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Title: Online Course: Advanced Practices in Teaching Academic Language
Body: At the University of Minnesota, the following course will be offered completely online spring 2013 (beginning Jan. 22) - and for reduced tuition! This is an outstanding course for all immersion educators! CI 5648 Advanced Practices in Teaching Academic Language 3 credits - $996 (includes tuition and all fees - this is the reduced rate) It's designed to: --develop teachers' expertise in analyzing and teaching academic language --guide teachers to integrate academic language development with instruction and assessment in subject matter areas Some issues to be addressed are: --What are the linguistic differences between everyday language and academic language? --How do the language demands of school vary by content area? --How does academic language proficiency affect performance on standardized tests and other assessments? --How can teachers scaffold academic language during instruction and assessment? For questions or permission to register contact the instructor: Dr. Susan Ranney ranne001 at umn dot edu Tedick, D. [LIM-A] excellent online class on academic language offered for reduced tuition! LIM-A listserv (LIM-A@LISTS.UMN.EDU, 8 Jan 2013).
Source: LIM-A
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Title: Curriculum Development Grants from the Qatar Foundation
Body: From http://www.qfi.org To advance the teaching of Arabic language and culture in U.S. public and public charter schools, QFI will be awarding Curriculum Development Grants (up to $25,000 each) to support the development—and sharing—of curricula, learning modules, lesson plans and any related materials. Priority will be given to articulated programs for middle and high schools. Universities and colleges are welcome to apply, but Curriculum Development Grants are not intended to support college-level Arabic. Deadline: January 25, 2013 For full details go to http://www.qfi.org/page/178/5/Opportunities
Source: Qatar Foundation
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Title: Grants and Scholarships from the Classical Association of New England
Body: From http://www.canepress.org If you live in New England and especially if you are a CANE member, there are numerous awards you may qualify for: for travel, summer study, and projects. Find out more about the specific funding opportunities at http://www.canepress.org/2013/01/scholarships-and-grants
Source: CANE
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Title: Summer Teaching Opportunity for High School and College Latin Students
Body: From http://ascaniusyci.org/LS2013-facstaffapps Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the classical world in the elementary and middle school, is now accepting applications for faculty positions at LatinSummer 2013 now through February 15, 2013. LatinSummer is a two-week long program for students in elementary and middle school. In 2013, the program will run in three locations: LatinSummer St. Louis, Mo. (July 5 - 19, 2013) LatinSummer Charleston, SC (July 12 - 26, 2013) LatinSummer Williamsburg, Va. (July 19 - August 2, 2013) Any high school Latin student currently enrolled in grades 10, 11, or 12, and any freshman or sophomore college Latin student is welcome to apply. Learn more about this opportunity at http://ascaniusyci.org/LS2013-facstaffapps
Source: Ascanius
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Title: TESOL K-12 Faculty Position at Teachers College, Columbia University
Body: Position Opening: Open Rank Teachers College, Columbia University Position: The TESOL and Applied Linguistics Programs at Teachers College, Columbia University are seeking a scholar with demonstrated research interests and teaching experience in PreK-12 second language (L2) education. We are particularly interested in individuals whose area of research is content and language integration, addressing concerns such as pedagogical strategies in mainstream classrooms, the relationship between mainstream content learning, core standards, and L2 learning, the collaboration between ESL teachers and content-area teachers (e.g., science teachers), ESL teaching in the content areas, and ESL training of content teachers. Responsibilities: Teach graduate courses in some of the following broad areas: PreK-12 L2 pedagogy, L2 teacher observation and supervision, L2 classroom-based research, L2 curriculum design, materials development, and L2 literacy. Supervise PreK-12 student teachers, advise masters and doctoral students, and collaborate with teachers in schools. Play an active role in program administrative and development activities. Provide substantive leadership in PreK-12 L2 education. Qualifications: Earned doctorate in TESOL or Applied Linguistics; evidence of scholarly accomplishment in PreK-12 L2 education; a record of successful experience working with PreK-12 L2 teachers and students; service to the field of TESOL and Applied Linguistics. To apply: Email a cover letter specifying how you would fit the position, a CV, a two-page statement of your research agenda for the next three years, a copy of three relevant publications, and three letters of reference to Professor Hansun Zhang Waring at tesolsearch at tc dot columbia dot edu. The subject line should include your (the applicant’s) first and last name. Review of applications has begun and will continue until the search is completed. Waring, H. [BILING] TESOL K-12 Faculty Position at Teachers College, Columbia University (Open Rank). BILING listserv (BILING@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU, 8 Jan 2013).
Source: BILING
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Title: Article: Why We Should Want To Speak Five Languages
Body: From http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/01/10/168878237/jared-diamond-a-new-guinea-campfire-and-why-we-should-want-to-speak-five-languag Jared Diamond, A New Guinea Campfire, And Why We Should Want To Speak Five Languages by Barbara J. King January 10, 2013 "Some years ago, Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, was sitting around a campfire in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. … Diamond tried a simple experiment. He asked the number of languages spoken by each of the 20 New Guineans gathered around the fire with him. The smallest number, he reports in his new book The World Until Yesterday, was five. "Several men," he wrote, "spoke from eight to 12 languages, and the champion was a man who spoke 15." These weren't dialects, but mutually unintelligible languages. "… Geographer and evolutionary biologist Diamond clearly feels that a person's worldview is expanded when she speaks more than a single language — but in his book he also says practical benefits flow from bilingualism. One example comes from a Canadian study of 400 people with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease. Symptoms were first experienced by bilingual people in the sample at an age 4 or 5 years older than by monolingual people." Read the full article at http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/01/10/168878237/jared-diamond-a-new-guinea-campfire-and-why-we-should-want-to-speak-five-languag Read a related article about multilingualism and Alzheimer’s disease at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/10/169066535/speaking-more-than-one-language-could-prevent-alzheimers
Source: NPR
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Title: ELL Clearinghouse Contract Target of Education Department Corrective Action
Body: From blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/01/english-language_learners_more.html ELL Clearinghouse Contract Target of Ed. Dept. Corrective Action By Lesli A. Maxwell January 7, 2013 One of the remaining key functions of [the Office of English-Language Acquisition], which lost its authority over Title III funds in 2007, is the oversight and management of the National Clearinghouse for English-Language Acquisition. NCELA, as it's best known, is a nearly 40-year-old federally funded information clearinghouse that is supposed to be the go-to source on language instruction and research related to English-language learners. It's supposed to be the place to turn to for reliable, up-to-date data on the number of ELLs in schools, for example, and the latest research on what instructional strategies work, or don't, for English-learners. But, as several people I interviewed told me, NCELA has not been viewed in the field as the most useful source of information and support for Title III programs in a long time. The Education Department last June opted not to re-up the NCELA contract with George Washington University—which has managed the clearinghouse for years with a team of researchers and consultants at the education school—and opened up a brand new competition to interested bidders. The department's rules for the competition made it clear that it wanted a small business to be the lead contractor. Read the full article at blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/01/english-language_learners_more.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: Article: Babies Learn Language Basics While Still in Womb
Body: From http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/13722/20130102/babies-learn-language-basics-still-womb.htm Babies Learn Language Basics While Still in Womb A new study shows that children begin learning vowels in their native language while still in the womb. By Amber Moore January 2, 2013 Babies learn language while still in the womb, a new study has found. Although, previous research said that babies are ready to start learning language by their first month, the new study shows that children begin learning vowels in their native language while still in the womb. The new study by Christine Moon, a professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University and colleagues shows that babies, only few hours old, show an interest in foreign words. The study included 40 babies, about 30 hours old. While still in the nursery, the babies listened to vowel sounds in their native tongue and in foreign languages. Researchers assessed babies' interest in sounds by measuring the amount of time babies sucked on a pacifier that was wired into a computer that measured their reaction to sounds. Read more at http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/13722/20130102/babies-learn-language-basics-still-womb.htm#Yz62vrePYztVIC7Z.99
Source: Medical Daily
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Title: Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages
Body: From http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/BOL_2013_home.php Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages Washington, DC, June 10-21, 2013 The goal of the Breath of Life Institute is to help Native Americans involved in language revitalization find and make use of materials on their languages that are in the National Anthropological Archives and Library of Congress. Under the leadership of Lisa Conathan and Leanne Hinton, this two week workshop allows teams of participants (Native American heritage language learners, teachers and activists) paired with linguists (experts in linguistics who assist the participants in their research) to explore the language resources in archives in the District of Columbia area. Visits to the archives will be supplemented by lectures and workshops on linguistics, language teaching and learning, and related topics. Applications are due on March 1, 2013. Learn more at http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/BOL_2013_home.php
Source: Endangered Language Fund
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Title: Complete Salish Conference Proceedings Free Online
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-90.html University of British Columbia Working Papers in Linguistics (UBCWPL) would like to announce that the complete set of ICSNL proceedings (1967-2012) is now available online free of charge at http://www.linguistics.ubc.ca/icsnl/index This is an indispensable resource on Salish, Wakashan, and other language families of the Pacific Northwest. Hard copies of some of the more recent conferences are still available for purchase from UBCWPL for the greatly reduced price of $5.00 plus s/h. Information can be found here: http://www.linguistics.ubc.ca/ubcwpl/volumes#icsnl
Source: LINGUIST List
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