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Title: Job: Part-Time Tigrinya Lecturer at UCLA
Body: The Department of Applied Linguistics at UCLA invites applications for a part-time (37.5% time) lecturer to teach either Beginning or Intermediate Tigrinya using a communicative approach during the 2011-12 academic year (1 course each quarter for 3 quarters). Instruction begins 22 September 2011 and ends 15 June 2012. Applicants must have a minimum of a Master¹s degree, preferably in a relevant subject (e.g. applied linguistics, African languages, African studies), and have at least Superior proficiency in Tigrinya. UCLA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Deadline: 1 September 2011. Please send a CV and a cover letter that addresses your teaching experience, teaching philosophy, and availability, to: Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) 3320 Rolfe Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095 kdthompson at ucla dot edu Thompson, K. [LCTL-T] part-time lecturer for Tigrinya. LCTL-T listserv (LCTL-T@LISTS.UMN.EDU, 18 Aug 2011).
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Title: Job: Part-Time Tigrinya Lecturer at UCLA
Body: The Department of Applied Linguistics at UCLA invites applications for a part-time (37.5% time) lecturer to teach either Beginning or Intermediate Tigrinya using a communicative approach during the 2011-12 academic year (1 course each quarter for 3 quarters). Instruction begins 22 September 2011 and ends 15 June 2012. Applicants must have a minimum of a Master¹s degree, preferably in a relevant subject (e.g. applied linguistics, African languages, African studies), and have at least Superior proficiency in Tigrinya. UCLA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Deadline: 1 September 2011. Please send a CV and a cover letter that addresses your teaching experience, teaching philosophy, and availability, to: Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) 3320 Rolfe Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095 kdthompson at ucla dot edu Thompson, K. [LCTL-T] part-time lecturer for Tigrinya. LCTL-T listserv (LCTL-T@LISTS.UMN.EDU, 18 Aug 2011).
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Title: NFLC Language Consultant Opportunities-Balochi
Body: The National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland is a research institute dedicated to promoting communication within the United States in languages other than English. They are currently working on a project that provides adult language learners with interactive online tools to reinforce their foreign language skills. They focus on less commonly taught languages. They are looking for several individuals to help us launch a project in Balochi Minimum Requirements: Native, or near-native, proficiency in the target language English proficiency Ability to conduct Internet research and submit Word documents and/or audio files Experience in curriculum or learning materials development Desired Qualifications: Knowledge of ILR scale of language proficiency Specifically, NFLC needs educated native speakers of this language (or individuals with equivalent proficiency levels) to create online activities in English based on Balochi videos using software NFLC provides. In addition, they are looking for speakers to record audio files and to perform various editing tasks in Balochi. The work is part-time, contractual, and most of the work can be done from your home computer. All candidates must have permission to work in the United States. If you are interested in working with NFLC, or if you know a qualified candidate who would be interested in working with us, please contact the NFLC via email at recruitment at nflc dot org. Please send your current resume, or CV, with Balochi in the subject line.
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Title: NFLC Language Consultant Opportunities-Balochi
Body: The National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland is a research institute dedicated to promoting communication within the United States in languages other than English. They are currently working on a project that provides adult language learners with interactive online tools to reinforce their foreign language skills. They focus on less commonly taught languages. They are looking for several individuals to help us launch a project in Balochi Minimum Requirements: Native, or near-native, proficiency in the target language English proficiency Ability to conduct Internet research and submit Word documents and/or audio files Experience in curriculum or learning materials development Desired Qualifications: Knowledge of ILR scale of language proficiency Specifically, NFLC needs educated native speakers of this language (or individuals with equivalent proficiency levels) to create online activities in English based on Balochi videos using software NFLC provides. In addition, they are looking for speakers to record audio files and to perform various editing tasks in Balochi. The work is part-time, contractual, and most of the work can be done from your home computer. All candidates must have permission to work in the United States. If you are interested in working with NFLC, or if you know a qualified candidate who would be interested in working with us, please contact the NFLC via email at recruitment at nflc dot org. Please send your current resume, or CV, with Balochi in the subject line.
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Title: Panetta: Foreign Language and Culture Training Is Essential to U.S. National Security
Body: From http://www.alliance-exchange.org Foreign language and culture training is “essential to our ability not only to protect our security, but frankly to be a nation that is well educated,” Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said on Tuesday during a wide-ranging conversation with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the National Defense University. Panetta’s remark came in response to the first audience question of the event, from an Army Colonel about the dearth of foreign language and culture training for military and intelligence services. Both Secretary Panetta and Secretary Clinton noted their views that such language and culture training is essential to U.S. security. Read the rest of the summary at http://www.alliance-exchange.org/policy-monitor/08/17/2011/panetta-foreign-language-and-culture-training-essential-us-national-securi Watch and read a transcript of the full conversation at http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/08/170611.htm
Source: Alliance for International Education and Cultural Exchange
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Title: Panetta: Foreign Language and Culture Training Is Essential to U.S. National Security
Body: From http://www.alliance-exchange.org Foreign language and culture training is “essential to our ability not only to protect our security, but frankly to be a nation that is well educated,” Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said on Tuesday during a wide-ranging conversation with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the National Defense University. Panetta’s remark came in response to the first audience question of the event, from an Army Colonel about the dearth of foreign language and culture training for military and intelligence services. Both Secretary Panetta and Secretary Clinton noted their views that such language and culture training is essential to U.S. security. Read the rest of the summary at http://www.alliance-exchange.org/policy-monitor/08/17/2011/panetta-foreign-language-and-culture-training-essential-us-national-securi Watch and read a transcript of the full conversation at http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/08/170611.htm
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Title: Article: Arabic Immersion without Leaving the United States
Body: From http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11215/1164664-298.stm Program immersed itself in Arabic language and culture here at home By Sean D. Hamill August 3, 2011 When the unrest began in Egypt this past January, Georges Montillet felt the reverberations all the way back in Pittsburgh and Washington, Pa. "We were watching it carefully," said Mr. Montillet, director of the Pittsburgh Middle East Institute's Arabic language and cultural immersion program. By Feb. 11, when Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned and the stability there looked shaky at best, Mr. Montillet and Simin Curtis, CEO and founder of Pittsburgh Middle East Institute, made the difficult decision to not go abroad this year. "There was no way we were going to get parents to let their kids go to Cairo like we did last year," said Ms. Curtis. One of Ms. Curtis' Middle East Institute co-founders, Anahita Firouz Radjy, made the simple -- although challenging -- suggestion that they just create a domestic Arabic language immersion program, something unheard of in the region. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11215/1164664-298-2.stm#ixzz1VQ3x70B3
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Title: Article: Arabic Immersion without Leaving the United States
Body: From http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11215/1164664-298.stm Program immersed itself in Arabic language and culture here at home By Sean D. Hamill August 3, 2011 When the unrest began in Egypt this past January, Georges Montillet felt the reverberations all the way back in Pittsburgh and Washington, Pa. "We were watching it carefully," said Mr. Montillet, director of the Pittsburgh Middle East Institute's Arabic language and cultural immersion program. By Feb. 11, when Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned and the stability there looked shaky at best, Mr. Montillet and Simin Curtis, CEO and founder of Pittsburgh Middle East Institute, made the difficult decision to not go abroad this year. "There was no way we were going to get parents to let their kids go to Cairo like we did last year," said Ms. Curtis. One of Ms. Curtis' Middle East Institute co-founders, Anahita Firouz Radjy, made the simple -- although challenging -- suggestion that they just create a domestic Arabic language immersion program, something unheard of in the region. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11215/1164664-298-2.stm#ixzz1VQ3x70B3
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Title: Article: Why It’s Smart to Be Bilingual
Body: From http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/07/why-it-s-smart-to-be-bilingual.html Why It’s Smart to Be Bilingual The brain’s real super-food may be learning new languages. by Casey Schwartz August 7, 2011 Bilingualism can be a leg up for college admission and a résumé burnisher. But a growing body of research now offers a further rationale: the regular, high-level use of more than one language may actually improve early brain development. According to several different studies, command of two or more languages bolsters the ability to focus in the face of distraction, decide between competing alternatives, and disregard irrelevant information. These essential skills are grouped together, known in brain terms as “executive function.” The research suggests they develop ahead of time in bilingual children, and are already evident in kids as young as 3 or 4. Read the full article at http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/07/why-it-s-smart-to-be-bilingual.html
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Title: Article: Why It’s Smart to Be Bilingual
Body: From http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/07/why-it-s-smart-to-be-bilingual.html Why It’s Smart to Be Bilingual The brain’s real super-food may be learning new languages. by Casey Schwartz August 7, 2011 Bilingualism can be a leg up for college admission and a résumé burnisher. But a growing body of research now offers a further rationale: the regular, high-level use of more than one language may actually improve early brain development. According to several different studies, command of two or more languages bolsters the ability to focus in the face of distraction, decide between competing alternatives, and disregard irrelevant information. These essential skills are grouped together, known in brain terms as “executive function.” The research suggests they develop ahead of time in bilingual children, and are already evident in kids as young as 3 or 4. Read the full article at http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/07/why-it-s-smart-to-be-bilingual.html
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Title: Closed Captioning Befits Students with Hearing Impairments, Second-Language English Speakers
Body: From http://campustechnology.com The rapid growth of lecture capture and distance education in higher education is raising fresh concerns about accessibility, since it's difficult--if not impossible--for hearing-impaired students to use these tools effectively. As a result, many colleges and universities are renewing their focus on closed captioning as a viable solution. While the impetus for closed captioning stems from a desire to accommodate students with hearing issues, schools are also discovering that closed captioning has broader appeal, particularly among students for whom English is a second language. And for the rest of the students on campus, there's one other big benefit: It allows them to search captured content quickly, by enabling keyword searches. Read the full article at http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2011/08/01/Closed-Captioning-and-Getting-Your-Lines-Right.aspx?Page=1
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Title: Closed Captioning Befits Students with Hearing Impairments, Second-Language English Speakers
Body: From http://campustechnology.com The rapid growth of lecture capture and distance education in higher education is raising fresh concerns about accessibility, since it's difficult--if not impossible--for hearing-impaired students to use these tools effectively. As a result, many colleges and universities are renewing their focus on closed captioning as a viable solution. While the impetus for closed captioning stems from a desire to accommodate students with hearing issues, schools are also discovering that closed captioning has broader appeal, particularly among students for whom English is a second language. And for the rest of the students on campus, there's one other big benefit: It allows them to search captured content quickly, by enabling keyword searches. Read the full article at http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2011/08/01/Closed-Captioning-and-Getting-Your-Lines-Right.aspx?Page=1
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Title: Kuaile Hanyu: Online Chinese Lessons for Teenagers
Body: From http://kid.chinese.cn Kuaile Hanyu (Happy Chinese) is a series of Chinese multimedia courseware which is specially designed for English speaking school students from 11 to 16 years old. The course focuses on the training of Chinese communicative competence, and on motivating learners by providing various exercises and games within each lessons. Explore this resource at http://kid.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-09/25/content_68533.htm
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Title: Kuaile Hanyu: Online Chinese Lessons for Teenagers
Body: From http://kid.chinese.cn Kuaile Hanyu (Happy Chinese) is a series of Chinese multimedia courseware which is specially designed for English speaking school students from 11 to 16 years old. The course focuses on the training of Chinese communicative competence, and on motivating learners by providing various exercises and games within each lessons. Explore this resource at http://kid.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-09/25/content_68533.htm
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Title: 7th Japan Foundation Film Series: Young Starlets of Japanese Cinemas
Body: From http://www.jfny.org/newsletter/newsletter.php 7th Japan Foundation Film Series: Young Starlets of Japanese Cinemas (various locations in the Midwest and Northwest from Sept 14 - Nov 19) Organized by Japan Foundation’s New York office, this year’s film series is devoted to introducing young female actresses from the film released in the 2000’s: Harmful Insect, Kamikaze Girls, Yunagi City Sakura Country and One Million Yen Girl. The series will progress on a round-robin format among six institutions (Washington University in St. Louis, Ball State University, University of Iowa, Cornell University, Middlebury College, Wesleyan University).
Source: Japan Foundation New York
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Title: 7th Japan Foundation Film Series: Young Starlets of Japanese Cinemas
Body: From http://www.jfny.org/newsletter/newsletter.php 7th Japan Foundation Film Series: Young Starlets of Japanese Cinemas (various locations in the Midwest and Northwest from Sept 14 - Nov 19) Organized by Japan Foundation’s New York office, this year’s film series is devoted to introducing young female actresses from the film released in the 2000’s: Harmful Insect, Kamikaze Girls, Yunagi City Sakura Country and One Million Yen Girl. The series will progress on a round-robin format among six institutions (Washington University in St. Louis, Ball State University, University of Iowa, Cornell University, Middlebury College, Wesleyan University).
Source: Japan Foundation New York
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Title: New Font for Devanagari Script
Body: From http://sil.org/sil/news/2011/annapurna-font.htm SIL’s Non-Roman Script Initiative (NRSI) is pleased to announce the release of the Annapurna SIL Regular and Annapurna SIL Bold fonts. Named for a section of the Himalayas in North Central Nepal, Annapurna SIL is a font for the Devanagari script, which is used to write more than 120 Indo-Aryan languages of South Asia. Annapurna SIL provides a Unicode-based font family with support for these diverse languages. The calligraphic design reflects the familiar stroke contrast of a broad pen nib, which is commonly used for handwriting Devanagari. The font was designed to be highly readable, reasonably compact and visually attractive, suitable for producing high-quality publications. Learn more about the font and download it at http://sil.org/sil/news/2011/annapurna-font.htm
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Title: New Font for Devanagari Script
Body: From http://sil.org/sil/news/2011/annapurna-font.htm SIL’s Non-Roman Script Initiative (NRSI) is pleased to announce the release of the Annapurna SIL Regular and Annapurna SIL Bold fonts. Named for a section of the Himalayas in North Central Nepal, Annapurna SIL is a font for the Devanagari script, which is used to write more than 120 Indo-Aryan languages of South Asia. Annapurna SIL provides a Unicode-based font family with support for these diverse languages. The calligraphic design reflects the familiar stroke contrast of a broad pen nib, which is commonly used for handwriting Devanagari. The font was designed to be highly readable, reasonably compact and visually attractive, suitable for producing high-quality publications. Learn more about the font and download it at http://sil.org/sil/news/2011/annapurna-font.htm
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Title: Mad about German - Mad about Madsen: Concert Tour for Students
Body: MAD ABOUT GERMAN – MAD ABOUT MADSEN Concert Tour for Students This coming fall, Madsen, Germany’s most popular indie pop band, will tour high schools and colleges around the United States. Students of German and people interested in music will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience live one of Germany’s top music groups. Teachers may register their classes for the free concerts in New York (10/21), Pittsburgh (10/25), and Athens (10/27) by simply sending an email to languageintern at newyork dot goethe dot org and indicating the number of students attending as well as their institution. Further information on the whole tour will soon be released on the Todo Alemán (http://www.goethe.de/todoaleman) and Step into German (http://www.goethe.de/stepintogerman) websites. On the Step into German website you can already find some interesting teaching material using the band’s lyrics and music videos. Pokorny, M. [AATG-L] Mad about German - Mad about Madsen: Concert Tour for Students. AATG-L listserv (AATG@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU, 18 Aug 2011).
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Title: Mad about German - Mad about Madsen: Concert Tour for Students
Body: MAD ABOUT GERMAN – MAD ABOUT MADSEN Concert Tour for Students This coming fall, Madsen, Germany’s most popular indie pop band, will tour high schools and colleges around the United States. Students of German and people interested in music will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience live one of Germany’s top music groups. Teachers may register their classes for the free concerts in New York (10/21), Pittsburgh (10/25), and Athens (10/27) by simply sending an email to languageintern at newyork dot goethe dot org and indicating the number of students attending as well as their institution. Further information on the whole tour will soon be released on the Todo Alemán (http://www.goethe.de/todoaleman) and Step into German (http://www.goethe.de/stepintogerman) websites. On the Step into German website you can already find some interesting teaching material using the band’s lyrics and music videos. Pokorny, M. [AATG-L] Mad about German - Mad about Madsen: Concert Tour for Students. AATG-L listserv (AATG@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU, 18 Aug 2011).
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