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Title: Call: 2nd ILTERG Conference
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From: https://www.ilterg2.org/call-for-papers
The 2nd International Language Teacher Education Research Group (ILTERG) Conference aims to provide a space for foreign language teachers and teacher trainers to share ideas and gain insights into new research. All people in the field are invited to submit abstracts on any of the topics listed on ILTERG’s website by January 31, 2020. The conference will be held April 10-12, 2020, in Antayla, Turkey.
Learn more: https://www.ilterg2.org/call-for-papers
Source: ILTERG
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Title: Call: Taboo in Language, Culture, and Communication
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From: http://taco2020.grupposymposia.it/call-for-abstracts/
The Taboo Conference series is an interdisciplinary conference aimed at bringing together scholars of various aspects of taboo in different academic fields. For the 5th conference, the focus will be on taboo in language, culture, literature, and communication. Abstracts are due on February 10, 2020, and the conference will be held in Rome, Italy from September 30-October 2, 2020.
Learn more: http://taco2020.grupposymposia.it/call-for-abstracts/
Source: TaCo 2020
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Title: Language Advocacy Day
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From: https://www.languagepolicy.org/language-advocacy-day
Language Advocacy Day (February 5-7, 2020) is a part lobby-day and part policy forum that brings together people concerned about the state of language learning in the country. Anyone can attend this event, or teachers could use this day to speak with students about the importance of language learning.
Learn more: https://www.languagepolicy.org/language-advocacy-day
Source: Joint National Committee for Languages
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Title: Partnership Brings Chinese Language Instruction to Delaware School for the Deaf
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A new program at the Delaware School for the Deaf has begun teaching Chinese sign language as a second language to the students there with the speculation that learning a second signed language will benefit the students in the same way that learning a second spoken language would. The hope is that the program will gain traction and incorporate teaching Chinese Deaf culture to the students as well with the goal to arrange cultural exchange between the countries.
Read the full article at: https://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/partnership-brings-chinese-language-instruction-to-delaware-school-for-the/article_29799baa-f8f6-58de-b604-81f6d7884ada.html
Source: Newark Post
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Title: All Things Cold and Winter in Arabic
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From: https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/all-things-cold-and-winter-in-arabic/
This article is great to begin your winter semester in Arabic! It goes over all the winter months in Arabic, and then it discusses other Arabic vocabulary around cold weather and winter in general. This resource could be used either to help structure a winter unit or to provide students with so they are well equipped to discuss the winter weather.
Learn more: https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/all-things-cold-and-winter-in-arabic/
Source: Transparent Language
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Title: The Taiwanese Bubble Tea Receives International Popularity
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From: https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/the-taiwanese-bubble-tea-receives-international-popularity/
Bubble Tea, or Boba, is a popular drink that began in Taiwan and has spread rapidly around the world. It is known for its sweetened milk tea base and cooked tapioca pearls that sit at the bottom of the drink. This article would be a great way to talk about the influence of Asian culture around the world while also discussing how to name the particular parts of bubble tea in Mandarin.
Learn more: https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/the-taiwanese-bubble-tea-receives-international-popularity/
Source: Transparent Language
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Title: C-POP: The Best Chinese Pop Music
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From: https://www.thechairmansbao.com/c-pop-the-best-chinese-pop-music/
Music is a great way to reach learners and encourage their passion for language. This blog post shares a variety of popular singers and songs from Chinese pop music that could be incorporated into the language classroom.
Learn more: https://www.thechairmansbao.com/c-pop-the-best-chinese-pop-music/
Source: The Chairman’s Bao
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Title: A Pair of Interesting Videos on Translation and Interpretation (Japanese/English)
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Are you teaching a unit or class on Japanese translation? Then this resource is for you. It contains two videos that demonstrate and function as good models for translation. Further, these videos function as great listening practice even for students not interested in translation.
Source: Self Taught Japanese
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Title: German Word of the Year 2019 Runners Up
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From: https://blogs.transparent.com/german/german-word-of-the-year-2019-runners-up/
This fun blog post would be a great inspiration for the start of the semester! It lists trending German words that were contenders for the German Word of the Year as selected by the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS). These words are not selected in reference to how often they are used, but rather their significance to current events and culture in Germany.
Learn more: https://blogs.transparent.com/german/german-word-of-the-year-2019-runners-up
Source: Transparent Language
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Title: Open Access Monograph Series: Histos Supplements
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This set of materials are designed as supplements to Histos. They are open access and free online. The supplements are on a variety of topics that appeal to many themes within classical language studies.
Source: Ancient World Online
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