Here are some recent articles in the news related to language education that you are sure to enjoy! Thanks to Mike Gretton of SAHLA in Calgary who forwarded these interesting items! Children show gift for language – information on the growth of bilingual/immersion programs in Alberta where parents can select immersion programs in French or [...]
An article from the Vancouver Sun: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Editorial+February+International+Mother+Language/6182293/story.html#ixzz1n37pU1Aj
ILEA Institutional Members Ottawa Meeting AGENDA IL Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Documents (pending release from the Ministry of Education) Promotional Package on the Benefits of Language Report on First Language Assessment Project for Adult Learners Report from the OTF Forum for Associations Task Project using the CEFR Financial Literacy Project Using the ILEA Website for [...]
The Ministry of Education provided ILEA with a grant to take the principles of financial literacy and create activities for the language classroom based on those principles. Unit plans have been created along with sample activity descriptions and rubrics for culminating tasks. Activity description handouts have also been translated/interpreted into French, Spanish, German, Arabic and Simplified Mandarin. These are available here [...]
ILEA is the ONTARIO voice on the CLA (Canadian Languages Association) and has been communicating with Senator Mobina Jaffer on developing a multilingual vision for Canada. We hope to provide you more information on this initiative in 2012. In the meanwhile, have a look at the document that is the focus of our work and you will [...]
Tuesday February 21, 2012 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. St. Nicholas Adult High School Ottawa Catholic School Board 893 Admiral Avenue, K1Z 6L6 Here is an opportunity for you to consider spending the Family Day weekend in Ottawa and enjoying the last few days of WINTERLUDE! Ottawa will host the Winter ILEA Meeting and we [...]
ILEA’s Presentation in Barcelona is being featured again! Our Executive Director’s interview at LINGUAMON in Barcelona is on the website again. Check out Linguamon’s website for information on the future opening of the new building for their “House of Languages.” The province of Catalunya has been looking at Ontario’s model for international languages in order [...]
ILEA Chair and Executive Director attended this year’s Annual General Meeting of the CLA (Canadian Languages Association) in Calgary, Alberta. The meeting took place during the annual convention for heritage language educators organized by the Southern Alberta Heritage Languages Association. Both Constantine Ioannou (ILEA Executive Director) and Maria Makrakis (Chair of ILEA) are on the Board of the CLA. [...]
Here are the new Membership Forms for individuals and institutions. Also, you can find them in the Membership menu at www.ilea.ca (Contains 4 attachments.)
Happy September ILEA INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS! We hope that everyone has had a very good summer and that you are ready for another school year. This will give you advanced notice that the first of three INSTITUTIONAL FORUM meetings will be held on Wednesday October 19, 2011 in AURORA ONTARIO. This meeting will be hosted by [...]
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