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From https://www.routledge.com/Salience-in-Second-Language-Acquisition/Gass-Spinner-Behney/p/book/9781138225688

Salience in Second Language Acquisition
Edited by Susan M. Gass, Patti Spinner, and Jennifer Behney
Published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

Salience in Second Language Acquisition brings together contributions from top scholars of second language acquisition (SLA) in a comprehensive volume of the existing literature and current research on salience. In the first book to focus exclusively on this integral topic, the editors and contributors define and explore what makes a linguistic feature salient in sections on theory, perpetual salience, and constructed salience. They also provide a history of SLA theory and discussion on its contemporary use in research. An approachable introduction to the topic, this book is an ideal supplement to courses in SLA, and a valuable resource for researchers and scholars looking for a better understanding of the subject.

Visit the publisher’s website at https://www.routledge.com/Salience-in-Second-Language-Acquisition/Gass-Spinner-Behney/p/book/9781138225688

From http://oabe.weebly.com/conferences--events.html

OABE Fall Conference 2017
Bilingualism for All
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Oklahoma State University

The deadline for presentation proposals is September 1. Visit the conference website for more details and to download the Call for Presentations form: http://oabe.weebly.com/conferences--events.html

From http://www.njclassics.org/

New Jersey Classical Association
Fall 2017 Meeting 
October 21, 2017
Pennsauken, New Jersey

See the tentative schedule at http://www.njclassics.org/njcameetingagenda.html

From https://chineseinnovationf4.wixsite.com/chineseinnovation3

University of Washington in Seattle and Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) are going to co-host the Third Chinese Innovation Forum at UW Seattle campus on October 7th, 2017. 
 
This forum will have 50-80 active participants involved in the process so that everyone can participate in the dialogue of innovation in language education. 
 
The theme of 2017 forum is Interaction & Engagement.

For full details go to https://chineseinnovationf4.wixsite.com/chineseinnovation3

From https://aicls.org/about-aicls/language-is-life/

The Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival are convening their 13th biennial Language is Life Gathering, October 6-8, 2017 at Wonder Valley Ranch in Sanger, Ca. AICLS welcomes language workers from around the state to join them for an inspiring experience in the beautiful foothills of Kings Canyon in this statewide gathering and learning experience for those working to restore California Indigenous languages.

This year’s theme is “Healthy Languages – Healthy Families” and highlights family language revitalization, what works and how to sustain it. Daryl Baldwin of the Myaamia Nation, recent recipient of the MacArthur Genius award, and his daughter and grandchild are the keynote speakers, with a focus on the intergenerational transmission of their indigenous language. There will also be numerous presentations from various family groups that have made language at home work for them.

Learn more at https://aicls.org/about-aicls/language-is-life/

From https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/spr/unt/for/gia/onl.html

The Goethe-Institut is offering an online language course with topics and assignments designed for German teachers. This is a conversational course to broaden and practice your language skills.

The course will be offered October 2 through November 26, and the registration deadline is September 11. 

For full details go to https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/spr/unt/for/gia/onl.html

Here are two upcoming events from Teachers College at Columbia University:

September 26 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Public talk: First language influences on the real-time processing of tense-aspect in the second language

September 28 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Workshop: On-line methods in language and language learning research

For more details about both go to http://www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-humanities/tcsol-certificate/program-offerings/professional-development-workshops/

From http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/adult-programs/educator-programs/workshops-consulting/qatar

Through a generous grant from the Qatar Foundation International, Concordia Language Villages is able to offer two Qatar Professional Development Workshops for current and future teachers of Arabic at the Concordia Languages Villages near Bemidji, Minnesota. This project will bring together K-12 Arabic language teachers from across the United States in two exciting opportunities to participate in professional development programs this year. The 2017 - 2018 workshop theme is New Literacies for a Globally Connected World: Strengthening Communication Skills. Preference will be given to K-12 Arabic teachers from the Midwest, but all Arabic teachers are welcome to apply.

In addition to new and returning participants, this year's workshop is structured to include those who have already attended multiple QFI-CLV workshops in the past to enroll as teacher-leader participants.

New Literacies Workshop Dates
In-Person Sessions:

October 5-8, 2017
April 12-15, 2018
Webinar Sessions:

December 5, 2017
February 6, 2018
March 6, 2018

For full details go to http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/adult-programs/educator-programs/workshops-consulting/qatar