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| Title | Summer Institute: Developing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages |
| Body | The summer institute"Developing Material for Less Commonly Taught Languages," will be offered July 11-15, 2005 at the University of Minnesota. This engaging institute led by Louis Janus and Bill Johnston provides LCTL teachers with practical tools and hands-on experience in designing a wide range of materials that will improve their students' abilities to use the language for communicative purposes. Note: In keeping with our commitment to support LCTL teachers, all participants who submit materials that are selected for inclusion on the CARLA website are entitled to a $125 rebate. This year CARLA will offer two summer institutes that support LCTL teachers in developing proficiency-based assessments, both of which will be led by Deniz Gökçora, the Coordinator of Assessment Projects at CARLA. In these workshops, participants will learn how to create proficiency-based assessment items using the ACTFL guidelines and resources in CARLA's Virtual Assessment Center. The first week-long institute will be held June 20 24, 2005 and will focus on creating reading and writing items and the second one offered June 27-July 1, 2005 will focus on creating listening items. There will be NO cost for instruction or materials; however the costs of transportation, accommodations, and food during the institute must be paid by the participant/participant's institution. Participation is limited and the priority deadline for applications is April 15, 2005. For more information e-mail Dr. Gökçora at gokc0002@umn.edu or contact the CARLA office (carla@umn.edu) to receive a brochure. Special Funding Support for LCTL Teachers To Attend Summer Institutes To support LCTL teachers, the University's National Resource Centers Institute for Global Studies (IGS) and the European Studies Consortium (ESC) are pleased to provide a limited number of $600 scholarships for teachers of less commonly taught languages to attend ANY of the CARLA summer institutes. Applications are due by April 15, 2005. ESC scholarships for Western European LCTLs http://esc.cla.umn.edu/summerinst.htm or contact Klaas van der Sanden by e-mail at esc@umn.edu. IGS scholarships for all other LCTLs http://igs.cla.umn.edu/CARLA/stipends.htm or contact Laura Sayles by e-mail at lsayles@umn.edu. CARLA. CARLA Update National Email Newsletter: Fall 2004. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition listserv. carla@umn.edu (16 Nov. 2004) |
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| Inputdate | 2004-11-21 14:20:00 |
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