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Title: Call for Papers: 4th International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association
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From http://www.albany.edu/ampra/
The 4th Conference of the American Pragmatics Association is to be held on November 1-3, 2018 at the University at Albany, State University of New York (1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, USA 12206). The goal of the conference is to promote both theoretical and applied research in pragmatics, and bring together scholars who are interested in different sub-fields of pragmatics. The four main topical strands of the conference are as follows:
(i) Pragmatics theories: neo-Gricean approaches, relevance theory, theory of mind, meaning, role of context, common ground, semantics-pragmatics interface, explicature, implicature, speech act theory, presuppositions, grammaticalization, im/politeness, etc.
(ii) Experimental pragmatics: models of language and meaning, experimental techniques, scalar implicatures, reference resolution, interpretation of figurative language, etc.
(iii) Intercultural, cross-cultural and societal aspects of pragmatics: research involving more than one language and culture, or varieties of one language, intercultural pragmatics, interlanguage pragmatics, variational pragmatics, social pragmatics, lingua franca, computer-mediated communication (CMC), bilinguals’ and heritage speakers’ language use, intercultural misunderstandings, effect of dual language and multilingual systems on the development and use of pragmatic skills, language of aggression and conflict, etc.
(iv) Applications: usage and corpus-based approaches, pragmatic competence, teachability and learnability of pragmatic skills, pragmatic variations within one language and across languages, developmental pragmatics, cyber pragmatics, etc.
The deadline for abstract submission is February 15, 2018.
View the full call for papers at http://www.albany.edu/ampra/call-for-papers.php
Source: SUNY, University at Albany
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Title: First World Conference on Technology, Education and Multilingualism
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The First World Conference on Technology, Education and Multilingualism (TECLIN17) will be held from 4th to 8th December 2017 in Buenos Aires. The main objective of TECLIN17 is to debate and propose guidelines for the development of plurilingual societies with either minorized, minorities or under-resourced languages and their support from the sociolinguistic, legal, technological and pedagogical/educational dimensions. Social welfare must integrate the linguistic dimension and it cannot be achieved without the enhancement of so-called minorized languages, like local, regional, indigenous, and languages of the immigration which constitute the mother tongue of many speakers. Societies cannot achieve social welfare without fully articulating their linguistic rights. Technology, legal and educational frameworks constitute tools for the consecution of a plurilingual society.
For more information go to http://en.teclin17.org/
Source: UNESCO
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Title: Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence
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Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence
Intercultural Competence and Mobility: Virtual and Physical
January 25-28, 2018
Tucson, Arizona, and Online
As the opportunity and need to move between physical and virtual spaces has increased, more people experience the world as mobile and interconnected (see e.g. Douglas Fir Group, 2016; Kramsch & Whiteside, 2008). On the one hand, this has enabled participation in dispersed communities and markets; on the other hand, as communication, meaning making, and culture have become deterritorialized, interculturality has revealed itself as more complex than the ability to mediate across cultural differences. At the same time, patterns of mass migration and economic globalization have meant local contexts are also shaped by transnational flows of capital, knowledge, practices, and modes of communication. As a result people in today’s world must develop the capacity to negotiate and navigate dynamic demands. Hosted by the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) at the University of Arizona, the Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence will focus on these themes, featuring presentations and workshops that consider intercultural competence in connection with global trends of migration, travel, and digitally-enabled mobility.
Visit the conference website to learn more and to register: http://icc.arizona.edu/
Source: University of Arizona
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Title: Washington Association for Bilingual Education Dual Language and Secondary EL Institute
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From http://wabewa.org/event/winter-institute/
WABE Dual Language and Secondary EL Institute
January 26, 2018 - January 27, 2018
Vancouver
The WABE Winter Institute is an opportunity to gather with fellow educators through in-depth training and discussion around Dual Language and Secondary Education. Learn more and register at http://wabewa.org/winter-institute/
Source: WABE
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Title: International Conference on Bilingualism: Language and Heritage
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From http://cuhk.edu.hk/lin/conference/bilingualism2017/
International Conference on Bilingualism: Language and Heritage
December 18-19, 2017
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The International Conference on Bilingualism: Language and Heritage is an inaugural conference that officially launches the newly established University of Cambridge - Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Bilingualism (JLB). The organizers aim to provide an international forum to promote and disseminate research in bilingualism across the lifespan from infancy to early childhood and adulthood with a focus on the acquisition of Chinese across linguistically diverse bilingual and multilingual contexts. The theme of the conference features bilingualism through the lens of the intricate relationship of language and heritage, in particular, the acquisition of language as a way to preserve and maintain a speaker and community's heritage and the challenges posed to language learners, researchers and educators.
The conference also features two panels that will be of interest to a wide spectrum of audience from diverse disciplines as well as the general public. The panels bring together researchers and practitioners from different countries including Australia, UK, USA, Hong Kong and Singapore to give an international perspective on issues in nurturing bilingualism in early childhood and heritage bilingualism across diverse contexts.
Visit the conference website at http://cuhk.edu.hk/lin/conference/bilingualism2017/
Source: Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Title: Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Leadership Program
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Source: CSCTFL
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Title: Webinar: Talking Abroad: Web-based Videoconferencing with Native Speakers
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From https://www.facebook.com/events/1991927657689577/
Free webinar: Web-based Videoconferencing with Native Speakers
November 7, 2017
Presenter: Florencia Henshaw, University of Illinois
This webinar is for educators interested in integrating authentic synchronous communication with native speakers worldwide through web-based video-chat. I will start with an overview of existing research, as well as the advantages and limitations of different available platforms, both free and paid. I will then discuss a specific multi-step project in an intermediate-level Spanish course, involving four conversations with native speakers through the platform TalkAbroad. I will also present the results of a questionnaire administered at the end of the project, reflecting the students’ perceptions of the experience. Preliminary implications for best practices are drawn based on students’ responses.
Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctu6Yu0_6ELWNRYijbrHMBfZBb4VDxha3OtAGlbGk9jPq-sA/viewform
Source: IALLT
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Title: Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey Webchat Series
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From the FLTEACH listserv:
As part of ongoing effort to provide professional learning to educators
around the country, the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey is excited
to invite you to attend our *Webchat Series.*
Each FLENJ Webchat is a 60-minute live conversation between two presenters
who talk candidly about the topic, take viewer questions, and offer a
plethora of strategies and resources to equip you to be a more informed
educator. Each attendee will also receive a certificate indicating one hour
of professional development participation.
The cost is $15 for FLENJ members and $25 for non-members. Recordings of
the web chats will also be available after the live event.
*Our topics for 2017-2018:*
Nov: The Newly Revised Can Do Statements
Dec: Content and Connections
Jan: Heritage Spanish Speakers
Feb: World Languages in the Community
Mar: Interviewing for WL Positions
Apr: AP Rubrics and Global Themes
Jun: Reflecting and Planning
Jul: Making the WL Class a Critical Friends Group
To learn more and to register, please go to http://flenj.org/flenj-webchat-series
Nathan Lutz
Vice President of Programs
Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey
Lutz, N. [FLTEACH] FLENJ Web Chats. FLTEACH listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 30 Oct 2017).
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Seal of Biliteracy in the News
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The Seal of Biliteracy, a state-by-state initiative to recognize bilingualism in graduating high school students, has been in the news lately.
It will be implemented in Missouri beginning in 2018: http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/missouri-adds-seal-of-biliteracy-for-graduating-seniors-proficient-in/article_d2391337-e3e5-50f2-8c7d-2c82ef955f52.html
It is being proposed in Michigan: http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/2017/10/20/bilingual-michigan-high-schoolers-could-get-diploma-endorsement/
In Florida, the Seal of Biliteracy is available, yet the state also has English-only laws that it hopes will exempt it from a requirement to test large populations of students who speak other languages in their dominant language: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/25/some-states-with-english-only-laws-wont-offer.html
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Title: Article: Why Deaf Children Aren’t Taught Sign Language
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From https://mic.com/articles/185597/deaf-children-language-deprivation-alexander-graham-bell#.T5SsZyWnL
The strange reason deaf children aren’t taught sign language
by Kelly Kasulis
October 27, 2017
Imagine living without a first language. That’s the case for many deaf children in the United States who suffer from “language deprivation,” a condition that could affect them for life.
It’s when kids miss the critical period — which begins to taper off around age 5 — to develop the mental scaffolding that helps the brain understand language. If deaf children are not taught how to sign during this time, they may never learn any language to fluency.
…In the fall of 1880, representatives from European and American schools for the deaf gathered in Milan. There, a 33-year-old Alexander Graham Bell — yes, the guy who is credited with inventing the telephone — advocated for abandoning sign language in schools. Bell’s wife and mother were both deaf, and he believed that deaf people needed to learn how to speak.
By the end of the conference, the hot new thing was to ditch sign language in classrooms and bring oral-based education back to delegates’ home countries. Not a single deaf person was involved in making the new resolutions.
Read the full article at https://mic.com/articles/185597/deaf-children-language-deprivation-alexander-graham-bell#.T5SsZyWnL
Source: Mic
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