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Title: Workshop: Language Communities: Engaging Digital Natives
Body: From http://www.nnell.org/default.asp?p=featured Workshop Language Communities: Engaging Digital Natives Date: September 24, 2011 Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM (EST) Location: Smith Middle School 216 Addison Road, Glastonbury, CT 06033 As language educators, we have the opportunity to integrate an array of 21st Century Skills into our curriculum through innovation, creativity and critical thinking. These skills provide opportunities for learners to develop strong interpersonal skills and set a stage for lifelong learning. This day long workshop focuses on addressing the needs of our students as digital natives by providing a series of sessions for K-8 foreign language teachers that offer examples of 21st century resources for use in the foreign language classroom. Participants will leave this workshop with suggestions to ensure that language communities continue to engage the world. For full details, go to http://www.nnell.org/default.asp?p=featured
Source: NNELL
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Title: Professional Development Programs through Occidental College, California
Body: From http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/lastars.htm The Occidental College Foreign Language Project through its regional centers L.A. and I.E. STARS is pleased to announce to area schools their PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS for the 2011-2012 School Year PROGRAM INFORMATION Dates: PROGRAMS WILL BE OFFERED ON SATURDAYS. Location: L.A. STARS programs are offered at Occidental College. I.E. STARS programs are offered at CSU San Bernardino. Enrollment: Space is limited. Please respond promptly. L.A. STARS Programs offered at Occidental College: An "Early Start" for Teachers of Foreign and Heritage Languages Institutes for Teachers of Foreign and Heritage Languages Invitational Leadership Development Program I.E. STARS Programs offered at California State University, San Bernardino: Institutes for Teachers of World Languages For full details go to http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/lastars.htm
Source: L.A. and I.E. STARS
Inputdate: 2011-08-05 09:14:41
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Title: Teaching About East Asia Seminar
Body: From http://ncta.osu.edu/teaching_asia_seminars.html The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) is an eleven-week seminar series that provides 6-12th grade teachers with the knowledge, resources and expert guidance needed to incorporate or enhance curriculum about East Asia in their classrooms. Enroll in an NCTA seminar and uncover a wealth of information and experience on China, Japan and Korea-- all right here in Ohio. In addition to the knowledge you will gain about East Asia, you will receive the following benefits upon completion of program requirements: $500 personal stipend for your time and completed lesson plans; $200 worth of seminar texts and resources to add to your personal library; $300 resource grant to purchase Asia-related textbooks, films, and other supplies for your school; option to purchase graduate credit; and continuing education unit certificate. In Winter 2012, The Ohio State University's East Asian Studies Center, the coordinator for NCTA programs for the state of Ohio, will offer a seminar in Cleveland, on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Visit the NCTA-Ohio website at http://ncta.osu.edu/future_sites to access the online application. Applications received by December 2, 2011 will receive priority.
Source: NCTA-Ohio
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Title: Job: Hindi: Lecturer, UC Davis
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3092.html The Program in Classics at the University of California, Davis seeks a lecturer to teach Hindi in a new and growing program for the 2011-12 academic year. The lecturer will teach eight courses over three quarters, September 22, 2011 - June 14, 2012. Applicant must have an M.A. or a Ph.D., or be A.B.D, preferably in Hindi or a related field. Applicant should have experience teaching Hindi as a second language at the college level. Position will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin on August 30, 2011. View the full job posting at http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3092.html
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: French Teaching Positions in Illinois
Body: From http://www.ictfl.org/content/2011/07/french-teachers-needed The Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages has newly posted several positions for French Teachers for the 2011-2012 school year. See the left side-bar under the Members Only Section for further information. Visit the ICTLF website to join or to log in: http://www.ictfl.org
Source: ICTFL
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Title: Study: Older Students May Learn Language Rules Faster
Body: From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2011/07/study_older_students_may_learn.html Study: Older Students May Learn Language Rules Faster By Sarah D. Sparks July 26, 2011 After years of sighing over reports touting the advantages of learning a second language as a toddler, it's always nice to see a study that gives hope to older second-language learners, like this one from Israel, presented at last week's International Congress for the Study of Child Language meeting in Montreal. Researchers Sara Ferman of Tel Aviv University and Avi Karni of the University of Haifa found that when it comes to learning the formal rules of language, older students and young adults actually have an advantage over the younger set. Read the full article and access links to the study at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2011/07/study_older_students_may_learn.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: Article: Parents Look for Best Ways To Raise Bilingual Kids
Body: From http://www.ocala.com/article/20110801/APL/1108010811?p=1&tc=pg Parents look for best ways to raise bilingual kids By RASHA MADKOUR August 1, 2011 Miami toddler Alice Di Giovanni is one of an increasing number of Americans living in homes where a language other than English is spoken, and her parents want her to learn as many languages as she can. So her Polish-Canadian mother speaks to her in French, her father in Italian and her Honduran nanny in Spanish. According to the U.S. Census, in 1980, just 11 percent of Americans lived in homes where languages other than English were spoken. By 2007, the percentage had nearly doubled to 20 percent. In some of these homes, immigrant parents may not know English well enough to teach it to their children. But the issues are different for parents who speak several languages well. While past generations of Americans sometimes encouraged children to abandon mother tongues in order to assimilate faster, today's parents see the benefits of being fluent in more than one language, and they look for ways to encourage it. Parents intent on raising multilingual children often cite methods like OPOL (one parent, one language) and mL(at)H (minority language at home). OPOL was coined by French linguist Maurice Grammont in 1902. The term mL(at)H is newer, but the concept has been discussed by linguists since the early 20th century. The benefits and drawbacks of each method are a hot topic of debate by parents and educators in blogs and online forums. Read the full article at http://www.ocala.com/article/20110801/APL/1108010811?p=1&tc=pg
Source: Ocala Star-Banner
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Title: Article: Among Twists in Budget Woes, Tensions Over Teaching the Deaf
Body: From http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/us/27deaf.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&ref=languageandlanguages Among Twists in Budget Woes, Tensions Over Teaching the Deaf By MONICA DAVEY July 26, 2011 Scores of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families assembled at the state capitol in Indiana to complain in American Sign Language. Parents also have confronted new board members of the state’s school for the deaf in pointed, awkward exchanges. And more objections are expected when the board convenes next month for what had, until now, been ordinary meetings on routine school matters. At the root of the tension is a debate that stretches well beyond Indiana: Will sign language and the nation’s separate schools for the deaf be abandoned as more of the deaf turn to communicating, with help from fast-evolving technology, through amplified sounds and speech? And in the struggle to balance depleted budgets, Indiana and other states, like Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota and West Virginia have called for cuts on many fronts in recent years, including for state schools for the deaf — a group of institutions with long, rich traditions. Read the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/us/27deaf.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&ref=languageandlanguages
Source: New York Times
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Title: August 9 Is the International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Body: From http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August) was first proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 1994, to be celebrated every year during the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995 – 2004). In 2004, the Assembly proclaimed a Second International Decade, from 2005 – 2015, with the theme of “A Decade for Action and Dignity.” The focus of this year’s International Day will be Indigenous designs: celebrating stories and cultures, crafting our own future. At UN Headquarters in New York on 9 August, there will be a special event focusing on intellectual property in relation to indigenous designs, as well as best practices for protecting indigenous arts and crafts. You can learn more about the event at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/news_internationalday2011.html The UN has an educational webpage about indigenous peoples at http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/indigenous/index.asp Larry Ferlazzo has put together a collection of websites that may be useful: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/08/02/the-best-sites-for-international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-people
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Title: Ojibwe/English Signs Expanding in Bemidji
Body: From http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/07/bemidji%E2%80%99s-ojibwe-language-project-seeking-permanence Bemidji’s Ojibwe Language Project Seeking Permanence By ICTMN Staff July 28, 2011 What started with the Ojibwe words for women (Ikwewag) and men (Ininiwag) on local restroom doors in 2005 is becoming more permanent and resonating with Bemidji, Minnesota residents. Sanford Health officials have started placing Ojibwe/English signage throughout their complex, and Bemidji area schools have committed to placing bilingual signage in every school building. These efforts are all part of the Bemidji Ojibwe Language Project, which is affiliated with Shared Vision. There are now more than 130 sites in Bemidji committed to posting signage, and it continues to grow. But perhaps one of the more exciting organizations to sign on is Bemidji Independent School District 31 (ISD 31). Read the full article at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/07/bemidji%E2%80%99s-ojibwe-language-project-seeking-permanence Learn more about the Bemidji Ojibwe Language Project at their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bemidjis-Ojibwe-Language-Project/185140938185759
Source: Indian Country Today
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