WILD – Weekend Immersed in Language Development
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Sponsored by the Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers
Co-sponsored byThe Alabama Humanities Foundation,
a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Project Directors:
Linda Paragone, AAFLT Exec. Director
Mirella Hodges, AATSP President
| Friday evening, November 13 to 15, 2009 |
Application | Waiver | Project Description
The Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers seeks to enhance the opportunities for foreign language teachers and students to improve their spoken language skills and fully realizes that travel abroad is not accessible to most teachers and students on a regular basis. Therefore, the AAFLT has provided several opportunities to its teachers and students to practice and improve their skills in residential, immersion experiences led by fluent scholars.
Teachers, once again we have an exciting opportunity to enrich students' knowledge of culture and communication through the Weekend Immersed in Foreign Language Program. The W.I.L.D. program was held for the 5th year at the Hargis Camp in Birmingham, Alabama on November 14th-16th, 2008. It had glowing reviews with approximately 75 students and 13 professors. French, German and Spanish students from all over the state of Alabama met and participated in art, craft, theater, film, dance, and music activities presented only in the target language of study. The weekend ended with the traditional international Olympic competition and theatre preformances parents and friends to see.
The program offers an enthusiastic approach to language learning, and students can gain confidence while learning in a fun, low-anxiety environment. Students involved in the past commented on how enjoyable it was to practice speaking target languages in a real-life situation, and gaining inspiration from all
For further information, contact the program directors:
Mirella Hodges (juanamirellahodges@yahoo.com)
Linda Paragone at (Linda.paragone@knology.net)