2009 FLAME CONFERENCE

Mark your calendars! 

You do NOT want to miss the 2009 FLAME Conference!!

When: March 12-13 2009                Where:  Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland

We are pleased to announce that John De Mado will be the keynote speaker at the annual FLAME conference on March 12.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS                                              

 Enhancing Language Acquisition by Increasing Esprit de ‘CORE’

Five questions recurrently complicate our profession:

·         Is it possible to ‘master’ a language?

·         Is IQ a prerequisite for successful language acquisition?

·         Are there personality traits that can enhance language acquisition?

·         Are languages imitated or self-selected?

·         Is ‘ideal bilingualism’ the goal of ESL instruction?

Methodology alone will not suffice to minimize the philosophical differences between and among language teachers. Only the establishment of departmental “organizing principles” can facilitate their resolution.

During this keynote address, teachers will consider specific suggestions and strategies to restructure and reinvent their departments to meet the challenges of both the Standards for Foreign Language Learning and the ESL Standards for Pre-K through 12 Students.

Be prepared to laugh heartily and to reflect profoundly. ‘Sense of humor’ and ‘capacity for tangential thought’ will be screened at the door.

WORKSHOP:

                                     Function-al Raps: A MUST for the 21^st Century Toolbox

 How do we create inclusionary activities for large classes and heterogeneous grouping?... Activities that allow us to differentiate our expectations for student performance?… Activities that can be inserted into our curriculum mapping plans?... Activities that really lead to language acquisition?...

 This highly interactive workshop fuses language acquisition with ‘rap’. Through music, handouts and laughter, teachers learn how to acquire the prerequisite background instrumentals (original sound tracks, sans lyrics) from the Internet, create and then perform ‘raps’ based upon specific language functions appropriate to novice, intermediate and pre-advanced levels. Guaranteed to inject excitement into the classroom and to jumpstart vocabulary, these activities will be ready for usage with students on Monday morning!

Interested in purchasing John De Mado's rap CD? Click here for information.

What are John De Mado's areas of interest? Click here.

Friday’s workshop sessions address current topics and issues in world language education, including ESL. Exhibitors will display textbooks and other materials. All conference registration fees include refreshments and meals.

PRE-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Thursday, March 12,  2009

3:30 - 5:30  Registration, Reception, Exhibits;      5:30 - 6:45 Dinner;        6:45 - 9:00 keynote

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, Friday, March 13, 2009

7:30 – 3:00 includes registration and refreshments, three workshop sessions, time to visit the exhibits, buffet lunch and refreshments, and distribution of certificates for 10 contact hours.

The exhibit area will be open 3:30 - 5:30 on March 12, and 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. on March 13.

Click here for a description of the March 13 workshops.

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·          Certificates for 10 contact hours will be made available for registrants who attend both days of the FLAME Conference. Information, fees, and forms will be available in the registration area.

·          Limited free parking is available on a first-come first-served basis at the Holiday Inn.  Additional parking is available at the Free Street Garage.

·          Full-time students may attend the Conference on March 13 at a reduced registration fee that includes a required FLAME student membership of $5.

The Foreign Language Association of Maine sponsors an annual March Conference in Portland. Workshop sessions will address current topics and issues in world language education, including ESL. Exhibitors will display textbooks and other materials. All conference registration fees include refreshments and meals.

 

For your planning, here are the dates for future conferences:

March 4 and 5, 2010

March 3 and 4, 2011

 

 

Check here for a membership/registration form.

We hold  student video and poster contests.

Click here for information about submitting a proposal for a workshop.

Click here for the hotel's address and and directions to it.

We welcome exhibitors. Click here for information about registering.

 

 

*Please note that 2009 FLAME membership is required of all conference registrants.*