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Title: New Series of Song-Based Lessons for English Learners
Body: From http://evasimkesyan.com English teacher Eva Buyuksimkesyan has started posting a new weekly series of song-based lessons on her blog. Her inaugural lesson is based on “Boat on the River,” by Styx. Access it here: http://evasimkesyan.com/2013/06/19/boat-on-the-river
Source: A Journey in TEFL
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Title: New Series of Song-Based Lessons for English Learners
Body: From http://evasimkesyan.com English teacher Eva Buyuksimkesyan has started posting a new weekly series of song-based lessons on her blog. Her inaugural lesson is based on “Boat on the River,” by Styx. Access it here: http://evasimkesyan.com/2013/06/19/boat-on-the-river
Source: A Journey in TEFL
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Title: Book: Innovations in Learning Technologies for English Language Teaching
Body: From http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/innovations-learning-technologies-english-language-teaching Innovations in learning technologies for English language teaching Edited by Gary Motteram Published by Bournemouth English Book Centre Description: This publication offers a different approach to the uses of learning technologies in the language classroom. It starts by considering the following contexts of language learning: primary, secondary and adult learners, then different specialist areas: Business English, English for Specific Purposes and English for Academic Purposes, and finally the assessment of language using technology. Each chapter embeds a number of real-life case studies into a framework of research. The chapters show some of the development of the field, and a wide range of technologies is covered. As a regular classroom teacher you will be able to find lesson ideas to adapt to your own contexts; as a teacher trainer, there is a useful overview of the current state of the art in each of the contexts and a range of practical examples. Download a free PDF version at http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/innovations-learning-technologies-english-language-teaching, or visit the publisher’s website to order a copy at https://www.bebc.co.uk/innovations-in-learning-technologies-for-english-language-teaching-paperback/9780863557132
Source: British Council
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Title: Book: Innovations in Learning Technologies for English Language Teaching
Body: From http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/innovations-learning-technologies-english-language-teaching Innovations in learning technologies for English language teaching Edited by Gary Motteram Published by Bournemouth English Book Centre Description: This publication offers a different approach to the uses of learning technologies in the language classroom. It starts by considering the following contexts of language learning: primary, secondary and adult learners, then different specialist areas: Business English, English for Specific Purposes and English for Academic Purposes, and finally the assessment of language using technology. Each chapter embeds a number of real-life case studies into a framework of research. The chapters show some of the development of the field, and a wide range of technologies is covered. As a regular classroom teacher you will be able to find lesson ideas to adapt to your own contexts; as a teacher trainer, there is a useful overview of the current state of the art in each of the contexts and a range of practical examples. Download a free PDF version at http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/innovations-learning-technologies-english-language-teaching, or visit the publisher’s website to order a copy at https://www.bebc.co.uk/innovations-in-learning-technologies-for-english-language-teaching-paperback/9780863557132
Source: British Council
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Title: Example Grade 4 English Language Learner Common Core Lesson Plan
Body: Katie Kurjakovic, one of the NYSUT ELL Committee members, designed an ELL/Social Studies Common Core lesson that is featured on the NYSUT Common Core lesson site. Katie's lesson and the video that explain her lesson can be found at: http://www.nysut.org/resources/all-listing/2013/may/common-core-grade-4-paul-reveres-ride The main page for the NYSUT Common Core web page is: http://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/common-core Pores, M. [nystesol-l] NYSUT Common Core Web Site. NYS TESOL listserv (nystesol-l@yahoogroups.com, 17 Jun 2013).
Source: NYS TESOL
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Title: Example Grade 4 English Language Learner Common Core Lesson Plan
Body: Katie Kurjakovic, one of the NYSUT ELL Committee members, designed an ELL/Social Studies Common Core lesson that is featured on the NYSUT Common Core lesson site. Katie's lesson and the video that explain her lesson can be found at: http://www.nysut.org/resources/all-listing/2013/may/common-core-grade-4-paul-reveres-ride The main page for the NYSUT Common Core web page is: http://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/common-core Pores, M. [nystesol-l] NYSUT Common Core Web Site. NYS TESOL listserv (nystesol-l@yahoogroups.com, 17 Jun 2013).
Source: NYS TESOL
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Title: Activities for Speaking in the Classroom
Body: From http://goldlanguage.wikispaces.com Here is a language teacher’s wonderful list of quite a few activities that you can use in your classroom to get students speaking. The activities are very adaptable to different topics, and the descriptions are clear: http://goldlanguage.wikispaces.com/Speaking+In+The+Classroom
Source: Gold Language
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Title: Activities for Speaking in the Classroom
Body: From http://goldlanguage.wikispaces.com Here is a language teacher’s wonderful list of quite a few activities that you can use in your classroom to get students speaking. The activities are very adaptable to different topics, and the descriptions are clear: http://goldlanguage.wikispaces.com/Speaking+In+The+Classroom
Source: Gold Language
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Title: Invitation to Participate in a New Proficiency Assessment for Less Commonly Taught Languages (Field Test)
Body: The American Councils for International Education is inviting language professors and their students to participate in the online field testing of reading and listening comprehension in one of these languages: • Modern Standard Arabic • Mandarin Chinese • Hindi • Korean • Tajik Persian • Portuguese • Russian • Swahili • Turkish • Urdu Participant Eligibility • US-based university undergraduate or graduate (not currently enrolled in a Flagship program) • Enrolled in second year of college level target language or higher OR Elementary-level proficiency equivalent to Level 1 on the ILR scale OR Intermediate low level or above on the ACTFL scale Professors will receive acknowledgement on the American Councils website and project-related technical reports, and an honorarium $100 for proctoring the assessment. The first 100 student participants per target language will each receive a $20 Amazon.com e-gift card after assessment completion Assessment Window Tests will be scheduled online between September 16, 2013 and October 14, 2013. Exam Format The tests will be administered online and will consist of one reading comprehension and one listening sections that may be taken at separate sittings. Each section contains 44 items and will take up to 90 minutes to complete. Contact For participation or more information, please contact Ms. Ola Mahmoud, Field Test Coordinator at fieldtesting at americancouncils dot org by July 19, 2013. Mahmoud, O. [LTEST-L] Invitation to Participate in a New Proficiency Assessment for Less Commonly Taught Languages (Field Test). LTEST-L listserv (LTEST-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU, 21 Jun 2013).
Source: LTEST-L
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Title: Invitation to Participate in a New Proficiency Assessment for Less Commonly Taught Languages (Field Test)
Body: The American Councils for International Education is inviting language professors and their students to participate in the online field testing of reading and listening comprehension in one of these languages: • Modern Standard Arabic • Mandarin Chinese • Hindi • Korean • Tajik Persian • Portuguese • Russian • Swahili • Turkish • Urdu Participant Eligibility • US-based university undergraduate or graduate (not currently enrolled in a Flagship program) • Enrolled in second year of college level target language or higher OR Elementary-level proficiency equivalent to Level 1 on the ILR scale OR Intermediate low level or above on the ACTFL scale Professors will receive acknowledgement on the American Councils website and project-related technical reports, and an honorarium $100 for proctoring the assessment. The first 100 student participants per target language will each receive a $20 Amazon.com e-gift card after assessment completion Assessment Window Tests will be scheduled online between September 16, 2013 and October 14, 2013. Exam Format The tests will be administered online and will consist of one reading comprehension and one listening sections that may be taken at separate sittings. Each section contains 44 items and will take up to 90 minutes to complete. Contact For participation or more information, please contact Ms. Ola Mahmoud, Field Test Coordinator at fieldtesting at americancouncils dot org by July 19, 2013. Mahmoud, O. [LTEST-L] Invitation to Participate in a New Proficiency Assessment for Less Commonly Taught Languages (Field Test). LTEST-L listserv (LTEST-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU, 21 Jun 2013).
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Title: New CAL-WIDA Website Launched
Body: The Center for Applied Linguistics announces a new website in collaboration with the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) consortium. This new website provides information about CAL-WIDA collaborative activities and provides links to useful information from both organizations. Much of the focus of the website is in the assessment arena, where CAL combines its applied linguistics knowledge, commitment to linguistically diverse students, long and rich experience in language testing, and computerized testing expertise to help WIDA produce exceptional assessments of English language proficiency for national and international use. Browse the new website at http://www.cal.org/wida Learn more about WIDA at http://www.wida.us
Source: CAL
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Title: New CAL-WIDA Website Launched
Body: The Center for Applied Linguistics announces a new website in collaboration with the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) consortium. This new website provides information about CAL-WIDA collaborative activities and provides links to useful information from both organizations. Much of the focus of the website is in the assessment arena, where CAL combines its applied linguistics knowledge, commitment to linguistically diverse students, long and rich experience in language testing, and computerized testing expertise to help WIDA produce exceptional assessments of English language proficiency for national and international use. Browse the new website at http://www.cal.org/wida Learn more about WIDA at http://www.wida.us
Source: CAL
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Title: Review: Websites for Creating Online Magazines, and Other Suggestions
Body: Spanish teacher Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell has been writing an article reviewing different websites for creating digital magazines and newspapers for the last year and a half. Finally her collection of reviews is finished, and you can read it, along with her conclusion that website publication is probably a better life skill than magazine publication, here: http://musicuentos.com/2013/06/magazines
Source: Musicuentos
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Title: Review: Websites for Creating Online Magazines, and Other Suggestions
Body: Spanish teacher Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell has been writing an article reviewing different websites for creating digital magazines and newspapers for the last year and a half. Finally her collection of reviews is finished, and you can read it, along with her conclusion that website publication is probably a better life skill than magazine publication, here: http://musicuentos.com/2013/06/magazines
Source: Musicuentos
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Title: Call for Papers: Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference
Body: From http://www.asian-studies.org/Conference/index.htm Each spring, the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) holds a four-day conference devoted to planned programs of scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, and panel sessions on a wide range of issues in research and teaching, and on Asian affairs in general. Connect with your colleagues at next year's largest gathering of Asianists, March 27-30, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA. The Program Committee for the Association for Asian Studies 2014 Conference invites colleagues in Asian studies to submit proposals for Organized Panels, Roundtables, Workshops, and Individual Papers for sessions to be created by the Committee. The Committee seeks sessions that will engage panelists and audiences in the consideration of ideas, information, and interpretations that will advance knowledge about Asian regions and, by extension, will enrich teaching about Asia at all levels. The deadline for submission of proposals is Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 5pm EST. View the full call for papers at http://www.asian-studies.org/Conference/Call-for-Papers.htm
Source: Association for Asian Studies
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Title: Call for Papers: Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference
Body: From http://www.asian-studies.org/Conference/index.htm Each spring, the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) holds a four-day conference devoted to planned programs of scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, and panel sessions on a wide range of issues in research and teaching, and on Asian affairs in general. Connect with your colleagues at next year's largest gathering of Asianists, March 27-30, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA. The Program Committee for the Association for Asian Studies 2014 Conference invites colleagues in Asian studies to submit proposals for Organized Panels, Roundtables, Workshops, and Individual Papers for sessions to be created by the Committee. The Committee seeks sessions that will engage panelists and audiences in the consideration of ideas, information, and interpretations that will advance knowledge about Asian regions and, by extension, will enrich teaching about Asia at all levels. The deadline for submission of proposals is Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 5pm EST. View the full call for papers at http://www.asian-studies.org/Conference/Call-for-Papers.htm
Source: Association for Asian Studies
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Title: 2013 Alaskans for Language Acquisition State Language Conference
Body: From http://www.afla-ak.org/2013-conference Language for Everyone: Come On Board! 2013 AFLA State Language Conference September 27-29, 2013 ~ Whittier, Alaska Featuring... Keynote speakers Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Michael Miller, and Ashley Hastings A 3.5 hour Sunday morning 'Glacier Quest' Cruise (included in conference registration!) Presentations by teachers from across the state Breakout sessions on TPRS, ESL, CCSS, Culture, Technology, MovieTalk, ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and more! No-cost lodging for anyone that wishes to 'camp out' at the local school For more details and to register go to http://www.afla-ak.org/2013-conference
Source: AFLA
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Title: 2013 Alaskans for Language Acquisition State Language Conference
Body: From http://www.afla-ak.org/2013-conference Language for Everyone: Come On Board! 2013 AFLA State Language Conference September 27-29, 2013 ~ Whittier, Alaska Featuring... Keynote speakers Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Michael Miller, and Ashley Hastings A 3.5 hour Sunday morning 'Glacier Quest' Cruise (included in conference registration!) Presentations by teachers from across the state Breakout sessions on TPRS, ESL, CCSS, Culture, Technology, MovieTalk, ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and more! No-cost lodging for anyone that wishes to 'camp out' at the local school For more details and to register go to http://www.afla-ak.org/2013-conference
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Title: Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Annual Fall Conference
Body: From http://mafla.org The 46th annual MaFLA Conference Collaborate To Promote Languages with a Collective Voice October 17-19, 2013 Sturbridge Host Hotel Keynote Speaker: Helena Curtain See the schedule and register at http://mafla.org/events-2/annual-fall-conference/current-year
Source: MaFLA
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Title: Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Annual Fall Conference
Body: From http://mafla.org The 46th annual MaFLA Conference Collaborate To Promote Languages with a Collective Voice October 17-19, 2013 Sturbridge Host Hotel Keynote Speaker: Helena Curtain See the schedule and register at http://mafla.org/events-2/annual-fall-conference/current-year
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