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Title: Employment Opportunities in ESL Posted
Body: Virginia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages maintains a list of job openings at http://www.vatesol.cloverpad.org/Default.aspx?pageId=105699 .
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Title: Employment Opportunities in ESL Posted
Body: Virginia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages maintains a list of job openings at http://www.vatesol.cloverpad.org/Default.aspx?pageId=105699 .
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Title: Article: Vanishing Tongues and Success Stories from Around the World
Body: From http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1211450 Vanishing tongues and success stories from around the world by Adam McDowell Friday, January 23, 2009 The task language activists have undertaken is nothing short of defying a multi-century trend that has seen minority languages wither and disappear in a competition against the languages of empires past and present. English, Spanish, Russian and others can bully minority languages into oblivion through social and economic pressure, assimilationist educational policies, the effect of the mass media and other factors. Of the world's 7,000 languages, linguists believe as many as half are in danger of disappearing during the 21st century, and many of those will go silent before ever being recorded for posterity. Read the entire article, which summarizes endangered language situations and successes on different continents, at http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1211450 .
Source: National Post, Canada
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Title: Article: Vanishing Tongues and Success Stories from Around the World
Body: From http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1211450 Vanishing tongues and success stories from around the world by Adam McDowell Friday, January 23, 2009 The task language activists have undertaken is nothing short of defying a multi-century trend that has seen minority languages wither and disappear in a competition against the languages of empires past and present. English, Spanish, Russian and others can bully minority languages into oblivion through social and economic pressure, assimilationist educational policies, the effect of the mass media and other factors. Of the world's 7,000 languages, linguists believe as many as half are in danger of disappearing during the 21st century, and many of those will go silent before ever being recorded for posterity. Read the entire article, which summarizes endangered language situations and successes on different continents, at http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1211450 .
Source: National Post, Canada
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Title: National Museum of Language Presentation: A Live Painting Demonstration with Amharic Characters
Body: From http://languagemuseum.org/calendar.htm Sunday, March 15, 2 - 4 pm From Abyssinia to Addis Ababa: A Live Painting Demonstration with Amharic Characters Solomon Asfaw Solomon will give visitors the opportunity to explore an Ethiopic writing system, the alpha-syllabary, through a live painting presentation. He will create an original art-work, which will be inspired by Amharic characters. Through this presentation, visitors will also be encouraged to investigate the connection between Ge’ez, an ancient Ethiopic language, and Amharic, the dominant language of Ethiopia today. Reservations requested by March 14. For more information, go to http://languagemuseum.org/calendar.htm#asfaw .
Source: National Museum of Language
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Title: National Museum of Language Presentation: A Live Painting Demonstration with Amharic Characters
Body: From http://languagemuseum.org/calendar.htm Sunday, March 15, 2 - 4 pm From Abyssinia to Addis Ababa: A Live Painting Demonstration with Amharic Characters Solomon Asfaw Solomon will give visitors the opportunity to explore an Ethiopic writing system, the alpha-syllabary, through a live painting presentation. He will create an original art-work, which will be inspired by Amharic characters. Through this presentation, visitors will also be encouraged to investigate the connection between Ge’ez, an ancient Ethiopic language, and Amharic, the dominant language of Ethiopia today. Reservations requested by March 14. For more information, go to http://languagemuseum.org/calendar.htm#asfaw .
Source: National Museum of Language
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Title: Videos: A Week in the Life of Beijing
Body: Share with your students a collection of youth-centered videos about Beijing, including a rock concert, visit to a school, a house party, roundtable on US-China relations and more. The videos are available online at http://tinyurl.com/cant3n . You can also buy a DVD with the videos at http://www.lulu.com/content/5800676 .
Source: Asia Society
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Title: Videos: A Week in the Life of Beijing
Body: Share with your students a collection of youth-centered videos about Beijing, including a rock concert, visit to a school, a house party, roundtable on US-China relations and more. The videos are available online at http://tinyurl.com/cant3n . You can also buy a DVD with the videos at http://www.lulu.com/content/5800676 .
Source: Asia Society
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Title: Tibetan Linguistics Network
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/20/20-126.html A network for scholars of the Tibetan language has been created at: http://tibling.ning.com . The network has the following features: 1. a homepage for each user 2. the possibility to keep in contact colleagues 3. discussion forums 4. groups with restricted access for sharing data and information 5. photo and video sections 6. news feeds, chat, etc. Visit the Tibetan Linguistics Ning at http://tibling.ning.com .
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Tibetan Linguistics Network
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/20/20-126.html A network for scholars of the Tibetan language has been created at: http://tibling.ning.com . The network has the following features: 1. a homepage for each user 2. the possibility to keep in contact colleagues 3. discussion forums 4. groups with restricted access for sharing data and information 5. photo and video sections 6. news feeds, chat, etc. Visit the Tibetan Linguistics Ning at http://tibling.ning.com .
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: New Website Address for the Association for Asian Studies
Body: Work on the switchover from www.aasianst.org to the new URL: http://www.asian-studies.org was completed in early January 2009. The old URL still works but will eventually be phased out. In the meantime, please update your bookmarks to any AAS pages. The AAS hopes the new more intuitive URL will be appreciated by members and the Asian studies community.
Source: CSEAS-SOCAL
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Title: New Website Address for the Association for Asian Studies
Body: Work on the switchover from www.aasianst.org to the new URL: http://www.asian-studies.org was completed in early January 2009. The old URL still works but will eventually be phased out. In the meantime, please update your bookmarks to any AAS pages. The AAS hopes the new more intuitive URL will be appreciated by members and the Asian studies community.
Source: CSEAS-SOCAL
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Title: Project Runeberg: Free Electronic Versions of Classic Nordic Literature
Body: Project Runeberg (runeberg.org) is a volunteer effort to create free electronic editions of classic Nordic (Scandinavian) literature and make them openly available over the Internet. The project is already the Internet's biggest center for Nordic literature. Learn more about Project Runeberg, browse their catalog, join their mailing list, and try their discussion forum at http://runeberg.org .
Source: Project Runeberg
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Title: Project Runeberg: Free Electronic Versions of Classic Nordic Literature
Body: Project Runeberg (runeberg.org) is a volunteer effort to create free electronic editions of classic Nordic (Scandinavian) literature and make them openly available over the Internet. The project is already the Internet's biggest center for Nordic literature. Learn more about Project Runeberg, browse their catalog, join their mailing list, and try their discussion forum at http://runeberg.org .
Source: Project Runeberg
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Title: Russian Word of the Day: Blog for First- and Second-Year Russian Students
Body: Russian Word of the Day, a Russian vocabulary blog aimed at first- and second-year Russian-language students, is available for the Spring semester at http://shininghappypeople.net/rwotd . Though the blog is aimed at beginners, advanced students will enjoy it as well. Livingston, D. [SEELANGS] Russian Word of the Day. Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list (SEELANGS@bama.ua.edu, 19 Jan 2009).
Source: SEELANGS
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Title: Russian Word of the Day: Blog for First- and Second-Year Russian Students
Body: Russian Word of the Day, a Russian vocabulary blog aimed at first- and second-year Russian-language students, is available for the Spring semester at http://shininghappypeople.net/rwotd . Though the blog is aimed at beginners, advanced students will enjoy it as well. Livingston, D. [SEELANGS] Russian Word of the Day. Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list (SEELANGS@bama.ua.edu, 19 Jan 2009).
Source: SEELANGS
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Title: DFG Science TV Expands to Include English Film Shorts
Body: From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/GIC/2009/01/22__DFG__S.html After a successful 2008, the Internet TV station DFG Science TV plans to expand its offerings in 2009. Science TV is set to become more international and user-friendly, offering short films on various topics, with the goal of creating a more engaging platform. The expanded Internet portal will also be available in English and German. DFG Science TV is available at http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/die-episoden/die-filme.html .
Source: German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Title: DFG Science TV Expands to Include English Film Shorts
Body: From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/GIC/2009/01/22__DFG__S.html After a successful 2008, the Internet TV station DFG Science TV plans to expand its offerings in 2009. Science TV is set to become more international and user-friendly, offering short films on various topics, with the goal of creating a more engaging platform. The expanded Internet portal will also be available in English and German. DFG Science TV is available at http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/die-episoden/die-filme.html .
Source: German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Title: Latin Best Practices Wiki
Body: Latin Best Practices is a wiki where teachers can all jointly work on documents that will make it easier to begin using Latin more actively in their classrooms. Folders that are already set up include TPRS Lessons, grammar and Discussing Literature. Visit the latinbestpractices wiki at http://latinbestpractices.pbwiki.com .
Source: Latinteach
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Title: Latin Best Practices Wiki
Body: Latin Best Practices is a wiki where teachers can all jointly work on documents that will make it easier to begin using Latin more actively in their classrooms. Folders that are already set up include TPRS Lessons, grammar and Discussing Literature. Visit the latinbestpractices wiki at http://latinbestpractices.pbwiki.com .
Source: Latinteach
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