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Title: Persian Teachers Workshop
Body: The Persian Flagship Program at the University of Maryland-College Park is hosting a workshop for teachers of Persian (Farsi/Dari/Tadjik) from 25-26 Jan 2008; the workshop is free of charge and open to the public. Highlights include: --Presentations on curriculum and materials development by instructors from the Persian Flagship Program, Foreign Service Institute, and Defense Language Institute. --Keynote address "What Makes Persian Hard to Learn as a Second Language" by Karine Megerdoomian, PhD, Senior Artificial Intelligence Engineer, MITRE. --Special presentation "Vocabulary Activities in the Classroom: More than 30 Methods for Learning and Retaining Persian Words in the Classroom" by Mahvash Shahegh, PhD, American Association of Teachers of Persian. --Showcase of Computer-Assisted Language Learning Programs for Teaching Persian developed by the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Service Institute, and the Persian Flagship Program. For more details on the workshop, please see this website: http://www.languages.umd.edu/workshops/persian .
Source: Arabic-L
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Title: Oregon International Council’s “Language Teaching for Proficiency” Workshop
Body: All second-language teachers, current and prospective, are invited to the Oregon International Council’s “Language Teaching for Proficiency” workshop, a unique program designed to help transform language learning from an academic exercise to a performance skill. The 2008 presentation will take place on 5 Saturdays: January 26, February 16, March 15, April 12 and May 17. Principal instructor will be Anne Mueller, the experienced master-teacher who has conducted this program since initiating it in 1998. Participants will discuss principles and practices involved in teaching to National and State second language performance standards, and will develop classroom applications of the ideas examined, for review with colleagues and the instructor. SCHEDULE Session I - What is Proficiency? Relation to Content and Culture? Assessment Systems and Implications for Teaching; Establishing Benchmarks and Standards; Lesson and Unit Design with examples. Session II - Teaching to the functions with proficiency as organizing principle; classroom management, cooperative learning and block schedules. Session III - Using authentic materials, situation cards and simulations; culture (small “C” and large); designing textbook-specific tasks; reading and writing as a proficiency unit. Session IV - Grammar in the proficiency-based classroom; evaluation vs. assessment and adapting to results; developing a complete teaching unit. Session V - Content-Based Instruction units; spiraling activities; functional proficiency vs. concept control; situation cards, role play, transactions and other communicative activities. Language for Specific Purposes - career strands and a curriculum wheel. Registration fee, $425, includes all five sessions, materials, coffee and lunch. One to three Portland State University graduate credits will be available at an additional fee. Advance registration is required and a minimum of 10 participants are needed. For more information and a registration form, direct inquiries to oic@chemeketa.edu; phone 503 584-7100; fax 503 584-7102.
Source: COFLT
Inputdate: 2008-01-13 09:26:51
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Title: New Listserv for Colorado Language Teachers
Body: From http://www.ccflt.org The Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers is getting a new listserv. Anyone interested in foreign language education in Colorado may join CCFLT's new Yahoo! Group by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CCFLT or by downloading instructions from http://www.ccflt.org/listserv.pdf .
Source: CCFLT
Inputdate: 2008-01-13 09:27:54
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Title: Language Flagship Funding for Organizations
Body: From http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/funding.html The Language Flagship is dedicated to promoting opportunities for U.S. institutions of higher education to develop advanced programs in languages that are important to the future of the United States. Through partnerships with current Flagship institutions The Language Flagship has helped create twelve innovative programs at leading U.S. universities to teach less commonly taught languages. The Language Flagship announces its 2008 grant competition, "Promoting the Diffusion of Innovation.” Applications are due by March 14, 2008. Applications and grant information can be downloaded from http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/downloads/Promoting_Diffusion_of_Innovation.pdf . More information is available at http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/funding.html .
Source: The Language Flagship
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Title: TOEFL Board Grants for Institutions
Body: From http://www.ets.org TOEFL Board Grants Purpose To recognize and support significant activities or projects related to the field of international education or English language education. Award Value * $5,000 to $15,000 (U.S. dollars) for one year * Proposals for continuation of funding are limited to two additional years. Eligibility Proposals are invited from not-for-profit organizations and institutions involved in international education. The scope of application of these awards is intentionally broad. Examples of activities that have been supported in the past include: * developing an accreditation process for English language programs * evaluating study-abroad programs * collecting and disseminating information about international education (e.g., guide to overseas educational systems, student demographic information) * planning and implementing a test design and development seminar * convening a conference on ethics in testing * promoting professional development in the areas of standards, curriculum, and testing * establishing professional networks between U.S. and foreign organizations and institutions engaged in international education. The following items are not supported under this grant program: * Conference attendance, unless participation is an integral part of a larger professional project as described in the proposal * Indirect costs, capital investments, or equipment purchase. Important Dates * February 1 – Deadline for submissions * April 15 – Award recipients are notified For more information about the application process, go to http://tinyurl.com/24ywf7 .
Source: TOEFL
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Title: Immediate Opening: High School Spanish Teacher in Anchorage, Alaska
Body: Anchorage School District - Posted 1/8/08 The Anchorage School District in Alaska is in urgent need of a Spanish teacher for high school with native speaker or Advanced Mid -High proficiency to teach immersion and AP courses. They are also advertising for other language teachers at http://www.asdk12.org/depts/hr/employment/HTF_positions/teachers.asp . Anyone interested in the Spanish position could contact Janice Gullickson by e-mail at Gullickson_Janice@asdk12.org or send a cover letter/resume/inquiries to the address below: Janice Gullickson Curriculum Coordinator, World Languages Anchorage School District Education Center 5530 East Northern Lights Anchorage, AK 99504-3135 (907) 742-4848 (907) 742-4580 (fax)
Source: Anchorage School District
Inputdate: 2008-01-13 09:32:19
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Title: Job Listings for Academic Positions in Applied Linguistics
Body: The American Association of Applied Linguistics maintains a database of job listings at http://www.aaal.org/jobs .
Source: AAAL
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Title: Article: Controversy Over Irish in Secondary Schools
Body: From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7162108.stm Language sparks debate in Kerry By Diarmaid Fleming December 27, 2007 The status of the Irish language in Northern Ireland has prompted bitter debate in the assembly after Culture Minister Edwin Poots said he would not introduce an Irish Language Act. But in one of the few remaining Irish-speaking areas in Ireland, there's another debate, this time demanding that more English and less Irish be spoken in a new secondary school in Dingle. The Kerry Gaeltacht, or Irish-speaking area, is one of the few places left where Irish can be heard in the street. Two secondary schools recently merged into a new one, Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. But the school's policy of teaching all lessons through Irish has led to protests by some students who say they cannot understand what they are being taught. Sam Spinn was one of the students who left classes to protest against the all-Irish policy. "A lot of students can't learn through all Irish - there are some who can but a lot of them can't and it's just not acceptable that people have to go through school in which they don't understand the classes at all," he said. Read the entire article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7162108.stm .
Source: BBC News
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Title: Article: Inclusion for English Language Learners in Wisconsin
Body: From http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=702915 The power of inclusion Delavan-Darien puts English learners into mainstream By DANI McCLAIN January 2, 2008 Latino students have walked the halls of Delavan-Darien public schools for decades. So while it might surprise a visitor to this small city in Walworth County that Latino children are just shy of 40% of the district enrollment, longtime residents know the stories of families drawn to the area by a range of jobs, including work at nearby farms, canneries and resorts. But despite the rich ethnic diversity, youths in this district of a little more than 2,700 students often found themselves on different academic tracks for years, based on how quickly they could grasp the difference between scene and seen or wade through vocabulary words specific to a chemistry class. That's changing this year as the district pushes to better integrate English language learners into mainstream classrooms, pairing up content-area teachers with those who previously specialized in English as a Second Language or bilingual education. The implications for the schools and the community as a whole could be far-reaching. Read the entire article at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=702915 .
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Title: Article: Bridging Cultures, and Taking Arabic to Iowa
Body: From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/education/02education.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin Bridging Cultures, and Taking Arabic to Iowa By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN January 2, 2008 KALONA, Iowa Zahra Al-Attar drove down the two-lane highway from Iowa City to her morning classes here. As she entered Kalona, population 2,200 and change, she rolled past the harness shop and the veterinary clinic. She noticed, too, a horse-drawn buggy on the shoulder, an unexpected cue for memory. When she was growing up in Baghdad nearly 40 years ago, she had ridden a similar cart to school. On occasion, the driver would let her hold the reins. Here and now, the buggies belong to the Amish. And into their part of Iowa, she had come to teach Arabic. Yet when Ms. Al-Attar bounded into a kindergarten early last month, one Muslim in a roomful of Caitlins and Haileys, the walls decorated with paper candy canes for Christmas, she was greeted with the chirping chorus of an Arabic song. Over the next 30 minutes, until the first period ended, Ms. Al-Attar led the class through the Arabic numbers 13 through 19 and the Arabic words for “hand” and “pencil.” Together, they sang an alphabet song, with the letters pegged to familiar objects like a duck, a lemon, the sun. Two hours later, when Ms. Al-Attar took her first break, she said with a touch of rapture, “Every day, I’m like, whoa, how did this happen?” Read the entire article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/education/02education.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin .
Source: New York Times
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