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Title: Book: Bilingualism and Deafness
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From https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/477246?format=G
Bilingualism and Deafness: On Language Contact in the Bilingual Acquisition of Sign Language and Written Language
By Carolina Plaza-Pust
Published by de Gruyter
This book examines sociolinguistic, educational and psycholinguistic factors that shape the path to sign bilingualism in deaf individuals and contributes to a better understanding of the specific characteristics of a type of bilingualism that is neither territorial nor commonly the result of parent-to-child transmission. The evolution of sign bilingualism at the individual level is discussed from a developmental linguistics perspective on the basis of a longitudinal investigation of deaf learners' bilingual acquisition of German sign language (DGS) and German.
The case studies included in this volume offer unique insights into bilingual deaf learners’ sign language and written language productions, and the sophisticated nature of the bilingual competence they attain. Commonalities and differences between sign bilingual language development in deaf learners and language development in other language acquisition scenarios are identified on the basis of a dynamic model of change in the evolution of (learner) language, with a focus on the role of language contact in the organization of multilingual knowledge and the scope of inter- and intra-individual variation in learner grammars. In many respects, as becomes apparent throughout the chapters of this work, sign bilingualism represents not only a challenge but also a resource. Given this cross-disciplinary perspective, the insights on bilingualism and deafness in this volume will be of interest to a wide range of researchers and professionals.
Visit the publisher’s website at https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/477246?format=G
Source: de Gruyter
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Title: Book: Foreign Language Education and its Cross-Curricular Links
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From http://www.cambridgescholars.com/foreign-language-education-and-its-cross-curricular-links
Foreign Language Education and its Cross-Curricular Links
Edited by Marek Krawiec
Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing
This volume focuses on a variety of aspects of foreign language learning and teaching. From a theoretical perspective, it explores the multidimensional character of language classes and delineates ways of developing students’ knowledge and skills, according to current educational conceptions and postulates.
The book is divided into four parts, dealing with such notions as foreign language teaching and learning, ICT in foreign language didactics, intercultural components of language education, and CLIL in the contemporary language class. It will be useful to individuals who find the issue of foreign language teaching and learning, and its cross-curricular character, interesting.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.cambridgescholars.com/foreign-language-education-and-its-cross-curricular-links
Source: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Title: Call for Proposals: NCACLS Third International Conference on Chinese Heritage Education
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From http://www.classk12.org/en/news/2017-02-20-000000
The National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools (NCACLS) is pleased to announce its third international conference on "Chinese Heritage Education: Cornerstone to US Global Collaboration" to highlight the importance of Chinese heritage education in the US for its role in global engagements and collaborations. The conference will be held on August 12-13, 2017, in Newark, California.
The conference will feature Chinese language educators and their best practices in the areas of: Global Competence, Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies, Performance Assessment, Educational Leadership, Educational Research, Professional Development, Technology, and Program Development.
The organizers cordially invite teachers, researchers, program developers, and administrators in the heritage school community and educators in K-16 settings to submit proposals and attend the conference.
The submission deadline is April 15.
View the full call for papers at http://nclcc.org/2017/03/29/ncacls-third-international-conference-on-chinese-heritage-education/
Source: National Chinese Language and Culture Coalition
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Title: Call for Papers: Alabama World Language Association Conference 2018
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From https://theawla.wildapricot.org/page-18084
AWLA invites you to submit proposals for AWLA Conference 2018
Sweet Home Alabama: Language and Community
Hosted by the University of Mobile, Mobile, AL , February 2-3, 2018
Besides offering a unique professional development opportunity, the conference weekend is being held in conjunction with the celebration of Mardi Gras in Mobile.
Proposals relating to the teaching of languages and in particular those that intersect with community are sought for inclusion in the program. Proposals on pedagogy, methods, and best practices in language teaching/learning for pre K-12 through higher education are also sought.
Undergraduate and graduate student research presentations are welcome. In the selection process, preference will be given to proposals that show how community is shaping language learning and teaching.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Unique pedagogical approaches and research reports
• Languages for specific purposes & languages for careers
• Languages, culture, and interculturality
• Languages for social justice
• Language learning technology & mobile language learning
• Issues surrounding language teaching (e.g., advocacy, Seal of Biliteracy)
• Case studies and action research
• Professional development challenges and solutions
• Leadership
• Study and learner-centered travel abroad
The deadline for proposals is May 15, 2017.
View the call for proposals at https://theawla.wildapricot.org/resources/CFP%20AWLA%20UM%202018.pdf and submit a proposal at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOthmZMplrd_u6ZfZPO-7nv4BV-ia3Iz9QZ1ysSS-fzKNE2A/viewform
Source: AWLA
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Title: New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese
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From http://clta-gny.org/17conf/cfp.html
The 15th New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese, sponsored by the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York (CLTA-GNY), SUNY College of Optometry, Nanjing University and Wenzhou Medical University, will be held on Saturday, May 6 at State University of New York, College of Optometry in New York City.
Learn more about the conference at http://clta-gny.org/17conf/cfp.html
Source: CLTA-GNY
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Title: Annual Conference of the Japanese Language Teachers Association of New England
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From http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/jltane/home
The Thirty-First Annual Conference of the Japanese Language Teachers Association of New England (JLTANE) will be held on the campus of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, on May 21, 2017. This conference will commemorate the inauguration of JLTANE at Harvard University just over 30 years ago and will include a keynote address by Seiichi Makino, Emeritus Professor of Japanese and Linguistics at Princeton University.
For full details go to http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/jltane/home
Source: JLTANE
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Title: The 23rd Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum
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From http://pjpf.princeton.edu/
The 23rd Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum
Saturday, May 13, 2017 - Sunday, May 14, 2017
Princeton University
World Peace, Thoughtfulness, Respect and Language Education: What Can Japanese Language Education Contribute?
Visit the forum website for more information: http://pjpf.princeton.edu/
Source: Princeton University
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Title: 2017 CERCLL Summer Workshop Series
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From http://cercll.arizona.edu/development/workshops/2017
Our sister LRC, the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy (CERCLL)’s 2017 Summer Workshop series will focus on the ways in which different forms of literacy can be incorporated into the language classroom.
The series will take place beginning May 30 and ending June 9. You can see a full schedule of workshops and register at http://cercll.arizona.edu/development/workshops/2017
Source: CERCLL
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Title: CARLA/STARTALK Course: Transitioning to Teaching Language Online
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From http://carla.umn.edu/technology/STARTALK/
STARTALK: Transitioning to Teaching Language Online (TTLO)
This STARTALK program is for K-16 teachers of critical languages who want to teach their language online. Offered completely online, this 3-week, intensive course will give teacher participants the experience of being an online learner. Course content will focus on many different facets of a successful online language course, such as creating community, time management strategies for teachers and students, choosing appropriate technology tools for communicative-based activities, and developing a variety of online activity types. In addition to exploring these aspects of teaching online, participants will see these concepts in action in model online language activities. By the end of the course, participants will have a portfolio of activities ready to be incorporated in an online course. Teachers will be awarded a certificate of completion upon finishing course requirements (optional graduate credits available for a fee). The program is open to K-16 teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.
Course dates: June 12-July 2
Application deadline: May 15
For full details go to http://carla.umn.edu/technology/STARTALK/
Source: CARLA
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Title: Article about Language Revitalization
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How to revive Massachusetts’ first language
S.I. Rosenbaum
March 26, 2017
Those whose ancestors have always spoken English, the dominant tongue of global commerce, might not grasp how important it is for a language to have even a few fluent speakers, rather than none. Linguists estimate that more than 40 percent of the world’s languages are vulnerable to extinction within a generation. Around the world, indigenous people are fighting to preserve their dwindling languages. Reviving a language that had no native speakers left, as in the case of Wampanoag, is still harder. The barriers [Jessie Little Doe] Baird and her collaborators have encountered — beyond the logistical challenges, there are moral and ethical ones — typify the difficulties facing all the world’s threatened languages.
Read the full article at https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/03/25/how-revive-massachusetts-first-language/WflCNBgviT0cdGfbRNd1YL/story.html
Source: Boston Globe
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