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Some
successful community events include the following:
Rhyme
Celebration
http://www.ctcolt.org/rhyme_celebration.htm
sponsored by Connecticut Council of Language Teachers
Sacramento
County Fair
http://www.flagsteacher.com
/county%20fair.htm
Student work displayed at the Sacramento County Fair. The site
provides information to local teachers on how to carry out this event with
their students. Similar events have been carried out in Texas as
well.
World
Language Day
http://www.csus.edu/worldlangua
geday/
The world languages department at California State University
Sacramento hosts this free community event.
Career Expo
sailn@sdcoe.net (Rebecca
Sapien-Melchor)
The Career Expo focused on careers that require language proficiency in
languages other than English.
Language and Culture
Awareness for All
madamenaditz@yahoo.com
(Nicole Naditz)
The California Language Teachers Association sponsored a free community
event at a major downtown shopping center that could be recreated anywhere
at any time. The event included numerous speakers -- students,
parents, business and civic leaders and representatives from ACTFL -- who
spoke of the benefits of and need for language study. Additionally,
there was cultural entertainment for the audience and there were donated
prizes and many brochures and displays to provide additional information.
Cultural Mosaics,
Linguistic Landscapes
madamenaditz@yahoo.com
(Nicole Naditz)
This free community event featured performances by local students
representing both heritage language and cultural groups as well as second
language learners. There were poetry readings, vocal and
instrumental music, and dance. A dramatic performance was scheduled
as well.
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