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Title: Job: Russian-German Tenure-Track Position in Pennsylvania
Body: BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RUSSIAN, TENURE-TRACK Ability to teach basic undergraduate German also required. The Department of Languages and Cultures offers a position to teach Russian and German –all levels of Russian, elementary to intermediate German language, and Russian and German Culture and Civilization in English. Starting fall 2012. The candidate is expected to develop Russian offerings into a minor or a language-track commensurate with needs. Cover letter addressing the qualifications and experience for the position, CV, unofficial transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and names, phone numbers, and emails for three professional references should be sent to: Dr. P. Dórame-Holoviak, Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Department of Languages and Cultures, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Application deadline: 3/15/12; position will remain open until filled. Speh, A. [SEELANGS] Russian -German tenure track position. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@bama.ua.edu, 19 Feb 2012).
Source: SEELANGS
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Title: Editorial: Children Can, and Should, Learn More Than One Language
Body: From http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Children-can-and-should-learn-more-than-one-3337685.php Editorial: Children can, and should, learn more than one language February 16, 2012 Houston schools chief Terry Grier has his work cut out trying to boost the vexingly low graduation rate - 30 percent - for students who speak limited English. So it's crucial that the district, and HISD parents too, parse the problem correctly. In truth, this majority-Hispanic district faces two distinct language challenges. The toughest is educating non-English speakers entering U.S. schools in middle school and high school. Often coming in with severe economic and cultural deficits too, only a third of these youngsters graduate on time. The district's other challenge, however, is in fact a vast opportunity. Elementary school students who start off as non-English speakers have actually responded resoundingly well to the district's bilingual teaching. As the Chronicle's Ericka Mellon recently reported ("Language barrier still vexes HISD," Page A1, Feb. 2), a healthy 79 percent of these students end up graduating on time. In fact, longitudinal studies across the state show that kids in at least one type of dual-language program do just as well in English - and better in Spanish - with bilingual education rather than immersion in full-time English-only programs. Read the full article at http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Children-can-and-should-learn-more-than-one-3337685.php
Source: Houston Chronicle
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Title: Article: Learning Your Native Language Is Tricky, Say Adult Offspring of Immigrants
Body: From http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1133451--learning-your-native-language-is-tricky-say-adult-offspring-of-immigrants Learning your native language is tricky, say adult offspring of immigrants By Oakland Ross February 17, 2012 Behold the sometimes tongue-tied world of the language-deprived. That, at least, is how they see themselves — the offspring of immigrants who now must struggle to hold their own in the language of their parents, one that should have been theirs as a birthright. To make things up, more often than not, they have to go back to school and start all over again, practically from scratch. “We notice it a lot,” says Maria Figueredo at the department of languages, literature and linguistics at York University. “They still maintain a link with their background. It’s a matter of maintaining a sense of identity.” Anne-Marie Vettorel’s is an oft-told tale — a chronicle of betrayal, remorse and at least partial vindication that is shared, probably, by millions. Read the full article at http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1133451--learning-your-native-language-is-tricky-say-adult-offspring-of-immigrants
Source: Toronto Star
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Title: Arizona Superintendent Promotes Native Culture
Body: From http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/02/23/arizona-superintendent-promotes-native-culture-99610 Arizona Superintendent Promotes Native Culture By ICTMN Staff February 23, 2012 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal may be taking flack for cutting the Mexican American Studies program at the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD), but he spent February 21 and 22 telling educators and students on the Navajo Nation that the state of Arizona wants to help them teach language and cultures. He told the gathered participants at Chinle that Native language and culture classes would not be banned like Mexican American Studies has been at TUSD. “We don’t anticipate any fallout to other cultural studies programs,” Huppenthal said, according to Navajo Times. “The challenges associated with that (Mexican American Studies) program are isolated to that program, that school district and that environment.” But how does Huppenthal plan on helping tribes teach their language and culture? He said the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is revising requirements for those who teach tribal culture and language. “We’re already taking steps to cut down on the regulations that make it difficult to bring in Native speakers to teach language,” Navajo Times reported Huppenthal said. Read more: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/02/23/arizona-superintendent-promotes-native-culture-99610 Read a related article about Huppenthal’s visit to the Navajo Nation at http://navajotimes.com/education/2012/0212/022312hup.php
Source: Indian Country Today
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Title: Article: Newly Unveiled Talking Dictionaries Aim To Document, Preserve Endangered Languages
Body: From http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/newly-unveiled-talking-dictionaries-aim-to-document-preserve-endangered-languages-139527703.html Newly unveiled talking dictionaries aim to document, preserve endangered languages By: The Canadian Press February 17, 2012 Linguists at National Geographic are taking the digital route in their efforts to both document and help preserve endangered languages. Eight new talking dictionaries were unveiled at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Vancouver on Friday. The dictionaries contain more than 32,000 word entries in eight endangered languages. They comprise more than 24,000 audio recordings of native speakers pronouncing words and sentences, along with photos of cultural objects. Read the entire article at http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/newly-unveiled-talking-dictionaries-aim-to-document-preserve-endangered-languages-139527703.html Read a related article about the talking dictionaries and social media use for language revitalization at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17081573 Read another article about social media and endangered languages at http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/18/facebook-and-twitter-could-save-rare-languages_n_1286587.html Read more about social media and Ojibwe or Anishinaabemowin in particular at http://www.healthcanal.com/life-style-fitness/26778-How-social-media-help-save-endangered-language.html One more related article with a special focus on YouTube is available at http://www.care2.com/causes/3-endangered-languages-preserved-on-youtube-video-slideshow.html
Source: Winnipeg Free Press
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Title: Arabic Classical and Medieval Lit on the Web Guide
Body: The “Arabic classical and medieval literature-on-Web guide” (Guide de la littérature arabe médiévale et classique-sur-Web) is now online (http://www.mom.fr/guides/litterature.pdf). It has been written by Katia Zakharia, Professor of Arabic literature and civilization at the University of Lyon 2 and member of the GREMMO (Group for research and studies about the Mediterranean area and the Middle East). This guide presents websites providing primary sources in Arabic from the Abbassid period up to the Nahda (included) (8th-19th centuries) and websites providing the necessary tools to read these sources, understand them and study them. It concerns any Internet user, especially University students in Arabic departments. It is the 13th issue of the series of “Guides for research-on-Web” published online by the Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée (University of Lyon 2 and CNRS i.e. the French National Center of Scientific Research) and directed by Jean-François Legrain (http://www.mom.fr/-Guides-de-la-recherche-sur-Web-.html). Next to 11 guides devoted to countries or current events and to a guide concerning Internet and Social Sciences, this new guide inaugurates the series of Guides dedicated to a discipline. Even if they are in French, all of these guides may help you or help your students (list of the guides on http://www.mom.fr/Liste-et-consultation-des-Guides.html). Zakharia, K. Arabic-L:LIT:Arabic Classical and Medieval Lit on the Web Guide. Arabic-L listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 24 Feb 2012).
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Title: Wochi Kochi: Online Magazine about Japanese Culture
Body: From http://www.wochikochi.jp/english/about.php Wochi Kochi is a web magazine for disseminating information about Japanese culture. Wochikochi Magazine carries interviews, contributed articles and serialized stories written by experts in a variety of professional and academic fields on a special topic each month. The website also includes a search engine to find past articles. The magazine is available in Japanese at http://www.wochikochi.jp , and it is also newly available in English at http://www.wochikochi.jp/english
Source: Wochi Kochi
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Title: Website: Facts about Germany
Body: From http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/head-navi/about-us.html The website Facts about Germany invites you to get to know Germany. It offers profound basic knowledge and guidance – especially designed for readers abroad whose interest in the course of time in Germany extends beyond the casual flood of the daily news. Throughout 11 chapters, nine distinguished authors engage in the most important political, societal and economic trends in Germany. The website is available in several different languages, including English and (of course!) German. It is available at http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/head-navi/home.html
Source: Facts about Germany
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Title: Film Archive of the Goethe-Institut Boston
Body: From http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/prj/flm/ang/enindex.htm The Goethe-Institut Boston Film Archive contains a comprehensive survey of German film history, from expressionist films to the most recent features of contemporary German cinema. All films are stored at the Goethe-Institut Boston and are available as either 16mm prints or as DVDs, sometimes both formats of the same film are available. 16mm prints have English subtitles, films on DVD have English, Spanish and almost always German subtitles. The films are available for rental for non-commercial screenings by all cultural and educational institutions within the United States. Films cannot be rented to individuals. Rental fee Your institution will be charged a handling fee of $20 per DVD and $ 50 per print, which will be billed to you after the screening. Other services • Suggestions for retrospectives on a certain subject or filmmaker • Film screenings in the auditorium of the Goethe-Institut Boston (DVD and 16mm) • Rentals of the Goethe-Institut Boston Auditorium For more details and to search for films go to http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/prj/flm/enindex.htm
Source: Goethe-Institut Boston
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Title: German Verb Conjugation Tables
Body: An online German verb conjugation table is available at http://conjd.cactus2000.de
Source: http://conjd.cactus2000.de
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