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Title: 2nd Annual 2015 ACTFL Proficiency Training Summer Institute
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The ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Assessment Workshop is a four-day professional development workshop designed to introduce language educators to the Oral Proficiency Interview, the ACTFL rating scale and the techniques for conducting and rating oral proficiency interviews. In daily plenary presentations, participants address general concepts and strategies for oral proficiency testing. Two sessions of OPI training will be held this coming summer at BYU from June 9-12, 2015 and UMD from June 22-25, 2015.
Register at http://www.actfl.org/professional-development/professional-development-workshops/actfl-sponsored-workshops
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Article Written about Chochenyo in Chochenyo
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From http://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/blog/hossimellehossisaaw/
News from Native California has begun a new series of articles written IN California languages as well as ABOUT them. The first article of the series is by Vincent Medina, and it is written in Chochenyo about his learning of Chochenyo; an English translation follows.
Read the article at http://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/blog/hossimellehossisaaw/
Source: News from Native California
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Title: TASIA: Website for African Languages that Use Arabic Script
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From http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-4799.html
From LINGUIST List:
"We have set up a Tumblr-based website at http://www.tasia.org dedicated to the studies of African languages written in Arabic script (Ajami) and related disciplines. We hope that the website will develop into a networking and informational hub building on earlier and current research. As a first step, we would like to invite you to send us news and information regarding:
- events (conferences, workshops, presentations and calls for papers);
- research projects;
- recent publications (papers, books, dissertations and theses);
- other relevant material (e.g. work outside academia, technical changes affecting our research, etc.).
"With potential growth of information, the website might need more editorial support and we will be grateful to early volunteers even at this initial stage.
"Please send us your ideas and any suggestions to newstasia.org.
"With our best wishes,
Meikal Mumin and Dmitry Bondarev"
Visit the new website at http://arabicscriptinafrica.tumblr.com/
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: New Writing and Speaking Resources for Arabic
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New writing and speaking resources have been added recently to the Arabalicious website. Go to the home page at http://www.arabalicious.com/ and scroll down to access the new resources.
Source: Arabalicious
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Title: Arabic Collections Online: Digital Library of Public Domain Arabic Content
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From http://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/about/
Arabic Collections Online (ACO) is a publicly available digital library of public domain Arabic language content. Funded by New York University Abu Dhabi, this mass digitization project aims to expose up to 15,000 volumes from NYU and partner institutions over a period of five years. NYU and the partner institutions are contributing all types of material—literature, business, science, and more—from their Arabic language collections. ACO will provide digital access to printed books drawn from rich Arabic collections of prominent libraries.
Browse the 206 titles already available at http://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/browse/?page=1
Learn more about this project at http://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/
Source: Arabic Collections Online
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Title: Central Asian Language Materials from the Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region
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From http://iub.edu/~celcar/newsletters/fall_2014/index.shtml#grant
The Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region is one of CASLS' sister Language Resource Centers. Like us, they are entering a new grant period. Here are their plans for the coming four years:
"We will use these funds to continue preparing high quality language teaching materials - including textbooks, multimedia materials, smartphone apps, etc. - for Central Asian languages. In alphabetical order, the languages with which we proposed to have significant work on include Azerbaijani (Azeri), Dari, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Kirghiz), Mongolian, Pashto, Tajiki, Tibetan, Turkmen, Uyghur (Uigur), and Uzbek, all of which are on the Priority Language list of the US Department of Education. We will also do significant research on the acquisition and teaching of Central Asian languages by English-speaking learners. We will also deepen outreach efforts for all Central Asian languages and cultures (even those that are rarely heard in the US, such as Buryat (Buriat), Chuvash, Shugni, Tatar, Sakha/Yakut, etc.), including efforts to bring Central Asian language instruction to several community colleges and minority serving institutions. Finally, we are also pleased to announce that we are already developing online courses for languages of the Central Asian region, and will intensify these efforts in this grant cycle."
Since its founding in 2002, CeLCAR has developed a wealth of materials. Browse their existing materials at http://iub.edu/~celcar/language.php. Access intermediate reading and listening modules for Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pashto, Tajiki, Uyghur, and Uzbek at http://iub.edu/~celcar/intermediate.php. Alphabet charts and information pamphlets about Central Asian languages are available for free download at http://iub.edu/~celcar/language_informational_materials.php. You can keep up with the latest CeLCAR news and learn about upcoming events at http://iub.edu/~celcar/about_news.php.
Source: CeLCAR
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Title: 2015 National Chinese Language Conference – Call for Student Calligraphy
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Language Conference (NCLC) will be held from April 16–18, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to highlighting luminaries from the fields of policy, education, arts and culture, and business, the conference also looks for opportunities to feature student achievements. NCLC15 is calling for student calligraphy of "全美中文大会" to be featured on conference materials. Interested students may send a high-resolution scan of their calligraphy work of ""全美中文大会" to yzheng@asiasociety.org no later than January 1. Please also include the following information: Student's first and last name; school name and state; and grade level.
Chinese Language Matters. (chinese@asiasociety.org, 26 Nov 2014).
Source: Asia Society
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Title: Online Seminar: Medieval Japan & Medieval Europe
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From http://www.primarysource.org/medieval-japan-medieval-europe
Medieval Japan & Medieval Europe: Compare & Contrast
February 3, 2015
For centuries medieval Japan and medieval Europe have been compared. However, they represented fundamentally different societies; knights and samurai were born under different circumstances, and samurai political power evolved along a markedly different path into shapes and forms diverging greatly from those of European lordship. By exploring more deeply the history of medieval Japan, we will clarify contrasts, and bring similarities that did exist into focus.
Especially for educators of grades 6-12.
Learn more and register at http://www.primarysource.org/medieval-japan-medieval-europe
Source: Primary Source
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Title: This Is Russian Literature Week
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Read Russia, an initiative based in Moscow, New York, and London, is celebrating Russian Literature Week this week, December 1-5. Russian Literature Week is an annual series of live and online events and publications designed to celebrate and encourage the translation of classic and contemporary Russian literature into English.
Learn more about this event at http://readrussia.org/journal/russian-literature-week-2014
Source: Read Russia
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Title: 6th International Summer School of Rusyn Language and Culture
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From the SEELANGS listserv:
The Institute of Rusyn Language and Culture at Prešov University invites you to
SТUDIUM CARPATO-RUTHENORUM 2015:
6th International Summer School of Rusyn Language and Culture
Prešov University, Slovakia, June 7 - 27, 2015.
Courses in Rusyn Language, Carpatho-Rusyn History and Ethnography taught in English and Rusyn.
Instructors:
Dr. Kvetoslava Koporová (Prešov University)
Marek Gai (External Faculty in the Institute for Rusyn Language and Culture, Prešov University)
Professor Dr. Paul Robert Magocsi (University of Toronto)
Dr. Valerii Padiak (Center of Carpatho-Rusyn Studies, Uzhhorod)
Associate Professor Dr. Patricia А. Krafcik (The Evergreen State College)
Professor Dr. Mykola Mušynka (External Faculty in the Institute for Rusyn Language and Culture, Prešov University)
Further information and application forms:
http://www.unipo.sk/pracoviska/urjk/1/LS6
http://www.c-rs.org
Deadline: March 1, 2015
Source: SEELANGS
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