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Title: Webinar: Using Voicethread to Engage Intermediate and Advanced Students in the Language Classroom
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From http://iallt.org/webinars/4-26-18/
Using Voicethread to engage intermediate and advanced students in the language classroom
Saskia Hintz
April 26, 2018
This webinar will discuss how to use the web-based platform VoiceThread for technology projects in the intermediate and advanced language classroom. A number of samples on topics like “Tourism”, “Migration” and “Environmental Consciousness” from a third year German course will be presented. The samples are in German but will be described and discussed in English.
IALLT webinars are free and open to all interested participants. Details and link to registration can be found at: http://iallt.org/webinars/4-26-18/. Recordings of all webinars are available to IALLT members. Learn about membership at: http://iallt.org/about/membership/.
Source: IALLT
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Title: Iowa Becomes 33rd State to Offer Seal of Biliteracy
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New high school honor: Iowa approves 'Seal of Biliteracy' for speaking two languages
By Mackenzie Ryan
April 18, 2018
Iowa students will soon be able to add a new distinction to their high school transcripts.
Starting next year, students can take a test to demonstrate their ability to speak English and another language and earn a "seal of biliteracy" on their diploma.
At least 26 other states and the District of Columbia have adopted the seal, which is placed on a diploma or given as a certificate.
It's thought to help elevate world language programs in K-12 schools and give students a goal to reach for.
Since no classwork is necessary, however, it also recognizes immigrant students who are fluent in a language they speak at home, such as Vietnamese or Bosnian, in addition to English.
Read the full article at https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/academic/2018/04/18/new-high-school-honor-iowa-approves-seal-biliteracy-speaking-two-languages/525982002/
For more information about the Iowa Seal of Biliteracy, go to http://sealofbiliteracy.org/iowa
Source: Des Moines Register
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Title: El día de los niños / El día de los libros
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April 30 is Children's Day or Día de los Niños in Mexico, and in the United States "Día" is a day to celebrate children and literacy. Here are some resources for celebrating it:
The official Día website from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is full of resources: http://dia.ala.org/
Find an event near you at http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/alsc/dia/map.cfm? and register your event at http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/alsc/dia/index.cfm
A history of Día in the United States and especially in Texas: http://www.texasdia.org/history.html
A background and materials you can use from the National Latin Children's Institute: http://nlci.org/initiatives/el-dia-de-los-ninos/
Watch an interview with Día founder Pat Mora; access more interviews, booklists, and more at Reading Rockets: http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/dia
Read about el Día del Niño in Mexico at http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3764-in-mexico-april-30-is-children-s-day-el-dia-del-ni%C3%B1o
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Title: Arabic Language and Arab Culture Poster Contest
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Qatar Foundation International (QFI)’s first Arabic Language and Arab Culture Poster Contest aims to expose both the artists and their audiences to the richness and diversity of Arab culture and the Arabic language. Students will design a poster in accordance with one of the prompts provided. The prompts are intentionally open–ended to give students as much creative freedom as possible. Winning submissions will be used to promote QFI’s mission of inspiring meaningful connections with the Arab world.
Deadline: May 21st
For full details go to https://gallery.mailchimp.com/d82d3f97985fc0799a5b2299e/files/ed2c9d7c-d3b7-44f9-973a-b7e5d42f5ded/QFI_CompetitionFlyer_v3_1_.pdf
Source: Qatar Foundation International
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Title: Japan International MANGA Award
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The application period for the 12th Japan International MANGA Award is from April 2nd, to June 15th, 2018. The purpose of the contest is to spread MANGA culture overseas and promote international cultural exchanges through MANGA. Four winners will be invited to Japan for the award ceremony.
For full details go the contest, go to http://www.manga-award.mofa.go.jp/info/japan_entry_form_12th_e.html
Source: Japan International MANGA Award
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Title: New YouTube Site for Japanese Learners from JapanesePod101
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"Learn Japanese in 24 Hours" doesn't actually claim to teach you Japanese after 24 hours of study. Rather, this YouTube site streams language and cultural content 24 hours per day. This could be a good option for student choice time or a nice resource for independent learning.
Learn Japanese in 24 hours is available at https://youtu.be/Wp4sm81vD50
Read a review of this resource at https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-learning-resources-march-2018/
Source: YouTube
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Title: Russian Film Symposium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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From http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/
The twentieth annual Russian Film Symposium, “A Spectre is Haunting Russia: History and Cinema,” will be held on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh from Monday, 30 April through Saturday, 5 May, 2018, with evening screenings at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room.
The Symposium will screen twelve films (four in subtitled DCP prints and eight on subtitled DVD), will host eight panels with film scholars from Russia, the UK, and the US, and two roundtables for the participants to continue debating the issues raised during the post-screening discussions at the film panels and to examine the overall topic for this year’s Symposium.
For full details go to http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/
Source: Russian Film Symposium
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Title: Article: Cornish and Other Small Languages of Britain
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From http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180412-the-rebirth-of-britains-lost-languages
The rebirth of Britain's "lost" languages
By Holly Williams
April 12, 2018
Britain is rich in minority languages, and there’s a growing awareness of them, possibly reflecting our desire – as culture grows ever-more globalised – to re-connect with what is local, or simply to celebrate the multicultural melting pot of British identity.
Welsh is the best known and most-spoken minority language, but there are also three distinct versions of Gaelic, spoken in Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. All have seen long-term declining numbers of speakers – but all have also enjoyed revivals in recent decades, thanks to a slow-burn interest in preserving and promoting indigenous tongues.
Cornish shares a Brythonic root with other Celtic languages, Welsh and Breton, once the language of Brittany. The county of Cornwall, the most south-westerly region of England, resisted anglicisation right up until the Reformation. The move to English as the language of the church was vehemently opposed by the Cornish, but their ‘Prayer Book Rebellion’ was crushed viciously, with around 4,000 Cornish killed. It was a hammer blow to the language: during the 17th Century, its use declined until there were only a few thousand speakers in the far west.
Read the full article at http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180412-the-rebirth-of-britains-lost-languages
Source: BBC
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Title: Online Italian Club: Learning Resources
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Online Italian Club is a free website featuring lessons arranged into six levels; lessons are organized into grammar, listening, verbs, vocabulary, dialogues, and conversation.
Explore this resource at https://onlineitalianclub.com/
Source: Online Italian Club
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Title: Czechoslovak Studies Association
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From http://www.public.iastate.edu/~zarecor/CSA/welcome.htm
The Czechoslovak Studies Association unites over a hundred scholars, both in the United States and abroad, who share an interest in the history and culture of Czechoslovakia, its predecessor and successor states, and all its peoples, within and without its historical boundaries. Since its first meeting in 1974, the CSA has worked to encourage scholarly work in Czechoslovak history and related fields, to provide a network and information resources for Czech and Slovak studies, and to collaborate with scholars and institutions having similar aims.
To that end, the CSA:
- provides connections between students and scholars interested in its subject
- supports related teaching, research, and publication, notably by awarding
- the Stanley Pech Prize and the Czechoslovak Studies Association Book Prize
- publishes the Czechoslovak Studies Newsletter (two numbers per year)
- maintains a web page at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~zarecor/CSA/welcome.htm
Learn more about the CSA at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~zarecor/CSA/welcome.htm
Source: Czechoslovak Studies Association
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