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Title: Native Languages Preservation Act Passes
Body: Esther Martinez Act passes H.R. 4766, the Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act of 2006, has passed both houses of Congress and has been signed into law by President Bush. The bill was introduced by Representatives Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Rick Renzi (R-AZ) and passed the House on a bi-partisan vote in September. It passed the Senate on December 6 during the lame duck session and was signed by the President this week. It is now Public Law 109-394. PL 109-394 does not create a new program. Instead, it permits new uses of grant funds in the current program of assistance to heritage language restoration efforts through the Administration for Native Americans. In particular it will allow a focus on grants that help create Native language fluency through immersion programs. The Act does not alter English proficiency requirements contained in current law, but simply provides additional opportunities to preserve Native languages. For the full text of the Esther Martinez Act go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04766: Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas, Bulletin #250.
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Title: Native Languages Preservation Act Passes
Body: Esther Martinez Act passes H.R. 4766, the Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act of 2006, has passed both houses of Congress and has been signed into law by President Bush. The bill was introduced by Representatives Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Rick Renzi (R-AZ) and passed the House on a bi-partisan vote in September. It passed the Senate on December 6 during the lame duck session and was signed by the President this week. It is now Public Law 109-394. PL 109-394 does not create a new program. Instead, it permits new uses of grant funds in the current program of assistance to heritage language restoration efforts through the Administration for Native Americans. In particular it will allow a focus on grants that help create Native language fluency through immersion programs. The Act does not alter English proficiency requirements contained in current law, but simply provides additional opportunities to preserve Native languages. For the full text of the Esther Martinez Act go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04766: Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas, Bulletin #250.
Source: SSILA
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Title: Arabic K-12 Network
Body: From http://www.arabick12.org The Arabic K-12 Teachers' Network provides teachers of Arabic K-12 with research, teaching materials, resources, and professional development opportunities. This website is maintained by the National Capital Language Resource Center. Resources include lesson plans, textbook reviews, websites with teaching materials, links to authentic materials, resources for purchasing Arabic language materials, teaching Arabic culture, conferences, institutes and workshops, articles on teaching Arabic, funding opportunities, jobs, and teaching with technology. The site is available at http://www.arabick12.org/index.html .
Source: NCLRC
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Title: Arabic K-12 Network
Body: From http://www.arabick12.org The Arabic K-12 Teachers' Network provides teachers of Arabic K-12 with research, teaching materials, resources, and professional development opportunities. This website is maintained by the National Capital Language Resource Center. Resources include lesson plans, textbook reviews, websites with teaching materials, links to authentic materials, resources for purchasing Arabic language materials, teaching Arabic culture, conferences, institutes and workshops, articles on teaching Arabic, funding opportunities, jobs, and teaching with technology. The site is available at http://www.arabick12.org/index.html .
Source: NCLRC
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Title: Concordia Language Villages Add Arabic
Body: From http://concordialanguagevillages.org CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES TO ANNOUNCE STATE DEPARTMENT GRANT FOR NEW ARABIC LANGUAGE VILLAGE (St. Paul, MN--February 10, 2006) Concordia Language Villages Executive Director, Christine Schulze, and a national panel of Arabic scholars and education leaders announced today that Congress has approved the appropriation of $250,000 for Concordia Language Villages’ new Arabic Language Village in the FY-2006 State Department Appropriation bill. The grant boosts the organizations plans to launch its first-ever immersion education program in Arabic language and culture in July, 2006. The appropriation will be used to underwrite the creation of the curriculum and ensure that the program is culturally supported. To view the full press release and additional materials for Arabic, go to http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/press/arabic/grant.asp .
Source: Concordia Language Villages
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Title: Concordia Language Villages Add Arabic
Body: From http://concordialanguagevillages.org CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES TO ANNOUNCE STATE DEPARTMENT GRANT FOR NEW ARABIC LANGUAGE VILLAGE (St. Paul, MN--February 10, 2006) Concordia Language Villages Executive Director, Christine Schulze, and a national panel of Arabic scholars and education leaders announced today that Congress has approved the appropriation of $250,000 for Concordia Language Villages’ new Arabic Language Village in the FY-2006 State Department Appropriation bill. The grant boosts the organizations plans to launch its first-ever immersion education program in Arabic language and culture in July, 2006. The appropriation will be used to underwrite the creation of the curriculum and ensure that the program is culturally supported. To view the full press release and additional materials for Arabic, go to http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/press/arabic/grant.asp .
Source: Concordia Language Villages
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Title: Cantonese Language Association
Body: From http://asiane.byu.edu/cla The purpose of the association is to facilitate communication amongst teachers and scholars of Cantonese and to promote study and research in the fields of Cantonese language pedagogy, linguistics and culture, and to further the common interests of teachers and scholars of both Standard Cantonese and other Yue dialects. The association’s website includes back issues of newsletters, a Cantonese bibliography, materials for joining the association, Cantonese-related links, and general Chinese links. Visit the site at http://asiane.byu.edu/cla .
Source: Cantonese Language Association
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Title: Cantonese Language Association
Body: From http://asiane.byu.edu/cla The purpose of the association is to facilitate communication amongst teachers and scholars of Cantonese and to promote study and research in the fields of Cantonese language pedagogy, linguistics and culture, and to further the common interests of teachers and scholars of both Standard Cantonese and other Yue dialects. The association’s website includes back issues of newsletters, a Cantonese bibliography, materials for joining the association, Cantonese-related links, and general Chinese links. Visit the site at http://asiane.byu.edu/cla .
Source: Cantonese Language Association
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Title: Chinese Resources
Body: From http://nclrc.org/teaching_materials/links_to_fl_materials/last_finds.html#new This site, Chinese Resources, provides a variety of resources for the teaching, learning, and study of Chinese language and culture. An ongoing project intended to serve the needs and interests (at all levels) of teachers and students of Chinese language and culture, this site provides resources for three separate areas: Texts & Voice: This section provides both original texts--in either classical or vernacular Chinese--and compiled teaching-texts for instructional purposes. (Some of the texts have voice components.) Dictionaries will also be found here. Images & Realia: This section provides images from photos and printed materials, and from other electronically-produced or reproduced charts and tables, as well as calendars, maps, and atlases. Categorized Links: This section provides useful links to various of the other Chinese websites which are of both general and specific nature. Visit the site at http://schiller.dartmouth.edu/chinese/index.html .
Source: NCLRC
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Title: Chinese Resources
Body: From http://nclrc.org/teaching_materials/links_to_fl_materials/last_finds.html#new This site, Chinese Resources, provides a variety of resources for the teaching, learning, and study of Chinese language and culture. An ongoing project intended to serve the needs and interests (at all levels) of teachers and students of Chinese language and culture, this site provides resources for three separate areas: Texts & Voice: This section provides both original texts--in either classical or vernacular Chinese--and compiled teaching-texts for instructional purposes. (Some of the texts have voice components.) Dictionaries will also be found here. Images & Realia: This section provides images from photos and printed materials, and from other electronically-produced or reproduced charts and tables, as well as calendars, maps, and atlases. Categorized Links: This section provides useful links to various of the other Chinese websites which are of both general and specific nature. Visit the site at http://schiller.dartmouth.edu/chinese/index.html .
Source: NCLRC
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Title: South Florida Schools Offering Chinese Classes
Body: From http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/15931638.htm South Florida schools offering Chinese classes BY HANNAH SAMPSON hsampson@MiamiHerald.com Several schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties -- and across the nation -- have recently started offering Chinese language classes, driven by a need to train today's students for a globally competitive future. 'Many parents want their children to learn these languages because China is a big market today,'' said Blanca Guerra, the Broward school district's curriculum specialist for world languages. ``It's very good for the future that the children learn what they're going to need to learn to compete.'' More people speak a variety of Chinese as a native language than any other language in the world, and Mandarin is the most commonly spoken form of Chinese. According to the Florida Department of Education, 87 students statewide were enrolled in Chinese I and II last school year. Numbers for this year are not yet available, but there are at least three times that many in Miami-Dade and Broward alone. Read the full article at http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/15931638.htm .
Source: CentreDaily.com, Pennsylvania
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Title: South Florida Schools Offering Chinese Classes
Body: From http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/15931638.htm South Florida schools offering Chinese classes BY HANNAH SAMPSON hsampson@MiamiHerald.com Several schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties -- and across the nation -- have recently started offering Chinese language classes, driven by a need to train today's students for a globally competitive future. 'Many parents want their children to learn these languages because China is a big market today,'' said Blanca Guerra, the Broward school district's curriculum specialist for world languages. ``It's very good for the future that the children learn what they're going to need to learn to compete.'' More people speak a variety of Chinese as a native language than any other language in the world, and Mandarin is the most commonly spoken form of Chinese. According to the Florida Department of Education, 87 students statewide were enrolled in Chinese I and II last school year. Numbers for this year are not yet available, but there are at least three times that many in Miami-Dade and Broward alone. Read the full article at http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/15931638.htm .
Source: CentreDaily.com, Pennsylvania
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Title: Listserv for Japanese Teachers
Body: From http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/nikoniko/index.html NikoNiko Net is an on-line community of Japanese language teaching professionals involved in teaching Japanese at the pre-college level. We run an electronic mailing list, core-ne@mit.edu, for discussion of issues, ideas and materials for our work. For subscription information, go to http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/nikoniko/index.html .
Source: NikoNiko Net
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Title: Listserv for Japanese Teachers
Body: From http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/nikoniko/index.html NikoNiko Net is an on-line community of Japanese language teaching professionals involved in teaching Japanese at the pre-college level. We run an electronic mailing list, core-ne@mit.edu, for discussion of issues, ideas and materials for our work. For subscription information, go to http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/nikoniko/index.html .
Source: NikoNiko Net
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Title: Kids Web Japan
Body: From http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html Kid’s Web Japan This educational website designed for kids offers primary links titled 1) Explore Japan, 2) Culture Corner, 3) Cookbook for Kids, 4) Kids’ Life, 5) Say it in Japanese, 6) Hi-tech Japan, and 7) Kids Travel Agency. Each primary link contains sublinks, such as options to study a map or annual calendar of Japan under “Explore Japan, or options to review basic recipes or read feature articles under “Cookbook for Kids, or learn about protecting the environment under “Hi-tech Japan. Along with the primary content links, the website offers quizzes, games, greeting cards, gallery photos, among other fun interactive tools. Available at http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html .
Source: NCLRC
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Title: Kids Web Japan
Body: From http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html Kid’s Web Japan This educational website designed for kids offers primary links titled 1) Explore Japan, 2) Culture Corner, 3) Cookbook for Kids, 4) Kids’ Life, 5) Say it in Japanese, 6) Hi-tech Japan, and 7) Kids Travel Agency. Each primary link contains sublinks, such as options to study a map or annual calendar of Japan under “Explore Japan, or options to review basic recipes or read feature articles under “Cookbook for Kids, or learn about protecting the environment under “Hi-tech Japan. Along with the primary content links, the website offers quizzes, games, greeting cards, gallery photos, among other fun interactive tools. Available at http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html .
Source: NCLRC
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Title: AESSIG Summer Language Improvement Scholarships in Germany
Body: From http://www.aatg.org/content/view/268/34 The AATG is pleased to announce continuation of funding for summer language improvement scholarships for twenty future or new K-12 teachers of German in the summer of 2007. In 2007, the program will take place at the University of Leipzig from June 16-July 14. The program is designed especially for teachers of German who seek to improve their command of German. The program encompasses: all course fees in Germany, room and breakfast for four weeks, and up to $500 of airfare. Also included are several excursions and cultural events, city tours, tutorial services, materials, and transportation costs in Leipzig. For more information, go to http://www.aatg.org/content/view/268/34 .
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Title: AESSIG Summer Language Improvement Scholarships in Germany
Body: From http://www.aatg.org/content/view/268/34 The AATG is pleased to announce continuation of funding for summer language improvement scholarships for twenty future or new K-12 teachers of German in the summer of 2007. In 2007, the program will take place at the University of Leipzig from June 16-July 14. The program is designed especially for teachers of German who seek to improve their command of German. The program encompasses: all course fees in Germany, room and breakfast for four weeks, and up to $500 of airfare. Also included are several excursions and cultural events, city tours, tutorial services, materials, and transportation costs in Leipzig. For more information, go to http://www.aatg.org/content/view/268/34 .
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Title: German Teacher’s Website
Body: From http://teacherweb.com/WI/hhs/havas/index.html Linda Havas is a German teacher in Wisconsin who maintains a professional website for learning German. Resources include lots of links to German language and cultural sites, and downloadable language learning activities (mostly in Word format). The site itself may give other teachers ideas for material to include in a website and how it can be put to use. A lot of the activities are available at http://teacherweb.com/WI/hhs/havas/photo2.stm . Browse the entire website at http://teacherweb.com/WI/hhs/havas/index.html .
Source: Linda Havas
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Title: German Teacher’s Website
Body: From http://teacherweb.com/WI/hhs/havas/index.html Linda Havas is a German teacher in Wisconsin who maintains a professional website for learning German. Resources include lots of links to German language and cultural sites, and downloadable language learning activities (mostly in Word format). The site itself may give other teachers ideas for material to include in a website and how it can be put to use. A lot of the activities are available at http://teacherweb.com/WI/hhs/havas/photo2.stm . Browse the entire website at http://teacherweb.com/WI/hhs/havas/index.html .
Source: Linda Havas
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