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Welcome to SWCOLT/HALT 2016!
Co-host Hawaii Association of Language Teachers
At the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel on Kuhio, Honolulu, Hawaii
Pre-conference Workshops, Thursday March 3
Conference Sessions March 4-5

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Saturday, March 5 • 9:15am - 10:15am
Beginning Language: from Traditional to Communicative through Input, Scaffolding, and Interaction

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Many textbooks fall short of providing activities that promote communication; most are mechanical exercises that leave out meaning. This presentation defines communication, provides data from top-selling textbooks in Spanish, French and Italian, and demonstrates how to transform mechanical activities to activities that result in communication.

Presenters
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Andrew DeMil

Professor, University of Tampa
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Vanessa Rukholm

University of Tampa


Saturday March 5, 2016 9:15am - 10:15am HST
Territorial 1
  Session (60 minute)