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Title: IV International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes / CIBER Business Language Conference
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From http://www.latam.ufl.edu/outreach/islspciber-business-language-conference/
IV International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes (ISLSP) / CIBER Business Language Conference
LSP Vectors: Strengthening Interdisciplinary Connections
February 22-24, 2018
University of Florida Campus
Gainesville, Florida
Visit the conference website at http://www.latam.ufl.edu/outreach/islspciber-business-language-conference/
Source: University of Florida
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Title: Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2018 Conference
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From http://www.nectfl.org/conference/
The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2018 Conference will take place February 8-10, 2018, in New York City. Visit http://www.nectfl.org/conference/ to view the preliminary program, learn about scholarships, make lodging arrangements, and register.
Source: NECTFL
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Title: 2017-18 NCTA Teaching about Asia Seminars
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Source: Indiana University
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Title: Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World
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From https://linguistlist.org/issues/28/28-4669.html
Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World
June 11-August 4, 2018
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This summer SILMW will take place from June 11 to August 4, 2018, and the program will be offering Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish and Wolof. The program is 8 weeks and is divided into two, 4-week semesters. This is an immersive experience, complete with instruction, cultural activities, opportunities for language practice, conversation tables, cooking classes, movie nights, and more.
For more details go to https://linguistlist.org/issues/28/28-4669.html
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Webinar: Strategies for Finding, Utilizing, and Creating Open Media Content for Language Courses
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From https://iallt.org/resources/webinars/
The International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) will offer a webinar, Open to Change: Strategies for Finding, Utilizing, and Creating Open Media Content for Language Courses, on December 14. Learn more and register at https://iallt.org/resources/webinars/
Source: IALLT
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Title: 2018 ACTFL Winter Institute Workshops: OPI Training
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ACTFL is happy to announce its first Winter Institute in 2018. Here are the upcoming workshops for which registration is now open:
2-day Modified OPI Assessment Workshop
Southington, Connecticut
February 20-21, 2018
English/mixed-languages, English as a second language (ESL), Spanish, Italian, French, and German
2-day OPI Advancement Workshop
Southington, Connecticut
February 20-21, 2018
Prerequisite: Previous attendance at a 2-day MOPI or 4-day OPI Assessment Workshop and/or currently certified OPI testers with Limited or Full Certification status.
For more details go to https://www.actfl.org/assessment-professional-development/professional-development-workshops/actfl-sponsored-workshops/2018-winter-institute-workshops
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Article: Why Sign-Language Gloves Don't Help Deaf People
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Why Sign-Language Gloves Don't Help Deaf People
Wearable technologies that claim to translate ASL overlook the intricacies of the language, as well as the needs of signers.
by Michael Erard
November 9, 2017
Along with jet packs and hover boards, a machine to translate from any language to any other is so appealing as a fantasy that people are willing to overlook clunky prototypes as long as they can retain the belief that the future promised by science fiction has, at last, arrived. One particularly clunky subspecies of the universal language translator has a rather dismal history: the sign-language glove, which purports to translate sign language in real time to text or speech as the wearer gestures. For people in the Deaf community, and linguists, the sign-language glove is rooted in the preoccupations of the hearing world, not the needs of Deaf signers.
Read the full article at https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/11/why-sign-language-gloves-dont-help-deaf-people/545441/
Source: The Atlantic
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Title: K'iche' Online Course Project
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From http://tzij.coerll.utexas.edu/
Chqe’tamaj le qach’ab’al K’iche’! seeks to develop a beginner to advanced level online course for K’iche’, a Mayan language of Guatemala. The team includes faculty and grad students at The University of Texas at Austin and at Vanderbilt University, as well as associates in Nahualá who are all working together to develop materials relevant for the course.
Access the available units at http://tzij.coerll.utexas.edu/
Source: COERLL
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Title: Iñupiat Language UAF Community Website
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From https://inupiatlanguage.community.uaf.edu/
The Iñupiat Language UAF Community Website houses lessons, activities, and more resources for learning Iñupiat. Access it at https://inupiatlanguage.community.uaf.edu/, and learn more about the creation of the site at https://www.ktoo.org/2017/11/10/keeping-inupiaq-language-alive/
Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Title: Stories and Songs from Kagate
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From http://www.superlinguo.com/
Lauren Gawne discusses a book in the Tibetan language Kagate. The book is the result of a language documentation project that connected art students with people documenting languages; the illustrations are beautiful and the book contains songs and stories of Kagate speakers.
Learn more at http://www.superlinguo.com/post/167423398041/stories-and-songs-from-kagate-illustrated
Source: Superlinguo
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