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Ohio Foreign Language Association

Post Card Contest Winners !

Congratulations to
Hailey from Stow-Munroe Falls High School

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and to
Matthew from Columbus Academy !!

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You Won’t Want to Miss the 2013 Conference!

The 2013 OFLA Annual Conference will be a joint conference of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and The Ohio Foreign Language Association.

Set the Date!

Join us from March 14 – 16, 2013 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown, Columbus, OH. The 2013 Conference Theme is MultiTasks, MultiSkills, MultiConnections.

 

SLIYS '12: Summer Linguistics Institute for Youth Scholars

July 8-13 or July 15-20, 2012
Ohio State University

The OSU Department of Linguistics will be holding a Summer Linguistics Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS, pronounced "slice") for high school students. This is a week-long summer event designed for students interested in the study of language. There will be two sessions held on OSU's main campus during July 2012.

SLIYS '12 is open to high school students from entering freshmen to seniors who are interested in foreign languages. An exciting program has been developed filled with activities aimed at helping participants become better students of language and linguistics.

The deadline for applications is May 31, and applications for SLIYS received before March 31 will be given priority. For more information, visit the SLIYS website at http://linguistics.osu.edu/SLIYS/ or contact Dr. Julia McGory at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Camp OFLA scholarships

OFLA colleagues,

Our scholarship applications are now available at the Camp OFLA website.   http://campofla.org/campofla.org/Join_us.html You will also find a PDF copy for you to print and share on this website under Scholarships.  Please distribute to your students.  Applications should be submitted by April 15th.

Camp OFLA is an elementary foreign language for students in grades 4-8.
Camp OFLA will be held June 10 - 16 in Bellville, Ohio.

Lucas Hoffman
Camp OFLA co-director

 

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The OFLA Vision

Every Ohio student will be proficient in a second language, which is essential to a world-class education.

The OFLA Mission

The Ohio Foreign Language Association is committed to world language study beginning in the primary grades, so that every learner, from early childhood through adult, acquires a high level of communicative and intercultural competence.

The OFLA Strategic Plan

1. Establish clear expectations for foreign language learners.

2. Build the capacity of foreign language teachers to prepare learners to demonstrate their proficiency.

3. Build support for foreign language instruction among parents, policy leaders, the business community and opinion leaders in the media.

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The OFLA listserv is hosted by Kent State University. The listserv is designed to communicate with OFLA members concerning both OFLA events and foreign language teaching in general. The listserv provides you with immediate contact with other OFLA members. To join the OFLA listserv today click here!