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Title: Conference: Internationalization of U.S. Education in the 21st Century
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From http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/internationalization/description%20/index.php
Internationalization of U.S. Education in the 21st Century
The Future of International and Foreign Language Studies
A Research Conference on National Needs and Policy Implications
April 11-13, 2014
Williamsburg Lodge
Williamsburg, VA
The United States faces an urgent education issue that will directly affect our nation’s wellbeing for generations to come: the global competence of Americans. Global competence includes deep expertise in the languages and cultures of other nations and regions, to basic understanding of the rest of the world and the United States’ role today. It ensures our national security, economic competitiveness, and foreign policy leadership. In short, global competence enables Americans to understand and cooperate with others to meet global challenges at home and abroad in the 21st century. Yet international and foreign language education—the essential means to building global competence—is in jeopardy due to shifts in institutional priorities and shrinking public and private investment.
Join leaders in academia, K-12 education, business, government, and the NGO sectors for timely research and discussion of national human resource needs and strategies for enabling U.S. educational institutions to address the broad national policy goals to:
Ensure a globally competent citizenry and workforce
Strengthen the U.S. ability to solve global problems
Produce international experts and knowledge for national needs
Please register by March 15th.
Learn more at http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/internationalization/description%20/index.php
Source: College of William & Mary
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Title: American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Annual Conference
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From http://www.aatsp.org/?page=2014conference
AATSP 96th Annual Conference
Articulation: A Pathway to Success
Panama Hilton Hotel
Panama City, Panama
July 8-11, 2014
Join colleagues for professional development, networking, exhibits, and cultural experiences in historic Panama City, Panama!
Over 200 sessions and workshops
President's Welcome Reception
Awards Banquet
AATSP Chapter Assembly
Featured author session
Opportunities for CEUs and graduate credit
Optional excursions to immerse yourself in the culture of Panama
Online registration is now open. Visit the conference website for more information: http://www.aatsp.org/?page=2014conference
Source: AATSP
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Title: ACTFL Proficiency Assessments Summer Institute
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ACTFL is proud to present the first ever Proficiency Assessments Summer Institute hosted by Brigham Young University. ACTFL is offering a diverse range of workshops to better meet the growing demand for newly certified testers and raters across assessments and certifications.
The benefits of participation in these workshops are many. As a result of these professional development experiences, educators are better able to:
apply key principles of teaching and testing for proficiency to curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices.
establish program goals in terms of performance outcomes.
determine student placement, progress, and performance.
articulate within and across language programs.
become eligible to apply for OPI or WPT certification.
become eligible to apply for certification advancement (limited to full).
For full details about all four of these workshops go to http://www.actfl.org/professional-development/professional-development-workshops/actfl-sponsored-workshops
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Editorial by Arne Duncan and Libia Gil: English Language Learners Are an Asset
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the director of the Office of English Language Acquisition Libia Gil recently published an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Daily News. Here are some excerpts:
“Today, a world-class education means learning to speak, read and write languages in addition to English.
“In an interconnected, interdependent global economy, we must prepare our children for a future in which their social and economic success will depend on their ability to understand diverse perspectives and communicate with people from other cultures and language groups. This isn’t a matter of getting ahead — it’s a matter of catching up. …
“In our country, we have a valuable yet untapped resource within the estimated 4.6 million students learning English — the fastest-growing student population in our schools. These students come to school already speaking a variety of home languages, most commonly Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic or Hmong.
“Many schools and communities across the country have established programs to encourage mastery of multiple languages. In effective dual-language classrooms, English learners and English-proficient classmates are provided opportunities to learn academic content while simultaneously becoming proficient in both languages.
“That’s why our department is encouraging innovations in education of English learners, in part by making it a priority in the federal Investing in Innovation (i3) program.”
Read the full editorial at http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20140219/english-learners-an-asset-for-global-multilingual-future-arne-duncan-and-libia-gil
Read Lesli Maxwell’s reaction to it at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2014/02/arne_duncan_schools_should_inv.html
Source: Los Angeles Daily News
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Title: Next Week Is National Foreign Language Week
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National Foreign Language Week was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957 by Alpha Mu Gamma. It will happen this year from March 3-9. The theme is "Don’t Let Learning a Language Slip Through Your Fingers." You can learn more about the history of National Foreign Language Week and order posters to celebrate at http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.html
Get ideas for how to celebrate NFLW from the FLTEACH archives at http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/faq/faq-fl-week.html
Lots of state foreign language teaching organizations also keep ideas for celebrating. Here links to some of them (some are from years past, but still relevant):
http://clta.net/advocacy/ideas
http://mafla.org/foreign-language-week
http://www.nysaflt.org/advocacy/nflw.shtml
https://fland.wikispaces.com/National+FL+Week+Info
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Title: Book Wings: Live English/Arabic Theater Project
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On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 9am CST/10am EST (5pm Baghdad time) the University of Iowa will link up with the University of Baghdad to present Book Wings, a live bilingual (Arabic/English) collaborative theatre project that uses the latest new media technologies to bring together actors, writers, directors, translators, and stage spaces 6,500 miles apart to produce one unified theatre experience, presenting 6 newly commissioned plays. The performance will be live-streamed (free and viewable by anyone with an internet connection), with a 20 minute talk-back session featuring participating playwrights, directors, and actors, immediately following the performance. Internet viewers are invited to Tweet comments and questions for the live talk-back using the hashtag #bookw. To view the live stream on March 11: http://www.writinguniversity.org/page/book-wings-live-streaming
NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin - February 17, 2014. (arabick12@gmail.com, 17 Feb 2014).
Source: NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin
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Title: Two-week Travel Seminar for Arabic Teachers
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Where There Be Dragons is offering a 2-week travel seminar for teachers of Arabic, and/or Cultural & Religious studies from March 15-30, 2014 entitled "Jordan: Cultural Survival & Modernity." Teachers meet with leaders of organizations, journalists, and local experts on issues of land/water rights, gender, and conflict resolution, while using their Arabic in dynamic settings. All courses include service, language intensives, leadership development and global studies. Visit the website: http://www.wheretherebedragons.com or call: 800-982-9203 to learn more about scholarships for teachers and educator programs.
NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin - February 17, 2014. (arabick12@gmail.com, 17 Feb 2014).
Source: NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin
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Title: National Chinese Language Conference
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From http://sites.asiasociety.org/nclc2014
Asia Society and the College Board are pleased to open registration for the 7th annual National Chinese Language Conference, to be held Los Angeles May 8–10, 2014. This year's NCLC recognizes the hard work and successes of educators, administrators, students, and policymakers like you who are Building Capacity, Coast to Coast.
This year's program will continue to focus on cutting-edge approaches to teaching that incorporate culture, technology, international exchange, program quality and sustainability, and best practices in the classroom leading to high levels of language proficiency and deeper knowledge of China.
Visit the conference website to learn more and to register: http://sites.asiasociety.org/nclc2014
Source: Asia Society
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Title: SITE Program: Paid Internship in Italy
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The SITE Program (Study, Intercultural Training and Experience) is a paid internship program for English Teaching Assistants in the schools of the Region of Lombardy, Italy. It is an excellent opportunity for students or new graduates who wish to get a better understanding of the Italian language and culture while assisting the Italian teachers in their work. The program, established in 2005, promotes linguistic and intercultural exchange within Europe and across the globe. The program is open to B.A. students who are currently completing or have recently completed (within the last 18 months) college level Italian language and culture. M.A. or Ph.D. students program of Italian language and culture in a North-American university are also encouraged to apply.
The program is the result of the cooperation between Dickinson College, PA – which acts as the liaison for a network of more than 40 US universities – and the Istituto Tecnico Luca Pacioli, in Crema – which coordinates a network of about 40 schools in Lombardy. This cooperation is strongly supported by the Italian Embassy in Washington DC, the Consulates of Italy in the US and is made possible thanks to the active role of the authorities of the Region of Lombardy and the Education Office of Lombardy -foreign languages and culture.
Candidates of Institutions part of the SITE Network: For a full description of the position, applicants qualifications, and how to apply please visit the dedicated pages on the SITE Internship Program website: http://siteprogram.pacioli.net/home/documents-to-submit. The application process must be completed entirely online through the Dickinson College application link provided on the SITE website. After completing the online application process, you must go through an internal ranking selection at your institution. Please ask your Italian Instructors for details.
SITE Network Universities and Colleges: Your institution will do an internal selection and will nominate the finalist as well as one or more alternates. Please feel free to organize the internal selection as you wish. In the candidates' interest, however, please keep in mind that the SITE Program is an intercultural experience and can be challenging. The candidates must have excellent flexibility, independence, self-training and self-study skills, and willingness and ability to step out of her/his comfort zone. It is also recommended that your internal selection process include a demo class on a topic of your candidates' choice. A demo class will provide valuable information on their performance as Teaching Assistants. Your institution must then inform the Program Search Committee of the internal ranking by email at: siteinternshipprogram@dickinson.edu.
Other Universities and Colleges: Since 2012, only candidates from universities that have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) have absolute priority in the selection of candidates for the SITE Internship Program. External candidates are also encouraged to apply, but will be initially placed on a waiting list. If your institution is interested in joining the SITE Network, please read this page: http://siteprogram.pacioli.net/per-le-universita-usa.
Online application for 2014-2015 is now open. Deadline: March 15, 2014.
[AAIS] SITE Internship 2014-2015. AAIS listserv (aais-list-serve@aais.info, 19 Feb 2014).
Source: AAIS
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Title: News in Simplified German
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Here is a website with news articles in simplified German: http://www.nachrichtenleicht.de
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