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Title: Book: Thinking and Speaking in Two Languages
Body: From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847693365 Thinking and Speaking in Two Languages Edited by Aneta Pavlenko Published by Multilingual Matters Summary: Until recently, the history of debates about language and thought has been a history of thinking of language in the singular. The purpose of this volume is to reverse this trend and to begin unlocking the mysteries surrounding thinking and speaking in bi- and multilingual speakers. If languages influence the way we think, what happens to those who speak more than one language? And if they do not, how can we explain the difficulties second language learners experience in mapping new words and structures onto real-world referents? The contributors to this volume put forth a novel approach to second language learning, presenting it as a process that involves conceptual development and restructuring, and not simply the mapping of new forms onto pre-existing meanings. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847693365
Source: Multilingual Matters
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Title: Book: English in Europe Today: Sociocultural and Educational Perspectives
Body: From http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=AALS%208 English in Europe Today: Sociocultural and educational perspectives Edited by Annick De Houwer and Antje Wilton Published by John Benjamins Description: This volume discusses several facets of English in today's multilingual Europe. It emphasizes the interdependence between cultures, languages and situations that influence its use. This interdependence is particularly relevant to European settings where English is being learned as a second language. Such learning situations constitute the core focus of the book. The volume is unique in bringing together empirical studies examining factors that promote the learning of English in Europe. Rather than assuming that English is a threat to linguistic diversity and cultural independence, these studies discuss psycholinguistic factors such as the input, and sociolinguistic factors such as the type of English that is targeted in learning. The contributing authors are well-established specialists who have worked on multilingualism, English as a Lingua Franca and second language acquisition. The book will be of interest to applied linguists, sociolinguists and teachers of English as a foreign language. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=AALS%208
Source: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Title: Book: Turkish: An Essential Grammar
Body: From http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415462693 Turkish: An Essential Grammar By Asli Göksel, Celia Kerslake Publisher: Routledge Description: Turkish: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user-friendly guide to the most important structures of contemporary Turkish. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations offering practical guidance on understanding and constructing words and sentences correctly. Key features include: * pronunciation guide * clear grammatical explanations * frequent use of examples from colloquial and formal speech, accompanied by translations * illustrative tables and a series of appendices to complement the explanations * full glossary of grammatical terms. With numerous language examples bringing grammar to life, this truly essential reference work will prove invaluable to all students looking to master the patterns of modern Turkish, which are often very different from those in English or other European languages. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415462693
Source: Routledge
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Title: NCELA Call for Papers: Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to English Learners
Body: The summer 2011 issue of AccELLerate! (http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/accellerate ), the quarterly review of the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition, will focus on the theme of teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to English Learners (ELs). We are soliciting contributions from bilingual education, ESL, science and mathematics teachers, state and local administrators, researchers, and others who work with this population. Topics may include (but are not limited to): promising practices for ELs in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, including the education of gifted and talented students; professional development for STEM teachers; successful models for discovering and developing diverse STEM talent, including partnership between universities and local school districts to improve STEM instruction for ELs. Full-length articles should be approximately 1,000 words, grounded in research, and be clearly and cogently written. Shorter articles can be of two types: Success Stories (around 500 words) describe successful projects, programs or approaches, and Teachers’ Gems of Wisdom (around 250 words) share professional insights and best practices in teaching ELs. The deadline for submissions is April 4, 2011. Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format by electronic mail and directed to Natalia Romanova, editor of AccELLerate! at romanova at gwu dot edu. Please provide the name, title, and affiliation of all authors, as well as a contact telephone number and an e-mail address. NCELA Call for Papers: Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to English Learners. NCELA listserv (NCELA@HERMES.GWU.EDU, 3 March 2011).
Source: NCELA List
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Title: Call for Proposals and Participation: 2011 AF-PAK Language Education and Resources Network (LEARN) Conference
Body: From http://www.fbcconferences.com/learn 2011 AF-PAK Language Education and Resources Network (LEARN) Conference Date: Monday, May 16 – Tuesday, May 17, 2011 University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE Theme: Linguistic Solutions to Regional Challenges in Language Learning The Foreign Language Program Office of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the National Cryptologic School (NCS), and the Center for Afghanistan Studies (CAS) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha are pleased to announce that the AF-PAK LEARN Conference for instructors of Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Baluchi, Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, and Tajik will be held Monday, May 16 through Tuesday, May 18, 2011. The LEARN conferences provide language professionals with a venue where they can interact with their colleagues and give them the opportunity to discuss and explore issues related to the science and technology of foreign language education. The 2011 AF-PAK LEARN Conference held at CAS is open to all instructors of the languages above from any U.S. Government-affiliated institution. The 2011 AF-PAK LEARN Conference Steering Committee invites anyone involved in instruction of these languages at a U.S. Government-affiliated institution to submit a proposal for presentation at the conference. Learn more at http://www.fbcconferences.com/LEARNAfPak/default.aspx
Source: ILR-INFO
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Title: Call for Presentations: Workshop on the Sociolinguistics of Language Endangerment
Body: University of Colorado at Boulder From https://verbs.colorado.edu/LSA2011/workshops/WS13.html Workshop on the Sociolinguistics of Language Endangerment July 30-31, 2011 University of Colorado at Boulder This workshop will discuss and analyze the major sociolinguistic factors in the process of language endangerment. This will take the form of presentations on particular communities from an insider and outsider perspective, as well as overview presentations on specific types of endangerment factors. The organizers will also attempt to provide some examples of successful language maintenance and revitalization strategies. Abstracts are now invited for presentations on Sunday July 31, either in 15-minute talks or in poster form. These should be sent by March 31, 2011 to David Bradley and speakers will be advised by May 15, 2011 whether their presentations have been accepted. Go to https://verbs.colorado.edu/LSA2011/workshops/WS13.html for more information on how to submit an abstract.
Source: University of Colorado at Boulder
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Title: Call for Papers: Re-creation: Musical Reception of Classical Antiquity
Body: Call for Papers Re-creation: Musical Reception of Classical Antiquity A conference at the University of Iowa, October 27-29, 2011 Conference organizers: Robert Ketterer (University of Iowa), Andrew Simpson (Catholic University), Greg Hand (University of Iowa) The power of music in Greek and Roman myth to move gods, men and even inanimate objects, and the descriptions of music in the imaginative and theoretical literature of antiquity, have inspired musicians since the Middle Ages to interpret and transform the ancient experience. Composers, librettists, and song writers have responded to the passions of the ancients in every available genre and style of musical expression. This conference will explore ways that vocal and instrumental music throughout the world has received and recreated the art and culture of the Greeks and Romans. A concomitant goal of this conference is to bring together artists and scholars in many fields – classics, music, theater, film – to engage in meaningful dialogue about the ways in which classical antiquity informs and shapes their own work. Presenters whose specialty is classics are asked to emphasize musical examples in support of their arguments; specialists in music and other performing arts are requested to focus their presentations on the ancient paradigms that have influenced the music of their particular field. Conference activities will include lectures, paper sessions, live concerts, and a screening of silent films accompanied by live music composed by Andrew Simpson. Speakers who have already committed to the project include Mary-Kay Gamel (UC Santa Cruz), Simon Goldhill (King’s College, Cambridge), Wendy Heller (Princeton University), Jon Solomon (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), and Reinhard Strohm (Wadham College, Oxford). Concerts will include a performance by Iowa’s Center for New Music, and the first opera for which music survives, Jacopo Peri’s Euridice, premiered in Florence in 1600. Scholars and artists interested in participating are asked to submit abstracts on relevant subjects that include, but need not be limited to: * Stage music (e.g., opera, musical theater, incidental music) * Choral and vocal music * Instrumental music (e.g., chamber, orchestral, wind ensemble) * Music for film, including silent film * Electronic and digital music * Interactive media including music * Popular and folk music * World (i.e., non-Western) musical responses to classical antiquity * Social or political uses of antiquity in musical settings * Ancient music theory and modern musical practice The University of Iowa Classics Department’s journal Syllecta Classica will publish a collection of refereed papers from this conference. Syllecta Classica is available through Project Muse. One-page abstracts should be sent as an electronic attachment to Professor Robert Ketterer, University of Iowa by April 15, 2011 (robert-ketterer at uiowa dot edu). Brusherd, M. [IllinoisClassics] Call for papers: Music/Classical Antiquity, Univ. of Iowa, October 27-29, 2011. Illinois Classics listserv (illinoisclassics@yahoogroups.com, 27 Feb 2011).
Source: Illinois Classics
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Title: Annual Meeting of the African Language Teachers Association
Body: From http://altaonweb.org/Conference/draft-program The 15th Annual Meeting of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) is scheduled for April 7-10, 2011, in Madison, WI (with pre-conference workshops scheduled for April 7th, 2011). View the draft program and learn more at http://altaonweb.org/Conference/draft-program
Source: ALTA
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Title: CALICO 2011 Registration Available
Body: Registration is open for CALICO 2011, Mediated Learning Communities, at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada, May 17-21. Each year CALICO's conference features preconference workshops, individual presentations, a courseware showcase, exhibits, banquet, and a great venue. You can get a preview of the workshops, sessions, and courseware to be presented at the conference and also submit your registration online from CALICO's website: http://calico.org Early registration ends March 18, 2011. Horn, E. CALICO 2011 Registration Available. CALICO-L listserv (CALICO-L@LISTSERV.CALICO.ORG, 19 Jan 2011).
Source: CALICO’s CALL Discussion List
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Title: 2011 Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Italian
Body: From http://www.aati-online.org/erice 2011 Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Italian May 25-30, 2011 Palazzo Sales Via Vito Carvini, 2 Erice (TP) Keynote Speaker: Tullio De Mauro, “Antiche e nuove caratteristiche dell’Italia linguistica contemporanea” Visit the conference website at http://www.aati-online.org/erice
Source: AATI
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