Music in the FL curriculum workshop with travel fellowship support

[Liverman, Emily SR]

Music in the Foreign Language Curriculum
Workshop for teachers
Indiana University-Bloomington
June 24-25, 2011

In this workshop, Dr. Laurie Iudin-Nelson will lead teachers in exploring  theoretical and practical questions that pertain to the use of music in teaching foreign languages, with particular emphasis on the development of speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills within the National Standards in Foreign Language Education 5Cs framework for foreign language education (Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, Communities).

Dr. Laurie Iudin-Nelson chairs the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and directs the Russian Program at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. A prominent specialist on music in foreign language pedagogy, she has also led the Luther College Balalaika Ensemble since 1992. Dr. Iudin-Nelson served for many years as a teacher and dean at Lesnoe Ozero, the summer Russian-language camp at Concordia Language Villages in Bemidji, Minnesota.  In the summer of 2010, she returned to Lesnoe Ozero as a facilitator/presenter in the "Second Language and Immersion Methodologies for Russian Teachers" program, a two-week graduate level course for in-service K-12 Russian teachers, funded by a National Foreign Language Center STARTALK grant.


The workshop is free and open to all in-service and pre-service teachers at any level (pre-school, K-12, college/university). Travel fellowships to the workshop are available to pre-college (pre-school or K-12) Russian teachers. The fellowships will cover the cost of round-trip and ground transportation between the teacher's home and Indiana University-Bloomington, one night's accommodation, and a per diem to offset meal expenses. Preference will be given to applicants who currently teach at schools in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan, but all are encouraged to apply. To submit an application, please write Mark Trotter at martrott at indiana.edu<mailto:martrott at indiana.edu>. Deadline for application: May 15.



Held in conjunction with the Indiana University Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Languages (http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/) and sponsored by the Indiana University Russian and East European Institute (http://www.indiana.edu/~reeiweb/).


Mark Trotter
Assistant Director/Outreach Coordinator
Russian and East European Institute
Indiana University
Ballantine Hall 565
1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-6615
(812) 856-5247
martrott at indiana.edu

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