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Title: Call for Papers: 60th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association
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Call for Proposals: 60th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association: "Institutions: Creativity and Resilience in Africa"
November 16-18, 2017
Chicago
The theme “Institutions: Creativity and Resilience in Africa” engages local, national, and transnational scales and multiple temporalities: past, present, future. Where and how have institutions been constructed over time? How have their goals changed? How have they helped to build or constrain knowledge, development, cultural production, and the inclusion and production of difference? What hidden discourses do they contain? Looking ahead, what innovations are emerging? The organizers anticipate papers that examine how institutions promote or undermine existing gendered, racial, ethnic, class, and generational power differentials and the trends that have influenced the way power operates in Africa. Global and internal migration, social networking, and mobile banking are some of the new dynamics that influence patterns of cultural, economic and political exchange in Africa and beyond its borders. The organizers encourage scholarship on these emergent and diverse institutions.
Deadline to receive proposals: March 15, 2017
View the call for Proposals at https://networks.h-net.org/node/28765/discussions/165673/cfp-60th-annual-meeting-african-studies-association-institutions
Source: H-Africa
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Title: Webinar Tomorrow: Borderless Classrooms?: Virtual Exchanges for Language and Culture Courses
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From http://iallt.org/webinars/ialltwebinar3-17/
Borderless Classrooms?: Virtual Exchanges for Language and Culture Courses
March 7, 2017
Telecollaboration tools can foster global engagement and authentic communicative contexts by putting students in direct contact with representatives of other cultures and languages. While the potential of such connections to enhance student motivation, language proficiency, and intercultural competence seems great, the startup and class-to-class costs can be daunting. In this webinar, we will draw on recent projects at Connecticut College to reflect on the benefits and challenges of virtual exchanges, and share our emerging inventory of best practices. The session will also consider how to find appropriate partners and to foster productive reciprocal relationships.
Register at http://iallt.org/webinars/ialltwebinar3-17/
Source: IALLT
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Title: TELL Collab NYC
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From http://www.tellcollabnyc.org/
TELL Collab NYC
March 25-26
TELL Collab New York will bring together world language educators to explore, model, and share effective language learning practices identified by the TELL Framework. This two-day professional learning experience organized by founders of the TELL Project in collaboration with the Global Language Project will include a mixture of collaborative sessions, presentations and resource sharing for both teachers and administrators.
Reserve a seat at http://www.tellcollabnyc.org/
Learn more about TELL Collabs at https://www.tellcollab.org/
Source: TELL Collab New York
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Title: Institute: Equity, Justice, and Diversity in Education
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From http://buenocenter.org/institute2017/
Join the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education in this thought-provoking and enlightening two-day institute designed to build knowledge and skills about the education of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. The institute is designed for both novice and experienced K-12 teachers and school administrators, so that they may expand their knowledge of how to serve culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
Faculty, researchers, and professors from the BUENO Center and University of Colorado Boulder will deliver research-based, engaging, and participatory sessions addressing some of the following topics related to culturally and linguistically diverse learners: biliteracy instruction; English language development; special education; and family and community engagement.
This year’s institute will take place July 19-20.
For full details and to register, go to http://buenocenter.org/institute2017/
Source: University of Colorado Boulder
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Title: Summer Courses at Spanish Universities for American Teachers
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From http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/en_US/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/cursos-verano
Nuestros Cursos de verano en España están dirigidos a la formación continua de profesionales de la educación americanos. Diecisiete prestigiosas universidades españolas, que forman parte de nuestra red, pretenden hacer del conocimiento de España, su lengua y su cultura una experiencia inolvidable, a la vez que facilitan pautas y metodologías actuales para la enseñanza del español:
For more details go to http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/en_US/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/cursos-verano
Source: Embassy of Spain Education Office
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Title: Dual Language Education Fundamentals Workshop
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The Center for Applied Linguistics is offering two one-day workshops about dual language education. This workshop helps participants understand the fundamentals of dual language education and use that knowledge to evaluate starting or enhancing a dual language program on their campus.
Topics include exploring the research base and learning key components of dual language programming and instruction. Participants will identify strategies for developing and enhancing dual language programs and examine best practices of successful programs. Examples and information from the widely-used Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education will be shared through a range of hands-on activities. Practical research-based instructional strategies and opportunities to share ideas with colleagues are embedded throughout the presentation.
This workshop is designed for PreK-12 administrators, teachers, and teacher teams seeking a solid base of understanding about the fundamentals of dual language and the opportunity to explore, with leading experts in the field, how it can be implemented effectively on their campus.
One workshop will take place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 25, and the other will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 27.
Learn more about the workshops at http://www.cal.org/cal-susa/dle-fundamentals/
Source: CAL
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Title: Neighborhoods of the World Celebration in Chicago
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From https://navypier.com/neighborhoods-world/
Neighborhoods of the World
Now through March 26
Crystal Gardens, Chicago
Navy Pier is proud to celebrate the rich tapestry of Chicago’s diverse communities at Neighborhoods of the World Presented by ComEd, an annual cultural tribute, presented in collaboration with community arts organizations, consulates and museums. Over the course of seven weeks, celebrate the many cultures of our world-class city by enjoying lively folk music, traditional dance, cuisine and crafts from various ethnic Chicago communities. Come travel the world without ever leaving your backyard! This event is free and open to the public.
See the 2017 schedule at https://navypier.com/neighborhoods-world/
Source: Navy Pier
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Title: Lead with Languages National Campaign
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From http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/about-us/lead-with-languages/
With language skills growing in importance in the job market, yet fewer than 1 in 10 Americans able to speak a second language, a diverse group of private and nonprofit partners spanning the education, business and foundation sectors joined forces in March 2017 to launch Lead with Languages.
Lead with Languages is an unprecedented national movement aimed at highlighting the growing importance of language skills and making language proficiency a national priority. The campaign seeks to raise awareness across the U.S. and motivate people to take action around the rapidly rising importance of language skills to a wide array of careers—and to our nation’s economy, national security and international standing.
The campaign’s ultimate goal is to inspire a new generation of Americans competent in other languages and cultures and fully equipped to compete and succeed in a global economy.
Find out how you can be involved at http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Arabic Words Illustrated Based on Their Literal Meaning
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Here are 40 Arabic words that are illustrated based on their literal meaning; the normal writing for each word is below the illustration. This could be a great mnemonic device for Arabic learners as well as a model for learners who want to try the same thing themselves.
Available at http://www.boredpanda.com/illustrating-arabic-words-into-their-meaning/?media_id=710304
Source: boredpanda
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Title: Arabic Summer Institute at the University of Texas at Austin
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From http://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/languages/arabic/arabic-summer-institute/index.php
The University of Texas at Austin’s ASI will offer an intensive Arabic language and culture program in 2017 for Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced students of Arabic. The ASI is open to all qualified students (competitive admission by application), and exceptional high school students are welcome to apply. This program will run from June 1, 2017 through August 11, 2017 and will feature:
• An intensive ten-week summer program equivalent to one full academic year
• Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced training combining instruction in MSA and Colloquial Arabic
• Communicative teaching methodology that emphasizes all four language skills equally: speaking, reading, writing and listening
• 21 contact hours per week
• Weekly Dardasha (chat) classes and daily Open Tutoring opportunities to develop oral skills
• A fully incorporated cultural program with lectures, films, hands-on workshops and guest speakers
• Competitive cost of attendance
• Dedicated, supportive faculty trained in Arabic pedagogy
• A Student Support advisor to provide tutoring, advice and guidance
Instruction is based on a pedagogical approach in which students gain competency in both MSA and colloquial Arabic.
For full details go to http://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/languages/arabic/arabic-summer-institute/index.php
Source: University of Texas at Austin
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