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Title: Book: Sign Bilingualism
Body: From http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SiBil%2038 Sign Bilingualism: Language development, interaction, and maintenance in sign language contact situations Edited by Carolina Plaza-Pust and Esperanza Morales-López Published by the John Benjamins Publishing Company Summary: This volume provides a unique cross-disciplinary perspective on the external ecological and internal psycholinguistic factors that determine sign bilingualism, its development and maintenance at the individual and societal levels. Multiple aspects concerning the dynamics of contact situations involving a signed and a spoken or a written language are covered in detail, i.e. the development of the languages in bilingual deaf children, cross-modal contact phenomena in the productions of child and adult signers, sign bilingual education concepts and practices in diverse social contexts, deaf educational discourse, sign language planning and interpretation. This state-of-the-art collection is enhanced by a final chapter providing a critical appraisal of the major issues emerging from the individual studies in the light of current assumptions in the broader field of contact linguistics. Given the interdependence of research, policy and practice, the insights gathered in the studies presented are not only of scientific interest, but also bear important implications concerning the perception, understanding and promotion of bilingualism in deaf individuals whose language acquisition and use have been ignored for a long time at the socio-political and scientific levels. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SiBil%2038 .
Source: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Title: Book: Sign Bilingualism
Body: From http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SiBil%2038 Sign Bilingualism: Language development, interaction, and maintenance in sign language contact situations Edited by Carolina Plaza-Pust and Esperanza Morales-López Published by the John Benjamins Publishing Company Summary: This volume provides a unique cross-disciplinary perspective on the external ecological and internal psycholinguistic factors that determine sign bilingualism, its development and maintenance at the individual and societal levels. Multiple aspects concerning the dynamics of contact situations involving a signed and a spoken or a written language are covered in detail, i.e. the development of the languages in bilingual deaf children, cross-modal contact phenomena in the productions of child and adult signers, sign bilingual education concepts and practices in diverse social contexts, deaf educational discourse, sign language planning and interpretation. This state-of-the-art collection is enhanced by a final chapter providing a critical appraisal of the major issues emerging from the individual studies in the light of current assumptions in the broader field of contact linguistics. Given the interdependence of research, policy and practice, the insights gathered in the studies presented are not only of scientific interest, but also bear important implications concerning the perception, understanding and promotion of bilingualism in deaf individuals whose language acquisition and use have been ignored for a long time at the socio-political and scientific levels. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SiBil%2038 .
Source: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Title: Its Native Tongue Facing Extinction, Arapaho Tribe Teaches the Young
Body: From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/17arapaho.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Only about 200 Arapaho speakers are still alive, and tribal leaders at Wind River, Wyoming’s only Indian reservation, fear their language will not survive. As part of an intensifying effort to save that language, this tribe of 8,791, known as the Northern Arapaho, recently opened a new school where students will be taught in Arapaho. Like other tribes, the Northern Arapaho have suffered from the legacy of Indian boarding institutions, established by the federal government in the late 1800s to “Americanize” Native American children. It was at such schools that teachers instilled the “kill the Indian, save the man” philosophy, young boys had their traditional braids shorn, and students were forbidden to speak tribal languages. About 22 children from pre-kindergarten through first grade started classes at the school — a rectangular one-story structure with a fresh coat of white paint and the words Hinono’ Eitiino’ Oowu’ (translation: Arapaho Language Lodge) written across its siding. Administrators plan to add a grade each year until it comprises pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade classes. Read the entire article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/17arapaho.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin .
Source: New York Times
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Title: Its Native Tongue Facing Extinction, Arapaho Tribe Teaches the Young
Body: From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/17arapaho.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Only about 200 Arapaho speakers are still alive, and tribal leaders at Wind River, Wyoming’s only Indian reservation, fear their language will not survive. As part of an intensifying effort to save that language, this tribe of 8,791, known as the Northern Arapaho, recently opened a new school where students will be taught in Arapaho. Like other tribes, the Northern Arapaho have suffered from the legacy of Indian boarding institutions, established by the federal government in the late 1800s to “Americanize” Native American children. It was at such schools that teachers instilled the “kill the Indian, save the man” philosophy, young boys had their traditional braids shorn, and students were forbidden to speak tribal languages. About 22 children from pre-kindergarten through first grade started classes at the school — a rectangular one-story structure with a fresh coat of white paint and the words Hinono’ Eitiino’ Oowu’ (translation: Arapaho Language Lodge) written across its siding. Administrators plan to add a grade each year until it comprises pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade classes. Read the entire article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/17arapaho.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin .
Source: New York Times
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Title: New Documentary Film Tracks Languages
Body: From http://www.voanews.com New Documentary Film Tracks Languages By Paul Sisco October 17, 2008 Scientists who study linguistics estimate that half the world's spoken languages are likely to disappear in this century. VOA's Paul Sisco spoke with the director of a new documentary film that chronicles the work of two scientists who are traveling the world in a race to preserve what they can. The film is called The Linguists. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, it follows the work of two scientists who are documenting and archiving languages that are dying around the world. Read the entire article at http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-17-voa14.cfm .
Source: Voice of America
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Title: New Documentary Film Tracks Languages
Body: From http://www.voanews.com New Documentary Film Tracks Languages By Paul Sisco October 17, 2008 Scientists who study linguistics estimate that half the world's spoken languages are likely to disappear in this century. VOA's Paul Sisco spoke with the director of a new documentary film that chronicles the work of two scientists who are traveling the world in a race to preserve what they can. The film is called The Linguists. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, it follows the work of two scientists who are documenting and archiving languages that are dying around the world. Read the entire article at http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-17-voa14.cfm .
Source: Voice of America
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Title: Article: Florida Charter School Teaching Hebrew Breaks Language Barrier
Body: From http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/schools/sfl-flbbengamla1016sboct16,0,3135693.story Hollywood charter school teaching Hebrew breaks language barrier Ben Gamla thriving after Hebrew debate dies down By Akilah Johnson October 16, 2008 Students run around the playground, learn in air-conditioned classrooms and study a foreign language during a typical day at Ben Gamla Charter School. That's a far cry from the campus' rocky start a year ago. Months of debate — much at the national level — ensnared the Hollywood school when it opened last year amid controversy that centered on complicated questions: Could Hebrew be taught without promoting a religion? Could the school open after failing to meet fire and safety codes? The answer to both: yes. Read the entire article at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/schools/sfl-flbbengamla1016sboct16,0,3135693.story .
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Title: Article: Florida Charter School Teaching Hebrew Breaks Language Barrier
Body: From http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/schools/sfl-flbbengamla1016sboct16,0,3135693.story Hollywood charter school teaching Hebrew breaks language barrier Ben Gamla thriving after Hebrew debate dies down By Akilah Johnson October 16, 2008 Students run around the playground, learn in air-conditioned classrooms and study a foreign language during a typical day at Ben Gamla Charter School. That's a far cry from the campus' rocky start a year ago. Months of debate — much at the national level — ensnared the Hollywood school when it opened last year amid controversy that centered on complicated questions: Could Hebrew be taught without promoting a religion? Could the school open after failing to meet fire and safety codes? The answer to both: yes. Read the entire article at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/schools/sfl-flbbengamla1016sboct16,0,3135693.story .
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Title: Turkish Learning and Teaching Resources on the Internet
Body: From http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/aatt/default.htm An annotated list of Internet resources for teaching and learning Turkish is available from the American Association of Teachers of Turkic at http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/aatt/res-turkish-internet.htm .
Source: AATT
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Title: Turkish Learning and Teaching Resources on the Internet
Body: From http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/aatt/default.htm An annotated list of Internet resources for teaching and learning Turkish is available from the American Association of Teachers of Turkic at http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/aatt/res-turkish-internet.htm .
Source: AATT
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Title: Pinyin Builder
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-3164.html Pinyin Builder is a free application that correctly formats pinyin and automatically inserts the pinyin into documents. It is simple to use allowing for all methods of data entry and complies with the rules for Tone Marking of Romanised Characters. All Tone marks are included and it is available from Language Power. Learn more about this application and download it at http://www.language-power.cn/pinyin-builder.html .
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Pinyin Builder
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-3164.html Pinyin Builder is a free application that correctly formats pinyin and automatically inserts the pinyin into documents. It is simple to use allowing for all methods of data entry and complies with the rules for Tone Marking of Romanised Characters. All Tone marks are included and it is available from Language Power. Learn more about this application and download it at http://www.language-power.cn/pinyin-builder.html .
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Panel Discussion: Postwar Japanese Art
Body: From http://www.moma.org/calendar/events.php?id=10672&ref=calendar Panel Discussion: Postwar Japanese Art Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:00 p.m. The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building New York City Organized as part of an exchange between MoMA curators and curators of modern and contemporary art in Japan, this program presents a chronological overview of developments in postwar Japanese art. Panelists include the visiting curators Michiko Kasahara, Chief Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography; Dr. Midori Matsui, independent curator and scholar; Fumihiko Sumitomo, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; and Akira Tatehata, Director, National Museum of Art, Osaka. In a discussion moderated by Cornelia H. Butler, Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings at MoMA, panelists explore the work of artists, collectives, and movements in Japan since the 1940s. For more information, go to http://www.moma.org/calendar/events.php?id=10672&ref=calendar .
Source: Museum of Modern Art
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Title: Panel Discussion: Postwar Japanese Art
Body: From http://www.moma.org/calendar/events.php?id=10672&ref=calendar Panel Discussion: Postwar Japanese Art Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:00 p.m. The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building New York City Organized as part of an exchange between MoMA curators and curators of modern and contemporary art in Japan, this program presents a chronological overview of developments in postwar Japanese art. Panelists include the visiting curators Michiko Kasahara, Chief Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography; Dr. Midori Matsui, independent curator and scholar; Fumihiko Sumitomo, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; and Akira Tatehata, Director, National Museum of Art, Osaka. In a discussion moderated by Cornelia H. Butler, Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings at MoMA, panelists explore the work of artists, collectives, and movements in Japan since the 1940s. For more information, go to http://www.moma.org/calendar/events.php?id=10672&ref=calendar .
Source: Museum of Modern Art
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Title: Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon for German
Body: CAPL-German is a pilot project for culturally authentic license-free imagery. Browse the site at http://www.washjeff.edu/CAPL .
Source: Washington and Jefferson College
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Title: Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon for German
Body: CAPL-German is a pilot project for culturally authentic license-free imagery. Browse the site at http://www.washjeff.edu/CAPL .
Source: Washington and Jefferson College
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Title: CanooNet: German Grammar and Spelling Reference
Body: Deutsche Wörterbücher und Grammatik, CanooNet is available at http://www.canoo.net .
Source: CanooNet
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Title: CanooNet: German Grammar and Spelling Reference
Body: Deutsche Wörterbücher und Grammatik, CanooNet is available at http://www.canoo.net .
Source: CanooNet
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Title: Article: Latin Surges in Popularity
Body: From http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2008/10/17/latin-surges-in-popularity.html Latin Surges in Popularity by Jessica Calefati October 17, 2008 Though it is often considered a dead language, Latin is alive and flourishing in high school classrooms across the country. In the past 10 years, the number of students taking the National Latin Exam has risen by 30,000 to about 135,000, while the number of students taking the Advanced Placement Latin exams has nearly doubled. Some say the resurgence is linked to increased interest in SAT preparation and Latin's ability to help students succeed on the test's verbal section, while others believe young adults' obsession with Harry Potter and his Latin spells are driving the trend. But popular Latin teachers like Roach suggest that dynamic, enthusiastic educators might actually be the key to the language's surging popularity. Read the entire article at http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2008/10/17/latin-surges-in-popularity.html .
Source: U.S. News & World Report
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Title: Article: Latin Surges in Popularity
Body: From http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2008/10/17/latin-surges-in-popularity.html Latin Surges in Popularity by Jessica Calefati October 17, 2008 Though it is often considered a dead language, Latin is alive and flourishing in high school classrooms across the country. In the past 10 years, the number of students taking the National Latin Exam has risen by 30,000 to about 135,000, while the number of students taking the Advanced Placement Latin exams has nearly doubled. Some say the resurgence is linked to increased interest in SAT preparation and Latin's ability to help students succeed on the test's verbal section, while others believe young adults' obsession with Harry Potter and his Latin spells are driving the trend. But popular Latin teachers like Roach suggest that dynamic, enthusiastic educators might actually be the key to the language's surging popularity. Read the entire article at http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2008/10/17/latin-surges-in-popularity.html .
Source: U.S. News & World Report
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