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Title: Call for LTRC 2019 Pre-Conference Workshop Proposals
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From the LTEST-L listserv:
The Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) 2019 organizing team would like to put out an open call for leaders for the pre-conference workshops at the 2019 LTRC in Atlanta, Georgia. If you are interested, please fill out the following survey: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86d7pO12rws205f
The deadline for pre-conference workshop leader applications is October 1, 2018, midnight (anywhere on Earth). We will begin reviewing the proposals on October 2, 2018 (at 9 AM Eastern time, USA), and will email you by October 15, 2018 with decisions. We ask for the following:
(1) Workshop topic (We have a few suggestions on the form that you may review.)
(2) Workshop title
(3) Your selection of time slots for your workshop
(4) The workshop leaders and their contact information (title, affiliation, email), including their CVs.
(5) A one- to two-page workshop outline, with the title, leader names and affiliations, prerequisites, goals, and agenda. A sample workshop proposal can be downloaded from the survey.
Notes: LTRC 2019 will be March 4-8, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia. The pre-conference workshops will be on March 4 and/or 5. All events will be at the Marriott Courtyard in downtown Decatur, GA. Pre-conference workshop proposals AND proposals for presentations are due Oct. 1, 2018, midnight (anywhere on Earth): The form below is for workshop proposals only. If you have questions, email us at LTRC2019@gmail.com
https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86d7pO12rws205f
Winke, P. [LTEST-L] Open Call for LTRC 2019 Pre-conference Workshop Leaders. LTEST-L listserv (LTEST-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU, 24 Jul 2018).
Source: LTEST-L
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Title: Washington Association of the Education of Speakers of Other Languages Fall Conference
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From https://waesol.org/annual-conference/2018-registration/
The WAESOL Conference planning committee is excited to announce that the 2018 annual conference will take place on Saturday, October 27th at Renton Technical College, in Renton, Washington. The theme is "Shifting Tides: Preparing for a Changing Tomorrow."
Pre-conference Workshops will take place on Friday, October 26th, 2018.
For more information and to register, go to https://waesol.org/annual-conference/2018-registration/
Source: WAESOL
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Title: Language Teaching with Technology Fall Courses Open for Registration
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The University of Colorado Boulder offers a graduate certificate in Language Teaching with Technology. You can learn more about the program and specific courses in an August 15 webinar; more details are available at https://www.colorado.edu/languagetechnologyprogram/content/fall-2018-courses-general-information-webinar.
The specific courses coming this fall are as follows:
Teaching Languages Online (https://www.colorado.edu/languagetechnologyprogram/lgtc-5035-teaching-languages-online)
Telecollaboration Exchange (https://www.colorado.edu/languagetechnologyprogram/lgtc-5045-telecollaboration-exchange)
Tools in Practice (https://www.colorado.edu/languagetechnologyprogram/lgtc-5030-tools-practice1)
Visit the program's website at https://www.colorado.edu/languagetechnologyprogram/
Source: University of Colorado Boulder
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Title: Bill to Establish Dual Language Immersion Program Passes Senate in New Jersey
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Diegnan Bill to Establish Dual Language Immersion Program Passes Senate
July 24, 2018
Legislation sponsored by Senator Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. to establish a grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs cleared the full Senate last month.
“The best way for a student to excel in a foreign language is an immersion program,” said Senator Diegnan (D-Middlesex). “The ability to be bilingual or multilingual is increasingly necessary for study, work and coexistence, and provides cultural awareness to children at a young age. It also gives young people a more pluralistic vision of the world which helps them be prepared for the demands of the 21st century labor market. Most importantly it contributes to the economic diversity and growth of our state.”
...The bill would establish the Dual Language Immersion Program Fund as a non-lapsing revolving fund in the Department of Education to finance the grant program.
The bill was cleared by the Senate with a vote of 35-1.
Read the full article at https://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-brunswick/articles/diegnan-bill-to-establish-dual-language-immersion-1
Source: Tap into East Brunswick
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Title: Open Comment Period: Encourage Charter Grants to Prioritize Native American Languages
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The Office of Innovation and Improvement, along with the Department of Education is receiving comments to proposed changes in the way the Department allocates grants to charter management organizations. The open comment period ends August 27, 2018.
Grants to Charter Management Organization for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (aka “CMO grants”) Changes to the priorities, requirements, and selection criteria to the CMO grants have a tremendous affect which CMOs receive funding from future grant competitions.
JNCL-NCLIS encourages its members to submit comments recommending the CMOs show preference toward CMOs with plans for dual language immersion programs, “provided support to such dual language immersion schools shall include distinct attention to schools taught primarily through the medium of a Native American language as established under the Native American Languages Act of 1990, Sec. 104 and 105.”
You may submit your comment(s) by going to the Federal Registry website and clicking “SUBMIT A FORMAL COMMENT.”
For the full comment from JNCL-NCLIS and links to the Federal Registry website, go to https://languagepolicy.org/submit-your-comments-encourage-charter-grants-to-prioritize-native-american-language/
Source: JNCL-NCLIS
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Title: Update on the Seal of Biliteracy Movement
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The Seal of Biliteracy movement started in California - at this point 43 states plus the District of Columbia offer recognition for multilingual students or contain school districts that do so.
Read an overview of the history and current status of this movement here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2018/07/does_every_state_have_seal_of_biliteracy.html
Read a recent editorial by David Bong of Avant Assessment about the importance of biliteracy, especially in California, at https://edsource.org/2018/california-must-continue-to-lead-in-closing-the-bilingual-skills-gap/600207
Here is the Seal of Biliteracy website for the latest information on the movement: http://sealofbiliteracy.org/
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Title: Arabic Translation Contest
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The American Association of Teachers of Arabic is sponsoring an Arabic translation contest, open to students currently participating in a program of Arabic instruction at any level. There are two categories: literary and non-literary Arabic. Entries are due by August 15, 2018.
For full details go to http://www.aataweb.org/resources/Documents/ARABIC%20TRANSLATION%20CONTEST-%20April%202%20-%202018.pdf
Source: AATA
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Title: South Korean Government Helps Fund Irvine Language Institute
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From http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-irvine-korean-language-institute-20180728-story.html#
South Korean government helps fund Irvine language institute
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kansil
July 29, 2018
This fall, with help from the South Korean government, the Korean American Center will scale up its work to meet the growing demand for Korean-language classes in Orange County.
Now officially recognized by the King Sejong Institute — which is part of South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism — the KAC will hire more teachers, strengthen its curriculum, offer study-abroad opportunities and host more cultural events. The center is affiliated with Korean Community Services in Buena Park.
...Since 2012, King Sejong Institutes have been established in more than 50 countries to teach the Korean language. The United States has only a handful, including at the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles. This year, the Korean American Center’s language program — which has been renamed the Irvine King Sejong Institute at Korean American Center — was the only U.S. program selected for the designation.
Read the full article at http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-irvine-korean-language-institute-20180728-story.html#
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Title: New CELIN Brief: Recruiting and Supporting International Chinese Language Teachers in U.S. K-12 Programs
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From https://mailchi.mp/asiasociety/china-learning-initiatives-july2018?e=c00fca3321
With more and more schools interested in establishing or expanding Chinese language and immersion programs, the need for identifying, recruiting, and supporting Chinese language teachers is increasing. One of the useful sources for Chinese language teachers is Chinese language teachers from abroad. The issues are complex, and the paths are complicated, but the rewards can be enormous with regard to having an international Chinese language teacher in your school and community. For this reason, CELIN invited Stacy Lyon, Director of the Utah Chinese Dual Language Immersion Program, to develop a Brief on this topic: Recruiting and Supporting International Chinese Language Teachers in U.S. K–12 Programs.
You can read the latest brief at https://asiasociety.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/recruiting-and-supporting-international-chinese-language-teachers-in-us-k-12-programs-celin-brief-20180724-edu.pdf
Access other CELIN briefs at https://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/celin-briefs-chinese-language-learning-and-teaching
Source: Asia Society
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Title: New TEQ Video: The Impact of the Internet
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The Asia Society's TEQ videos are a series exemplifying good practices in teaching Chinese language. In the most recent video, high school Chinese teacher Catherine Zhong helps her students discuss the impact of the Internet and express opinions on students' use of it: https://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/catherine-zhongs-high-school-chinese-class-impact-internet
Source: Asia Society
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