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Title: September 2013 Issue of Language Magazine
Body: From http://languagemagazine.com/?p=8336 The September 2013 issue of Language Magazine is available online. In this issue: Leveling the Playing Field Tina Walker sees the closing of the digital divide as key to overcoming the achievement gap Mutual Understanding Clorinda Donato and Pierre Escudé explain how intercomprehension is the basis for their Multilingual Romance Languages Learning Project In for the Long Haul Mary Soto, Yvonne S. Freeman, and David Freeman offer strategies to help understand and support secondary long-term English learners College Board to Adapt Tests to CCSS Grade Expectations Language Magazine finds out what’s being done to fairly accommodate English learners in the Common Core assessments Testing World Language Performance A Recipe for ELL Student Success Mary Anne Mather explains how careful analysis of test data can facilitate changes to help close the achievement gap Last Writes Richard Lederer gives takes us to the home of rhetoric Access this issue at http://languagemagazine.com/?p=8336
Source: Language Magazine
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Title: August 2013 Issue of TESL-EJ
Body: Volume 17, Number 2 of TESL-EJ, an electronic journal for English as a second language, is available at http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress In this issue: Nicole Fernandez & Albert Inserra, Disproportionate Classification of ESL Students in US Special Education Masoud Yazdani Moghaddam & Laleh Fakhraee Faruji, Cooperative Tasks and Lexical Development of EFL Learners Tariq Muhammad Bhatti, Teaching Reading Through Computer Assisted Language Learning Sean Dowling, Using Blogs to Share Learner-Generated Content Plus media articles, reviews, and more resources
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Title: Call for Proposals: Ohio University CALL Conference
Body: The Ohio University CALL Practice and Research group announces the call for proposals and registration for the 6th annual free CALL conference on April 11th, 2014 at Ohio University in Athens. The theme of the conference will be "Intercultural Communication in Computer Assisted Language Learning." The organizers invite proposals for paper presentations, technology fair presentations, and hands-on workshops. Information, registration and the proposal submission form can be found at: https://sites.google.com/site/ohiocallconference2014 Kessler, G. Ohio University CALL Conference. CALICO-L listserv (CALICO-L@LISTSERV.CALICO.ORG, 5 Sep 2013).
Source: CALICO-L
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Title: Call for Proposals: Classical Association of the Middle West and South
Body: From http://camws.org/meeting/2014/cfp.php The 110th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South will be held Wednesday-Saturday, April 2-5, 2014 in Waco, Texas, at the Hilton Waco and Courtyard by Marriott Hotels, at the invitation of Baylor University. Proposals for workshops and individual papers on any aspect of Graeco-Roman antiquity are now being accepted. Especially welcome are submissions likely to be of broad interest, including those concerned with pedagogy. Workshops, especially those on pedagogical and performative topics, are especially welcome. Teachers and students at any level of instruction (K-12, college, or university) may submit proposals, but papers written by undergraduates will be evaluated separately from the rest and assigned to sessions designated for undergraduate papers. All proposals for workshops and individual papers must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 27, 2013. View the full call for proposals at http://camws.org/meeting/2014/cfp.php
Source: CAMWS
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Title: Middle East Studies Association 2013 Annual Meeting
Body: From http://mesa.arizona.edu/annual-meeting Middle East Studies Association 2013 Annual Meeting October 10-13 Sheraton New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana The meeting will include more than 200 panels on myriad Middle East topics, a four-day film festival, and a book exhibit featuring 80+ book sellers and presses. Visit the conference website at http://mesa.arizona.edu/annual-meeting
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Title: Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Fall Conference 2013
Body: From http://www.ictfl.org/content/2013/08/its-coming-register-now-ictfl-fall-conference-diversity-delicious "DIVERSITY IS DELICIOUS" - ICTFL Fall Conference 2013 October 17-19 Tinley Park The ICTFL Board and Conference Co-Chairs, Alison Vrtis and Leslie Rathunde, are excited about this year's Fall Conference. The theme is "Diversity is Delicious" and together with our conference presenters, they’ll be offering you a wide variety of menu items to choose from. With the changes to Teacher Evaluations resulting from PERA that require documentation of student progress, ICTFL is working hard to be your Sous Chef. They're gathering the ingredients that Illinois language educators need to identify a students' language proficiency, provide coaching and teaching strategies to move students to higher levels and tools and resources to document student achievement. Invite your colleagues to join you at this year's big event and together equip your department to make the transition. Visit the conference website to see the full schedule and to register: http://www.ictfl.org/content/fall-conference
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Title: Lecture Series: Language Matters: Wisconsin and the World
Body: The Language Institute announces a yearlong lecture series featuring talks by leading UW-Madison faculty whose research explores language from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Unless noted otherwise, talks are scheduled for 5:00 pm on the first Monday of the month in the Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall. Wisconsin Talk: Engaging the Public’s Interest in Language 5:00 pm, Monday, September 9 (2nd Monday of the month) Thomas Purnell, Department of English Eric Raimy, Department of English; Department of Linguistics Joseph Salmons, Department of German On (Mostly) Absent and (Sometimes) Present 'End of Life' Conversations in Oncology: Observations about the Local Social Order in Cancer Clinics 5:00 pm, Monday, October 7 Douglas Maynard, Department of Sociology Languaging Across (Disciplinary and Transnational) Borders: Literacies and Learning for Global Youth 5:00 pm, Monday, November 4 Margaret Hawkins, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Collegiate Foreign Language Teacher Development: Challenges and Strategies in Meeting the MLA's Call for Change 5:00 pm, Monday, December 2 Heather Willis Allen, Department of French and Italian Language and Zimbabwe's Cinematic Arts 4:00 pm*, Monday, February 3 Katrina Daly Thompson, Department of African Languages and Literature *note time Linguistic Cues to Deception and Trust in Online Environments 5:00 pm, Monday, March 3 Catalina Toma, Department of Communication Arts A Fountain of Cognitive Youth? The Effects of Bilingual Proficiencies on Cognitive Aging 5:00 pm, Monday, April 7 Catherine Stafford, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Beyond Nature versus Nurture: Changing Views of Infant Language Development 5:00 pm, Monday, May 5 Jenny Saffran, Department of Psychology This series is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Language Institute, with support from the Anonymous Fund. For more information go to http://www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/content/faculty_and_staff/language_matters.html Johnson, W. 2013-14 Language Institute Lecture Series: Language Matters: Wisconsin and the World. Outreach_k12 listserv (outreach_k12@lists.wisc.edu, 6 Sep 2013).
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Title: Professional Development Series in Massachusetts: A Thematic Approach to Language Learning
Body: From http://fltwm.blogspot.com The Foreign Language Teachers of Western Massachusetts Collaborative was established in 1984 to encourage collaboration and professional development among teachers of world languages in area public and private schools, K-16. Membership is open to all foreign language educators K-16 and individuals interested in promoting foreign language education. 2013-2014 Program : “Spiro-tecnics”: Making Technology work for you! Building on last year’s exploration of thematic units across all levels, this year’s focus will be on the use of technology to support the development of these themes across all levels. Keeping proficiency ever in mind, participants will create concrete activities for immediate use in the classroom. Each session will focus on a certain number of available technologies (Websites, Apps, programs, etc.). Time will be allotted to practice with the technological tool being explored, and to create an activity that will be applicable for your classroom, at your level, for immediate use. The meetings of the Foreign Language Teachers of Western Massachusetts Collaborative will be held at the Elms College in Chicopee. Social hour is from 3:00 to 3:30PM with the official program from 3:30 to 5:30PM. MEETING DATES October 3: Voice Recordings (You will need a device with recording capacity for this session.) November 14: Video/Photo Presentations December 12: Polling, and Making/Taking Surveys March 13: Mind Mapping, Charts and Diagrams April 10: Note-taking; Online Assessments May 8: Apps and Sharing May 15: Snow Date For more details go to http://caneweb.net/canens/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/FLTWM_Brochure-201314.pdf
Source: Foreign Language Teachers of Western Massachusetts Collaborative
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Title: Online Professional Development Opportunity: Interactive Arabic Classroom
Body: Aldeen Foundation and Qatar Foundational International are offering an online free professional development program for Arabic educators called Interactive Arabic Classroom from October 7 to November 18, 2013. The course allows you to spend about 90 minutes per week listening to lectures and watching instructors model the best teaching practices, and also interact with experienced teachers during live classes online. Space is limited, and registration runs from September 16-30. Register online at http://bit.ly/199Uluv and email Mrs. Thouraya Boubetra with any questions at aldeenarabiconlineeducation at aldeenfoundation dot org NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin - September 2, 2013. (arabick12@gmail.com, 2 Sep 2013).
Source: NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin
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Title: Classical Association of New England Discretionary Funds
Body: From http://caneweb.org/CANEwp/?page_id=45 CANE Discretionary Grants are available for: Classroom projects for teaching of the Classics at all levels; Research or Creative Writing projects in the Classics which can be used to enhance the teaching of the classics; Materials such as slides, videos, or computer software to further the teaching of the Classics. Applications are open to residents of New England and to students in New England. Applicants need not be members of CANE, though membership is and will be strongly encouraged. Four grant deadlines for Discretionary Grants fall on 1 October, 1 December, 1 February, and 1 May, but applications may be submitted at any time. For application instructions, go to http://caneweb.org/CANEwp/?page_id=45
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