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Title: New Issues Available Online
Body: ScienceDirect has recently made two journal issues available online. Journal of Second Language Writing Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 153-214 (September 2005) Featured articles include: - Collaborative writing: Product, process, and students’ reflections - Native and non-native writers’ use of first person pronouns in the different sections of biology research articles in English - The effect of different types of corrective feedback on ESL student writing Download this issue at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=IssueURL&_tockey=%23TOC%236569%232005%23999859996%23612080%23FLA%23&_auth=y&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=322f91e951aec352eb2ebf5f50c8305e Linguistics and Education Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 319-436 (Winter 2004) Featured articles include: - Narratives, artifacts and cultural identities: An ethnographic study of communicative practices in homes - What rhetoric can contribute to an ethnopoetics of narrative performance in teaching: The significance of parallelism in one teacher's narrative - Study group discourse: How external representations affect collaborative conversation Download this issue at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=IssueURL&_tockey=%23TOC%236578%232004%23999849995%23611930%23FLA%23&_auth=y&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=6d20fcef8829dccaf18811b1bb0c1085
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Title: France Provides Aid to New Orleans
Body: From funding for French-language schools to military divers who clear waterways, France has assisted New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina in diverse ways. Read the article from Maison de la France at http://us.franceguide.com/magazine/article.asp?idc=25344 .
Source: Maison de la France
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Title: Resources for TEFL
Body: Dave Kees' site, Teaching English in China, features editorials on language teaching methodology, information for job seekers, links to news articles, downloads for teachers, and other useful resources. http://www.davekees.com
Source: Dave Kees
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Title: Recommended Text for German for Adults
Body: A recent request on the AATG listserv for recommendations for materials appropriate for adult learners of German received the following replies. ---- If it's a conversation class and not too heavy, I've used German in 10 Minutes a Day. Not too expensive, easily found at bookstores and presents all the basic topics with room to add one's own practice. Slosser, M. Re: [AATG-L] adult education class. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (29 Nov. 2005). ---- Berliner Platz is a new textbook series for adults. The book consists of the textbook/workbook portion and an audio CD for the workbook exercises. Students could buy half of the program (designed for shorter courses). You can find an overview of the topics here: http://www.langenscheidt.de/deutsch/lehrwerke/daf/berliner_platz/lehrer_01.html The shortened version of the book comes at a very reasonable price ($12.95); additionally, there are many online projects which were developed for the individual lessons and which are free of charge. If you are interested, please let me know. Dr. Dagmar Schalliol Director of Educational Services Langenscheidt Publishing, Inc. 200 West 22nd. Street Suite 210 Lombard, IL 60148 Tel. (630) 916-7237 Fax.(630) 916-0851 www.langenscheidteduc.com dschalliol@langenscheidt.com Schalliol, D. Re: [AATG-L] adult education class. American Association of Teachers of German listserv. AATG@listserv.iupui.edu (30 Nov. 2005).
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Title: Ideas for a Unit on Colombia
Body: A recent request on the FLTEACH listserv for ideas for teaching a unit on Colombia received the following replies. ---- Off the top of my head: - A short story or excerpt of "Cien Anyos," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - A song by Juanes ('A Dios le pido' or 'Suenyos', for the subjunctive as well as commentary on the violence in Colombia; 'Lo que me gusta,' for several tenses, 'gustar' and cities in Colombia) - Artwork by Botero - Many give a social commentary that would be appropriate. This could be turned into a craft project by dividing the painting in sections. Different groups are assigned to draw that section in a larger format, then to put the sections together to create a "giant" painting. Marlow, T. Re: Unit on Colombia...any ideas? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (28 Nov. 2005). ---- Start with the legend of El Dorado, and along with that, images from the Museo de Oro in Bogotá. La Catedral de Sal, in Zipaquirá, I believe. Train engines can enter this mine, and the cathedral, carved out of salt, is fascinating. Colombia is one of the principal exporter of flowers, especially orchids and roses. Most of the flower farms are in and around Medellín. For a multicultural aspect, try San Pedro Claver, patron saint of Cartagena and especially important to the Africans who were brought to Colombia as slaves. Good parallel with this country. And Cartagena, itself, is a wonderful city. You might use a cutting from the film "Mission" that depicts this aspect of Colombian history. For Santa Marta and also Bogotá, you might do a unit on Simón Bolívar. Coffee, is of course, a major export, and Juan Valdez lives! In fact, there are now some JV coffee shops in the US, including in the OAS in Washington. Emeralds are another important export. National Geographic did a great cover article about the emerald mines of Colombia a few years ago. Colombia is also known for its institutions of higher learning, including la Javeriana, la Universidad de los Andes, Instituto Caro y Cuervo, and La Universidad Nacional de Colombia, among many others. And Colombia is a rival with Argentina in terms of numbers of books published. The political aspects of Colombian history, though bloody, are certainly interesting, along with the creation of Liberation Theology at the Conference of the Bishops in Medellín in either 1968 (late) or early in 1969. Music: La cumbia, among others, Try something with the jungle/Amazon. Indigenous groups, all extinct for the most part, in different parts of the country. Colombia is a spectacularly beautiful country, and one of the only places to see both a tropical beach and a snow-capped mountain at the same time (Cartagena). There is a great poem about Cartagena, an ode to the city by a native son who compares it to his old shoes for comfort. There is a lovely sculpture of a pair of old shoes in a traffic glorieta there. Humbach, N. Re: Unit on Colobia (sic). Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (29 Nov. 2005).
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Title: Activity Idea for 'Tener' Expressions
Body: I put the various 'tener' expressions on index cards and pass them out to students. They have to roam around the room and and say 'Hola, me llamo ...' and 'tengo sed' and act out the 'tener' expression. The person they are talking to has to guess in English what it means. Then they trade cards with the person they were talking to and move on to someone else. I found it really helps. Cheek, M. Re: tener expressions. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (23 Oct. 2005).
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Summer Fellowship for German Teachers
Body: From http://www.cges.umn.edu/fellowships/sprachakademie.htm Sprachakademie Deutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung und auf dem Weg ins 21. Jahrhundert Fellowship Program for K-12 German Teachers June 18– July 10, 2006 Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany Created in 2002, the Sprachakademie is a unique professional development program for K-12 teachers of German in the continental United States. It is designed to provide teachers with an energizing, supportive, and challenging environment in which to work collaboratively to enhance their teaching. In order to ensure broad access to the Program, all selected teachers will receive a generous fellowship of ca. $2,800 to cover most of the Program costs. Each year CGES awards fellowships to 10 American teachers. For the first time, Sprachakademie Fellowships for summer 2006 are open to teachers from anywhere in the continental U.S. Fellows will: * Experience German life, language, and culture intensively over three weeks in an historic and vibrant city in the heart of Eastern Germany * Visit schools in Eastern Germany and meet with local teachers and students * Renew and expand their German language skills and explore new teaching methods with their colleagues * Develop new teaching materials, rich in cultural content, for use in the classroom in the fall * Participate in two one-day workshops at the University of Minnesota on 5/7/06 and 9/23/06 For more information, visit http://www.cges.umn.edu/fellowships/sprachakademie.htm
Source: Center for German & European Studies, University of Minnesota
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Title: Call for Papers: Pragmatics in the CJK Classroom
Body: From http://www.hawaii.edu/nrcea/CJKCallforPapers.htm June 5-7, 2006 -- Honolulu , HI The University of Hawai'i-Manoa National Resource Center East Asia in conjunction with the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa is pleased to announce a forum on teaching and learning pragmatics in the Chinese, Japanese and Korean as a Foreign Language classrooms. This forum has been organized to foster the fruitful interchange of research results and instructional innovations pertaining to the teaching and learning of the pragmatics of these East Asian Languages at the high school, college/university, and professional levels. Over the course of the three-day forum morning sessions will be dedicated to the presentation of refereed papers in three areas: 1) Instruction and/or Assessment of L2 Pragmatics, 2) L2 Learner Pragmatic Development, and 3) Pragmatics and L2 Business Language. Afternoon sessions will consist of both invited and refereed workshops on various dimensions of pragmatics-focused L2 pedagogy (i.e., materials development, instructional approaches, learner assessment, etc.). Deadline for Submissions: January 5, 2006. For more information, visit http://www.hawaii.edu/nrcea/CJKCallforPapers.htm .
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Title: TALGS 2006 Conference
Body: From http://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs/conference/conference.htm 2006 CONFERENCE East Carolina University Greenville, NC February 18th, 2006 8:00am-5:00pm The purpose of this small, student-run conference is to provide a relaxed but serious environment where graduate students in Applied Linguistics and professionals working in the field of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) can have the experience of presenting their work and receiving feedback. The TALGS Conference provides graduate students and TESOL professionals (including ESOL, TESL, EFL, ESL, TEFL, etc.) a forum to showcase their research and experiences. TALGS is committed to bettering the educational experiences of language learners in the community by providing a comfortable environment where an interaction between theory (the researchers) and practice (the teachers) is possible. For more information, visithttp://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs/conference/conference.htm .
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Title: Lesson Plans and More Online
Body: The Educator's Reference Desk provides links to a variety of resources for teachers, including lesson plans, a question-and-answer archive, and information on such varied topics as online education, assessment methods, special education, and librarianship for teachers of all levels. Browse lesson plans by subject or search for what what you need at http://www.eduref.org/index.shtml .
Source: The Educator's Reference Desk
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