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Title: Foreign and ESL Departments Changing their Names
Body: From http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/05/colleges_are_replacing_foreign_language_departments_with_world_language_departments Not So Foreign Languages by Scott Jaschik October 5, 2011 West Virginia University announced this semester that it no longer has a department of foreign languages. Rather, the university renamed the program; it's now the department of world languages, literatures and linguistics. Across the country, Grossmont College, a two-year institution in Southern California, changed its foreign languages department to a world languages department this fall as well. These colleges follow others that have made that switch over the last five or so years. One reason cited by many of the programs that are switching names is that their most popular language -- Spanish -- is widely spoken in the United States. Many educators also do not like the way "foreign" suggests a division of the world into the United States and everyone else. Similar shifts are taking place in discussions over what to call English instruction outside of the United States and other countries where English is the first language. John Segota, associate executive director of TESOL International Association (formerly Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), said that in that field, the acronym EFL (for English as a foreign language) is seen increasingly as imprecise (outside the United States) when people all over the world use English in some ways. The newly favored acronyms, he said, are EAL (English as an additional language) and EIL (English as an international language). Read the full article at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/05/colleges_are_replacing_foreign_language_departments_with_world_language_departments
Source: Inside Higher Ed
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Title: Foreign and ESL Departments Changing their Names
Body: From http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/05/colleges_are_replacing_foreign_language_departments_with_world_language_departments Not So Foreign Languages by Scott Jaschik October 5, 2011 West Virginia University announced this semester that it no longer has a department of foreign languages. Rather, the university renamed the program; it's now the department of world languages, literatures and linguistics. Across the country, Grossmont College, a two-year institution in Southern California, changed its foreign languages department to a world languages department this fall as well. These colleges follow others that have made that switch over the last five or so years. One reason cited by many of the programs that are switching names is that their most popular language -- Spanish -- is widely spoken in the United States. Many educators also do not like the way "foreign" suggests a division of the world into the United States and everyone else. Similar shifts are taking place in discussions over what to call English instruction outside of the United States and other countries where English is the first language. John Segota, associate executive director of TESOL International Association (formerly Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), said that in that field, the acronym EFL (for English as a foreign language) is seen increasingly as imprecise (outside the United States) when people all over the world use English in some ways. The newly favored acronyms, he said, are EAL (English as an additional language) and EIL (English as an international language). Read the full article at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/05/colleges_are_replacing_foreign_language_departments_with_world_language_departments
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Title: Critical Languages Song Project Being Piloted
Body: From http://www.clsp.gatech.edu/Song_Project Four faculty experts – Russian, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese – are creating, with the help of a graduate student in Human-Computer Interaction, an innovative series of advanced courses in language and culture through the prism of song. They are creating an advanced one-semester course in culture and language tailored to the needs and concerns of the language and culture you are studying. Courses are structured around a carefully chosen, richly annotated corpus of songs and supplied with a full pedagogical apparatus and a broad range of contextual content in various media. presented in an innovative, specially designed computer interface. Materials will be available to instructors for full-course adoption or integration into existing courses as self-standing modules. Our model will also be readily adaptable to other languages through a downloadable template and design tools. All materials will be offered to students and instructors at no cost. Song/units include the following segments, with some variation based upon language Introduction Listening Text/Notes/Context Questions for understanding Grammar Topics for discussion and writing Suggestions for further listening Each course is made up of 15-25 songs with the exception of Arabic (university 3rd or 4th year), these courses are intended for use by 4th-year university students Piloting of materials will take place in spring, 2012. University faculty interested in participating in the pilot should write to Stuart Goldberg at sgoldberg at gatech dot edu. Completed materials will be available in fall, 2012. For full details of this project go to http://www.clsp.gatech.edu/Song_Project
Source: Georgia Tech
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Title: Critical Languages Song Project Being Piloted
Body: From http://www.clsp.gatech.edu/Song_Project Four faculty experts – Russian, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese – are creating, with the help of a graduate student in Human-Computer Interaction, an innovative series of advanced courses in language and culture through the prism of song. They are creating an advanced one-semester course in culture and language tailored to the needs and concerns of the language and culture you are studying. Courses are structured around a carefully chosen, richly annotated corpus of songs and supplied with a full pedagogical apparatus and a broad range of contextual content in various media. presented in an innovative, specially designed computer interface. Materials will be available to instructors for full-course adoption or integration into existing courses as self-standing modules. Our model will also be readily adaptable to other languages through a downloadable template and design tools. All materials will be offered to students and instructors at no cost. Song/units include the following segments, with some variation based upon language Introduction Listening Text/Notes/Context Questions for understanding Grammar Topics for discussion and writing Suggestions for further listening Each course is made up of 15-25 songs with the exception of Arabic (university 3rd or 4th year), these courses are intended for use by 4th-year university students Piloting of materials will take place in spring, 2012. University faculty interested in participating in the pilot should write to Stuart Goldberg at sgoldberg at gatech dot edu. Completed materials will be available in fall, 2012. For full details of this project go to http://www.clsp.gatech.edu/Song_Project
Source: Georgia Tech
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Title: Websites Support Learning of Chinese Characters
Body: Here are some useful websites for learning and practicing Chinese characters: http://www.jiantizi.com/dic/hanzi.asp http://learning.chinese.cn/wordbookr335_en http://www.thechinesestaffroom.com/articles/11-08-30/learning-chinese-characters-reading-and-writing-chinese
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Title: Websites Support Learning of Chinese Characters
Body: Here are some useful websites for learning and practicing Chinese characters: http://www.jiantizi.com/dic/hanzi.asp http://learning.chinese.cn/wordbookr335_en http://www.thechinesestaffroom.com/articles/11-08-30/learning-chinese-characters-reading-and-writing-chinese
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Title: Sāmoan Legends
Body: From http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/about/news.aspx Listen to the story of Sina and the Eel in Sāmoan while you read along. If you mouse over words and phrases in the text you’ll see their English equivalent. You can also check your comprehension with true or false and multiple choice questions, and you can practice your listening by taking a dictation. Finally, you can practice your pronunciation by recording yourself and then listening to yourself. Access the story at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/edith_dev/sina/index.html
Source: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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Title: Sāmoan Legends
Body: From http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/about/news.aspx Listen to the story of Sina and the Eel in Sāmoan while you read along. If you mouse over words and phrases in the text you’ll see their English equivalent. You can also check your comprehension with true or false and multiple choice questions, and you can practice your listening by taking a dictation. Finally, you can practice your pronunciation by recording yourself and then listening to yourself. Access the story at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/edith_dev/sina/index.html
Source: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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Title: Share a Classroom Idea with Germany in Class
Body: From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/newsletter/Germany__In__Class/Germany__in__Class__11__09.html "Germany in Class" is looking for a few good educators to share their wealth of knowledge! Have a great classroom idea of your own that is begging to be shared? It can be a lesson plan or article that provides food for thought. Send it to dz-12 at germanembassy dot us and if your lesson plan is featured in "Germany in Class," you'll receive a gift bag full of Germany Info goodies for your own classroom. If you’re not familiar with Germany in Class, it’s a free bi-weekly electronic newsletter from the German Embassy in the United states with bi-monthly updates on German language news, free lesson plans and notices of study abroad opportunities. You can subscribe to it and other embassy publications at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/Newsletter.html
Source: German Missions in the United States
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Title: Share a Classroom Idea with Germany in Class
Body: From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/newsletter/Germany__In__Class/Germany__in__Class__11__09.html "Germany in Class" is looking for a few good educators to share their wealth of knowledge! Have a great classroom idea of your own that is begging to be shared? It can be a lesson plan or article that provides food for thought. Send it to dz-12 at germanembassy dot us and if your lesson plan is featured in "Germany in Class," you'll receive a gift bag full of Germany Info goodies for your own classroom. If you’re not familiar with Germany in Class, it’s a free bi-weekly electronic newsletter from the German Embassy in the United states with bi-monthly updates on German language news, free lesson plans and notices of study abroad opportunities. You can subscribe to it and other embassy publications at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/Newsletter.html
Source: German Missions in the United States
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Title: Collection of Rejoinders
Body: A teacher has started and other teachers are contributing to a list of rejoinders in Spanish, English, French, and German. Access it to contribute or to use it in your teaching at http://www.typewith.me/3q5krY1xO0
Source: MoreTPRS
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Title: Collection of Rejoinders
Body: A teacher has started and other teachers are contributing to a list of rejoinders in Spanish, English, French, and German. Access it to contribute or to use it in your teaching at http://www.typewith.me/3q5krY1xO0
Source: MoreTPRS
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Title: Poorly Attested Words in Ancient Greek Online
Body: From http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com The project Poorly Attested Words in Ancient Greek (PAWAG) has the aim of setting up a database in the form of an electronic dictionary that gathers together words of Ancient Greek that are either only scantily attested (i.e. with one or few occurrences), inadequately (i.e. characterized by some sort of uncertainty) or in any case problematically, both from a formal and semantic point of view. The project is open to international collaboration and the archive will be drawn up through progressive expansion both in the number of entries and their contents, with gradual correction and updating and elimination of any ghost-word. The database is available free and offers a scientific tool for scholars in the research on classical world as well as a supplement to the existing dictionaries of ancient Greek (in which satisfactory attention can hardly be paid to the complex field of Poorly Attested Words), in order to make a contribution to future improvement of Greek lexicography. The database is available at http://www.aristarchus.unige.it/pawag/index.php
Source: Ancient World Online Blog
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Title: Poorly Attested Words in Ancient Greek Online
Body: From http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com The project Poorly Attested Words in Ancient Greek (PAWAG) has the aim of setting up a database in the form of an electronic dictionary that gathers together words of Ancient Greek that are either only scantily attested (i.e. with one or few occurrences), inadequately (i.e. characterized by some sort of uncertainty) or in any case problematically, both from a formal and semantic point of view. The project is open to international collaboration and the archive will be drawn up through progressive expansion both in the number of entries and their contents, with gradual correction and updating and elimination of any ghost-word. The database is available free and offers a scientific tool for scholars in the research on classical world as well as a supplement to the existing dictionaries of ancient Greek (in which satisfactory attention can hardly be paid to the complex field of Poorly Attested Words), in order to make a contribution to future improvement of Greek lexicography. The database is available at http://www.aristarchus.unige.it/pawag/index.php
Source: Ancient World Online Blog
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Title: October 22 Is National Archaeology Day
Body: From http://rogueclassicism.com/2011/10/03/national-archaeology-day-coming-up The Archaeological Institute of America and several leading archaeological organizations are hosting events in over 100 cities across the United States and Canada for people of all ages and interests as part of the first annual National Archaeology Day on October 22. Check out the calendar of events to find a program near you and keep an eye on our blog to learn about new developments and for special updates in anticipation of this exciting event. For more information you can visit the AIA website at http://www.archaeological.org , or contact the AIA at 617-353-9361 or educationassistant at aia dpt bu dot edu. The webpage dedicated to National Archaeology Day is available at http://www.archaeological.org/NAD
Source: Rogue Classicism
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Title: October 22 Is National Archaeology Day
Body: From http://rogueclassicism.com/2011/10/03/national-archaeology-day-coming-up The Archaeological Institute of America and several leading archaeological organizations are hosting events in over 100 cities across the United States and Canada for people of all ages and interests as part of the first annual National Archaeology Day on October 22. Check out the calendar of events to find a program near you and keep an eye on our blog to learn about new developments and for special updates in anticipation of this exciting event. For more information you can visit the AIA website at http://www.archaeological.org , or contact the AIA at 617-353-9361 or educationassistant at aia dpt bu dot edu. The webpage dedicated to National Archaeology Day is available at http://www.archaeological.org/NAD
Source: Rogue Classicism
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Title: Exams and Competitions in the Classics
Body: Your students have plenty of opportunities to test themselves in their knowledge of classical languages, culture, and history and to earn some prizes. Here are some of them: LATIN TRANSLATION CONTEST 2011-2012 For advanced high school students Application Deadline: November 4, 2011 Learn more at http://www.camws.org/awards/school.php THE 2012 ACL/NJCL NATIONAL GREEK EXAMINATION Applications must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, 17 January 2012 Learn more at http://www.aclclassics.org/pages/nge-exams The National Latin Exam Early Administration Dates: February 27 – March 2, 2012 and March 5-March 9, 2012 Regular Dates of Administration: March 12-March 16, 2012 ELIGIBILITY: Students who are enrolled in Latin or have completed a Latin course during the current academic year. Regular Postmark Deadline: January 18, 2012 for 2012 exam Learn more at http://www.nle.org/exams.html Medusa Mythology Exam 6th grade or higher, plus a contest for teachers Deadline: February 11, 2012 Learn more at http://medusaexam.cjb.net ETC’s Exploratory Latin Exam This exam is appropriate for students in Grades 3 through 6, and is not designed for students qualified to take the National Latin Exam. Exams may be administered at any point between October 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012. Learn more at http://www.etclassics.org/ele.html SCRIBO: An International Composition Contest Students of Latin in any grade, from kindergarten through college, may participate. Learn more at http://www.ascaniusyci.org/scribo/index.htm The National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE) and The National Roman Civilization Exam (NRCE) Administered online by the National Junior Classical League (for middle and high school students) The National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE) will be administered from November 1 - December 7, 2011. The last date for regular registration will be October 15, 2011. The National Roman Civilization Exam (NRCE) will be administered from February 15 - March 31, 2012. The last date for regular registration will be January 31, 2012. Learn more at http://njcl.org/pages/on-line-tests Classical Association of New English writing contest Open to all students taking Latin, Greek or Classics in New England middle and secondary schools The topic this year is: “Gaming and Players in the Ancient World: Let the Games Begin!” Learn more at http://caneweb.org/CANEwp/?page_id=262
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Title: Exams and Competitions in the Classics
Body: Your students have plenty of opportunities to test themselves in their knowledge of classical languages, culture, and history and to earn some prizes. Here are some of them: LATIN TRANSLATION CONTEST 2011-2012 For advanced high school students Application Deadline: November 4, 2011 Learn more at http://www.camws.org/awards/school.php THE 2012 ACL/NJCL NATIONAL GREEK EXAMINATION Applications must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, 17 January 2012 Learn more at http://www.aclclassics.org/pages/nge-exams The National Latin Exam Early Administration Dates: February 27 – March 2, 2012 and March 5-March 9, 2012 Regular Dates of Administration: March 12-March 16, 2012 ELIGIBILITY: Students who are enrolled in Latin or have completed a Latin course during the current academic year. Regular Postmark Deadline: January 18, 2012 for 2012 exam Learn more at http://www.nle.org/exams.html Medusa Mythology Exam 6th grade or higher, plus a contest for teachers Deadline: February 11, 2012 Learn more at http://medusaexam.cjb.net ETC’s Exploratory Latin Exam This exam is appropriate for students in Grades 3 through 6, and is not designed for students qualified to take the National Latin Exam. Exams may be administered at any point between October 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012. Learn more at http://www.etclassics.org/ele.html SCRIBO: An International Composition Contest Students of Latin in any grade, from kindergarten through college, may participate. Learn more at http://www.ascaniusyci.org/scribo/index.htm The National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE) and The National Roman Civilization Exam (NRCE) Administered online by the National Junior Classical League (for middle and high school students) The National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE) will be administered from November 1 - December 7, 2011. The last date for regular registration will be October 15, 2011. The National Roman Civilization Exam (NRCE) will be administered from February 15 - March 31, 2012. The last date for regular registration will be January 31, 2012. Learn more at http://njcl.org/pages/on-line-tests Classical Association of New English writing contest Open to all students taking Latin, Greek or Classics in New England middle and secondary schools The topic this year is: “Gaming and Players in the Ancient World: Let the Games Begin!” Learn more at http://caneweb.org/CANEwp/?page_id=262
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Title: Film Screening: Fresh French Shorts
Body: From http://nwfilm.org/screenings/36/355/#2170 The NW Film Center’s annual compilation of recent shorts by emerging French directors offers an eclectic selection of narrative, documentary, and animated international prizewinners. Screenings October 28th and 29th. For full details go to http://nwfilm.org/screenings/36/355/#2170 and look for Fresh French Shorts in the left sidebar.
Source: NW Film Center
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Title: Film Screening: Fresh French Shorts
Body: From http://nwfilm.org/screenings/36/355/#2170 The NW Film Center’s annual compilation of recent shorts by emerging French directors offers an eclectic selection of narrative, documentary, and animated international prizewinners. Screenings October 28th and 29th. For full details go to http://nwfilm.org/screenings/36/355/#2170 and look for Fresh French Shorts in the left sidebar.
Source: NW Film Center
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