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Title: Cognitive Linguistics and the Study of Chinese
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From: https://benjamins.com/catalog/hcp.67
This book includes research studies about Chinese within the framework of cognitive linguistics, including introspective methods, corpus-based research, and neuroscientific methods. Each study in the book focuses on different aspects of the language, ranging from noun-verb inclusion to language acquisition.
Learn more: https://benjamins.com/catalog/hcp.67
Source: Dingfang Shu, Hui Zhang & Lifei Zhang
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Title: The Right Mix of Academic Programs
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From: https://store.chronicle.com/collections/reports-guides/products/the-right-mix-of-academic-programs
This brief discusses how to adapt, cut, and expand programs and optimize course scheduling. It is pertinent at this particular point in time as students are pushing colleges to re-evaluate their programs, and institutions are pushing to make cost-effective decisions. This brief would be a good read for anyone in charge of program design and management.
Buy the book here: https://store.chronicle.com/collections/reports-guides/products/the-right-mix-of-academic-programs
Source: Scott Carlson
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Title: Semantic Plurality
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From: https://linguistlist.org/issues/31/31-87.html
This book suggests a semantic feature approach to plurality with a first-even typology. This theoretical read, for scholars of any theoretical background, includes studies on scale of unit integration, notions of internal plurality, and the innovative concept of hyperonyms of plural classes, and the animacy hierarchy.
Buy the book here: https://benjamins.com/catalog/cilt.349
Source: Laure Gardelle
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Title: Call: Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes
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From: https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/25901001
The publishing company John Benjamins has opened a call for papers to be published in its two yearly issues of the Journal of English for Research Publication process for 2020. The journal, which intends to keep international colleges up-to-date in their community of practice, publishes empirical and conceptual articles, book reviews, and academic discourse on different topics, such as policies, practices, graduate writing, mentorship, among others.
For more information: https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/25901001
Source: John Benjamins
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Title: Call: 12th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference
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From: https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/applied-linguistics/main/psllt-2020/
This year’s topic for the yearly conference on Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching is focused on “Learning and Teaching Pronunciation in Diverse Contexts.” The call for papers is currently open until April 1, 2020, and the conference will take place on August 6-8, 2020, at Brock University in Ontario, Canada.
Learn more: https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/applied-linguistics/main/psllt-2020/
Source: Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Title: Teaching Arabic Songs
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From: https://lailafamiliar.com/teaching-arabic-songs/
In this entry of Laila Familiar’s blog, there are many current and modern Arabic songs to introduce to learners in the classroom setting that can expose them to the language in an authentic way and that can also be used to target specific language features.
Learn more: https://lailafamiliar.com/teaching-arabic-songs/
Source: Laila Familiar
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Title: Pinyin with a Purpose
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From: https://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2019/12/12/ta-pinyin-with-a-purpose
In this long-time running blog dedicated to the teaching and learning of Mandarin Chinese, the author calls our attention to the use of pinyin not only as a tool for beginning learners, but also found naturally in the Chinese community as a marketing strategy that removes gender marking on Chinese words that otherwise would be impossible to do when utilizing Chinese characters.
Read more: https://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2019/12/12/ta-pinyin-with-a-purpose
Source: John Pasden
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Title: Polls with Students
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From: https://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2019/12/polls-with-students.html
This article discusses the use of polls in the classroom for a multitude of language levels. It describes how basic poll taking can be altered to allow for a plethora of student feedback and response. This encouragement for adaptation of a basic activity is a useful resource for teachers to try out in their different classroom contexts.
Learn more: https://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2019/12/polls-with-students.html
Source: TPRS for Chinese
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Title: Interesting Japanese expression: 噛み砕く (kamikudaku)
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This informative blog post discusses the phrase 噛み砕く (kamikudaku) and its origin and meaning. This post would be particularly interesting to use in an upper-level class where students are becoming more familiar with the intricacies and nuances of the Japanese language.
Source: Self-Taught Japanese
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Title: Book Club | January 2020: Aristotle Poetics
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From: https://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/?p=47563
Looking for a way to maintain motivation in your classical reading? Join the Kosmos Society book club! The first selection this year is Aristotle’s Poetics. The website provides links to different translations and commentaries to help you get started. The discussions will begin on the forum, and there will be an official online meeting Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 11:00am EST.
Get reading here: https://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/?p=47563
Source: Kosmos Society
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