Language+Clubs

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=Getting Started=

- A brief list of guiding questions (based on the National Standards) to help you design language club activities that will provide meaningful learning experiences for students, followed by a lengthy list of potential activities. Use the list to practice evaluating the value of such activities.

- An example of an agenda student-leaders might use to help them conduct a National Spanish Honor Society meeting

=Language Club Activities=

- A brief list of guiding questions (based on the National Standards) to help you design language club activities that will provide meaningful learning experiences for students, followed by a lengthy list of potential activities. Use the list to practice evaluating the value of such activities.

[|Foreign Language Week Activities] (Posted to FLTEACH by Marge Mandl)

[|French Club Activities] (Posted to FLTEACH by L. Erven)

=Publicizing Your Language Club=

T-shirt Examples
Here are some examples of what some language clubs are doing in terms of t-shirts. You'll quickly see that some are more effective than others:

http://students.csmd.edu/saludos/images/Camiseta%20virtual.jpg user:charlaguayI love the idea of having shirts. Students LOVE wearing shirts around. I know I did...still do. :) http://www.wall.netxv.net/Spanish%20Club/Tshirt_optimized.jpg user:ccochraneSays the page has been disabled. http://www.dcflamenco.com/dcflamenco/clarendon11142004a.jpg http://missingmasterpiece.com/skyview/images/fullsize/French-Club.jpg http://missingmasterpiece.com/skyview/images/fullsize/French-Club-07.jpg http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/petit/img/french_Tshirt.jpg http://www.artgirlonline.com/graphic-design/screen-printing/links/french-proof-1.gif http://www.deeprunspanish.homestead.com/ user:ccochrane This one has been disabled...

Consider holding a design contest--the winning entry goes on the t-shirt. If you have a graphic design club at your school, they can help too--see some [|examples here].

For other fun club projects (cereal boxes, motivational posters, etc.), check out this list of "[|generators]."

For more tips and ideas, visit this link and scroll down to the Publicizing Your Program section. Be sure to check out the Advocacy Examples & Ideas sections user:chericem1

Website Examples
[|Deutscher Kaffeeklatsch 2007] ... this is the website I am in the process of developing for my German language club. Currently, this club is exclusively for those students who are participating in this summer's exchange trip to Germany. user:heinke_raymond user:ccochrane This said that the site couldn't be found...

See also: Exchanges, Field Trips, [|Fundraising], Parents, Service Learning, Study Abroad, Staying in the Target Language, Summer Immersion Camp, Travel Abroad, Teaching Culture, 21st Century Technologies

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