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Title: American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference
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From http://aaal.org
American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference
March 22-25, 2014
Portland, Oregon
The unofficial motto of the 2014 AAAL conference is ‘change’ – and ‘change’ is reflected this year both in the format of the conference and in the way the organizers put together the program. To ensure sustained dialog, the organizers have expanded the number of Roundtable presentations and scheduled most Individual Papers as thematic Sessions.
Visit the conference website at http://www.aaal.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=130
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Title: Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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From http://www.nectfl.org/home
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Sustaining Communities through World Languages
The 61st Annual Northeast Conference
March 27-30, 2014 at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston MA
The conference includes a wide range of outstanding professional development opportunities and the sustaining experience of a true learning community. Special events, sessions, workshops, teaching labs, and exhibit hall displays will help all of us weather these challenging times. You'll discover new ways of supporting your language program, your students, and the newest teachers in our field. The topics of greatest interest to you will be expanded after the conference using social media, webinars, and the tried-and-true F2F encounter!
Visit the conference website to learn more and to register: http://www.nectfl.org/conference
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Title: Workshop: Scaling-up US-Latin America Study Abroad Programs
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100,000 Strong in the Americas Capacity Building Workshop
100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund
Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 9:00 AM - Monday, May 26, 2014 at 12:00 PM (PDT)
San Diego, CA
The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Capacity Building Workshop: Scaling-up US-Latin America Study Abroad Programs to Become Systems for Innovation and Impact will take place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in collaboration with the local higher education community.
Meet experienced international decision-makers from higher educational institutions (HEIs) in Latin America and North America who will present strategy, nuts-and-bolts advice, elements to success and new funding and collaboration models. Matchmaking to meet partner institutions. Learn how to compete for and win innovation funding.
This session is supported by funding from the US Department of State and is presented by the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund driven by Partners of the Americas, NAFSA and the US Department of State.
The workshop will take place immediately preceding the NAFSA 2014 Annual Conference San Diego–with the most international education professionals – the best place to meet colleagues, find new partners, build your capacity and exchange ideas.
All attendees must purchase a ticket.
Limited travel subsidies for non-US participants are available on a competitive basis.
For more details and to purchase a ticket go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/100000-strong-in-the-americas-capacity-building-workshop-tickets-10700707103
Learn more about NAFSA 2014 at http://www.nafsa.org/Attend_Events/Annual_Conference
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Title: National Network for Early Language Learning Summer Institute
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From http://www.nnell.org/conferences/summer_institute/index.shtml
NNELL Summer Institute
July 11-13, 2014
In Partnership with Glastonbury Public Schools and ACTFL
For more details go to http://www.languagepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/NNELL-summer-institute.pdf
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Title: Webinar: New Tools for Characterizing Preschool Dual Language Learners’ Experiences
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Webinar from the Center for Early Care and Education Research-Dual Language Learners (CECER-DLL)
Title: Development of the CECER-DLL Parent and Teacher Questionnaires: New Tools for Characterizing Preschool DLLs' Experiences
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
The Department of Education Office of Indian Education and Office of English Language Acquisition will be joining the Office of Head Start at the Administration for Children and Families for a joint webinar hosted by the Administration for Native Americans. The goal of the webinar is to help ACF and ED grantees address some common challenges to implementing Native American Languages in Early Childhood Settings.
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/719029314
The number of Spanish-speaking Dual Language Learners (DLLs) entering preschool programs in the U.S. is growing at an increasing rate. To understand DLLs' early development and design interventions to improve children's outcomes, researchers need high quality instruments to document the characteristics of DLLs, their families, and their classrooms as well as DLLs' experiences with their two languages. The Center for Early Care and Education Research-Dual Language Learners (CECER-DLL) has developed parent and teacher questionnaires to meet this need.
Featuring presenters Carol Scheffner Hammer, Shelley E. Scarpino, and Lauren M. Cycyk from Temple University, and hosted by Child Care and Early Education Research Connections, this webinar will present: (a) the content of questionnaires, (b) the iterative, multi-step process used to develop the questionnaires, including cognitive interviews with parents and teachers, (c) preliminary findings from a validation study, and (d) the next steps in the development process. Ultimately, the questionnaires will be made available to researchers. The goal is to provide the field with high quality questionnaires that can be used to characterize preschool DLLs' experiences.
NCELA Nexus – March 6, 2014.
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Title: CALPER's 2014 Summer Workshops
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Here are the planned workshops from the Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research:
Workshops (all languages)
Vocabulary Teaching and Learning
June 9 - 10, 2014
Instructors: Xiaofei Lu and Gabi Appel (Penn State)
Discourse Analysis and the Teaching of L2 Writing
June 11 - 12, 2014
Instructor: Susan Strauss (Penn State)
Concept-based Language Instruction
June 16 - 17, 2014
Presenter: James P. Lantolf (Penn State)
Badges and Language e-Portfolios
June 18 -19, 2014
Presenter: Mary Toulouse (Lafayette College, PA)
Workshops for Teachers of Chinese
*co-sponsored by the Penn State Confucius Institute
*registration stipends are available
Designing Projects for the Chinese Classroom
June 13, 2014
Presenter: Xuehua Xiang (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Google Apps for Teaching Chinese
June 14, 2014
Presenter: Xuehua Xiang (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Information
Location: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm
For full workshop descriptions go to http://calper.la.psu.edu/profdev.php?page=workshops
Register at http://calper.la.psu.edu/profdev.php?page=reg
Source: CALPER
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Title: FY 2014 Arts and Foreign Language Planning Assistance Grant Available in Illinois
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The Illinois Arts Council Agency and the Illinois State Board of Education are pleased to announce that funding is available for public school districts in fiscal year 2014 with the Arts and Foreign Language Planning Assistance Grant.
The Illinois Arts Council Agency has released the Request for Proposals (RFP), and full guidelines and materials can be found on http://www.arts.illinois.gov/AFL. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from eligible applicants that seek resources to develop district-based plans for initiating, strengthening or expanding instruction in the arts or foreign language. Proposals are due Monday, April 14.
An online, interactive informational forum about the RFP, designed to provide technical assistance and answer questions about the process, is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, at 1 p.m. Registration information is posted at http://www.arts.illinois.gov/AFL.
For more information, contact Jerome Grand at jerome.grand@illinois.gov or 312-814-6766, or visit http://www.arts.illinois.gov/AFL
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Title: Arabic One Day Camps for High School Students
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The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) in collaboration with BYU independent Studies and QFI are pursuing a project to reach out to high school students across the nation, especially in schools that do not offer Arabic This initiative consists of two components: 1) Students begin with an intensive one-day Arabic language and culture camp in their hometown or region; 2) They continue studying Arabic in a highly interactive format via our asynchronous online courses which includes regular live interaction with a BYU-based tutor who assists camp participants in moving forward as a community of online learners in a systematic fashion that results in their acquiring proficiency in using Arabic for real-world purposes.
Financial aid is available for students who cannot afford to pay the full cost of the course. To sign up students for one of the following upcoming camps, please contact Alex Simmons at alex.simmons85@gmail.com.
Saturday, March 15 at George Washington University
Saturday, March 22 at Ohio State University
Saturday, March 29 at University of Indiana
Saturday, April 5th at Portland State University
Saturday, April 26 at Yale University
Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic One Day Camps for High School Students. Arabic-L listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 5 Mar 2014).
Source: Arabic-L
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Title: Critical Languages Song Project
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From http://www.clsp.gatech.edu/Song_Project
The Critical Languages Song Project is a collection of advanced one-semester courses in culture and language tailored to the needs and concerns of the language and culture you are studying. Courses are available in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Russian.
Access is provided at no charge to instructors and, through them, students for use in university-based courses. Access may be granted on a case-by-case basis to independent learners with a bonafide educational need.
Courses are structured around a carefully chosen, richly annotated corpus of songs and supplied with a full pedagogical apparatus and a broad range of contextual content in various media. They are presented in an innovative, specially designed computer interface. Materials are available to instructors for full-course adoption or integration into existing courses as self-standing modules. The model is also readily adaptable to other languages through a downloadable template and design tools.
Song/units include the following segments, with some variation based upon language
Introduction
Listening
Text/Notes/Context
Questions for understanding
Grammar
Topics for discussion and writing
Suggestions for further listening
Each course is made up of between 14 and 21 songs. These courses are intended for use primarily by 4th-year university students.
For more information, go to http://www.clsp.gatech.edu/Song_Project
Source: Critical Languages Song Project
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Title: 13th Annual Boston Turkish Film Festival
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From http://www.mfa.org/programs/series/13th-annual-boston-turkish-film-festival
The 13th Annual Boston Turkish Film Festival
March 20, 2014 - April 6, 2014
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
This Festival gives Boston film enthusiasts the rare opportunity to explore films—many of which are North American premieres—by emerging and established Turkish filmmakers. All films are in Turkish with English subtitles.
See the schedule of films at http://www.mfa.org/programs/series/13th-annual-boston-turkish-film-festival
Source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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