African-American Linguists Annual Meeting www.oaal.org

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African-American LinguistsAnnual Meeting
www.oaal.org

• Founders
• Tamari Jenkins (Chaffey College, CA) Krishauna
  Hines-Gaither (Salem College, NC)

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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

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According to the National Center for Educational
Statistics

• Total FL degrees (2004-05) 22,820
• White (non-Hispanic) 14,517
• Black (non-Hispanic) 790
• Hispanic 3,313
• Asian or PI 1,074
• American Indian/Alaskan Native 111
• Race/Ethnicity Unknown 1,435
• Non Resident Alien 1,580

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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 17 states
  and counting!
• 20 College Student Membership 
• 30 Professional/General/Non-student Membership
  
• 40 International Resident Membership

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Benefits of Membership

• Networking with other professionals and
  organizations
• Annual scholarship of 1600
• Rhoda Joseph Scholarship of 500
• Annual meeting at the ACTFL conference each
  November
• Quarterly newsletter

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AAL Scholarship Recipients

• Annual AAL Scholarship 1600
• Rhoda Joseph Scholarship 500

Jasmine Nelson New York University
Ebony Hicks Hampton University
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(Goals of 2007) Professional Development/Involveme
nt

• National Conference on Race Ethnicity in
  American Higher Education (NCORE)
• Foreign Language Association of North Carolina
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
• Educational Testing Services Advanced Placement
  Graders

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Goals for 2008

• Build Advisory Board
• AAL Annual Meeting Committee Organizes the AAL
  Annual Meeting with the ACTFL Convention (March
  deadline)
• AAL Newsletter Committee Oversees publication of
  the AAL Newsletter (Winter, Spring Fall
  editions)
• Announcements Committee Keeps members up to date
  of current events and issues related to the AAL
  vision (ongoing). Thank you Tanya Hickson (GA)
  for agreeing to serve this committee.
• Membership Committee Oversees new members
  database and mails out new member's packets
  (ongoing)
• Scholarship Committee Oversees the selection of
  AAL /Rhoda Joseph Scholarship recipients (May
  deadline)
• Maintain our Momentum
• Continue Research Efforts

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Publications Needed

• Dr. Lee Wilberschied (Modern Language Journal)
• Dr. Zena Moore (Foreign Language Annals)
• Dr. James Davis featured in the AAL Newsletter
• Krishauna Hines-Gaither, Engaging
  African-American Students in Language Study.
  ACTFL Language Educator

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Afro-Latino/Afro-Francophone Presentations
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Afro-Hispanic/Afro-Francophone Presentations

• The purpose of the presentation is
• 1) to celebrate the diversity of the
  Spanish/French speaking world and
• 2) to recognize the African influences and
  contributions that have shaped such diversity.

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Announcements

• AAS SIG Panel Sat. 17th. 115-230. Convention
  Center Rm. 216B.
• AAS SIG Business Meeting Sat. 17th. 215-315.
  Convention Center Rm. 216B.
• Krishauna Hines-Gaither Bridging Cultural Gaps
  for African-American Students through Film Sat,
  Nov 17 - 1000am - 1115am, Convention Center
  216A

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www.oaal.org
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Networking and Sharing

• Share your experiences with us!
• From what school district, college, or university
  are you?
• What unique experiences have you had as an
  educator of African-American students?
• What accomplishments have you made?
• What challenges do you face?