Looking for some summer reading? Want to deepen your knowledge of language acquisition? Join us for our first-ever MAFLA Reads Book Discussion! By popular vote, members have selected Language Acquisition in a Nutshell: A Primer for Teachers by Bill VanPatten and Russell Simonsen as our inaugural title. Read at your leisure this summer, or use it as a way to ease back into teaching mode when the new school year begins.
Then, join us virtually in September to debrief, discuss, and reflect on your practice with fellow world language educators. Be sure to register, and feel free to invite a colleague! The Zoom link will be sent two days prior to the event.
Join us for our 6-part MAFLA Meets series completely dedicated to AP® World Language and Culture support!
Part 1 of the 6-part MAFLA Meets series completely dedicated to AP® World Language and Culture support! This Meets will provide a basic overview of the course, the project topic, important dates, sections that have been removed from the exam, and theme changes. Then we'll engage in conversation to share and brainstorm approaches to the course this year. We look forward to connecting!
Part 2 of the 6-part MAFLA Meets series completely dedicated to AP® World Language and Culture support! This Meets will be dedicated to conversations surrounding The Project and teaching students research skills. Participants will then engage in conversation to share tips, explore resources, and brainstorm approaches to project research. We look forward to connecting!
Fostering a Sense of Belonging Through Multilingualism
The MAFLA Annual Conference, October 30-31, offers members an outstanding PD opportunity for learning and collegiality. Included in the basic conference registration this year are 60-minute concurrent sessions on Friday, lunch on Friday (included in the price), and deep-dive workshops on Saturday morning. You can also register for our Saturday morning Immersion Breakfast or our Saturday afternoon Business/Awards Luncheon. On Friday, there will be a variety of companies and organizations exhibiting their products and services in the Exhibit Area. Please register so that you take full advantage of this newly designed MAFLA event at our new venue!
IMPORTANT!
Cancellations: Any registrant who needs to cancel their registration while registration is still open is able to do so with a 15% fee. After October 18, the amount of the refund, if any, is at the discretion of the Conference Chair.
Part 3 of the 6-part MAFLA Meets series completely dedicated to AP® World Language and Culture support! This Meets will be dedicated to conversations surrounding AP® Classroom and writing tasks in the new digital format. Participants will then engage in conversation to share tips, explore resources, and brainstorm approaches to writing tasks. We look forward to connecting!
As more students set their sights on STEM careers and majors, the way we promote world language learning needs to evolve. In this webinar, we will explore the changing landscape in higher education and consider the role that world languages can continue to play in students’ educational journeys. How can we show that world language is an asset for any course of study from education to international relations to physics to pre-med? How can language teachers across levels work together to ensure that world languages remain a priority for as many students as possible and for years to come?
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