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Title: Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Wants All Students To Graduate Bilingual
Body: From http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/perry-hall/bs-md-co-dance-state-of-schools-20130321,0,6182433.story Dance wants all students to graduate bilingual Superintendent to expand foreign language to elementary school; give all middle and high school students digital devices By Alison Knezevich March 21, 2013 Baltimore County schools Superintendent Dallas Dance plans to issue digital devices to middle- and high-school students and wants all children in the school system to graduate bilingual, believing it will make them globally competitive, he said in the county's first state of the schools address Thursday. "Earning a Baltimore County public schools diploma needs to have greater meaning," he told a crowd at Valley Mansion in Cockeysville. Dance wants to start foreign language instruction in elementary school, rather than middle school. Those language skills will help students find better jobs and earn more income for the rest of their lives, he said. Read the full article at http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/perry-hall/bs-md-co-dance-state-of-schools-20130321,0,6182433.story
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Title: Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Wants All Students To Graduate Bilingual
Body: From http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/perry-hall/bs-md-co-dance-state-of-schools-20130321,0,6182433.story Dance wants all students to graduate bilingual Superintendent to expand foreign language to elementary school; give all middle and high school students digital devices By Alison Knezevich March 21, 2013 Baltimore County schools Superintendent Dallas Dance plans to issue digital devices to middle- and high-school students and wants all children in the school system to graduate bilingual, believing it will make them globally competitive, he said in the county's first state of the schools address Thursday. "Earning a Baltimore County public schools diploma needs to have greater meaning," he told a crowd at Valley Mansion in Cockeysville. Dance wants to start foreign language instruction in elementary school, rather than middle school. Those language skills will help students find better jobs and earn more income for the rest of their lives, he said. Read the full article at http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/perry-hall/bs-md-co-dance-state-of-schools-20130321,0,6182433.story
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Title: Oklahoma Plan May Make Native Languages Easier To Teach, Learn
Body: From http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=19&articleid=20130324_19_A21_Studen834656 Oklahoma plan may make native languages easier to teach, learn By SARA PLUMMER March 24, 2013 The Oklahoma Department of Education is considering a rule change that would give native language speakers a path to certification that would allow them to teach their languages in public schools. Right now, some of the only speakers of the languages are tribal members who aren't certified to teach, said Tricia Pemberton, the department's spokeswoman. "This will ease the way for them to get certified," Pemberton said. The proposed rule would outline the procedure for a native language speaker to become certified to teach their language at a school. First, the person would have to get a certification of proficiency in the language they want to teach, most likely from the tribe, and then submit a portfolio to the state education department documenting their expertise in the language. A background check also would be conducted. If the certification is created, students who take the native languages would be able to earn world language credit, a requirement for high school graduation, Pemberton said. The rule would give native language speakers a certification pathway, as well as resources and support to be in the classroom, said Desa Dawson, director of world languages at the state education department. Read the full article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=19&articleid=20130324_19_A21_Studen834656
Source: Tulsa World
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Title: Oklahoma Plan May Make Native Languages Easier To Teach, Learn
Body: From http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=19&articleid=20130324_19_A21_Studen834656 Oklahoma plan may make native languages easier to teach, learn By SARA PLUMMER March 24, 2013 The Oklahoma Department of Education is considering a rule change that would give native language speakers a path to certification that would allow them to teach their languages in public schools. Right now, some of the only speakers of the languages are tribal members who aren't certified to teach, said Tricia Pemberton, the department's spokeswoman. "This will ease the way for them to get certified," Pemberton said. The proposed rule would outline the procedure for a native language speaker to become certified to teach their language at a school. First, the person would have to get a certification of proficiency in the language they want to teach, most likely from the tribe, and then submit a portfolio to the state education department documenting their expertise in the language. A background check also would be conducted. If the certification is created, students who take the native languages would be able to earn world language credit, a requirement for high school graduation, Pemberton said. The rule would give native language speakers a certification pathway, as well as resources and support to be in the classroom, said Desa Dawson, director of world languages at the state education department. Read the full article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=19&articleid=20130324_19_A21_Studen834656
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Title: Pasadena Linguist Compiles Iu-Mien Dictionary
Body: From http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mien-dictionary-20130324,0,7243512.story Saving a language, and a culture A Pasadena linguist earned the affection of Iu-Mien people by helping compile a dictionary of their dying language that goes way beyond merely defining words. By Lee Romney March 23, 2013 At 855 pages, it has been lauded by linguists and anthropologists as the only dictionary of its kind: a comprehensive translation of Iu-Mien into English that doubles as a guide to the dying practices of a people who, beginning in 1975, fled the hills of Laos after aiding the CIA's secret war. Over the quarter-century it took to produce, much came to pass. For the Pasadena professor whose name graces the book's charcoal cover, there was the murder of a daughter, a house fire that consumed his nearly finished work and the gentle assistance of collaborators on three continents who helped him pick up the pieces. For the Mien people, most of whom began arriving on the West Coast from Thai refugee camps in the 1970s, there was a painful loss of culture and a newfound commitment to remembrance. So when Herbert C. Purnell, now 78, stood before an audience in Sacramento last month to present his "gift" in fluent Mien (pronounced me-YEN), he was met with deep gratitude. Read the full article at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mien-dictionary-20130324,0,7243512.story Visit the dictionary publisher’s website at http://www.silkwormbooks.com/catalog/info/iu-mienh-dictionary/index.html
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Title: Pasadena Linguist Compiles Iu-Mien Dictionary
Body: From http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mien-dictionary-20130324,0,7243512.story Saving a language, and a culture A Pasadena linguist earned the affection of Iu-Mien people by helping compile a dictionary of their dying language that goes way beyond merely defining words. By Lee Romney March 23, 2013 At 855 pages, it has been lauded by linguists and anthropologists as the only dictionary of its kind: a comprehensive translation of Iu-Mien into English that doubles as a guide to the dying practices of a people who, beginning in 1975, fled the hills of Laos after aiding the CIA's secret war. Over the quarter-century it took to produce, much came to pass. For the Pasadena professor whose name graces the book's charcoal cover, there was the murder of a daughter, a house fire that consumed his nearly finished work and the gentle assistance of collaborators on three continents who helped him pick up the pieces. For the Mien people, most of whom began arriving on the West Coast from Thai refugee camps in the 1970s, there was a painful loss of culture and a newfound commitment to remembrance. So when Herbert C. Purnell, now 78, stood before an audience in Sacramento last month to present his "gift" in fluent Mien (pronounced me-YEN), he was met with deep gratitude. Read the full article at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mien-dictionary-20130324,0,7243512.story Visit the dictionary publisher’s website at http://www.silkwormbooks.com/catalog/info/iu-mienh-dictionary/index.html
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Title: Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York
Body: From http://clta-gny.org The Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York (CLTA-GNY) is a nonpolitical, nonprofit academic and educational organization for Chinese language teachers at all education levels. The mission of the CLTA-GNY is to promote quality Chinese Language teaching at all education levels in the greater New York area and to conduct professional development for Chinese teachers in both language teaching and cultural awareness. It serves as a resource network for Chinese language teachers to partake teaching and research information in various capacities, as well as provide a base for common pedagogical improvement and individual career development. Members of the CLTA-GNY benefit greatly from a broad agenda offered by the Association, including conferences, seminars, workshops, fieldtrips, and in-service training and/or re-training for the teachers in demand. Additionally there are newsletters and other professional or recreational correspondence communicated periodically through mail or email to our members. Members can also access the website for exclusive information and/or event announcements. Learn more about this organization and how to join at http://clta-gny.org
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Title: Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York
Body: From http://clta-gny.org The Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York (CLTA-GNY) is a nonpolitical, nonprofit academic and educational organization for Chinese language teachers at all education levels. The mission of the CLTA-GNY is to promote quality Chinese Language teaching at all education levels in the greater New York area and to conduct professional development for Chinese teachers in both language teaching and cultural awareness. It serves as a resource network for Chinese language teachers to partake teaching and research information in various capacities, as well as provide a base for common pedagogical improvement and individual career development. Members of the CLTA-GNY benefit greatly from a broad agenda offered by the Association, including conferences, seminars, workshops, fieldtrips, and in-service training and/or re-training for the teachers in demand. Additionally there are newsletters and other professional or recreational correspondence communicated periodically through mail or email to our members. Members can also access the website for exclusive information and/or event announcements. Learn more about this organization and how to join at http://clta-gny.org
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Title: Language Immersion Success: Invest in Teachers
Body: From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2013/03/language_immersion_success_invest_in_teachers.html There has been incredible interest in Chinese language immersion programs at the elementary school level. A decade ago, there were fewer than a dozen successful Chinese language programs in American schools. Now there are well over one hundred—by some estimates, almost two hundred. Immersion programs are some of the most robust and impactful programs and therefore are great places to look for models for the rest of the field. The intensity of an immersion program means that teachers need to be exemplars of effective and creative pedagogy, and parents need to be intimately engaged in supporting the learning process for their children. This week … Chris Livaccari has invited guest posts that focus on the role of parents and teachers, respectively, in the immersion context. While especially relevant for immersion practitioners, their lessons and perspectives are broadly applicable for teachers, leaders, and parents at all levels of instruction. Read on for suggestions that support teachers from China who are teaching Chinese in the United States: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2013/03/language_immersion_success_invest_in_teachers.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: Language Immersion Success: Invest in Teachers
Body: From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2013/03/language_immersion_success_invest_in_teachers.html There has been incredible interest in Chinese language immersion programs at the elementary school level. A decade ago, there were fewer than a dozen successful Chinese language programs in American schools. Now there are well over one hundred—by some estimates, almost two hundred. Immersion programs are some of the most robust and impactful programs and therefore are great places to look for models for the rest of the field. The intensity of an immersion program means that teachers need to be exemplars of effective and creative pedagogy, and parents need to be intimately engaged in supporting the learning process for their children. This week … Chris Livaccari has invited guest posts that focus on the role of parents and teachers, respectively, in the immersion context. While especially relevant for immersion practitioners, their lessons and perspectives are broadly applicable for teachers, leaders, and parents at all levels of instruction. Read on for suggestions that support teachers from China who are teaching Chinese in the United States: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2013/03/language_immersion_success_invest_in_teachers.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: Curriculum: China's Markets of the Past and Present
Body: Learn about markets of past and Chinese purchasing power today. A short documentary video helps students understand that markets are changing over time while maintaining their ties to the local culture to meet people’s needs for price, quality, and efficiency, as well as for fun. In the related lesson, students explore the relationships between markets and people’s needs, the students will learn Chinese vocabulary and grammatical forms that will enable them to talk about these relationships in Chinese at a rudimentary level. Watch the video at http://sites.asiasociety.org/chinaandglobalization/markets Access the lesson at http://sites.asiasociety.org/chinaandglobalization/teach/%E4%BB%8A%E5%8F%A4%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA-markets-of-the-past-and-present/intro China's Markets is part of Asia Society's China and Globalization initiative. Learn more about the initiative and access more curriculum at http://sites.asiasociety.org/chinaandglobalization/teach
Source: Asia Society
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Title: Curriculum: China's Markets of the Past and Present
Body: Learn about markets of past and Chinese purchasing power today. A short documentary video helps students understand that markets are changing over time while maintaining their ties to the local culture to meet people’s needs for price, quality, and efficiency, as well as for fun. In the related lesson, students explore the relationships between markets and people’s needs, the students will learn Chinese vocabulary and grammatical forms that will enable them to talk about these relationships in Chinese at a rudimentary level. Watch the video at http://sites.asiasociety.org/chinaandglobalization/markets Access the lesson at http://sites.asiasociety.org/chinaandglobalization/teach/%E4%BB%8A%E5%8F%A4%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA-markets-of-the-past-and-present/intro China's Markets is part of Asia Society's China and Globalization initiative. Learn more about the initiative and access more curriculum at http://sites.asiasociety.org/chinaandglobalization/teach
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Title: Directory of Japanese Studies
Body: From http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/japanesestudysurvey.html Japan Foundation wishes to announce the launch of a brand new “Directory of Japanese studies in the United States and Canada.” Since the publication of the last survey in 2005, domestic and international circumstances in Japan have dramatically changed. In March 2011, northeastern Japan was devastated by the massive earthquake and tsunami disaster, while the financial crisis continues to put stress on the world’s economy. These changes should also have no little impact on scholars and institutions of Japanese studies. Therefore, we believe that this new survey, in the midst of such change in Japan as well as the world will provide not only a picture of the current state of Japanese studies but also as a marker or landmark for the future of Japanese studies. It is our hope it will be useful in promoting collaborative efforts and networking among those who are engaged in activities related in Japan, not only in North America, but the rest of the world. Unlike the previous volumes, the survey results, data, and information will only be available online. Learn more and access the directory at http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/japanesestudysurvey.html
Source: Japan Foundation New York
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Title: Directory of Japanese Studies
Body: From http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/japanesestudysurvey.html Japan Foundation wishes to announce the launch of a brand new “Directory of Japanese studies in the United States and Canada.” Since the publication of the last survey in 2005, domestic and international circumstances in Japan have dramatically changed. In March 2011, northeastern Japan was devastated by the massive earthquake and tsunami disaster, while the financial crisis continues to put stress on the world’s economy. These changes should also have no little impact on scholars and institutions of Japanese studies. Therefore, we believe that this new survey, in the midst of such change in Japan as well as the world will provide not only a picture of the current state of Japanese studies but also as a marker or landmark for the future of Japanese studies. It is our hope it will be useful in promoting collaborative efforts and networking among those who are engaged in activities related in Japan, not only in North America, but the rest of the world. Unlike the previous volumes, the survey results, data, and information will only be available online. Learn more and access the directory at http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/japanesestudysurvey.html
Source: Japan Foundation New York
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Title: Cherry Blossoms in Japan
Body: From http://japanese.about.com The cherry blossom (桜, sakura) is the national flower of Japan. It is probably most beloved flower among the Japanese. The blooming of cherry blossoms signifies not only the arrival of spring but the beginning of the new academic year for schools (Japanese school year starts in April) and of the new fiscal year for businesses. The cherry blossoms are symbols of a bright future. Also, their delicacy suggests purity, transience, melancholy and has poetic appeal. This entire English-language article is available at http://japanese.about.com/od/japanesecultur1/a/031900.htm?nl=1
Source: About.com
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Title: Cherry Blossoms in Japan
Body: From http://japanese.about.com The cherry blossom (桜, sakura) is the national flower of Japan. It is probably most beloved flower among the Japanese. The blooming of cherry blossoms signifies not only the arrival of spring but the beginning of the new academic year for schools (Japanese school year starts in April) and of the new fiscal year for businesses. The cherry blossoms are symbols of a bright future. Also, their delicacy suggests purity, transience, melancholy and has poetic appeal. This entire English-language article is available at http://japanese.about.com/od/japanesecultur1/a/031900.htm?nl=1
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Title: Irish Language Day 2013
Body: From http://www.irishartscenter.org/language.htm Féile na Gaeilge / Irish Language Day 2013 Sunday, April 14 | 12 pm – 5 pm Come celebrate the Irish language with the Irish Arts Center in New York City! Immerse yourself with absolute beginner, intermediate and advanced classes for adults. Meet other fellow language enthusiasts while enjoying film screenings, conversation, workshops in literature, translation, song and more. Immersion classes will center on this year's theme, The Arts, with arts-specific vocabulary, phrases, games and more, while a choice of workshops in literature, translation, song or drama will deepen your understanding of and connection to Irish culture. For full details go to http://www.irishartscenter.org/language.htm
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Title: Irish Language Day 2013
Body: From http://www.irishartscenter.org/language.htm Féile na Gaeilge / Irish Language Day 2013 Sunday, April 14 | 12 pm – 5 pm Come celebrate the Irish language with the Irish Arts Center in New York City! Immerse yourself with absolute beginner, intermediate and advanced classes for adults. Meet other fellow language enthusiasts while enjoying film screenings, conversation, workshops in literature, translation, song and more. Immersion classes will center on this year's theme, The Arts, with arts-specific vocabulary, phrases, games and more, while a choice of workshops in literature, translation, song or drama will deepen your understanding of and connection to Irish culture. For full details go to http://www.irishartscenter.org/language.htm
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Title: Find Online Resources at the Russian Portal
Body: From http://russianportal.wordpress.com The Russian Portal is an archive of online language learning resources and websites that can aid you in your study of Russian. Browse by level or tag to explore what is available. Each resource is accompanied by suggestions on how to use it to improve your Russian. Explore the Russian Portal at http://russianportal.wordpress.com
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Title: Find Online Resources at the Russian Portal
Body: From http://russianportal.wordpress.com The Russian Portal is an archive of online language learning resources and websites that can aid you in your study of Russian. Browse by level or tag to explore what is available. Each resource is accompanied by suggestions on how to use it to improve your Russian. Explore the Russian Portal at http://russianportal.wordpress.com
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