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Technology-Supported Learning In and Out of the Japanese Language Classroom: Advances in Pedagogy, Teaching and Research
Edited by Erica Zimmerman and Abigail McMeekin

This book addresses several pressing concerns of teachers and researchers who are looking for ways to integrate technology use in and out of their classrooms and assess its usefulness in the learning process. It provides an up-to-date examination of technology-supported pedagogy and language acquisition in a variety of Japanese as a foreign or second language contexts. It equips readers with practical pedagogical information, including methods of implementation and learning assessment, and ideas for how technology can be applied to achieve a wide range of learning objectives. The topics examined include cultural learning, identity construction, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, collaborative online learning, digital and 3D virtual reality games, online text analysis, and participation in online communities. In addition, different e-learning configurations such as flipped, online, and distance learning classrooms are explored. Studies examine various current technologies (e.g. blogs, synchronous/asynchronous telecollaboration, corpus analysis software, modern pronunciation tools) and will have both direct and indirect consequences for teaching and learning a second/foreign language with technology across all languages.

Visit the publisher's website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781788923491

From https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKCqT-gW3JPJbF7j1RqxfMWXCYSHd_lp4hdgfHazj9lbdlUw/viewform

Submit an abstract for inclusion in the book "How We Take Action: Social Justice in K-16 Language Classrooms"

This edited volume seeks to contribute to current literature on social justice in language education in two ways:

1) K-16 articulation
While many individual teachers collaborate across levels, the lack of articulation and coherence across levels contributes to the perception that social justice is for some students and not for others, or that it looks radically different in some classes than in others. By presenting examples of successful classroom practices from a range of levels and ages (K-8, secondary, and post-secondary), this volume will construct a cohesive, articulated vision for social justice in language education.

2) Practical application
Much research focuses on conceptual and theoretical exploration at the expense of practical examples that teachers can apply immediately to their own teaching. The editors’ hope is that this volume will provide examples, guidance, and community-building around specific themes.

The editors hope to receive a variety of submissions that explore research and/or practice and that are representative of K-8, secondary, and post-secondary contexts and amplify the voices of diverse teachers doing this work at the classroom level. 

To propose an essay for inclusion in this edited collection, submit an abstract of 400 words or less by June 30, 2019.

View the full call for proposals and access the submission form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKCqT-gW3JPJbF7j1RqxfMWXCYSHd_lp4hdgfHazj9lbdlUw/viewform

From https://carleton.ca/tblt/

Eighth International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching 
August 19-21, 2019

Under the auspices of the International Association for Task-Based Language Teaching, the 2019 TBLT Conference will bring together scholars and educators to the beautiful campus of Carleton University, located in Canada’s capital.

Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) is an educational framework for the theory and practice of teaching second or foreign languages. Based on empirical research, TBLT adopts meaning-based, communicative tasks as the central unit for defining language learning needs, determining curriculum goals, designing activity in the (language) classroom, and assessing language competencies.

With the “TBLT: Insight, Instruction, Outcomes” theme, the conference aims to broaden the current perspectives on TBLT by focusing on the learner, teaching, and evaluation of learning by asking “what lies ahead?” 

Visit the conference website at https://carleton.ca/tblt/

From https://erfoundation.org/erwc5/

Fifth World Congress on Extensive Reading
Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
August 9-13, 2019
Entering the Gates of Fluency

For full details, go to https://erfoundation.org/erwc5/

From https://dostoevsky.org/upcoming-events/

The North American Dostoevsky Society is delighted to be hosting the XVII International Dostoevsky Society Symposium at Boston University, 15-19 July, 2019, with the participation of Harvard University, Suffolk University, Wellesley College, Brown University, and the Harriman Institute (Columbia University). 

Visit the symposium website at http://www.bu.edu/wll/news/dostoevsky-2019/

From https://www.talkinarabic.com

This post describes ten different listening resources for learners of Levantine Arabic, including podcasts and video series: https://www.talkinarabic.com/levantine-arabic-listening-resources/

From https://www.tofugu.com/

Tofugu continues its detailed lessons about different Japanese counters with two new installments. 

The first, about counter 基 (き) (used to count big, hard-to-move installments—anything from fireplaces and statues to industrial machinery and even tombs and pyramids) is available at https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-counters-ki/

The second, about counter 発 (はつ) (for shots, hits, punches, and many more) is available at https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-counters-hatsu/

From https://gocornish.org/about-go-cornish/

Funded by Cornwall Council’s Cornish Language Learning and Communication Fund, together with commercial sponsorship from First Kernow, Go Cornish is a platform for Cornish language learning materials. Find stories in Cornish, an online dictionary, teaching resources, and more at https://gocornish.org/

Gisèle Mounzer has created an interactive "story map" of Odysseus' voyage. The map features fourteen key scenes superimposed on the modern-day map.

Access the map at http://esripm.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=4fc9153f4d9248b9bab7011e3950b552&webmap=962ca9da38bf4c5e9439a6acf3dd1b3e
Read more about this resource and others related to the Odyssey and the Classics at http://www.openculture.com/2019/06/interactive-map-of-odysseus-10-year-journey-in-homers-odyssey.html