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Title: Maine Classical Association Fall Meeting
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From http://maineclassics.org/2018/09/27/mca-fall-meeting-october-13-at-colby/
The Maine Classical Association is happy to announce the Fall Meeting, coming up on October 13, 2018, at Colby College. Hamish Cameron of Bates College will present a talk entitled, “Sing, Designer, of the Wrath of Achilles: Ancient World Games as Critical Reading Opportunities,” while Hannah Culik-Bard of Boston College will talk about Lucilius the Satirist. And finally the meeting will conclude with Christopher Welser of Colby discussing Eurydice in the Virgil’s Georgics.
Register and access the agenda at http://maineclassics.org/2018/09/27/mca-fall-meeting-october-13-at-colby/
Source: Maine Classical Association
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Title: 2019 IU Summer Language Workshop
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The 2019 Indiana University Summer Language Workshop is now accepting applications for intensive summer courses in: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), German, Hungarian, Russian, and Ukrainian, as well as 19 other languages. A wide range of scholarships and fellowships is also available. For priority admission and funding you can apply before February 2019. See http://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/funding for a comprehensive list of funding deadlines.
For more information, visit http://languageworkshop.indiana.edu
Source: SEELANGS
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Title: Webinar: Video Chatting with Native Speakers: Why, What, and How
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Free webinar sponsored by the Center for Language Instruction and Coordination at the University of Illinois: "Video chatting with native speakers: Why, What, and How"
Presenter: Dr. Florencia Henshaw (University of Illinois)
Date: Thursday October 18, 2018
Time: 6:30pm Eastern / 5:30pm Central / 3:30pm Pacific
Duration: 1 hour
Please register here: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/6672356
Full description: Web-based videoconferencing with native speakers is perhaps one of the best uses of technology in the world language classroom, yet for many instructors, integrating it into their courses may seem like a daunting task. The presenter will begin with an overview of how Internet-mediated conversation exchanges with native speakers around the world may benefit both second and heritage language learners, based on what emerging research has found. Then, the presenter will discuss the advantages and limitations of different available platforms, both free and paid, for high school and college courses. Participants will also see specific examples of how videoconferencing was integrated into two intermediate Spanish courses. Lastly, the presenter will propose a series of best practices for integrating videoconferencing with native speakers in the language classroom at various proficiency levels.
Source: Center for Language Instruction and Coordination at the University of Illinois
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Title: Talk: No Child Left Monolingual
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From https://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/no-child-left-monolingual/
On October 9, Kim Potowski will give a talk entitled "No Child Left Monolingual" at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
The U.S. has always been a linguistically diverse nation, but the overall climate usually discourages and sometimes outright discriminates against the use of non-English languages. The grandchildren of immigrants often don’t speak their grandparents’ language anymore, which squanders the wonderful resource of hundreds of non-English languages spoken in communities across the U.S. In addition, we don’t do a great job teaching foreign languages to monolingual English speakers. This talk explores several myths about languages in the U.S. and presents arguments and strategies that favor promoting multilingualism among our population.
For more details, see this flyer: https://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DrPotowskis-flyer.pdf
Source: COERLL
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Title: Language Advocacy Day 2019
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From https://www.tickettailor.com/events/jointnationalcommitteeforlanguages/196463
Language Advocacy Day 2019
February 14 and 15
Washington, DC
Organized annually by the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL), LAD is a networking and Hill Visit that hosts 150+ advocates from all over the United States concerned about language learning. LAD connects you to federal policymakers in Washington, DC. JNCL's mission is to set you up for success: they schedule 100+ of Capitol Hill meetings, prepare briefing materials for you and the Capitol Hill staff to discuss, and provide coaching and insights for navigating Congress.
To learn more about how you can attend, go to https://www.tickettailor.com/events/jointnationalcommitteeforlanguages/196463
Source: JNCL
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Title: Short Film Features Third Grade Classroom at the California School for the Deaf
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From https://aeon.co
The California School for the Deaf (CSD) is a free school in Fremont and Riverside for deaf and hard-of-hearing students between the ages of three and 21. In A View from the Window, the US director Chris Filippone and the Iranian director Azar Kafaei observe a third-grade class at the school’s Fremont location. Taking a fly-on-the-wall approach, the directors capture the children as they fuss over the crayfish in the classroom fish tank, speak with a guest about his experience as a deaf black man, and hit the playground for recess. Through their immersive filmmaking, a vivid bilingual world emerges – one that, in many ways, is very much similar to a traditional elementary-school classroom. This touching short has been a film-festival favorite in 2018, appearing at the Palm Springs International Shortfest and the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, among others.
Watch the 8-minute video at https://aeon.co/videos/what-does-school-look-and-sound-like-when-you-and-your-classmates-are-deaf
Source: Aeon
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Title: VL2 Storybook Apps Bring More Stories to Deaf Children
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From https://hechingerreport.org/a-bilingual-app-with-sign-language-brings-more-stories-to-deaf-children/
A bilingual app with sign language brings more stories to deaf children
And building literacy skills is only the beginning
by TARA GARCÍA MATHEWSON
September 27, 2018
Story time is a classic part of the school day for the nation’s youngest learners. Before they can read, preschoolers and early elementary school students sit with teachers and watch and listen as stories are narrated to them. Besides learning new vocabulary words and starting to connect written and spoken language, they learn to love stories and build a foundation for reading that can serve them for the rest of their lives.
Melissa Malzkuhn has developed a new way for deaf children to get the same benefits of story time through an app. Malzkuhn is the founder and creative director of the Motion Light Lab in the Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. The VL2 Storybook Apps, available as individual books in the Apple app store, bring together English and American Sign Language so young children can connect the two languages.
Children (or those reading with them) can choose to take in the story in one of two modes – watch or read. “Watch” mode features the narrator telling the story in American Sign Language. The goal, Malzkuhn said, is strictly to give deaf children the chance to understand a story and enjoy it in their native language. “Read” mode looks like any other children’s book, with English words on a page. Children can swipe to go from one page to another, but, uniquely, vocabulary words are bolded on each page so if children don’t understand them, they can tap them to open a video in which a narrator will offer the ASL sign for the word as well as the finger-spelled version (letter by letter).
“Read” mode builds up children’s English vocabulary so they can access traditional books, too. Once kids know how to read in English, Malzkuhn says, they can go the library and pick out any book they want.
Read the full article at https://hechingerreport.org/a-bilingual-app-with-sign-language-brings-more-stories-to-deaf-children/
Learn more about the app at http://vl2storybookapps.com/
Source: Hechinger Report
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Title: Podcast: Indigenous Language Preservation and Revitalization
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In Episode 71 of the We Teach Languages podcast series, Aliana Parker, the Language Programs Manager at the First Peoples’ Cultural Council in British Columbia, Canada, talks about the work she does with indigenous language revitalization.
Listen to the episode at https://weteachlang.com/2018/09/21/ep-71-with-aliana-parker/
A transcript is available here: https://weteachlang.com/2018/09/21/transcript71/
Here is a listening guide for the episode: https://weteachlang.com/2018/09/21/guide71/
Source: We Teach Languages
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Title: Understanding Contemporary Egypt: An Online Seminar
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After almost a decade of turmoil in Egypt, many of us wonder about the current situation in the country and what lies ahead. Join HANDS to explore today's Egypt through an online seminar, Understanding Contemporary Egypt, over the course of six weeks from October 2 to November 6, 2018, Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT. The seminar will bring together speakers from Egypt and the U.S to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing Egypt today.
For more information, visit this web page: http://www.handsalongthenile.org/causes/understanding-contemporary-egypt-an-online-seminar/
Source: Arabic K-12 Bulletin
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Title: Kanji Review Resource
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This kanji review site is very simple; you see a kanji and you enter its meanings in English. Decks are based on JPLT levels. The site is available at https://sunillarsson.github.io/
Read a review of this resource at https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-learning-resources-august-2018/
Source: Tofugu
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