Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia

60 minutes recently did a segment on the Sagrada Familia, a famous church, in Barcelona, Spain.  It's one of the most incredible structures on earth.  If you ever go to Spain, make the trip to La Sagrada Familia.  It's a once in a lifetime opportunity and no matter what your religious beliefs, your breath will be taken away.

House of Lords Debates the Importance of World Languages

On October 28, 2010, the House of Lords spent an hour and 20 minutes discussing the importance of speaking languages other than English. Baroness Coussins, chair of the all parliamentary group on modern languages, discussed the need for England to invest in foreign language learning.  As a LOTE teacher, how cool is it to see the government spend almost an hour and a half discussing the importance of learning a second language.

Talk Radio in England (You and Yours) discusses Language Learning 08/31/2010

You and Yours is a BBC radio show that discussed the issue of learning languages a couple of months before the October 28, 2010 debate in the House of Lords.  It was a fascinating discussion and is worth a listen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00thxg0#p009r16y

Using Fakebook Profiles in the Classroom (Not Facebook)

Create a Fakebook profile that you can use in your classroom.  After you create your profile, create friends and start posting to the wall.  It's that easy.  What a great way to bring characters, books and subjects to life.  Fakebook is not affiliated with Facebook, so let's hope that Facebook lawyers don't shut it down.

The Fakebook Gallery is the best place to start.  Get ideas for your classroom or use some of the profiles already in the gallery.  Your students are going to love it!