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The mission of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association is to enhance foreign language education throughout the state

by promoting the study of foreign languages,

by providing educators opportunities for professional growth and networking,

by recognizing excellence in the field, and

by collaborating with local, state and national organizations.

PSMLA mourns the loss of Frank Mulhern, an active member of PSMLA, Parliamentarian of the Executive Council as well as a Past President. Click here for the obituary found in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

PEP (PSMLA Exemplary Program) Award

Information and application for PEP Award

Given the unusually severe weather occurrences of the past month, the Executive Council of PSMLA has extended the postmark deadline for PEP applications to Monday, February 14, 2011. The notification date will also be changed accordingly.

Click here for PEP Showcase 2010

**Upcoming Events**
Do You Speak Tech?	The 2011 National Foreign Language Week Poster
Cooking in the classroom	2011 Conference Session proposal form
French Summer Language Institute for High School Teachers!	Spanish Summer Language Institute for High School Teachers!
*Functional Raps: A MUST for the 21st Century Toolbox: This highly interactive workshop fuses language acquisition with rap. Through music, handouts, and laughter, teachers learn how to acquire the prerequisite background instrumentals from the Internet, create, and then perform raps based upon specific language functions appropriate to novice, intermediate and pre-advanced levels. Guaranteed to interject excitement into the classroom and to jumpstart vocabulary, these activities will be ready for usage with students on Monday morning. Speaker: Dr. John “Big D” De Mado Tuesday, February 22, 2010 12-3pm Sun Valley High School 2881 Pancoast Ave Aston, PA 19014 RSVP by February 15, 2011 at www.hmhco.com/rsvp <http://www.hmhco.com/rsvp> and enter event code epademado. See invitation* for additional information.	*University of Pittsburgh* *European Union Center of Excellence & European Studies Center* FRENCH IMMERSION INSTITUTE 2011 March 19, 2011 Announcement Application

Recent Events

Click here for information on the 2010

conference which was held in Erie

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