Oct

21

Michigan World Language Standards and Benchmarks, Guidelines

October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Michigan Department of Education has released two documents related to the World Language requirement of the Michigan Merit Curriculum:

World Languages Standards and Benchmarks
World Languages Credit/Experience Guidelines

Of particular note is Michigan’s requirement for 2 credits of a world language:
Learners at different ages and stages of development progress at different rates and require different [...]

Oct

14

Feel like gabbing?

October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Via Jessica Haxhi, an easy to use web-based voice recording tool. Gabcast is a free utility to create sound files by calling an 800 number from your phone. No advertising, easy interface. Took me all of 5 minutes to set up, record, and publish here. Audio files can be downloaded as MP3 files. Slick. [...]

Oct

12

Kiva update

October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Tonight I translated 16 microloans at Kiva – whew! I think one of the funnest things about translating at Kiva is the variety of vocabulary. Tonight I translated about embroidery, radiators, grocery stores, and chickens.
It could be interesting for a world language class to adopt an entrepreneur…