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Title: Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum
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From http://www.princeton.edu/pjpf
The 21st Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum (PJPF) will take place on May 10-11, 2014 at Princeton University. The theme of the Forum is "Dialogue: Toward Creating Learning Communities of/for/by Learners and Teachers" Two keynote speakers, Dr. Yutaka Saeki (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo and Aoyama Gakuin University) and Dr. Seiichi Makino ( Professor Emeritus, Princeton University) have been invited to give talks on this theme.
Visit the forum website at http://www.princeton.edu/pjpf
Source: Princeton University
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Title: International Congress on Medieval Studies
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From http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress
The 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies takes place May 8-11, 2014. On-site registration opens Wednesday, May 7, at noon.
The Congress is an annual gathering of more than 3,000 scholars interested in Medieval Studies. It features more than 550 sessions of papers, panel discussions, roundtables, workshops, and performances. There are also some 90 business meetings and receptions sponsored by learned societies, associations, and institutions. The exhibits hall boasts nearly 70 exhibitors, including publishers, used book dealers, and purveyors of medieval sundries. The Congress lasts three and a half days, extending from Thursday morning until Sunday at noon.
Visit the conference website at http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress
Source: Western Michigan University
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Title: CLEAR Summer Workshops and Stipends 2014
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Spring appears to have sprung – finally! That means the deadline for our summer professional development workshops is drawing near. The early application deadline (application fee waived) is May 16 and the regular deadline is June 1.
The Center for Language Education and Research will be offering four workshops this summer:
The Basics of Creating Assessments: From Principles to Practice
July 14-16, 2014
Rich Internet Applications for Language Learning: Introductory Techniques
July 17-19, 2014
Speaking Activities for Oral Proficiency Development
July 21-23, 2014
Using Authentic Materials in all Levels of Foreign Language Classes
July 24-26, 2014
Detailed descriptions, travel and hotel information, and more can be found on the CLEAR website: http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php
The early application deadline (application fee waived) is May 16 and the regular deadline is June 1.
CLEAR is also very pleased to announce a limited number of stipends, which will be made available to foreign language teachers who wish to attend these workshops. Stipends will be awarded on a sliding scale to language educators who otherwise might not be able to take advantage of our professional development workshops. The number and amount of stipends awarded is dependent on the number of applications received.
Stipends will include a tuition waiver for workshop fees as well as funding that can be used toward travel and accommodations. In accordance with CLEAR's grant mandate, preference will be given to teachers of less commonly taught languages (LCTL). Paired applications from LCTL teachers wishing to attend the workshop on using authentic materials in the classroom (i.e., two teachers of the same language wishing to attend the workshop together) will also be given special consideration. More information on the stipends is available here: http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/Stipend-Program-Details_2014.php
Source: CLEAR
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Title: THATCamp Languages 2014: “Unconference” on Language Research, Pedagogy, and Technology
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THATCamp is coming to Michigan State University! THATCamps are "unconferences" designed for fun, creative, and spontaneous intellectual exchange. MSU’s THATCamp Languages will allow participants to collaboratively generate ideas, projects, and networks on the topic of language research, pedagogy, and technology.
THATCamp Languages will take place in Wells Hall at MSU in East Lansing on Friday and Saturday, September 5-6, 2014. Bootcamps will meet on Friday from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. Saturday's program will run from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Register online at http://languages2014.thatcamp.org/registration and make sure to check out the lineup of bootcamps on Friday afternoon at http://languages2014.thatcamp.org/workshops-2
Watch an inspirational video at http://languages2014.thatcamp.org/ OR find THATCamp Languages on Facebook (THATCamp Languages - Fall 2014) OR follow at @THATCampLangMSU!
THATCamp Languages at MSU - September 5-6. CALICO-L listserv (CALICO-L@LISTSERV.CALICO.ORG, 30 Apr 2014).
For full details about THATCamp Languages 2014 go to http://languages2014.thatcamp.org
Learn more about THATCamps in general at http://languages2014.thatcamp.org/thatcamp-faq
Source: CALICO-L
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Title: AAUSC - ACTFL Travel/Professional Development Grant
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From http://www.aausc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1498393
AAUSC - ACTFL Travel/Professional Development Grant
The goals of the American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC) are to:
- strengthen and improve foreign language curricula and instruction at the university level;
- strengthen professional development programs for teaching assistants/teaching fellows/associate instructors, or their equivalents, hereafter referred to as TAs;
- establish a forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and materials among those concerned with TA training; and
- promote research on the training and supervision of TAs.
In keeping with this mission, the AAUSC offers a limited number of travel/professional development grants to members who wish to attend the annual convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), which is held each November. The grant covers up to $500 and can be used to pay the conference fee to attend ACTFL, and travel or lodging expenses.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: EXTENDED TO May 15, 2014
For full details go to http://www.aausc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1498393
Source: AAUSC
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Title: Penn State STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers
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From http://www.outreach.psu.edu/language-institute/startalk-arabic-academy-for-teachers
STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers
June 21–27, 2014
Penn State
The Penn State STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers at University Park is a federally funded professional development program for current and prospective teachers of Arabic in middle school, high school, and college and university environments. Participants will earn 2 to 3 college credits for completing the program.
This STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers is open to:
- Arabic teachers seeking to expand their awareness of current teaching methods
- graduate students planning careers that will include teaching Arabic
- teachers of other subjects who are preparing to offer Arabic classes
The program is integrated with Penn State’s successful STARTALK student program in basic Arabic, and can provide participants with hands-on opportunities to observe and participate in instruction, and to learn and practice innovative teaching methodologies, with a focus on staying in the target language.
The STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers is structured in three parts:
- an initial four-week online component — May 21–June 18 (approximately 16 hours of instructional time)
- a seven-day on-site workshop — June 21–27 (approximately 56 hours of instructional time)
- a two-week online follow-up component — July 7–21 (approximately 8 hours of instructional time)
During the on-site component, participants will attend daily sessions on the program’s core topics, along with class observation and micro-teaching in the Penn State STARTALK student program.
For full details go to http://www.outreach.psu.edu/language-institute/startalk-arabic-academy-for-teachers
Source: Penn State
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Title: Chinese Early Language Immersion Network
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From http://asiasociety.org/chinese-language-initiatives/chinese-early-language-immersion-network
As part of Asia Society’s ongoing work to promote the development of Chinese in U.S. schools, we are pleased to announce the establishment of the Chinese Early Language and Immersion Network at Asia Society (CELIN @ Asia Society).
This initiative seeks to convene and work together with practitioners, researchers, policy makers, parents, and advocates for language learning across the United States and beyond. The goal is to expand the number and quality of Chinese language programs in the early grades, through collaboration, documentation of strong programs, and dissemination of information and resources. CELIN
- identifies and collaborates with Chinese early language and immersion schools and practitioners
- uses digital tools to increase communication, supports collaboration, and shares resource and expertise
- shares a collection of resources to support the development and growth of strong programs
- supports a group of Chinese early language and immersion programs to serve as models and resource centers
- provides professional development
- collaborates with teacher preparation programs and state certification agencies
An advisory committee of leaders in the fields of Chinese, world languages, early language, and immersion education provide guidance to CELIN’s work.
To learn more about CELIN @ Asia Society, ensure that your program is documented in our online directory, or get involved with this initiative, go to http://asiasociety.org/chinese-language-initiatives/chinese-early-language-immersion-network
Source: Asia Society
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Title: STARTALK Institute for Teachers of Russian
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From http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian/startalkrussian
STARTALK Institute for Teachers of Russian
Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy
July 21 - August 5, 2014
The principles of second language acquisition and pedagogy and the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century will serve as foundation for this intensive pedagogy program.
The program’s target audience includes graduate students who are starting to teach Russian, as well as teachers at middle and high schools.
Participants will learn how to choose appropriate pedagogical strategies and develop effective teaching and assessment practices that will bring their students to linguistic and cultural proficiency in Russian. The program curriculum will focus on communicative learner-centered instruction, which uses interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication and integrates the five standards (communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities).
Participants will also be exposed to the teaching and linguistic expertise of the Middlebury Russian faculty, who will open their classrooms for observations and, as guest lecturers, will lead a series of workshops and seminars. Participants will demonstrate mastery of the material by designing and implementing a number of classroom activities and a final lesson. Participants additionally will benefit from the Russian School’s intensive environment by interacting with students and teachers at cultural events and meals.
Tuition, lodging expenses, meals, textbooks, and classroom materials will be paid by grant funding, and each participant will receive a travel reimbursement for up to $250. Participants will receive one unit of graduate credit.
For full details go to http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian/startalkrussian
Source: Middlebury Language Schools
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Title: German-American Hall of Fame Student Scholarship Essay Contest
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From http://www.gamhof.org/scholarship.html
The German-American Hall of Fame (GAMHOF) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce an exciting initiative, their 2014 GAMHOF Student Scholarship Essay Contest.
With separate competitions for college and high school students, the essay contest will offer cash awards totaling $3,500 for the winning students in 2014. The two First prize winners will each take home $1,000, with Runners-up winning $500 each, and Third place winners earning $250 prizes.
This year’s student essay contest asks each applicant to write an essay, in 750 words or less, about the impact of German immigrants and German-Americans on one of the 50 US states. Applicants do not have to write about their own home states. Be aware of the need to be chronologically accurate.
The deadline for all applications is July 31, 2014.
For full details go to http://www.gamhof.org/scholarship.html
Source: GAMHOF
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Title: Book: An Ovid Reader: Selections from Seven Works
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From http://www.bolchazy.com/An-Ovid-Reader-Selections-from-Seven-Works-P3524.aspx
An Ovid Reader: Selections from Seven Works
By Carole E. Newlands
Published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc.
This Reader’s commentary gives grammatical and syntactical assistance, seasoned with appreciation of the fine points of Ovid’s complex literary style. Latin selections are drawn in part from his elegiac poems and demonstrate the new range of directions for elegy developed by Ovid: not merely love elegy (Amores, and with a fresh epistolary form in Heroides); but also didactic and aetiological elegy (Ars Amatoria, Fasti), each with a twist on expected subject-matter; and exile poetry (Tristia, Epistulae ex Ponto), whose elegiac themes are adapted from earlier poetry to express emotional as well as political meaning after Ovid’s banishment from his beloved Rome. Select passages from the epic Metamorphoses, a brilliant experiment that uses a variety of genres under a unifying theme, fill out the collection with the work acknowledged to be Ovid’s major achievement.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.bolchazy.com/An-Ovid-Reader-Selections-from-Seven-Works-P3524.aspx
Source: Bolchazi-Carducci Publishers, Inc.
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