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From https://linguistlist.org/issues/29/29-2289.html

Language and Society Conference on Bilingualism and Interculturality 
UNED: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia 
November 29-30, 2018
Madrid, Spain

This conference attempts not only to analyze more deeply what we know about bilingualism and interculturality but also to stimulate alternatives to the well-documented weaknesses of bilingual education, which have so far been identified more often by the press than by academia. This conference will focus on the lack of development in oral communicative skills and the significance of teaching specialized and technical vocabulary in secondary education which, while useful for dealing with academic subjects, has little impact on general oral communication. The conference will also discuss the danger of not attaining adequate communicative skills in the first language, the absence of intercultural contents or aims, the inadequacy of teaching resources, etc. 

The deadline for submission is July 11, 2018. 

View the full call for papers at https://linguistlist.org/issues/29/29-2289.html or at https://biuned.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/8/9/118960273/cfp_lys_-_english.pdf
The conference website is available at https://biuned.weebly.com/

From https://nsshl2019.weebly.com

The 6th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language will be hosted by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The conference dates are February 21-23, 2019. This annual symposium welcomes researchers, instructors, as well as K-12 educators. 

Abstracts for 20-minute presentations on any field of study relating to Spanish as a Heritage Language in terms of education/pedagogy and linguistics analysis will be accepted from June 1 to November 1, 2018.

View the full call for papers at https://nsshl2019.weebly.com/call-for-papers.html

From http://sslw.asu.edu/2018/index.html

The 2018 Symposium on Second Language Writing, will take place August 2-4, 2018, at the Harbour Centre campus of Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conference is jointly hosted by Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia. This year’s theme is “Multilingualism and Second Language Writing.”

Visit the conference website at http://sslw.asu.edu/2018/index.html

From https://theawla.wildapricot.org/events

The Alabama World Language Association is sponsoring several professional development opportunities this summer:

Curriculum Design and the New Alabama World Language Course of Study
June 8
Huntsville

Proficiency-Based Instruction
June 21-22
Vestavia Hills 

Spanish Immersion Workshop
June 28-29
University of Montevallo

Idea Swap
July 17
Cullman High School

Transitioning to Proficiency: Tips for Improving Instruction and Assessment
July 24
University of South Alabama

Learn more about all of these at https://theawla.wildapricot.org/events

The University of Colorado Boulder's Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching with Technology program is offering four online courses this summer: Fundamentals of Second Language Acquisition, Language Technology Foundations, Digital Games and Language Learning, and Telecollaboration Exchange. 

For details about all four courses, go to https://mailchi.mp/dcc9fa01e0ad/summer-pd-courses-for-language-educators-now-open-for-registration-1740937?e=d6a5991ab8

From https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5CgFBFT0qtqcndwMWVVN3RuSGVvb2o4NVhWUDJqV21iU0pZ/view

Putting the Arabic Standards Front and Center

This is a blended program, two weeks online and 4 days face-to-face. Participants will be divided into groups based on the needs they identify in their applications and the level of their proficiency in standards-based and technology-enhanced instruction. Novice level participants will design or adapt learning plan(s) and deliver a model learning episode for volunteers (university students, LOTE student-teachers, graduate language instructors, and university staff). Specifically, they will a) specify the learning targets using can-do statements b) create a technology-based interpretive task with authentic materials using technology to make language, culture and/or content comprehensible to students, c) explore various programs that can be used to support interpersonal and presentational communication and d) participate in a practicum where they teach segments of a model lesson to volunteers. Intermediate level participants, will complete the tasks assigned to novices as well as the following tasks: a) edit authentic materials, b) create learning episodes/plans that include technology-based interpersonal activities that simulate real-world tasks; and c) technology-based presentational tasks that demonstrate culturally appropriate language use. All teachers will explore the use of platforms to facilitate professional development and language learning and create an online community to share materials and practices that foster continued interaction among participants.

The online portion will take place July 6-19, 2018.
The face-to-face portion will take place July 23-26 at California State University, Long Beach

For more information see this flyer online: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5CgFBFT0qtqcndwMWVVN3RuSGVvb2o4NVhWUDJqV21iU0pZ/view

From https://ceeres.uchicago.edu/content/622-be-global-ready-language-resources-teachers-and-schools

On June 22nd, from 1:00-2:30pm ET, the U.S. Department of Education will be hosting a special event with the aim of sharing language resources with teachers and schools. Educators are invited to attend in person at the Department or watch online. 

TO ATTEND IN PERSON: RSVP by June 8th to internationalaffairs@ed.gov. The Department is located at 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., across Independence Avenue from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. There is metered parking near the building (quarters required). The nearest Metro station is L’Enfant Plaza. Exit at 7th Street and Maryland Avenue.

TO ATTEND ONLINE: Visit the EDStream website at 1pm ET on June 22nd at https://tinyurl.com/June22atED

An informational flyer is available at https://iris.ed.gov/iris/uploads/pmpo/Flyer%20-%20June%2022%20Event%20-%20Language%20Resources%20for%20Teachers%20&%20Schools.pdf

From https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/opinion/sign-language-isnt-just-for-babies.html

In this recent op-ed, Rachel Kolb writes, "When we see sign language as only a fad, a trend or merely as 'so beautiful,' and when we separate it from the context of the actual deaf people who use it to communicate, we lose sight of the real stakes of language. Language welcomes, but it also excludes.

"...We need to provide more access to signed language for the people who really need it. As a path toward mainstream acceptance why not give fluent deaf users of A.S.L. more leadership and visibility to usher in the widespread use of their language? (The Baby Einstein signing videos, which star the deaf actress Marlee Matlin, are a good model.) Families who find themselves interested in baby signs may be intrigued by the contributions of deaf storytellers, like Leala Holcomb and her partners at Hands Land or Sheena McFeely and Manny Johnson of ASL Nook, who have put together children’s tales and visual nursery rhymes in A.S.L. And why not invite more people to use A.S.L. throughout their lives?"

Read the full article at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/opinion/sign-language-isnt-just-for-babies.html

From https://mailchi.mp/qfi/arabic-k-12-bulletin-may-1-993209?e=feb2c9cab6

Dr. Laila Familiar, creator of Khallina.org Professor of Arabic at New York University Abu Dhabi, has compiled a fabulous list of Ramadan video clips that offer culture and language that address the subject of Ramadan around the Arab world. 

The links to the clips are available at http://arabicculture.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder¶m=Ramadan