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Title: Conventiculum Bostoniense: Latin Immersion for Teachers
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From https://sites.google.com/site/conventiculumbostoniense
Conventiculum Bostoniense
Latin by the Sea
July 26-August 3, 2014
Salem State University
Conventiculum Bostoniense is a full immersion experience in the Latin language, geared particularly for teachers of Latin, offered by UMass Boston Classics Department.
Applications are due by July 11. For more details go to https://sites.google.com/site/conventiculumbostoniense
Source: Conventiculum Bostoniense
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Title: Perseus Lexical Inventory: New Linked Data Set
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Many different linguistic services and tools are dependent on lexical information as it is commonly found in Latin and Greek dictionaries. Most of these applications rely on their own implementation of dictionaries, stem databases etc. but there is no centralized open-access resource on which these services can draw for supporting data. The Perseus Digital Library is releasing its lexical data as an open linked data set, starting with Latin and to be followed by Greek, in the hopes that it may eventually become such a resource.
The core of the Perseus Lexical Inventory is a CITE collection of Lexical Entity URIs. Each Lexical Entity identifier has associated properties including a normalized form of the lexical entity (or lemma) and a short definition. The accompanying linked data set includes links between the Lexical Entity URIs, morpheus lemmas, and entries in the Lewis and Short lexicons on Perseus, Alpheios and Logeion.
Learn more about this new resource at http://sites.tufts.edu/perseusupdates/2014/03/21/announcing-the-perseus-lexical-inventory-an-open-linked-data-set
Source: Perseus Digital Library
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Title: New Book: An Illustrated Latin Lexicon for the Modern World
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From http://ascaniusyci.org/store/vocabulapicta.htm
An Illustrated Latin Lexicon for the Modern World (A Latin Picture Dictionary)
By Anna Andresian
Published by Ascanius
This Latin lexicon provides illustrated definitions for hundreds of Latin vocabulary words. The selection creates a bridge between the ancient and modern world by including vocabulary as used in Classical Latin, as well as words for modern things and ideas. Words are arranged thematically so that they can be accessed easily during written and spoken activities in the classroom.
The lexicon can be used as a personal resource or as a classroom reference set for students. Students can quickly refer to vocabulary when participating in an exercise, or teachers can use the selections to teach vocabulary that is useful in both ancient and modern contexts. Illustrations, rather than English definitions, encourage students to understand the vocabulary in the target language without relying on another language. Indices are provided at the end of the booklet, categorized by grammatical form for exercises that require particular types of words.
Learn more and order at http://ascaniusyci.org/store/vocabulapicta.htm
Source: Ascanius
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Title: Spanish Photo Scavenger Hunts
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From http://spanishplayground.net
Digital photography is a wonderful tool for language learning. Photo scavenger hunts are great fun and can be child-centered to the extent that kids get to chose what they take pictures of, as long as it fits the clue.
Read on for a description of photo scavenger hunts and to access three ready-made printables: http://spanishplayground.net/spanish-photo-scavenger-hunts
Source: Spanish Playground
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Title: Spring Activities from Zambombazo
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Here is a collection of spring-themed activities from the Zambombazo website: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/fiebre-primaveral-lluvia-de-actividades
Source: Zambombazo
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Title: Catálogo de voces hispánicas: Study the Varieties of Spanish around the World
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From http://cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/voces_hispanicas/obra.htm
If you and your students study different varieties of Spanish as it’s spoken around the world, here’s a new resources for you. The Catálogo de voces hispánicas has webpages for different regions. Each page has a Spanish-language description of the characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in that region, a video of a speaker from that region, a transcript of the video, and information about the region.
Access this resource at http://cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/voces_hispanicas/default.htm
Source: Centro Virtual Cervantes
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Title: Article: Corpora in English Language Teaching
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How to teach which words go together: Corpora in English language teaching
by Adam Kilgarriff
March 12, 2014
A corpus is a collection of texts. We call it a corpus (plural: corpora) when we use it for language research.
… Dictionary-makers were leaders in corpus use. Following on were people writing language courses. They wanted to make sure that the facts they were teaching about the language were in fact true (!), and to teach common patterns before rare ones, and to use authentic examples of the patterns.
So, in English language teaching, there is plenty of indirect corpus use, via dictionaries and course books. What about direct corpus use, by teachers, even students? Should you use corpora?
My answer is: yes – if the dictionary does not tell you enough.
Read the full article at http://blog.britishcouncil.org/2014/03/12/how-to-teach-which-words-go-together-corpora-in-english-language-teaching
Source: British Council
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Title: Article: Cutting to the Common Core: Changing the Playing Field
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In the second installment of a two-part article, Jeff Zwiers, Susan O’Hara, and Robert Pritchard present essential shifts for teaching Common Core Standards to academic English learners. Read the article at http://languagemagazine.com/?page_id=38456
Source: Language Magazine
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Title: New Website: Open Badges for Foreign Language Education
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From https://openbadges.coerll.utexas.edu/about
An Open Badge, as defined by the Mozilla Foundation, is an icon with a short description that provides individuals with a way to present what they know and have learned. Basically, badges are image files that enable anyone to display experiences, achievements, skills and all sorts of other information about one’s interests and abilities in a creative and easy to understand way.
CASLS’ sister LRC, the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL), has created a new website, Open Badges for Foreign Language Education. The purpose of this website is to provide foreign language educators with the latest information and practices surrounding the open digital badges movement. The website provides descriptions of relevant badging initiatives along with stories from educators currently using digital badges. It also serves as a resource for language educators who want to get started earning or creating digital badges.
Visit the website at http://openbadges.coerll.utexas.edu
If you are interested in learning more about digital badges, COERLL will be holding a webinar series about them this summer. Save the dates now:
Part 1 June11th - Introduction to Digital Badges
Part 2 June 18th - How to Create and Issue Digital Badges
Part 3 June 25th – Designing Digital Badge Systems for the Language Learning Classroom
Learn more at http://www.coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/event/june-webinar-series-introduction-digital-badges
Source: COERLL
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Title: Host a U.S. Department of State Sponsored Exchange Student
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Hosting an exchange student not only changes a student's life in a meaningful way, but also has a great impact on the host family. Almost 2,000 high school students representing over 50 countries are awarded highly competitive merit-based State Department scholarships to study in the United States each academic year. These promising young leaders live with American host families across the county, attend high school, participate in extracurricular and community service activities, and give back to their host communities. These exchange students arrive as strangers, but leave as family. To quote Jen Kramer, a host mom from Indiana, "It's just like having another son; I would have kept him if they let me." Another host mom remarked, "We are honored to have such an incredible person as an exchange student. She delights us with her wit, grace, and kindness every day. Inviting her into our home has been one of the best things we have ever done." The benefits of hosting an exchange student go beyond simply welcoming someone new into your family's life and sharing American culture, values, and traditions - when you host an exchange student you welcome a new culture, a new language, and all the richness that comes with it into your home. Your family will be able to experience the world from the comfort of your own home, while showing a new life and culture to a student eager to see it.
Learn more at http://eca.state.gov/programs-initiatives/host-high-school-student
Source: JNCL-NCLIS
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