Reading and Culture in the Target Language
Dr. Richard Alan Korb
Columbia University
Dr. María Jesús Amores
West Virginia University
Standards – Based, Best Practice Instruction
Dr. June
K. Phillips, Dean
College of Arts & Humanities
Weber State University
Dr. Frank W. Medley, Jr.
Professor Emeritus
Department
of Foreign Languages, West Virginia University
Standards – Based, Best Practice Instruction for
Classical Educator
Ms Terry Klein
Latin Instructor
North Allegheny School
District
Standards – Based, Best Practice Instruction forFLES
(Foreign Language in the
Elementary School) Educator
Ms. Martha Singer Semmer
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Frank
Medley, Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Major:
Foreign Language Education
M.A.
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Major:
Spanish and English
B.S.
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Major:
Spanish and English
Current Employment
West
Virginia University, Professor Emeritus
Publications
Medley, Frank W. Jr., Theodore
V. Higgs and Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro.
Entradas:
El espanol por etapas.
2nd ed. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle,
1993.
Medley,
Frank W. Jr. A proposito: Lecturas al dia. Boston, MA: Heinle &
Heinle, 1992.
Medley, Ferank W. Jr., Carolyn
Hansen and Gillian Paul. Sin
duda! Mas
lecturas
al dia. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle, 1992.
Medley, Frank W. Jr. Motivating
the Language Learner Through Real
Communication. Monterey, CA: Defense Language Institute, 1985.
Professional Activities and
Honors
Founders
Award, Southern Conference on Language Teaching
Elected as Chair of Northeast
Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Robert J. Ludwig National
Distinguished Language Leadership Award, New York State Association of Foreign
Language Teachers
June
Phillips, Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D.
The Ohio State University, Columbia, Ohio
Major:
Foreign Language Education
B.A.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Major:
French, Spanish, and English
Current Employment
Dean of the College of Arts and
Humanities and Professor of French, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
Publications
Phillips, June K., Draper, Jamie B., American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (1999).
The Five Cs: Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Worktext. Heinle & Heinle Publishers
Phillips, June K., Terry, Robert M., American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (1999).
Foreign Language Standards: Linking Research, Theories, and Practices (Actfl Foreign Language Education Series)
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Professional Activities and
Honors
Northeast Conference Award for
Outstanding Leadership in the Profession
Pennsylvania Sate Modern
Language Association Leadership Award
New York State Association of
Foreign Language Teachers Award for National Distinguished Leadership
Recipient
of the Palmes Academiques
Martha Singer Semmer
Education
M.A.
Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado
Major:
Master of Arts, Secondary Education
B.A.
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Major:
Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education, Teaching Major: Spanis
Current Employment
Consultant
Publications
Semmer,
M. (2000). Chapter 8 "Factors that Affect the Implementation of the
Standards," Teaching Spanish with the Five C's: A Blueprint for Success.
Ed. Tail guntermann
Semmer,
M. (1998). "From Dream to Reality," 203-206, in Gladys C. Lipton, "What
Strategies Are Useful when Advocating for the Initiation of Programs?"
Critical Issues in Early Secondary Language Learning: Building for Our
Children's Future. Ed. Myriam Met
Semmer,
M. (Spring 1996). "Foreign Language Standards: Friend of Foe?
How Do Standards Affect Me?" Peals 33 (1), 4-7 & Appendices.
Professional Activities and Honors
The Walt
Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards Honoree, Los Angeles,
California, 1998
American
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - National Textbook Company
(ACTFL-NTC) Award for Building Community Interest in Foreign Language
Education, Anaheim, California, 1995.
Governor's Award forExcellence in Education, Denver, Colorado, 1995
Terry Klein
Education
B.A. Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh, PA (summa cum laude)
Major: Classical
Languages
M.A. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Major: Latin
Current Employment
Latin teacher and
Staff Development Asssociate for Allegheny School District, Pittsburg, PA
Professional Activities and Awards
Task Force on National
Standards for Classical Language Learning 1995-1997
President of the
Pennsylvania Classical Association 2000-2001
Delta Kappa Gamma
Society International