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African -American Linguists (AAL) Annual Meeting www.oaal.org

African -American Linguists (AAL) Annual Meeting www.oaal.org. Founders Tamari Jenkins (Chaffey College, CA) & Krishauna Hines-Gaither (Salem College, NC ). Vision of AAL. Vision of AAL

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African -American Linguists (AAL) Annual Meeting www.oaal.org

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  1. African-American Linguists (AAL)Annual Meetingwww.oaal.org Founders Tamari Jenkins (Chaffey College, CA)& Krishauna Hines-Gaither (Salem College, NC)

  2. Vision of AAL Vision of AAL • The vision of AAL is to promote a bilingual society within the African-American community in order to prepare marketable citizens for a global economy. Mission of AAL To accomplish the vision of AAL, our mission is to provide the following… • Networking between world language professionals • Mentoring for students of world languages • Scholarships for students of world languages • World language resources and education for the parents & youth of our communities

  3. AAL Membership • Membership to AAL is open to educators, professionals, missionaries, clergy, public service workers, students, and all others {of any ethnicity} who share our vision. • AAL membership includes residents in 18 states, Canada, Madagascar and counting! • $20 College Student Membership  • $30 Professional/General/Non-student Membership • $40 International Resident Membership

  4. Benefits of Membership • Membership: 80+ members, 17 states • Networking with other professionals and organizations. • Listserve, networking opportunities • Annual meeting at the ACTFL conference • Resources; Comprehensive Website • Quarterly newsletter • Annual scholarship of $1,000 • Rhoda Joseph Scholarship of $500

  5. Goals for 2009 • Partnerships/Collaborations • Afro-Hispanic/Francophone Presentations • Advocacy • Research

  6. What has been accomplished?

  7. 2009 AAL Scholarship Recipients • Annual AAL Scholarship $1,600 • Rhoda Joseph Scholarship $500 Ama Frimpong Salem College ‘10 Major: Spanish; International Business Scholarship Award: $ 1,600 Shannon Irish Binghamton University Major: Chinese Scholarship Award: $500

  8. 2008 AAL Scholarship Recipients • Annual AAL Scholarship $1,600 • Rhoda Joseph Scholarship $500 • Erica Rochelle Lee • Sophomore • Political Science Major and French Minor • Howard University • $1,600 • Valetta A. Burgess • Senior • Studying Swahili (Currently, Howard does not offer a major/minor in Swahili) • Film/TV Production Major • Howard University • $500

  9. 2007 AAL Scholarship Recipients • Annual AAL Scholarship $1,600 • Rhoda Joseph Scholarship $500 • Jasmine Nelson • Sophomore • Mandarin Chinese & Spanish • New York University • $1,600 • Ebony Hicks • Senior • Spanish Major • Hampton University • $500

  10. 2006 AAL Scholarship Recipients • Annual AAL Scholarship $1,600 • Rhoda Joseph Scholarship $500 • Lauren Forman • Sophomore • Majoring in Spanish & Business • Dillard University • $1,600 • Taurin Roberts • Spanish Minor, Communications Major • Cleveland State University • $500

  11. Advocacy, Collaboration, & Partnerships at Work • North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Collaboration • Foreign Language Association of North Carolina • Low Performing Schools Partnership

  12. Building the Advisory Board • AAL Newsletter Committee: Oversees publication of the AAL Newsletter (Winter, Spring & Fall editions). Farryn Valderramos (FL) • Announcements Committee: Keeps members up-to- date of current events and issues related to the AAL vision (ongoing). Tanya Hickson (GA) • Membership Committee: Oversees new members database and mails out new member's packets (ongoing), Evan Zelezny (MA) • Scholarship Committee: Oversees the selection of AAL/Rhoda Joseph Scholarship recipients (May deadline) • AAL Annual Meeting Committee: Organizes the AAL Annual Meeting with the ACTFL Convention (March deadline)

  13. ACTFL AAS SIG Sessions All sessions will be held Friday, November 20, 2009 in the Marriott Hotel in Manchester 1. 11:00 a.m.-12:00p.m. Africa's Legacy in Mexico and Personal Accounts of the Afro-Latino Experience Presenter: ShereheHollins 1:15 - 2:15p.m. African-American Perspectives of Immersion Programs and a Study of High School Foreign Language Enrollment Presenters: Michelle Anberg-Espinosa, Cassandra Glenn 2:30-3:30p.m. Increasing African-American Enrollment in Study Abroad Programs and ACTFL AAS SIG Business Meeting Presenters: Joy Taylor-Roberts, Richard de Meij, Krishauna Hines-Gaither, Tamari Jenkins 3:45-4:45p.m. ACTFL AAS SIG Business Meeting Continued and African-American Linguists Business Meeting Presenters: Krishauna Hines-Gaither, TamariJenkins

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