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Title: News Article: Florida Pushes Foreign Languages
Body: From http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/07/language Florida Pushes Foreign Languages — Paul D. Thacker November 7, 2006 College students at almost every state university in Florida can learn to parlez Français, but they have a much harder time finding courses in Chinese, Arabic and Portuguese. With an eye on jobs, Chancellor Mark Rosenberg is working to establish a Virtual Language Institute, a cooperative effort by all 11 public universities to expand foreign language education. The idea stems, in part, from the university’s attempt to align itself with the state economic development agency called Enterprise Florida. The project makes clear in its list of top issues that it desires Florida’s students to have better proficiency in foreign languages. According to the chancellor’s office, last year, Florida did $4.7 billion in trade with China, and $10.9 billion in trade with Brazil. However, only Florida International University, the University of Florida and the University of North Florida offer courses in Portuguese. Only the University of Florida and Florida International offer Chinese. Rosenberg said that a committee is examining how Florida will expand instruction in these two languages as well as in Arabic, Farsi, Korean and Japanese. With 11 universities and 23 community colleges, he hopes that a virtual institute will be able to cobble together a program that improves capabilities in these languages. “This is about taking advantage of our available expertise and our economy of scale,” he said. Read the entire article at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/07/language .
Source: Inside Higher Ed
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Title: News Article: Florida Pushes Foreign Languages
Body: From http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/07/language Florida Pushes Foreign Languages — Paul D. Thacker November 7, 2006 College students at almost every state university in Florida can learn to parlez Français, but they have a much harder time finding courses in Chinese, Arabic and Portuguese. With an eye on jobs, Chancellor Mark Rosenberg is working to establish a Virtual Language Institute, a cooperative effort by all 11 public universities to expand foreign language education. The idea stems, in part, from the university’s attempt to align itself with the state economic development agency called Enterprise Florida. The project makes clear in its list of top issues that it desires Florida’s students to have better proficiency in foreign languages. According to the chancellor’s office, last year, Florida did $4.7 billion in trade with China, and $10.9 billion in trade with Brazil. However, only Florida International University, the University of Florida and the University of North Florida offer courses in Portuguese. Only the University of Florida and Florida International offer Chinese. Rosenberg said that a committee is examining how Florida will expand instruction in these two languages as well as in Arabic, Farsi, Korean and Japanese. With 11 universities and 23 community colleges, he hopes that a virtual institute will be able to cobble together a program that improves capabilities in these languages. “This is about taking advantage of our available expertise and our economy of scale,” he said. Read the entire article at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/07/language .
Source: Inside Higher Ed
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Title: Japanese Gestures
Body: About.com From http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa060300.htm?nl=1 About.com has a page discussing the following gestures in Japan: sitting, beckoning, indicating oneself, and “banzai.” Available at http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa060300.htm?nl=1 .
Source: About.com
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Title: Japanese Gestures
Body: About.com From http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa060300.htm?nl=1 About.com has a page discussing the following gestures in Japan: sitting, beckoning, indicating oneself, and “banzai.” Available at http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa060300.htm?nl=1 .
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Title: Non-Asians Show a Growing Interest in Chinese Courses
Body: From the New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/education/29mandarin.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Non-Asians Show a Growing Interest in Chinese Courses By Natasha Degen Published: November 29, 2006 Chinese language classes are increasingly popular across the country in public schools. Even so-called heritage schools, which have historically provided immigrant children with Chinese language and culture instruction on weekends and after public school, are gaining non-Asian students. Parents are also starting new Mandarin programs when they cannot find them in their communities. Read the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/education/29mandarin.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin .
Source: New York Times
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Title: Non-Asians Show a Growing Interest in Chinese Courses
Body: From the New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/education/29mandarin.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Non-Asians Show a Growing Interest in Chinese Courses By Natasha Degen Published: November 29, 2006 Chinese language classes are increasingly popular across the country in public schools. Even so-called heritage schools, which have historically provided immigrant children with Chinese language and culture instruction on weekends and after public school, are gaining non-Asian students. Parents are also starting new Mandarin programs when they cannot find them in their communities. Read the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/education/29mandarin.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin .
Source: New York Times
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Title: Art in the United Arab Emirates
Body: From http://www.uaeinteract.com/uae_gall/index.asp Looking for modern art from the Arab world? The United Arab Emirates maintains a site in which one can view biographical information and samples of the work of 21 different artists. This online gallery could be a useful cultural resource as well as a source of visual prompts for language learners to describe. Visit the site at http://www.uaeinteract.com/uae_gall/index.asp .
Source: UAE Interact
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Title: Art in the United Arab Emirates
Body: From http://www.uaeinteract.com/uae_gall/index.asp Looking for modern art from the Arab world? The United Arab Emirates maintains a site in which one can view biographical information and samples of the work of 21 different artists. This online gallery could be a useful cultural resource as well as a source of visual prompts for language learners to describe. Visit the site at http://www.uaeinteract.com/uae_gall/index.asp .
Source: UAE Interact
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Title: Rosetta Stone Software for Endangered Languages
Body: From Rosetta Stone, http://www.rosettastone.com/en/endangered-languages Rosetta Stone can be a valuable resource for language revitalization efforts. Indigenous communities contract Rosetta Stone to develop editions of interactive CD-ROM language lessons in their language for their exclusive use. The final product is community owned and its distribution is controlled by the community. For more information, visit http://www.rosettastone.com/en/endangered-languages .
Source: Rosetta Stone
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Title: Rosetta Stone Software for Endangered Languages
Body: From Rosetta Stone, http://www.rosettastone.com/en/endangered-languages Rosetta Stone can be a valuable resource for language revitalization efforts. Indigenous communities contract Rosetta Stone to develop editions of interactive CD-ROM language lessons in their language for their exclusive use. The final product is community owned and its distribution is controlled by the community. For more information, visit http://www.rosettastone.com/en/endangered-languages .
Source: Rosetta Stone
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Title: New Resource for Endangered Languages
Body: From the Hans Rousing Endangered Languages Project, http://www.hrelp.org The Online Resource for Endangered Languages (OREL) is a new and unique resource - a library of over 200 annotated and categorised links to websites for people interested in endangered language documentation and revitalisation. There are many resources within this website including: * What is language documentation? * Our events throughout the year, including seminars and workshops * ELDP: the world's largest source of funding for documentation of endangered languages * Descriptions of over 80 funded projects on endangered languages * OREL: Online Resources for Endangered Languages - a library of links * Reviews and information on equipment * Our Working Papers series and multimedia CD-ROMs * From early 2007, materials in and on endangered languages will be available from the Archive. * List of books on endangered languages OREL also includes specialist endangered languages pages in Arabic. For the English site, visit http://www.hrelp.org/languages/resources . For the Arabic site, visit http://www.hrelp.org/languages/resources/orel-ar/index.html .
Source: Hans Rausing
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Title: New Resource for Endangered Languages
Body: From the Hans Rousing Endangered Languages Project, http://www.hrelp.org The Online Resource for Endangered Languages (OREL) is a new and unique resource - a library of over 200 annotated and categorised links to websites for people interested in endangered language documentation and revitalisation. There are many resources within this website including: * What is language documentation? * Our events throughout the year, including seminars and workshops * ELDP: the world's largest source of funding for documentation of endangered languages * Descriptions of over 80 funded projects on endangered languages * OREL: Online Resources for Endangered Languages - a library of links * Reviews and information on equipment * Our Working Papers series and multimedia CD-ROMs * From early 2007, materials in and on endangered languages will be available from the Archive. * List of books on endangered languages OREL also includes specialist endangered languages pages in Arabic. For the English site, visit http://www.hrelp.org/languages/resources . For the Arabic site, visit http://www.hrelp.org/languages/resources/orel-ar/index.html .
Source: Hans Rausing
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Title: German Culture in Rochester, New York
Body: From GoetheNet, http://goethenet.net GoetheNet is host to the German-Rochester Web Ring—German-Rochester's new window on the exciting world of the Internet—a place in cyberspace which opens up communication possibilities to the historic German cultural community in Rochester, New York. The site includes links to cultural resources in and around Rochester, a German geneology site, and a German language learning site. GoetheNet is available at http://goethenet.net .
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Title: German Culture in Rochester, New York
Body: From GoetheNet, http://goethenet.net GoetheNet is host to the German-Rochester Web Ring—German-Rochester's new window on the exciting world of the Internet—a place in cyberspace which opens up communication possibilities to the historic German cultural community in Rochester, New York. The site includes links to cultural resources in and around Rochester, a German geneology site, and a German language learning site. GoetheNet is available at http://goethenet.net .
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Title: Dialect Atlas
Body: From http://www6.dw-world.de/de/dialekt.php Looking for examples of different German dialects? The Deutsche Welle Dialektatlas has pictures, audio, and text samples for 20 different dialects, as well as cultural information for each region. Visit the site at http://www6.dw-world.de/de/dialekt.php .
Source: Deutsche Welle
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Title: Dialect Atlas
Body: From http://www6.dw-world.de/de/dialekt.php Looking for examples of different German dialects? The Deutsche Welle Dialektatlas has pictures, audio, and text samples for 20 different dialects, as well as cultural information for each region. Visit the site at http://www6.dw-world.de/de/dialekt.php .
Source: Deutsche Welle
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Title: National French Contest
Body: From http://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/index.htm Le Grand Concours is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students of French in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, compete against each other for prizes. Grades 1-6 participate in the FLES Contest. Grades 7-12 in the Secondary Contest. Students take a written test and scores are ranked against students with similar educational background for prizes. 2007 Contest Dates for Elementary School: February 19 - February 28 2007 Contest Dates for Middle and High School: February 28 - March 24 For more information, go to http://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/index.htm .
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Title: National French Contest
Body: From http://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/index.htm Le Grand Concours is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students of French in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, compete against each other for prizes. Grades 1-6 participate in the FLES Contest. Grades 7-12 in the Secondary Contest. Students take a written test and scores are ranked against students with similar educational background for prizes. 2007 Contest Dates for Elementary School: February 19 - February 28 2007 Contest Dates for Middle and High School: February 28 - March 24 For more information, go to http://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/index.htm .
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Title: Soccer Chants
Body: FLTEACH A query to the FLTEACH listserv requesting soccer chants in French received the following reply: --- At a Lyon Nantes game a couple of years ago our hosts taught us to jump up and down and chant "Qui ne saute pas n'est Lyon, lyonnais" anything else the crowd was chanting I couldn't make out. For the national team: It's "Allez les bleus, allez les bleus" to the same rhymth as "on a gagné" For more complicated chants/songs try : http://home.wanadoo.nl/maarten.geluk [editor’s note: the above site is extensive, and contains some chants that may be found offensive] Russel, J. soccer chants. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 10 Nov. 2006).
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Title: Soccer Chants
Body: FLTEACH A query to the FLTEACH listserv requesting soccer chants in French received the following reply: --- At a Lyon Nantes game a couple of years ago our hosts taught us to jump up and down and chant "Qui ne saute pas n'est Lyon, lyonnais" anything else the crowd was chanting I couldn't make out. For the national team: It's "Allez les bleus, allez les bleus" to the same rhymth as "on a gagné" For more complicated chants/songs try : http://home.wanadoo.nl/maarten.geluk [editor’s note: the above site is extensive, and contains some chants that may be found offensive] Russel, J. soccer chants. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 10 Nov. 2006).
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