Cape Fear Foreign Language Collaborative Newsletter

Volume 15, Number 2, November 2002

2002-2003 Meetings
9:00-12:00
UNCW Lakeside 138
November 9
January 25
March 29

September meeting: Many thanks to Alice Rutter, Rachel Hatfield and Julie Bordo for their excellent presentations at the September meeting.

November meeting: John Stevens will present: “International Communication via the Internet.” We will also have our SWAP of teaching activities and materials. This is a great opportunity to share an idea or resource that you have found helpful in planning and instruction. And you will go home with lots of new suggestions from colleagues! Please bring approximately 25-30 copies of a description of your activity and any visuals, props, or student samples that would be useful for your explanation.

Refreshments committee: Jennings Craig (chair), Alice Rutter, Christi Lea, Lisa Byrd

Announcements

FLANC: Congratulations to UNCW student Alison Manning, recipient of this year's FLANC Scholarship.

Annual Native American Heritage Program November 18 at Center Stage (Warwick Center), 7:00 pm

Spanish Graduate Course for Spring 2003 – SPN 595: Film in the 90’s. Thursdays 6:00-9:00 pm. Taught by Dr. Maria Cami-Vela

French Film at Cinématique: “Ma Femme est une actrice,” Nov. 11-13. 7:30 pm, $6.00 admission.

The US State Department is sponsoring "Doors to Diplomacy," an educational challenge for middle and high school students around the world. If you are interested in having students participate and compete, see http://globalschoolhouse.org/doors/. Thanks to Jim McNab for sending this information.

Intercultural Week will be February 10-15, 2003. A Global Summit on the theme of “Superpower and Responsibility” is planned for Feb. 11, featuring four distinguished international speakers.

Dues: $10 dues ($5 for full-time students) may be paid at the meeting or sent to Josephine Brent: 1304 Heron Run Dr., Wilmington, NC 28403. Make checks payable to Cape Fear Foreign Language Collaborative (CFFLC).