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Title: Games for Elementary ESL Students
Body: From http://www.mes-english.com/games.php Teachers can download 5 card sets, 4 board games and few more printable games that will provide fun for students that ESL English teachers as well will enjoy. The games were designed around the principle that if the goal of the game is to perfect grammar, the students will bore quickly of the game. Thus, the goals of these games are not "perfect English wins the game," but the students must use English in the target language to accomplish their goal and win the game. Try out the games at http://www.mes-english.com/games.php .
Source: MES-English
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Title: Make Your Own Word Puzzles at Puzzlemaker
Body: From http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and other word puzzles using your word lists. The programs can handle accented letters and some other special characters not found in English, but not all. Available at http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com .
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Title: Book: Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1507.html Title: Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research Authors: Susan M. Gass and Alison Mackey Publisher: Routledge Publisher’s summary: This book takes up the challenge of demystifying the choice of data elicitation techniques, always with an eye to the intricate relationships that exist between such choices and the nature of an investigator’s research questions. Realizing that the identification of appropriate data-gathering methods can best be understood when techniques are contextualized directly within particular research domains, the authors synthesize and systematize an impressive body of practical knowledge, based on the approaches and results of years of L2 research in a variety of areas. This reference guide is specifically directed toward the needs of second language researchers, who can expect to gain a clearer understanding of which techniques may be most appropriate and fruitful in given research domains. After discussing common research questions underlying data elicitation measures in each area, the authors identify relevant types of data along a continuum with naturalistic language at one end, language produced in response to some sort of prompt in the middle, and language elicited in controlled experimental settings at the other end of the spectrum. Using step-by-step examples, they detail important ‘how-to’ aspects of data elicitation, and recommend specific guidelines to keep in mind. They use summaries of published research reports to illustrate different methods of data collection. They also provide samples of various types of data. Finally, they also provide a much needed summary of common misconceptions, caveats, and/or limitations to consider when collecting data. Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research will be an indispensable text for graduate or advanced-level undergraduate students who are beginning research projects in the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and TESOL as well as a comprehensive reference point for more seasoned researchers. It will stimulate second language researchers to use data elicitation measures with a clearer understanding of their strengths and limitations and enhance researchers’ ability to modify and combine techniques to match their own research needs. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.routledge-ny.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&isbn=9780805860351 .
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Title: New Book: Problems in SLA
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1479.html Title: Problems in SLA Author: Michael H. Long Publisher: Routledge Publisher’s summary: Second language acquisition has an identity problem. It is a young field struggling to emerge from the parent fields of education and applied linguistics. In his new book, Problems in SLA, Mike Long proposes a way to help second language acquisition develop a systematic and coherent focus using the philosophy of science as the lens. The volume is neatly organized in three parts--theory, research, and practice. This structure allows a focus on areas of SLA of interest to many in the field. These include theory proliferation and comparative theory evaluation; the Critical Period Hypothesis and negative feedback; and the practice of “synthetic” language teaching. The controversial volume will be of interest to researchers, educators, and graduate students in second language acquisition, applied linguistics, TESOL, and linguistics programs. It may be recommended as additional reading for an introductory SLA course in order to stimulate class discussions. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.routledge-ny.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&isbn=9780805860849&parent .
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: CLEAR Spring Newsletter
Body: The spring newsletter from the Center for Language Education and Research is available for download. This issue is dedicated to the theme of distance learning, and it also has an idea corner, reminders of upcoming professional development opportunities, and more. Download the newsletter in PDF version at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/newsletter/files/spring2007.pdf .
Source: CLEAR
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Title: New Issue: Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1445.html Studies in Second Language Acquisition Vol 29, No 2 (2007) The latest issue focuses on the acquisition of relative clauses. Articles include the following: Does the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy Predict the Difficulty Order in the Acquisition of Japanese Relative Clauses? (Hiromi Ozeki, Yasuhiro Shirai) Factors Affecting the Processing of Japanese Relative Clauses by L2 Learners (Kazue Kanno) Teaching Relative Clauses in Japanese: Exploring Alternative Types of Instruction and the Projection Effect (Noriko Yabuki-Soh) Development of Relativization in Korean as a Foreign Language: The Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy in Head-Internal and Head-External Relative Clauses (K. Seon Jeon, Hae-Young Kim) Relative Clauses in Cantonese-English Bilingual Children: Typological Challenges and Processing Motivations (Stephen Matthews, Virginia Yip) The Acquisition of Relative Clauses in Relation to Language Typology (Bernard Comrie) A Construction-Based Analysis of the Acquisition of East Asian Relative Clauses (Holger Diessel) Hypotheses and Methods in Second Language Acquisition: Testing the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy on Relative Clauses (Fred Eckman) Second Language Acquisition of Relative Clauses (Junkyu Lee, Susan Gass) Acquisition of Relative Clauses in Relation to Language Universals (John Hawkins) The Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy: Lame Duck or Dead Duck in Theories of SLA? (Roger Hawkins) Universals, Methodology, and Instructional Intervention on Relative Clauses (Shinichi Izumi) Second Language Acquisition of Relative Clauses in the Languages of East Asia (Alan Juffs) Interaction of Multiple Factors in Relative Clause Construal and Acquisition (Yoshiko Matsumoto) Access subscription and sample issue information at the publisher’s website: http://www.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?historylinks=ALPHA&mnemonic=SLA .
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Title: Call for Papers: 42nd International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages
Body: From http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/events/icsnl.html The 42nd International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages will be co-hosted by the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s Community, Culture and Global Studies Unit of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, and the En’owkin Centre, and will take place at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna on July 30 – August 1, 2007. Papers on all aspects of the study, preservation, and teaching of Salish and neighbouring languages are welcome. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS * June 15, 2007 More information available at http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/events/icsnl/cfp.html .
Source: University of British Columbia Okanagan
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Title: Call for Submissions: CLEAR Newsletter
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/newsletter CLEAR News is published twice a year and reaches thousands of foreign language educators in both hard copy and on CLEAR's website with each publication. If you have an article, a teaching idea, or materials that you would like to review, send your submissions to CLEAR. Submission types: # Main article - an article related to current research and/or foreign language teaching issues (500-1000 words). # The Idea Corner - an activity or teaching idea for foreign language teachers (500-600 words, must be applicable to any foreign language, not just one particular one) # Book/Materials Review - a review that outlines the positive and negative points of any teaching resource that you have used. (500 words) For more information, go to http://clear.msu.edu/clear/newsletter .
Source: CLEAR
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Title: KATESOL 25th Birthday and Migrant Ed Pre-Institute
Body: The Kansas TESOL/Bilingual Education organization is hosting a 25th Birthday KATESOL Pre-Institute at the Wichita Airport Hilton on Tuesday, June 5th. Keynote by James Crawford, President, Institute for Language and Education Policy "What to Fix in the Reauthorization of NCLB" Luncheon Address by Melanie F. Manares, ESOL Consultant, Kansas State Department of Education Kansas-Focus Session: "Language Learning vs. Learning Problems, from an Interlanguage Perspective," by Dr. Salim Sehlaoui, Emporia State University Kansas-Focus Session: "Emotional Maturity in a Culturally Diverse Global Society," by Dr. Linda Hyatt, Fort Hays State University, and Dr. C. Blaine Hyatt, Project Coordinator, FHSU Head Start Higher Education Hispanic/Latino Partnership Project Kansas-Focus Session: "Sheltered English Practices for Secondary School Students," by Shabina Kavimandan, Olathe Public Schools 5th Annual Roundtable of ESOL Program Directors and Kansas ELL Leaders: "Improving Outcomes for the English Language Learners of Kansas" Registration information is available at http://www.katesol.org/katesol/25years .
Source: KATESOL
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Title: Conference : Assessing language and (inter-)cultural competences in Higher Education, Finland
Body: From http://users.utu.fi/freder/ASSESSMENT/Intro.htm INTERNATIONAL BILINGUAL CONFERENCE (English and French) August 30-September 1 University of Turku, Finland Assessing language and (inter-)cultural competences in Higher Education Target audience: - Staff working in foreign language teaching in higher education (Departments of foreign languages, language centres, institutes for foreign students, etc.); - Language and (inter-)cultural test developers for/in higher education; - Graduate and postgraduate students interested in foreign language teaching/learning in higher education; - Teacher trainers/trainees; - Intercultural trainers involved in language teaching; - Researchers in language assessment. The main aim of the conference is to provide a forum for discussing concepts and methods related to assessment of foreign language learning in higher education, with an emphasis on: - Linguistic competences; - Pragmatic and discursive competences in interaction; - (Inter-)cultural competences. Registration closes August 10, 2007. More information available at the conference website at http://users.utu.fi/freder/ASSESSMENT/Intro.htm .
Source: University of Turku, Finland
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