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Title: New Issue: International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Body: The table of contents for the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, vol. 8, issues 2 & 3, is available at: http://linguistlist.org/issues/16/16-1179.html Featured articles include: Introduction: Heritage/Community Language Education: US and Australian Perspectives Nancy H. Hornberger Innovative Language Education Programmes for Heritage Language Students: The Special Case of Puerto Ricans G. Richard Tucker Evaluating the Effectiveness of Heritage Language Education: What Role for Testing? Catherine Elder In Support of a Proficiency-based Definition of Heritage Language Learners: The Case of Russian Olga Kagan
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Title: New Issue: International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Body: The table of contents for the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, vol. 8, issues 2 & 3, is available at: http://linguistlist.org/issues/16/16-1179.html Featured articles include: Introduction: Heritage/Community Language Education: US and Australian Perspectives Nancy H. Hornberger Innovative Language Education Programmes for Heritage Language Students: The Special Case of Puerto Ricans G. Richard Tucker Evaluating the Effectiveness of Heritage Language Education: What Role for Testing? Catherine Elder In Support of a Proficiency-based Definition of Heritage Language Learners: The Case of Russian Olga Kagan
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Title: Call for Participants: Japanese Assessment of Listening Proficiency Pilot
Body: Language program directors around the country have identified assessment and placement as key issues in managing language programs. Most of us would like to measure our studentsÂ’ proficiency and real-world language ability, but existing tests are expensive and time-consuming; few of us can manage to fit them in. Having your students participate in a pilot version of this new assessment will help our profession develop a better way to measure student performance and will directly benefit your students by helping them to understand the skills they need in order to be proficient. The Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) has developed an online assessment of reading, writing, and speaking proficiency. We are currently piloting the final installment of the four proficiency skills: listening. This pilot test is known as the Japanese Assessment of Listening Proficiency (ALP) pilot. The Japanese ALP pilot is innovative both in terms of pedagogy and technology. This pilot allows you and your students to experience our state-of-the-art assessment tool at absolutely no charge. Real-life tasks, delivered in streaming FLASH audio and video to your studentsÂ’ computers, are keyed to national standards. Results from the test will be immediately available to teachers on a password-protected website. With your help and participation, we gather data from students nationwide in order to offer the best possible language assessment tool to educators. 600 students have taken the ALP in the last couple of months and proved that the test delivery technology works smoothly. If you are interested, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Web site at: http://www.languageassessment.net/language/japanesealp Thanks for considering participation in the ALP pilot. Your collaboration is necessary to ensure that ALP becomes a reliable and valid measurement of proficiency. I look forward to hearing from you! P.S. 1. Online reading, writing, and speaking proficiency assessments in Japanese, French, German, and Spanish are available through Language Learning Solutions: http://www.onlinells.com/onlinells 2. We are also recruiting pilot sites for online reading proficiency assessments in Chinese, Turkish, and Hebrew. Spread the word to your colleagues! Sincerely, Sachiko Kamioka, ALP Pilot Coordinator Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS), The Northwest National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Oregon http://casls.uoregon.edu Phone: 541-346-5995 E-mail: jppilot@uoregon.edu
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Title: Call for Participants: Japanese Assessment of Listening Proficiency Pilot
Body: Language program directors around the country have identified assessment and placement as key issues in managing language programs. Most of us would like to measure our studentsÂ’ proficiency and real-world language ability, but existing tests are expensive and time-consuming; few of us can manage to fit them in. Having your students participate in a pilot version of this new assessment will help our profession develop a better way to measure student performance and will directly benefit your students by helping them to understand the skills they need in order to be proficient. The Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) has developed an online assessment of reading, writing, and speaking proficiency. We are currently piloting the final installment of the four proficiency skills: listening. This pilot test is known as the Japanese Assessment of Listening Proficiency (ALP) pilot. The Japanese ALP pilot is innovative both in terms of pedagogy and technology. This pilot allows you and your students to experience our state-of-the-art assessment tool at absolutely no charge. Real-life tasks, delivered in streaming FLASH audio and video to your studentsÂ’ computers, are keyed to national standards. Results from the test will be immediately available to teachers on a password-protected website. With your help and participation, we gather data from students nationwide in order to offer the best possible language assessment tool to educators. 600 students have taken the ALP in the last couple of months and proved that the test delivery technology works smoothly. If you are interested, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Web site at: http://www.languageassessment.net/language/japanesealp Thanks for considering participation in the ALP pilot. Your collaboration is necessary to ensure that ALP becomes a reliable and valid measurement of proficiency. I look forward to hearing from you! P.S. 1. Online reading, writing, and speaking proficiency assessments in Japanese, French, German, and Spanish are available through Language Learning Solutions: http://www.onlinells.com/onlinells 2. We are also recruiting pilot sites for online reading proficiency assessments in Chinese, Turkish, and Hebrew. Spread the word to your colleagues! Sincerely, Sachiko Kamioka, ALP Pilot Coordinator Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS), The Northwest National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Oregon http://casls.uoregon.edu Phone: 541-346-5995 E-mail: jppilot@uoregon.edu
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Title: Hmong Immigrants Face Diverse Challenges
Body: Hmong immigrants to the US, whose numbers have more than doubled in some places, struggle with culture shock, resources limited by budget cuts, and memories of difficult journeys, along with the expected linguistic difficulties -- in both their native and new languages. Read the Detroit News article at: http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0504/12/A01-147925.htm
Source: The Detroit News
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Title: Hmong Immigrants Face Diverse Challenges
Body: Hmong immigrants to the US, whose numbers have more than doubled in some places, struggle with culture shock, resources limited by budget cuts, and memories of difficult journeys, along with the expected linguistic difficulties -- in both their native and new languages. Read the Detroit News article at: http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0504/12/A01-147925.htm
Source: The Detroit News
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Title: German Immersion Coming to Minnesota
Body: Some have exhibited surprise that German immersion has taken so long to arrive in Minnesota, a state where more than a third of residents claim German ancestry. A Twin Cities charter school program slated to grow to include grades K-8 has already filled over half the spots in kindergarten and first grade. Read the St. Pioneer Press article (free registration) at: http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/11397507.htm
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Title: German Immersion Coming to Minnesota
Body: Some have exhibited surprise that German immersion has taken so long to arrive in Minnesota, a state where more than a third of residents claim German ancestry. A Twin Cities charter school program slated to grow to include grades K-8 has already filled over half the spots in kindergarten and first grade. Read the St. Pioneer Press article (free registration) at: http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/11397507.htm
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Title: Springfield and Thurston Students Get a Taste of Immersion
Body: Teenagers at a Spanish immersion day camp at Fall Creek Lake had to get over a little anxiety first, but soon decided mistakes didn't matter. Participants interviewed each other and joined a variety of activities, from sports to cooking, to get themselves talking. Read the Register-Guard article at: http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/04/15/d1.cr.immersion.0415.html
Source: Eugene Register-Guard
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Title: Springfield and Thurston Students Get a Taste of Immersion
Body: Teenagers at a Spanish immersion day camp at Fall Creek Lake had to get over a little anxiety first, but soon decided mistakes didn't matter. Participants interviewed each other and joined a variety of activities, from sports to cooking, to get themselves talking. Read the Register-Guard article at: http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/04/15/d1.cr.immersion.0415.html
Source: Eugene Register-Guard
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Title: Welsh Survives in Argentina
Body: While speakers of Welsh fear loss of their language in Wales, descendants of a group of immigrants to Argentina 140 years ago are attempting to maintain their heritage through immersion programs that try to make up for the lack of Welsh-speaking homes. Read the Miami Herald article (free registration) at: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/11355080.htm
Source: Miami Herald
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Title: Welsh Survives in Argentina
Body: While speakers of Welsh fear loss of their language in Wales, descendants of a group of immigrants to Argentina 140 years ago are attempting to maintain their heritage through immersion programs that try to make up for the lack of Welsh-speaking homes. Read the Miami Herald article (free registration) at: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/11355080.htm
Source: Miami Herald
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Title: Family Literacy Resources
Body: The links below to online information about family literacy were taken from the April 15, 2005 edition of OELA Newsline, at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0419.htm Bilingual parents reaching out - The Charlotte Observer (free registration) http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/11363717.htm New Book: Many Pathways to Literacy: Young Children Learning With Siblings, Grandparents, Peers and Communities Edited by Susi Long, Eve Gregory, and Dinah Volk www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/moreinfo.asp?etailerid=19&bookId=536910310 Reading program a roaring success - The News-Press http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050414/NEWS0102/504140372/1002/NEWS01 School hosts event for parents of bilingual students - Metro West Daily News http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=96072 School voice mail program helps Spanish-Speaking parents - Dateline Alabama http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050416/APN/504160721&cachetime=3&template=dateline The Parent-Communication Grant - No Parent Left Behind http://www.schoolmessenger.com/nplb/nplb_grant_overview.html
Source: OELA Newsline - April 15, 2005 edition
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Title: Family Literacy Resources
Body: The links below to online information about family literacy were taken from the April 15, 2005 edition of OELA Newsline, at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0419.htm Bilingual parents reaching out - The Charlotte Observer (free registration) http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/11363717.htm New Book: Many Pathways to Literacy: Young Children Learning With Siblings, Grandparents, Peers and Communities Edited by Susi Long, Eve Gregory, and Dinah Volk www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/moreinfo.asp?etailerid=19&bookId=536910310 Reading program a roaring success - The News-Press http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050414/NEWS0102/504140372/1002/NEWS01 School hosts event for parents of bilingual students - Metro West Daily News http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=96072 School voice mail program helps Spanish-Speaking parents - Dateline Alabama http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050416/APN/504160721&cachetime=3&template=dateline The Parent-Communication Grant - No Parent Left Behind http://www.schoolmessenger.com/nplb/nplb_grant_overview.html
Source: OELA Newsline - April 15, 2005 edition
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Title: Spanish for Native Speakers Fosters L1 Literacy and Academic Success
Body: Bilingual students may not be biliterate, but classes like Spanish for Native Speakers at Emporia High School aim to improve Hispanic students' chances for academic achievement and job skills, while giving students a broader vision of the many Spanishes that are spoken and accommodating the needs of learners from different countries and with varying degrees of literacy and English ability. Read the CNN.com article at: http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/04/21/spanish.speakers.ap/index.html
Source: CNN.com
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Title: Spanish for Native Speakers Fosters L1 Literacy and Academic Success
Body: Bilingual students may not be biliterate, but classes like Spanish for Native Speakers at Emporia High School aim to improve Hispanic students' chances for academic achievement and job skills, while giving students a broader vision of the many Spanishes that are spoken and accommodating the needs of learners from different countries and with varying degrees of literacy and English ability. Read the CNN.com article at: http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/04/21/spanish.speakers.ap/index.html
Source: CNN.com
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Title: Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning
Body: A Web site maintained by Mobile County, Alabama Public Schools provides a detailed listing of academic standards for a variety of languages, with links to lesson plans and online resources. The featured languages are Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Latin. http://www.tripforteachers.org/ForeignLang.html
Source: Mobile County Public Schools
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Title: Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning
Body: A Web site maintained by Mobile County, Alabama Public Schools provides a detailed listing of academic standards for a variety of languages, with links to lesson plans and online resources. The featured languages are Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Latin. http://www.tripforteachers.org/ForeignLang.html
Source: Mobile County Public Schools
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Title: Science Symbols for English for Special Purposes
Body: The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency provides free downloadable PDFs of English vocabulary related to apparatus, hazards, and safety. The sheets are available with terms translated into Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish, and Urdu. http://www.becta.org.uk/teachers/teachers.cfm?section=1_3_2&id=680
Source: British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
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Title: Science Symbols for English for Special Purposes
Body: The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency provides free downloadable PDFs of English vocabulary related to apparatus, hazards, and safety. The sheets are available with terms translated into Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish, and Urdu. http://www.becta.org.uk/teachers/teachers.cfm?section=1_3_2&id=680
Source: British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
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