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Title: NFMLTA/MLJ/ACTFL Dissertation Support Grants
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The National Federation of Modern Language Teachers’ Associations (NFMLTA), the Modern Language Journal (MLJ) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) are pleased to announce a call for applications for the NFMLTA/MLJ/ACTFL Dissertation Support Grants. The purpose of this collaboration between ACTFL and NFMLTA is to help support three graduate students during the research and writing phase of their dissertations that focus on the field of language teaching and learning.
Complete applications for this round must be submitted by September 30, 2015.
For full details go to http://www.actfl.org/assessment-professional-development/nfmltamljactfl-dissertation-support-grants-competition
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Workshop: Developing Materials for Heritage Learners of Spanish
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From http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/events/36892
Developing Materials for Heritage Learners of Spanish
with Dr. Delia Montesinos
July 30, 2015
Glickman Conference Center, University of Texas at Austin
For more details go to http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/events/36892
Source: Texas Language Center
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Title: CLEAR Summer Workshops
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From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/resources/professional-development/summer-workshops/
Our sister LRC the Center for Language Education and Research will be offering four different workshops this summer:
- Reading and Listening in the Language Classroom: Focus on the Interpretive Mode
- July 13-15
- Rich Internet Applications for Language Learning: Introductory Techniques
- July 16-18
- The Basics of Assessment: Applying Proficiency-Based Approaches to the Classroom
- July 20-22
- Using Short Stories and Young Adult Literature in Literature Circles to Facilitate ESL/EFL Reading
- July 23-25
For full details about all of these workshops go to http://clear.msu.edu/clear/resources/professional-development/summer-workshops/
Source: CLEAR
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Title: Bill to Recognize American Sign Language as a Foreign Language in NJ's High Schools Clears Assembly Panel
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Bill to Recognize American Sign Language as a Foreign Language in NJ's High Schools Clears Assembly Panel
May 11, 2015
Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) that would allow American Sign Language (ASL) to be used by New Jersey high school students to meet world language graduation requirements was released Monday by an Assembly panel.
Read the full article here: http://www.bergendispatch.com/articles/36110005/Bill-to-Recognize-American-Sign-Language-as-a-Foreign-Language-in-NJ-s-High-Schools-Clears-Assembly-Panel.aspx
Source: The Bergen Dispatch
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Title: Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Promote Preservation of Native American Languages
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Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Promote Preservation of Native American Languages
May 8, 2015
Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Steve Pearce announced they have introduced the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act, a bill to provide grants to Native American language educational organizations to preserve disappearing Native languages in Indian Country. The bill reauthorizes the Native American Languages Program until 2020, and includes improvements to expand the program's eligibility to smaller-sized classes and allow for longer grant periods.
The bill reauthorizes legislation that first passed in 2006 with Udall's leadership, named for the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo master storyteller Esther Martinez. The Esther Martinez Native American Preservation Act amends the Native American Languages Act of 1990 to strengthen Native language education by creating and funding Native language nests, Native language survival schools, and Native American language restoration programs. The program’s current authorization expired in 2012, but annual appropriations have continued during the lapse.
Read the full article at http://www.cibolabeacon.com/news/bipartisan-bill-introduced-to-promote-preservation-of-native-american-languages/article_6ab1d9ce-f582-11e4-88c6-dfc7bd9f23ee.html
Read a related article at http://bigislandnow.com/2015/05/05/senators-introduce-native-language-bill/
Source: Cibola Beacon
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Title: Hualono Ho'olele 101 - Learn Hawaiian Podcast
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From http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/olelo/hoolele101/index.php
You can find free access to 10 of HAW 101 Podcasts by Kumu Kainani Kahaunaele at this website to complement study in class or self-study. These podcasts are meant to go with a textbook but can be used without it.
Access the audio files http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/olelo/hoolele101/index.php
Source: olelo.hawaii.edu
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Title: Intermediate Urdu
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This website hosts resources for intermediate Urdu learners, including readings, videos and other resources. “Hosted by Washington University in St. Louis and developed with a grant from the South Asia Language Resource Center at the University of Chicago, Intermediate Urdu comprises sixteen interactive reading passages with corresponding audio and English summaries, dynamic online quizzes, and thirteen video interviews of Urdu scholars. All content is directed towards students at the intermediate level and preparing them for advanced level proficiency.”
Access this resource http://urdu.wustl.edu
Source: South Asian Language Resource Center
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Title: Life in Korea via Photos
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From http://www.lifeinkorea.com/cgi-bin/pictures.cfm
This section of the Life in Korea website offers many photos from South Korea based on a theme. For example, select “Cities” and “Busan City Life” and you get many photos from the city of Busan. The photos could be useful as visual aids and provide cultural knowledge in your Korean class.
Access this resource http://www.lifeinkorea.com/cgi-bin/pictures.cfm
Source: Life in Korea
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Title: Swahili Resources
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From http://www.stlawu.edu/modern-languages/swahili-resources
St. Lawrence University provides a full page of resources for those learning and teaching Swahili.
Access this resource http://www.stlawu.edu/modern-languages/swahili-resources
Source: St. Lawrence University
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Title: Editorial: To Make the World a Better Place, Teach Arabic
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From http://chronicle.com/article/To-Make-the-World-a-Better/230031/
In this recent editorial, Brian T. Edwards argues that not only is monolingualism a problem in the United States, but that Arabic is a really good language for Americans to learn.
Read the article at http://chronicle.com/article/To-Make-the-World-a-Better/230031/
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
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