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Title: Call for Proposals: TexFLEC
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From http://mateslutsa.ning.com/page/texflec-2014
Texas Foreign Languages Education Conference
Educators Equipping Language Learners for Future Success: Practices, Policies, and Curriculum
February 20-21, 2015
University of Texas at San Antonio
The Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC) at The University of Texas at San Antonio is an annual conference that brings together researchers, educators, and students in the fields of foreign language education, TEFL/TESL (Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language), linguistics, and applied linguistics. TexFLEC provides conference participants with the opportunity to share diverse up-to-date ideas.
The deadline to submit your proposal will be December 5th.
View the full call for proposals at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B90ybnrSDbRja0pTdEdyUS1NTDg/view and submit a proposal at http://mateslutsa.ning.com/page/proposal-information
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Title: Call for Proposals: 2015 Midwest Slavic Conference
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2015 Midwest Slavic Conference
The Ohio State University
March 13-March 15, 2015
The Midwest Slavic Association and The Ohio State University (OSU) Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) are pleased to announce the 2015 Midwest Slavic Conference to be held at OSU March 13-15,2015. Conference organizers invite proposals for panels or individual papers addressing all disciplines related to Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. The conference will open with a keynote address by Dr. Karen Dawisha (Miami University) on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and the powerful circle of kleptocrats that surround him on Friday, March 13th, followed by two days of panels.
Please send a one-paragraph abstract in PDF format and a brief C.V. to csees@osu.edu by January 9th. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate. Limited funding is available for undergraduate and graduate student lodging with preference given to out-of-state participants, please include your request for housing when you submit your abstract and C.V.
DEADLINES
Abstract and C.V. Deadline: January 9
Notification of Acceptance/Panels Announced: February 6
Paper Submission and Registration Deadline: February 27
REGISTRATION FEES
Undergraduate: $10
Graduate: $20
Faculty/Public: $35
Participants can elect to have their abstract, paper, and presentation included in the conference’s Knowledge Bank community. Knowledge Bank is a digital archive that is part of Ohio State’s University Libraries. CSEES maintains a community within Knowledge Bank for the Midwest Slavic Conference to increase the dissemination of knowledge produced at the conference. Items included in the community are freely available to be viewed and downloaded by the public and are searchable. Please consider having your abstract, paper, and PowerPoint included in Knowledge Bank this year. Indicate your intent to participate when you submit your abstract and C.V.
For more information...
Center for Slavic and East European Studies
303 Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-8770 ~ csees@osu.edu
slaviccenter.osu.edu
Kunkler, E. [SEELANGS] 2015 Midwest Slavic Conference Call for Proposals. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 4 Nov 2014).
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Title: NEH Summer Seminar for Teachers: Muslim American Identities, Past and Present
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From http://www.raac.iupui.edu/professional-development/neh-summer-seminar-teachers-2015/
NEH Summer Seminar for Teachers 2015
Muslim American Identities, Past and Present
Sunday, July 12 – Friday, August 1, 2015
What does it mean to be Muslim and American? You are invited to explore this fascinating and important question this summer as you read compelling texts, listen to distinguished speakers, and conduct engaging field trips. The purpose of this three-week seminar for school teachers is to study the diverse facets of Muslim American identity, both as grounded in the past and as experienced in the present. You will reflect on and discuss thirty primary source documents and two major academic monographs; hear from two visiting scholars and visit two mosques; and create and present individual research projects.
Application Deadline: March 2, 2015
For full details go to http://www.raac.iupui.edu/professional-development/neh-summer-seminar-teachers-2015/
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Title: OFLA Awards Call for Nominations
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Do you know an outstanding teacher or administrator who is deserving of recognition from OFLA for their “above and beyond” contribution to the world language community in Ohio and beyond? If so, nominate this well deserving teacher or administrator today! OFLA has 13 categories: 1. Leona Glenn Awards for Outstanding World Language Teacher, 2. Ed Allen Award for Outstanding College World Language Instructor, 3. Distinguished Career Award, 4. Beginning Teacher Award, 5. Outstanding Professional Service Award, 6. Outstanding teacher Award for Less Commonly Taught Languages, 7. Community Service Award, 8. Outstanding World Language Technology Award, 9. Publications Award, 10. Outstanding Program Award, 11. Outstanding Administrator in Support of World Language Award, 12. Educator Friend of World Languages Award, 13. Non-Educator Friend of World Languages Award.
The Ohio Foreign Language Association’s (OFLA) Awards Committee is accepting nominations for awards in the categories described below. December 2, 2014 is the deadline to submit the nomination form online. Submit nomination online at: http://www.ofla-online.org/index.php/awards/4-awards
[OFLA] Call for OFLA Awards Nominations due 12/2. OFLA listserv (OFLA@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU, 2 Nov 2014).
Source: OFLA
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Title: Volunteers Sought for the National Language Service Corps
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Do you speak English and another language? Are you looking for ways to use your language skills to make a difference in your community and country?
If yes, then the National Language Service Corps (NLSC) may be for you. The NLSC is a Federal government organization consisting of on-call, multilingual volunteers who are willing to use their language skills and cultural knowledge to help communities and government agencies in times of need. NLSC Members must be U.S citizens, 18 years of age or older, fluent in English and at least one other language. Though Members are volunteers to the Corps, if their language skills are needed and they choose to give service, they are compensated by means of a small stipend.
The NLSC is currently seeking the following languages: Belize Kriol English, Chichewa, Efik, Ga, Ganda, Haitian Creole, Kabuverdianu, Nahuatl, Quechua, Albanian, Belarussian, Chechen, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, German,, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovene, Chinese, Hmong, Uyghur, Yue, Dari, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tagalog, Filipino, Turkmen, Urdu, Yemeni including the following dialects: Sanaani, Ta’izzi, and Adeni.
All members receive advantages for being a NLSC member such as:
• Free NLSC membership
• Access to our 24/7 site
• Online language resources like SCOLA
• Special member events
• Social networking
• Working Advantage-lifestyle and entertainment discounts
• Informative newsletter
Please visit the NLSC website at www.nlscorps.org to apply or call with questions 1888-729-6572. New languages are posted bi-weekly.
[ILR-INFO] Do you speak one of these European languages? If so, think about becoming a member of the National Language Service Corps! ILR-INFO listserv (ILR-INFO@FSILIST2.FSI.STATE.GOV, 31 Oct 2014).
Source: ILR-INFO
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Title: Podcast: Swahili Poetry with Abdilatif Abdalla
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Episode 85 of Africa Past and Present -- the podcast about African history, culture, and politics -- is now available at http://afripod.aodl.org
In this episode, Abdilatif Abdalla, the best-known Swahili poet and independent Kenya’s first political prisoner, discusses poetry as a political instrument and as an academic field; publication prospects for African poets; and how poetry enabled him to survive three years of solitary confinement, after which he spent 22 years in exile. The interview ends with Abdalla reciting his poem "Siwati" ("I Will Never Abandon My Convictions").
Source: H-Africa
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Title: UT Austin Symposium for African Writers 2014
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UT Austin Symposium for African Writers 2014: Taiye Selasi, Sofia Samatar, Maaza Mengiste, Laila Lalami, & Nnedi Okorafor
December 2-3, 2014
University of Texas-Austin
In the last few years, some of the most powerful, popular, and innovative African writing has come from writers living in the United States. Yet to describe writers like Taiye Selasi, Maaza Mengiste, Sofia Samatar, Nnedi Okorafor, or Laila Lalami as either “American” or “African” writers would be to miss what is most vital about their work, which is both and neither, and gloriously so. Even terms like “exile,” “immigrant,” or “diaspora” don’t capture the reality of writers whose literary horizons are not bound by their birthplace, passport, or skin color. And perhaps they do not wish to be captured!
In December, the University of Texas will welcome these writers to Austin to read and discuss each other’s work.
For full details go to https://networks.h-net.org/node/28765/discussions/50537/ut-austin-symposium-african-writers-2014-taiye-selasi-sofia-samatar
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Title: Arab American Community Resource Wiki
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From http://arabamericandirectory.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
The Arab American Community Resource Wiki is the main source for information about Arab Americans, including organizations, artists, projects and everything else under the sun. This is a community resource meant to be edited and populated by the Arab American community itself.
The wiki is available at http://arabamericandirectory.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Source: Arab American Community Resource Wiki
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Title: Activity Idea: Coffee House
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From the NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin:
"[T]each your students (and others at school) about the role, appearance, and flavor of coffee in Arab culture by creating your own "coffee house" (or cart). You can bring in supplies to produce Turkish or other coffee from the Arab world, practice selling and ordering in Arabic, and learn more about "coffee culture" through discussion. If your students are too young to drink coffee (or you're afraid what will happen if they do!), have them set up a coffee stand or cart to sell to older students or faculty and staff at school. They can teach the community about a fascinating (and delicious) part of Arab culture."
NCLRC@GW Arabic K-12 Bulletin - November 3, 2014
Read a recent article about a Turkish and Arabic coffee stand in Fort Collins at http://www.collegian.com/2014/10/turkish-and-arabic-coffee-stand-teaches-fort-collins-about-coffee-and-culture/98668/
Source: NCLRC Arabic K-12 Bulletin
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Title: Article about 3D Illusion Drawings by Hideyuki Nagai
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From http://japanese.about.com
Inspired by British 3D street artist Julian Beever, 23-year-old Japanese artist, Hideyuki Nagai creates amazing 3D pencil drawings on paper. You and your students can read an article about him here: http://japanese.about.com/od/japanesecultur1/fl/Incredible-3D-Illusion-Drawings-by-Hideyuki-Nagai.htm?nl=1
See some of Hideyuki Nagai’s art at http://nagaihideyukiart.jimdo.com/gallery/
Source: About.com
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