Virginia Chapter of the American Association
of Teachers of German
Fall 2003
Information Bulletin
From the President:
Hello everyone. By
now the semester is well underway and you are all keeping very busy as German
instructors all seem to do.
I am writing this letter to make sure that you are aware of the many
activities available this Fall. The first big activity in Virginia is the
FLAVA Conference in Richmond. Below
you will see a listing of some of the programs available for German teachers. Take note
that the FLAVA conference will be run a little differently this year. Instead of a Saturday Awards luncheon for FLAVA, there will
be a dinner on Friday evening followed by a program. We still plan to host the Ògeselliges Beisammensein,Ó so that
we may have
a chance to socialize more informally among ourselves after mixing with the
other language groups. This party
will take place, as
usual, in the room of your chapter president.
Please note also the AATG luncheon on Saturday. We have planned to have a panel discussion
with Faye Rollings-Carter, Frank
Wagner and Stefan Brunner about how the study of German is to survive and flourish in
the classroom (see below for
more
information). I consider this to be a vital topic for all of us, and as many
of us as possible should try to be there to take part in the
discussion. There will also be a short business meeting
and an election: Secretary, Treasurer and two members-at-large.
Please take a few minutes and fill out the form for the AATG
luncheon and send it to me. I
need to know how many to expect several
days ahead of time.
Two weeks after FLAVA you should plan to come to Sweet Briar
College for the annual immersion weekend.
:http://www.german.sbc.edu/Immersion-Weekend-%202003VA.html
See information below
I must announce to you that this year two members of the Virginia
Chapter are going to be awarded the AATG-Goethe Institut Certificate
of Merit at the national meeting in Philadelphia in November. Chuck Walsh, who has been active not only
in his own school, but also in
VOGS, FLAVA, the GovernorÕs School and the executive council of the Virginia Chapter, was nominated for
the award by the executive
council of the Virginia Chapter. Our congratulations Chuck!
The other award recipient is someone you all know, your chapter
president. I would like to thank
all of you who put forth the effort to nominate
me and collect materials to submiton my behalf..
I feel honored to have been selected from a field of colleagues who
should all be given such
an award. My real award throughout
all the years of working in the AATG has been the privilege to work with some
of the nicest and mos
t interesting people in the educational profession.
I look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming events.
Ron Horwege, President of Virginia Chapter
P.S. If you are receiving this through the regular mail,
I still need to get a working e-mail address from you. I now have working
addresses
for over 80% of our members, but I am trying for 100%
Foreign Language Association of Virginia
2003 Conference
OCTOBER 24-25,2003
KOGER CENTER HOLIDAY INN
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Conference Web Page: http://www.flavaweb.org/conferences.htm
Conference Registration Form
http://www.flavaweb.org/confregistration.htm
Hotel Reservation Form
http://www.flavaweb.org/hotelreserveform.htm
Co-Curricular Diversity:
Opportunities for German Students
This
session will familiarize German teachers with co-curricular opportunities
which maximize the benefits of language study.
The
GovernorÕs German Academy and the Virginia Organization of German Students
(VOGS) provide excellent opportunities
for students to use German in a non-classroom setting and to go above and
beyond that which is required in school. Helen Small,
German Academy Director and Ann Thorsen, VOGS State Sponsor will give an overview
of these two programs.
Delta
Epsilon Phi at the high school level and Delta Phi Alpha at the college level
are national honor societies which recognize
excellence in the Study of German. Stefanie Fowler and Ron Horwege will explain
the requirements for and the benefits of membership.
Presenters: Stefanie Fowler and
colleagues
Neue
Materialien des Goethe Instituts
The
session will focus on the presentation of new materials available to German
teachers from Goethe-Institut. These include
print, video, and Internet materials. The session will offer suggestions for
the use of these materials in the classroom.
Presenter: Stefan Brunner,
Goethe Institut Inter Nationes Washington
Test Your German: Goethe Institut Language
Exams
Goethe-Institut German exams are highly-regarded
certificates of qualification acknowledged worldwide. Goethe-Institut offers
general language exams and more specialist qualifications in German for work
and study purposes. This session will provide detailed
information about language exams that can be taken in Germany, at one of the
institutes in the United States, or with one of the two
hundred licensed and authorized examiners.
Presenter: Frank W. Wagner, Goethe Institut
Inter Nationes Washington
Media
and Technology Integration in the Foreign Language Classroom
Original
student media presentations, student projects composed in word processing
programs, Internet activities, computer video
playback, music and music video will be discussed with tips and tricks for
seamlessly incorporating each into everyday lesson
plans for all foreign languages. All teachers can easily integrate available
technology into the classroom!
Presenter: William
Ledbetter, Kecoughtan High School
"A Multifaceted Approach to Learning
Aspects of the Work World"
Presenter:
Vera Niebuhr, Mary Washington College
A Humorous look at Life in the GDR: Thomas BrussigÕs book: Am
kŸrzeren Ende der Sonnenallee
and the film"Sonnenallee"
Presenter: Ronald Horwege, Sweet Briar
College
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AATG
Luncheon
Business
Meeting and Panel Discussion
Saturday,
October 25, 2003
1:05-3:00
p.m.
How
can we improve and expand our German programs?
Panelists:
Stefan Brunner, Goethe Institut Washington
Frank Wagner, Goethe Institut Washington
Faye Rollings-Carter, Virginia Department of Education
Ron Horwege, President of Virginia Chapter, Moderator
The
cost of the luncheon is $16.00. Please send a check made out to Virginia Chapter
AATG for that amount to
Ronald
Horwege, Box 35, Sweet Briar, VA 24521 before October 20. Later reservations
will
be taken as long as space is available.
Name:
_________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Further Note: Once again
will have the usual Ògeselliges
BeisammenseinÓ on Friday evening after the FLAVA activities.
There will also be several other sessions besides those listed above that
that should appeal to German educators.
AATG-Goethe
Institut Immersion Weekend at Sweet Briar College
The
Virginia chapter of the AATG and the Goethe-Institut Inter
Nationes
Washington would like to invite you to a Total Immersion Weekend to be held
on the campus of Sweet Briar College from
November 14 - 16, 2003. We are planning a workshop on: "Das neue Deutschland
im deutschen Film." The workshop will be led by
Klaus Phillips (Hollins University), Frank Wagner (Goethe Institut Washington)
and Stafan Brunner (Goethe Institut Washington).
To
register, please complete the application form below and mail it to Dr. Ronald
Horwege, Box 35, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar,
VA 24595 together with a check in the amount of $75.00 made out to Sweet Briar
College. The Goethe-Institut will cover the expenses
for 2 nights' accommodation in double rooms.
The
group will be limited to 35 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
The
application is due by October 20, 2003.
We
look forward to seeing you in November!
Stefan
Brunner
Frank
Wagner
Ronald
Horwege
______________________________________
Application to:
Dr. Ronald Horwege, Sweet Briar College, Box 35, Sweet Briar, VA 24595
E-mail:
horwege@sbc.edu
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