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5th International Conference on the Teaching of French as a Foreign Language 
“Teaching Methodologies in French as a Foreign Language: Pluralistic Approaches and Awakening to French at University” 
February 28-March 2, 2019
San Juan, Puerto Rico

The organizing committee of the 5th International Conference on the Teaching of French as a Foreign Language ("Colloque FLE 2019") invites researchers and professors to submit 1500-word abstracts for presentations and round tables on any topic related to the teaching of French as a Foreign Language (see suggested list of topics in the French version of the Call for Papers). French is the official language of the conference. 

Deadline for abstracts: September 15th, 2018 

Visit the conference website at https://appfpuertorico.org/colloque-fle-2019/ 

From http://www.cvent.com/events/2018-wida-annual-conference/event-summary-e3a17705158b4c748f6d3312f2917cdc.aspx

WIDA 2018 Annual Conference
Schools and Communities Empowering One Another
October 23-26
Detroit, Michigan

For more information about WIDA, go to https://www.wida.us/
Visit the conference website at http://www.cvent.com/events/2018-wida-annual-conference/event-summary-e3a17705158b4c748f6d3312f2917cdc.aspx

From http://www.ogmios.org/conferences/2018/

The Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding and the Foundation for Endangered Languages cordially invite scholars, community organizations and community members to join the International Conference Endangered Languages and the Land: Mapping Landscapes of Multilingualism, to take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, from August 23rd to 25th 2018. The conference will be of interest to all those working on the maintenance, revitalization, documentation and archiving of endangered languages.

Visit the conference website at http://www.ogmios.org/conferences/2018/

The Ninth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas will take place October 25-27, 2018, at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. Visit the conference website at http://www.workshoponimmigrantlanguages.org/wila-9.html for more details and to register.

From http://www.sayhellotochange.com/all-for-all/

The All for All Professional Learning Community (PLC) will help amplify actions, resources, and best practices for English Language Learners (ELs) across the Pittsburgh region. Over the course of the 2018-2019 school year, this cohort of ESL teachers will participate in a wide range of workshops from local and national leaders in immigrant inclusion, EL teaching, and more. 

To learn more and apply, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP5L9hr2snTokCpsKIgRj4SRbYfpVQwnx3Musz6cOp__bPaA/viewform

From http://clta.net/event/29th-annual-summer-seminar-for-language-educators/

29th Annual Summer Seminar for Language Educators
June 20-25, 2018
Santa Barbara, California
THEME: Instilling Global Competency in World Language Teaching: Words into Action

To learn more and register, go to http://clta.net/event/29th-annual-summer-seminar-for-language-educators/

From http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/oneida-sign-language-culture-deaf-1.4605295

Oneida sign language created to connect deaf community with their culture
Deaf community members are working with master language speakers to create signs based on the Oneida language
by Ashley Albert
April 15, 2018

A grandmother is working to preserve the Oneida language for others — even though she has never heard it spoken herself.

Marsha Ireland, 59, has been deaf all her life. She's a member of the Turtle clan from Oneida Nation of the Thames, near London, Ont..

...The signs are being developed as part of a pilot project at the Oneida Language and Cultural Centre.

Marsha and her partner, Max Ireland, work with master speaker and elected councilor Olive Elm to create the signs. 

...They're partly relying on a sign language developed hundreds of years ago by Plains Nations tribes that facilitated communication across North America.

"I look at the Oneida language and then look at the Plains sign language and try to connect the two. I look to Elders at the gestures that are used with story telling … it is a combination of all those things," said Ireland.

Since the Oneida language is action-based, Ireland said it really lends itself to the Plains sign language. 

Read the full article at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/oneida-sign-language-culture-deaf-1.4605295

From https://www.noozhawk.com/article/chumash_instructors_can_teach_tribal_language_culture_in_public_schools

Chumash Instructors Can Teach Tribal Language, Culture in Public Schools
In 2008, AB 544 set up a separate credential for teaching Native American languages in California
By Veronica V. Sandoval
February 28, 2018

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, which supported successful state legislation to make teaching credentials available in the subjects of Native American language and culture, now has three instructors with clear credentials who are ready to teach students throughout the Santa Ynez Valley.

Nakia Zavalla, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ culture director, along with Kathleen Marshall and Carmen Sandoval recently obtained their Native American Language and Native American Culture clear credential, which allows them to teach the subjects in public schools.

“Teaching in local classrooms gives us the opportunity to share our Samala language and culture with children who many not have been previously exposed to Chumash life,” Zavalla said.

“For us to earn these credentials and have the ability to go into Santa Ynez Valley schools as teachers is a great accomplishment and a step forward for our tribe,” Zavalla said.

Read the full article at https://www.noozhawk.com/article/chumash_instructors_can_teach_tribal_language_culture_in_public_schools