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Title: Book: Teaching Foreign Languages for Tourism
Body: From http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=72051&concordeid=431280 Teaching Foreign Languages for Tourism Edited by Gloria Bosch and Torsten Schlak Published by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers The aim of this book is to offer a broad picture of the current state of academic research on foreign language teaching for the tourism sector from different perspectives and cultural backgrounds. This multilingual volume includes sixteen essays written in four different languages – Spanish, German, French and English – of relevance for tourism. The articles offer different approaches and methods – most of them in applied linguistics – and constitute research studies as well as practical teaching proposals for different languages. The practical teaching proposals have been offered in training programs for tourism studies at different European universities. This volume will contribute to the foundation of a specific discipline which combines foreign language teaching and learning on the one hand and tourism on the other, its main trends and the skills it requires, and suggests fruitful directions for future research in this field. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=72051&concordeid=431280
Source: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
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Title: Book: Task Equivalence in Speaking Tests
Body: From http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=75033&concordeid=431417 Task Equivalence in Speaking Tests By Chihiro Inoue Published by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers This book addresses the issue of task equivalence, which is of fundamental importance in the areas of language testing and task-based research, where task equivalence is a prerequisite. The main study examines the two ‘seemingly-equivalent’ picture-based spoken narrative tasks, using a multi-method approach combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies with MFRM analysis of the ratings, the analysis of linguistic performances by Japanese candidates and native speakers of English (NS), expert judgments of the task characteristics, and perceptions of the candidates and NS. The results reveal a complex picture with a number of variables involved in ensuring task equivalence, raising relevant issues regarding the theories of task complexity and the commonly-used linguistic variables for examining learner spoken language. This book has important implications for the possible measures that can be taken to avoid selecting non-equivalent tasks for research and teaching. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=75033&concordeid=431417
Source: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
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Title: Book: The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition
Body: From http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470674431.html The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition Edited by Kimberly L. Geeslin Published by Wiley Bringing together a comprehensive collection of newly-commissioned articles, this Handbook covers the most recent developments across a range of sub-fields relevant to the study of second language Spanish. Provides a unique and much-needed collection of new research in this subject, compiled and written by experts in the field Offers a critical account of the most current, ground-breaking developments across key fields, each of which has seen innovative empirical research in the past decade Covers a broad range of issues including current theoretical approaches, alongside a variety of entries within such areas as the sound system, morphosyntax, individual and social factors, and instructed language learning Presents a variety of methodological approaches spanning the active areas of research in language acquisition Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470674431.html
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Title: Volume 43, Issue 2 of International Association For Language Learning Technology Journal
Body: From http://www.iallt.org/iallt_journal Volume 43, Issue 2 of the IALLT Journal for Language Learning Technologies is now available online. In this issue: Effects of Technology Modes on Ratings of Learner Recordings Cultures and Communities in the Virtual World: Beginning the Exploration Learner Agency, Motive, and Self-Regulated Learning in an Online ESL Writing Class Legal Issues & LLT Googlizing Copyright Language Learning Technology MALL: Future Directions for BYOD Applications Access these articles and articles from past issues at http://www.iallt.org/iallt_journal
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Title: Call for Papers: Language Revitalization: Sleeping and Awakened Languages of the Gulf South
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-5336.html Conference on Language Revitalization: Sleeping and Awakened Languages of the Gulf South Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, March 7-9, 2014 A language dies every two weeks. In Louisiana, two of the original ten indigenous languages are still spoken in daily communication, but all these founder populations feel a vital connection to their linguistic and cultural roots; many have active language revitalization programs either in place or on the drawing board. This conference, sponsored by the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South and the Tulane Linguistics Program, aims to build a community where indigenous tribe members, linguists, pedagogues, and materials developers can come together and share experiences, methodologies, linguistic analyses, and cultural knowledge. The goal is to share successes and failures in order to create and improve available resources for strengthening indigenous languages. The organizers welcome abstracts on topics related to our panels: - Methodology for teaching and studying indigenous language - Archival materials use - Practical orthographies - Analytic software - Interactive media for language promotion - Technology in documentation: Methods and pitfalls - Teaching materials - Linguistic analyses of Gulf Coast languages - Language revitalization: Linguistic, ethnographic, and practical studies This is not an exhaustive list and individual papers and/or colloquia on topics outside these remits are warmly welcomed. Abstracts are due by January 31, 2014. View the full call for papers at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-5336.html
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Call for Papers: CIBER Business Language Conference
Body: From http://marriottschool.byu.edu/event/ciberblc 16th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference “Embracing a New Era for Business, Language, and Culture” April 24-26, 2014 Park City, Utah The Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) invite you to join them in Park City, Utah for an exchange of ideas and perspectives on how foreign language educators best assess and meet the current and future linguistic and cross-cultural needs of global business leaders. The 16th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference goal is to link the needs indicated by U.S. business and the professions with the skills of language administrators, instructors, and researchers at all levels (K-12, college and university, and in-service) in the commonly taught languages as well as those languages for which the current needs are critically lacking or are currently in a developing stage. The organizers welcome papers from individuals and programs that supply training or instruction for the following: Critical language needs at the state, national, or international level (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, etc.) Formal and/or informal needs assessments conducted for determining of language/cultural goals Tailoring instructional practices or programs to meet learner or client linguistic needs Meeting cross-cultural communication needs for professional contexts Meeting the needs of heritage language speakers Curriculum development to meet the needs of a specific business or profession Technology applications for meeting linguistic/ cultural needs of business and/or the professions Assessment of linguistic proficiency, cross-cultural communication, or content knowledge Developments in theory and method for Business Language Studies Submission deadline: February 1, 2014. View the full call for papers at https://marriottschool.byu.edu/event/ciberblc/paper
Source: Brigham Young University
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Title: Call for Proposals: COFLT Spring Conference
Body: COFLT Spring Conference: A Joint Conference with Language in Motion Northwest Theme: Culture, Communication and Intercultural Competence Location: Pacific University, Forest Grove Date: Saturday, March 1, 2014 Submission Deadline: Monday, January 13, 2014 View the full call for proposals at http://cofltoregon.ning.com View the submission guidelines at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15ZblHYZ0BNuuaafq1vf-uTlr9yJ0RMAR4NK1T-N0CI8/viewform
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Title: Call for Papers: 2014 SLA Graduate Student Symposium at the University of Wisconsin
Body: From http://2014slasymposium.lss.wisc.edu The SLA graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Iowa have formed a partnership to host an annual SLA Graduate Student Symposium. Organizing and hosting the conference alternates between the universities. Graduate students in SLA and related disciplines present their work and meet distinguished researchers in their field. The theme of the 2014 symposium is Crossing Borders: Engaging and Connecting and will take place in Madison, Wisconsin on April 11th and 12th, 2014. The organizing committee is honored to welcome Lourdes Ortega from Georgetown University and Judith Liskin-Gasparro from the University of Iowa as this year's plenary speakers. The organizers seek proposals from graduate students whose research both reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field of SLA and draws on connections and engagements among the disciplines and perspectives. Studies from a variety of areas will be accepted. These areas include but are not limited to: Classroom research Second and foreign language pedagogy Psycholinguistic approaches to SLA Generative second language acquisition Heritage language acquisition Language and culture Socialization Sociolinguistics World Englishes Pragmatics Learner corpora and SLA Testing and assessment Analysis of discourse and interaction Computer-assisted language learning Proposals are due February 1, 2014. View the call for papers at http://2014slasymposium.lss.wisc.edu/papers
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Title: Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement and Conference
Body: From http://cis.wfu.edu/wise WISE 2014 Conference Thursday and Friday, February 6-7, 2014 Pre-conference workshop: Wednesday February 5, 2014 Winston-Salem, North Carolina WISE is designed for faculty who lead or teach short- or long-term programs abroad, and for study abroad professionals who assist students in this important cross-cultural experience. It is a place where faculty, study abroad professionals, and other international education and assessment experts can share insights, strategies and personal experiences about intercultural competency in practical, hands-on sessions. This conference aims to explore students’ intercultural learning abroad from a variety of angles. WISE 2014 will include four sessions focused on the most important intercultural training models now in use. WISE 2014 will also feature a session focusing on the variety of inventories and tools being used to assess students’ intercultural competency and awareness. Visit the conference website at http://cis.wfu.edu/wise
Source: Wake Forest University
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Title: Classical Association of New England Annual Meeting
Body: From http://caneweb.org The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England will take place March 7-8 at St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, NH. For more conference details, including a scholarship for first-time attendees, go to http://caneweb.org/CANEwp/?page_id=255
Source: CANE
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