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Title: Classical Association of Massachusetts Spring Meeting
Body: Classical Association of Massachusetts Spring Meeting The Classical Association of Massachusetts will hold its spring meeting on March 31, 2007 at Smith College in Northhampton, MA. The exact times, fee and location will be announced soon. We are looking for teachers and classicists who would like to share their knowledge and expertise at this meeting. If you have a project, strategy or other idea, and would like to present it to a warm, welcoming group, we would love to have you! Please contact Deb Heaton at dheaton@comcast.net. Membership information may be found at our website, massclass.org . Heaton, D. [Latinteach] Announcement:CAM Spring Meeting. The Teaching of the Latin Language listserv (latinteach@nxport.com, 28 Jan 2007).
Source: Latinteach
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Title: 2007 Language Summit at Brigham Young University
Body: 2007 Language Summit A forum on translation, localization, and interpreting unifying academia, government, and industry. The Brigham Young University Center for Language Studies announces the second annual national Translation Summit, Monday March 12, 2007, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Although largely invisible to the public in the United States, professional translation plays an essential role in the success of corporations, government agencies, and other organizations whose mission extends beyond an audience of speakers of American English. The Translation Summit is the only event that brings together leading players from every major sector of the translation world: academia, government and industry. Sponsors of the Summit include major professional, trade, and government organizations in the world of translation. The focus of this event will be on cooperation. The structure of the conference is intended to encourage cross-sector interaction, each organization focusing on achieving their global mission through multilingual communication that is appropriate for winning and keeping customers and building market share. Such appropriate global communication consists of translations produced in the most efficient manner, at the best value without sacrificing effectiveness. For more information visit http://www.translationsummit.org/ or call Alan K. Melby, Brigham Young University: 801-422-2144. Lctl Coordinator. [LCTL-T] Conference announcement: 2007 Language Summit. Less Commonly Taught Language Teachers listserv (LCTL-T@LISTS.UMN.EDU, 17 Jan 2007).
Source: LCTL-L
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Title: News Article Discusses Immersion vs. Bilingual Programs
Body: From http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0613/p01s01-ussc.html Bilingualism issue rises again Immigration legislation puts fresh attention on teaching methods. By Sara Miller Llana and Amanda Paulson | Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor June 13, 2006 LYNN, MASS., AND CHICAGO – Massachusetts is one of three states - along with California and Arizona - that did away with bilingual education several years ago. But a recent Boston Globe survey of state test results indicates the new program has largely failed in its goal: to quickly immerse students in English so they're ready to join regular classes after a year. Now, increased attention to immigration on Capitol Hill, including an amendment in the recent Senate bill that would declare English the national language, is again putting focus on a growing immigrant population. In schools, the issue has been primarily how to rapidly get non-English speakers - whose academic performance is measured under the No Child Left Behind law - up to speed in English-speaking classrooms. But educators are divided about whether immersion or bilingual programs work best, and many are starting to focus on the quality of instruction rather than the type of program. Read the entire article at http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0613/p01s01-ussc.html .
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
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Title: Palo Alto Trustees Reject Mandarin Immersion
Body: From http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/16586424.htm Trustees turn down Mandarin immersion, 3-2 CONCEPT GOOD, TIMING BAD, PALO ALTO BOARD MEMBERS SAY By Sharon Noguchi Mercury News Conforming to expectations, Palo Alto school trustees early Wednesday turned down a pilot program in elementary Mandarin immersion for the fall. But even while voting 3-2 against their superintendent's recommendation, trustees expressed support for the concept. They said the timing, other needs and growing enrollment made the program difficult to start now. “Unless we have a language opportunity for all elementary kids, this is a problem,'' said trustee Mandy Lowell. Opponents were concerned about the district offering a foreign language program for a small group of students -- 40 in the first year -- while not having a similar opportunity for other elementary students. Further, Lowell said, the district can't handle yet another alternative program. Read the entire article at http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/16586424.htm .
Source: The Mercury News
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Title: Article: Computers Help New Immigrants Learn English
Body: From http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=193401813 Computers Help New Immigrants Learn English Larry Ferlazzo November 1, 2006 “You haven’t really lived,” I told one of my colleagues at the end of a school day last year, “until you’ve tried teaching a group of high school age pre-literate students how to use a computer and the Internet for the first time – on a day when the school’s server keeps crashing!” Two thousand Hmong refugees have arrived in Sacramento over the past year-and-a-half, with most of their high school age youth attending Luther Burbank High School, the school where I teach. They join the 1400 other English Language Learners already there. It was, and continues to be, an extraordinary opportunity. Much of the successful teaching of English at our school is built around the concept that one of the best ways for students to become better readers is to read high-interest books of their own choosing. However, pre-literate students, obviously, cannot read, and so do not have this option. In response to that challenge, we created a before- and after-school Computer Lab program attended by over one hundred recent immigrant students (Hmong and non-Hmong). Students were able to access thousands of free audio and animated books and other reading and speaking activities linked to my web page. Five months after the computer lab began, English Language Learners participating scored a 50 percent gain on reading comprehension assessments than did English Language Learners who did not come to the Lab. Read the entire article at http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=193401813 .
Source: Tech Learning
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Title: Article: Elementary After-School Language Classes in Michigan
Body: From http://tinyurl.com/yw3ypz Spanish spoken here Lincoln elementary students getting early start Monday, January 29, 2007 BY LIZ COBBS News Staff Reporter First- through fifth-graders at Redner Elementary School in the Lincoln Consolidated Schools district are among 60 students in one of three after-school Spanish classes Redner has offered since October, said Principal David Northrop. Northrop said the requests for foreign language classes have come from parents concerned about the state's changes in the high school curriculum. Beginning with the class of 2016, students must have two credits in a foreign language, but that instruction may be given at anytime between kindergarten and 12th grade. Rick Shaffner, Lincoln curriculum director, said it's possible that the Spanish class at Redner and the French and German classes which recently started at Childs Elementary, all through grant funding, could count toward graduation credits. Read the entire article at http://tinyurl.com/yw3ypz .
Source: Ann Arbor News
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Title: February is Discover Languages Month
Body: From http://discoverlanguages.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4216 Discover Languages is ACTFL’s ongoing campaign to build on the momentum of 2005: The Year of Languages. Visit the Discover Languages website for a variety of resources for celebrating languages and language learning. Available at http://discoverlanguages.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4216 .
Source: ACTFL
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Title: No Graduation without English Skills, Bill Says
Body: From http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/02/no_graduation_w.html No Graduation without English Skills, Bill Says The Gazette (CO) February 1, 2007 Ed Sealover reports that Colorado students would have to be competent in English before graduating from high school under a bill that squeaked through the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. The Colorado Department of Education currently has a comprehensive English language program in which children from households that speak other languages are tested on English proficiency. But Senate Bill 73 would go a step further and require each school district to define English competency and to specify how each student would demonstrate it before being allowed to graduate. The measure gives the districts until 2012 to come up with such programs. "I think we're a better society when everybody has the chance to participate in the good life by having strong English-language skills," said Senator Chris Romer, who sponsored the bill. However, opponents of the bill called it redundant with the statewide program, and warned of unexpected costs to the school districts if a large number of students fail the test and must repeat the 12th grade. The bill next moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Read the complete article at http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1329490&secid=1 .
Source: OELA
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Title: Training and Workshop at Concordia College
Body: The Department of German at Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) is sponsoring a two-day ACTFL MOPI Tester Training Workshop for teachers of German on March 8-9 and a one-day Materials Development Workshop for all languages on Saturday, March 10 at Concordia College. If you are interested in either or both of these opportunities, please contact Jonathan Clark (clark@cord.edu). Grollman, S. Re: [AATG-L] AATG Digest - 31 Jan 2007 to 1 Feb 2007 (#2007-32). American Association of Teachers of German (AATG@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU, 1 Feb 2007).
Source: AATG
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Title: Funding: Alaska Native Education Program
Body: From http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/01/alaska_native_e_1.html Alaska Native Education Program U.S. Department of Education Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 5, 2007 The Alaska Native Education Program aims to develop and support supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives. Permissible activities under this program include, but are not limited to, development and implementation of plans, methods, and strategies to improve the education of Alaska Natives; development of curricula and educational programs that address the educational needs of Alaska Native students; professional development activities for educators; development and operation of home instruction programs for Alaska Native preschool children, to ensure the active involvement of parents in their children's education from the earliest ages; family literacy services; research and data collection activities to determine the educational status and needs of Alaska Native children and adults. Eligible Applicants: (a) Alaska Native organizations; (b) educational entities with experience in developing or operating Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in Alaska Native languages; (c) cultural and community-based organizations with experience in developing or operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives; and (d) consortia of organizations and entities described in this paragraph to carry out activities that meet the purposes of this program. Estimated Range of Awards: $300,000 - $600,000 Estimated Average Size of Awards: $450,000 Estimated Number of Awards: 5-8 For more information, including application details, regulations, and priorities, read the Federal Register announcement at http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2007-1/011907a.html .
Source: OELA
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