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Title: Book: Learning Languages through Technology
Body: From http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=7708 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces Learning Languages through Technology, edited by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith and Sarah Rilling. While posing important questions about how learning proceeds with new technologies, this volume demonstrates how teachers captivate the imagination of learners, from schoolchildren to postgraduates, by providing real-world purposes for language. The authors are from educational institutions in many regions of the world, and describe technology use from the lowest levels, such as word processing and scanning, to high-end multimedia and interactive communications through voice and video on the Internet. The volume is divided into four sections: • Language Development Online: Skill Building through Technology • Content-Based and Task-Based Learning: Collaborative CALL • Authentic Audience in a Web-Based World • Constructivism in Professional Development Features throughout the volume are helpful to pre- and in-service teachers: each chapter opens with a preview of ideas to ponder before reading, and each of the four sections begins with a preview of the chapters and concludes with a thought-provoking issue in technology and pedagogy. Follow-up questions for class discussion, further research, and activities appear at the end of each section, leading readers further into the discussion of the role technology plays in learning—both currently and in the future. Appendices list the tools, software, and Web sites helpful in using technology with learners. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=7708 .
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Title: Book: Learning Languages through Technology
Body: From http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=7708 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces Learning Languages through Technology, edited by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith and Sarah Rilling. While posing important questions about how learning proceeds with new technologies, this volume demonstrates how teachers captivate the imagination of learners, from schoolchildren to postgraduates, by providing real-world purposes for language. The authors are from educational institutions in many regions of the world, and describe technology use from the lowest levels, such as word processing and scanning, to high-end multimedia and interactive communications through voice and video on the Internet. The volume is divided into four sections: • Language Development Online: Skill Building through Technology • Content-Based and Task-Based Learning: Collaborative CALL • Authentic Audience in a Web-Based World • Constructivism in Professional Development Features throughout the volume are helpful to pre- and in-service teachers: each chapter opens with a preview of ideas to ponder before reading, and each of the four sections begins with a preview of the chapters and concludes with a thought-provoking issue in technology and pedagogy. Follow-up questions for class discussion, further research, and activities appear at the end of each section, leading readers further into the discussion of the role technology plays in learning—both currently and in the future. Appendices list the tools, software, and Web sites helpful in using technology with learners. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=7708 .
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Title: Call for Papers: BAAL-CUP Seminar on Communicative Competence
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1172.html Communicative Competence Revisited: Multilingual, Multicultural and Multidisciplinary Perspectives Date: 25-Jun-2007 Location: Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom Proposals for papers (20 minutes) are invited for this one-day seminar on Communicative Competence sponsored by the British Association of Applied Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, and the School of Languages, Linguistics & Culture, Birkbeck, University of London. The aim of the seminar is four-fold: - To evaluate the concept of Communicative Competence from a multilingual, multicultural and multidisciplinary perspective - To explore the relevance and applicability of the concept in an age of globalization and fast changing information-communication technology -To consider methodological issues in the study of Communicative Competence in applied linguistics and other related disciplines - To provide stimulus and create networks for future research projects on Communicative Competence Call Deadline: 15-May-2007 Submissions information at http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1172.html .
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Title: Call for Papers: BAAL-CUP Seminar on Communicative Competence
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1172.html Communicative Competence Revisited: Multilingual, Multicultural and Multidisciplinary Perspectives Date: 25-Jun-2007 Location: Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom Proposals for papers (20 minutes) are invited for this one-day seminar on Communicative Competence sponsored by the British Association of Applied Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, and the School of Languages, Linguistics & Culture, Birkbeck, University of London. The aim of the seminar is four-fold: - To evaluate the concept of Communicative Competence from a multilingual, multicultural and multidisciplinary perspective - To explore the relevance and applicability of the concept in an age of globalization and fast changing information-communication technology -To consider methodological issues in the study of Communicative Competence in applied linguistics and other related disciplines - To provide stimulus and create networks for future research projects on Communicative Competence Call Deadline: 15-May-2007 Submissions information at http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1172.html .
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Title: Colloquium: Théories Linguistiques et Enseignement de la Langue
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1266.html Théories Linguistiques et Enseignement de la Langue Date: 06-Jun-2007 - 07-Jun-2007 Location: Geneva, Switzerland The major aim of this colloquium is to bring together theory and practical expertise of language teaching in general and of French in particular. One of our aims is not to put forth already existing answers to the issue of how to put the linguistic theories into the practice of French teaching but rather to share knowledge of the language and to think over the implications that such knowledge may have on the general framework within which teaching methods must become operative. The research topics selected for this colloquium are relevant of the essentials of the French teaching, be it oral or written: prosody, syntax, lexicon, pragmatics and discourse. Not all guests work on French but the invited guests from abroad will discuss topics related to language in general and to French in particular. More information available at http://mf07.unige.ch .
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Title: Colloquium: Théories Linguistiques et Enseignement de la Langue
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1266.html Théories Linguistiques et Enseignement de la Langue Date: 06-Jun-2007 - 07-Jun-2007 Location: Geneva, Switzerland The major aim of this colloquium is to bring together theory and practical expertise of language teaching in general and of French in particular. One of our aims is not to put forth already existing answers to the issue of how to put the linguistic theories into the practice of French teaching but rather to share knowledge of the language and to think over the implications that such knowledge may have on the general framework within which teaching methods must become operative. The research topics selected for this colloquium are relevant of the essentials of the French teaching, be it oral or written: prosody, syntax, lexicon, pragmatics and discourse. Not all guests work on French but the invited guests from abroad will discuss topics related to language in general and to French in particular. More information available at http://mf07.unige.ch .
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Title: Athabaskan Languages Conference
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1058.html Athabaskan Languages Conference June 21-24, 2007 Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona The Athabaskan Languages Conference requests presentations on any topic relating to Athabaskan languages. The theme for the conference is Nihizaad náásgóó beeda'iiná/ Living our languages into the future. Topics of interest include language teaching and learning, language documentation, language and culture, community programs, linguistics, language revitalization, and curriculum development. More information available at http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1058.html .
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Title: Athabaskan Languages Conference
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1058.html Athabaskan Languages Conference June 21-24, 2007 Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona The Athabaskan Languages Conference requests presentations on any topic relating to Athabaskan languages. The theme for the conference is Nihizaad náásgóó beeda'iiná/ Living our languages into the future. Topics of interest include language teaching and learning, language documentation, language and culture, community programs, linguistics, language revitalization, and curriculum development. More information available at http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1058.html .
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Title: Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf Conference
Body: 2007 PSAD Conference 121st Annual Conference & 126th Anniversary July 26 to 29, 2007 at Harrisburg, PA For more information, go to http://www.psadweb.org .
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Title: Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf Conference
Body: 2007 PSAD Conference 121st Annual Conference & 126th Anniversary July 26 to 29, 2007 at Harrisburg, PA For more information, go to http://www.psadweb.org .
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Title: 51st Biennial Michigan Deaf Association Conference
Body: From http://www.mideaf.org 51st Biennial Michigan Deaf Association Conference Theme: Deaf Adventure to the Future July 25 - 28, 2007 HQ Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, 100 W. Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 49007 For more information, go to http://www.mideaf.org/conf07.htm .
Source: Michigan Deaf Association
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Title: 51st Biennial Michigan Deaf Association Conference
Body: From http://www.mideaf.org 51st Biennial Michigan Deaf Association Conference Theme: Deaf Adventure to the Future July 25 - 28, 2007 HQ Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, 100 W. Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 49007 For more information, go to http://www.mideaf.org/conf07.htm .
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Title: Rhode Island TPRS Group
Body: This is a message board and listserv for teachers using TPRS in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. If you'd like to join the group, you can go to the link below and join. Then if you want to message other members, you can create a message there and it will automatically send it. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rhode_island_tprs_teachers
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Title: Rhode Island TPRS Group
Body: This is a message board and listserv for teachers using TPRS in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. If you'd like to join the group, you can go to the link below and join. Then if you want to message other members, you can create a message there and it will automatically send it. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rhode_island_tprs_teachers
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Title: Graduate Courses: Technology and Foreign Languages/ESL
Body: Goucher College will offer both Applying Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom and Applying Technology in the ESL Classroom this summer. Offered entirely online, they are designed in an intensive format that compacts the normal course duration into a shorter, 8-week format. The courses begin on June 18 and end on August 11. The courses are largely pedagogy-driven; their focus is on the application of technology in order to meet instructional and professional development objectives. Their purpose is not to train participants to use specific applications or technologies; rather, to interact as a cohort and to examine language teaching pedagogies and the means by which educational technology can support their effective application and integration. Participants will read scholarly articles, interact on online discussion boards, build a repository of websites and other resources, examine the evolution of language learning pedagogies, and create a final project that integrates technology into a lesson or unit and demonstrates a transformational effect of that integration on the lesson or unit. The coursework in both courses is linked to Maryland State Department of Education standards as well as professional standards such as those of ACTFL and Goucher's own standards for graduate students. The courses are open to non-matriculating students; in other words, teachers and professionals who wish to take a course or two but who are not seeking a degree from us at this time. Our courses are fully accredited and transferable to other institutions, and satisfy professional development requirements in Maryland. Note that the courses are designed to be broadly applicable, to participants in K-16+. Direct questions to jsamuels@goucher.edu or 410-337-6352. I. About the courses: http://www.goucher.edu/x16539.xml II. Application form for non-matriculating students: http://www.goucher.edu/x13186.xml III. Registration (online): https://meyerhoff.goucher.edu/legacy_forms/ti_registration.cfm IV. Technology requirements for the online courses: http://www.goucher.edu/x2088.xml Samuels, J. #8496 Online Graduate Courses. Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum listserv (LLTI@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU, 2 Apr 2007).
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Title: Graduate Courses: Technology and Foreign Languages/ESL
Body: Goucher College will offer both Applying Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom and Applying Technology in the ESL Classroom this summer. Offered entirely online, they are designed in an intensive format that compacts the normal course duration into a shorter, 8-week format. The courses begin on June 18 and end on August 11. The courses are largely pedagogy-driven; their focus is on the application of technology in order to meet instructional and professional development objectives. Their purpose is not to train participants to use specific applications or technologies; rather, to interact as a cohort and to examine language teaching pedagogies and the means by which educational technology can support their effective application and integration. Participants will read scholarly articles, interact on online discussion boards, build a repository of websites and other resources, examine the evolution of language learning pedagogies, and create a final project that integrates technology into a lesson or unit and demonstrates a transformational effect of that integration on the lesson or unit. The coursework in both courses is linked to Maryland State Department of Education standards as well as professional standards such as those of ACTFL and Goucher's own standards for graduate students. The courses are open to non-matriculating students; in other words, teachers and professionals who wish to take a course or two but who are not seeking a degree from us at this time. Our courses are fully accredited and transferable to other institutions, and satisfy professional development requirements in Maryland. Note that the courses are designed to be broadly applicable, to participants in K-16+. Direct questions to jsamuels@goucher.edu or 410-337-6352. I. About the courses: http://www.goucher.edu/x16539.xml II. Application form for non-matriculating students: http://www.goucher.edu/x13186.xml III. Registration (online): https://meyerhoff.goucher.edu/legacy_forms/ti_registration.cfm IV. Technology requirements for the online courses: http://www.goucher.edu/x2088.xml Samuels, J. #8496 Online Graduate Courses. Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum listserv (LLTI@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU, 2 Apr 2007).
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Title: Summer Workshop: Keeping Teacher and Student Talk in the Target Language
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php Keeping Teacher and Student Talk in the Target Language Jul 19th, 2007 (Thu) -- Jul 21st, 2007 (Sat) Michigan State University Most teachers and teacher educators believe that maximal use of the target language in foreign language classrooms is best for facilitating language acquisition. Sometimes, however, various obstacles prevent the teachers and students from speaking the target language. This workshop will have two parts. The first focuses on teachers’ language use and describes strategies that teachers can use to teach in the target language, particularly in difficult contexts such as when working with beginners and teaching grammar. In addition, demonstrations of various techniques will be given including how to give directions for complex activities while speaking only in the target language. The participants will act as beginning language learners in these demonstrations. The presenter will also discuss how small amounts of English can be used effectively instead of as something to fall back on when target language use becomes difficult. The second part of the workshop will focus on student language use. Participants will be provided techniques for beginners to start speaking the target language quickly, in new contexts and using a variety of tasks. Participants again will act as students in various demonstrations of a new language, this time speaking the language. The presenter will then provide sample activities for more advanced students that will not only keep them speaking the target language but also push them to produce more advanced language. More information available at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php .
Source: CLEAR
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Title: Summer Workshop: Keeping Teacher and Student Talk in the Target Language
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php Keeping Teacher and Student Talk in the Target Language Jul 19th, 2007 (Thu) -- Jul 21st, 2007 (Sat) Michigan State University Most teachers and teacher educators believe that maximal use of the target language in foreign language classrooms is best for facilitating language acquisition. Sometimes, however, various obstacles prevent the teachers and students from speaking the target language. This workshop will have two parts. The first focuses on teachers’ language use and describes strategies that teachers can use to teach in the target language, particularly in difficult contexts such as when working with beginners and teaching grammar. In addition, demonstrations of various techniques will be given including how to give directions for complex activities while speaking only in the target language. The participants will act as beginning language learners in these demonstrations. The presenter will also discuss how small amounts of English can be used effectively instead of as something to fall back on when target language use becomes difficult. The second part of the workshop will focus on student language use. Participants will be provided techniques for beginners to start speaking the target language quickly, in new contexts and using a variety of tasks. Participants again will act as students in various demonstrations of a new language, this time speaking the language. The presenter will then provide sample activities for more advanced students that will not only keep them speaking the target language but also push them to produce more advanced language. More information available at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php .
Source: CLEAR
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Title: Summer Workshop: Focus on Form in the L2 Classroom
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php Focus on Form in the L2 Classroom Jul 16th, 2007 (Mon) -- Jul 18th, 2007 (Wed) Michigan State University This workshop will address the issue of how to integrate attention to accurate use of language within activities that are designed to promote fluent oral production. Many second language classes include activities in which students communicate with each other and the teacher in order to improve their speaking skills. However, the role of attention to accuracy in these contexts is debated. For instance, should teachers correct learner errors during communicative activities? If so, how should errors be corrected? Which errors should be addressed? Should students be encouraged to raise questions about linguistic items during discussion activities? These questions, among others, will be explored in detail during this workshop. Participants will begin by exploring their own beliefs about error correction/focus on form and the impact of these beliefs on classroom interaction. Next, participants will consider the advantages and disadvantages of different correctional options, both from the viewpoint of teachers and learners and from the perspective of researchers on second language acquisition. Finally, specific recommendations that teachers can take to the classroom will be discussed. More information available at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php .
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Title: Summer Workshop: Focus on Form in the L2 Classroom
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php Focus on Form in the L2 Classroom Jul 16th, 2007 (Mon) -- Jul 18th, 2007 (Wed) Michigan State University This workshop will address the issue of how to integrate attention to accurate use of language within activities that are designed to promote fluent oral production. Many second language classes include activities in which students communicate with each other and the teacher in order to improve their speaking skills. However, the role of attention to accuracy in these contexts is debated. For instance, should teachers correct learner errors during communicative activities? If so, how should errors be corrected? Which errors should be addressed? Should students be encouraged to raise questions about linguistic items during discussion activities? These questions, among others, will be explored in detail during this workshop. Participants will begin by exploring their own beliefs about error correction/focus on form and the impact of these beliefs on classroom interaction. Next, participants will consider the advantages and disadvantages of different correctional options, both from the viewpoint of teachers and learners and from the perspective of researchers on second language acquisition. Finally, specific recommendations that teachers can take to the classroom will be discussed. More information available at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php .
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