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Title: November InterCom Series
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We hope that you enjoyed our October InterCom series of Topic of the Week articles dealing with surprising aspects of grammar and exploring the complex question of when it matters.
Our November InterCom theme concerns professional development, with a special focus on professional learning communities and frameworks for lifelong growth as a language teacher. We hope that you enjoy and benefit from our November series.
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Title: New Issue of Chinese as a Second Language
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Volume 53, Issue 1 of Chinese as a Second Language, The journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA, is available online at https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/24518298/browse
In this issue:
Corpus-based instruction
Authors: Meng Yeh and Xian Zhang
美国对外古代汉语教学调查研究报告 (Survey research on teaching Classical Chinese as L2 in the U.S.)
Author: Jing Wang
Integrating National Standards in the curricular development, implementation, and student outcomes of a post-secondary Chinese language program
Authors: Nina Lin, Marina Chung, Hong Zeng, Youping Zhang and Chaofen Sun
以多变异刺激感知汉语声调的课堂实验 (Perception of Mandarin tones: Effects of high-variability stimuli)
Authors: Jianguo Shi and Yuanyuan Zhang
Contemporary Chinese Short-Short Stories: A Parallel Text, 《当代中文小小说》, translated and edited by Aili Mu with Mike Smith
Author: Jun Yang
Key issues in Chinese as a second language research, by Istvan Kecskes and Chaofen Sun
Author: Zhiqi Gong
Interculturality in Chinese Language Education, edited by Tinghe Jin and Fred Dervin
Author: Ziyi Geng
Source: John Benjamins
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Title: Book: Critical Reflections on Data in Second Language Acquisition
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From https://benjamins.com/catalog/lllt.51
Critical Reflections on Data in Second Language Acquisition
Edited by Aarnes Gudmestad and Amanda Edmonds
Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
This edited volume offers critical reflections on an essential component of research method in the field of second language acquisition – data. Scholars working on diverse areas (e.g., pragmatics, corrective feedback, phonology) and approaches (e.g., corpus linguistics, concept-oriented analyses, variationism) have come together to identify challenges researchers face when collecting, coding, and analyzing data and to provide guidance for making advancements regarding these aspects of research method. This volume also showcases three types of critical reflection. One involves building a relevant corpus of published investigations and using that database to identify methodological issues in existing research. Another consists of recoding and reanalyzing published work, before reflecting on the impact that these decisions have on observations made about interlanguage. The third begins with a particular area of or approach to second language acquisition and then offers a critical examination on the challenges that characterize the selected area or approach. Researchers and graduate students alike will benefit from an open discussion on methodological issues that are in need of improvement.
Visit the publisher's website at https://benjamins.com/catalog/lllt.51
Source: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Title: Book: Exploring Language Aptitude
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From https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319919164
Exploring Language Aptitude: Views from Psychology, the Language Sciences, and Cognitive Neuroscience
Edited by Susanne M. Reiterer
Published by Springer
This book presents original, empirical data from quantitative and qualitative research studies in the field of language learning aptitude, ability, and individual differences. It does so from the perspectives of Second Language Acquisition, psychology, neuroscience and sociolinguistics. All studies included in the book use a similar and uniform layout and methodology. Each chapter contains a study examining factors such as memory, personality, self-concept, bilingualism and multilingualism, education, musicality or gender. The chapters investigate the influence of these concepts on language learning aptitude and ability. Several of these chapters analyze hypotheses which have never been tested before and therefore provide novel research results. The book contributes to the field both by verifying and contesting existent findings and by exploring novel approaches to devising research in the subject area.
Visit the publisher's website at https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319919164
Source: Springer
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Title: Book: The Multilingual Edge of Education
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From https://www.springer.com/us/book/9781137548559
The Multilingual Edge of Education
Edited by P. Van Avermaet, S. Slembrouck, K. Van Gorp, S. Sierens, and K. Maryns
Published by Springer
This book highlights the need to develop new educational perspectives in which multilingualism is valorized and strategically used in settings and contexts of instruction and learning. Situated in the current educational debate about multilingualism and ethno-linguistic minorities, chapter authors examine the polarized response to heightened linguistic diversity and how the debate is very much premised on binary views of monolingualism and multi- or bilingualism. Contributors argue that the diverse linguistic backgrounds of immigrant and minority students should be considered an asset, instead of being regarded as a barrier to teaching and learning. From its title through to its conclusion, this book underlines the current perspective of multilingualism as possessing cutting edge potential for transforming diverse classrooms into more inhabitable, more equitable and more efficiently organized spaces for learning. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in educational linguistics, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, pedagogics, educational studies, and educational anthropology.
Visit the publisher's website at https://www.springer.com/us/book/9781137548559
Source: Springer
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Title: Call for Papers: International Conference on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education
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From https://icmme2019.wordpress.com/
Following the success of the two previous editions of ICMME, the third International Conference on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education (ICMME19) will be held at FH Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences – Germany from 21 to 23 March 2019.
The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross-existing social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and overlapping linguistic spaces. The organizers invite papers in all areas of research in bi-/multilingualism, whether or not linked directly to the overarching conference theme, including, but not limited to, linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, clinical linguistics, education, bi-/multilingual societies.
Submission is already open and will close on 31 December 2018.
View the full call for papers at https://icmme2019.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/
Source: ICMME19
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Title: Call for Papers: Exploring the Interface of Interlanguage (L2) Pragmatics and Digital Spaces
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From https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/CALICO/announcement/view/236
Call for Papers: Special issue of CALICO Journal
Exploring the Interface of Interlanguage (L2) Pragmatics and Digital Spaces
Guest editors: Julie Sykes and Marta Gonzalez-Lloret
His special issue of the CALICO journal is intended to explore the interface of Interlanguage (L2) Pragmatics and digital technologies. Specifically, it seeks to expand theoretical horizons, report on targeted empirical research, and explore innovative approaches to L2 pragmatics in formal instructional contexts and informal learning in digitally-mediated spaces. The editors encourage authors to take a micro- and/or macro-level approach to L2 pragmatics in their analyses and encourage the expansion of research populations beyond traditional, university-level classrooms. Empirical studies are particularly encouraged and critical review pieces are also welcome.
The editors seek original submissions that represent diverse approaches to interlanguage pragmatics and digital technologies. Approaches may include (but are not limited to):
● New research methodologies in Interlanguage (L2) Pragmatics
● Multilingual pragmatic behavior of digital spaces
● L2 pragmatics in multimodal technological contexts
● Innovative approaches to learning Interlanguage (L2) pragmatics
● The design and empirical investigation of digital tools for the teaching and learning of L2 pragmatics
● Digital networks and Interlanguage (L2) pragmatics
● Pragmatic assessment with digital tools
Each author will be expected to provide a concise description of their theoretical framework, methodological approach (as relevant to the types of the article), critical research findings, implications for the design, implementation, and evaluation of digital tools for the teaching and learning of Interlanguage (L2) Pragmatics.
Abstracts are due by December 1, 2018.
View the full call for papers at https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/CALICO/announcement/view/236
Source: CALICO
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Title: Registration Open: Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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From https://csctfl.wildapricot.org
Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
March 14 – 16, 2019
Columbus, Ohio
View the conference schedule and register at https://csctfl.wildapricot.org/Central-Connection-2019-Conference-Preview/
Source: Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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Title: Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop 2019
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From http://blogs.dickinson.edu/dcc/2018/10/31/dickinson-summer-latin-workshop-2019-martial-epigrams/
Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop 2019: Martial, Epigrams
July 12-18, 2019
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
The Dickinson Workshops are mainly intended for teachers of Latin, to refresh the mind through study of an extended text, and to share experiences and ideas. Sometimes those who are not currently engaged in teaching have participated as well, including students, retired teachers, and those working towards teacher certification.
The text for 2019 will be selections from Martial’s Epigrams.
Application deadline: May 1, 2019
For more information go to http://blogs.dickinson.edu/dcc/2018/10/31/dickinson-summer-latin-workshop-2019-martial-epigrams/
Source: Dickinson College Commentaries
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Title: Online Workshop: Meeting the Needs of Heritage and Second Language Learners of Spanish
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Online workshop: Strategies for Teaching Mixed Classes: Meeting the Needs of Heritage and Second Language Learners of Spanish
Presenter: Maria Carreira (co-director of the National Heritage Language Resource Center and professor of Spanish at California State University, Long Beach)
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm Eastern / 6:00 pm Central / 4:00 pm Pacific
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Online
Full description: Mixed classes (classes with heritage and second language learners) are the most common instructional context in which heritage language (HL) learners study Spanish. From a teaching standpoint, they are also the most challenging due to the considerable differences that exist between these two populations of learners. The presenter will discuss a general approach to teaching mixed classes that is responsive to the needs of each type of student and also taps into their complementary skills to foster collaborative learning. Participants will see examples of different types of activities to implement in their mixed classes, and they will also have the opportunity to practice applying the tools of differentiation to advance both of these goals. Participants will receive a handout with a summary of strategies and activity examples, as well as a list of other resources to explore further.
Please register here: https://go.illinois.edu/HLworkshop
Source: University of Illinois
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