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>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:49:42 -0500
>From: Barbara Blankenship - UCLA Language Materials Project
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>Subject: New resource for language teachers
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The UCLA Language Materials Project (LMP) is proud to announce the
completion of the lesson plan component of its stimulating new site for
elementary and secondary foreign language teachers, the K-12 Gateway to the
Less Commonly Taught Languages.
The core of the Gateway is a complete set of downloadable lesson plans and
supplementary materials for teaching a first year language course. Written in
English, the plans can be adapted to any language and grade level.
The lessons were created by Florence Martin of California State University Long
Beach, who has taught languages at all levels from kindergarten through
college, and speaks two Less Commonly Taught Languages. Over 100 lessons
are grouped into 20 thematic units packed with stimulating activities for
communicative learning.
Pilot-tested by K-12 teachers from Anchorage to Virginia, the Gateway offers
easy navigation to a wealth of information. Beyond the lessons, there is a
component on curriculum design, standards, and proficiency-based teaching. A
resource section offers links to Language Resource Centers, teachersi
associations and forums, curriculum and assessment guides, journals, and
professional development opportunities.
The K-12 Gateway resides within the established Language Materials Project
website. Gateway visitors are only a click away from the language profiles and
authoritative bibliography of teaching materials for which the LMP has been
known since 1992. The bibliography has been augmented with detailed citations
of several hundred items for younger audiences.
The recent increase of federal interest in foreign languages has kindled a
language renaissance in K-12 schools across the nation. The number of classes
for such less-commonly taught languages as Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese,
Korean, and Russian has increased substantially even in the primary grades. But
the range of textbooks and classroom materials available for learners below
college level is limited. Teachers are also confronted by a lack of curricula or
state standards to follow. The K-12 Gateway responds to those needs.
The Gateway was created with support from the US Department of Educationis
Title VI, International Research and Studies program.
We invite you to visit the K-12 Gateway at www.lmp.ucla.edu/K-12 and send
us your suggestions for enhancing the site.
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