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Title: Talk: Bilingualism and Language Development in Children
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Dr. Jim Cummins will give a talk at the Jewish Community Centre in San Francisco on November 7. The topic is “Bilingualism and Language Development in Children.” Dr. Cummins will focus not only on the benefits of enabling children to acquire two languages at an early age but also on the potential challenges that parents and teachers may experience in supporting children’s dual language development.
Learn more and RSVP at http://www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/IIC_SanFrancisco/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=946&citta=SanFrancisco
Source: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco
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Title: 2015-2016 Grants from the Institute of Turkish Studies
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From http://turkishstudies.org/grants/index.shtml
The Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) will offer grants and fellowships in the field of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies to graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, universities, and other educational institutions through its Grant Program for the 2015-2016 academic year. The annual budget for the Grants Program has been significantly expanded and ITS encourages qualified applicants to apply for its grants.
For summaries and deadlines of each grant, go to http://turkishstudies.org/grants/grants_competition.shtml
Source: Institute of Turkish Studies
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Title: Editorial: Bilingual Education Is Good for All Kids, Wealthy and Poor
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Why is bilingual education ‘good’ for rich kids but ‘bad’ for poor, immigrant students?
by Valerie Strauss
October 24, 2014
If you follow the public debate about bilingual education, you know that there are two basic opposing views. As Claire Bowern, the author of the following post, writes,
“To put it bluntly, bilingualism is often seen as ‘good’ when it’s rich English speakers adding a language as a hobby or another international language, but “bad when it involves poor, minority, or indigenous groups adding English to their first language, even when the same two languages are involved.”
Read Dr. Bowern’s post here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/10/24/why-is-bilingual-education-good-for-rich-kids-but-bad-for-poor-immigrant-students/
Source: Washington Post
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Title: Tongva, the Original Language of Los Angeles
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Topanga, Cahuenga, and Tujunga—Sounds from a Rediscovered Local Language
The Words of L.A.’s Tongva Indians Live On
by Pamela Munro
October 27, 2014
As Los Angeles fourth graders know (because their curriculum includes the study of California Indians), the original language of Los Angeles is Tongva. This American Indian language (also called Gabrielino) used to be spoken in villages all over the L.A. Basin and, in a related dialect, throughout most of the San Fernando Valley.
These villages have given their names to places all over Los Angeles, including Tujunga (from Tongva Tuhuunga “place of the old woman”) and Cahuenga (from Kawee’nga “place of the fox”). Some names don’t have translations we know of, such as Topanga (in Tongva, Topaa’nga). But despite these ever-present reminders, the language has not been spoken for over 50 years. Some people thus might call Tongva “extinct,” but that word is hurtful to Tongva people who would like to see their language awakened once more.
Read on to find out what is being done to revitalize Tongva: http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2014/10/27/topanga-cahuenga-and-tujunga-sounds-from-a-rediscovered-local-language/ideas/nexus/
Source: Zócalo
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Title: Kid Songs and Rhymes of China
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Here is a collection of children’s songs and rhymes from China; each is written in Chinese with an English translation: http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=11&t=ec&c=11
Source: Mama Lisa's World
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Title: Japan Foundation Funding for Exhibitions in the United States
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From http://www.jfny.org/arts_and_culture/exhibitionsabroad.html
The Japan Foundation is now accepting project proposals for Exhibitions Abroad Support Program for 2015 - 2016. Exhibitions Abroad Support Program is designed to provide financial assistance to exhibitions introducing Japanese art and culture to audiences outside of Japan, in order to deepen the understanding of Japanese art and culture.
Applicants whose exhibitions open on or between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016 must submit their applications by December 1, 2014.
For full details about this funding opportunity go to http://www.jfny.org/arts_and_culture/exhibitionsabroad.html
Source: Japan Foundation
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Title: Zeitgeist Northwest: German Culture in the Pacific Northwest
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From http://zeitgeistnorthwest.org/about-us/
Zeitgeist Northwest is a non-profit organization that provides a link to modern German culture, the German language and the arts. In addition to cultural offerings like films, concerts, lectures and exhibitions, they established the Sophie Scholl Saturday School for German language students of all ages in Portland, Beaverton, and Corvallis. Zeitgeist Northwest also presents the Portland German Film Festival, which is taking place November 7-11.
Learn more about Zeitgeist at http://zeitgeistnorthwest.org/
Find out the schedule of films in the Portland German Film Festival at http://www.portlandgermanfilmfestival.com/
Source: Zeitgeist Northwest
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Title: Wall Stories: Recollections of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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During the weeks leading up to the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany.info will be posting the stories of their colleagues. They asked each of them one question: where were you when the wall came down?
Read the recollections at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/02__GIC/GIC/05/08-Mauerfall25/07-WallStories/WallStories.html
Here are more online resources from Larry Ferlazzo’s website: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/10/18/nov-9th-is-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-berlin-wall-coming-down-here-are-related-resources/
Source: Germany.info
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Title: Deadlines Approaching for CANE Grants and Scholarships
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From http://caneweb.org/new/?p=1811
The Classical Association of New England offers a few grants and scholarships whose deadlines are coming up on December 1:
If you have a great idea for a class activity but need funds for books and/or materials, please apply for the quadriannual CANE Discretionary Funds! For more information on this or other grants/scholarships that CANE offers, visit http://caneweb.org/new/?page_id=35
The Alison Barker Travel Scholarship (http://caneweb.org/BarkerScholApp.pdf) is offered annually to undergraduates wishing to participate in educationally-enriching travel abroad.
The Thomas and Eleanor Means Fund (http://caneweb.org/MeansScholApp.pdf) is granted to middle- and secondary-school students who wish to travel abroad for educational purposes.
Source: CANE
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Title: Apprendre le Français avec TV5 Monde: French Resources
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From http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en
The French TV station TV5 has a website, Apprendre le Français, full of resources for learning French. The resources are arranged by CEFR level; American teachers may want to see how these levels match up with ACTFL proficiency levels here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages#Comparison_of_the_CEFR.2C_ACTFL_and_ILR.
Resources include videos and exercises to accompany them.
Access Apprendre le Français at http://apprendre.tv5monde.com
Source: TV5 Monde
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