From http://nehsummerinst.columbia.edu
America’s Russian-Speaking Immigrants and Refugees: Twentieth Century Migration and Memory
A National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for College & University Teachers
Columbia University in the City of New York
Sunday June 9-Saturday, June 29, 2013
The Harriman Institute is pleased to announce the receipt of a prestigious NEH Summer Institute grant for June 2013. Co-Directed by Harriman Research Scholar Edward Kasinec and the Columbia University Libraries’ Robert Davis, and with the leadership of Harriman Director Timothy M. Frye, the Institute will consider the substance of the terms “diaspora,” “transnational,” “accommodation,” and “memory” through the specific prism of the four distinct waves—First (1917-40), Second (1947-55), Third (1967-89), and Fourth (1989 to the present)— of Russian-speaking immigrants to America.
One of the core issues addressed is whether we can create a sophisticated narrative synthesis of the “Russophone Experience” in America, that could be integrated into broader courses on American politics and immigration, sociology, anthropology, and ethnic studies. More than this, can this synthesis be applied to the experience of other immigrant groups?
Institute applicants—current faculty members at U.S. institutions, independent scholars, museum curators, and up to three advanced graduate students—will compete for the twenty-five available Summer Scholar spots.
Over a three-week period, this select group will engage in a lively dialogue with an extraordinary array of upwards of fifty master teachers, scholars, and social services and community representatives of the last three waves of emigration (and with the children of the first).
For full details go to http://nehsummerinst.columbia.edu
December 1, 2012
Online Elementary World Language Methods Course Offered Spring 2013
Online Elementary WL Methods Course Offered Spring 2013
There are still a few spaces left in the Spring 2013 online course, “Methods in Elementary School World Language Instruction,” which is designed for practicing and pre-service teachers. In this course, 14 national leaders in early world language education collaborate with Dr. Marcia H. Rosenbusch, Iowa State University, by teaching course components in their areas of expertise. The collaborators, including practicing teachers and teacher trainers, represent both the commonly and the less commonly taught languages. This course meets the requirement for the specialized methods course for the Iowa Endorsement in K-8 World Language Education. Check with your State Department of Education to see if this course meets requirements for endorsement or certification in your state.
· To see more information about the course or to register, go to: http://courses.elo.iastate.edu/WLC/486/XW/2013/spring/overview
· To see the 2012 ACTFL presentation on the course background, design, and content, go to: http://tinyurl.com/nationalneed
· For further questions, contact: Marcia H. Rosenbusch: Email: mrosenbu at iastate dot edu; Office: 515-294-6454.
There are still a few spaces left in the Spring 2013 online course, “Methods in Elementary School World Language Instruction,” which is designed for practicing and pre-service teachers. In this course, 14 national leaders in early world language education collaborate with Dr. Marcia H. Rosenbusch, Iowa State University, by teaching course components in their areas of expertise. The collaborators, including practicing teachers and teacher trainers, represent both the commonly and the less commonly taught languages. This course meets the requirement for the specialized methods course for the Iowa Endorsement in K-8 World Language Education. Check with your State Department of Education to see if this course meets requirements for endorsement or certification in your state.
· To see more information about the course or to register, go to: http://courses.elo.iastate.edu/WLC/486/XW/2013/spring/overview
· To see the 2012 ACTFL presentation on the course background, design, and content, go to: http://tinyurl.com/nationalneed
· For further questions, contact: Marcia H. Rosenbusch: Email: mrosenbu at iastate dot edu; Office: 515-294-6454.
Call for Proposals: The 34th Annual Applied Linguistics Winter Conference
From https://nystesol.memberclicks.net/alwc-2013-call-for-proposals
The 34th Annual Applied Linguistics Winter Conference
Targeting Tomorrow: Technology, TESOL, and Applied Linguistics
Teachers College, Columbia University | 525 W. 120th Street | New York, NY
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Co-Sponsored by NYS TESOL Applied Linguistics SIG and Teachers College AL/TESOL Program
The Committee for the Applied Linguistics Winter Conference 2013 will be accepting presentation proposals from November 20 – December 28, 2012.
Selection will be competitive. Proposals addressing the conference theme - Technology - will be given priority. Proposals may be submitted in any area of English language teaching and learning.
View the full call for proposals at https://nystesol.memberclicks.net/alwc-2013-call-for-proposals
The 34th Annual Applied Linguistics Winter Conference
Targeting Tomorrow: Technology, TESOL, and Applied Linguistics
Teachers College, Columbia University | 525 W. 120th Street | New York, NY
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Co-Sponsored by NYS TESOL Applied Linguistics SIG and Teachers College AL/TESOL Program
The Committee for the Applied Linguistics Winter Conference 2013 will be accepting presentation proposals from November 20 – December 28, 2012.
Selection will be competitive. Proposals addressing the conference theme - Technology - will be given priority. Proposals may be submitted in any area of English language teaching and learning.
View the full call for proposals at https://nystesol.memberclicks.net/alwc-2013-call-for-proposals
Call for Papers: 28th Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese Annual Conference
From http://blogs.cofc.edu/chikumay
The 28th Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ) Annual Conference will take place at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 9-10, 2013.
The organizers invite submissions of proposals for 20-minute presentations on topics related to language pedagogy, instructional technology, classroom activities, second language acquisition, Japanese linguistics, Japanese literature and film, and other related areas. We welcome submissions from teachers at all levels, including K-12 and heritage schools. Papers can be presented in either English or Japanese.
Please email your proposal of 250-300 words in English or 500-600 characters in Japanese to Yoshiki Chikuma at chikumay at cofc dot edu by January 15, 2013. The organizers will notify accepted applicants by February 1, 2013. Updates on the conference will be posted at http://blogs.cofc.edu/chikumay
The 28th Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ) Annual Conference will take place at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 9-10, 2013.
The organizers invite submissions of proposals for 20-minute presentations on topics related to language pedagogy, instructional technology, classroom activities, second language acquisition, Japanese linguistics, Japanese literature and film, and other related areas. We welcome submissions from teachers at all levels, including K-12 and heritage schools. Papers can be presented in either English or Japanese.
Please email your proposal of 250-300 words in English or 500-600 characters in Japanese to Yoshiki Chikuma at chikumay at cofc dot edu by January 15, 2013. The organizers will notify accepted applicants by February 1, 2013. Updates on the conference will be posted at http://blogs.cofc.edu/chikumay
Call for Proposals: Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
From http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp2013.html
The 45th Annual Convention of the Association will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on November 21–24, 2013.
The theme of the 2013 convention is "Revolution.”
2013 Convention Papers/Panels Wanted Board
Do you have an idea for a panel that you would like to organize and are you looking for paper presenter(s), a chair or discussant(s)?
Do you have a paper topic proposal and are you looking to join a panel?
New this year, ASEEES is offering a dedicated space for Annual Convention attendees to find others to form panels.
Individual paper submissions must be received by December 17, 2012. The online submission closes as 12:01 am PT on Dec. 18, 2012.
Submissions for panels, roundtables and meetings must be received by January 15, 2013. The online submission closes at 12:01 am PT on Jan. 16, 2013.
View the full call for proposals and access the Papers/Panels Wanted Board at http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html
The 45th Annual Convention of the Association will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on November 21–24, 2013.
The theme of the 2013 convention is "Revolution.”
2013 Convention Papers/Panels Wanted Board
Do you have an idea for a panel that you would like to organize and are you looking for paper presenter(s), a chair or discussant(s)?
Do you have a paper topic proposal and are you looking to join a panel?
New this year, ASEEES is offering a dedicated space for Annual Convention attendees to find others to form panels.
Individual paper submissions must be received by December 17, 2012. The online submission closes as 12:01 am PT on Dec. 18, 2012.
Submissions for panels, roundtables and meetings must be received by January 15, 2013. The online submission closes at 12:01 am PT on Jan. 16, 2013.
View the full call for proposals and access the Papers/Panels Wanted Board at http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html
Call for Proposals: 2013 ACTFL Convention & World Languages Expo
From http://www.actfl.org
Whether or not you recently returned from the 2012 ACTFL Convention, it’s already time to start looking ahead to next year’s convention.
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, where learning comes alive, features over 600 educational sessions covering a wide spectrum of the language profession addressing the theme New Spaces, New Realities: Learning Any Time, Any Place. More than 250 exhibiting companies will be showcasing the latest products and services for you and your students. The ACTFL Convention is an international event bringing together over 6,000 language educators from all languages, levels and assignments within the profession.
The Call for Proposals is now open through Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
Learn more and submit a proposal at http://www.actfl.org/convention-expo/2013-actfl-convention-world-languages-expo
Whether or not you recently returned from the 2012 ACTFL Convention, it’s already time to start looking ahead to next year’s convention.
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, where learning comes alive, features over 600 educational sessions covering a wide spectrum of the language profession addressing the theme New Spaces, New Realities: Learning Any Time, Any Place. More than 250 exhibiting companies will be showcasing the latest products and services for you and your students. The ACTFL Convention is an international event bringing together over 6,000 language educators from all languages, levels and assignments within the profession.
The Call for Proposals is now open through Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
Learn more and submit a proposal at http://www.actfl.org/convention-expo/2013-actfl-convention-world-languages-expo
Book: Language Curriculum Design and Socialisation
From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847698292
Language Curriculum Design and Socialisation
By Peter Mickan
Published by Multilingual Matters
Summary
This book applies social theory to curriculum design and sets out a program for language curriculum renewal for the 21st century. It includes many examples of text-based curricula and describes a plan for curriculum renewal based on texts as the unit of analysis for planning, for teaching and for assessment. Underpinned by Halliday’s semiotic theory of language, the book combines the theory of language as a resource for meaning-making with learning language as learning to mean. The curriculum design constructs curriculum around social practices and their texts rather than presenting language as grammatical and lexical objects. This work will provide teachers, teacher educators and curriculum planners with a curriculum model for teaching children and adults in different contexts from preschool to adult education as well as serving as a practical guide for students.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847698292
Language Curriculum Design and Socialisation
By Peter Mickan
Published by Multilingual Matters
Summary
This book applies social theory to curriculum design and sets out a program for language curriculum renewal for the 21st century. It includes many examples of text-based curricula and describes a plan for curriculum renewal based on texts as the unit of analysis for planning, for teaching and for assessment. Underpinned by Halliday’s semiotic theory of language, the book combines the theory of language as a resource for meaning-making with learning language as learning to mean. The curriculum design constructs curriculum around social practices and their texts rather than presenting language as grammatical and lexical objects. This work will provide teachers, teacher educators and curriculum planners with a curriculum model for teaching children and adults in different contexts from preschool to adult education as well as serving as a practical guide for students.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847698292
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