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Title: International Virtual Forum for Slavists
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From http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesiv
An International Virtual Forum for Slavists
Join other Slavists from September 25-29, 2014 in the fifth virtual (online) conference from Kyoto, Japan. The theme of the conference is
Socio-cultural and Philological Aspects of Teaching and Research.
Papers may be written and presented in either English or Russian (the working languages of the conference). Accepted papers will be published. This is a marvelous opportunity to participate and interact with colleagues in an International Conference from the convenience of your home or office.
The deadline for applications to participate is August 1, 2014.
For more information go to http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesiv
Source: Middlebury
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Title: German Embassy Book Club Goes Digital
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From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/P__Wash/2014/04/29-Goodreads.html
From the Germany.info website:
“Recently, staff members and friends of the German Embassy in Washington from various departments decided to begin a book club to discuss contemporary German literature. … The book club members have been able to discuss and review German novels, many of which have recently been translated into English.
“Since the club has been such a success in house, we wanted to also allow our readers from Germany.info the opportunity to participate. We started by reading the book Why We Took the Car, by Wolfgang Herrndorf, and posted a review from one of our readers here on our website. In the future, we will also be posting all of our reviews on our profile on Goodreads.com.
“On our page, we have already created bookshelves dedicated to contemporary, classic and young adult German language literature. We are also participating in list building, quiz creation, and discussion boards under the name German Embassy Book Club. We hope to even start a few discussion boards of our own!”
Visit the German Embassy Book Club’s profile at Goodreads.com at http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/30567370-german-embassy-book-club
Source: German Missions in the United States
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Title: German Traces Photo Contest
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From http://www.justaddgerman.org/photo-contest
Discover and showcase local German-American connections in your hometown. Use your camera to document history, architecture, language, people and groups, or other creative impressions and send us your best picture with a short description.
The contest is open to all U.S. residents 18 years old and younger. It runs through September 2014.
For full contest details go to http://www.justaddgerman.org/photo-contest
Source: Just Add German
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Title: Crowd-Sourced Document with German Songs
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AATG listserv subscribers recently had the idea of creating a Google Doc to share information about German songs with each other. Here is a link to the document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bv1rZIONS4wk2k3i9tj5NuhAL_cRE97prjyX-8cKmng/edit?pli=1
Here is more information about the AATG listserv: http://www.aatg.org/?page=DiscussionList
Source: AATG-L
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Title: Articles about the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/02__GIC/GIC/05/08-Mauerfall25/Mauerfall25.html
The year 2014 is a year of remembrance, marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - a monumental day in history that led to Germany's reunification. This year is filled with events and ceremonies commemorating the fall of the wall, as well as reflections on a formerly divided Germany.
Germany.info’s campaign will take a close look at the events of November 9, 1989, providing historical context that gives greater meaning to that fateful day. You and your students can access several English-language articles having to do with the Berlin Wall and reunification at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/02__GIC/GIC/05/08-Mauerfall25/Mauerfall25.html
Source: German Missions in the United States
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Title: Ancient Greek OCR
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Ancient Greek OCR is free software to accurately convert scans of printed Ancient Greek into unicode text and PDF files, which can be easily searched, copied, archived, and transformed. It uses the Tesseract OCR engine, tailored for Ancient Greek typography, syntax and vocabulary.
It works with Windows, OS X, Linux and Android, and works on personal computers, mobile devices, and large server clusters.
Ancient Greek OCR is available at http://ancientgreekocr.org
Source: Ancient Greek OCR
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Title: French vs. English Onomatopoeias
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Here are a few short lists comparing French and English onomatopoeic words: http://blogs.transparent.com/french/pan-pan-french-vs-english-onomatopoeias
Source: French Language Blog
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Title: Spanish Blog Contest
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From http://languagemagazine.com/?page_id=50812
Online Spanish is growing fast – it is now the third most-used language on the internet by number of users, according to a report by the Instituto Cervantes. Its use has grown by 807% in the period of 2000-2011, compared with an increase of 301% for English, and still Spanish has a huge potential for expansion. It is also the second most used language in the two major world social networks: Facebook and Twitter.
Mindful of this enormous capacity for development, Google, the Instituto Cervantes, Madrid Spanish Network-Platform, University of Alcalá, Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Latin American Journalism (FNPI) and Monografias.com have launched the third annual Spanish Blog competition to promote Spanish and Hispanic culture.
Entries can be made in one of the following categories:
- Best Blog of Hispanic culture dissemination and promotion of Hispanic culture in plastic and visual arts, architecture, literature, film and audiovisuals, gastronomy, design, music, performing arts, historical and cultural heritage, archives and libraries.
- Best blog related to the teaching of Spanish (as a mother tongue or as a foreign language) that stands out for its educational innovation and contribution to the correct use of Spanish.
- Best blog created by young people between 18 and 26 years old, highlighting the correct use of Spanish and dissemination of Spanish culture.
In addition, following a proposal from the jury, there will be an Honorable Mention to recognize the work of an individual in the proper use of the Spanish language on the Web and/or for their contribution to the diffusion of Hispanic culture.
The competition is open to anyone over 18 years old who is directly responsible for managing the blog. The log must have been created prior to January 1, 2014, be active during the course of the contest, and be updated periodically. Entries will be accepted until June 1, 2014.
For full details go to http://www.concursoblog.com
Source: Language Magazine
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Title: Emitologías: Origins of Spanish Expressions
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Here is a blog that discusses the origins of idiomatic expressions in Spanish: http://emitologias.wordpress.com
Source: Emitologías
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Title: Online Activities for Spanish Grammar
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From http://miclase.wordpress.com
The Spanish-language Recursos para nuestra clase website has learning materials for a variety of subjects, including the Spanish language. Recent additions include a game to match antonyms, one to practice determiners, and a spelling game. Browse the latest additions at http://miclase.wordpress.com/category/1-lengua
Source: Recursos para Nuestra Clase
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