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Title: New Episode of Great LOL of China: New Years
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We’ve described the Great LOL of China video series before (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/19574). In the series, comedian Jesse Appell talks about Chinese people and society. The second episode is out now, describing the empty streets of major streets as people return home for the new year.
Access the second episode at http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/episode-2-new-years
Source: Asia Society
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Title: 2017 National Japan Bowl
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From http://www.japanbowl.org/join-the-25th-national-japan-bowl/
The 2017 National Japan Bowl will be held Thursday-Friday, April 6-7, 2017 at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The Sakura Matsuri, the nation’s largest one-day Japanese cultural event, will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, the day after the National Japan Bowl.
The Japan Bowl is a Japanese language competition created by the Japan-America Society of Washington DC in 1992. The Japan Bowl tests the achievements of Japanese learners throughout the US and other countries. The Japan Bowl in the United States focuses on high school students.
The Japan Bowl is not an exam; it uses a “quiz bowl” format. Students hear – and don’t read — the questions. They are given a timeframe, usually 30 seconds, within which to respond. The questions are asked in both Japanese and English and answered in a variety of ways.
For full details about how your students can participate, go to http://www.japanbowl.org/join-the-25th-national-japan-bowl/
Source: Japan Bowl
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Title: Article: The Revival of Yiddish in Music and Literature
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From http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2017/02/pr-ven?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/
The revival of Yiddish in music and literature
The language has only about 600,000 speakers worldwide, but Yiddish culture is flourishing
By A.V.
February 13, 2017
If you take the subway around New York, you can sometimes hear groups of young Jewish women chatting quietly, their hair covered. At a distance, it sounds like they’re using German, perhaps Hebrew. In fact, they’re speaking Yiddish, a language once spoken by over 10m people. The wars of the 20th century changed that; barely a million speakers remain. But for all the catastrophes perpetrated against its speakers, Yiddish has endured. In fact, it is undergoing a renaissance.
Read the full article at http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2017/02/pr-ven?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/
Source: The Economist
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Title: Listening Resources in Russian
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The hear russian website includes some lessons (http://hearrussian.weebly.com/level-1.html), links to resources that students can transcribe (http://hearrussian.weebly.com/texts-for-transcription.html), and a list of other resources for improving Russian listening skills (http://hearrussian.weebly.com/resources.html).
Source: hear russian
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Title: 2017 Stateside Summer Programs for Russian, Slavic, and Other East European Languages
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Here is a summary of summer programs in Russian, Slavic, and other East European languages to be offered in the United States this coming summer. You can also contact the administrator of the site to add information about your own program.
See the list at http://fs2.american.edu/jschill/www/Summer%20programs.htm
Source: American University
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Title: Global Classroom G20 Finance Track
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From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/newsletter/Germany__In__Class/Germany-in-Class-201701.html
Germany has assumed the G20 presidency for 2017. The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum that brings together the world’s 19 major advanced and emerging economies plus the European Union. The top priority of Germany’s G20 presidency is to continue to take responsibility for shaping a stable world. This also means involving future generations in the G20 process. For this reason, Germany wants to bring together students from all G20 countries and encourage them to engage with global challenges. That is why the German Finance Ministry is providing teaching materials as well as technical and administrative infrastructure in the form of the G20 Global Classroom, which is being set up in cooperation with the Joachim Herz Foundation in Hamburg.
By joining the Global Classroom in the G20 Finance Track, your students will have the opportunity to become a G20 Finance Expert. The course will cover what G20 Finance Minister meetings are about, why economic growth and financial stability matter, and what role international organizations play in global and national politics.
Upon successful completion of the course, your students will be awarded a certificate documenting their expertise. And if they choose to participate in our essay competition, they will even have a chance to go to Hamburg, Germany, to experience the G20 Summit at special events for students.
Students must meet the following conditions:
• They have access to the Internet.
• They were born between 1998 and 2002.
• They are able to communicate in English.
For full details about this program, go to http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Web/EN/Issues/Featured/G20/classroom/teachers/teachers.html;jsessionid=C4D719C2B03D19969563F690CFBCC5E0 (for teachers) and http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Web/EN/Issues/Featured/G20/classroom/students/students.html;jsessionid=C4D719C2B03D19969563F690CFBCC5E0 (for students).
Source: Germany.info
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Title: German Information Center USA 9th Annual Essay Contest
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From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__W__t__G/05/DZAufsatzwettbewerb-CompleteRules.html
The purpose of the essay contest is to familiarize students with today’s Germany. In addition, the contest offers students and their teachers an opportunity to discuss traditional and modern German culture, language and society.
There will be three grade groupings for the contest: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12. Winners will receive prizes and certificates; their essays will appear on this website (www.Germany.info), as well as the German Information Center USA’s newsletters.
Students must write about one of the following topics:
500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
2017 German Elections
All entries must be submitted electronically by April 15, 2017.
For detailed information and contest rules go to http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__W__t__G/05/DZAufsatzwettbewerb-CompleteRules.html
Source: Germany.info
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Title: Win a Trip to Gamescom in Germany
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From https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/sup/tgs/prj.html
Gamescom 2017 will take place in Cologne, Germany, August 22-26. The Goethe-Institut is sponsoring a transatlantic gaming summit that involves Gamescom plus PAX East, a gaming convention that will take place in Boston March 10-12.
You can win a trip to Germany to attend Gamescom by either visiting the project booth at PAX East, or by taking this online quiz: https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/sup/tgs/quiz.html
Learn more about the Transatlantic Gaming Summit at https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/sup/tgs/prj.html
Learn more about PAX East at http://east.paxsite.com/
Learn more about Gamescom at http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/gamescom/index-9.php
Source: Goethe-Institut
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Title: Online Exhibition: The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra
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From http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2017/02/online-exhibition-legacy-of-ancient.html
The Getty Research Institute's first online exhibition, The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra, features the Institute's rare print and photograph collections documenting an important archaeological site that has recently undergone devastating changes amid an ongoing war in Syria. The project was conceived as a means to complement the Institute's exceptional holdings with an innovative design that creates a compelling digital experience. The online presentation of this exhibition aims to reach a global audience.
Access the online exhibition at http://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/palmyra/index.html
Source: AWOL
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Title: Kosmos Society: Online Community for Classical Studies
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From http://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/
The Kosmos Society (formerly called Hour 25) is a vibrant online community for Humanistic study with a focus on the Classical World and its rich connections to our modern lives. Through collaborative partnership with the Center for Hellenic Studies and the work of dedicated community members, The Kosmos Society provides access to a growing collection of resources and an international community of learners who care about close reading and thoughtful dialogue.
Access the society website at http://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/
Source: Kosmos Society
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