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Title: Fellowships for Language Study in Eurasia
Body: U.S. graduate students and advanced undergraduates are eligible for full and partial fellowships to study on the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS Eurasian Regional Language Program. The program provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates, scholars, and professionals intensive individualized instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants may in enroll in semester, academic year, or summer programs. All courses are conducted by expert faculty from leading local universities and educational institutions. Students with at least two years of college-level instruction in Russian or the host-country language are eligible to apply to the program. Academic programs are tailored to the individual student's language level, and provide approximately fifteen hours per week of in-class instruction in the target language. Courses in history, literature, and politics are also available for advanced speakers. Other program features include peer tutoring, housing with local host families, and graduate- or undergraduate-level academic credit through Bryn Mawr College. Applications for the spring 2008 semester program are due October 15; applications and information are now available at http://www.americancouncils.org/programs.php?program_id=NTA= .
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program
Body: From http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/09/fulbright-hays_6.html The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects are short-term and include seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study. This competition also will support advanced overseas intensive language projects, which give advanced language students the opportunity to study languages overseas. Applications Available: August 31, 2007 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 4, 2007 Eligible Applicants: (1) institutions of higher education (IHE); (2) state departments of education; (3) private nonprofit educational organizations; and (4) consortia of these entities. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Education website at http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/09/fulbright-hays_6.html .
Source: OELA
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Title: Job: Assistant Professor of Second Language Acquisition, University of Kentucky
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-2616.html The University of Kentucky seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in second-language acquisition. The appointment, to begin August 2008, will be initially housed in the Department of Modern & Classical Languages (http://www.as.uky.edu/mcllc/index.html ); ultimately, the appointee will be affiliated with the University's new Linguistics Department (http://www.as.uky.edu/linguistics ) (whose creation is anticipated within the next three years) and will have the option of a joint appointment. Applicants must have a PhD in Linguistics in hand by July 2008, with research experience in second-language acquisition and a language specialization in Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic. Responsibilities of the position include pursuing an active research program, developing new courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and teaching four courses per year: two relating to the area of language specialization and two in the Linguistics Program. Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should send letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation to: Prof. Stayc DuBravac, Chair, SLA Search Committee, Modern and Classical Languages, 1055 POT, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506-0027. Applications will be acknowledged. Review of applications will begin November 1 and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the Linguistic Society of American Annual Meeting, Chicago Palmer House Hilton, 3-6 January 2008, Chicago, IL. The University of Kentucky is an AA/EO employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2007 (Open until filled)
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Job: Assistant Professor of Arabic at Syracuse University
Body: Syracuse University announces a tenure-track Assistant Professorship position in Arabic in its Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics. The position will begin in fall 2008. The successful candidate will teach advanced Arabic language courses, as well as courses in Arabic Linguistics, Literature & Culture. The candidate's research specialty may be in one or more of these areas. We seek candidates with native or near native fluency in Arabic and a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. The candidate hired must have PhD in hand by August 2008. Salary is competitive. Send cover letter, dossier (CV, 3 letters of recommendation, evidence of teaching excellence and research interests, with at least one writing sample). Submission deadline is December 1, 2007 (postmark). Mailing Address for Applications: Professor Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Chair, Languages, Literatures & Linguistics 340 D HBC Hall Syracuse, NY 13244-1160 USA Contact Information: Chair, Professor Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Email: gsanford@syr.edu Phone: 315 443-2046 Fax: 315 443-5376
Source: Arabic-L
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Title: SiSi: Technique Links Words to Signing
Body: From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6993326.stm Technique links words to signing By Geoff Adams-Spink September 15, 2007 A technology that translates spoken or written words into British Sign Language (BSL) has been developed by researchers at IBM. The system, called SiSi (Say It Sign It) was created by a group of students in the UK. SiSi will enable deaf people to have simultaneous sign language interpretations of meetings and presentations. It uses speech recognition to animate a digital character or avatar. IBM says its technology will allow for interpretation in situations where a human interpreter is not available. It could also be used to provide automatic signing for television, radio and telephone calls. Read the entire article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6993326.stm .
Source: BBC News
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Title: Article: Content Classes Taught in World Languages
Body: From http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--backtoschool-lang0901sep01,0,4680795.story American schools go global - in French, Chinese, Spanish, Creole By VERENA DOBNIK September 1, 2007 Four new dual-language programs are starting in New York City this fall for the first time: three in French, including one in Harlem, and one in Chinese. The new programs are part of a growing national trend to teach American children subjects like math, social studies and science in a foreign language. This fall, several hundred thousand youngsters across America are headed to taxpayer-funded classes taught in Spanish, Hebrew, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian and other languages. Read the entire article at http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--backtoschool-lang0901sep01,0,4680795.story .
Source: Newsday
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Title: Media Resources for Learning Sign Language
Body: From http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu This list provides information on media resources available to learn sign language. Part I lists videotapes and audiocassettes including a listing of special interest: Part II lists computer programs. Part III lists complete addresses for companies and publishers. These programs represent a variety of different sign systems at a beginning level. The list is available at http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/545.html .
Source: Gallaudet University
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Title: Article: Surge of Arabic Students Outstrips Teacher Supply
Body: From http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-09-04-arabic-teachers_N.htm Surge in students studying Arabic outstrips supply of teachers By Tali Yahalom, USA TODAY September 5, 2007 A shortage of Arabic-language teachers across the country is shedding light on a classic economics question: What happens when there is plenty of demand and not enough supply? Since 9/11, the number of students interested in the Middle Eastern language has been skyrocketing. More than 20,000 people in the USA enrolled in an Arabic-language higher-education program in 2006, double the number who signed up from 1998 to 2002, according to projections from a study the Modern Language Association expects to release this fall. "Other languages will show an increase (in the fall report), but the only language that might be as dramatic as Arabic might be Chinese," says association executive director Rosemary Feal. Read the entire article at http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-09-04-arabic-teachers_N.htm .
Source: USA Today
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Title: Learning German with jetzt.de
Body: From http://www.goethe.de/z/jetzt/lfb/descrpt.htm "Learning German with jetzt.de" is a language learning programme for advanced learners of German that focuses on reading, reading strategies, creative writing, listening to short videos and communicating with learners world-wide in chatrooms and discussion boards. Suitable for the target group of young learners of German, articles are chosen from the online version of the young peoples magazine jetzt.de from the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (a major German daily newspaper) and prepared as teaching material. Topics are covered that young adults think interesting: for instance growing up, love, school and learning, youth culture, the new media, etc. The articles are presented either with special language learning tasks or in their original form. The texts are also grouped according to topic. A variety of text types and authenticity are the main characteristics of this collection of texts. prime factors of these texts: there are interviews, interview minutes, essays and authentic texts written by German pupils. For more information about the project, go to http://www.goethe.de/z/jetzt/lfb/descrpt.htm . The jetzt.de project website itself is available at http://www.goethe.de/z/jetzt/deindex.htm .
Source: Goethe-Institut
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Title: Activity for German Verb Prefixes
Body: An AATG listserv user suggests the following project to reinforce verb prefixes in German: 1. Have the students form small groups, with each group choosing a major verb, such as gehen, fahren, bleiben, stehen... 2. They research online or in grammar books for verbs that are related to their main verb (gehen-begehen-mitgehen-ergehen....) Dictionaries are also useful. 3. The group must construct a mobile (think Alexander Calder, folks) that has their main verb at the top of the mobile, and then the related verbs, written on small cards, hanging from it. Below each related verb card the group has to have two more cards. The first card gives the new verb in past tense form and the second card has a short sentence that uses that verb. We strive for sentences that will make the meaning of the related verb obvious, but that does not always work. Metal clothes hangers work great for the framework of the mobile, with the verb card lines attached with strings. Two hangers in the shape of a plus sign can be used for the groups that have lots of verbs. On the due day, each group presents their mobile project and then we hang them from the ceiling. One year I had the students write short definitions of the related verbs on the backsides of the verb card. This activity helped my students to see that many of the German verbs are related, and a number of them said it helped them to realize that roots work in German, just like in some other languages. Philipp, D. [AATG-L] Activity for verb prefixes. American Association of Teachers of German listserv (AATG@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU, 26 Aug 2007).
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