Content and Language Integrated Learning for the Hospitality Industry
Ana GIMENO-SANZ, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
This paper starts with a brief introduction about Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and then goes on to describe the CLIL Open Online Learning (COOL) project and the development of Clilstore, a dedicated CLIL tool consisting of a multilingual dictionary interface, a system that automatically links all the words in a webpage to a selection of free dictionaries, and an authoring tool to create materials that combine content and language, as well as a repository of existing materials in over one hundred languages. The paper concludes with some teaching resources for the hospitality industry.
CLIL, the acronym for Content and Language Integrated Learning, was launched in 1996 by UNICOM, University of Jyväskylä (Finland), and the European Platform for Dutch Education, and was recognized as a teaching methodology by the European Commission in its Communication No. 449 on Promoting Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity: An Action Plan 2004 – 2006, published in 2003. Throughout these years, we have witnessed how CLIL has steadily established its teaching principles and is slowly becoming a dominant methodology in all sectors of education that are sensitive to bilingual education. Research and reflective practice literature are currently abundant and CLIL has become the focus of an increasing number of empirical studies proving the methodology's worth (Gimeno, Dónaill & Andersen, 2014).
As Marsh, Marsland & Stenberg (2001) put it "CLIL is an educational approach in which non-language subjects are taught through a foreign, second or other additional language". As described by Darn (2006, p. 2), "the theory behind CLIL has foundations in interdisciplinary/cross-curricular teaching, which provides a meaningful way in which students can use knowledge learned in one context as a knowledge base in other contexts." Non-linguistic content is used to teach a foreign language and students acquire new knowledge through the medium of that language. No doubt, however, students must have some basic knowledge of the language they are learning (Gimeno, 2021), e.g. A2 according to the CEFRL, in order to understand the content at an acceptable pace, within a particular context, and a basic understanding of the topic in their native language. Because the aim of a CLIL class is primarily the subject matter and the foreign language is secondary, despite it being a crucial pillar, students perceive the completion of language learning activities in a different light because the activities relate to the subject matter at hand and are therefore not devoid of context and meaningfulness. They gain meaning through being useful for a particular goal, that of understanding, exploring, and acquiring new knowledge relating to the subject matter. One could argue, however, that there is a narrow line between insufficient knowledge of the foreign language (FL), a fact that could lead to a breakdown in learning content, and having sufficient knowledge of the FL to delve into the content whilst simultaneously practising and improving proficiency in the FL.
There is little evidence, however, to show that the comprehension of content is impeded by lack of productive (versus passive) language competence (Gimeno, 2021); a student could very well engage in extensive reading and understand the meaning of the text and yet have a poor knowledge of the foreign language. If we take a technical text as an example, vocabulary is no doubt a key element so, if a student is capable of understanding the technical vocabulary in the text, s/he should be able to comprehend the general meaning of that text. Bearing this premise in mind, a consortium of European universities set about to create a tool that could help learners in their quest to learn content through the medium of a foreign language and facilitate this dual intake by providing elements to aid in scaffolding both content and language learning. The said tool, known as Clilstore, is described in the following section.
2 CLILSTORE
Clilstore was designed bearing in mind a number of generally agreed principles underlying CLIL (Darn, 2006: 2), which can be summarised as follows and which are constant reminders that learning takes place through language:
Language is used to learn and communicate (receptive and productive skills).
A CLIL lesson should combine content, communication, cognition (develop thinking skills), competences, and community.
Language is functional and it is adapted to the subject.
Language is approached lexically; grammar is not the most important element.
Learner styles are taken into account in task types.
Thus, the concept of CLIL is in many respects similar to ELT for specific purposes, integrating all four skills; however, the former does not necessarily include explanations relating to the language itself, but simply involves understanding and production of the second language. A CLIL lesson framework could, for instance, be based on reading or listening comprehension texts and activities associated to the organisation of knowledge and textual processing. The subject specialist should not explain language structures or correct language inaccuracies as it is not his or her task; communication in this context is far more important than fluency or accuracy. Both content and language teachers should combine activities that are appropriate for that particular discipline with language learning exercises in order to balance knowledge intake. The subject specialist should be able to exploit opportunities to develop language skills as well as improving the acquisition of content, and vice versa (Carrió Pastor & Gimeno Sanz, 2007).
Although subject and language specialists have to work very closely in designing materials that are appropriate for the CLIL classroom and, subsequently, invest a large amount of time in doing so, we firmly believe that the advantages outweigh the burdens. Very briefly, these advantages can be summarised in the following ideas (Darn, 2006, p. 3):
CLIL introduces a wider cultural context.
CLIL prepares students for international activities and exchanges.
CLIL gives access to international certification.
CLIL improves general and specific language competence.
CLIL prepares for professional life and provides more job opportunities.
CLIL develops multilingual interests and attitudes.
CLIL increases student motivation to learn a second or even a third language.
Several studies claim that CLIL is a source of motivation for students (Navarro Pablo & García Jiménez, 2017; Doiz, Lasagabaster & Sierra, 2014; Sylvén & Tompson, 2015), a fact that can no doubt contribute towards long-term retention of both the subject matter under study and the foreign language through which that subject is being taught. Students are required to process information relating to and arising from two different channels of input (the subject matter and the foreign language), merge the two channels into a single coherent signifier, and then mentally process the resulting combined/dual input into meaningful data. Figure 1 illustrates this mental process (Gimeno Sanz, 2009).
Figure 1 – A CLIL learner's mental process
3 THE CLIL OPEN ONLINE LEARNING PROJECT
In order to further promote CLIL, the EU-funded CLIL Open Online Learning (COOL) project (2018-2021) has redeveloped and redesigned Clilstore [1] , an online authoring tool to support the implementation of CLIL. Clilstore incorporates two complementary tools, that is, Multidict and Wordlink. Both tools can function as stand-alone resources or within the Clilstore system. Multidict is a multilingual dictionary interface allowing quick monolingual or bilingual searches in over 100 language combinations. Wordlink is an interface that allows users to embed most webpages and link text word-for-word to a selection of curated free online dictionaries. Mre precisely, Wordlink is the software that facilitates the automatic linking of every word in embedded texts within Clilstore learning units and supports learners who wish to easily consult online dictionaries as they read through webpages. Figure 2 illusrates the Clilstore entry page that distinguishes different tools and functionalities according to user profile, that is, teachers or students.
Figure 2 – Clilstore entry page
Clilstore's features are particularly enhanced when videos and their transcripts are embedded into the system from one of the many streaming video applications currently available, such as TED Talks or Kahn Academy, which offer abundant educational materials in various languages. Because the use of the tool is subject to "CopyLeft" rights, this means that the units and activities created within Clilstore become part of an ever-growing repository that is made freely available to the CLIL and language learning community at large, for learners and teachers alike.
3.1 Clilstore, Multidict and Wordlink
Clilstore is a very simple, yet extremely powerful, authoring tool that allows teachers to create materials based on the integration of streaming video embedded from external sources, any wealth of multimedia elements, links to additional sources and uploaded files, as well as a repository of existing materials. It has been optimized for multiplatform use as well as mobile devices. Because videos are streamed (and never downloaded onto the system), copyright clearance is ensured. The materials that are readily available in Clilstore amount to over 2500 units, covering all six proficiency levels (A1 to C2) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL, 2021) in 68 different languages, and spread over sundry specialised topics (statistics, history, art, economy, biology, chemistry, etc.). Noticably, however, the level of proficiency is determined by the author of the material and may, therefore, be subjective.
Figure 3 – Clilstore menu page
As illustrated in Figure 3, the main menu page allows the user to select student or teacher mode, language and level, to search for specific units, as well as a number of additional search items such as the type of media included in a unit, author, title or topic of unit, the number of views and likes a unit has attracted, and so forth. Although many of the features are common to both access modes (student or teacher), selecting teacher mode enables the user to author new units whereas student mode provises access to the repository of existing learning materials.
Figure 4 illustrates a view of a unit once it has been selected. It includes an embedded video sequence from YouTube and some comprehension questions. By virtue of Wordlink, all the words in the unit have become automatically linked to a myriad of online monolingual and bilingual dictionaries in different language pairs. In the image we can see that the word "obsolescence" has been clicked on, triggering the Multidict dictionary interface to appear on the right-hand side of the screen. Here the search criteria is displayed for the word being looked up: (1) the source language, (2) the selected dictionary, and (3) the target language for the translation. The author of the unit will have already indicated the source language, so this determines the base language in Multidict. Learners can select the language they wish the search term to be translated into, or if they select for example English to English, they can perform a monolingual consultation. Without having to re-enter the search term, the user can quickly switch between dictionaries using the drop-down menu of available sources (Gimeno et al., 2013).
Figure 4 – The view of a unit in Clilstore
3.2 The Multidict dictionary interface
In a typical situation, where CLIL students are reading an online article in a foreign language, they are very probably going to have to look up the meaning of one or more words. In doing so, students start by opening a new tab, then search for a dictionary, type or paste in the word they need to look up, only to realise that it cannot find the word they are looking for. They end up having to start from scratch, spend time searching the web for another free online dictionary and start the process of typing or copying and pasting the word again. By the time they have finished doing this, and maybe found the translation they were looking for, they may have forgotten the context in which the word was used, so they start reading the text from the beginning in order to find their bearings.
With the Multidict function, this is no longer necessary. At the touch of a button students have access to online dictionaries in over 100 languages, which have been gathered into a single search engine. This gives them quick and easy access to the best dictionaries available on the Internet. Multidict can be used as a standalone regular dictionary by simply typing in the word to be translated or defined, but it also provides immediate access to a wealth of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries should the first search result not be satisfactory.
When used within Clilstore, however, the Multidict interface is automatically linked to the text the learner is reading. This means that the hassle of having to type in a word to find its meaning is no longer necessary. Language learners can simply click on the word and the translation will pop up on the right-hand side of the screen (in default mode). If the word cannot be found, then all they have to do is choose a new dictionary from the drop-down menu. This will save them a considerable amount of search time and make the reading experience easier and smoother, whether they are working on a computer or a mobile device.
There are numerous dictionaries to choose from; some are useful to look up general words and others are more appropriate for specialised fields. For example, the IATE database is a very useful tool if one is working with EU-specific terminology, but it also comes in very handy if one is looking for technical words or terms within most vocational subjects. Another example is the howjsay.com dictionary, which is an audio dictionary of English pronunciation. This is particularly helpful for learners with a lower proficiency level or for those who are unsure of the pronunciation. There is quite an array of dictionaries to choose from although the number varies from language to language. For instance, there are far more dictionaries to and from English than many other language pairs.
The types of users who benefit the most from using Clilstore are most often those who have an intermediate knowledge of the target language. This means that at least a B1 reading level is advisable, especially when working with authentic material. On the other hand, a user who needs to look up every second word will not find Clilstore to much advantage. However, a user who is at a B2 level will be able to successfully read and understand a text that normally requires a C1/C2 level and in a considerably shorter amount of time compared to reading the text without Multidict. Lower intermediate level readers who aspire to move to a B1 level will also benefit from this tool. One of the advantages of Multidict, and Clilstore alike, is that the reader can be exposed to material at a higher level of difficulty. This pushed input with the added support of Multidict can aid the reader in the successful completion of a class assignment or task.
3.3 The Clilstore portfolio
One of the innovations incorporated into Clilstore is its portfolio function. The benefits of portfolios are well documented (Hall & Townsend, 2019; Strasser & Greller, 2014; Mujico & Lasagabaster, 2019). They allow students to a) select materials they have produced that showcase important milestones in their learning trajectory; b) take ownership of their learning through consistently setting goals, reflecting on learning outcomes and other metacognitive processes; and c) develop self-regulation skills that empower them with agency. Self-regulated learning is the ability of learners to control and regulate their own learning through the usage of cognitive and metacognitive strategies (Zimmerman, 2002).
According to Alario-Hoyos (2017), based on Pintrich, Smith, García, & McKeachie's findings (1993), three categories of strategies have been identified that students should employ to regulate their own learning. These are:
a) Cognitive strategies, which refer to activities that learners utilize in the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of information.
b) Metacognitive strategies, which refer to activities utilized by learners for monitoring and reflecting on their learning process to accomplish a goal.
c) Resource management strategies, which refer to activities that students use to manage their time, study environments, and the resources provided.
In conforminty with these premises, Clilstore has been programmed to include an e-portfolio that encourages learners to set a learning path for a given CLIL subject by automatically adding any Clilstore unit to the portfolio, plus a description of what has been learnt by completing that unit, as well as links to external materials that the learner may have produced (available from a shared Google Drive folder, for instance) as a result of practising that given learning item or skill.
Learners can share a portfolio with their teacher as long as the person is also a registered user of the Clilstore system. This enables teachers to monitor their learners' progress and, if necessary, to provide feedback.
A learner can create as many portfolios as need be and share them with as many teachers as necessary. It is envisaged that learners may be studying a particular subject matter in a foreign language for their CLIL class and, in addition, a different language as a foreign language. In this case, the learner could create two different portfolios and share them with different teachers. Upon logging in, each of these teachers will be able to see all the Clilstore units and activities completed by a given student, the learner's own reflection and personal description of what the intake has been and, of course, the links to the other related materials, as illustrated in figures 5, 6 nd 7.
Figure 5 – Sample view of the editable functions of the learner portfolio
Figure 6 – Sample of a teacher's view of the portfolios to which he/she has been given access by a student
Figure 7 – View of a learner's portfolio for a given foreign language
3.4 Creating vocabulary lists
Another of the innovative options available to registered learners on Clilstore is the possibility of creating vocabulary lists. Learners can decide whether to activate or not this function but, in the event that they do, every word that the learner clicks on to look up the meaning in Multidict is automatically registered in a list where the learner can add the meaning (either copying and pasting from one of the dictionaries or through free writing), an item that is particularly useful with words that have several meanings according to context (Figure 8). The learner can also see in what unit a given word was clicked on and how many times, and even go to a given unit by clicking on its unique numerical code. This provides useful information for users because they can infer the difficulty of remembering or not a given vocabulary item.
Figure 8 – Vocabulary lists
4 CLILSTORE AND THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
Among the many disciplines for which Clilstore can prove useful for is the hospitality industry. Hospitality is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise lines, and additional fields within the tourism industry. A quick keyword search on Clilstore will reveal a number of ready-made teaching/learning units that could be appropriate for learners of several areas of the hospitality industry. In the first example (Figure 9), there are 3 ready-made activities relating to restaurants at a B1 and B2 level of English.
Figure 9 – Searching "restaurant" as a keyword for learners of English in Clilstore
Figure 10 illustrates another example where the keyword "tourism" has been entered as a search item for B1-B2 level learners of English. Users, both learners and teachers alike, uncover a Clilstore unit describing the different types of tourism and several comprehension activities accompanying it.
Figure 10 – Tourism activity for learners of English.
Within the topic of cuisine, another example can be found when searching for specific international dishes. Figure 11 displays an activity based on cooking the traditional Valencian dish, the "paella valenciana". The activity includes a video-comprehension exercise focusing on the language of instructions and food-related vocabulary in Spanish.
Figure 11 – Activity relating to national cuisine for learners of Spanish
5 THE LINGUACUISINE PROJECT: A COOKING-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING APPLICATION
The Liguacuisine project, coordinated by Prof. Paul Seedhouse from Newcastle University (UK), produced an app that can be downloaded from https://linguacuisine.com. The app is based on the principles underlying Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching (TBLT), whereby students are prompted to achieve a non-linguistic goal or complete a non-linguistic task through using the target language in a holistic way. These goals or tasks are generally carried out in pairs or groups aiming to favour learner autonomy, learner interaction and collaboration. According to Seedhouse et al. (2019),
[Firstly, students use the foreign] language to complete a culinary task, rather than focusing primarily on the language itself. Secondly, learners must employ all four language skills in a holistic manner to achieve the task. Thirdly, the task is situated in an authentic real-world context, namely the kitchen. The task is goal-oriented, involving the production of a dish. Fourthly, cooking tasks are carried out in pairs. […] Finally, learners can measure their own success by non-linguistic goal completion, through cooking and consumption of the food. A further characteristic of the Linguacuisine task is that it is a focused task, in that it is necessary for learners to recognise the spoken form of named L2 vocabulary items in order to carry out the task (p. 78).
Further to these observations, the authors adopted the cyclical pedagogic framework put forward by Skehan (1998) and Ellis (2003), which divides the completion of a task into three stages, that is, the pre-task (preparation stage), the during-task (performance of the main task), and the post-task (reflection on and evaluation of what has been learnt through the main task).
Two empirical studies (Seedhouse et al, 2019) to determine the language learning gains of the app (Chinese and Vietnamese) demonstrated that vocabulary acquisition had been significant. Another empirical study allowed the authors to establish what the learners' overall attitude was with regard to the learning process, and whether using the app had helped them improve their digital competencies. They concluded that there had been significant gains in areas such as "information and digital literacy", "information and data literacy", "communication and collaboration", and "digital content creation", albeit not to a significant degree.
The Linguacuisine project was the successor of a previous European-funded project (LanCook -Learning Languages, Cultures and Cuisines in Digital Interactive Kitchens) that developed language learning materials for European languages and cuisines: English, German, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French and Finnish. They produced the French and European Digital Kitchens to promote situated learning . The materials are housed in a 'mobile kitchen' where, via a tablet PC, the kitchen communicates with learners and instructs them in how to cook a typical dish of one of these seven languages. Figure 12 illustrates the entry page to Linguacuisine.
Figure 12 – The Linguacuisine App
6 CONCLUDING REMARKS
CLIL has been proven to be a useful dual focus methodology for various educational sectors and age groups (Papaja, 2012; Aguilar & Rodríguez 2012). It requires learners to make the additional effort to assimilate content delivered in a language that is foreign to them in such a way that the target language does not interfere with content learning, but rather enables it. As has been demonstrated, there are a number of tools and resources currently available that are particularly useful in order to implement CLIL. Not only have many studies proven the methodology's worth, a number of them have also proven that, despite its challenges, on the whole learners find this method motivating and satisfactory (Lasagabaster, 2011; Sylvén & Thompson, 2015; Pladevall-Ballester, 2019).
We would like to thank the European Commission for co-funding the CLIL Open Online Learning (COOL) project from 2018 to 2021 (ref. KA2-2018-1-ES01-KA203-050474).
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He lamented as a child the mediocre public school he attended, and his mother said they could not afford to send him to a better school, but someday he cold grow up and do something about it.
"That someday is here," Elder said. "I am running for Governor of California."
He announced his campaign website: electelder.com "He does not have campaign restrictions, but I do," Elder said, explaining that he's going to need a lot of campaign contributions if he's going to win and oust Gavin Newsom.
"The California Recall is set for September 14th. It's a two-step deal: 1) Do you want Gavin Newsom recalled, and 2) Whom do you want to replace him? More on this…" Elder said when he opened his show last week, leaving listeners hanging.
Elder has made no secret of his support for recalling "this arrogant Democrat Governor," Gavin Newsom, while asserting Newsom does practically everything to avoid a recall.
"Governor Gavin Newsom… lunching at the French Laundry… this guy's got to go!" Elder said in a short video last week thanking listeners for their overwhelming support as he was considering running, in his regular #RobeRage video.
#RobeRage#FactsForBreakfast#RecallGavinNewsom#WeveGotAStateToSave pic.twitter.com/xrgozph38L
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) July 8, 2021
"This man currently in office, imposed the most draconian lockdown measures than any other state in the union, to the point where one-third of California businesses will never reopen. One-third." Elder said on his show. "The other things Gavin Newsom did have absolutely nothing to do with science."
Elder says 75% of California's black students cannot read at grade level. About this issue and many others, Elder has talked for 30 years, issues inherent to Democrat rule in the downfall of California: high taxes, failing public schools, water needs, debt and spending, ignoring infrastructure needs, undermining the rule of law, high crime, the homeless epidemic, drug addiction, spike in crime, Gov. Newsom's release of thousands of prisoners, the "defund the police" movement, "paying meth addicts not to smoke meth," and many others.
"This is idiotic. But this is what they do in this state," Elder said Monday.
Larry Elder Show: Gavin Newsom Imposed the Most Draconian Lockdown Measureshttps://t.co/b5sJFFZul0#RecallNewsom#WeveGotACountryToSave pic.twitter.com/3pDI3wc7mE
"Everything Newsom Does in California is to Avoid Recall:" Elder criticizes Newsom daily for nutty policy actions such as in January the governor and Legislature approved $2.6 billion in rental assistance but has only released $61.6 million – less than 5%. "This is nuts!" Elder said.
Larry Elder Show: Everything Newsom Does in California is to Avoid Recallhttps://t.co/xiHl3OJy49#RecallNewsom #WeveGotACountryToSave pic.twitter.com/73OdGxDuWJ
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) June 29, 2021
"I'm holding in my baby brown Libertarian fingers this LA Times headline: 'California set to extend eviction protections, pay 100% of back rent,'" Elder said recently.
"For those of you outside of California, everything is done in the context of the recall election, because there is going to be a recall election" Elder said.
"All of a sudden, renters are getting free money!"
Larry Elder: Everything @GavinNewsom Does in California is to Avoid Being Recalledhttps://t.co/xiHl3OJy49#RecallGavinNewsom #WeveGotAStateToSave
"The state is worse off than I thought. Bill Jones says we have water infrastructure in this state to support 20 million, in a state of 40 million," Elder said of his recent interview with former California Secretary of State Bill Jones. Underground storage is one solution Elder and Jones discussed, but he said he alone can't fix the water infrastructure immediately.
The SEIU union poured $5 million into the anti-recall side, Elder said Monday. "They're going to come after me with a vengeance." Elder said he has "no hope in hell of winning unless hundreds of thousands of you step up and help with funding."
Elder is an attorney and his radio talk show is based in Southern California. Elder coined the phrase "victicrat," (as in 'no victicrats allowed') someone who lives by a theology of victimization, who blames all ills, problems, concerns, and unhappiness on others. He is also a producer and writer, known for Uncle Tom (2020), Uncle Tom: Part II (2021), and The Larry Elder Podcast (2016), according to his IMDB profile.
Elder, who has 876,900 Twitter followers in addition to his national radio show, would most likely attract significant national campaign contributions, as well as fired up California conservatives and Trump supporters. He may be the "celebrity" naysayers have been saying is needed to win in the recall.
From his campaign website:
Why I'm Running
I'm running for Governor because the decline of California isn't the fault of its people. Our government is what's ruining the Golden State. Our schools are closed to both students and their parents. Our streets aren't safe from rising violent crime or the disaster of rising homelessness. And the scandals of Sacramento aren't going to stop on their own. It's time to tell the truth. We've got a state to save.
2018 AM1380 TheAnswer Larry Elder event with Phil Cowan, moderated by Katy Grimes. (Photo: Randy Licht)
Your Globe editor moderated a panel talk with Larry Elder and AM1380 THEANSWER Sacramento radio host Phil Cowan in 2018.
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64 thoughts on "BREAKING: National Radio Host Larry Elder Announces Run For CA Governor in Newsom Recall"
JZ says:
You've got my vote! I used to listen to you years ago on my way home late from work! Always impressed with your values! Go Larry Elder!
John T Jimenez says:
Larry is the best candidate. He is the only public figure who talks about all of the issues of California, the closing of schools and youth activities, the turmoil for parents and children as a result, the shutting down of family/main street businesses, the power outages and shutting down of natural gas power plants, the lack of support for a middle of the road solution to water storage, utilizing aquifiers, the defund the police mentality when most police departments practice community policing and engage with the community going back 20 years, the homeless issue and practical solutions that are fair and respectful, and worst of all, the One Party State dominance, particularly, utizing PG&E as a piggy bank, diverting funds for gas and power line maintenance resulting in wildfires and gas explosions in neigborhoods in San Bruno and Fresno, to pay 7% dividends to fund bankrupt public employee pensions.
John – Excellent and most complete listing of California issues. If you don't mind, I'd like to borrow your list. I'll trademark it for you! ™
Twila Davis says:
larry is an idiot. Y Dennis didn't RUNNNN Because: It's gonna look bad When I and Millions of Black families get out and VOTE……. WE WILL VOTE NO ON THE RECALL. We will leave the 2nd question blank because: we won't vote yes. yes.
Gloria Viola says:
Praise God, thank you Larry Elder.
Praying for God's blessings upon you and your campaign. Lord we are in it to WIN. Amen
Cathy koyl says:
Yes, run! Save Ca. I will vote for you! Hope you can't get bought
I have listened to Larry's show for 30 years, read a number of his books, and learned from him about conservative principles, economics, and character. He is a really good guy, one of the most principled people I have ever known. He has never sought political office before. But, at this time, he said yesterday he feels a moral and spiritual obligation to do what he can to save our broken California.
CW says:
Here is a solid conservative candidate I can get excited about! Run Larry, Run!
Laura Clayton Mosier says:
Elder is smart, articulate, and would make a great governor…I think it's time that we elected someone who speaks for the majority of the citizens of California and who knows how to get this state back to where we need to be –back to being number 1!
And who understands and who could actually teach an economic class.
WOW, splitting more Republican votes. I like Larry, I just sure hope this goes well and Newsom is out of office.
Wesley Hight says:
First we need enough votes to oust Newsom, which is 50% plus one vote.
Jeff Ad says:
Thank God! A solid conservative choice! Phew!
Bill Grinnan says:
I have been a listener for years, Larry is what California needs he is educated, smart and wise, let me know how I can help get this great man elected!
showandtell says:
I can't help it, I have a spring in my step with Larry Elder's entry. I feel as though I've known him FOREVER, ever since I first heard him, a new voice on the radio, and he did a riff on Johnny Cochran during the Simpson trial. It was very funny (he briefly did some stand-up comedy before the radio gig as I recall) and broke the tension. So now we have a chance to see how the front-runners campaign and we'll see how it goes. It's been awhile since that has happened!
John the Patriot says:
Showandtell, I want to see Larry Elder debate Newsom. But in the past Newsom avoided the debates except for the last one where he got mopped on the floor. He can't avoid this one, and the voters would see what a phony Newsom is. If you can tune into Phil Cowan's show Wednesday at 8:00 am on AM 1380 TheAnswer as he always has Katy Grimes on at that time. Don't leave town! GO LARRY!
Thanks for the tip, John. Making a note to tune in (listen online) to Phil Cowan and guest Katy Grimes on Wed morning.
Avoid orwellianism vote for Elder says:
Phil Cowan is a great morning show in Sac
Go Larry Elder…you got my whole family's vote — I just hope Dominion machines are not set up for newsom, am sure newsom is looking at that angle now.
he won't have my Black vote or sure. Newsom is good great and greatest.
L. Chona says:
He got my vote, fantastic human being..
David B Montgomery says:
Larry would make an even better President!!!!!!!
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Coming in with a contrary opinion here:
No more minorities in charge of anything. They're running this state into the ground.
Mr. Elder may be a fine human being – or not; who knows what his private life is really like – but he is first and foremost an entertainer, having made his fortune and fame by virtue of his novelty value of being a "Black Conservative."
But that doesn't mean that he can run anything. And like Mr. Elder, the last entertainer and "self-made" millionaire we had as Governor had an agreeable manner and made all sorts of promises. But despite a similarly high Q-Score, he didn't deliver.
I doubt Mr. Elder would prove any different. And doubtless, he would – perhaps unconsciously, perhaps not – staff the State offices with "Diverse" appointees chosen more for their ethnicities, orientations and connections rather than any sort of competence and flinty-hard/practical world-view. In other words, appointments and "advisors" compounding further the incompetence already on display in State Government.
There's an extensive laundry list of action items necessary for a state turnaround, ones we probably can all agree upon. It would probably include de-funding most state agencies and programs and taking away the "Bird Feeder." Will he do that? Will he refuse to sign bills that tack on additional tax burdens and pork? And if he does, will he sic the National Guard on the inevitable rioters and looters? And so on and so forth?
In short, will he make the very hard choices and suffer the wrath and legal harassments of the various minority groups and self-appointed elites that infest the MSM and both urban and State politics? And if he does, will he survive?
Call me cynical, but I doubt it.
I don't claim to know which individual, which candidate can indeed save the State, if that is even at all possible, but based on observed past experience, a novelty minority entertainer probably isn't the best choice.
VicB3, respectfully, you need to get to know Larry Elder better than it seems you do at the moment. As someone who does know him better, I would say the points you have made do not apply to him. He is conservative and formidable. I'm not saying he could ride in like Superman and save the California mess instantly (because who could?) but he has the good foundational ideas that would get us started to right the state and he has a backbone; he's tough. It doesn't hurt that he is likeable, too. These points are first and foremost, and there are other practical considerations, too; e.g., ability to raise funds and support nationally. We will see how all of the viable candidates campaign and who will emerge as the choice for most. And have to add that the priorities are 1) RECALL GAVIN FIRST and 2) Elect your choice for new Gov.
orwellianism says:
The CHALLENGE will be for Elder is dealing with an up/down democratic gov at the capital and the innerworkings within the whole gov system that is filled with hardcore lefties that will do anything to stifle republicans even if it hurts California.
But with Newsom — He will turn very evil and spiteful knowing he is just past through recall and become that dictator he wants to be.
so we have to replace Newsom, but the other candidates Falconer, Cox, Kiley, or fake jenner will never be able to handle a leftist core at the capital, I think elder has the potential to knock them because he is smart, true nature conservative and they cannot use their biggest card against him like they could with the others.
I also think he will help innercity problem about understanding "Family" concept instead of fatherless children angle that no democrat seems to care about
Agree with you Orwellianism. Elder has also LONG been seen as a threat to political factions who want to use and abuse voters who traditionally have always voted Democrat and who have been manipulated. Elder has taken THAT party's abuse and name-calling and attempts to deep-six him and has stood tall and strong in the face of that abuse. Thus he is no stranger to attempts to kick him and knock him down and he has prevailed and become stronger and more resolute over time because of it.
He ain't gone do Ish and what about the fatherless children in the white community. KEEP Governor Newsom.
The Democrats are NOT Sleep. We won't have another republican ruin this STATE.
Respectfully, what anybody sees with Mr. Elder is the carefully crafted public persona of a former stand-up comedian, including the "likeabiity." To repeat, he is an entertainer. And a minority. And anybody need only look about the State, look at the cities to see the results of either group being put in charge of anything. (The exceptions, ex. Sonny Bono, are vanishingly small and prove the rule.)
"Conservative" political fundamentals and likeability are all well and good. (The former usually just means that somebody wears a tie and wraps themselves in the Flag a lot.*) But I don't want that. I want a cold-hearted and vicious bastard to clear the dead wood and rip out the invasive weeds by the roots. And who absolutely will not play nice and be conciliatory because he – and yes, a "He" – recognizes that he's dealing with bullying, Marxist zealots and left-wing racists** who view any sort of concessions as weakness. I don't want somebody to prune; I want somebody to bulldoze.
And so do you.
You claim that I "don't know him." And you're right! Never been over to his house. Don't hang out with him. Etc. Probably never will.
And, unless I'm mistaken – and correct me if I'm wrong – neither do you or will you. You see the public self, the P.R. exercise that plays to your confirmation bias and makes you keep coming back for more. But I doubt you know what he's like really, because, well, you're not in the inner circle.
"What a nice guy and he says what I like to hear!" Good for you. Really. You sound happy to be entertained.
To repeat, he is an entertainer who's shtick is to be the "Black Conservative." It is carefully crafted by him and his staff so as to enhance ratings and thus advertising revenue.
And that's fine. He's made a fortune doing so. Good on him.
But it doesn't make him the Bastard with the Bulldozer that the State desperately needs.
*And I can share some interesting stories about what you can find once you get past the tie and Flag kabuki.
**Including that jumped-up reparations Mammy from San Diego who needs to be told to put her doo-rag back on and get back to the cookhouse where she belongs.
VIC. Noisesome is the whitest of white guys. How did that work out for you?
Elder is the real deal. I would add that black conservatives are the most rock solid and brave people out there. Just look at the hell the left puts them through yet they never waver.
Black conservatives are idiots. D'jango unchained
Raymond says:
Showandtell, could you tell VicB3 (and me) specifically what you know about Larry Elder OTHER than his media persona? Everything that you have said seems like a 'personality projection' from what Larry says on cable news, radio show, speaking gigs and his other media outlets. For example, things he has actually done other than these things that would make him a good leader for California. Media entertainment makes me think of Arnold and Jenner.
Here's the Larry Elder bio which may not be the best but lists the major points in his career (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Elder). I don't see anything there that would relate to "leadership"; that is, leading some organization or group. All of it relates to the promotion of Larry Elder's media career. In contrast, Ronald Reagan was also a political novice to start with, but he had experience LEADING the Screen Actors Guild. I guess we will just have to wait and see how Larry LEADS his gubernatorial campaign, now that he has announced. Will he be out in the 100 degree heat of Yolo county campaigning – for example?
VicB3, although I do like Larry for his conservative point-of-view and especially his criticism of Obama, there are other aspects to consider. For example, his close ties to Steve Bannon in the past: https://www.warroomforum.com/threads/petition-to-get-larry-elder-on-the-war-room.13029/. He DOES have the media notoriety aspect to his credit; entertainment as you say. I think he will help as far as voter interest in the recall. The governing aspect, as you say, remains to be seen – like you, I keep thinking of Arnold and now Jenner. As a side note, you may have heard that Jenna Ellis, who supports Kevin Kiley, just quit the RNC over their lack of support for the Trump campaign during the election. (https://news.yahoo.com/trump-2020-legal-adviser-jenna-023500462.html)
VicB3, judge him on the content of his character and the messages he conveys. I have been listening to him for years and he is a straight shooter. And it is not the minorities that are running this state into the ground, it is the DEMOCRATIC PARTY!
VicB3, I don't know what to think of your post. Has it ever dawned on you that a minority could feel the same way you do about our CA issues? Everything you stated could be applied to a non-minority person who appoint non-qualified, incompetent people too.
Enough Already says:
Larry has my vote and I just donated to his campaign. I'm tired of squishy republican's!!
Thomas McGeachin says:
Vote for Larry Elder. Bruce Jenner doesn't have a clue about the real issues…
sharon iverson says:
I have not been able to find Larrys website When I go to ELECTELDER.com it does not come up
Well, Sharon, I guess we don't know where or how Larry Elder will be campaigning this weekend. But, we DO know that Kevin Kiley will be in El Cajon on Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Community Center. How HOT will it be in San Diego temperature wise? Plenty hot I would think. Not like a nice air-conditioned media studio, that's for sure.
One Fed Up Cali Girl says:
I like Larry Elder's viewpoints.
I also really admire Kevin Kiley's tenacity and his insider perspective at the Capitol.
I listened to Ric Grenell today on John Phillips Show @Kabc. He had another perspective and he thinks it is great to have true conservatives jump into the race, it brings interest and new followers. It hopefully brings more voters to the polls to vote on the important first part to RECALL NEWSOM.
We can all agree we need a true authentic candidate willing to fight for all Californians and unravel the mess Gavin and his cohorts have done to this state.
Go Kevin, Go!
Go Larry Go!
We have a race to win.
David Nestico says:
FYI:www.electelder.com is blocked from my phone and laptop. I used the link in the article. Anyone else have this issue?
The website is blocked from my phone and laptop
The link in the article should work. Sure hope this is not a widespread issue for people who would like to visit the website to learn more about this candidate:
https://www.electelder.com/vision/
Ed Bertolet says:
He'll have a lot of establishment opposition if elected, but we've got to start somewhere to clean up the mess that's been made of California, and I can't think of a better person to start the ball rolling.
no mask says:
only if he will stop mandated vax, stop vax passports, and stop mask requirements for all citizens. More variant BS is coming this fall and I don't want to be forced to participate. Can we please have a strong fighter for freedom of the people? Thanks
This ticks me off. Kevin Kiley has worked his butt off for California and Californian's will once again screw up and vote for a name Larry Elder has done ZERO for California and look at all that will vote for him….It's sick it honestly is sick…You get what you deserve a name
What Cali Girl said above is CORRECT. And just because people who comment here are excited to see Larry Elder enter the race it doesn't mean everyone has made up their mind who they would ultimately vote for —– I know I haven't. The campaign has only just begun. Let's see how it plays out. Plus you don't have anything if you don't have Gavin RECALLED and many of us will be focusing most of our attention on the ground on THAT effort.
Showandtell, now that the candidates are set (and no Ric Grenell as I thought) I agree that the focus should be on Question #1: 'Should Gavin Newsom be Recalled? I am now pretty sure that Mr. Trump will not endorse one particular candidate; although he may come out and support the recall of Newsom. (1) His endorsement of one candidate would suppress the votes for others and thereby suppress the YES to RECALL vote and (2) it would give Newsom the ability to say that this recall is just a personal attack by Republicans and Trump supporters to get him out of office; NOT a grassroots multi-group effort.
Liz, I understand how you feel and I support Kiley as well. Kevin himself has said this on Twitter and I support what he says 100 percent:
Kevin Kiley @KevinKileyCA Jul 12
Anyone working to recall Gavin Newsom and restore integrity to our government I consider a teammate. That includes other candidates on the ballot.
Rita Dearborn says:
We need yard signs and paraphernalia ASAP!
This is how Larry Elder introduced himself: "My name is Larry Elder and I'm a business owner, talk show host, author, a contributor on Fox News and above all, I'm a proud Californian."
I like Larry Elder…but he's obviously paid to TALK. Great. I want to know, what has he DONE for California?
When I click on the link, I see a request for money, nothing more. No info about what he's DONE.
Can ANYONE provide me a link to what he's DONE for Californians?
Kevin Kiley, assemblyman from the Sac area, has been fighting for ALL Californians! He's the one who took Newsom to court for his tyrannical never-ending state of emergency. He's fighting against AB5 (think Ubber and Lyft) which ruined many entrepreneurs' livelihoods in the past two years. He refused to take a salary increase this year and never takes the $40k annual per diem. He won't accept donations from special interest groups. I could go on… We need someone with a proven track record, not just someone who's all talk. Kiley has been fighting for you and me! Vote Kiley for governor!
Mike Giles says:
Pretty well-written article, saying what I, personally, like. But, there is that old saying, "The CAGOP, The Party That Loves to Lose", a saying which you, Katy, are sub-textually supporting by certain of your reflexive attacks upon Anyone who Dares a different opinion from those of CAGOP insider stakeholders. Thus, Automatically Helping my former Party, (CA democrats)! So, the CAGOP insider elitist, are all too happy to plunge the knife into our backs, (those who want to Recall Newsom, and, to Save The Republic, in CA, and, nationally)! BTW, I'm back on The Phil Cowan Show, with Salem Corporate's strong support~!
JoAnn Stubbs says:
Thank you for sane people like Larry Elder who have smarts and common sense! First thing Larry needs to do is get rid of the CALIFORNIA GAS TAX. We know what Gruesome Newsom is doing with that money. I have been watching Larry for years and love him. Larry has great ideas for California.
Richard Surber says:
WOW I Made the California Globe! I'm right there between Larry's and Phil's heads
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Texas military recruiter to be sentenced for sex crimes
Trust is required to forge relationships. No one is trusted more than a person in authority — parents, teachers, bosses, coaches and spiritual leaders. The military requires recruits to respond to superiors' demands without question. Sometimes people who hold great power use it to take advantage of others.
The U.S. Air Force conducts training for all new recruits in Texas at Joint Base San Antonio. Sixty-seven trainees or recruits at the base have filed complaints of sexual misconduct. Among the allegations were several against a male recruiter who operated a Houston office.
The defendant pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen instances of wrongdoing and six charges. A military panel found the recruiter guilty of multiple crimes but dismissed separate charges of rape and sexual assault involving two alleged victims. A lifetime prison sentence is possible for the conviction on aggravated, wrongful and abusive sexual contact, exposure and nonforcible sodomy charges.
The stories of two women, identified as Victims 7 and 9, were placed before the panel. Defense attorneys painted the man as a "persistent suitor" rather than a sexual predator. The lawyers successfully convinced the panel that the women's physical relationships with the recruiter weren't entirely forced.
Prosecutors said both women were in precarious positions with a military superior. The alleged victims admitted they were worried about consequences for spurning the recruiter's aggressive advances.
Victim 9 told the court that her relationship with the recruiter began as a professional one. The defendant reportedly flirted using text messages, some of which were sexually explicit. The woman was initially receptive but did not welcome the attention as the pursuit progressed.
Victims who fear an attacker's authority remain silent. Many victims wait years to talk about their experiences or think they won't be believed. A sexual abuser cannot be held responsible for criminal acts or civil damages unless victims are willing to participate in their own quest for justice.
Source: mysanantonio.com, "Recruiter acquitted of rape, but guilty on lesser charges" Sig Christenson, Jun. 13, 2013
By Turley Law Firm | Posted on June 20, 2013