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Raúl Fernández Travel-Study Award
The
Georgia Chapter offers an award of $500 to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses incurred during study abroad programs in Spanish
or Portuguese-speaking countries. The award is given in loving memory of Raúl Fernández, a long time foreign
language educator and advocate, and member of AATSP Georgia Chapter Executive Board, who was a vital force in creating the
activities, awards, and opportunities that we offer our membership today. Following Raúl's passing in December 2008,
this award, formerly given in memory of Julia Fernández, Raúl's mother, will now be offered annually in his
memory.
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Congratulations to the
2011 recipient of the
Raúl Fernández
Travel-Study Award
Vicki Welch Alvis
Autrey Mill Middle School
Report from Madrid, Spain July 2011:
¡Ostras! –
Wow! Spending a month in Spain during the summer of 2011 was an incredible opportunity to update my colloquial Spanish thanks
to the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Georgia Chapter’s Raúl Fernández Travel-Study
Award. I received a scholarship from the Southern Conference on Language Teaching to participate in classes at Estudio Sampere
in Madrid for three weeks during the summer. The current economic crisis has created “sky high” airfares to Europe.
Thanks to the generosity of AATSP-GA and the Foreign Language Association of Georgia I could accept the SCOLT award and travel
to Spain. My trip allowed me to brush up my language skills as well as return with phrases, photos, realia and recipes (my
favorite is fideuá – http://www.tourspain.org/recipes/fideua.asp ) that will help Spanish come alive for my eleven and twelve-year-old students. The highlight of my trip was spending
several days in Valencia with a middle school English teacher comparing notes on what adolescents in each country love to
talk about and do. My classes at Estudio Sampere included a pleasant mix of culture, literature and grammar. For a student-friendly
10 minute Spanish film go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KQ52NmgV6I. The actor, Diego Martín, starred in every movie and sitcom I watched while in Spain! Please join me at SCOLT/FLAG
in Atlanta, March 22-24 where I will present a thematic unit based on my experiences in Spain and share photos of my trip
at the AATSP-GA business meeting.
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