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Title: CASLS Closed to Public for Winter Holiday
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The CASLS office will be closed to the public for the winter holidays during December 16 – January 3. Technical support requests for LinguaFolio Online, along with other correspondence, will be answered on January 4. For emergencies, please email info@uoregon.edu and a CASLS staff member will follow up with you on the same business day.
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Title: Modern Languages Open: Launch of the Digital Modern Languages Section
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The Liverpool University Press is pleased to announce the addition of a Digital Modern Languages section to their open access platform, Modern Languages Open. It will provide a space to reflect on how languages have changed due to new media and technology across a range of fields of study.
Learn more at: https://liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2019/11/13/modern-languages-open-launch-of-the-digital-modern-languages-section/
Source: Liverpool University Press Blog
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Title: Indigenous Language Revitalization in North America: A View From the Field
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Globally, indigenous languages are endangered, disappearing, and dormant. However, there are strong efforts to revitalize and strengthen these languages from the academic to the grassroots settings. Come learn more about revitalization efforts at this free event on January 18, 2020, at Elkridge Library in Elkridge, MD.
Source: National Museum of Language
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Title: Christopher Brumfit Essay Prize
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From: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-teaching/christopher-brumfit-essay-prize
The Christopher Brumfit Essay Prize 2020 is now accepting submissions that address an aspect or aspects of applied linguistics or second language acquisition with a deadline of November 30, 2020. The winner will receive a £500 credit to purchase books from the current Cambridge University Press Catalogue and will be nominated for a one-year period as a member of the Language Teaching Editorial Board.
Learn more: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-teaching/christopher-brumfit-essay-prize
Source: Cambridge University Press
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Title: Interpreter Q & A: If the Deaf Client Isn’t Paying Attention, Should the Interpreter Keep Signing?
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This article answers crucial questions about the roles and responsibilities of an interpreter to their deaf client. This topic is a complex one that asks pressing issues about the ethics of interpretation and how to best comport yourself as a professional. The article is available in a signed video or in print form.
Source: Signing Savvy
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Title: The Number of Native American Tribal Languages in California Might Surprise You
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California was arguably one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world before the arrival of Europeans. This article investigates those languages and the cultures of the people who spoke them, providing information about the forgotten histories of the indigenous peoples to the area. This article would be useful to anyone pursuing language revitalization or interested in indigenous culture in the US.
Read the article at: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/11/08/the-number-of-native-american-tribal-languages-in-california-might-surprise-you/
Source: The Orange County Register
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Title: 11 Popular Songs to Help you Learn Levantine Arabic
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From: https://www.talkinarabic.com/11-popular-songs-to-learn-levantine-arabic/
Learning through music is a popular and memorable way to commit language to memory. It can be done either in whole songs or in chunks, whatever is most useful for the context. This resource provides Arabic teachers with eleven popular songs in Levantine Arabic to be used in the classroom with brief commentary on the language used in each song.
Listen here: https://www.talkinarabic.com/11-popular-songs-to-learn-levantine-arabic/
Source: Talk in Arabic
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Title: Why is Listening in Chinese So Hard?
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From: https://www.hackingchinese.com/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard/
Listening in any language is hard; however, this article argues that it is particularly difficult in Chinese. While the article does not give the reader any explicit suggestions on how to make listening easier, it does identify the aspects of the language that make it so tricky, encouraging teachers and students to pay attention to the problem areas. Hopefully that attention will result in higher quality listening skills.
Read more at: https://www.hackingchinese.com/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard/
Source: Hacking Chinese
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Title: The Fundamentals of Reading and Writing in Persian (Farsi) -- It’s Easier than You Think!
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This article goes over the fundamentals of reading and writing in Farsi with an overview of the alphabet and pronunciation of different letters. This resource would be fantastic to supplement Farsi textbook materials as it plainly lays out what one needs to get started writing and reading.
Learn more at: https://www.chaiandconversation.com/2019/fundamentals-reading-and-writing-persian-farsi-its-easier-you-think
Source: Chai and Conversation
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Title: Core Vocab: Kamatos
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From: https://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/?p=46953
The core vocab featured in this post by the Kosmos Society is kamatos [κάματος], which means “ordeal, labor, pain.” This word was selected as a core vocabulary word due to its prevalence in the epic genre. This post would be an interesting vocabulary study for students due to its specificity and depth of explanation.
Learn more at: https://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/?p=46953
Source: Kosmos Society
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