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Title: Spaan Research Grants
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From the LTEST-L listserv:
CaMLA—also known as Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments—is now accepting applications for the 2015 Spaan Research Grant Program. Spaan Research Grants provide financial support for those wishing to carry out research projects related to second or foreign language assessment. Project reports are published as CaMLA Working Papers (http://www.cambridgemichigan.org/workingpapers).
CaMLA is offering research funding for up to three projects investigating an aspect of CaMLA’s tests; each project will receive up to $3,000. Proposals are invited from graduate students, faculty, and other language assessment professionals. Visit the Spaan Research Grants section of our website (http://www.cambridgemichigan.org/resources/spaan) for more information about the application process.
CaMLA Research. [LTEST-L] Spaan Research Grants. LTEST-L listserv (LTEST-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU, 5 Sep 2014).
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Title: ACLS African Humanities Program Fellowship Competition
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The African Humanities Program, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, provides fellowships for scholars in the humanities who are nationals of sub-Saharan African countries. Dissertation fellowships to support the final year of writing are available to scholars affiliated with institutions of higher education and research in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. Early-career postdoctoral fellowships are available to scholars who are eight or fewer years past the PhD and who are affiliated with institutions in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa. The African Humanities Program supports research in any humanistic discipline, and invites applications from scholars working in any field in the humanities.
Application materials for the 2014 fellowship competition are now available online. To download the application documents, and for further information on this year’s competition, please visit http://acls.org/programs/ahp/.
The application deadline is November 1, 2014.
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Title: ACTFL / NFMLTA / MLJ Dissertation Support Grants
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ACTFL, the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations (NFMLTA), and the Modern Language Journal (MLJ) are pleased to announce a call for applications for the ACTFL / NFMLTA / MLJ Dissertation Support Grants. The purpose of this collaboration between ACTFL, NFMLTA, and the MLJ is to help support two graduate students during the research and writing phase of their dissertations that focus on the field of language teaching and learning.
Complete applications must be filled out electronically by SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. Awardees will receive a check in the amount of $2,500. An announcement of the recipients will occur at the time of the ACTFL 2014 Convention as well as via electronic and print media. A committee of recognized researchers will then review proposals and select the awardees.
For more information or to apply, go to http://www.actfl.org/actfl-nfmlta-mlj-announce-dissertation-support-grants-competition
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Seal of Biliteracy May Come to Illinois
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Schools want to honor bilingual students
September 4, 2014
Illinois is expected soon to be one of a handful of states that formally recognize students' mastery of two or more languages.
State Board of Education officials announced Tuesday they're moving forward with an initiative awarding students with a "Seal of Biliteracy" on high school diplomas and academic transcripts if a high level of proficiency in one or more languages besides English is met.
The initiative was authorized through legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn last summer. A 12-member legislative committee is tasked with reviewing the program's proposed rules this fall.
If approved by the panel, Illinois will join states including California and New York in offering seals to graduating students this school year.
Illinois education officials hope that offering the biliteracy seal will inspire students to learn multiple languages.
About 8.2 percent of Illinois students study English as a second language, one of the highest percentages in the U.S. Most ESL students are in the western states with the overall percentage in the 2011-12 school year is 9.1 percent, or an estimated 4.4 million students, according to the National Center of Education Statistics.
Source: The Daily Journal
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Title: Roundtable Discussion: Multilingualism in the U.S. – Do Americans Need More Than One Language?
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From http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/ver/en13280246v.htm
Multilingualism in the U.S. – Do Americans need more than one language?
In celebration of this year’s European Day of Languages
Roundtable discussion
09/25/14
5:30-7:30pm, followed by a reception with European specialties
The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY
In English
Free, but registration required
What is multilingualism worth and how can the long-term reality of linguistic diversity in the U.S. be promoted taking into account a variety of regional, national and supranational interests?
Join in for an insightful roundtable discussion celebrating this year’s European Day of Languages. Different views on multilingualism will be presented and discussed from a U.S. and European perspective along their educational, economic, social and cultural fault lines.
For more information and to register go to http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/ver/en13280246v.htm
Source: Goethe-Institut
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Title: Department of Homeland Security Releases Draft Language Access Plans
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From http://www.dhs.gov/blog/2014/09/05/dhs-releases-component-draft-language-access-plans-public-comment
DHS Releases Component Draft Language Access Plans for Public Comment
Posted by Megan H. Mack, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
September 5, 2014
Being able to communicate efficiently and effectively is critical to the Department of Homeland Security’s diverse missions. Today, I am pleased to announce the release of draft Language Access Plans from the Department’s component agencies, which address the language needs of persons with limited English proficiency.
These Language Access Plans, developed pursuant to Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency and the DHS Language Access Plan issued in February 2012, provide a framework for the Department’s components and offices to improve our delivery of language services for diverse communities across the country.
The Department is now seeking the public’s input to ensure that we are providing meaningful access to our programs and activities for our stakeholders, including persons with limited English proficiency and the organizations that represent them.
DHS welcomes your feedback from now through October 31, 2014, by providing written comment or through participating in stakeholder engagement meetings.
Read the full article at http://www.dhs.gov/blog/2014/09/05/dhs-releases-component-draft-language-access-plans-public-comment
Access the Draft Language Access Plans at http://www.dhs.gov/language-access
Source: DHS
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Title: ADFL Releases Guidelines on Hybrid and Online Language Courses
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From http://www.adfl.org/resources/index_online.htm
The Association of Departments of Foreign Languages has release a new set of guidelines: Suggested Best Practices and Resources for the Implementation of Hybrid and Online Language Courses. Here is the introduction:
“Many language departments across the country teach hybrid and online courses. The decision to implement such courses should be one that is fully supported by the language department concerned. The addition of hybrid or online language courses does not save time or money and is not a cost-saving measure. Rather, adding hybrid or online language courses requires the use of more resources than the traditional course and requires additional funding and time on the part of all involved. The process must include input from all stakeholders (e.g., administrators, technical support, instructors, students), and administrators must make a long-term commitment to providing the resources to sustain such courses.”
Access the full guidelines at http://www.adfl.org/resources/index_online.htm
Source: ADFL
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Title: ASLU: Online ASL Resources
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ASLU is a website full of information about and resources for learning ASL. Access it at http://www.lifeprint.com/
Source: ASLU
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Title: Diné Bizaad App for Apple Devices
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The Diné Bizaad App for iPhone®, iPad® & iPod touch® by Native Innovation, Inc. is here!! The Navajo Dictionary app properly named Diné Bizaad app has been published to the iTunes store this weekend. This language learning tool contains data that is loaded through a form of open source. This is done by a facilitation group of Diné language enthusiasts contributing from anywhere around the world. In fact, this goal of community based sharing helped develop the move from a desktop browser to a mobile app design. The concept of crowdsourcing common Diné words and phrases allows us to input the regional variations of pronunciations and vocabularies spoken by our Diné people.
The Diné Bizaad app has two parts, a Diné-English vocabulary and a English-Diné vocabulary. The English words and phrases are all associated to Diné words and phrases. The synonyms element and antonyms element are important principal parts in searching correct Diné word and phrase associations within the app. Access full article: http://nativeinnovation.us/index.php/the-new-dine-bizaad-app-for-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/
Download yours from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dine-bizaad/id914242572?mt=8
Winters, K. [ilat] Diné Bizaad App for iPhone®, iPad® & iPod touch® by Native Innovation, Inc. ILAT listserv (ilat@list.arizona.edu, 13 Sep 2014).
Source: ILAT
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Title: Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
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From http://www.asmeascholars.org/
The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa is an academic society dedicated to promoting the highest standards of research and teaching in Middle Eastern and African studies, and related fields. It is a response to the mounting interest in these increasingly inter-related fields, and the absence of any single group addressing them in a comprehensive, multidisciplinary fashion.
ASMEA is, first and foremost, a community of scholars concerned with protecting academic freedom and promoting the search for truth. The Association advances the discourse in these fields by providing its members with new opportunities to publish and present ideas to the academic community and beyond.
ASMEA assists scholars, including tenured and un-tenured faculty, graduate students, and those in related fields, to expand the body of knowledge. Through its annual conference, peer-reviewed journal, newsletter, and website, ASMEA strives to become the professional association of choice for discerning scholars and interested members of the public.
Learn about the upcoming conference (October 30-November 1) at https://asmea.nonprofitcms.org/c/conferences/2/pages/overview
Learn more about becoming a member at http://www.asmeascholars.org/membership/membership-overview/
The ASMEA website’s home page is available at http://www.asmeascholars.org/
Source: ASMEA
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