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Title: VideoELE: YouTube Channel for Learning Spanish
Body: A YouTube channel with useful videos for learning and practicing Spanish is available at http://es.youtube.com/user/papitus .
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Title: VideoELE: YouTube Channel for Learning Spanish
Body: A YouTube channel with useful videos for learning and practicing Spanish is available at http://es.youtube.com/user/papitus .
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Title: First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning
Body: The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is holding the First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning (ICELTL1) from the 10th to the 13th September 2008. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.usc-iceltl.es .
Source: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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Title: First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning
Body: The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is holding the First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning (ICELTL1) from the 10th to the 13th September 2008. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.usc-iceltl.es .
Source: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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Title: Article: Testing Change Raises Scores of ELL Students
Body: From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082701813.html Testing Change Raises Scores: Va. Assesses Those Learning English On Class Work By Michael Alison Chandler and Maria Glod August 28, 2008 A switch in testing for students who are learning English fueled a rebound in scores this year for immigrant-rich schools in Northern Virginia that had failed the year before to meet targets set under the federal No Child Left Behind law. Scores dipped last year when the federal government for the first time required Virginia school systems to give English learners the same reading tests as classmates who speak English fluently, a mandate that local educators vehemently opposed as unfair. This year, federal officials allowed the state to assess thousands of English-learning students through portfolios of their work over the school year instead of through the state reading test. The results announced yesterday marked another turn in the national debate over the best way to test millions of students who are new to English. Read the rest of this article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082701813.html .
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Title: Article: Testing Change Raises Scores of ELL Students
Body: From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082701813.html Testing Change Raises Scores: Va. Assesses Those Learning English On Class Work By Michael Alison Chandler and Maria Glod August 28, 2008 A switch in testing for students who are learning English fueled a rebound in scores this year for immigrant-rich schools in Northern Virginia that had failed the year before to meet targets set under the federal No Child Left Behind law. Scores dipped last year when the federal government for the first time required Virginia school systems to give English learners the same reading tests as classmates who speak English fluently, a mandate that local educators vehemently opposed as unfair. This year, federal officials allowed the state to assess thousands of English-learning students through portfolios of their work over the school year instead of through the state reading test. The results announced yesterday marked another turn in the national debate over the best way to test millions of students who are new to English. Read the rest of this article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082701813.html .
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Title: English Daily: Resources for Learning English
Body: The English Daily website includes TOEFL vocabulary practice, grammar lessons and exercises, transcripts from movies, ear training, and sections on slang, idioms, and proverbs. It is available at http://www.englishdaily626.com .
Source: English Daily
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Title: English Daily: Resources for Learning English
Body: The English Daily website includes TOEFL vocabulary practice, grammar lessons and exercises, transcripts from movies, ear training, and sections on slang, idioms, and proverbs. It is available at http://www.englishdaily626.com .
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Title: Book Donation Campaign
Body: The Department of Education teamed with First Book and Random House Children's Books to launch the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative (http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/05/05062008.html ). The Initiative marked the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free, new Random House children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country. Some 500,000 books were distributed in this first stage of the initiative. The effort is part of our Book Donation Campaign, a multiyear effort of the U.S. Department of Education, First Book and a host of major U.S. book publishing companies to promote literacy and supply books to children in need. Since June 2006, we have collaborated to distribute nearly 3 million children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country. Later this month, the Department and First Book will announce the availability and subsequent national distribution of the remaining 300,000 Random House books earmarked for the Book Donation Campaign. Schools, libraries and organizations interested in obtaining books available through the Campaign are encouraged to register online at www.firstbook.org/register .
Source: US Department of Education
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Title: Book Donation Campaign
Body: The Department of Education teamed with First Book and Random House Children's Books to launch the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative (http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/05/05062008.html ). The Initiative marked the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free, new Random House children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country. Some 500,000 books were distributed in this first stage of the initiative. The effort is part of our Book Donation Campaign, a multiyear effort of the U.S. Department of Education, First Book and a host of major U.S. book publishing companies to promote literacy and supply books to children in need. Since June 2006, we have collaborated to distribute nearly 3 million children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country. Later this month, the Department and First Book will announce the availability and subsequent national distribution of the remaining 300,000 Random House books earmarked for the Book Donation Campaign. Schools, libraries and organizations interested in obtaining books available through the Campaign are encouraged to register online at www.firstbook.org/register .
Source: US Department of Education
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Title: Stirrers and Settlers for the Primary Classroom
Body: Stirrers and Settlers for the Primary Classroom Written by Sue Clarke, Teacher and teacher-trainer, British Council, Coimbra, Portugal Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir' and when to ‘settle' children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming overexcited on the one hand or bored on the other. A list of “stirrer” and “settler” activities is available along in the full article at http://teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/stirrers-settlers-primary-classroom .
Source: British Council
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Title: Stirrers and Settlers for the Primary Classroom
Body: Stirrers and Settlers for the Primary Classroom Written by Sue Clarke, Teacher and teacher-trainer, British Council, Coimbra, Portugal Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir' and when to ‘settle' children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming overexcited on the one hand or bored on the other. A list of “stirrer” and “settler” activities is available along in the full article at http://teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/stirrers-settlers-primary-classroom .
Source: British Council
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Title: Curriki: Curriculum Sharing for K-12
Body: From http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/site-of-the-week/site/?i=55031;_hbguid=dce3dd24-c83c-42e8-ac1c-72fabb620143&d=site-of-the-week Curriki, an online community for creating and sharing open K-12 curricula, has redesigned its web site to make it easier for educators to use. In addition, Curriki has expanded its offering of free curricula with a new educational program, Panwapa, from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, in partnership with the Merrill Lynch Foundation. Panwapa, which in the Tshiluba language of the Congo means "here on this earth," is a collection of educational resources designed to introduce and model the skills needed for global citizenship. The newly redesigned Curriki web site features an easy-to-use home page that gives users three ways to become an active member of the community. Users can "Find" open-source curricula and educational materials, "Contribute" their own high-quality content, and "Connect" through Groups with other educators and learners. New tutorial videos and tips offer additional support, helping members find the information they need faster and easier, Curriki says. Further improvements reportedly will be phased in over the next several months, including the ability to generate a collection of free educational resources in a format easily suitable for printing. Foreign language learning resources (2815 to date) are available at http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/GWTSearch#XWiki.AssetClass.fw_items=FW_masterFramework.ForeignLanguages&__advShow=1&__go=1 and searchable by subject, level, language, and more. To learning more about Panwapa at Curriki, go to http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Demo/panwapa . Panwapa World is available at http://www.panwapa.com/panwapasplash.php .
Source: eSchool News
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Title: Curriki: Curriculum Sharing for K-12
Body: From http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/site-of-the-week/site/?i=55031;_hbguid=dce3dd24-c83c-42e8-ac1c-72fabb620143&d=site-of-the-week Curriki, an online community for creating and sharing open K-12 curricula, has redesigned its web site to make it easier for educators to use. In addition, Curriki has expanded its offering of free curricula with a new educational program, Panwapa, from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, in partnership with the Merrill Lynch Foundation. Panwapa, which in the Tshiluba language of the Congo means "here on this earth," is a collection of educational resources designed to introduce and model the skills needed for global citizenship. The newly redesigned Curriki web site features an easy-to-use home page that gives users three ways to become an active member of the community. Users can "Find" open-source curricula and educational materials, "Contribute" their own high-quality content, and "Connect" through Groups with other educators and learners. New tutorial videos and tips offer additional support, helping members find the information they need faster and easier, Curriki says. Further improvements reportedly will be phased in over the next several months, including the ability to generate a collection of free educational resources in a format easily suitable for printing. Foreign language learning resources (2815 to date) are available at http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/GWTSearch#XWiki.AssetClass.fw_items=FW_masterFramework.ForeignLanguages&__advShow=1&__go=1 and searchable by subject, level, language, and more. To learning more about Panwapa at Curriki, go to http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Demo/panwapa . Panwapa World is available at http://www.panwapa.com/panwapasplash.php .
Source: eSchool News
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Title: Book: Investigating Pragmatics in Foreign Language Learning, Teaching and Testing
Body: From http://www.multilingual-matters.com Investigating Pragmatics in Foreign Language Learning, Teaching and Testing Edited by Eva Alcon Soler and Alicia Martinez-Flor Publisher: Multilingual Matters Summary: This book focuses on investigating pragmatic learning, teaching and testing in foreign language contexts. The volume brings together research that investigates these three areas in different formal language learning settings and focuses on different foreign languages. The book should be of interest to graduate students and researchers working in the area of second language acquisition. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847690845 .
Source: Multilingual Matters
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Title: Book: Investigating Pragmatics in Foreign Language Learning, Teaching and Testing
Body: From http://www.multilingual-matters.com Investigating Pragmatics in Foreign Language Learning, Teaching and Testing Edited by Eva Alcon Soler and Alicia Martinez-Flor Publisher: Multilingual Matters Summary: This book focuses on investigating pragmatic learning, teaching and testing in foreign language contexts. The volume brings together research that investigates these three areas in different formal language learning settings and focuses on different foreign languages. The book should be of interest to graduate students and researchers working in the area of second language acquisition. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847690845 .
Source: Multilingual Matters
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Title: Book: Learning How to Request in an Instructed Language Learning Context
Body: From http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail.cfm&VID=11601 Learning How to Request in an Instructed Language Learning Context Edited by Eva Alcón Soler Publisher: Peter Lang Summary: Interlanguage Pragmatics (ILP) is a field of growing interest. Focussing on the speech act of requesting, the volume provides information about opportunities for pragmatic learning and how pragmatics can be integrated into instructional foreign language learning contexts. In addition, the research reported here provides methodological insights for those interested in investigating ILP from a second language acquisition perspective. The reader will also encounter some research issues worth examining in relation to pragmatic language learning. Topics include the use of assessment instruments in measuring learners' perception and production of different pragmatic issues, the long-term effects of instruction, and the effectiveness of different teaching approaches. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail.cfm&VID=11601 .
Source: Peter Lang Publishing Group
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Title: Book: Learning How to Request in an Instructed Language Learning Context
Body: From http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail.cfm&VID=11601 Learning How to Request in an Instructed Language Learning Context Edited by Eva Alcón Soler Publisher: Peter Lang Summary: Interlanguage Pragmatics (ILP) is a field of growing interest. Focussing on the speech act of requesting, the volume provides information about opportunities for pragmatic learning and how pragmatics can be integrated into instructional foreign language learning contexts. In addition, the research reported here provides methodological insights for those interested in investigating ILP from a second language acquisition perspective. The reader will also encounter some research issues worth examining in relation to pragmatic language learning. Topics include the use of assessment instruments in measuring learners' perception and production of different pragmatic issues, the long-term effects of instruction, and the effectiveness of different teaching approaches. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail.cfm&VID=11601 .
Source: Peter Lang Publishing Group
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Title: NERALLT Call for Papers
Body: The New England Regional Association for Language Learning Technology (NERALLT) will be holding its fall meeting on Friday, October 24, 2008 at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. NERALLT is the New England regional group of the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT). However, our membership and biannual meetings are open to all who wish to present or participate. We are seeking abstracts on our topic "Changing Times, Changing Spaces: Fitting the Space to the Learning". We invite presentations on such issues as new study areas for students, learning center design issues, needs assessment, and useful tools in planning design. Presentations will be approximately 45 min. in length. We are also planning electronic poster sessions where ongoing demos will be held for 50 minutes, allowing people time to move from station to station approximately every 10 minutes. Possible demonstrations appropriate for this venue would be web applications useful in planning or a guided tour of your newly designed facility. Email abstracts or address questions to Ruth Trometer, Program Chair, at trometer@mit.edu . The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2008. In addition to the abstract, please include the following information: Name Institution Title E-mail address Postal address Telephone number Title of the presentation Co-author's name, if any Co-author's affiliation Preferred session type: Presentation or Poster Session #8926 NERALLT Call for Papers. Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum (LLTI@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU, 4 Sept 2008).
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Title: NERALLT Call for Papers
Body: The New England Regional Association for Language Learning Technology (NERALLT) will be holding its fall meeting on Friday, October 24, 2008 at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. NERALLT is the New England regional group of the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT). However, our membership and biannual meetings are open to all who wish to present or participate. We are seeking abstracts on our topic "Changing Times, Changing Spaces: Fitting the Space to the Learning". We invite presentations on such issues as new study areas for students, learning center design issues, needs assessment, and useful tools in planning design. Presentations will be approximately 45 min. in length. We are also planning electronic poster sessions where ongoing demos will be held for 50 minutes, allowing people time to move from station to station approximately every 10 minutes. Possible demonstrations appropriate for this venue would be web applications useful in planning or a guided tour of your newly designed facility. Email abstracts or address questions to Ruth Trometer, Program Chair, at trometer@mit.edu . The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2008. In addition to the abstract, please include the following information: Name Institution Title E-mail address Postal address Telephone number Title of the presentation Co-author's name, if any Co-author's affiliation Preferred session type: Presentation or Poster Session #8926 NERALLT Call for Papers. Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum (LLTI@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU, 4 Sept 2008).
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