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Title: Invitation to Participate: Chinese Pilot Study
Body: Chinese ALP Pilot Invitation Dear Colleagues, The Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS), a National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC), is piloting an online assessment known as the Chinese Assessment of Listening Proficiency (ALP) test. We want all teachers to be aware of this special opportunity to experience a state-of-the-art assessment tool. CASLS is currently recruiting teachers who would like to pilot the online Chinese ALP beginning November 21, 2005. This pilot will introduce your students to real-life conversations, keyed to national standards and delivered in MP3 format to your students computers. PLEASE NOTE: This assessment is appropriate for all high school and college levels. For more information, please visit our introductory site at http://casls-alp.uoregon.edu. Also, please do not hesitate to contact me at the address below should you have any questions. Sincerely, Angela Williams, Chinese ALP Pilot Coordinator E-mail: chalp@uoregon.edu Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) The Northwest National Foreign Language Resource Center 5290 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5290 Phone: 541-346-1588 Fax: 541-346-0322
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Title: Invitation to Participate: Chinese Pilot Study
Body: Chinese ALP Pilot Invitation Dear Colleagues, The Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS), a National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC), is piloting an online assessment known as the Chinese Assessment of Listening Proficiency (ALP) test. We want all teachers to be aware of this special opportunity to experience a state-of-the-art assessment tool. CASLS is currently recruiting teachers who would like to pilot the online Chinese ALP beginning November 21, 2005. This pilot will introduce your students to real-life conversations, keyed to national standards and delivered in MP3 format to your students computers. PLEASE NOTE: This assessment is appropriate for all high school and college levels. For more information, please visit our introductory site at http://casls-alp.uoregon.edu. Also, please do not hesitate to contact me at the address below should you have any questions. Sincerely, Angela Williams, Chinese ALP Pilot Coordinator E-mail: chalp@uoregon.edu Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) The Northwest National Foreign Language Resource Center 5290 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5290 Phone: 541-346-1588 Fax: 541-346-0322
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Title: Activities for Japanese Culture Lessons
Body: This Web site provides lots of activities for learners new to Japanese culture, including printable maps, vocabulary worksheets, and hands-on projects. http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/country/japan
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Title: Activities for Japanese Culture Lessons
Body: This Web site provides lots of activities for learners new to Japanese culture, including printable maps, vocabulary worksheets, and hands-on projects. http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/country/japan
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Title: Funding Opportunity: Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Body: From http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/information.html The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is an annual competition designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world. Students are encouraged to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments for ethical action. This year's Suggested Topics are as follows: * Reflect on the most profound moral dilemma that you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethics and yourself. * Examine the ethical aspects or implications of a major literary work, a film or a significant piece of art. * What is the relation between religion and ethics in today's world? * How can ethics transform for the better a community, institution, or nation? * What is the relationship between genocide and ethics? The deadline for the 2006 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is Friday, December 9, 2005. For more information, visit http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/information.html .
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Title: Funding Opportunity: Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Body: From http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/information.html The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is an annual competition designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world. Students are encouraged to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments for ethical action. This year's Suggested Topics are as follows: * Reflect on the most profound moral dilemma that you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethics and yourself. * Examine the ethical aspects or implications of a major literary work, a film or a significant piece of art. * What is the relation between religion and ethics in today's world? * How can ethics transform for the better a community, institution, or nation? * What is the relationship between genocide and ethics? The deadline for the 2006 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is Friday, December 9, 2005. For more information, visit http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/information.html .
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Title: Call for Papers: Interaction and Cognition in Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching
Body: Call for submissions Wolfgang Börner, University of Hamburg & Johannes Eckerth, Bilkent University, Ankara (eds.), Interaction and Cognition in Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching Based on a conference on research into Task-based Language Learning and Teaching, held in Germany in 2005, the editors will publish an edited volume on TBLL & T in 2006. This collection will bring together studies conducted in Europe, Japan, and the USA. The focus will be on empirical research and on methodological issues. To complete the volume, we would welcome some contributions from researchers working in the US. If you are interested in contributing to the collection, please send a preliminary abstract of your paper to the address given below by December 10, 2005. Book abstract: W. Börner & J. Eckerth (eds.) Interaction and Cognition in Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching This edited volume will bring together researchers working within different theoretical frameworks and within a variety of educational contexts. While some contributions seeking to theoretically model Task-based Language Learning and Teaching will be included, the focus will be on empirical studies and methodological aspects of data collection and analysis. These investigations include both experimental and classroom-based studies, product- and process-oriented research, and approaches to qualitative as well as quantitative data. The contributions will cover the following topics: 1. Tasks as a data elicitation instrument in second language acquisition research 2. Tasks as a basic unit in task-based language pedagogy 3. Tasks as a diagnostic tool for learner profiling 4. Tasks in computer-assisted foreign language learning and teaching The target languages covered so far include English, German, and Spanish. Contributions dealing with other languages are welcome. Deadline for all contributions: 30/09/2006 Address for submissions (by December 10, 2005): Dr Johannes Eckerth Asst/Prof, MA-TEFL Program Faculty of Humanities and Letters Bilkent University 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey Email: eckerth@bilkent.edu.tr Pokorny, M. [AATG-L] Call for submissions for upcoming book. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (9 Nov. 2005).
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Title: Call for Papers: Interaction and Cognition in Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching
Body: Call for submissions Wolfgang Börner, University of Hamburg & Johannes Eckerth, Bilkent University, Ankara (eds.), Interaction and Cognition in Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching Based on a conference on research into Task-based Language Learning and Teaching, held in Germany in 2005, the editors will publish an edited volume on TBLL & T in 2006. This collection will bring together studies conducted in Europe, Japan, and the USA. The focus will be on empirical research and on methodological issues. To complete the volume, we would welcome some contributions from researchers working in the US. If you are interested in contributing to the collection, please send a preliminary abstract of your paper to the address given below by December 10, 2005. Book abstract: W. Börner & J. Eckerth (eds.) Interaction and Cognition in Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching This edited volume will bring together researchers working within different theoretical frameworks and within a variety of educational contexts. While some contributions seeking to theoretically model Task-based Language Learning and Teaching will be included, the focus will be on empirical studies and methodological aspects of data collection and analysis. These investigations include both experimental and classroom-based studies, product- and process-oriented research, and approaches to qualitative as well as quantitative data. The contributions will cover the following topics: 1. Tasks as a data elicitation instrument in second language acquisition research 2. Tasks as a basic unit in task-based language pedagogy 3. Tasks as a diagnostic tool for learner profiling 4. Tasks in computer-assisted foreign language learning and teaching The target languages covered so far include English, German, and Spanish. Contributions dealing with other languages are welcome. Deadline for all contributions: 30/09/2006 Address for submissions (by December 10, 2005): Dr Johannes Eckerth Asst/Prof, MA-TEFL Program Faculty of Humanities and Letters Bilkent University 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey Email: eckerth@bilkent.edu.tr Pokorny, M. [AATG-L] Call for submissions for upcoming book. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (9 Nov. 2005).
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Title: Call for Papers: Ossi Wessi
Body: Paper proposals are being accepted for the 14th Annual Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference, March 17-19, 2006 at the University of California, Berkeley. The conference theme is Ossi Wessi: 1989 and beyond. This conference aims to explore historical, cultural, political, linguistic and literary movements occuring in and around the landscape of German Reunification. In January 1989, Erich Honecker stated, Die Mauer wird in 50 und auch in 100 Jahren noch bestehen bleiben, wenn die dazu vorhandenen Gründe noch nicht beseitigt worden sind. On November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came down and Europe as we knew it ceased to exist. The turmoil of the succeeding 17 years has brought many changes. From the fall of the Russian communist regime to the creation of the EU, the world has become a different place. How has language changed? In what way has German literature and/or its reception been effected by the fall of the wall? What effects did Nov. 1989 have on the political landscape of Germany and/or nations behind the iron curtain? How has the landscape of film in Germany changed? We invite scholars from all disciplines to submit paper proposals in German or English responding to these or similar questions related to Germany, German speakers and life in Europe from 1989 to the present. Possible topics include but are not limited to: * The (Dis)Integration of Germany * Evolving Germanic Semantics * Literature after 1989 * Linguistic approaches to Reunification * Portrayals of the Wall in film and popular culture * Teaching of Deutsch als Fremdsprache * German as a foreign language * Ostalgie * Changes caused by or to migration; Changes in migration * Economic/Political effects of Reunification Forward abstracts of no more than 400 words, in either German or English, to backman@berkeley.edu. Deadline: Dec. 15, 2005. Backman, D.E. [AATG-L] CFP: Ossi Wessi (12/15/05, 3/17-19/05. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (28 Sept. 2005).
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Title: Call for Papers: Ossi Wessi
Body: Paper proposals are being accepted for the 14th Annual Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference, March 17-19, 2006 at the University of California, Berkeley. The conference theme is Ossi Wessi: 1989 and beyond. This conference aims to explore historical, cultural, political, linguistic and literary movements occuring in and around the landscape of German Reunification. In January 1989, Erich Honecker stated, Die Mauer wird in 50 und auch in 100 Jahren noch bestehen bleiben, wenn die dazu vorhandenen Gründe noch nicht beseitigt worden sind. On November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came down and Europe as we knew it ceased to exist. The turmoil of the succeeding 17 years has brought many changes. From the fall of the Russian communist regime to the creation of the EU, the world has become a different place. How has language changed? In what way has German literature and/or its reception been effected by the fall of the wall? What effects did Nov. 1989 have on the political landscape of Germany and/or nations behind the iron curtain? How has the landscape of film in Germany changed? We invite scholars from all disciplines to submit paper proposals in German or English responding to these or similar questions related to Germany, German speakers and life in Europe from 1989 to the present. Possible topics include but are not limited to: * The (Dis)Integration of Germany * Evolving Germanic Semantics * Literature after 1989 * Linguistic approaches to Reunification * Portrayals of the Wall in film and popular culture * Teaching of Deutsch als Fremdsprache * German as a foreign language * Ostalgie * Changes caused by or to migration; Changes in migration * Economic/Political effects of Reunification Forward abstracts of no more than 400 words, in either German or English, to backman@berkeley.edu. Deadline: Dec. 15, 2005. Backman, D.E. [AATG-L] CFP: Ossi Wessi (12/15/05, 3/17-19/05. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (28 Sept. 2005).
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Title: Call for Presentations: American Association of Teachers of French 79th Annual Meeting
Body: From http://frenchteachers.org/convention/APPEL.htm July 5-8, 2006, Milwaukee Vues sur le monde francophone: cinéma et société * All submissions must be received by December 15, 2005. Do not fax or send hard copy of your proposal. * You will be notified by mid-February 2006 if your proposal has been accepted. * Proposals may be related to any area of language, literature, culture, pedagogy, or linguistics touching France or any area of the French-speaking world. For more information, visit http://frenchteachers.org/convention/APPEL.htm
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Title: Call for Presentations: American Association of Teachers of French 79th Annual Meeting
Body: From http://frenchteachers.org/convention/APPEL.htm July 5-8, 2006, Milwaukee Vues sur le monde francophone: cinéma et société * All submissions must be received by December 15, 2005. Do not fax or send hard copy of your proposal. * You will be notified by mid-February 2006 if your proposal has been accepted. * Proposals may be related to any area of language, literature, culture, pedagogy, or linguistics touching France or any area of the French-speaking world. For more information, visit http://frenchteachers.org/convention/APPEL.htm
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Title: Foreign Language Education Declining in the U.K.
Body: A recent survey conducted by England's National Centre for Languages showed that the number of secondary schools requiring foreign language classes has declined from more than a third a year ago to a quarter today. The government's decision in September of 2004 to remove languages from the core curriculum was met with criticism from educators and researchers. Read the BBC News article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4404998.stm .
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Title: Foreign Language Education Declining in the U.K.
Body: A recent survey conducted by England's National Centre for Languages showed that the number of secondary schools requiring foreign language classes has declined from more than a third a year ago to a quarter today. The government's decision in September of 2004 to remove languages from the core curriculum was met with criticism from educators and researchers. Read the BBC News article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4404998.stm .
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Title: New Book: Bringing Concordia Language Villages into Language Classrooms
Body: From http://vig.prenhall.com:8081/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0131139681,00.html Doing Foreign Language: Bringing Concordia Language Villages into Language Classrooms Heidi E. Hamilton, Georgetown University Cori Crane, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abigail Bartoshesky, Southern Methodist University A supplement for ESL Methods courses and K-12, Middle, and Secondary Foreign Language Methods courses. This practical supplement is based on the work of Minnesota's Concordia Language Villages, the oldest and most extensive live-in summer language camp program for elementary and secondary students in the United States. Inspired by the collaboration among the Villages, the National Capital Language Resource Center, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, the authors offer lesson plans and supporting activities that capture the essence of this hugely successful program and translated it into equally successful programs for traditional foreign language classrooms.
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Title: New Book: Bringing Concordia Language Villages into Language Classrooms
Body: From http://vig.prenhall.com:8081/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0131139681,00.html Doing Foreign Language: Bringing Concordia Language Villages into Language Classrooms Heidi E. Hamilton, Georgetown University Cori Crane, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abigail Bartoshesky, Southern Methodist University A supplement for ESL Methods courses and K-12, Middle, and Secondary Foreign Language Methods courses. This practical supplement is based on the work of Minnesota's Concordia Language Villages, the oldest and most extensive live-in summer language camp program for elementary and secondary students in the United States. Inspired by the collaboration among the Villages, the National Capital Language Resource Center, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, the authors offer lesson plans and supporting activities that capture the essence of this hugely successful program and translated it into equally successful programs for traditional foreign language classrooms.
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Title: American Indian Language Development Institute
Body: From http://www.u.arizona.edu/~AILDI/AboutAildi.htm In its long history, AILDI has developed a format that has worked exceptionally well for educators with diverse experiences and needs. AILDI is a four week residential summer program at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is housed in the Department of Language, Reading & Culture in the College of Education. It offers six credit hours at the graduate and undergraduate level that can be applicable towards ESL and other state endorsements or any other university program. Students in the program attend formal classes taught by the University of Arizona and visiting faculty. Courses are designed to train participants to apply their knowledge and skills in their teaching at school or in a community. During AILDI, participants will acquire skills and learn methods for incorporating appropriate linguistic and cultural knowledge into your school curriculum. Participants will also learn general linguistic investigation skills applicable at the community level. They will also have the opportunity to learn new and innovative language teaching strategies through micro-teaching activities. For more information, visit http://www.u.arizona.edu/~AILDI/AboutAildi.htm .
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Title: American Indian Language Development Institute
Body: From http://www.u.arizona.edu/~AILDI/AboutAildi.htm In its long history, AILDI has developed a format that has worked exceptionally well for educators with diverse experiences and needs. AILDI is a four week residential summer program at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is housed in the Department of Language, Reading & Culture in the College of Education. It offers six credit hours at the graduate and undergraduate level that can be applicable towards ESL and other state endorsements or any other university program. Students in the program attend formal classes taught by the University of Arizona and visiting faculty. Courses are designed to train participants to apply their knowledge and skills in their teaching at school or in a community. During AILDI, participants will acquire skills and learn methods for incorporating appropriate linguistic and cultural knowledge into your school curriculum. Participants will also learn general linguistic investigation skills applicable at the community level. They will also have the opportunity to learn new and innovative language teaching strategies through micro-teaching activities. For more information, visit http://www.u.arizona.edu/~AILDI/AboutAildi.htm .
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Title: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Body: In 1997, over 30 federal agencies worked together to create the FREE Web site so that federally supported teaching and learning resources would be more accessible. The foreign language index currently features 20 such resources, including cultural information, online dictionaries, research centers, and historical documents. http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/FREE/displaysubject.cfm?sid=3
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Body: In 1997, over 30 federal agencies worked together to create the FREE Web site so that federally supported teaching and learning resources would be more accessible. The foreign language index currently features 20 such resources, including cultural information, online dictionaries, research centers, and historical documents. http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/FREE/displaysubject.cfm?sid=3
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