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Title: Deutsche Sommerschule von New Mexico
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From http://germansummerschool.unm.edu/index.html
The Deutsche Sommerschule von New Mexico is an academic program of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of The University of New Mexico. The 2017 session will take place June 20-July 21.
The program is located in the Taos Ski Valley, a picturesque village nestled in the Sangre de Christo Mountains of Northern New Mexico. In close proximity to Taos and Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley has the charm of an Alpine village. This secluded and beautiful site allows students to focus on participating fully in a German-speaking environment. While attending the Deutsche Sommerschule, faculty and students live and work in hotels in the Taos Ski Valley, among others in Powderhorn Suites and Condominiums and Sierra de Sol Condominiums.
The 2017 lectures center on Populismus und Demokratie - gestern, heute, morgen. Our curriculum is further complemented by evening presentations and lectures featuring our visiting scholars, authors-in-residence, artists-in-residence, and guest lecturers.
Offerings:
• German Immersion
• Undergraduate Seminars
• Graduate Seminars
• Workshops & Lecture Series
• Teacher Training
• Master of Arts in German Studies
• Goethe Zertifikat
Extracurricular Activities:
To complement the learning experience at this summer school, students can hike the Wheeler Peak trail (13,000 feet); explore the Rio Grande River, visit Taos Pueblo, stroll through the art galleries, visit the Santa Fe Opera, attend concerts of the Taos School of Music, or just play volleyball. While a traditional Frühschoppen marks the transition to the second half of the program, the end of the program is celebrated with a Talentabend, a fun-filled evening of student skits and performances.
Source: University of New Mexico
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Title: Online Training: Moving from Intermediate to Advanced in Russian
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From https://actr.wildapricot.org/event-2381958
The American Council of Teachers of Russian is providing an online webinar by Dr. Cynthia Martin on December 1 entitled “Moving from Intermediate to Advanced in Russian.”
How can we facilitate our students' movement into the Advanced range of proficiency? What are some of the typical obstacles? How can we encourage them to be self-reflective about their language in order to overcome their own individual weaknesses that are preventing them from increasing their proficiency? How can we better integrate the three modes - interpersonal, presentational, interpretive - to improve proficiency overall?
For full details and to register go to https://actr.wildapricot.org/event-2381958
Source: ACTR
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Title: Institute of International Education Report: More International Students and US Students Abroad
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According to the 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange data released on November 14 by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities surpassed one million for the first time during the 2015-16 academic year—an increase of seven percent from the previous year to a new high of nearly 1,044,000, representing five percent of the total student population at U.S. institutions. More than a third of these international students studied engineering, math or computer science, and 14 percent engaged in Optional Practical Training (OPT), including many in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) professions. The growth in international STEM students is likely connected to the 25 percent increase in students from India, more than three quarters of who study in these fields.
Source: IIE
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Title: Californians Can Now Choose Language of Education
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From http://languagemagazine.com/?p=126229
With the passage of Proposition 58, California, parents and teachers will soon be able to decide the on the blend of languages in which to best educate children.
This vote removes restrictions put in place 18 years ago by the controversial Proposition 227 that created a blanket approach to educating California’s 1.4 million English Language Learners and denied many other students the opportunity to learn another language. Starting July, 2017, any 20 parents at a grade level or 30 parents at a school site can initiate the conversation and planning process with educators to determine how best to teach their children in two languages.
Read the full article at http://languagemagazine.com/?p=126229
Source: Language Magazine
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Title: 2017 National Foreign Language Week Posters
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From http://www.ictfl.org/content/2016/11/2017-national-foreign-language-week-posters
National Foreign Language Week, March 5-11, 2017
Alpha Mu Gamma, the National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society & Official Sponsor of the Week, announces that the 2017 NFLW Poster will be available for purchase as of the beginning of November. The poster is 18”x24” and is available with or without a date. The theme for 2017 is Find the Missing Piece. Learn a Language
For full details go to http://www.ictfl.org/content/2016/11/2017-national-foreign-language-week-posters or http://www.amgnational.org/national-foreign-language-week.html
Source: ICTFL
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Title: NoongarPedia: First Wikipedia Site in Aboriginal Australian Language
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NoongarPedia created as first Wikipedia site in Aboriginal language
by Meghan Woods
November 10, 2016
In Noongar country, in the south-west of Western Australia, researchers are building the first Wikipedia site in an Aboriginal Australian language.
…The NoongarPedia project is still in its "incubator" phase, but already resembles the main English Wikipedia page.
Noongar woman Ingrid Cumming, a research associate working on the project, says one difference is that it is bilingual.
"We're trying to work with Wikimedia Australia to keep the same kind of interface but also make it culturally appropriate," she said.
While NoongarPedia is the first Australian Aboriginal language site on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia comes in 295 different languages across the world.
Read the full article at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-11/noongarpedia-created-as-first-wikipedia-site-aboriginal-language/8012360
NoongarPedia is available at https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page
Source: ABC
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Title: Little Shell Tribe in Montana Teaches Chippewa in Head Start
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From http://www.ktvq.com/story/33680492/little-shell-tribe-works-to-revitalize-language
Little Shell Tribe works to revitalize language
By Jonathon Ambarian
November 10, 2016
The Little Shell Tribe has started a program to help revitalize their ancestral languages. Since it started three years ago, it’s moved from simply collecting information about the languages to putting together lesson plans for children in Head Start programs.
All of Montana’s tribes are working to preserve their culture, but it’s especially challenging for the Little Shell. Unlike the others, they don’t have their own schools to help pass down traditions. They don’t have a reservation, or even a concentrated population. The roughly 6,000 enrolled members are spread all over the state and across the country.
…Historically, the Little Shell spoke Chippewa, Cree, and a mixture of French and native languages called Michif. Tribal leaders hope to revitalize all three, but they decided to focus on Chippewa first.
Read the full article at http://www.ktvq.com/story/33680492/little-shell-tribe-works-to-revitalize-language
The Little Shell tribe has put together a language website, available at http://speaklittleshell.org/
Source: KTVQ
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Title: Information about Pinyin
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Here’s an article about Pinyin’s history, a pronunciation guide, and some extra information: http://www.saporedicina.com/english/pinyin-guide/
Source: Sapore de Cina
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Title: Cold Character Reading: Technique for Introducing Chinese Writing
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From http://terrywaltz.com/terry-waltz-tprs-cold-character-reading.php
Cold Character Reading is a technique developed by Terry T. Waltz at the University of Hawai'i's summer Startalk camps over a four-year period. This method of training Chinese literacy eliminates the pre-teaching of Chinese characters and focuses on helping students read simple, purpose-written Chinese texts directly, based on their knowledge of the oral language in the texts.
Learn how to implement the technique on Dr. Waltz’s website: http://terrywaltz.com/terry-waltz-tprs-cold-character-reading.php
Read another teacher (Diane Neubauer)’s approach to the technique in this recent blog post: http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2016/11/character-reading-expectations-process.html
Source: Terry T. Waltz
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Title: Irish Words for Brothers, Sisters, Stepbrothers, Stepsisters, and Blended Families
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Here is a post about Irish words for family relationships, including those for blended families and a discussion of large families: http://blogs.transparent.com/irish/irish-words-for-brothers-sisters-stepbrothers-stepsisters-and-blended-families/
Source: Transparent Language
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