suggestions from teachers in our various counties. Please
consult your school calendars and send suggestions of Saturdays to avoid and Saturdays that
would be possible in March and April. Send to mountj@uncw.edu , please. Be prepared to
decide at the November meeting.
The program is still in the planning stages. The year will finish with the usual excitement of the
Fundraising Raffle to support our scholarships!
INCREASING MEMBERSHIP AND ATTENDANCE:
Everyone is encouraged to forward a copy of this newsletter with a personal invitation to
someone else in your school or county. Let’s see if we can’t increase our membership bit by
bit by introducing our colleagues to our programs and activities. 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. Some
teachers may not know that the CFFLC exists! We all have so much support and knowledge to
share. Don’t forget that we 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.
SPONSORS: CFFLC has been sponsored for twenty-two years by the Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. We are happy to
announce continued support from the Office of Public Service and Continuing Studies for the
year 2010-2011. Additionally, we will have supporting funds from the Women’s Studies and
Resource Center for the January meeting.
Announcements and Special Events
Annual Dues: $15 ($5 for full-time students) may be paid to the treasurer at the meeting or
sent in advance of the meeting to Julie Bordo, 202 Wayne Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403. Make
checks payable to Cape Fear Foreign Language Collaborative (CFFLC).
Latino Book Club: If you are interested in reading books written by U.S. Latino authors,
reading bilingual story books to children, or listening to readings from books by U.S. Latino
authors, this is the club for you! New location for meetings: Pomegranate Books – 4418
Park Ave. FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Amrita Das dasa@uncw.edu 910-962-2430.
Latino Book Club
Find us on facebook: www.facebook.com/latinobookclub
Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana: This is a local program that sends food packages home with
school children on Fridays and helps low-income Hispanic families reduce their risk of diabetes
and obesity by learning to live healthier lives. Learn more about Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana by
visiting http://people.uncw.edu/irvine/CSMS/.
Performances, Programs, Festivals, Conferences, etc.:
PLEASE NOTE that not all of the events listed below may be suitable for all audiences. Use
your own discretion in attending or announcing to students!
For upcoming films in the Cinematique Series, please see: www.whqr.org/cinematique\
Spanish documentary, She is the Matador, Thursday, Oct 28 , 7PM, Lumina Theatre, UNCW, http://www.pbs.org/pov/matador/ : For Spaniards — and for the world — nothing has expressed their country's traditionally rigid gender roles more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter's masculinity to Spanish identity that a 1908 law barred women from the sport. Ella Es el Matador reveals the surprising history of the women who made such a law necessary and offers fascinating profiles of two female matadors currently in the arena: the acclaimed Mari Paz Vega and neophyte Eva Florencia. These women are gender pioneers by necessity. But what emerges as their truest motivation is their sheer passion — for bullfighting and the pursuit of a dream. A co‐presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB). Sponsored FLL and the WSRCF, Prof. Cami-Vela will present the film, followed by her Saturday, Oct
30th lecture for UNCW’s College Day:
Title of Presentation: Women, Bullfighters and Identity in Early Spanish Cinema: Musidora (1889‐1957) Professor: Maria Cami-Vela, Ph.D.
Abstract: Since the birth of Cinema, the national Spanish tradition of bullfighting has attracted film directors,
not only in Spain, from around the world. Between 1896 and 1898 Promio and the Lumière brothers were the
first filmmakers to document brief informative scenes about bulls, bullfighters and the world of the “Corrida”.
Later, in 1922, Henry Vorins came to Spain to shoot the fictional films Militona o la tragedia de un torero and
Pedrucho, both Catalan productions of Principal Films. But, the most interesting director in silent cinema who
took to the big screen the world of bullfighters, creating a playful connection between fiction, autobiography
and documentary is Jeanne Roques, known by the artistic name of Musidora.
Musidora was a writer, actor and a pioneer female director in French cinema. She was also the first female director in Spain. She directed eleven films, four of them in Spain: Para Don Carlos (1919), Una aventura de Musidora en España (1922), Sol y Sombra (with Jacques Lasseyne, 1922) and Tierra de toros (1924). Her life and films is the subject of this lecture. Festival Latino: November 6, 2010. 11:00 a.m. Hugh MacRae Park, Wilmington, NC
Latino Conference at UNCW: November 12-13 at UNCW.
http://www.uncw.edu/centrohispano/conference.html
International Education Week: Watch for events November 15 – 19 at UNCW
SECOLAS Conference at UNCW: March 16-19, 2011
http://www.mtsu.edu/secolas/index.shtml
For ARTS IN ACTION SERIES at UNCW: www.uncw.edu/presents
Yasmin Levy
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 8 pm
Kenan Auditorium
“Here surely is the next world music superstar.” – London’s Guardian
Israeli singer Yasmin Levy, a rising star in world music circles, is of a new generation of musicians who
are preserving and re-defining the most beautiful songs from Ladino/Judeo-Spanish heritage and mixing it
with Andalusian Flamenco and Middle Eastern influences. Hers is a deep, spiritual and moving style of
singing and we are proud to be part of her U.S. tour for the coming season. Levy will be joined by an
exceptional group of musicians including Yechiel Hasson, guitar; Vardan Hovanissian, flute, duduk, ney,
clarinet; Miles Danso, electric double bass; and Ishay Amir, percussion. Co-sponsored by UNCW Hillel
Viver Brasil Friday, April 1, 2011 at 8 pm
Kenan Auditorium "Irrepressible… its spirited performance featured traditional dances and costumes, surging
samba school drumming and some spectacular capoeira… Brazilian to the core.” – Los Angeles
Times
Viver Brasil is an award-winning dance company rooted in the traditional and contemporary forms and
techniques of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Praised for its energetic live performances, Viver Brasil’s Feet on
the Ground//Aiyê takes audiences for an inspiring cultural journey through Brazil, featuring a dazzling
program of African orixás (deities), ceremonial celebrations, the Brazilian martial arts/dance form of
capoeira, and Carnaval. The performance showcases exhilarating Afro-Brazilian traditional and
contemporary movement, stunning costumes and pulsating percussion and voice
Please also watch for updates that we forward from the NC Department of Public
Instruction.
Hoping to see you soon!
Joann McFerran Mount, Coordinator of CFFLC
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures, UNCW / mountj@uncw.edu