The Arizona Language Association, Inc.

AZLA is the not-for-profit professional association for language teachers in Arizona, dedicated to promoting the effective teaching of all languages. AZLA is the Arizona affiliate of ACTFL (the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages) and SWCOLT (the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching).

Link to the Arizona State Standards for Foreign Language on the
Arizona Department of Education home page.

Upcoming Events:

    Fall Planning Meeting
    Friday, November 7, 1997
    6 - 9 PM
    Location to be announced
 

For Information, or to contact AZLA:

Related Conferences:

The officers:

  •       Jayne Trull, President

    •         Desert Mountain High School, Scottsdale
  •       Miko Foard, President-Elect

    •         Arizona State University, Tempe
  •      Gary Caruthers, Recording Secretary

    •         Sahuaro High School, Tucson
  •       Linda Bedson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer

    •         Explorer Middle School, Paradise Valley
  •       Shari Carrel, Newsletter Editor

    •         Cactus High School, Peoria
  •       Suzanne Hendrickson, Past President

    •         Arizona State University, Tempe
  •       Robert Sosa, Ex-Officio Member

    •         Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix

    Calendar of Upcoming Events

    The 1997 AZLA Conference was:

    The 1996 AZLA Conference was:

    Calendar

    October
  • Saturday, October 11.  Workshop by Professor Hiroko Kataoka: "How to Implement the  National Standards in

    •         Japanese Classrooms at the High School and College  Levels". ASU. Sponsored by AATJ. Contact Kelly Moeur,
            967-2928.
  • Saturday, October 25.  TPR Storytelling Training Workshop.  Holiday Inn Midtown, 4321  North Central

    •         Ave.,  Phoenix.  8:30-4:00 (walk-in registration 8:00).  Call (602)  963-3463 to register or contact Valeri Marsh
            (602/956-5722 or e-mail:  TPRISFUN@aol.com) for more information.

    November

  • Friday, November 7, 6-9 PM.  AZLA Winter Planning Meeting.  TBA
  • Friday-Saturday,   Nov. 14-15.  Pedagogical workshop on "Culture et Civilisation Française  avec Internet."

    •         Sponsored by le Bureau de Coopération Linguistique et Educative  pour l'Ouest des Etats-Unis, Consulat Général
            de France at San Francisco and the  French Section of  Arizona State University.
  • Nov. 15 - 22.   French Week.
  • Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 15-16.  "Fuego Flamenco"; Orpheum Theater, Phoenix; 8 PM (Sat.) and 3 PM (Sun.).

    •         Tickets ($17 or $20) available at Dillards Box Office (503- 5555).
  • Nov. 20 - 23.  ACTFL Joint Conference with AATF, AATG, AATI, AATSP, CLTA,  and NCSTJ.  Opryland Hotel,

    •         Nashville, TN.

    April 1998

  • Apr. 23 - 25, 1998.  SWCOLT Annunal Conference, Phoenix.  AZLA will be the host for this conference.

    •         Committee members and volunteers are needed.  Contact Committee Chairs or Local Co-chairs Shari Carrel
            (581-0808);  Miko Foard (967-6982) or Sue Hendrickson (840-5024).

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    French Week Activities

    November 15
  • Saturday Morning:  Presentation on Tempe's newest Sister City, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, at the Hackett House, Tempe
  • Saturday  Evening:  Opening Reception, Arizona Club in Phoenix ($10)

    • November 16

  • 2:30 PM:  Concert of French Organ Music, First United Methodist Church, Phoenix, Central & Missouri

    •          Amis des Vieilles Maisons Françaises ($15)

    November 17

  • 6:30 PM:  Hands-on cooking class with Christopher at the Hackett House, Tempe ($30)
  • 7:30 PM:  Architectural Presentation (Cité de la Musique et la Très Grande Bibliothèque) by Michel Sarda,

    •           Cosanti, Paradise Valley ($5)

    November 18

  • 3 PM:  Presentation by Denis Bricnet, "Le Symbolisme des Cathédrales," at ASU (gratuit)
  • 7 PM:  French Film on the Big Screen, "Cyrano de Bergerac," with Gérard Depardieu, at Harkins Arcadia 8, Phoenix,

    •             Thomas & 40th St.; short presentation by Dominique Froidefond ($5)

    November 19

  • 6 PM:  Cheese Tasting at Vincent's on Camelback, Phoenix
  • 7:30 PM:   Presentation by Denis Bricnet, "Le Symbolisme des Cathédrales," at Mustang Library Auditorium, 90th

    •           St. & Shea ($5)

    November 20

  • 4 PM:  Lecture by Michel Jeanneret, Université de Genève,"Renaissance et Renascences: Beginnings in 16th Century

    •         Art and Literature"  (gratuit)
  • Thursday Evening:   Progressive Dinner--Vincent's, Christopher's, and the Phoenician ($75 tentatively)

    • November 21

  • Friday Morning   French Cooking Class, Christopher's (tentatively)
  • Friday Evening:  Beaujolais Nouveau Festival V, Phoenix Art Museum ($30 or $55 per couple)

    • November 22

  • 9 AM-1 PM:  The French Trail with Brigitte Terseur ($10 per car)

    • In addition, Michel Sarda, under the auspices of the newly created Institut Français d'Arizona, will be giving French Educational Programs throughout the week at interested schools, with the collaboration of Dominique Froidefond, Brigitte Terseur, John Gregg, and Bill Hendrickson.  For further information concerning French Week, contact the French Week Hot Line at 534-2664.

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    STAGE DE CULTURE ET CIVILISATION FRANÇAISE AVEC  INTERNET À ASU

    Just preceding French Week, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15, le Bureau de Coopération Linguistique et Educative pour l'Ouest des Etats-Unis, Consulat Général de France, at San Francisco, and the French Section of Arizona State University will present a two-day pedagogical workshop on "Culture et Civilisation Française avec Internet." BCLE  has provided the following description: The Language Computing Center of  the Dept. of Languages & Literatures at ASU-Main can accommodate 40 to 50 participants (high school, college and university teachers) for two days.  There might be the possibility of university credit.  Registration Costs, $50,  include lunches and snacks.

    Contacts:

  • Prof. Bill Hendrickson   tel:  (602) 965-6919, 965-6281

    •   Dept. of Langs. & Lits.  fax: (602) 965-0135
      Arizona State University  email: atwlh@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
      Tempe, Arizona 85287-0202
     
  • Bureau de Coopération Linguistique et Educative

    •   Consulat Général de France  email: bcle@best.com
      540 Bush Street   tel:  (415) 397-0321
      San Francisco, CA 94108  fax: (415) 397-0239

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    last updated Oct. 17, 1997
    Comments to plafford@asu.edu