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Title: Los Angeles School District Adopts World Language Resolution
Body: The Los Angeles Board of Education officially adopted a Chinese, Spanish, and other World Languages Resolution. This is a major feat for the second largest school district in the U.S. Currently, high school graduation requires only two years of the study of a language and there are only about 1,000 students learning Chinese. The Resolution states, "all students, regardless of their home language, should be provided with the opportunity to study at least one language, in addition to English, beginning in elementary grades and continuing their study sequence for 6 to 8 years in order to achieve a high level of proficiency." To read the full text of this Resolution, go to http://tinyurl.com/6oxz8f . Wang, S. Newsletter | Chinese Language Initiatives. Asia Society Newsletter (asiasociety.chinese@gmail.com, 26 Nov 2008).
Source: Newsletter | Chinese Language Initiatives
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Title: Los Angeles School District Adopts World Language Resolution
Body: The Los Angeles Board of Education officially adopted a Chinese, Spanish, and other World Languages Resolution. This is a major feat for the second largest school district in the U.S. Currently, high school graduation requires only two years of the study of a language and there are only about 1,000 students learning Chinese. The Resolution states, "all students, regardless of their home language, should be provided with the opportunity to study at least one language, in addition to English, beginning in elementary grades and continuing their study sequence for 6 to 8 years in order to achieve a high level of proficiency." To read the full text of this Resolution, go to http://tinyurl.com/6oxz8f . Wang, S. Newsletter | Chinese Language Initiatives. Asia Society Newsletter (asiasociety.chinese@gmail.com, 26 Nov 2008).
Source: Newsletter | Chinese Language Initiatives
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Title: Article: Baby Sign Language
Body: From http://www.allsands.com Baby sign language has become a popular phenomenon to parents around the world in recent years. Research has proven that teaching babies to sign increases their IQ and enables them to talk at an earlier age than those who don’t. Sign language helps to tear down the barriers of silence and opens new worlds of communication between a parent and a child. Read the entire article at http://www.allsands.com/kids/education/babysignlangua_rql_gn.htm .
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Title: Article: Baby Sign Language
Body: From http://www.allsands.com Baby sign language has become a popular phenomenon to parents around the world in recent years. Research has proven that teaching babies to sign increases their IQ and enables them to talk at an earlier age than those who don’t. Sign language helps to tear down the barriers of silence and opens new worlds of communication between a parent and a child. Read the entire article at http://www.allsands.com/kids/education/babysignlangua_rql_gn.htm .
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Title: RezKast: A YouTube for Native Americans
Body: From http://www.reznetnews.org/multimedia/video/youtube-native-americans-25340 With the launch of RezKast, Native Americans no longer need to waste time looking for Native-themed videos on YouTube. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe launched RezKast, a Native content site, in July with hopes of preserving the Native culture, history and language before they disappear. Read more about RezKast and watch a video about it at http://www.reznetnews.org/multimedia/video/youtube-native-americans-25340 . RezKast is available at http://www.rezkast.com .
Source: RezNet
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Title: RezKast: A YouTube for Native Americans
Body: From http://www.reznetnews.org/multimedia/video/youtube-native-americans-25340 With the launch of RezKast, Native Americans no longer need to waste time looking for Native-themed videos on YouTube. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe launched RezKast, a Native content site, in July with hopes of preserving the Native culture, history and language before they disappear. Read more about RezKast and watch a video about it at http://www.reznetnews.org/multimedia/video/youtube-native-americans-25340 . RezKast is available at http://www.rezkast.com .
Source: RezNet
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Title: Presentation on the Dutar, a Folk Instrument of Turkmenistan
Body: From http://www.peacecorps.gov While serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Turkmenistan, Dave Fossum learned to play Turkmen national music on a dutar, a two-stringed instrument. In the three parts of this slide show, learn about the dutar, appreciate the structure of Turkmen music, and watch Dave perform with his teacher in Turkmenistan. The presentation is available at http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/videos/turkmenmusic/?cid=wwsvidtkmusic .
Source: Worldwise Schools
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Title: Presentation on the Dutar, a Folk Instrument of Turkmenistan
Body: From http://www.peacecorps.gov While serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Turkmenistan, Dave Fossum learned to play Turkmen national music on a dutar, a two-stringed instrument. In the three parts of this slide show, learn about the dutar, appreciate the structure of Turkmen music, and watch Dave perform with his teacher in Turkmenistan. The presentation is available at http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/videos/turkmenmusic/?cid=wwsvidtkmusic .
Source: Worldwise Schools
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Title: Public event: "My Story with Yiddish," National Museum of Languages
Body: Sunday January 25, 2 – 4 pm: Discourses in Dying Languages: My Story With Yiddish Miriam Isaacs, Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies, University of Maryland What is the place of Yiddish in the context of a globalizing world? The role of Yiddish is discussed, in part as a heritage language and also its present uses by Jewish and non-Jewish speech communities around the world are considered, including Hasidim in Israel and America and Christian Germans and Poles. All events at the National Museum of Language are open to the public. Admission is free. Reservations are needed because of limited seating. For reservations, please call (301) 864-7071 or e-mail events@languagemuseum.org . Time is allowed for discussion with the speakers after each presentation. Light refreshments will be served. Ample free parking is available. Directions can be found at http://languagemuseum.org/directions.html . The National Museum of Language is in College Park, MD.
Source: Heritage List
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Title: Public event: "My Story with Yiddish," National Museum of Languages
Body: Sunday January 25, 2 – 4 pm: Discourses in Dying Languages: My Story With Yiddish Miriam Isaacs, Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies, University of Maryland What is the place of Yiddish in the context of a globalizing world? The role of Yiddish is discussed, in part as a heritage language and also its present uses by Jewish and non-Jewish speech communities around the world are considered, including Hasidim in Israel and America and Christian Germans and Poles. All events at the National Museum of Language are open to the public. Admission is free. Reservations are needed because of limited seating. For reservations, please call (301) 864-7071 or e-mail events@languagemuseum.org . Time is allowed for discussion with the speakers after each presentation. Light refreshments will be served. Ample free parking is available. Directions can be found at http://languagemuseum.org/directions.html . The National Museum of Language is in College Park, MD.
Source: Heritage List
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Title: Exhibition: Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft
Body: Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft From http://www.actaonline.org/calendar/index.htm#shibui Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft Through June 28, 2009 Mingei International Museum Balboa Park 1439 El Prado San Diego, California Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft features metal, textiles, wood and ceramics from the Museum’s renowned collection of Japanese folk art, craft and design. Highlights of the exhibition include kimono and textiles by Keisuke Serizawa, selections from the Museum’s Arline Cox Collection of indigo-dyed, stencil-painted and sashiko decorated rural and village textiles and recent acquisitions. In memory of Tatsuzo Shimaoka (1919-2007), the renowned ceramic artist and Japanese National Treasure, Mingei International is displaying some of this master craftsman’s classic ceramic works. The exhibition was planned in collaboration with San Diego Museum of Art and Timken Museum of Art to complement their exhibition Kimono as Art: The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota, on view through January 4, 2009. Museum Admission: $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 youth For more information visit the Mingei International Museum’s website at http://www.mingei.org/exhibitions/detail.php?EID=155 .
Source: ACTA
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Title: Exhibition: Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft
Body: Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft From http://www.actaonline.org/calendar/index.htm#shibui Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft Through June 28, 2009 Mingei International Museum Balboa Park 1439 El Prado San Diego, California Shibui – The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft features metal, textiles, wood and ceramics from the Museum’s renowned collection of Japanese folk art, craft and design. Highlights of the exhibition include kimono and textiles by Keisuke Serizawa, selections from the Museum’s Arline Cox Collection of indigo-dyed, stencil-painted and sashiko decorated rural and village textiles and recent acquisitions. In memory of Tatsuzo Shimaoka (1919-2007), the renowned ceramic artist and Japanese National Treasure, Mingei International is displaying some of this master craftsman’s classic ceramic works. The exhibition was planned in collaboration with San Diego Museum of Art and Timken Museum of Art to complement their exhibition Kimono as Art: The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota, on view through January 4, 2009. Museum Admission: $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 youth For more information visit the Mingei International Museum’s website at http://www.mingei.org/exhibitions/detail.php?EID=155 .
Source: ACTA
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Title: Christmas in Germany
Body: From http://www.germany.info Information about Christmas in German is available from Germany.info at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/05__Culture/06/Christmas/__Christmas.html .
Source: German Embassy, Washington, D.C.
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Title: Christmas in Germany
Body: From http://www.germany.info Information about Christmas in German is available from Germany.info at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/05__Culture/06/Christmas/__Christmas.html .
Source: German Embassy, Washington, D.C.
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Title: Online Advent Calendars in German
Body: Make your own online advent calendar at this German-language website: http://advent.springmaus.de/index.php . An online Christmas Market themed calendar is available at http://homepage.mac.com/nickelca/Flash/advent/adventcalendard.html . Another online advent calendar on a map of Germany is available at http://www.hueber.de/adventskalender . A collection of Christmas songs and links to more advent calendars is available at http://www.adventskalender.net/kostenlose-weihnachtsmusik.php .
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Title: Online Advent Calendars in German
Body: Make your own online advent calendar at this German-language website: http://advent.springmaus.de/index.php . An online Christmas Market themed calendar is available at http://homepage.mac.com/nickelca/Flash/advent/adventcalendard.html . Another online advent calendar on a map of Germany is available at http://www.hueber.de/adventskalender . A collection of Christmas songs and links to more advent calendars is available at http://www.adventskalender.net/kostenlose-weihnachtsmusik.php .
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Title: Presentation: Hollywood Speaks German
Body: Hollywood Speaks German Stefan Droessler, Director of the Munich Film Museum Presentation with Film Excerpts Presented in English This presentation focuses on the beginnings of sound in film when Hollywood produced many films in many different languages – German among them. Between 1930 and 1932 all Hollywood studios produced films in German to better export them. They hired German stars like Heinrich George, Paul Morgan or Camilla Horn, flying them in from Germany. Or they used German speaking actors living in Hollywood like Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson or Marion Lessing. Some actors who were very popular in Germany, like Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Buster Keaton had to phonetically learn to pronounce German words. Listen to them speak German with a funny accent while comparing the clip with the American version. Film excerpts from forgotten classics highlight this entertaining lecture. Presentation with Film Excerpts Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 6pm Goethe-Institut Chicago 150 N Michigan Ave, Suite 200 Suggested Donation $ 5 RSVP with Lisa Lux: lux@chicago.goethe.org Tel. +1 312 263 0472
Source: Goethe-Institut
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Title: Presentation: Hollywood Speaks German
Body: Hollywood Speaks German Stefan Droessler, Director of the Munich Film Museum Presentation with Film Excerpts Presented in English This presentation focuses on the beginnings of sound in film when Hollywood produced many films in many different languages – German among them. Between 1930 and 1932 all Hollywood studios produced films in German to better export them. They hired German stars like Heinrich George, Paul Morgan or Camilla Horn, flying them in from Germany. Or they used German speaking actors living in Hollywood like Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson or Marion Lessing. Some actors who were very popular in Germany, like Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Buster Keaton had to phonetically learn to pronounce German words. Listen to them speak German with a funny accent while comparing the clip with the American version. Film excerpts from forgotten classics highlight this entertaining lecture. Presentation with Film Excerpts Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 6pm Goethe-Institut Chicago 150 N Michigan Ave, Suite 200 Suggested Donation $ 5 RSVP with Lisa Lux: lux@chicago.goethe.org Tel. +1 312 263 0472
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Title: German-Style Christmas Markets Open Across the United States
Body: From http://www.germany.info Ringing in the holiday season, cities across the US are celebrating with their own reincarnations of the traditional German Christmas market. Not unlike the Christmas markets in Germany, each of its American cousins has a flair that is unique to the city or region where it takes place. View a listing of markets in different cities and their dates of operation at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/GIC/2008/11/20__Christmas__S.html .
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Title: German-Style Christmas Markets Open Across the United States
Body: From http://www.germany.info Ringing in the holiday season, cities across the US are celebrating with their own reincarnations of the traditional German Christmas market. Not unlike the Christmas markets in Germany, each of its American cousins has a flair that is unique to the city or region where it takes place. View a listing of markets in different cities and their dates of operation at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/GIC/2008/11/20__Christmas__S.html .
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