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Title: Book: Language and Intercultural Communication in the New Era
Body: From http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415808897 Language and Intercultural Communication in the New Era Edited by Farzad Sharifian and Maryam Jamarani Published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Summary: Studies of intercultural communication in applied linguistics initially focused on miscommunication, mainly between native and non-native speakers of English. The advent of the twenty-first century has witnessed, however, a revolution in the contexts and contents of intercultural communication; technological advances such as chat rooms, emails, personal weblogs, Facebook, Twitter, mobile text messaging on the one hand, and the accelerated pace of people’s international mobility on the other have given a new meaning to the term 'intercultural communication'. Given the remarkable growth in the prevalence of intercultural communication among people from many cultural backgrounds, and across many contexts and channels, conceptual divides such as 'native/non-native' are now almost irrelevant. This has caused the power attached to English and native speaker-like English to lose much of its automatic domination. Such developments have provided new opportunities, as well as challenges, for the study of intercultural communication and its increasingly complex nature. This book showcases recent studies in the field in a multitude of contexts to enable a collective effort towards advancements in the area. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415808897
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Title: New: Journal of Immersion and Content-based Language Education
Body: From http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=756 The new Journal of Immersion and Content-based Language Education (JICB) (Publisher: John Benjamins; Editors: Siv Björklund, University of Vaasa and Diane J. Tedick, University of Minnesota) will appear with its first issue in 2013. JICB will focus on research on language immersion and other types of content-based language education programs that are subject matter-driven and subject matter-accountable. The journal will provide a forum for research on well-established immersion and content-based programs as well as research on new initiatives within the broad field of content-based language education. Both program-specific and program-contrastive articles are invited. The website for JICB can be found at http://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/jicb/main The first issue is in production and expected to be released in March 2013.
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Title: Call for Proposals: Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) for Adults
Body: From http://leslla2013.wordpress.com LESLLA welcomes presentation proposals for the 9th annual conference to be held in San Francisco, California, USA, August 7-9, 2013. The theme of the 2013 conference – Expanding Emergent Literacy Practices – aims to embrace multiple but complementary perspectives on the learning experiences and needs of LESLLA learners, including well-established psycholinguistic views as well as less-established socio-cultural views on the enterprise of learning to read, write, and speak a second language for beginning-level learners, and those with limited schooling. The organizers seek proposals that reflect diverse perspectives — both cognitivist and social perspectives — on language and literacy development for LESLLA learners. They also invite the participation of adult literacy researchers, practitioners, and applied linguists committed to the advancement of LESLLA research, practice, and policy. Presentations will include a mix of theoretical and practice-based themes, as well as panel discussions and poster sessions. The deadline for submissions is March 18, 2013. View the full call for proposals at http://leslla2013.wordpress.com/proposals
Source: LESLLA
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Title: 2013 National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages Conference
Body: From https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/n213/event.jsp?event=1 2013 Annual NCOLCTL Annual Conference and Delegate Assembly will be held April 25-28, 2013 in Chicago, IL and the Eaglewood Resort at Spar. This conference brings together professionals from Academia, Government, Private Sector and Students in the field of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL’s). NCOLCTL constitutes a national mechanism devoted to strengthening the less commonly taught language professions and principally directs its efforts toward building a national architecture for the LCTL field and in making the fields resources easily accessible to language programs and language learners around the United States. The theme of the 2013 Conference is "Expanding Opportunities for LCTL Learning at All Levels of Instruction." Learn more and register at https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/n213/event.jsp?event=1
Source: NCOLCTL
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Title: Southwest Conference on Language Teaching 2013 Conference
Body: From http://www.swcolt.org SWCOLT April 4-6, 2013 in Henderson, Nevada Viva las Languages 30 Years of Language Connections The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching is a regional foreign language teachers' organization that hosts an annual conference in partnership with state foreign language teacher associations. The participating states in SWCOLT are Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai'i, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. See the schedule of events and register at http://www.swcolt.org/conferences.htm
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Title: NYSAFLT Colloquium: LOTE, SLOs and the Common Core: Building Connections
Body: From http://www.nysaflt.org/conferences/colloquium/index.shtml The NYSAFLT Colloquium is a forum in which LOTE colleagues share perspectives, exchange ideas, and develop responses to issues of importance to the LOTE education community. At the 2013 Colloquium, participants will focus on the timely and important topic of "LOTE, SLOs and the Common Core: Building Connections" Because continued professional growth is important for the success of all teachers, please come on April 26 for the 2013 NYSAFLT Colloquium. Learn more at http://www.nysaflt.org/conferences/colloquium/index.shtml
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Title: Language Teaching and Technology Seminar
Body: From http://blc.berkeley.edu/index.php/blc/post/language_teaching_and_technology_seminar The Berkeley Language Center and Educational Technology Services welcome your participation in their Spring 2013 seminar on using technology and new media for language teaching. The seminar will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00pm in Dwinelle 127, the active learning classroom. Additional open tech workshops will be held weekly on Fridays during the same hours, except on days when the BLC will hold Lecture Series events (3/1 and 4/12). The first day of class is Thursday, February 7th and the final classroom meeting will be on Thursday, May 2nd. Class meetings will be hands-on and interactive, allowing participants to address practical questions relating to language teaching and technology in their own classrooms, while developing fluency in the language of new media through regular practice. Themes addressed by seminar discussions, readings, and guest speakers will include: * Understanding and solving common classroom technology problems * Bridging language and literature learning with technology * The potentials and limitations of collaborative writing and reading * Using audio, video and other multimedia to teach culture * Using social media in and beyond the language classroom * Alternatives and issues in testing and assessment * Online intercultural exchange options and opportunities * Knowing the limits of technology in the L2 classroom A formal certificate of completion will be presented by the Berkeley Language Center to participants who attend at least 80% of the class sessions. Class size is limited, so please register as soon as possible. For full details and a link to register, go to http://blc.berkeley.edu/index.php/blc/post/language_teaching_and_technology_seminar
Source: Berkeley Language Center
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Title: Indiana University’s Summer Language Workshop
Body: Indiana University’s 63rd annual Summer Language Workshop (SWSEEL) will offer multiple levels of intensive instruction in Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Dari, Georgian, Hungarian, Kazakh, Mongolian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Tatar, Turkish, Uzbek, Uyghur, and Yiddish. All students pay in-state tuition and earn 6-10 credits. The Workshop also features a rich array of extracurricular cultural programming. Competitive FLAS and Title VIII fellowships and Project GO scholarships for undergraduate ROTC students available for qualified applicants. Dates: June 3 to July 26, 2013 All levels of Arabic and Russian 1: May 28-June 26, 2013 4 and 5-week options are available for Russian (ending on June 28). Priority application deadline: March 1, 2013 (February 22 for Project GO). See http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel for more information and to apply. Davis, M. [LCTL-T] Summer Language Workshop. LCTL-T listserv (LCTL-T@LISTS.UMN.EDU, 25 Jan 2013).
Source: LCTL-T
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Title: Seminar in Rome: New Technologies and Multi-disciplinary Perspectives in Italian Teaching
Body: The American University of Rome is pleased to announce that the graduate-level seminar New technologies and multi-disciplinary perspectives in Italian teaching will take place July 2-17, 2013 in Rome, Italy. This two-week technology, methodology and culture course is conducted by expert instructors Prof. Flavia Laviosa from Wellesley College and Prof. Rosemonde Gurtner from The American University of Rome. Composed of 60 academic hours, divided between lab practicum, theory and hands-on in-class activities, this course is one of the few of its kind in Italy to offer a rigorous academic program of study by an accredited university. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive 4.0 graduate credits from The American University of Rome, an American institution that has been operating in Rome for more than 40 years and is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The course helps participants improve their teaching strategies by illustrating modern approaches to use of the internet in student learning, by introducing them to innovative methods to language and culture instruction, and by presenting them with creative ways to tackle learning problems. BA students pursuing a degree in teaching Italian, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Middle and High School Teachers, University Instructors, and Teacher Trainers of Italian as a Second Language are encouraged to apply. All seminar activities are conducted in Italian. For more details and to apply, visit http://www.aur.edu/american-university-rome/2012/10/summer-2013-new-technologies-and-multi-disciplinary-perspectives-in-italian-teaching For questions, contact Seminar Coordinator and Director Prof. Catherine Ramsey-Portolano at bringitaliantolife at aur dot edu Application deadline is April 1, 2013. [AAIS] Accredited 4.0 Graduate Credit Professional development seminar for Italian teachers in Rome, July 2013. AATI Listserve (listserv@listserv.utoronto.ca, 21 Jan 2013).
Source: AATI Listserve
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Title: Iowa World Language Association Grants and Awards
Body: From http://www.iwla.net/Default.aspx?pageId=797169&mode=PostView&bmi=1190730 Have you worked with a language teacher who you were inspired by? Have you attended an IWLA conference session by someone that amazed you? Do you have a go-to person when you have a language question? Has someone directed you to someone to help you with a new idea, research-based concept, or cutting-edge approach? Want to pay this person a sign of appreciation? Nominate an inspirational, knowledgeable, leading educator for the Teacher of the Year, Teacher of Promise, or the Distinguished Educator Award! Nomination materials can be found by mousing over on the Awards tab on the left side of the IWLA website and scrolling to the award you’re interested in nominating someone for: http://www.iwla.net Nominations are due April 30, but don’t delay. Have a unique idea for your classroom? IWLA also awards grants for innovation in the classroom. Check out the requirements and application materials here: http://www.iwla.net/Default.aspx?pageId=914538
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