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From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783098767

Crosslinguistic Influence and Distinctive Patterns of Language Learning: Findings and Insights from a Learner Corpus
Edited by Anne Golden, Scott Jarvis, and Kari Tenfjord
Published by Multilingual Matters

This book details patterns of language use that can be found in the writing of adult immigrant learners of Norwegian as a second language (L2). Each study draws its data from a single corpus of texts written for a proficiency test of L2 Norwegian by learners representing 10 different first language (L1) backgrounds. The participants of the study are immigrants to Norway and the book deals with the varying levels and types of language difficulties faced by such learners from differing backgrounds. The studies examine the learners’ use of Norwegian in relation to the morphological, syntactic, lexical, semantic and pragmatic patterns they produce in their essays. Nearly all the studies in the book rely on analytical methods specifically designed to isolate the effects of the learners’ L1s on their use of L2 Norwegian, and every chapter highlights patterns that distinguish different L1 groups from one another.

Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783098767

From https://www.routledge.com/Posthumanist-Applied-Linguistics/Pennycook/p/book/9781138209244

Posthumanist Applied Linguistics
By Alastair Pennycook
Published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

Drawing on a range of contexts and data sources, from urban multilingualism to studies of animal communication, Posthumanist Applied Linguistics offers us alternative ways of thinking about the human predicament, with major implications for research, education and politics.

Exploring the advent of the Anthropocene, new forms of materialism, distributed language, assemblages, and the boundaries between humans, other animals and objects, eight incisive chapters by one of the world's foremost applied linguistics open up profound questions to do with language and the world. This critical posthumanist applied linguistic perspective is intended for researchers and students in the fields of Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics.

Visit the publisher’s website at https://www.routledge.com/Posthumanist-Applied-Linguistics/Pennycook/p/book/9781138209244

From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783098637

Taking Chinese to the World: Language, Culture and Identity in Confucius Institute Teachers
By Wei Ye
Published by Multilingual Matters

In this book the author explores the work and living experiences of Confucius Institute Chinese teachers (CICTs) in the UK, how they interpret and make sense of their sojourning experience, and how this context and the wider globalized social environment have impacted on their understandings and their personal growth. Because of their betwixt and between situation, the CICTs’ stories differ from those of other immigrants, international students and pre-service student teachers, who have been the main focus in L2 identity research. The book offers new insights into the Confucius Institutes (CI) with real life stories from teachers drawn from blogs, interviews and focus groups, drawing attention in the process to weaknesses of the CI program and offering suggestions for ways forward which will be of interest to both stakeholders and those responsible for future international exchange programs.

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From http://www.businesschineseconference.org/

Beyond a Limited Scope: Chinese for Specific, Academic, and Professional Purposes 
The 6th Business Chinese Workshop in Conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Business Chinese Education
​March 30 (Workshop) & 31 (Conference), 2018
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Do you have an abstract proposal that you would like considered for a paper or poster session at the conference? Please submit your proposal online by the October 31 deadline: http://businesschineseconference.weebly.com/call-for-proposals-35770259912444938598.html

From https://sites.google.com/site/focusonlanguage2018/call-for-papers

Focus on Language: Challenging Language Learning and Language Teaching in Peace and Global Education: From Principles to Practices 
Freiburg, Germany
March 22-24, 2018

Through language education we might promote positive values and assist students to take responsibility for their actions in order to see themselves as global citizens who can contribute to a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. Therefor the theme of Focus on Language 2018 Conference: Challenging Language Learning and Language Teaching in Peace and Global Education: From Principles to Practices aims at providing a forum for researchers, teachers and educational representatives who are interested in the exploration and exchange of theory, research findings, experience and perspectives in language teaching, language learning in the context of Peace and Global Education. 

View the full call for papers at https://sites.google.com/site/focusonlanguage2018/dates

From https://creeca.wisc.edu/2017/09/call-for-papers-czech-studies-workshop/

The eighteenth annual Czech Studies Workshop, which will be held at Columbia University in New York City on April 20-21, 2018, welcomes proposals for papers on Czech and Slovak topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. Since the year 2000, the Czech Studies Workshop has brought together scholars from the United States and abroad to explore Czech-themed topics from such diverse fields as anthropology, architecture and art history, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, sociology, and theater. Work in progress is appropriate for the workshop format, and junior faculty and advanced graduate students are particularly encouraged to submit proposals.

The deadline for submitting proposals is January 8, 2018.

View the full call for papers at https://creeca.wisc.edu/2017/09/call-for-papers-czech-studies-workshop/

From http://blogs.dickinson.edu/dcc/2017/09/22/dickinson-latin-workshop-2018-maffeius-historiae-indicae/

Dickinson Latin Workshop 2018: Maffeius, Historiae Indicae
July 12-17, 2018
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop is intended for teachers of Latin, as a way to refresh the mind through study of an extended Latin text, and to share experiences and ideas with Latinists and teachers. Sometimes those who are not currently engaged in teaching have participated as well, including retired teachers and those working towards teacher certification.

Learn more at http://blogs.dickinson.edu/dcc/2017/09/22/dickinson-latin-workshop-2018-maffeius-historiae-indicae/

From https://www.actfl.org/news/press-releases/educators-rising-recruiting-world-language-teachers

For the third year in a row, more than 40 states plus the District of Columbia have reported a teacher shortage in world languages, an all-time high for the subject area since the Department of Education began collecting data over 25 years ago. In the report, language teaching vacancies are at the top of the list next to other key subject areas like math, science, and special education.

…A major contributing factor to the shortage is declining teacher preparation program enrollments. From 2009-2014, teacher education enrollment dropped 35 percent, according to a 2016 report by the Learning Policy Institute.

…[The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages]

ACTFL has developed 5 ready-to-use modules that provide all the materials you need for starting a conversation with your students: a teacher checklist, inspirational videos, ready-made presentations, articles, discussion topics, and more that will keep your students engaged. Extended activities and suggested projects allow you and your future educators to move at your own pace. has released a new recruitment tool that offers students a vision of the future where teaching a world language is an empowering career option: Educators Rising.

Read the full press release and access the Educator Rising modules at https://www.actfl.org/news/press-releases/educators-rising-recruiting-world-language-teachers

From http://www.hackingchinese.com/

Hacking Chinese is hosting an extensive reading challenge for October. Sign up, read suggestions for what to read depending on your proficiency level, and track your progress.

Learn more at http://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-reading-challenge-october-2017/