Juniata College

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Juniata College

• Welcome to innovation, outreach, cooperation

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Language in Motions Three Program Components

• Using study-abroad returnees and international
  students, outreach in language and culture to
  area schools
• Professional development for teachers
• Resource network for all participants

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Outreach

• Identify teacher-partners
• Recruit, train, and schedule student presenters
• Assist presenter-teacher pairs with content,
  format, and curricular integration

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Presenter Training Sequence

• Informational meeting
• Topics workshop
• Conference
• Teacher-Presenter workshop
• Methodology workshop
• Targeted topic
• Conference

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Presentations

• Individual presentations in K-12 classes
• ranging from French, German, and Spanish through
  Social Studies and even to Biology, Music, Art,
  and PE

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Sample Presentation Topics

• On campus The European Union, Spanish Immersion
  Day

• In class Movies in Mexico, French Note-taking,
  Germany East vs. West, Russian Professions and
  Instrumental Case through Music Video, Aussie
  Slang, Architecture and Cultural Symbols of Hong
  Kong, History of Afghanistan.

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Quotes from participants

• I would like the world to come to my students if
  I cant take all of them to the world. This
  program does that. Language in Motion does
  that. --Spanish teacher
• The presenters were very friendly and helpful
  and the different activities were educational and
  fun at the same time. Thank you so much for this
  wonderful experience! --School student

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Professional Development

• Meet the Presenter Workshops
• Language and Culture Teaching Institute--annually
  in August
• Teachers Abroad--summer immersion experiences in
  French, German, Spanish
• Special speakers and international films

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Resource network

• Program website
• Links to professional sites
• Language in Motion Library Realia and more
• Connections between teachers and with faculty

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Partnerships and Funding

• Language in Motion consortium
• Funding--past and present

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Language in Motion Consortium

• Sharing the concept
• Modifying and developing materials for new
  contexts
• Cooperating on initiatives for college students
  and teachers
• Seeking funding together

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Funding path to today

• 2000-01
• Pilot NAFSA COOP grant
• 2001-02
• Nyce Scholarship
• 2002-04
• Juniata College support
• 2004-08
• The Arthur Vining Davis
• Foundations
• Future
• Seeking consortium support

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Language in Motion on the Radio

• Broadcast Sunday, April 29, 2007
• Posted at http//wpsu.org/radio/takenote.php
• Download for podcast at  http//wpsu.org/ondemand
  /index.html

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Contact Us

• Deb Roney, Director
• Juniata College
• 1700 Moore St.
• Huntingdon, PA 16652
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email roneyd_at_juniata.edu
• http//www.language-in-motion.net