SCOLA on YouTube If you haven't tuned in to SCOLA's YouTube page yet, you are missing out! Experience the paranormal as you tour the SCOLA Campus with Freaky Friday videos, stand back as you watch Professor Francis blow

up a basketball on Puppet Time with SCOLA, and sing along with The SCOLA Boyz to their hit single "Lola (Call SCOLA)". Plus, check back later this month for the SCOLA Thankful Series to learn about what people around the world are thankful for! After the fun and games on SCOLA's YouTube page, get out your pen and paper as you learn from just a small sampling of the authentic resources SCOLA has to offer: follow along with traditional recipes from our Country of the Month, tour China with clips from China Yellow River Television available on World TV Online, and learn about the different languages SCOLA offers with our Language of the Week videos, which will be released this month! What are you waiting for? Tune in to SCOLA on YouTube today!

News and Events

ACTFL Annual Convention and World

Language Expo November 21-23, 2014

San Antonio, TX

SCOLA Christmas Open House

December 12th, 2014 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Service of the Month Do you love your language classes, but find yourself yearning for more once you get home? Do you wish your foreign language classes focused more on culture? Are you struggling to keep up in your foreign language class and wish you had more options for independent study? If you answered yes to any of these questions you need to check out Learning Objects today! Learning Objects are geared toward independent study, so whether you want to go above and beyond what you are learning in school, or you are striving to be at the top of your class, these interactive lessons in over twenty languages will help you reach your goals. But what about more culture you ask? Each lesson provides instructive assessment and feedback from a sociocultural perspective. Don't just learn the language, test your understanding of the culture with expertly prepared quizzes at the end of each lesson. Visit SCOLA.org today for your free trial!

What’s New?

Welcome to Kathryn Larson's new affiliate, Indiana University-

Bloomington

Movies from Niger in Hausa now playing on World TV Online every

Friday

Learn what people around the world are thankful for in our

SCOLA Thankful Series, coming soon to our YouTube channel!

International Holidays

All Saints Day is celebrated in various countries around the world on November 1st. In Spain, All Saints Day is honored by visiting cemeteries with offerings of flowers to deceased family members. The Tazaungdaing Festival is held on November 6th in Myanmar. The festival also marks the end of Kahtein season, during which monks are offered new robes and alms. During the festival, in Northern Shan State, hot air balloons lit with candles are released as an offering to Buddha in Heaven. Independence Day is celebrated November 26th in Mongolia. The holiday commemorates the creation of Mongolia's first constitution in 1924. The holiday is marked by speeches from government officials, traditional music and dances, and more. Bonifacio Day is celebrated November 30th in the Philippines. The holiday celebrates the birth of Andres Bonifacio, one of the national heroes of the Philippines. To commemorate the holiday, Filipinos spend the day with their families and friends to bond and rest.

Employee Spotlight This month’s Employee Spotlight is on Special Project Manager Lisa Smith. Lisa joined the SCOLA team in April 2013 and manages Spoken Word and Savoir-Vivre, which will soon be released on SCOLA.org. Lisa also promotes SCOLA through their social media pages and the monthly newsletter. Before SCOLA, Lisa graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Lisa recently got married, and now that wedding planning is over she is spending her free time relaxing and hanging out with family and friends.

Our cover photo shows children waving from their classroom in Uganda. Check us out online to learn all about Uganda, our Country of the Month.

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