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Startalk Program in Washington DC
June 4, 2012 — June 15, 2012 ~ Residential Program
In the course of two intensive weeks, this program will help instructors in facing the challenges of the twenty-first century in teaching Persian. This professional development program will include sessions on standards-based curriculum planning, multi-media technology, learner-centered classroom strategies, and second language acquisition theories, as well as familiarity with assessment tools. Applications are accepted from novice and experienced instructors of Persian. Familiarity with Standards-based language teaching preferred. A limited number of stipends ($500) will be available to applicants, and accommodation available for out of town participants.
DEADLINE: April 30, 2012
To apply, please fill out the application here, and email your CV to persian@gwu.edu. Please forward any inquiries to persian@gwu.edu, or call for inquiries: Professor Pardis Minuchehr at (202) 994-7948.
Humanities and Technology Unconference @davidson.edu on 5/5/2012 (register by 4/15/2012)
- THATCampPiedmont, hosted at Davidson College, announces:
- “THATCamp stands for “The Humanities and Technology Camp.” It’s an unconference: an open, inexpensive meeting where humanists and technologists of all skill levels learn and build together in sessions proposed on the spot.
- If you’re interested in the Humanities; or,
- if you’ve just begun thinking about your research or teaching in conjunction with technology; or,
- if you’re accomplished using or interpreting technology; or,
- if you’ve been wondering why the digital humanities have been garnering so much attention at professional conventions…
- …you will likely find it fascinating to participate in the THATCamp we are hosting here.
- Participants meet the morning of the event and decide what to talk about.”
- Limit: 75 registrations.
Apply for STARTALK Travel grants for Summer Institute on LCTL by 5/1/2012
“The Penn Center for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning with Technology (PLC) will host the second STARTALK Excellence in Leadership Summer Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. For each of the languages (Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu), the Summer Institute invites no more than five participants for each language group. These participants must hold positions as principals, supervisors of world language and/or language program directors who wish to implement curricular changes, employ pedagogically-sound applications of technology and gain leadership know-how in an effort to strengthen, expand and solidify their respective programs. These leaders will become STARTALK multiplicators who in turn will promote and implement programmatic and curricular changes. The program of the Summer Institute is designed for Leader-Teachers to:
• gain leadership know-how
• strengthen existing programs
• expand and solidify programs
• discuss current pedagogical trends in language education
• promote and implement curricular changes
• endorse lasting efficacy of robust learning outcomes
• practice pedagogically-sound applications of technology
• engage in succinct field building opportunities
Applications are due May 1, 2012. To apply and for information about travel and accommodations, please visit our website at:
http://www.plc.sas.upenn.edu/elsi2012/Application.html”
I2speak.com: Web-based IPA Keyboard
The Sciweavers Team announces http://www.i2speak.com: “an online Smart IPA Keyboard that lets you quickly type IPA phonetics without the need to memorize any symbol code. For every Roman character you type, a popup menu displays a group of phonetic symbols that share the same sound or shape beneath typed character. Use arrow keys to select the proper symbol then hit the Enter button. I2Speak also supports the following features:
1. The Sampa English Keyboard lets you type English phonetics using Roman characters according to SAMPA (Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet) rules.
2. The IPA English Keyboard provides you with a full English phonetics keyboard. Press the symbol of interest using a suitable input device.
3. You can type directly on your physical keyboard or on the virtual on-screen keyboard using a suitable input device such as mouse or touch screen device.
4. You can change the keyboard symbols by selecting another layout from the list box located above the virtual keyboard.
5. For every keyboard layout, more symbols can be displayed by pressing the CAPS Lock.
6. When you hover the mouse over an English phonetic button, a slick tooltip will show some example English words.
7. You can save typed phonetics as an MS-Word file by clicking the Save button, copy them to clipboard using the Copy button, or post them to Twitter, Facebook, etc. by clicking the desired button.”
NFLRC "Assessments for Japanese Language Instruction" Summer Institute
The National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is pleased to announce its 2012 Summer Institute:
ASSESSMENTS FOR JAPANESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION July 10-13, 2012 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si12j/
This four-day NFLRC summer institute (July 10-13, 2012) is intended for postsecondary Japanese language educators who wish to promote good assessment practices in their home institutions. It consists of lecture as well as hands-on sessions designed to help improve their theoretical knowledge and practical skills about assessments (including testing). To this end, the workshop will provide ample authentic assessment examples in various formats and procedures to assess learning outcomes in Japanese in classroom and program-level settings. The workshop will also cover portfolio assessments for Japanese language teacher training programs. After attending the workshop, participants will be better prepared to engage in effective formative and summative assessments for Japanese language instruction and teacher training in their home institutions.
If you are interested in participating in the Assessments for Japanese Language Instruction Summer Institute, please submit your ONLINE APPLICATION FORM BY JANUARY 31, 2012.
For more information about the workshop, application, funding possibilities, and logistics, please visit the summer institute website.
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