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Title: Teaching Translation as a Form of Writing
Body: From: "Alexander Gross" And I am pleased to announce the publication of my most recent paper by J. Benjamins, entitled "Teaching Translation as a Form of Writing" and contained in "Beyond the Ivory Tower: Rethinking Translation Pedagogy," Vol. XII of the American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, 2003, edited by Brian Baer and Geoffrey Koby. alex gross
Source: Alex Gross/ J. Benjamins
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Title: Involving Latino Families in Schools
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" http://WWW.SAGEPUB.COM/book.aspx?pid=9939 Involving Latino Families in Schools: Raising Student Achievement Through Home-School Partnerships - Concha Delgado Gaitan, Independent Researcher and Writer Hardcover: 0761931376 $61.95 Paperback: 0761931384 $27.95 Publisher: Corwin Press Date: 03/2004 Pages: 168 Description: "Anyone involved in preservice training for future and present classroom teachers should read this book. Both the content and context of the book is practical, timely, and necessary as our country and classrooms become more diverse." Michele Dean, Principal, Montalvo Elementary School, Ventura, CA Raise school attendance, reduce dropout rates, and improve academic performance of Latino students! Often marginalized by poverty, linguistic isolation, or prejudice, Latino students face many academic obstacles. And while research has shown that parental involvement plays a key role in academic achievement, most schools have failed to modify their parent involvement programs to address social and cultural realities of Latino families. Involving Latino Families in Schools provides tools and strategies for including Latino parents in developing sustained academic improvement. Sharing numerous first person success stories, author Concha Delgado Gaitan stresses three conditions of increased parental participation: connecting to families, sharing information with parents, and supporting continued parental involvement. Offering easily applied techniques for cultivating communication, this practical handbook examines - Latino families and their educational aspirations for their children - The communication systems needed between schools and Latino families - How Latino families can assist their children at home - Techniques to foster Latino parent involvement - How to organize schoolwide parent involvement programs Through suggested activities, case examples, and vignettes, the author provides insights and instruction for planning, designing, and implementing parental participation programs that enhance the classroom curriculum and effectively engage Latino students. Designed primarily for elementary and secondary school principals and teachers, this innovative text is also an indispensable resource for district-level administrators.
Source: Concha Delgado Gaitan
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Title: Heritage Language Journal
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" The Heritage Language Journal has published its first issue, available on line at www.heritagelanguages.org. We hope you find it a useful resource and would appreciate your sharing our coordinates to anyone in the field. HLJ is accepting submissions for its next issue, to be published in the first half of 2004. For more information on submissions, please go to the HLJ website and click on "How to submit an article", which describes both the form and content of submissions and the peer review process. The Heritage Language Journal is published by the UCLA Language Resource Center, a division of the International Institute at UCLA, with support from the UC Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching, the UCLA International Institute, the UCLA Dean of Humanities and the Division of Social Sciences/Department of Linguistics at UC San Diego. Olga Kagan, Editor, UCLA, okagan@ucla.edu Kathleen Dillon, Editor, UC Davis, kedillon@ucdavis.edu
Source: Olga Kagan, Editor
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Title: Program Advisor-English Language Learners
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" http://www.nwrel.org/personnel/03.html Position Program Advisor-English Language Learners (ELL) - Position # 3 Center for Classroom Teaching and Learning Federal Assistance Program Description The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) improves educational results for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality educational programs. NWREL is a private, nonprofit corporation which has served the Northwest region since 1966 as its Regional Educational Laboratory under contract with the U. S. Department of Education, as well as other federal, state, and local agencies and organizations. The ELL Program Advisor will be part of a team to provide training and technical assistance, particularly in support of state, district, and school efforts to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. NWREL's Federal Assistance Program works with state departments of education, intermediate educational service agencies, local school districts, and other agencies in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming to ensure that every child in the region has equal access to the highest quality education and an opportunity to meet challenging content and performance standards. The Federal Assistance Program is part of NWREL's Center for Classroom Teaching and Learning. Duties The ELL Program Advisor will be responsible to the Federal Assistance Program Director and will: - Participate with the training team effort to design, develop and implement training materials and programs - Develop and disseminate information, reports, and publications to schools, educators, parents, and policymakers on improving academic achievement, closing achievement gaps, and encouraging and sustaining school improvement - Work with state departments of education and agencies to identify needs and coordinate technical assistance services - Provide assistance to states, districts, and schools in the administration and implementation of programs under the No Child Left Behind Act - Contribute to the development of funding proposals - Complete other tasks as assigned Applications Please submit your résumé and letter of application to the NWREL Human Resources Office. Interviews will be conducted after internal screening. In letter of application, please reference Position #3 and how skills match the specific qualifications listed above. Applications may also be submitted by electronic mail to nwrelstaffing@nwrel.org. Submit résumé in text format within the body of the e-mail. Do not submit résumé as an attached word processing file. Attachments will be deleted. Apply to: Human Resources Office Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500 Portland, Oregon 97204 FAX: (503) 275-0660
Source: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
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Title: Superintendent Opening Jan. 12, 2004
Body: From: Joos, Sherry (ESC) Edmonds School District in Washington State will be opening the position of 2004-05 Superintendent on January 12, 2004. Please check the district's web site at www.edmonds.wednet.edu after January 12, 2004 for details if you wish to apply, or know someone who may be interested. Sherry Joos, Administrative Assistant, Human Resources, Edmonds School District
Source: Edmonds School District
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Title: Igorot Leaders
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" Igorot Leaders Around the World Meet in St. Louis July 1-4, 2004 Every two years since 1995, Igorot leaders around the world meet in consultation in what is called The Igorot International Consulation (IIC). They meet to consult on issues, interests, and concerns that affect the often misunderstood Igorots. The 5th IIC will meet in St. Louis Missouri on July 1 - 4, 2004, with the theme, "Igorot: St. Louis to the World." One hundred years ago, a group of indigenous tribes from North Central Philippines called Igorots, were displayed at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri and exhibited simply as dog-eating curious who would be impossible to civilize. A hundred years later, descendants of these 1904 Igorots, who are now nurses, doctors, engineers, educators, lawyers, bishops, congressmen, etc - return to St. Louis to participate in the centennial celebration of the 1904 World's fair and to attend the 5th Igorot International Consultation. In attendance will be people from all over the world and from all walks of life to prove to the Fair handlers that Igorots are as human as any other civilized human being. They will come to to participate and experience an Igorot cultural extravanganza - workshops, seminars, exhibits, trade booths, an ecumenical memorial service, a grand reunion: a showcase of Igorot pride, intelligence, simnplicity, and vision for the future. You (who are reading this) are invited to this historic event. IIC-1 was held in California in 1995 with the theme, "The Future of the Igorots". Speakers included Dr. Gerard Finin, a fellow at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii, who spoke on "Culture and the Igorot;" Dr. Albert Bacdayan, professor emeritus, University of Kentucky, on "The Profile of the Igorots Today in America;" Dr. Artemio Zabala, Bishop, who spoke on "Religion and the Igorot." Workshops were held on various topics, including the workshop on "Inter-generational Problems." The 3-day Consultation was attended by more than 500 Igorots and guests from the USA, Canada, Europe, the Philippines, and the Middle East. The 2nd IIC was held in Virginia in 1997, with the theme, "Preserving our Heritage; Adapting to our New Environment;" the 3rd in Baguio City, and the 4th was held in London in June 2002. IIC is a program of the Igorot Global organization (IGO) with a main office presently located in West Covina, California. Any person, whatever his ethnic heritage who are interested in Igorot issues, are welcome to the 5th Igorot International Consultation in St. Louis on July 1st to the 4th 2004. For more information on IIC-5, you may contact the undersigned. Rex Botengan President, IGO P.O. Box 4471 West Covina, CA 91791 Tel: (626) 919-1094 Fax: (626) 919-5144 http://www.igorotglobal.org/ For additional information on the Igorots, surf to: http://www.geocities.com/sagada_igorot/igorot/igorot_resources.html
Source: Rex Botengan
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Title: American Association for Applied Linguistics
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics May 1-4, 2004 Portland, Oregon American Association for Applied Linguistics P. O. Box 361806, Birmingham, AL 35236 Phone: (205) 824-7700; toll free (866) 821-7700 Fax: (205) 823-2760 http://www.aaal.org Founded in 1977, the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) is a professional organization of scholars who are interested in and actively contribute to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics. AAAL members promote principled approaches to language-related concerns, including language education, acquisition and loss, bilingualism, discourse analysis, literacy, rhetoric and stylistics, language for special purposes, psycholinguistics, second and foreign language pedagogy, language assessment, and language policy and planning. Among its primary activities, the American Association for Applied Linguistics - Promotes research and organizes annual scholarly conferences - Publishes the AAALetter - Maintains the aaal-l, a public email list for both member and non-member subscribers - Negotiates discounts for members on a variety of professional journals and books - Distributes to members the annual AILA Review, a monograph focused on a timely topic in the field - Maintains an up-to-date Directory of Graduate Degree Programs currently offered by North American universities in, or related to, the field of applied linguistics. - Maintaining a list of academic job openings in applied linguistics. - Facilitates distribution and exchange of information - Advocates on policy issues pertaining to language - Networks with Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), the Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA), and other related professional organizations - Participates in the International Association for Applied Linguistics (AILA) as its U.S. affiliate - Cooperates with the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)and AILA to publish Applied Linguistics - Recognizes scholarship and service in the field of applied linguistics through its Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award - Provides travel grants to support the attendance of graduate students at the annual conference and graduate scholarships for attendance at linguistics summer institutes - Raising the AAAL's Fund for the Future of Applied Linguistics (FFAL)
Source: American Association for Applied Linguistics
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Title: Call for Research Proposals 2004-05
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" The TESOL International Research Foundation (TIRF) invites proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Grants and Priority Research Grants in the field of applied linguistics and/or English language education. The 2004-05 Research Priority is the demonstrable effects of the use of computer-based technology on students learning of English as a second or foreign language. The deadline for receipt of complete proposals is May 31, 2004 (11:59 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time-on the west coast of Canada/USA). Please consult the foundation's website for more information http://www.tirfonline.org - All Priority Research Grant (PRG) proposals must be directly related to the stated topic. Preference will be given to proposals that involve partnerships between researchers in institutions in more than one country, ideally involving at least one partner in a non-English-dominant country. Grants are available up to US $25,000 (the maximum award). - For Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) proposals only, applicants may choose the current (2004-05) priority or one of the past priorities topics (2002-03, 2003-04) listed on the TIRF website http://www.tirfonline.org. Doctoral Dissertation Grants of up to US $5,000 per proposal are available.
Source: TESOL International Research Foundation
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Title: ERIC Changes
Body: From: hammerp@ael.org (Pat Hammer) On behalf of all of us at AEL, I thank you for your support of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools. The Clearinghouse ceases operations today (December 31, 2003). In January 2004, the Department of Education will begin to implement a reengineering plan for ERIC. The new ERIC mission continues the core function of providing a centralized bibliographic database of journal articles and other published and unpublished education materials. It enhances the database by adding free full text and electronic links to commercial sources and by making it easy to use and up to date. However, the new ERIC will discontinue offering reference and referral services and publications such as the ERIC Digest series. We would like to tell you about four Web links that you might find useful in the future. 1. Our host organization, AEL, will continue to make available ERIC Digests (including our final six offerings, out this month) and books published by this clearinghouse at the following URL: www.ael.org/cress/. 2. The ERIC search engine, lesson plans, and other resources created by the former AskERIC will continue to be available, thanks to the good folks at Syracuse University, at www.eduref.org/Eric/. 3. Kate Corby, a librarian with Michigan State University has published a Web site that posts where you can find resources from other ERIC clearinghouses at http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/education/eric/clearinghouseplans.htm. 4. During the transition period, please see the URL http://eric.ed.gov to stay informed about the ERIC transition to a new contractor and model.The Department of Education also has a toll-free telephone contact for general questions about ERIC: (800) LET-ERIC (538-3742). On a personal note, I am pleased to announce that most of us who worked at the clearinghouse will continue to be employed here at AEL. On behalf of Cindy Dawson, Robert Hagerman, Craig Howley, Velma Mitchell, Susan Voelkel, and myself, we thank you for your interest and involvement in this work that we have shared for all these years, and we wish you much success in your future endeavors! Sincerely, Patricia Cahape Hammer Director ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools AEL, PO Box 1348, Charleston, WV 25325-1348 hammerp@ael.org
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
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Title: National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs, provides technical assistance and professional development to close the achievement gap between students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their peers, and reduce inappropriate referrals to special education. The project targets improvements in culturally responsive practices, early intervention, literacy, and positive behavioral supports. Shelley Zion, Project Coordinator National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems 1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 625 Denver, CO 80204 Phone: 303-556-3990 Fax: 303-556-6141 Email: shelley.zion@cudenver.edu Web: www.NCCRESt.org What are Culturally Responsive Educational Systems? Culturally responsive educational systems are grounded in the belief that culturally and linguistically diverse students can excel in academic endeavors if: - their culture, language, heritage, and experiences are valued and used to facilitate their learning and development; and - they are provided access to high quality teachers, programs, curricula, and resources. Culturally responsive educational systems are concerned with instilling ethics of care, respect, and responsibility in the professionals who serve culturally and linguistically diverse students. Culturally responsive educational systems benefit all students. Examples of culturally responsive educational practices will be shared on this Web site in the near future. Stay tuned by visiting http://www.NCCRESt.org
Source: Shelley Zion
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