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Title: Summer Intensive Language Program in Monterey
Body: Summer Intensive Language Program at the Monterey Institute of International Studies The Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP) at the Monterey Institute provides a highly intensive language-learning environment for motivated students. Beginning, intermediate and advanced level courses are offered in an 8-week program. This rigorous program is highly effective for language acquisition in a compressed period of time. The intensity and length of our summer program can accommodate that student looking to hone their language skills to, 1) study abroad, 2) participate in higher level language courses at their home institute, 3) prepare to pass a placement exam, or 4) enter the professional job market. SILP offers language training in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, Russian, and Japanese. SILP highlights Small class sizes (average of 8-10 students per class) 4-5 hours of in-class instruction each day Instruction in cultural content Focus on Communication and Fluency Out-of-class language and culture activities Daily tutoring opportunities Up to 8 units of graduate or undergraduate credit Program Dates: June 17-August 9, 2013 Application Deadline: April 29, 2013 Contact Info: Summer Intensive Language Program Monterey Institute of International Studies Monterey, CA (831)647-4115 silp at miis dot edu http://www.miis.edu/academics/language/summer
Source: Monterey Institute of International Studies
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Title: 2013 Common Core Summer Institute
Body: From http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/pages/f_events-summer-institute.html Common Core and More! 2013 Common Core Summer Institute June 23-27, 2013 Santa Fe, New Mexico Designed for teams of teachers, school leaders and administrators looking to enrich their use of standards in their work with language learners. Learn more at http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/pages/f_events-summer-institute.html or download a flyer from http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/pdf/commoncore-summerinst2013.pdf
Source: Illinois Resource Center
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Title: Job: COERLL Project Coordinator
Body: The Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL), the Dept of Education National Language Resource Center at the University of Texas at Austin, is seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and organized individual who enjoys working with diverse groups of people to coordinate projects and operations: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/hr/jobs/nlogon/130208018105 Essential functions of this job include the following: Support foreign language faculty with coordinating the development of online instructional materials, including creating project plans, managing production workflow, tracking process of projects, and compiling project reports. Coordinate administrative needs for COERLL projects, including preparing project budgets, hiring staff, and purchasing equipment and supplies. Administer and publish online content in WordPress, Drupal, and other content authoring systems. Provide support and training to faculty on using open source technology and authoring tools to produce online educational resources. Promote and disseminate COERLL projects to educators, language learners, and the community through various outlets, including: news feeds on websites and social media, community discussion forums and listservs, OER repositories, and in-person conferences, workshops, etc. Kelton, K. Project coordinator position - COERLL. CALICO-L listserv (CALICO-L@LISTSERV.CALICO.ORG, 18 Feb 2013).
Source: CALICO-L
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Title: Job: Research Assistant, Adult English Language Education
Body: Research Assistant CAL Classification: Research Assistant II Program Area: Adult English Language Education Salary: Low $50,000’s Hours Per Week: 35 hrs/wk (full time) Position Available: April 1, 2013 DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Research Assistant II for Adult English Language Education brings expertise in adult English language acquisition, teaching, and assessment to the support of research and research-related activities in CAL’s Adult English Language Education program area. The RA-AELE carries out project activities as assigned, contributing to the completion of project tasks and deliverables, and supports the development of future projects and project areas. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide research and development support for CAL’s English for Heritage Language Speakers program, including research on heritage language communities in the United States; presentations on the program to potential applicants and others; provision, rating, and analysis of applicant telephone interviews; coordination of entry testing; rating of applications; interaction with program subcontractors; management of project budget and schedules; and preparation of reports Assist with development and provision of research, technical assistance, and professional development projects in the field of adult English language education, including English for professional/occupational purposes, ESL in ABE/GED contexts, and English for global communication; assist in the preparation of proposals, including initial concept, writing, editing, budget preparation, and management Assist with program implementation, analysis, evaluation, and special projects in the AELE area Assist in managing other research program activities as assigned, developing progress reports, and communicating results to management and other audiences Support communication of CAL’s AELE expertise and capabilities to external audiences through development of materials, management of Web content, and conference participation Interact and collaborate with internal and external project teams on a regular basis Apply skills in cultural competence when interacting with clients, constituents, and CAL staff Participate in the conduct of activities designed to achieve CAL’s strategic goals Minimum Qualifications: MA/MS in a relevant field with 4 years of experience, or BA/BS in a relevant field with 8 years of experience Excellent interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team Flexibility and ability to meet deadlines consistently Acute attention to detail and strong work ethic A combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities in adult education and adult second language acquisition Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the United States IF INTERESTED, SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER: Mail: Center for Applied Linguistics 4646 40th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20016-1859 ATTN: Human Resources Coordinator, Recruitment 13-03 Electronically: jobs at cal dot org Attn: Recruitment 13-03 CAL offers a comfortable work environment with competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. We are conveniently located two blocks from the Tenleytown/AU Metro Station on the Red Line. The Center for Applied Linguistics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment based upon race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, handicap, or any other reason not related to employment. In accordance with USCIS regulations, all successful applicants will be required to show proof of their legal right to accept employment in the United States. Jobs at CAL, 26 Feb 2013.
Source: CAL
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Title: The Value of the Humanities: A Roundtable of Links
Body: Here is a collection of links, complied by James Grossman, advocating for the study of the humanistic and social sciences. Colleagues are encouraged to add links and to disseminate widely. http://blog.historians.org/news/1969/the-value-of-the-humanities-a-roundtable-of-links
Source: American Historical Association
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Title: Article: How Bilingualism Could Benefit the Brain
Body: From http://bostinno.com/channels/how-bilingualism-could-benefit-the-brain How bilingualism could benefit the brain by Christian Arno February 20th, 2013 A fascinating study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found a connection between faster mental reactions and speaking two or more languages. They found that people who were raised bilingual may have brains that work more efficiently. As they age, their linguistic abilities could help delay a decline in brain power. In another study, researchers at Northwestern University, in Chicago, found that bilingual student volunteers found it easier to filter out distracting sounds and concentrate on a speaker. They suggested this is because their brains are used to suppressing the language they’re not using at the time. It appears that knowing more than one language might have more benefits than we thought. Around 20 per cent of the US population is bilingual, with the most commonly spoken languages after English being Spanish, Chinese, French, and Tagalog. The percentage of bilingual Americans is rising, from around 11 per cent in 1980, although it’s still lower than Canada’s 35 per cent figure. Read the full article at http://bostinno.com/channels/how-bilingualism-could-benefit-the-brain
Source: BostInno
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Title: Minnesota Zoo Helps Students Learn about Animals in Other Languages
Body: From http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_22649710/minnesota-zoo-helps-students-learn-about-animals-other Minnesota Zoo helps students learn about animals in other languages By Christopher Magan February 23, 2013 Last week, more than 500 students from Yinghua Academy poured into the Minnesota Zoo, excited to put their budding Chinese language skills to use discussing animals from snow monkeys to starfish. Sixth-graders such as Katherine St. Martin-Norburg of St. Paul set up presentations in which their classmates could play a game or hear a song developed by students about one of the zoo's animals. The visit was part of the zoo's popular World Language Days, which draw thousands of students each February to learn about animals in languages such as Spanish, Japanese and American Sign Language. Katherine, who attends the Minneapolis Chinese-language immersion charter school, said she enjoyed explaining snow monkeys to other visitors. Read the full article at http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_22649710/minnesota-zoo-helps-students-learn-about-animals-other
Source: Pioneer Press
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Title: Article: Honor Students' Language Diversity
Body: From http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/feb13/vol55/num02/Honor-Students%27-Language-Diversity.aspx Honor Students' Language Diversity Liliana X. Aguas February 2013 I will always remember the first time I observed Ms. King's class. … I walked through the classroom door and found Ms. King speaking in Spanish to an attentive group of 4th and 5th grade students. In that moment, I felt a sense of validation about my first language that I'd never experienced before in an academic setting. I spent the rest of that school year student-teaching in Ms. King's two-way immersion classroom, conducting research on first-language maintenance and bilingual students and investigating the relationship between English language learners' perception of their first language and their academic performance. What I found is that students who have a positive perception of their first language academically outperform students who view their first language negatively. My investigation clearly demonstrated that those teachers who created a language-inclusive classroom simultaneously created a more effective learning environment. Read on for some of Ms. Aguas’ favorite classroom practices that honor students’ language diversity: http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/feb13/vol55/num02/Honor-Students%27-Language-Diversity.aspx
Source: ASCD
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Title: Swahili Resources from the Kamusi Project
Body: From http://kamusi.org The Kamusi Project is primarily a project to produce a free online dictionary for Swahili. However, its scope includes other African languages and also some non-African languages. You can get a sense of the system in action by going to http://kamusi.org/kamusi-dictionary-terms-first-100-words and clicking through some of the links among concepts in the demo data set. Read more about the Kamusi Project at http://kamusi.org/what-is-kamusi , http://kamusi.org/questions , and http://kamusi.org/explaining-kamusi The project also houses quite a few Swahili learning resources - explore them at http://kamusi.org/swahili-learning-resources
Source: Kamusi Project
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Title: Free Culture Magazine: Saudi Aramco World
Body: From http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/about.us Saudi Aramco, the oil company born as an international enterprise 75 years ago, distributes Saudi Aramco World to increase cross-cultural understanding. The bimonthly magazine's goal is to broaden knowledge of the cultures, history and geography of the Arab and Muslim worlds and their connections with the West. Saudi Aramco World is distributed without charge, upon request, to interested readers worldwide. Explore the online version of the magazine at http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201301/default.htm Learn more about subscribing to the print edition at http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/about.us/subscriptions
Source: Saudi Aramco World
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