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California Language Teachers' Association
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2011 Hyatt Regency Santa Clara March 17 - 20 2012 Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Airport March 15 - 18 2014 Town & Country Resort San Diego March 13-16		AB 2446 (FURUTANI - Graduation Requirements) has passed the vote in the Assembly. It is now on the state Senate floor for a vote. This is our last chance to protect foreign language education in California. LEGISLATIVE ALERT – IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED!! Senate Education Committee / Floor Proposed addition of career/technical education class to graduation requirements to replace world language class or performing and visual arts class - OPPOSE! AB 2446 (FURUTANI) Graduation Requirements Assemblyman Warren Furutani, D-Long Beach, wants students to take a course in career/technical education rather than one in world language or visual and performing arts!! If passed, AB 2446 would substitute a class in technical education for one in world language or visual and performing arts, limiting your child’s ability to speak another language or experience the widening horizons gained through the visual and performing arts! For details and how to contact your senators. Call for Proposals CLTA invites you to submit a proposal to present an interest session or a workshop at the CLTA Conference 2011 March 17-20 Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, California Submit a proposal online. Download a proposal to mail in. Each interest session gets one complimentary conference registration. In addition, CLTA will pay for $30.00 of the copying costs for your handout. Each workshop gets one complimentary conference registration and an honorarium to help with cost of lodging. In addition, CLTA will pay $1.00 toward the cost of copying for each attendee at your workshop. Call for Proposals You are invited to be a presenter! To become a presenter, download the proposal form and send it in. CLTA World Language Jamboree Saturday, October 23, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Esperanza High School 1830 N. Kellogg Dr. Anaheim, California 92807
		ACTFL Position Statement: Target Language in the Classroom ACTFL ... recommends that language educators and their students use the target language as exclusively as possible (90% plus) at all levels of instruction during instructional time and, when feasible, beyond the classroom. (See complete position statement.) CLTA Celebrates 40 years of Service to the World Language Community This year marks the 40^th anniversary of CLTA’s service to the world language professionals of California. From it birth 40 years ago, as the California Foreign Language Teachers’ Association, thanks to the efforts of a group led by long time Executive Director Hal Wingard, to its rebirth as CLTA, the California Language Teachers’ Association, we have seen incredible growth in the level of our service to the world language and culture community of our state. See a reflection on what CLTA has done in the last 40 years. Learning World Languages and Cultures in California: A Stimulus for Academic and Economic Success Authored by the California Foreign Language Project (CFLP) staff, this publication identifies the status and importance of world language education in California and provides recommendations for strengthening California's economy, preparing students academically to successfully to compete in the global economy of the 21st Century. The report argues that an investment in World Languages and Cultures study is critical in order to increase students' academic achievement, promote international cooperation, provide effective social services for all citizens and market California's products across the globe. This publication is available at no charge in PDF format on the CFLP site. You can download the entire report from: http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP/Stanford_CFLP_Handbook_1117091.pdf Building World CItizens for California's Success Join federal, state, local, and business leaders as they map out a world language strategy for our state at the California Language Roadmap summit, May 7th, 2010, at the San Diego Sheraton Hotel & Marina. The goal of the May summit meeting is to establish an action agenda that our policy makers and educational leaders can implement in order to position California for economic and political success in the 21st century by focusing on business engagement, legislative reform, teacher preparation, and community involvement. The event is sponsored by the NSEP, UC Language Consortium LARC, CFLP, CLTA, and CSU Strategic Language Initiative. For more information, contact Robert Blake at the UC Language Consortium, 530-752-2719 JNCL-NCLIS Executive Summary The Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) and the National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS) is our voice in Washington and is made up of over forty professional organizations in the country. CLTA maintains its membership in JNCL and sends representatives to its delegate assembly each year in Washington, D.C., to make your concerns known. (Your CLTA dues at work for you.) JNCL-NCLIS has provided us the an executive summary of the latest developments in language education in Washington. See the executive summary. American and French Embassies support Franco-American Educational Exchange Network Meet French teacher to network on many different levels of exchange between classes – from simple emails or postcards, to more advanced methods like video conferences and chats. See additional information. CLTA is accepting applications for Futures leadership development program. Go to http://www.clta.net/futures/ for applications and information. Where are the new 2009 World Language Standards for California? You can find the new standards at http://www.clta.net/standards/. Early Launch for Language Young Children Have Advantage, but Linguists Say Lessons Benefit All. See article. College Board Report: World Language Study Translates to Higher SAT Scores The importance of Long Sequences of World Language Study: Equitable Access to Advanced Placement Courses, See article at http://www.clta.net/advocacy/. Update: College Board announces the discontinuation of three AP courses AP Computer Science AB, AP French Literature, and AP Latin Literature. See letters from college board at http://www.clta.net/news/apupdate.html. According to statistics released in 2004, 1 out of every 6 jobs created in the world is an international job. (Trimnell, 2004)
The California Language Teachers Association (CLTA) is an association of language professionals which sponsors activities that promote, support, and enhance the teaching of world languages. Activities include an annual state-wide conference, workshops, publications, a Web site, placement information, representation in Sacramento, recognition of special service to FL education, and much more.
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