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Title: TESOL’s Electronic Village Online
Body: From http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage For five weeks in January and February, TESOL experts and participants from around the world engage in collaborative online discussions or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. These sessions bring together participants for a longer period of time than is permitted by land-based professional development conventions and allow a fuller development of ideas than is otherwise possible. Sessions are free and open to anyone around the globe. It is not necessary to attend the TESOL Convention in order to participate. All you need is access to the Internet. Sessions run from January 13 to February 16, and they are asynchronous. For more information and a list of sessions go to http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage
Source: EVO
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:04:27
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Title: Overseas Eurasian Language Programs through American Councils
Body: American Councils for International Education announces its Summer 2014, Fall 2014, and Academic Year 2014-15 language study programs in Eurasia. The Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP) features language and cultural immersion in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. Applications and complete program information are available at http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org THE PROGRAM ERLP provides participants with intensive individualized instruction in nearly 20 regional languages in 10 Eurasian countries. Courses are designed to strengthen speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the language of study. Classes are conducted in small groups or private tutorials by native speakers with extensive experience teaching foreign students. In addition to classroom learning, American Councils emphasizes language immersion outside of the academic program through: volunteer opportunities, cultural excursions, other extracurricular activities, and life with host families. U.S. undergraduate or graduate credit is provided through Bryn Mawr College. LANGUAGES OFFERED - Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia - Azeri in Baku, Azerbaijan - Bashkir, Buryat, Tatar, Yakut, etc. in Russia - Chechen or Georgian in Tbilisi, Georgia - Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan - Kyrgyz in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - Romanian in Chisinau, Moldova - Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki) or Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Turkmen in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Ukrainian in Kyiv, Ukraine APPLYING Applications, additional program information, and eligibility requirements are available at http://www.acEurasiaAbroad.org Applications for the summer 2014 term are due by February 15, 2014. Applications for the fall 2014 and academic-year 2014-15 programs are due on March 15, 2014. Must be 18 to apply. QUESTIONS? Email: outbound at americancouncils dot org CONTACT American Councils for International Education Attn: Outbound Programs 1828 L Street, N.W. Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036 Web: www.acStudyAbroad.org Phone: 202.833.7522 Warchol, M. [ILR-INFO] Overseas Eurasian Language Programs. ILR-INFO Discussion Group (ILR-INFO@FSILIST2.FSI.STATE.GOV, 17 Dec 2013).
Source: ILR-INFO
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:05:38
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Title: Indiana University Summer Language Workshop
Body: The 2014 Indiana University Summer Language Workshop (SWSEEL) is accepting applications for intensive study of Arabic, Hindi-Urdu, Hungarian, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swahili, Tatar, Turkish, and Uzbek. * All students pay in-state tuition and earn 6-10 credits. * Competitive FLAS and ROTC Project GO scholarships available for qualified students. * Classes will be held June 9 - August 1, 2014; all levels of Arabic and first year Russian will begin June 2, 2014. * 4 and 5-week options are available for Russian (ending on July 3). Priority application deadline: February 1, 2014. See http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel for more information and to apply. Questions? Please contact swseel at indiana dot edu or 812-855-2889. Farmer, M. [SEELANGS] Indiana University Summer Language Workshop. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 17 Dec 2013).
Source: SEELANGS
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:07:09
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Expdate: 2014-08-01 00:00:00
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Title: TOEFL Grants and Awards
Body: The deadline for applications for TOEFL Grants and Awards is February 15th, 2014. Awards are available in a variety of categories and provide funding for activities, projects and research in the field of international education and foreign or second language assessment. Among them are the Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment to help students complete the research for their dissertations in a timely manner. The others include: · TOEFL Board Grants · TOEFL International Speaker Grants · Library and Resource Center Award · TOEFL Outstanding Young Scholar Award Applications received after February 15th will be considered for the next application deadline in October. For more information about the awards, please visit http://www.ets.org/toefl/awards Dantas-Whitney, M. [BILING] TOEFL Grants and Awards. BILING listserv (BILING@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU, 19 Dec 2013).
Source: BILING
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:07:55
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Title: Consortium for Language Teaching & Learning
Body: The National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland, working under the auspices of the STARTALK project, has established the Consortium for Language Teaching & Learning to help encourage ongoing language learning, share information about resources for language teaching and learning, and foster collaboration among organizations that are committed to promoting language learning. JNCL-NCLIS is proud to be a partner in the consortium and is currently developing a database of heritage language programs. Read more about the consortium partners at http://www.cal.org/consortium/partners/index.html
Source: JNCL-NCLIS
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Title: Overseas Professional Development for Russian Language Teachers through American Councils
Body: American Councils for International Education (ACTR) is pleased to announce a limited number of fully-funded fellowship positions available for current in-service teachers of Russian in the 2014 Summer Russian Language Teacher Program, June 18 to August 4, 2014. Priority in fellowship awards will be given to active K-12 teachers of Russian who have not been to Russia in the last three years; university faculty, adjuncts, and graduate students are also eligible to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. All expenses will be paid for selected fellows, less the cost of an initial program administration fee and domestic travel to and from Washington, D.C. The Summer Russian Language Teachers Program has supported the professional development needs of U.S. teachers of Russian for more than 40 years and is one of the most respected and long-standing U.S.-Russian exchange activities. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) and hosted by Moscow State University, the six-week program is designed to strengthen professional language skills and provide participants new insights in Russian language, culture, and pedagogy. Applications for the Summer 2014 program are due March 1st. Interested applicants can access the online application via: http://www.acStudyAbroad.org/sumteach The fellowships provide: - Full tuition for six weeks of study at Moscow State University, - Housing in the Moscow State University dormitory, - Round-trip, international airfare from Washington, D.C. to Moscow, - Pre-departure orientation in Washington. D.C., - Pre- and post-program testing, - Russian visa, - A weekly stipend of $180, - Weekly cultural excursions, - Weekend trip to the Golden Ring, - Medical insurance, and - Ten graduate hours of credit from Bryn Mawr College. For additional information, visit: http://www.acStudyAbroad.org/sumteach Or contact: Russian Outbound Programs American Councils for International Education (ACTR) 1828 L St, NW Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036 outbound at americancouncils dot org Warchol, M. [SEELANGS] Overseas Professional Development for Russian Language Teachers through American Councils (ACTR). SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 16 Dec 2013).
Source: SEELANGS
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:15:44
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Title: Pioneer Valley Classical Association Classics Day at Mt Holyoke College
Body: From http://classicsday.wordpress.com The Pioneer Valley Classical Association is holding a Classics Day on Friday, January 17th at Mt. Holyoke College. For more details and a registration packet go to http://classicsday.wordpress.com
Source: Pioneer Valley Classical Association
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:35:06
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Title: Vergilian Society Translation Contest
Body: From http://www.vergiliansociety.org/vergilian-society-translation-contest Registration for the first Vergilian Society Translation Contest is now open. Top contestants can expect a small cash prize and bookplates in the late Spring 2014, prior to school award ceremonies. The spirit of the contest is to celebrate the poet Vergil by encouraging students in K-12 to translate a selection of his verses, at sight, into fluent English. Format: The test is designed to be written in one sixty-minute period. The selections vary from year to year. There will be at least one substantial passage of Vergil (and possibly two, with the second being shorter) designed to be written within the hour including revision. Registration — 18 February 2014. Administration of the Contest — 24 – 28 February 2014. For full details go to http://www.vergiliansociety.org/vergilian-society-translation-contest Register at https://secure.jotform.us/form/33303790386153
Source: Vergilian Society
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:36:02
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Title: “Real Time” World War II Tweets in Latin
Body: Latin teachers who use Twitter may be interested in following RealTimeWWII_Latin. Tweet content has to do with what happened on this day in 1941, and everything is in Latin. Follow at https://twitter.com/Latrealtimewwii
Source: Twitter
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Title: Summer Seminars Abroad for Spanish Teachers
Body: From http://oia.osu.edu/ssast The Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University announce this year's intensive Summer Seminars Abroad, a 16-day workshop in Spanish linguistics in Lima, Peru. The purpose of the program is to provide selected students with an opportunity to analyze and practice the Spanish language in a natural linguistic and cultural context, and to receive university credit for that experience. The program, scheduled for July 7-24, 2014, is intended primarily for Spanish teachers. Application is open, however, to graduate students from Spanish and other disciplines who have a demonstrated ability in the use of the Spanish language and a need for this type of course. Both native and non-native speakers of Spanish are invited to apply. For more information go to http://oia.osu.edu/ssast
Source: Ohio State University
Inputdate: 2013-12-20 09:41:35
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