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Title: East Coast Organization of Language Testers Conference 2018
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From https://sites.google.com/site/ecoltaelrc/home
ECOLT 2018
October 12-13
Princeton, New Jersey
Plenary Presentations
Luke Harding, Lancaster University, "Innovation and ethics: Exploring the frontiers of language assessment literacy"
Keelan Evanini, Educational Testing Service, "Automated spoken language assessment: Validity considerations for the use of innovative technology"
Registration is now open; visit the conference website at https://sites.google.com/site/ecoltaelrc/home
Source: ECOLT
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Title: Kansas World Language Association / Foreign Language Association of Missouri Joint Conference 2018
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The Kansas World Language Association (KSWLA) and the Foreign Language Association of Missouri (FLAM) will hold a join conference in Overland Park, Kansas, on October 26-27. The keynote speaker will be 2014 ACTFL National Teacher of the Year Linda Egnatz.
Learn more and register at https://www.flamnet.org/kswla-flam2018 (Missouri) or at https://www.kswla.org/conferences (Kansas).
Source: FLAM / KSWLA
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Title: Bilingual Educators Institute in New Mexico
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Bilingual Educators Institute 2018
September 29, 2018
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Building Background Knowledge: Spanish Language Arts Standards, Rigor in Each Classroom
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Title: Coming in 2019: Global Seal of Biliteracy
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From https://www.globalsealofbiliteracy.net/the-global-seal/
We've been reporting on the Seal of Biliteracy movement for some time; more and more states are adopting this standard to recognize high school students who are literate in more than one language. However, according to the Global Seal of Biliteracy website, the seal "is generally available only to public school students in participating districts, and the standards for receiving it vary by state."
The Global Seal of Biliteracy addresses the limited availability of opportunity to earn a seal by setting consistent standards for a Seal of Biliteracy that is accessible to anyone in any school setting, anywhere in the world.
The organization has begun to accept preliminary applications now and plans to begin awarding Global Seals of Biliteracy on January 1, 2019.
Learn more at https://www.globalsealofbiliteracy.net/faqs/
Source: Global Seal of Biliteracy
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Title: Stevens Initiative: Virtual Exchange Programs
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From http://www.stevensinitiative.org/grants/
The Stevens Initiative, which is named after the late U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, runs annual competitions to give grants (also referred to as awards) for educational institutions and non-profit organizations in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa to administer virtual exchange programs between youth in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa.
Visit the program's website to keep up with the latest information about the grant and also for other resources related to virtual exchanges, the Middle East and North Africa, and more: http://www.stevensinitiative.org/resources/
Source: Stevens Initiative
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Title: Language Hurdles Plague Two Koreas After Years of Division
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Say What? Language Hurdles Plague Two Koreas After Years of Division
BY JEONGMIN KIM AND Josh Smith
August 10, 2018
When South Korean businessman Kim Yong-tae worked with North Koreans at the Kaesong Industrial Complex before it was closed in 2016, one of the biggest challenges was communicating in what is ostensibly a shared language.
"There were confounding moments because there were terms I never heard of while working and living just in South Korea," he said, describing blank looks from some North Korean workers when he used the word "container," which is pronounced similar to its English term in South Korea.
Between the South's increasing adoption of international terms and the North's political sensitivity to some words, the growing language divide is complicating cooperation on a range of joint cultural and economic exchanges as ties between the neighbors improve.
To counter the confusion and promote a feeling of unity, the South Korean government is working to restart an obscure academic project aimed at developing a common Korean language dictionary with the North.
North and South Korea speak the same language based on the Hangeul alphabet, but after decades of division, only about 70 percent of words are mutually understood, according to some experts.
Read the full article at https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-08-10/say-what-language-hurdles-plague-two-koreas-after-years-of-division
Source: U.S. News & World Report
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Title: Workshops on Japanese Noh Traditional Theatre in Oregon
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From https://caps.uoregon.edu/2018/08/16/flowers-of-performance/
The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies is pleased to present four days of events on Traditional Japanese Noh Theatre, to be held at the University of Oregon, the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and the Portland Art Museum. The events, which will include performances and workshops, are to be led by TAKEDA Tomoyuki, an active performer from one of the most prestigious schools of Noh, the Kanze School. Established in the fourteenth century, Noh is characterized by austere simplicity of performance and profoundly poetic plots. In a series of four workshops (two of which will be accompanied by costumed performance), Takeda-sensei and his troupe will cover a range of topics from history, dance and chanting to costumes and masks. Audiences will have the opportunity to take part in a dance and chanting sequence, and to learn about costumes through dressing demonstrations.
All workshops are free and open to the public.
The Portland events will take place September 29 and 30, and the Eugene events will take place October 1 and 2.
For full details go to https://caps.uoregon.edu/2018/08/16/flowers-of-performance/
Source: University of Oregon
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Title: Japanese Numbers, in Detail
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Here is an extensive lesson on numbers in Japanese: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/counting-in-japanese/
Source: Tofugu
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Title: Japanese Number Converter
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This simple tool converts numerals into Kanji, Hiragana, and Romanji: https://gr3atdane.pythonanywhere.com/
Source: Japanese Number Converter
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Title: Languages and Dialects of Italy: Map and Summary
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Here is an English-language article about different languages and dialects spoken in Italy. The article includes a colorful map and a chart of different languages, where they are spoken, and what language family they belong to.
The article is available at https://blog.busuu.com/journey-italian-dialects-languages/
Source: busuu
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