Contents
Content Type: 1
Title: Call for Proposals: Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology
Body:
From http://neallt.org/neallt2017/
The Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology (NEALLT) will hold its annual conference at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, from Friday, March 3 to Sunday, March 5, 2017. The conference will be hosted by the Language & Culture (LC) Commons, the newly transformed Language Learning Center at Muhlenberg College.
The theme of the conference will be “Learning Environments for Languages and Cultures.” The organizers welcome proposals for presentations and panel discussions on topics including:
• Emerging technologies
• Innovative software and apps
• Social Media
• Teleconferencing
• Student agency - tasks for student expression
• Scaffolding student learning
• Curricular innovations
• Space planning and design
• Resource Center management
• Mobile technology
• Online courses
• MOOCS
• Open educational resources
Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis, but should be submitted no later than January 20th.
View the full call for proposals at http://neallt.org/neallt2017/
Source: NEALLT
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:46:49
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-01-20 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: 7th Annual Jil Jadid Conference
Body:
From http://www.jil-jadid.org/
The Department of and Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin are happy to announce the 7th Annual Jil Jadid “New Generation” Conference in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish Languages and Literatures, a graduate student conference to be held at the University of Texas at Austin, February 24-25, 2017.
Jil Jadid aims to provide a forum for young scholars spread across a variety of disciplines to come together, share ideas and research, and discuss the future of their respective fields.
Visit the conference website at http://www.jil-jadid.org/
Source: Jil Jadid
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:48:42
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-02-25 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Symposium: Language Away from the Homeland
Body:
From https://slavic.osu.edu/events/dseelc-linguistics-symposium-language-away-homeland%E2%80%9D
The Slavic Linguistics Forum and the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures are pleased to announce the first annual DSEELC Linguistics Symposium. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Language Away from the Homeland.” It will take place on February 18, 2017, at the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, OH.
Visit the symposium website at https://slavic.osu.edu/events/dseelc-linguistics-symposium-language-away-homeland%E2%80%9D
Source: The Ohio State Universitiy
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:49:43
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-02-18 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Texas Language Education Research Conference 2017
Body:
Texas Language Education Research Conference 2017
Educating Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students: Research and Practices
February 17-18, 2017
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Visit the conference website to learn more and to register: http://www.texler.org/
Source: TEXLER2017
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:50:36
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-02-18 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: 4th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language
Body:
From http://4sshl2017.weebly.com/
The Fourth National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (SSHL) will be held at the University of California, Irvine February 16th - 18th, 2017. Professor Julio Torres, Assistant Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics and Director of the Spanish Language Program at UCI, invites you to participate in this K-16 community-oriented meeting. Activities include research presentations from a number of fields within linguistics and pedagogy, workshops on conducting action research in the classroom, task-based language teaching, translanguaging approaches to heritage language pedagogy, and a Creative Writing Contest.
The Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (SSHL) is an intellectual forum for the discussion of both the variable linguistic reality of Spanish heritage bilingualism in the United States (and elsewhere) and the diverse pedagogical needs of students of Spanish as a heritage language. Researchers and educators in K-12 and higher education share theoretical and practical approaches to the study of Spanish as a heritage language from perspectives of various disciplines, including Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Applied Linguistics, among others. The SSHL provides a space to bridge the gap between research findings and the praxis of heritage language teaching, allowing participants to collaborate effectively towards the implementation of pedagogies that allow heritage learners not only to develop their language proficiency but also to reflect their own identity formation within a context of validation and empowerment.
Visit the symposium website at http://4sshl2017.weebly.com/
Source: University of California, Irvine
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:51:38
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-02-18 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Summer Institute for Israel Studies
Body:
From http://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/SIIS/
The Summer Institute for Israel Studies has trained 270 college and university faculty members to develop courses in Israel Studies. Recent participants teach history, international relations, film, Jewish studies, religion, law, anthropology, linguistics, and security studies.
Competitive fellowships are open to faculty members in the humanities and social sciences.
Applications are due January 20, 2017.
June 20 - July 2, 2017 Seminar at Brandeis
July 3 - July 12, 2017 Israel Study Tour
• Stipend of up to $2,500 offered for the full program; $1,500 for the Brandeis seminar only
• Travel (within North America and to Israel), accommodations, and most meals covered
• World-class faculty from Israel and the U.S. teach Brandeis seminar
• Leading personalities in public life, the academy, and the arts meet with group in Israel
• Create a syllabus and leave equipped to teach a new course in any discipline
• Join a network of 270 faculty members — teaching at nearly 200 institutions worldwide — supported by a wealth of pedagogical resources and continuing professional development
For full details go to http://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/SIIS/
Source: Brandeis University
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:52:39
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-07-12 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Courses Coming Up: Language-Rich Assessment MOOCs
Body:
From http://ell.stanford.edu/moocs
The following courses will be offered beginning in February 2017:
Learning as Evidence: Improving Argumentation through Formative Assessment Practice
Participants will use a range of practical tools for gathering and analyzing language samples that show how students currently construct claims supported by evidence and/or reasoning.
Designing for Deeper Learning: How to Implement and Improve Performance Tasks
Build educators’ capacities to select, adapt, implement, and improve performance assessments that consider language and fit local contexts.
Each of the courses will take approximately 30 - 40 hours of learning time. Successful completion of the assignments for each course will result in a “Statement of Accomplishment” which can be used by systems to recognize professional development units or, if graduate credit can be awarded, through the local granting institution.
Registration is open for both courses; learn more at http://ell.stanford.edu/moocs
Source: Stanford University
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:53:52
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-08-31 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: ASL Stew: Website about Sign Language and Deaf Culture
Body:
From http://www.aslstew.com/about
ASL Stew is hosted by Jill and Jenna Stewardson. They talk about sign language, interpreting, and Deaf culture. They also have a YouTube channel available at https://www.youtube.com/user/jstewardson2/featured. Explore ASL Stew at http://www.aslstew.com/sign-language
Source: ASL Stew
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:54:43
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Khmer Online Classes
Body:
From http://khmer.hawaii.edu/KhmerOnline.html
The Outreach College at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa is offering Khmer online courses this spring. The session runs January 9 through May 12. Several different levels are available. For more details go to http://khmer.hawaii.edu/KhmerOnline.html
Source: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:55:29
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate: 2017-05-12 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Radio Segment about Frisian
Body:
From http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-23/first-cousin-english-language-alive-and-well-netherlands
The first cousin of the English language is alive and well in the Netherlands
by Patrick Cox
December 23, 2016
People who study the evolution of the English language have always had a fascination with Frisian. n their older forms, the two languages shared vocabulary and grammar patterns that differed from other Germanic languages.
It's less clear today. The Norman invasion of England in 1066 resulted in a French invasion of English, while Dutch has rubbed off on Frisian, or at least the version of Frisian that is spoken in the Netherlands.
English has become the world's premier language. And Frisian ... it has managed to hang on, against the odds. It's now making a comeback, partly thanks to the European Union and Dutch government support (sometimes begrudgingly) for Frisian language schools, news media and performance arts. Frisians themselves are more likely to say their language has survived because of the determination of the Frisian people. Non-Frisians in the Netherlands sometimes characterize this as stubbornness. Whatever it is, people in villages across the province of Friesland still speak Frisian. And increasingly, young people write in Frisian, especially when using social media.
Access the full radio piece at http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-23/first-cousin-english-language-alive-and-well-netherlands
Source: PRI
Inputdate: 2016-12-28 14:56:38
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-02 03:52:57
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-02 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-02 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
