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Title: Feb Edition of the NCLRC Newsletter
Body: From: "nclrc" National Capital Language Resource Center Georgetown University The George Washington University Center for Applied Linguistics Vol. 8, No. 1 THE LANGUAGE RESOURCE February 2004 FOR YOUR FREE SUBSCRIPTION OR TO UNSUBSCRIBE, EMAIL: nclrc@gwu.edu The Language Resource is a monthly publication of the National Capital Language Resource Center. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide practical teaching strategies, share insights from research, and announce professional development opportunities for elementary, secondary, and post-secondary foreign language educators. The center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education through Title VI of the Higher Education Act. We are a consortium of Georgetown University, The George Washington University, and the Center for Applied Linguistics. ACCESS THE NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES FROM www.nclrc.org/caidlrar.htm
Source: NCLRC
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Title: ESL MiniConference: Kansas Edition for February
Body: From: "Robert Scott" ESL MiniConference Online News http://www.ESLminiconf.net/feb2004
Source: ESL MiniConference
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Title: Fourteenth Mid-Atlantic Japanese Pedagogy Workshop
Body: From: "Stella Peacock Girard" More information on the Fourteenth Mid-Atlantic Japanese Pedagogy Workshop March 27-28, 2004 Department of Asian Studies and Language Resource Center Gettysburg College, PA Gettysburg College will host the Fourteenth Mid-Atlantic Japanese Pedagogy Workshop on Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28. The theme of the workshop this year is "TELLing Japanese: Technology Enhanced Language Learning." Our keynote speaker will be Professor Yasuhiro Omoto of UC Berkeley (Title TBA). More information about the workshop is posted on the following web site. http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/lrc/ Please click "Find out more" under Upcoming Event. ******Registration and lodging information are added to the web site.****** Gettysburg College has a brand-new Language Resource Center, which comprises a drop-in area, a computer classroom, enhanced classrooms, and a faculty development area. For more information, please go to the web page above and click "Computer Classroom" or "Enhanced Classrooms." Midori Yonezawa Morris Department of Asian Studies Campus Box 441 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA 17325 717-337-6799 (phone) 717-337-8454 (fax) myonezaw@gettysburg.edu
Source: Department of Asian Studies and Language Resource Center, PA
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Title: Oregon Association for Multicultural Education Meeting
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" Dear Friends and Colleagues -- You are invited to attend this meeing of the Oregon chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Education (OAME). For more information, contact Jioanna Carjuzaa at or call (503) 434-2238. For more information on the National Association for Multicultural Education, visit http://www.nameorg.org. After much work on creating an Oregon chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Education, we would like to invite you to our first organizational meeting on Wednesday, March 10th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Salem. John Lenssen with the Department of Education has graciously volunteered the 1st floor conference room in the Vick Building for the meeting. Directions are provided at the end of this email. The mission of OAME is to promote and support Education that is Multicultural as a means of achieving the full academic potential of every learner in Oregon by 1) sharing knowledge and resources; 2) fostering an appreciation for diversity; and 3) advocating for educational equity. Your input is critical in shaping our chapter. We hope you can join us. We encourage you to forward this invitation to your colleagues and other interested parties. Please email me at jcarjuz@linfield.edu or call (503) 434-2238 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Jioanna Carjuzaa President Directions to the Vick Building location: - Take I-5 to the Mission Street/Hwy 22 Exit-EXIT 253. - Take Mission Street to High Street. - Turn right onto High Street. - Turn Right onto Trade Street and immediately get into the left lane. - The Vick Building is a Blue Building on the corner of High and Trade Streets. Parking Suggestions: 1. A limited amount of visitor's parking space is available at the East side of the Vick Building. Take the 1st driveway on your left. Turn into the parking lot to the far left (along side the building). Visitor parking spaces are the spaces along against building. They are poorly marked, so any space against the building is fine. There is also street parking but the city patrols these spaces and will tag your car after 2 hours. Pringle Parkade is located catty-corner to the Vick Building on High Street. Turn right onto High Street from Trade (just before passing our building). The Parking garage is on the right-hand side. Visitor/metered parking is available on the first couple of levels. Jioanna Carjuzaa, Ph.D. Education Department Linfield College 900 SE Baker Street McMinnville, OR 97128 E-mail: jcarjuz@linfield.edu Phone: (503) 434-2238
Source: National Association of Multicultural Education
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Title: Cultural Diversity and Language Education Conference - Extended Deadline for Papers
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" Imin International Conference Center University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI September 17-19, 2004 (new date) The National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Center for Second Language Research (CSLR) at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for their upcoming conference: KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: - Sonia Nieto, University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Glynda Hull, University of California, Berkeley - A panel of local Hawaiian experts Call for Proposals Extended Deadline: April 15, 2004 The conference will focus on theories, policies, and practices associated ith cultural and language diversity in educational contexts and will provide a forum for examining a broad range of issues concerned with the otential and challenges of education that builds on diversity. The primary strands for exploring diversity in language education at the conference are: - Foreign/Heritage Language Education - Bilingual/Immersion Education - English Language Education - Language Education Planning and Policy - Literacy Education Proposals for presentations related to theory, research, practice, and policy in these strand areas are welcome and can be submitted online. For more information on the conference and proposals, visit: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/CDALE/
Source: University of Hawai'i at Manoa,
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Title: Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" For more information: http://spsy.uoregon.edu/workshops.htm Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Presenter: Hector Ochoa, Ph.D., Texas A&M University Friday April 23, 2004 Ambridge Event Center (formerly the Portland Conference Center) Portland, Oregon Overview There are many issues and challenges associated with providing quality assessment and service delivery for students who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Schools are required to provide culturally appropriate assessment and intervention procedures in the native language of students and parents. Student and parent interviews, establishment of informed written consent, provision of written prior notice, multidisciplinary team meeting procedures, and so forth, are all encompassed within this requirement. Although educators recognize the importance of compliance with these mandates, the limited number of bilingual professionals and the growing number of culturally and linguistically diverse school-age children often present barriers to effective practice. Unique approaches to assessment and service delivery are often required to overcome these barriers. The purpose of this workshop is to provide practical solutions for incorporating culturally and linguistically sensitive assessment and intervention procedures in everyday educational and psychological practice. This workshop is appropriate for teachers, ESL/ELL specialists, school administrators, school psychologists, school counselors, speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, and other professionals who are interested in improving their skills in this area. Join us for this outstanding workshop with Dr. Hector Ochoa of Texas A&M University, a nationally-recognized expert in psychoeducational assessment, bilingual education, and diversity issues in education. Dr. Ochoa is an award-winning teacher whose workshops are in great demand nationally, and consistently receive rave reviews. Objectives By attending and participating in this workshop, participants will obtain an understanding of the following: 1. Second language acquisition process and its implications for assessment 2. Bilingual education programming and its implications for assessment 3. Common reasons why second language learners are referred for special education 4. Methods to language proficiency and achievement 5. Methods to assess cognitive functioning Outline 1. Introduction 2. Overview of Assessment Model 3. Competencies Needed By Examiners 4. Examining For Possible Within-School System Deficits A. Language Acquisition & Dual Language Programming B. Reason for Referral & Is it A Valid Referral? 5. Concerns & Limitations About Bilingual Assessment 6. Informal vs. Formal Assessment 7. Language Proficiency Assessment 8. Academic Assessment 9. Intellectual Assessment 10. Exclusionary Clause 11. Case Study Schedule 8:20 - 8:55: Check-in and onsite registration (coffee and juice service provided) 9:00 - 10:25: Part 1 of morning session 10:25 - 10:40: Break 10:40 - 12:00: Part 2 of morning session 12:00 -1:00: Lunch (included with registration, provided onsite) 1:00 - 2:10: Part 1 of afternoon session 2:10 - 2:20: Break 2:20 - 3:30: Part 2 of afternoon session 3:30: Wrap-up, workshop evaluation, distribution of CEU certificates
Source: Hector Ochoa, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
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Title: OELA Newsline - March 2, 2004
Body: From: "OELA Newsline" Read this online at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/index.htm
Source: OELA
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Title: Update on ESL Programs in US
Body: From: ESL - English Language Programs http://www.esl.com/ ESL.com is your guide to quality English Language programs. Here you can Request Information from English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, universities, colleges, and boarding schools in the USA and Canada. Search the list of programs by language or category, including: * All English Language Programs * Summer * Undergraduate * Graduate * 2-year/Community Colleges * Boarding Schools/ Pre-University - Ages 12-17
Source: ESL - English Language Programs
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Title: Illinois Approves New English Language Standards
Body: From: OELA Newsline Illinois has new English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards designed to provide consistency in how students who are new to the U.S. as well as the English language are taught. The Illinois State Board of Education recently approved English Language Proficiency Standards, which may be a model for the rest of the nation. This is the first time that Illinois has adopted statewide standards for the English language learner. The standards go beyond what is required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requirements, and will help drive the creation of a new test that will be used to assess the ESL population. The cost to assess this population of students will be shifted to the state level, and frees up school districts from developing their own teaching standards. To read the entire press release, visit: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/news/2004/feb20-04.htm
Source: Illinois Department of Education
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Title: Iowa's Guidelines for the Inclusion of ELLs in K-12 Assessments
Body: From: OELA Newsline The Iowa Department of Education recently released its "Guidelines for the Inclusion of ELLs in K-12 Assessments" in HTML, PDF, or Word format on their Web site. To view the guidelines, visit: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/is/ell/documents.html
Source: Iowa Department of Education
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