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Title: Call for Papers: Inaugural AZCALL Conference
Body: From http://silc-lss-dev.asu.edu/azcall2014/?q=azcall_14_cfp Inaugural AZCALL Conference Saturday, February 15th, 2014 Arizona State University, Tempe AZCALL is a one-day conference held each year that brings together computer-assisted language learning enthusiasts from around the state and region to share ideas, network, and receive valuable feedback on scholarly research, academic papers, and major conference presentations which are in progress or preparation. The organizers seek presentation proposals from academic faculty and students who are working in any area of computer-assisted language learning and teaching. Faculty/student joint projects are highly encouraged. Submissions are due by December 31, 2013. View the full call for papers at http://silc-lss-dev.asu.edu/azcall2014/?q=azcall_14_cfp
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Title: Call for Papers: Inaugural AZCALL Conference
Body: From http://silc-lss-dev.asu.edu/azcall2014/?q=azcall_14_cfp Inaugural AZCALL Conference Saturday, February 15th, 2014 Arizona State University, Tempe AZCALL is a one-day conference held each year that brings together computer-assisted language learning enthusiasts from around the state and region to share ideas, network, and receive valuable feedback on scholarly research, academic papers, and major conference presentations which are in progress or preparation. The organizers seek presentation proposals from academic faculty and students who are working in any area of computer-assisted language learning and teaching. Faculty/student joint projects are highly encouraged. Submissions are due by December 31, 2013. View the full call for papers at http://silc-lss-dev.asu.edu/azcall2014/?q=azcall_14_cfp
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Title: Call for Papers: Alabama Modern Language Conference
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3744.html Alabama Modern Language Conference 07-Feb-2014 - 08-Feb-2014 Tuscaloosa, Alabama When cultures engage, inevitably altering experiences, practices, and worldviews, new identities emerge. Multilingual and multicultural studies are vital to a fully informed approach to an array of disciplines. They affect our pedagogical approaches, our understanding of discourse, our interpretations of classic and modern literatures, and our appraisal of the evolution of culture, language, and interpersonal interaction. As critical participants in this process, you are invited to showcase your insights concerning converging cultures. The organizers encourage graduate students in Spanish, French, and German to present examples of how the domains of language, literature and identity interact and create new common ground. Submissions are welcome in the following categories pertaining to the theme of converging cultures: - Comparative literature, world literatures, emergent literatures - Linguistics and language, hybrid speech - Second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and culture in the classroom - Post-Colonial and identity studies, multiculturalism, deconstructionist ideology - Cultural studies, gender studies, topics on race, ethnicity, and class - Multi-disciplinary approaches in fields such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, and history Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2013 View the full call for papers at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3744.html
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Title: Call for Papers: Alabama Modern Language Conference
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3744.html Alabama Modern Language Conference 07-Feb-2014 - 08-Feb-2014 Tuscaloosa, Alabama When cultures engage, inevitably altering experiences, practices, and worldviews, new identities emerge. Multilingual and multicultural studies are vital to a fully informed approach to an array of disciplines. They affect our pedagogical approaches, our understanding of discourse, our interpretations of classic and modern literatures, and our appraisal of the evolution of culture, language, and interpersonal interaction. As critical participants in this process, you are invited to showcase your insights concerning converging cultures. The organizers encourage graduate students in Spanish, French, and German to present examples of how the domains of language, literature and identity interact and create new common ground. Submissions are welcome in the following categories pertaining to the theme of converging cultures: - Comparative literature, world literatures, emergent literatures - Linguistics and language, hybrid speech - Second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and culture in the classroom - Post-Colonial and identity studies, multiculturalism, deconstructionist ideology - Cultural studies, gender studies, topics on race, ethnicity, and class - Multi-disciplinary approaches in fields such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, and history Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2013 View the full call for papers at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3744.html
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Title: Call for Proposals: 3rd International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3715.html 3rd International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research 28-Aug-2014 - 30-Aug-2014 Parma, Italy CASLAR is a biennial conference with the goal to bring together scholars from all over the world whose research focuses on the acquisition, development and use of Chinese as a second language to survey available knowledge in the field, exchange ideas and initiate research projects. The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory. The first CASLAR conference was held at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou in 2010, the second one was in Taipei, Taiwan in 2012. CASLAR 2014 invites proposals for presentations that are related to research, and theory in any area of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). Suggested Topic Areas: - Acquisition and development of CSL (Chinese as a Second Language) - Role of culture in the acquisition of CSL - Language Teaching Methodology for Chinese as a second / foreign language - Pragmatics of using Chinese as a second language - Cognitive aspects of CSL acquisition - Distance Learning in CSL - Technology and CSL - Computer-mediated communication in CSL - Acquisition of Chinese grammar, vocabulary - Chinese character acquisition and recognition - Discourse in CSL - Designing materials for CSL instruction - Conceptual socialization in the process of developing CSL - Application of linguistic theories to Chinese L2 data - Motivation to learn Chinese - Effect of CSL on L1 - Assessment of proficiency in CSL Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2014 View the full call for proposals at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3715.html
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Title: Call for Proposals: 3rd International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3715.html 3rd International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research 28-Aug-2014 - 30-Aug-2014 Parma, Italy CASLAR is a biennial conference with the goal to bring together scholars from all over the world whose research focuses on the acquisition, development and use of Chinese as a second language to survey available knowledge in the field, exchange ideas and initiate research projects. The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory. The first CASLAR conference was held at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou in 2010, the second one was in Taipei, Taiwan in 2012. CASLAR 2014 invites proposals for presentations that are related to research, and theory in any area of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). Suggested Topic Areas: - Acquisition and development of CSL (Chinese as a Second Language) - Role of culture in the acquisition of CSL - Language Teaching Methodology for Chinese as a second / foreign language - Pragmatics of using Chinese as a second language - Cognitive aspects of CSL acquisition - Distance Learning in CSL - Technology and CSL - Computer-mediated communication in CSL - Acquisition of Chinese grammar, vocabulary - Chinese character acquisition and recognition - Discourse in CSL - Designing materials for CSL instruction - Conceptual socialization in the process of developing CSL - Application of linguistic theories to Chinese L2 data - Motivation to learn Chinese - Effect of CSL on L1 - Assessment of proficiency in CSL Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2014 View the full call for proposals at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3715.html
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Title: World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium Conference
Body: From http://www.widaconference.us The WIDA 2013 national conference will take place October 17-19 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conference will provide PreK through grade 12 educators of language learners opportunities for professional development, idea sharing, relationship building, and strategic collaboration. Registration is now closed, but you can add your name to a wait list. Visit the conference website at http://www.widaconference.us
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Title: World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium Conference
Body: From http://www.widaconference.us The WIDA 2013 national conference will take place October 17-19 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conference will provide PreK through grade 12 educators of language learners opportunities for professional development, idea sharing, relationship building, and strategic collaboration. Registration is now closed, but you can add your name to a wait list. Visit the conference website at http://www.widaconference.us
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Title: Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium
Body: From http://sils2014.hawaii-conference.com The 21st Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium will be hosted Wednesday, January 15th to Sunday, January 19th, 2014, by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in its newly completed Hawaiian language building, Hale ʻŌlelo. Hawaiʻi State, and the district of Hilo in particular on Hawaiʻi island, has one of the highest concentrations of young Native American language speakers anywhere. Yet, fifty years ago no children spoke Hawaiian in Hilo. The change is the result of aligning school programming with an official language status. Visits to language immersion programs from preschool to the doctorate will be central to SILS 2014, as will be post-visitation discussion groups. Challenges such as government testing, developing curricula, and parent involvement will receive special attention. Visit the conference website at http://sils2014.hawaii-conference.com
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Title: Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium
Body: From http://sils2014.hawaii-conference.com The 21st Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium will be hosted Wednesday, January 15th to Sunday, January 19th, 2014, by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in its newly completed Hawaiian language building, Hale ʻŌlelo. Hawaiʻi State, and the district of Hilo in particular on Hawaiʻi island, has one of the highest concentrations of young Native American language speakers anywhere. Yet, fifty years ago no children spoke Hawaiian in Hilo. The change is the result of aligning school programming with an official language status. Visits to language immersion programs from preschool to the doctorate will be central to SILS 2014, as will be post-visitation discussion groups. Challenges such as government testing, developing curricula, and parent involvement will receive special attention. Visit the conference website at http://sils2014.hawaii-conference.com
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Title: New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers Annual Conference
Body: From http://www.nhawlt.org New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers Annual Conference Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH October 25-26, 2013 Visit the conference web page at http://www.nhawlt.org/conference
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Title: New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers Annual Conference
Body: From http://www.nhawlt.org New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers Annual Conference Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH October 25-26, 2013 Visit the conference web page at http://www.nhawlt.org/conference
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Title: Council on Thai Studies Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.cseas.niu.edu/cseas/conferences/cots_2013/index.shtml Council on Thai Studies Annual Meeting October 18-19, 2013 In Celebration of the 180th Anniversary of Thai-U.S. Diplomatic Relations The Council on Thai Studies or COTS, which was founded at Northern Illinois University in 1972, is an informal organization of scholars interested in all aspects of Thai studies. COTS annually provides scholars and students with a venue for reporting preliminary findings, opportunities to receive prepublication feedback and a forum to discuss field and archive challenges. The conference will lead off with a lecture Oct. 18 by NIU alumnus Srisompob Jitpiromsri, director of the Center for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity at Prince of Songkla University in Pattani, Thailand. His talk will be “The Formation of Peace Discourse and the Politics of Recognition in the Patani Peace Process.” While at NIU for the conference, Jitpiromsri is also accepting a Distinguished Alumni award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The keynote speaker Oct. 19 will be University of Leeds professor of Southeast Asian politics Duncan McCargo. His talk will be “Dispensing Justice? The Work of Thai Police Investigators.” Visit the conference website at http://www.cseas.niu.edu/cseas/conferences/cots_2013/index.shtml
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Title: Council on Thai Studies Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.cseas.niu.edu/cseas/conferences/cots_2013/index.shtml Council on Thai Studies Annual Meeting October 18-19, 2013 In Celebration of the 180th Anniversary of Thai-U.S. Diplomatic Relations The Council on Thai Studies or COTS, which was founded at Northern Illinois University in 1972, is an informal organization of scholars interested in all aspects of Thai studies. COTS annually provides scholars and students with a venue for reporting preliminary findings, opportunities to receive prepublication feedback and a forum to discuss field and archive challenges. The conference will lead off with a lecture Oct. 18 by NIU alumnus Srisompob Jitpiromsri, director of the Center for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity at Prince of Songkla University in Pattani, Thailand. His talk will be “The Formation of Peace Discourse and the Politics of Recognition in the Patani Peace Process.” While at NIU for the conference, Jitpiromsri is also accepting a Distinguished Alumni award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The keynote speaker Oct. 19 will be University of Leeds professor of Southeast Asian politics Duncan McCargo. His talk will be “Dispensing Justice? The Work of Thai Police Investigators.” Visit the conference website at http://www.cseas.niu.edu/cseas/conferences/cots_2013/index.shtml
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Title: Scholarships for American High School Students to Study Abroad
Body: U.S. Department of State Announces Scholarships for American High School Students to Study Abroad The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) offers merit-based scholarships to U. S. high-school aged students for overseas study of seven critical foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian and Turkish. The NSLI-Y program is designed to immerse participants in the cultural life of the host country, giving them invaluable formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures. Applications for summer 2014 and academic year 2014-2015 programs are due November 5, 2013. Visit http://www.nsliforyouth.org for more information. The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program offers scholarships to American high school students to spend the 2014-15 academic year in countries that may include Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali (semester), Morocco, Oman, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, and Turkey. This post 9/11 program focuses on increasing understanding between people in the U.S. and countries with significant Muslim populations. Visit http://www.yes-abroad.org for more information. The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) was established in 1983 to celebrate German-American friendship based on common values of democracy. Secondary school students, ages 15-18, live with host families, attend local schools, and participate in community life in Germany. Young professionals (undergraduates) and high school graduates of vocational studies, ages 18-24, study and participate in practical training. Scholarships are now available for academic year 2014-15. For more information and application deadlines, visit the organization in charge of recruitment for your state at http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org The American Youth Leadership Program offers opportunities for American high students and educators to travel abroad on a three- to four-week-long exchange program to gain first-hand knowledge of foreign cultures and to collaborate on solving global issues. Several different organizations implement this program, and each has organized an academic and experiential educational exchange focused on dialogue and debate, leadership development, and community service. Recruitment areas and application deadlines vary, so please check the http://exchanges.state.gov/us/program/youth-leadership-programs website for more information. For more information on exchanges sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, please visit http://www.exchanges.state.gov Radomski, C. [ILR-INFO] Department of State - Scholarships for High School Study Abroad. ILR-INFO listserv (ILR-INFO@FSILIST2.FSI.STATE.GOV, 24 Sep 2013).
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Title: Scholarships for American High School Students to Study Abroad
Body: U.S. Department of State Announces Scholarships for American High School Students to Study Abroad The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) offers merit-based scholarships to U. S. high-school aged students for overseas study of seven critical foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian and Turkish. The NSLI-Y program is designed to immerse participants in the cultural life of the host country, giving them invaluable formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures. Applications for summer 2014 and academic year 2014-2015 programs are due November 5, 2013. Visit http://www.nsliforyouth.org for more information. The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program offers scholarships to American high school students to spend the 2014-15 academic year in countries that may include Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali (semester), Morocco, Oman, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, and Turkey. This post 9/11 program focuses on increasing understanding between people in the U.S. and countries with significant Muslim populations. Visit http://www.yes-abroad.org for more information. The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) was established in 1983 to celebrate German-American friendship based on common values of democracy. Secondary school students, ages 15-18, live with host families, attend local schools, and participate in community life in Germany. Young professionals (undergraduates) and high school graduates of vocational studies, ages 18-24, study and participate in practical training. Scholarships are now available for academic year 2014-15. For more information and application deadlines, visit the organization in charge of recruitment for your state at http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org The American Youth Leadership Program offers opportunities for American high students and educators to travel abroad on a three- to four-week-long exchange program to gain first-hand knowledge of foreign cultures and to collaborate on solving global issues. Several different organizations implement this program, and each has organized an academic and experiential educational exchange focused on dialogue and debate, leadership development, and community service. Recruitment areas and application deadlines vary, so please check the http://exchanges.state.gov/us/program/youth-leadership-programs website for more information. For more information on exchanges sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, please visit http://www.exchanges.state.gov Radomski, C. [ILR-INFO] Department of State - Scholarships for High School Study Abroad. ILR-INFO listserv (ILR-INFO@FSILIST2.FSI.STATE.GOV, 24 Sep 2013).
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Title: More Colleges Opt for Classes Targeting Heritage Learners
Body: From http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/forget-foreign-languages-more-colleges-opt-for-classes-targeting-heritage-learners/2013/09/25/1bea09d0-25ed-11e3-9372-92606241ae9c_story.html Forget ‘foreign’ languages; More colleges opt for classes targeting heritage learners September 25, 2013 Children in multi-lingual homes grow up a step ahead of other would-be language learners. They can easily engage in small talk or follow the latest soap opera in their families’ native language. Yet when it comes to meatier topics, or reading and writing, they are stuck. The linguistic gaps become apparent in high school, where these students can snooze through basic language classes but often drown in more advanced ones — if their heritage language is even offered. After all, how many American high schools offer Arabic or Korean? Heritage language programs have existed in the U.S. in some form for more than a century as a way to retain both language and culture — even as English-only movements waxed and waned. German schools were common in the late 1800s. Youth in California have long attended weekend Chinese and Japanese programs. Bilingual Spanish classes have been around for decades. Yet the development of separate heritage language university instruction is relatively new. The University of Texas-Pan American received funding from the Department of Education in 2007 to create a minor in medical Spanish for heritage speakers, and other schools are beginning to replicate the program. Read the full article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/forget-foreign-languages-more-colleges-opt-for-classes-targeting-heritage-learners/2013/09/25/1bea09d0-25ed-11e3-9372-92606241ae9c_story.html
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Title: More Colleges Opt for Classes Targeting Heritage Learners
Body: From http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/forget-foreign-languages-more-colleges-opt-for-classes-targeting-heritage-learners/2013/09/25/1bea09d0-25ed-11e3-9372-92606241ae9c_story.html Forget ‘foreign’ languages; More colleges opt for classes targeting heritage learners September 25, 2013 Children in multi-lingual homes grow up a step ahead of other would-be language learners. They can easily engage in small talk or follow the latest soap opera in their families’ native language. Yet when it comes to meatier topics, or reading and writing, they are stuck. The linguistic gaps become apparent in high school, where these students can snooze through basic language classes but often drown in more advanced ones — if their heritage language is even offered. After all, how many American high schools offer Arabic or Korean? Heritage language programs have existed in the U.S. in some form for more than a century as a way to retain both language and culture — even as English-only movements waxed and waned. German schools were common in the late 1800s. Youth in California have long attended weekend Chinese and Japanese programs. Bilingual Spanish classes have been around for decades. Yet the development of separate heritage language university instruction is relatively new. The University of Texas-Pan American received funding from the Department of Education in 2007 to create a minor in medical Spanish for heritage speakers, and other schools are beginning to replicate the program. Read the full article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/forget-foreign-languages-more-colleges-opt-for-classes-targeting-heritage-learners/2013/09/25/1bea09d0-25ed-11e3-9372-92606241ae9c_story.html
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Title: Tlingit Language Recordings Available on the Web
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3782.html The first of the Tlingit Conversation Documentation project materials are now available on the website http://www.uas.alaska.edu/tlingit-talk. At this site users will find streamed video recordings of unscripted Tlingit conversation with time-aligned Tlingit transcription (common orthography, nearly phonemic) and broad English translation. From 2007-20013, the project team recorded 40+ hours of spontaneous conversation among 60 Tlingit speakers (not all at the same time). The .wav, .mov and .eaf (ELAN annotation) files will be available for research by linguists and others. View the full announcement at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3782.html
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Title: Tlingit Language Recordings Available on the Web
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3782.html The first of the Tlingit Conversation Documentation project materials are now available on the website http://www.uas.alaska.edu/tlingit-talk. At this site users will find streamed video recordings of unscripted Tlingit conversation with time-aligned Tlingit transcription (common orthography, nearly phonemic) and broad English translation. From 2007-20013, the project team recorded 40+ hours of spontaneous conversation among 60 Tlingit speakers (not all at the same time). The .wav, .mov and .eaf (ELAN annotation) files will be available for research by linguists and others. View the full announcement at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3782.html
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