From http://coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/taxonomy/term/631
Pitch Perfect Pinyin is to be a two-part interactive website for learning Pinyin pronunciation. It is part of COERLL’s Gateway to Chinese project. Currently the first part, Learning, is operational; the Practice part is incomplete at this point. Students can hear syllable pronounced and then hear words for practice.
Pitch Perfect Pinyin is available at http://www.laits.utexas.edu/ppp
December 18, 2011
Article about Chinese Calligraphy
Read an English-language article about Chinese calligraphy at http://asiasociety.org/countries/traditions/chinese-calligraphy
Northeastern State University in Oklahoma Offers Cherokee Major
From http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/5748
NSU offers Cherokee language program
by Tesina Jackson
December 7, 2011
In a cooperative effort between Northeastern State University and the Cherokee Nation, the Cherokee Education Degree Program allows students to major in the Cherokee language and give them the capability to teach how to speak, read and write Cherokee.
“This cultural understanding opens all sorts of doors to careers, not jobs,” said Dr. Leslie Hannah, director of the Cherokee studies and language programs at NSU.
The bachelor’s degree program started in 2005 after NSU and CN announced that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education had approved the program.
There have been 10 students who have graduated from the program. One of those students, Meda Nix, currently works at the CN Immersion School.
Read the full article at http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/5748
NSU offers Cherokee language program
by Tesina Jackson
December 7, 2011
In a cooperative effort between Northeastern State University and the Cherokee Nation, the Cherokee Education Degree Program allows students to major in the Cherokee language and give them the capability to teach how to speak, read and write Cherokee.
“This cultural understanding opens all sorts of doors to careers, not jobs,” said Dr. Leslie Hannah, director of the Cherokee studies and language programs at NSU.
The bachelor’s degree program started in 2005 after NSU and CN announced that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education had approved the program.
There have been 10 students who have graduated from the program. One of those students, Meda Nix, currently works at the CN Immersion School.
Read the full article at http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/5748
Census Report: Arizona Has the Most Speakers of American Indian Languages
From http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-208.html
The U.S. Census Bureau on December 8th released findings from the American Community Survey — the most relied-on source for detailed, up-to-date socio-economic statistics covering every community in the nation every year — for the combined years from 2006 to 2010.
Consisting of about 11 billion individual estimates and covering more than 670,000 distinct geographies, the five-year estimates give even the smallest communities timely information on more than 40 topics, such as educational attainment, income, occupation, commuting to work, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected monthly homeowner costs.
Sixty-five percent of Native North American language speakers lived in just three states, Alaska, Arizona and New Mexico. Nine counties within these states contained half the nation's Native American language speakers. Apache County in Arizona had 37,000 speakers of a Native American language, making it the highest in the nation. McKinley County, N.M., had the second most speakers at 33,000. Together, about 20 percent of all Native American language speakers in the nation lived in these two counties.
The most commonly spoken Native North American language was Navajo, with more than 169,000 people speaking this language nationally. The number of Navajo speakers was nearly nine times larger than the second and third most commonly spoken languages of Yupik and Dakota, with each having about 19,000 speakers. Although the majority of Native North American language speakers resided in an American Indian and Alaska Native area, only 5 percent of people living in an American Indian and Alaska Native area spoke a Native North American language.
Read the Census Bureau’s press release at http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-208.html
Download the Bureau’s summary of Native North American languages spoken at home 2006-2010 from http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-10.pdf
Read related news article and blog posts at http://falmouthinstitute.com/language/2011/12/us-census-releases-data-on-native-north-american-language-speakers ; http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/14/4122557/navajo-tops-list-of-native-language.html ; and http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/12/11/Arizona-has-most-Indian-language-speakers/UPI-82861323650994
The U.S. Census Bureau on December 8th released findings from the American Community Survey — the most relied-on source for detailed, up-to-date socio-economic statistics covering every community in the nation every year — for the combined years from 2006 to 2010.
Consisting of about 11 billion individual estimates and covering more than 670,000 distinct geographies, the five-year estimates give even the smallest communities timely information on more than 40 topics, such as educational attainment, income, occupation, commuting to work, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected monthly homeowner costs.
Sixty-five percent of Native North American language speakers lived in just three states, Alaska, Arizona and New Mexico. Nine counties within these states contained half the nation's Native American language speakers. Apache County in Arizona had 37,000 speakers of a Native American language, making it the highest in the nation. McKinley County, N.M., had the second most speakers at 33,000. Together, about 20 percent of all Native American language speakers in the nation lived in these two counties.
The most commonly spoken Native North American language was Navajo, with more than 169,000 people speaking this language nationally. The number of Navajo speakers was nearly nine times larger than the second and third most commonly spoken languages of Yupik and Dakota, with each having about 19,000 speakers. Although the majority of Native North American language speakers resided in an American Indian and Alaska Native area, only 5 percent of people living in an American Indian and Alaska Native area spoke a Native North American language.
Read the Census Bureau’s press release at http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-208.html
Download the Bureau’s summary of Native North American languages spoken at home 2006-2010 from http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-10.pdf
Read related news article and blog posts at http://falmouthinstitute.com/language/2011/12/us-census-releases-data-on-native-north-american-language-speakers ; http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/14/4122557/navajo-tops-list-of-native-language.html ; and http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/12/11/Arizona-has-most-Indian-language-speakers/UPI-82861323650994
Instructors Wanted for University of Wisconsin-Madison Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute (APTLII) invites applications for summer 2012 language staff.
APTLII is an 8-week summer residential language immersion program. Students and staff will live on campus in a language community and are expected to use the appropriate language (Arabic, Persian, or Turkish) at all times. Information about the program can be found on the APTLII website, http://aptlii.global.wisc.edu
Detailed job descriptions, along with application instructions, can be found at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Office of Human Resources website: http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_072389.html
Applications received by January 27, 2012 will receive full consideration. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Wisconsin Summer Institute Jobs. Arabic-L listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 7 Dec 2011).
APTLII is an 8-week summer residential language immersion program. Students and staff will live on campus in a language community and are expected to use the appropriate language (Arabic, Persian, or Turkish) at all times. Information about the program can be found on the APTLII website, http://aptlii.global.wisc.edu
Detailed job descriptions, along with application instructions, can be found at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Office of Human Resources website: http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_072389.html
Applications received by January 27, 2012 will receive full consideration. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Wisconsin Summer Institute Jobs. Arabic-L listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 7 Dec 2011).
Vergilian Society Summer Tours 2012
From http://vergil.clarku.edu
Travel to Italy and study Vergil next summer! Learn about the Vergilian Society’s 2012 course offerings at http://vergil.clarku.edu/cumae.htm
You can apply for scholarships to help with your expenses: http://vergil.clarku.edu/scholar2.htm
Travel to Italy and study Vergil next summer! Learn about the Vergilian Society’s 2012 course offerings at http://vergil.clarku.edu/cumae.htm
You can apply for scholarships to help with your expenses: http://vergil.clarku.edu/scholar2.htm
Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Winterfest
From http://www.ictfl.org/form/2012-ictfl-winterfest-registration
2012 ICTFL WINTERFEST
Assess for Success!
TWO LOCATIONS AVAILABLE
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Normal Community HS, Normal
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Barrington HS, Barrington
Presenters: Linda Egnatz and Amy Ficarello, Lincoln-Way North High School & Kathryn Wolfkiel, Barrington High School
Yes, you can. Yes, you really can develop assessments that provide evidence of how well students can use the language, not just how well they know about the language. Yes, you really can develop assessments that show how much students can do, not just measure how much they don’t know. Yes, you really can develop a standards-based curriculum anchored on performance with both summative and formative assessments. Yes, you can start today. Participants in this full day workshop will walk away with hands-on experiences and practical guidelines which will enable them to begin a transformational journey towards student-centered assessments.
To register, go to http://www.ictfl.org/form/2012-ictfl-winterfest-registration
2012 ICTFL WINTERFEST
Assess for Success!
TWO LOCATIONS AVAILABLE
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Normal Community HS, Normal
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Barrington HS, Barrington
Presenters: Linda Egnatz and Amy Ficarello, Lincoln-Way North High School & Kathryn Wolfkiel, Barrington High School
Yes, you can. Yes, you really can develop assessments that provide evidence of how well students can use the language, not just how well they know about the language. Yes, you really can develop assessments that show how much students can do, not just measure how much they don’t know. Yes, you really can develop a standards-based curriculum anchored on performance with both summative and formative assessments. Yes, you can start today. Participants in this full day workshop will walk away with hands-on experiences and practical guidelines which will enable them to begin a transformational journey towards student-centered assessments.
To register, go to http://www.ictfl.org/form/2012-ictfl-winterfest-registration
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