Arabic-L:PEDA:FL Teaching in 21st Century Workshop at Colgate

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1) Subject:FL Teaching in 21st Century Workshop at Colgate

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Date: 15 Apr 2013
From: "Muhammad Eissa" <eissa at comcast.net>
Subject:FL Teaching in 21st Century Workshop at Colgate

Colgate University

The Central New York Humanities Corridor

The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium

invite you to a workshop on

Foreign Language Teaching in the 21st. Century: Standards, Guidelines and
Technology

April 20th and 21st 2013.



This workshop is designed to engage teachers of foreign languages at college
and high school levels in addressing multiple issues influencing classroom
instruction and students' performance & proficiency.  Over a period of a day
and a half, participants will be working with four experts who will each
address a specific issue in FLT and will lead a hands-on demonstration.

Topics of the Workshop

.        Goals and Standards of Foreign Language Learning in the 21st
Century: Curricula and Teaching Materials

.        ACTFL Guidelines and How Proficiency Levels are Determined

.        Technology integration in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

.        Best Practices and Strategies in Foreign Language Classrooms

Please contact Nady Abdal-Ghaffar for further information and registration @

 <mailto:nabdalghaffar at colgate.edu> nabdalghaffar at colgate.edu  or call
315-228-6593.

* There is a subsidy available to offset some travel costs for attendees
from more than a 90 minute drive away. Please inform Prof. Abdal-ghaffar if
you will be needing it.

Presenters:

Dr. Catherine Bauman, University of Chicago

          Dr. Catherine Bauman is the Director of the German language
program at the University of Chicago and the Director of Assessment for
language-related issues in the College.  She received her Ph.D. in Second
Languages and Cultures Education at the University of Minnesota,
specializing in reading comprehension and language testing.  She is a
certified ACTFL tester and trainer.

Dr. Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College

          Dr. Mohamed Esa is a professor in the Foreign Language department
at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.   His doctorate is in German
Studies from the University of Heidelberg.  He is also the lead Arabic
consultant for the NOVA STARTALK institute.  Dr. Esa has lead workshops and
seminars all over the United States and Europe on the use of music and
technology in foreign language classrooms.

Dr. Wafa Hassan, Michigan State University

Dr. Wafa Hassan's doctorate is from George Washington University with a
specialty in Bilingual Education. Dr. Hassan teaches at Michigan State
University and is the Outreach Director for the Arabic Language Flagship
Program.  She is also the Director of the STARTALK program for training
teachers of Arabic.  Dr. Hassan has extensive experience in teacher training
and is also the author of Inclusion of ELL with Special Needs in General
Education.

Dr. Muhammad Eissa, NEH Visiting Professor, Colgate University

Dr. Muhammad S. Eissa is Colgate University's NEH professor in Middle
Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization with specialty in Arabic language
and culture. He is also the President of EISSA & ASSOCIATES, Inc. Dr. Eissa
has been actively engaged in innovative projects promoting Arabic and
Islamic studies with special interests in research and teachers' training,
application of modern pedagogical methodologies and use of technology in
teaching foreign/second languages. Dr. Eissa has received his education at
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and post-doctoral studies at University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA).

Coordinators:

          Mr. Nady Abdal-Ghaffar, Senior Lecturer of Arabic, Colgate
University

          Ms. Mireille Koukjian, Visiting Instructor in Arabic, Hamilton
College.

Co-Sponsored by

Colgate University

The Central New York Humanities Corridor, from an award by the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation

The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium

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