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Title: How much I love my PLN
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From http://pilarmunday.com/how-much-i-love-my-pln/
Pilar Munday discuss #InstagramELE and its success as well as why she loves her PLN and how she created such a strong professional network. She includes a presentation she gave on the topic of “What is a PLN and what can it do for you?”
To learn how to make PLNs work for you, see the blog post and the presentation at http://pilarmunday.com/how-much-i-love-my-pln/
To learn more about how to build PLNs, refer to a CASLS presentation entitled “Don’t Be Isolated – Ways to Engage the Online Community” on the same topic found at http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/19092
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Title: La Cosecha 2015: Dual Language Conference
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From http://information184.wix.com/lc15
La Cosecha 2015 Call For Proposals Open!
La Cosecha
20th Annual Dual Language Conference
November 4-7. 2-15
Albuquerque
La Cosecha, a national dual language conference — brings together educators, parents, researchers, and practitioners supporting dual language enrichment programs in New Mexico and across the U.S. La Cosecha will offer you the opportunity to share experience and knowledge, as well as a time to network and “harvest” the best of our multilingual/multicultural communities.
Proposal submissions should:
Specifically address dual language education,
Align with the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education,
Include an outline of the presentation,
Respond to a need or interest of classroom teachers, and
Consist of hands-on activities, lecture, demonstration, and/or discussion.
Deadline for submission – May 15, 2015.
View the full call for papers at http://information184.wix.com/lc15#!call-for-proposals/c3i6
Source: La Cosecha
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Title: Qatar Digital Library Now Available Online
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From http://www.qdl.qa/en/about
The Qatar Digital Library (QDL) is making a vast archive featuring the cultural and historical heritage of the Gulf and wider region freely available online for the first time. It includes archives, maps, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs and much more, complete with contextualized explanatory notes and links, in both English and Arabic.
Explore the archive at http://www.qdl.qa/en/search/site/?f[0]=document_source%3Aarchive_source
Source: Qatar Digital Library
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Title: Call for Proposals: 45th Annual NYS TESOL Conference
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From http://ac15.nystesol.org/
45th Annual NYS TESOL Conference
Emerging Global Literacies in Language and Technology
November 13-14, 2015
New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL) is currently inviting proposal submissions to share and discuss ideas related to the conference theme within the following categories: Adult Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Applied Linguistics, Higher Education, Teacher Education, Bilingual Education, Secondary Education, and Teaching English Internationally.
Proposals are due May 1, 2015.
View the full call for proposals at http://ac15.nystesol.org/ and submit a proposal at http://ac15.nystesol.org/ac-15-prop.html
Source: NYS TESOL
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Title: Book: Corpus Linguistics for ELT
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From http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415747127/
Title: Corpus Linguistics for ELT: Research and Practice
By Ivor Timmis
Published by Routledge
Corpus Linguistics for ELT provides a practical guide to undertaking ELT-related corpus research. Aimed at researchers, advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of ELT and TESOL, and English language teachers, this volume:
• covers corpus research in the main areas of language study relevant to ELT: grammar, lexis, ESP, spoken grammar and discourse;
• presents a review of relevant corpus research in these areas, and discusses the implications of this research for ELT;
• suggests potential ELT-focused corpus research projects, and equips the reader with all the required tools and techniques to carry them out;
• deals with the growing area of learner corpora and direct classroom application of corpus material.
Corpus Linguistics for ELT empowers and inspires readers to carry out their own ELT corpus research, and will allow them in turn to make a significant contribution to corpus-informed ELT pedagogy.
To purchase the book or see the table of contents go to http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415747127/
Source: Routledge
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Title: Book: Academic Literacy and Student Diversity
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From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783093472
Title: Academic Literacy and Student Diversity: The Case for Inclusive Practice
By Ursula Wingate
Published by Multilingual Matters
This book provides a comprehensive overview of approaches to academic literacy instruction and their underpinning theories, as well as a synthesis of the debate on academic literacy over the past 20 years. The author argues that the main existing instructional models are inadequate to cater for diverse student populations, and proposes an inclusive practice approach, which encourages institutional initiatives that make academic literacy instruction an integrated and accredited part of the curriculum. The book aims to raise awareness of existing innovative literacy pedagogies and argues for the transformation of academic literacy instruction in all universities with diverse student populations.
To purchase the book or see the table of contents go to http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783093472
Source: Multilingual Matters
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Title: Book: Language Testing and Assessment
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From http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415708425/
Title: Language Testing and Assessment
Edited by Antony John Kunnan
Published by Routledge
Most scholars consider the birth of modern language testing as a field of study to be the year 1961 with the publication of Robert Lado’s book Language Testing and John Carroll’s chapter ‘Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing’. In the decades since it has grown in scope into a deeper and wider theoretical and intellectual field of study. The intellectual growth has come with the birth of psychometrics, specifically, in using statistical analyses for test development and research; with ideas from linguistics, in developing language tests that are communicatively oriented; with ideas from ethics, specifically, in developing qualities, codes, and standards so that tests are fair and just. This has been coupled with the growth of the field into a billion-dollar worldwide enterprise partly fuelled by the practical need to assess the English language ability of test-takers who want to study at English-medium universities or work in offices that mainly use English for communication.
This new four-volume collection from Routledge captures this burgeoning field by offering a cogent and comprehensive state-of-the-art coverage of the very best material. The volumes have been conceptualized both as a scholarly contribution in terms of theories and research as well as a practical guide in terms of test development in the field of language testing and assessment.
To purchase the book or see the table of contents go to http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415708425/
Source: Routledge
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Title: Call for Papers: East Coast Organization of Language Testers
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From http://www.cal.org/ecolt/papers/
The East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT) is pleased to announce its fourteenth annual conference.
ECOLT 2015
October 9, 2015
Georgetown University, Washington DC
The organizers invite proposals from colleagues in academia and education, government, and for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. ECOLT encourages students, researchers, and teachers to present papers or posters on projects related to language testing.
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2015
View the full call for papers at http://www.cal.org/ecolt/papers/
Source: ECOLT
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Title: Call for Papers: Technology for Second Language Learning Conference
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From https://cywrite.engl.iastate.edu/wp/tsll-2015/
Technology for Second Language Learning Conference Data-driven Approaches to Learning Phraseology and Formulaic Language: Computation, Co-selection, Contextualization, Cognition
Iowa State University
Friday September 18 and Saturday September 19, 2015
The annual Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) conference brings together researchers, developers and practitioners who are interested in improvements and innovations in the uses of technology in language learning.
This year, the conference will focus on phraseology and formulaic language. Technology-based pedagogy facilitates learners’ access to large collections of relevant texts where they can explore multi-word units. These new possibilities for the study of language and for learning raise many intriguing questions, such as:
How are phraseological forms acquired in first or second language, both receptively and productively, and how can this knowledge contribute to designing technology-mediated language learning experiences?
What innovative computational methods can be used to identify phraseological forms for specific purposes?
How can computer-assisted language learning (CALL) applications (e.g. vocabulary learning software, automated writing evaluation tools, etc.) benefit from phraseological resources and information?
How can corpus-derived materials, e.g. lists of phraseological forms, be used to improve language learning experiences?
Proposals must be submitted by June 1, 2015.
View the full call for papers at https://cywrite.engl.iastate.edu/wp/tsll-2015/
Source: Iowa State University
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Title: Professional Development from the Center for Applied Linguistics
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From http://www.cal.org/enews/42315.html
Announcing Two New Professional Development Institutes in DC
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Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies
August 11-12, 2015
This interactive two-day institute provides effective strategies and practical hands-on activities to create a welcoming environment for newcomer students and facilitate their learning. Learn more at http://webdev.ez.cal.org/solutions/institutes/newcomers-in-your-school-august-2015.html
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Leading Dual Language Programs for Student Success: A CAL Leadership Institute
October 7-8, 2015
This institute is designed to help educators strengthen their leadership by gaining a solid understanding of the benefits of dual language education and learning how they can develop an effective dual language program that promotes student success on their campus. Learn more at http://webdev.ez.cal.org/solutions/institutes/leading-dual-language-programs-october-2015.html
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