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Title: Scholarship Opportunity in Spain
Body: The Spanish Ministry of Education, Social Sciences and Sports (MEPSYD) is offering approximately 1200 scholarships for US university students or recent graduates to serve as conversational tutors for Spanish students learning English in Spain during the 2009-2010 academic year. Please pass this information on to your university students and other interested parties. The deadline for applications is *April 15, 2009*. For more information and application forms, go to http://actfl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yOTE1MjYmcD0xJnU9MTAwMzY3OTcyNSZsaT0xMDUzNzcx/index.html .
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Funding Opportunity: Center for Research in Early Care and Education Research (Dual Language Learners)
Body: Funding Opportunity: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation: Center for Research in Early Care and Education Research (Dual Language Learners) Due Date For Letter of Intent: 05/04/2009 Due Date for Applications: 06/15/2009 Link: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OPRE-YR-0083.html Funds are provided by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) for the creation of a Center for Research in Early Care and Education to focus on dual language learners (DLLs) from birth through 5 years of age and their families. The Center will provide leadership and collaborate with researchers from diverse areas of expertise in order (a) to improve the state of knowledge and measurement in early childhood research on young DLLs and the needs of their families as these relate to children's development, and (b) to identify and advance the evidence base for the best practices and strategies in early care and education programming to support the overall development of young DLLs and to effectively support their families. Settings to be considered include early care and education center-based programs, home-based and family child care providers, and Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Populations to receive particular attention include children in families who speak languages other than English, with low-income status and/or other social disadvantages, such as limited educational attainment or residence in economically disadvantaged areas. The Center will be funded through a cooperative agreement which is part of larger OPRE research efforts related to Child Care Bureau (CCB) and Office of Head Start (OHS) priorities. A recent effort that is closely related to the one described in this announcement and presents approaches to DLL research and programmatic questions relevant to CCB and OHS is Supporting Positive Language and Literacy Development in Young Language Minority Children: Research, Policy, and Practice (ACF, 2008c).
Source: NCELA List
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Title: Statewide Job Fair for ESL, Bilingual and Dual Language Teachers
Body: From http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc Each spring, the Illinois Resource Center hosts a Statewide Job Fair for ESL, Bilingual and Dual Language Teachers. Many districts and schools from the metropolitan Chicago area will be recruiting pre-K to 12th grade teachers, aides, and administrators. * Find out about possible job opportunities throughout the state * Network with representatives from schools with available positions * Interview with multiple districts in one day The Job Fair will be held Saturday, April 18, 2009. More information is available at http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/pages/f_event-job.html .
Source: IRC
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Title: Job: Foreign Language Education/English as a Second/Foreign Language, University of Texas at Austin
Body: Assistant/Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Foreign Language Education/English as a Second/Foreign Language The University of Texas at Austin Department of Curriculum and Instruction invites applications for a full time, tenure-track faculty position starting in either fall, 2009 or spring, 2010. The FLE program includes MA and PhD programs in Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language, Foreign Language Education with a focus on various languages, and Applied Linguistics. The position includes graduate courses in the FLE program and undergraduate teacher education courses in ESL as well as directing the research of MA and PhD students. The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate in Foreign Language Education, Applied Linguistics, TESL/TEFL or related field and demonstrate expertise in effective language teaching practices as well as an active related research agenda. Preferred research and teaching areas include: language assessment, the application of technology to second/foreign language teaching, the role of culture in language learning and teaching, and second language reading and writing. Additional responsibilities include scholarly research and writing, obtaining external funding for research and development projects, student advisement, and service to the department, college, University, profession, and the public. Salary will be competitive based on education, experience, and the University's salary schedule. Send letter of application, current vita, and letters of reference to Elaine K. Horwitz, Search Committee Chair, FLE, SZB 528, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, 1 University Station D6500, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. Application review begins immediately and continues until position is filled. More information about the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is available online at http://ci.edb.utexas.edu . More about the Foreign Language Education programs can be found at http://www.edb.utexas.edu/education/programs/fle .
Source: BILING
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Title: Jobs: Japanese Teaching Specialist, University of Minnesota
Body: The Department of Asian Languages and Literatures in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota seeks a pool of applicants to teach language courses in Japanese. Positions will be full-time appointments for the fall semester, with the possibility of continuation on a full-time or part-time basis for additional semesters. If filled, these positions are for day, evening, or a combination of day/evening courses, taught on a semester basis. Appointments would be: Fall Semester 2009 (08/31/09 - 01/13/10); and Spring Semester 2010 (01/14/10 - 05/30/10). Salary range is competitive based upon qualifications. Positions may be renewable annually depending on departmental need, funding and performance. Full description and application procedures found at: employment.umn.edu. Search for requisition number 160088 and follow the instructions. Please attach a letter of application, a current curriculum vita, and the names and addresses of three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Applications received by April 22, 2009 will receive priority. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. If you have any questions regarding the position, please feel free to ask Kyoko Fujimoto (fujim002@umn.edu). Early application will be encouraged. Fujimoto, K. position opening at University of Minnesota. Japanese Teachers and Instructional Technology listserv (JTIT-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU, 30 Mar 2009).
Source: JTIT-L
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Title: NPR Piece on Language and Gender
Body: From http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102518565 Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong by Robert Krulwich April 6, 2009 Lera Boroditsky proposes that because the word for "bridge" in German — die brucke — is a feminine noun, and the word for "bridge" in Spanish — el puente — is a masculine noun, native speakers unconsciously give nouns the characteristics of their grammatical gender. "Does treating chairs as masculine and beds as feminine in the grammar make Russian speakers think of chairs as being more like men and beds as more like women in some way?" she asks in a recent essay. "It turns out that it does. In one study, we asked German and Spanish speakers to describe objects having opposite gender assignment in those two languages. The descriptions they gave differed in a way predicted by grammatical gender." Read the full article and listen to the recorded segment at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102518565 .
Source: NPR
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Title: Connecticut Schools Identify Teacher Shortages
Body: From http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-teacher-shortages-0403.artapr03,0,2552719.story Connecticut Schools Identify Teacher Shortages By JODIE MOZDZER April 3, 2009 Want to teach a foreign language in Connecticut? You're in luck. School districts across the state had the most trouble filling world language teaching positions last year, according to a report on teacher shortages released by the state Department of Education this week. World languages had the highest percentage of vacancies in the current school year, followed by speech and language pathologist, and K-12 comprehensive special education teachers. Math, science and bilingual teachers also were in demand. Read the full article at http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-teacher-shortages-0403.artapr03,0,2552719.story .
Source: Hartford Courant
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Title: Ana Celia Zentella Interview: Keeping Languages Alive
Body: From http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/03/27/people/929zentella032709.txt To Ana Celia Zentella, you are what you speak. Zentella, a professor emerita of ethnic studies at the University of California, San Diego, has studied how languages shape our identities for decades, focusing on the role of language in Latino families. She glories in bilingual wordplay, decries "Hispanophobia" and English-only laws, and sees saving languages and the cultures that come with them as a social justice issue. Zentella recently edited "Multilingual San Diego: Portraits of Language Loss and Revitalization," a volume that includes 12 chapters written by her students on the languages that make up San Diego, from Kumeyaay to Korean. Read her interview at http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/03/27/people/929zentella032709.txt .
Source: Voice of San Diego
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Title: Dallas-Fort Worth School Districts Struggle As Need for Bilingual Classes Grows
Body: From http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/DN-newbilingual_29met.ART0.Central.Edition1.4aa0727.html Dallas-Fort Worth school districts struggle as need for bilingual classes grows By HOLLY YAN March 29, 2009 Bilingual education is supposed to be expanding to more languages – such as Vietnamese and Arabic – but many school districts can't find the teachers to handle the two-language classes. "The teacher shortage that was there for Spanish now translates to other languages," said Shannon Terry, Garland ISD's director of English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education. The state requires any school district that has at least 20 students in a grade level who speak a language other than English to provide a bilingual program in that language. In 2007, the State Board for Educator Certification expanded the bilingual program to include Vietnamese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. But that doesn't mean more diverse teachers are lining up for jobs. Read the entire article at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/DN-newbilingual_29met.ART0.Central.Edition1.4aa0727.html .
Source: Dallas Morning News
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Title: ASLdeafined: Online ASL Curriculum Service
Body: ASLdeafined has launched its very first website to assist ANYONE to learn sign language. This website will monitor your progress and recommend the next lesson. In addition, there are activities and games for you to complete to help with retention of sign language. Go to http://www.asldeafined.com/ad to learn more. A paid subscription is required to join.
Source: ASLdeafined
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