Welcome to the 2011 ACTFL Delegate Assembly

November 17, 2011Denver, Colorado

ACTFL President, Barbara MondlochNCSSFL Vice-President, Gregory FulkersonNADSFL President, Greta LundgaardCCFLT President, Debbie Cody

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•Welcome back from lunch!•Please sit with colleagues from your

state•State placards are arranged in

alphabetical order beginning with Alabama at the first table closest to the podium on the left

•We will resume are program at 1:15 p.m.

ACTFL Update

Marty Abbott, Executive DirectorElvira Swender, Director of Professional Programs

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Overall Enrollment Percentages2004-05 K-12 Enrollment 18%2007-08 K-12 Enrollment 18.5%

2004-05 Grades 7-12 30%2007-08 Grades 7-12 32%

Connecting Research to Practice

Click on one of the links to access a list of topics related to these 3 major areas

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ACTFL 2012

Convention Theme

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“Foreign Languages and Cream Cheese: Spread ‘Em Around!”

Many Languages: One United Voice

Why This Theme?• We are a linguistically diverse group of language

educators• Each language organization offers a unique

perspective on language acquisition and learning• As language organizations we collectively have

knowledge about language, linguistics, cultures, and literatures that we need to share with the world

• To move forward as a profession, we have to present a consistent and unified message to our stakeholders

• Following up on the 2011 ACTFL theme of Collaboration…

Features of the 2012 Annual Convention and World Languages

Expo • Co-host is the Pennsylvania State Modern

Language Association (PSMLA)• Some 32 pre- and post convention workshops will

provide more in-depth training on various topics• Approximately 7,000 attendees?• Approximately 225 exhibiting companies• 2013 Teacher of the Year will be announced• Over 500 educational sessions ranging from early

language learning to technology in the classroom• An Awards Ceremony where 10 awards will be

given to various individuals for their outstanding contributions in the field of language education

Plenaries iN Planning• Update on ACTFL Research

Priorities Initiative• Panel of PreK-12 and

College/University State and National-Level Authorities providing their take on foreign language education for the 2lst century

• Panel of Key Leaders from Language Organizations proposing what they see as the key issues for foreign languages

KeyNote Speaker• Dr. K. David Harrison, Professor of

Linguistics at Swarthmore College and author of The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World’s Most Endangered Languages and When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World’s Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge

• He is the subject of the DVD The Linguist and will provide a screening of the DVD after his keynote

See You in Philadelphia!