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Title: Article: Italian American Groups Speak Up to Save AP Language Test
Body: From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/02/AR2008070203564_pf.html Italian American Groups Speak Up to Save AP Language Test By Daniel de Vise July 3, 2008 The prospect that AP Italian might be eliminated has set off a reaction that might seem surprising, considering that 2,000 students took the Italian AP exam this year. Prominent Italian American groups and Matilda Cuomo, wife of former New York governor Mario Cuomo, have mobilized to save the course. Italian Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta has also weighed in with the nonprofit organization that oversees the AP program. The episode illustrates the sway of the AP program, which measures high school students against the standards of college. The program has emerged alongside International Baccalaureate and Cambridge as the top tier for college-bound juniors and seniors. Good scores on end-of-course exams can yield credit and advanced standing in college. Leaders of the College Board decided in late March to eliminate four of the program's 37 courses, including AP Italian, saying the four were under-enrolled and losing money. The last tests for French literature, Latin literature and computer science are scheduled for May. The AP Italian course might be saved if sufficient funds could be raised, said officials with the College Board, which is based in New York. Read the entire article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/02/AR2008070203564_pf.html .
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Title: Article: Italian American Groups Speak Up to Save AP Language Test
Body: From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/02/AR2008070203564_pf.html Italian American Groups Speak Up to Save AP Language Test By Daniel de Vise July 3, 2008 The prospect that AP Italian might be eliminated has set off a reaction that might seem surprising, considering that 2,000 students took the Italian AP exam this year. Prominent Italian American groups and Matilda Cuomo, wife of former New York governor Mario Cuomo, have mobilized to save the course. Italian Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta has also weighed in with the nonprofit organization that oversees the AP program. The episode illustrates the sway of the AP program, which measures high school students against the standards of college. The program has emerged alongside International Baccalaureate and Cambridge as the top tier for college-bound juniors and seniors. Good scores on end-of-course exams can yield credit and advanced standing in college. Leaders of the College Board decided in late March to eliminate four of the program's 37 courses, including AP Italian, saying the four were under-enrolled and losing money. The last tests for French literature, Latin literature and computer science are scheduled for May. The AP Italian course might be saved if sufficient funds could be raised, said officials with the College Board, which is based in New York. Read the entire article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/02/AR2008070203564_pf.html .
Source: Washington Post
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Title: Kenyan Sign Language
Body: From http://www.peacecorps.gov A set of interactive activities for learning some Kenyan Sign Language is available at http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whatlike.interactivefeatures.ksl .
Source: Peace Corps
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Title: Kenyan Sign Language
Body: From http://www.peacecorps.gov A set of interactive activities for learning some Kenyan Sign Language is available at http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whatlike.interactivefeatures.ksl .
Source: Peace Corps
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Title: Ojibwemowin.com: Resources for Teaching and Learning Anishinaabemowin
Body: From http://www.ojibwemowin.com Ojibwemowin.com is a website for teachers and learners of the Ojibwe language, the language of the indigenous people called variously the Ojibwe, Anishinaabe, Chippewa or Ojibwa. The website includes a blog with news related to the language and language revitalization, news and events including training opportunities, a lesson sharing area for teachers, some online language lessons, and access to materials for learning the language. The website is available at http://www.ojibwemowin.com/languageTools/index.html .
Source: Ojibwemowin.com
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Title: Ojibwemowin.com: Resources for Teaching and Learning Anishinaabemowin
Body: From http://www.ojibwemowin.com Ojibwemowin.com is a website for teachers and learners of the Ojibwe language, the language of the indigenous people called variously the Ojibwe, Anishinaabe, Chippewa or Ojibwa. The website includes a blog with news related to the language and language revitalization, news and events including training opportunities, a lesson sharing area for teachers, some online language lessons, and access to materials for learning the language. The website is available at http://www.ojibwemowin.com/languageTools/index.html .
Source: Ojibwemowin.com
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Title: Beginning Audio Language Lessons in Jordanian Arabic, Kazakh Russian, Bambara in Mali, French in Mali, Mandarin Chinese, Thai, and Ukrainian
Body: From http://www.peacecorps.gov Click on a language lesson in order to listen to the lesson in your default media player. Or subscribe to the lessons as podcasts. Currently, this site offers beginning language lessons in: * Jordanian Arabic * Kazakh Russian * Bambara in Mali * French in Mali * Mandarin Chinese * Thai * Ukrainian The lessons are available at http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/language .
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Title: Beginning Audio Language Lessons in Jordanian Arabic, Kazakh Russian, Bambara in Mali, French in Mali, Mandarin Chinese, Thai, and Ukrainian
Body: From http://www.peacecorps.gov Click on a language lesson in order to listen to the lesson in your default media player. Or subscribe to the lessons as podcasts. Currently, this site offers beginning language lessons in: * Jordanian Arabic * Kazakh Russian * Bambara in Mali * French in Mali * Mandarin Chinese * Thai * Ukrainian The lessons are available at http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/language .
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Title: Lesson Plans for Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, German, and Latin
Body: From http://www.tripforteachers.org/ForeignLang.html Lesson plans for Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, German, and Latin are organized based on the ACTFL standards and available at http://www.tripforteachers.org/ForeignLang.html .
Source: Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning
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Title: Lesson Plans for Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, German, and Latin
Body: From http://www.tripforteachers.org/ForeignLang.html Lesson plans for Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, German, and Latin are organized based on the ACTFL standards and available at http://www.tripforteachers.org/ForeignLang.html .
Source: Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning
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Title: Photo Guide to Japan and Tokyo
Body: From http://www.photopassjapan.com Visitors can experience Japan through photos at the PhotoPassJapan website. Resources include the following: Pictures by city, Photos by theme, Map of Japan, Suggested Itinerary, and Anime: pictures of real life locations. Visit PhotoPassJapan at http://www.photopassjapan.com .
Source: PhotoPassJapan
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Title: Photo Guide to Japan and Tokyo
Body: From http://www.photopassjapan.com Visitors can experience Japan through photos at the PhotoPassJapan website. Resources include the following: Pictures by city, Photos by theme, Map of Japan, Suggested Itinerary, and Anime: pictures of real life locations. Visit PhotoPassJapan at http://www.photopassjapan.com .
Source: PhotoPassJapan
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Title: International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)
Body: From http://www.germany.info/relaunch/education/new/edu_IPS_2_2008.html International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) Application Deadline Extended to July 15 This program offers an internship in the office of a Member of the German Bundestag, our parliament. Combined with a supplementary academic program organized by Berlin’s three universities and the fun of being together with people from other nations, this unique experience awaits you in the German capital. What the Bundestag expects of you: * Interest in politics * Excellent knowledge of German * College degree (B.A., B.S.) * U.S. citizenship * Born after March 1, 1979 What you can expect: * Monthly grant of € 450.00 * Free accommodations * Health, accident, and liability insurance * Reimbursement of your travel expenses to and from Berlin For more information, go to http://www.germany.info/relaunch/education/new/edu_IPS_2_2008.html .
Source: German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Title: International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)
Body: From http://www.germany.info/relaunch/education/new/edu_IPS_2_2008.html International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) Application Deadline Extended to July 15 This program offers an internship in the office of a Member of the German Bundestag, our parliament. Combined with a supplementary academic program organized by Berlin’s three universities and the fun of being together with people from other nations, this unique experience awaits you in the German capital. What the Bundestag expects of you: * Interest in politics * Excellent knowledge of German * College degree (B.A., B.S.) * U.S. citizenship * Born after March 1, 1979 What you can expect: * Monthly grant of € 450.00 * Free accommodations * Health, accident, and liability insurance * Reimbursement of your travel expenses to and from Berlin For more information, go to http://www.germany.info/relaunch/education/new/edu_IPS_2_2008.html .
Source: German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Title: Big "ß" is Now Officially a German Letter
Body: Many German learners will recognize the "ß", also known as the "Eszett". That strange looking letter that represents a sharp double-s in the German language has now been officially accepted as an upper case figure in the German alphabet by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Until now, the letter "ß" has only been a lower-case figure, causing all sorts of problems for journalists and advertisers who needed to find ways to avoid capitalizing the letter. Or the big "ß" was simply written as "SS" in situations where capitalization was unavoidable. But now it has been granted official status under the ISO’s "special consonants found in western European languages". Whether this means that the new character will now be integrated on German computer keyboards however remains unclear. But the capital "ß" has already been integrated in the latest Unicode version – the industry standard consisting of a repertoire of about 100,000 characters that allows computers to represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world’s writing systems. The Week in Germany from July 4, 2008. The Week in Germany, 3 Jul 2008.
Source: The Week in Germany
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Title: Big "ß" is Now Officially a German Letter
Body: Many German learners will recognize the "ß", also known as the "Eszett". That strange looking letter that represents a sharp double-s in the German language has now been officially accepted as an upper case figure in the German alphabet by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Until now, the letter "ß" has only been a lower-case figure, causing all sorts of problems for journalists and advertisers who needed to find ways to avoid capitalizing the letter. Or the big "ß" was simply written as "SS" in situations where capitalization was unavoidable. But now it has been granted official status under the ISO’s "special consonants found in western European languages". Whether this means that the new character will now be integrated on German computer keyboards however remains unclear. But the capital "ß" has already been integrated in the latest Unicode version – the industry standard consisting of a repertoire of about 100,000 characters that allows computers to represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world’s writing systems. The Week in Germany from July 4, 2008. The Week in Germany, 3 Jul 2008.
Source: The Week in Germany
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Title: Schola: Latin Social Network and Resources
Body: From http://www.e.millner.btinternet.co.uk/languages/ScholaFAQ.html Schola is an online environment where people can use Latin in a safe atmosphere. Each user has their own CYBERDIARIUM - in other words, a blog. This can be found on 'PAGINA MEA'. You can also start and contribute to discussions in the FORUM. If you wish, you can watch the collection of VIDEOGRAPHIAE. The collection of PHOTOGRAPHIAE is useful for vocabulary learning. There are now thousands of photographs, (over 3000 ) each one set up as a flash card, for learning vocabulary. These can be downloaded and put on an ipod, or simply played as a slide show on your own computer, or used on the site. Users can send private messages to each other - if you click on a user in the SODALES section, under their photo, you will find the words MITTE NUNTIUM. This will be a private off-site message that no-one else on the site can see. If you want to write a letter that all can see, there is a text box to the right of their photo. Type in there, and press ADDE SENTENTIAM VEL OBSERVATIONEM. Schola is available at http://schola.ning.com .
Source: Schola
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Title: Schola: Latin Social Network and Resources
Body: From http://www.e.millner.btinternet.co.uk/languages/ScholaFAQ.html Schola is an online environment where people can use Latin in a safe atmosphere. Each user has their own CYBERDIARIUM - in other words, a blog. This can be found on 'PAGINA MEA'. You can also start and contribute to discussions in the FORUM. If you wish, you can watch the collection of VIDEOGRAPHIAE. The collection of PHOTOGRAPHIAE is useful for vocabulary learning. There are now thousands of photographs, (over 3000 ) each one set up as a flash card, for learning vocabulary. These can be downloaded and put on an ipod, or simply played as a slide show on your own computer, or used on the site. Users can send private messages to each other - if you click on a user in the SODALES section, under their photo, you will find the words MITTE NUNTIUM. This will be a private off-site message that no-one else on the site can see. If you want to write a letter that all can see, there is a text box to the right of their photo. Type in there, and press ADDE SENTENTIAM VEL OBSERVATIONEM. Schola is available at http://schola.ning.com .
Source: Schola
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Title: The Universality of Italian Heritage Curriculum Project
Body: From http://njiiahc.rutgers.edu/gateway.php The Universality of Italian Heritage was developed by the Curriculum Development Committee of the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Committee. It consists of a Curriculum Infusion Model whereby Italian and Italian American content material is integrated into existing curricula K-12. The AMICIZIA (Friendship) project is a complimentary component of the Curriculum. This program provides opportunities for students in the United States to correspond with their counterparts in Italy. For more information about this project and to access the materials, go to http://njiiahc.rutgers.edu/gateway.php .
Source: National Italian American Foundation
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Title: The Universality of Italian Heritage Curriculum Project
Body: From http://njiiahc.rutgers.edu/gateway.php The Universality of Italian Heritage was developed by the Curriculum Development Committee of the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Committee. It consists of a Curriculum Infusion Model whereby Italian and Italian American content material is integrated into existing curricula K-12. The AMICIZIA (Friendship) project is a complimentary component of the Curriculum. This program provides opportunities for students in the United States to correspond with their counterparts in Italy. For more information about this project and to access the materials, go to http://njiiahc.rutgers.edu/gateway.php .
Source: National Italian American Foundation
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