March 10, 2013

Job: Visiting Assistant Professor, Second Language Acquisition, University of Iowa

From http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-1177.html

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Iowa invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professorship with a primary specialization in second language acquisition and expertise in another core area of linguistics, syntax/semantics preferred but others considered, for the 2013-2014 academic year.

View the full job posting at http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-1177.html

CALPER Summer Workshops

From http://calper.la.psu.edu/profdev.php?page=workshops

The Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research offers several opportunities for professional development. Each year, CALPER conducts a series of workshops and conference-like events, some of which are held during the summer at Penn State's University Park campus, others during fall and spring in collaboration with partner universities and schools across the country.

Here are the planned 2013 summer workshops:

Discourse Analysis and L2 Teaching and Materials Development
June 3-4

The Interface of Language and Culture
June 6-7

Language e-Portfolios
June 17-18-19

Registration opens March 15. Learn more at http://calper.la.psu.edu/profdev.php?page=workshops

Dual Language Summer Institute

From http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/pages/f_events-summer-institute.html

Dual Language Summer Institute
June 24-28, 2013
Arlington Heights, Illinois

This five-day institute is intended as an introduction to dual language instruction and programming. This institute focuses on the foundations and research behind dual language education.

For registration information go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/pages/f_events-summer-institute.html

Workshop for Teachers of French in Denver

Workshop for Teachers of French
Thursday March 21, 2013
http://www.afdenver.org

Multimedia tools to teach contemporary French and francophone literatures Instructor: To learn more about our university instructor, Anne-Sophie Morel: http://frenchculture.org/sites/default/files/anne-sophie_morel.pdf

Language: French
Time: 8:30AM-4:00PM (working lunch)
Where: Alliance Française de Denver, 571 Galapago Street. Denver, CO 80204
Workshop fee: $15 dollars per person. Breakfast and lunch are included.
A Certificate of attendance will be delivered to participants.

Optional Credit available: 0.5 Credit through Adams State University for recertification. Fee TBA. Contact time: 7. 5 hours workshop

Registration is required. Registration deadline: March 15. Space is limited. Contact the Alliance Française for registration form.

Tel: 303-831-0304 Fax: 303-573-0378 afd at afdenver dot org

Workshop Objectives: The workshop leader, Anne-Sophie Morel, is a specialist of FLE (French as a 2nd Language) at the University of Franche-Comté in France. She will offer teachers of French an outstanding workshop on ways to integrate literature in the language classroom.

The goal of this training session is to offer fun activities to help motivate students to read French and Francophone literary texts, and to help students work on different skills (written comprehension and production, oral comprehension and expression). The training session will also offer an opportunity for teachers to update their own knowledge of French and Francophone literature and to discover new authors and texts that will enrich their teaching practice. Emphasis will be placed on multimedia resources that can be used in French literature classes.

You will learn:
 Methods for using a literary text in a language class: How to adapt the process of text analysis and tool development to the pedagogical use of literary texts at all learning levels
 Fun activities to accompany texts ("suggestion box")
 Practical Application: Run-through of certain activities, especially the guided pedagogical online course "Literature and multimedia in the FLE classroom", to discover and try out websites offering resources relating to literary texts

Teachers will leave the session with the following documents:
· A PowerPoint presentation of all the ideas introduced during the session
· A list of contemporary French and Francophone authors
· A list of multimedia resources

Noonan, D. [CCFLT] Workshop for French teachers. CCFLT listserv (CCFLT@yahoogroups.com, 7 Mar 2013).

Workshop: Language Immersion Planning and Methodology for Early Childhood and Head Start Programs

From http://www.ilinative.org/cilo/CiloImmersionPlanningRegistrationForm2.21.13.pdf

Language Immersion Planning and Methodology for Early Childhood and Head Start Programs
April 15-17, 2013
Desert Diamond Hotel & Casino, Tucson, AZ

This three day workshop will train parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers and community people who interact regularly with early childhood / Head Start Programs where Native language is the main language of activity. The workshop provides hands-on experience on how to prepare long-range plans for language and culture transmission (Curriculum), daily plans of activities, and materials that help strengthen language and culture transmission.

Deadline for registration is March 18, 2013.

For more details go to http://www.ilinative.org/cilo/CiloImmersionPlanningRegistrationForm2.21.13.pdf

New York Conference: ELLs and the Common Core

From http://www.nystesol.org/ODMAC2013Registrationflyerrev130225.pdf

Western New York Regional NYS TESOL Conference
ELLs and the Common Core
March 23, 2013
Erie 1 BOCES Campus

Register by March 18, 2013. For full details go to http://www.nystesol.org/ODMAC2013Registrationflyerrev130225.pdf

2013 SCOLT/AAFLT/SEALLT Joint Conference

From http://scolt.org

2013 Southern Conference on Language Teaching / Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers / South Eastern Association for Language Learning Technology Joint Conference
World Language Learning: Setting the Global Standard
April 11 - 13
Birmingham, Alabama

Register and view the preliminary program at http://scolt.org/index.php/conferences/current-conference

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 17, 2013