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Title: Article: 7 Things to Know About Native American Languages
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From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/colleen-m-fitzgerald/seven-things-to-know-abou_b_6126326.html
7 Things to Know About Native American Languages
by Colleen M. Fitzgerald
November 8, 2014
The month of November is Native American Heritage Month. A recent editorial by Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, suggests that "the vast majority of Americans have a limited -- and often mistaken -- understanding of Native American history."
That so? Native American languages can offer deep insights into our nation's history. Here's seven things to know about Native American languages.
Read on at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/colleen-m-fitzgerald/seven-things-to-know-abou_b_6126326.html
Source: Huff Post Impact Blog
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Title: Chicago's Ethiopians Build a Cultural Museum
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7,550 Miles from Home, Chicago's Ethiopians Build a Cultural Museum
By Danielle Elliott
November 4, 2014
Some 7,550 miles separate Chicago from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
For the 10,000 Ethiopians living in Chicago, that distance seems a lot smaller due to the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC), a nonprofit refugee resettlement agency, in Rogers Park.
… This is the place where the ECAC is trying to build a museum showcasing Ethiopia's diversity and history, a symbol of their strong community.
"We want the museum to transfer information to children and share our rich history with the mainstream American community," said Dr. Erku Yimer, the executive director and one of the founders of ECAC.
Read the full article at http://gapersblock.com/ac/2014/11/04/7550-miles-from-home-chicagos-ethiopians-build-a-cultural-museum/
Visit the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago’s website at http://www.ecachicago.org/home0.aspx
Learn more about the Ethiopian Cultural Museum of Chicago at http://www.ecachicago.org/museum.aspx
Source: Gapers Block
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Title: Computerized Oral Proficiency Instrument (COPI) Now Available in Mandarin Chinese
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From http://www.cal.org/resource-center/publications/copi
The COPI is designed to assess the oral proficiency of upper high school students, college students, and professionals who are native or near-native English speakers learning the target language. It is available in Modern Standard Arabic, Spanish, and now Mandarin Chinese.
Learn more about the COPI at http://www.cal.org/resource-center/publications/copi
Source: CAL
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Title: Kanji for Tattoos
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Namiko Abe of About.com writes, “Since I receive many requests for Japanese tattoos, especially those written in kanji, I created this page. Even if you are not interested in getting a tattoo, it can help you to find out how to write specific words, or your name, in kanji.”
The page is available at http://japanese.about.com/od/writing/fl/Kanji-for-Tattoos.htm?nl=1
Source: About.com
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Title: Mercato di Natale in San Francisco
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Mercato di Natale (Italian Christmas Market)
Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:00am – 6:00pm & Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:30am to 4:30pm
The second Mercato di Natale will be held at the Museo in collaboration with D.I.V.E. (Donne Italiane che Vivono all’Estero), a dynamic group of women expats living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Inspired by the famous Christmas markets in Northern Italy and throughout most of Europe, this event will exude the warm atmosphere of Christmas. Come and enjoy your Christmas shopping in an Italian Christmas market. Choose the perfect gift for your family and friends such as artisanal Italian food, handmade jewelry, Italian fashion and accessories, art objects and other unique craft items all made by Italian artisans.
Source: Museo Italo Americano
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Title: Funding Available for Course Creation and Redesign: Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia
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Through funding from the U.S. Department of Education, six Title VI National Resource Centers plan to award stipends to faculty at community colleges and minority-serving institutions to develop and incorporate greater content about Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia into the curricula of the institutions at which they teach. These National Resource Centers (NRCs) receive grants under the Higher Education Act to train specialists in the study of the countries of this region and to work with other postsecondary institutions to expand Russian, East European, and Eurasian content in the classroom. Faculty at community colleges and minority-serving institutions throughout the U.S. are invited to apply for a course development stipend. Awards will be from $1,000-$3,000. All full-time, regular part-time, and adjunct faculty are encouraged to apply. Applicants can propose to redesign an existing course or to develop a new course including at least 25% content on Russia, Eastern Europe, and/or Eurasia. Funds will be made available to awardees in the form of a stipend and/or for purchase of curriculum materials, research related travel (including conference attendance), or consultation with a faculty member from a participating NRC. Awardees can also access the library of one participating NRC during the funding period.
Full details on the competition and the application package can be found at: http://slaviccenter.osu.edu/curriculum-development-stipends.
The completed application should be submitted to Eileen Kunkler (kunkler.10@osu.edu) by Monday, December 15, 2014 for consideration. Notifications will be sent out by early January 2015.
Participating Centers:
Indiana U., Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center
Indiana U., Russian & East European Institute
Ohio State University, Center for Slavic & East European Studies
U. of California, Berkeley, Institute of Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies
U. of Pittsburgh, Center for Russian & East European Studies
U. of Washington, Ellison Center for Russian, East European, & Central Asian Studies
Applicable Countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia (including Tatarstan), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Tatarstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
For more information, please contact Eileen Kunkler (kunkler.10@osu.edu) at the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at The Ohio State University.
Kunkler, E. [SEELANGS] Funding Available for Course Creation and Redesign. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 13 Nov 2014).
Source: SEELANGS
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Title: German-Style Christmas Markets in the United States
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One of the most memorable experiences for anyone in Germany is savoring the winter holiday season at one of the country's myriad Christmas markets. The colorful fairs are held in most towns and cities during the four-week Advent season leading up to Christmas.
Ringing in the holiday season, cities across the United States are celebrating with their own reincarnations of the traditional German Christmas market. Not unlike the Christmas markets in Germany, each of its American cousins has a flair that is unique to the city or region where it takes place.
See a map and schedule of Christmas markets in the United States here: http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__W__t__G/01/09__Advent__Christmas/Markets__in__America.html
Source: Germany.info
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Title: Roman Wedding Film Project for Latin 1
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From http://caneweb.org
Teachers Gabe Bakale, Ben Auger, and Laura Kay have designed a new project for their Latin 1 students in which they read articles about Roman weddings and then create a film in groups explaining wedding customs.
You can download the project instructions and scoring rubric here: http://caneweb.org/new/?p=1840
Source: CANE
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Title: eTogaTrek: Videos about Ancient Roman Civilization for Elementary and Middle School
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From http://www.ascaniusyci.org/
The first of five videos to be released this academic year on intriguing facets of ancient Roman civilization is available at http://www.ascaniusyci.org/etogatrek/01-family/ and focuses on family and children. All videos are intended for elementary - middle school students in public, private, parochial and home schools.
Continue to check back at http://www.ascaniusyci.org/etogatrek/ for more videos throughout the year.
Source: Ascanius
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Title: Call for Papers: Classical Association of New England Annual Meeting
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From http://caneweb.org/new/?page_id=8
The 109th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England will be held March 13-14, 2015, at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Mass.
CANE accepts proposals for papers and workshops at the Annual Meeting. The deadline for submissions is December 1.
Go to http://caneweb.org/new/?page_id=8 to access the guidelines for presenters and to submit a proposal.
Source: CANE
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