APPLICATION OPEN: 2020 STARTALK/NHLRC Teacher Workshop

This workshop is designed to help language teachers face the challenge of teaching heritage language (HL) students. The workshop will open on June 1, 2020, with online assignments for three weeks. This will be followed by a five-day face-to-face workshop (June 22-26, 2020). Accepted participants will be required to complete the online assignments as well as the face-to-face workshop.

 

The online assignments will focus on identifying and addressing the linguistic gaps in HL students’ language, differentiated teaching, and teaching mixed classes. The face-to-face workshop will focus on how to use project-based learning (PBL) as a useful tool in heritage language instruction.

 There is no charge for the workshop. A limited number of stipends will cover travel and accommodations for out-of-state participants.

The workshop's goals are for participants to:

Understand the needs of HL learners.

Design projects and select materials that build on HL students’ initial proficiencies and meet both their linguistic and affective needs.

Identify criteria and strategies for developing PBL curricula.

Understand how to structure and pace a project-based unit.

Understand how to select and use authentic materials, and develop real-life activities to accompany them.

Become familiar with the principles of differentiated and macro-based teaching.

 

The application period is now open and will close on March 31, 2020.

 Please be aware that you will need to submit a CV with your application.

 Click on the following link to apply: https://ucla.in/39WsOle

For more information about the teacher workshop, please visit

https://nhlrc.ucla.edu/nhlrc/nhlrcevents/startalkworkshop/2020/home

Announcement: Shared LCTL Symposium, August 20-21 2020, Rosement, IL

Dear past attendees of the Shared LCTL Symposium and/or friends of the LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership,


We are excited to be planning the fifth year of the Shared LCTL Symposium, to be held August 20-21, 2020 in Rosemont, IL! More information about SLCTLS 2020 will be forthcoming in the next month, but we first want to let you know that we will be soliciting proposals for “lightning talks” describing the possible future(s) of less commonly taught and Indigenous language instruction characterized by sustained collaboration, coordination, and interdependence.


Please see the Call for Proposals for how to submit your own proposals for a lightning talk  – solo or with a co-presenter, and please forward this call to anyone you think may be interested!


Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2020.


Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions!


Cheers,

Emily


Emily Heidrich Uebel, Ph.D.
Project Manager, LCTL Partnership
Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA)
619 Red Cedar Rd.
Wells Hall, Suite B135
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-355-8375
heidric6@msu.edu

COTSEAL-Sponsored Panel and Business Meeting at the 2020 AAS Conference in Boston

Dear COTSEAL members,


On behalf of President Juliana, VP Pittaya (Fon) and myself, I’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that the upcoming COTSEAL sponsored panel and the COTSEAL Business Meeting at the 2020 AAS Conference in Boston will take place soon. If you plan to attend the AAS Conference, we would be glad to see you at one of these events or all. Below is the information:


1) Title: Glocalization of Southeast Asian Language Instruction (#71)

Date & Time: Friday, March 20, 9:00am-10.45am

Location: Hynes Convention Center: Room 309, Level 3

Chaired by Thuy Tranviet, Cornell University

The Challenge of Glocalization on Khmer Language Instruction (Chhany Sak-Humphry, University of Hawai’i at Manoa)

Authentic Listening Materials in Indonesian Class. Is It Important? (Rahmi Aoyama, Northern Illinois University)

Philippine Traditional Games and Pastimes: A Tool for Teaching Language and Culture (Leticia Pagkalinawan, University of Hawai’i at Manoa)

Glocalizing Southeast Languages and Food Cultures in Appalachian Setting (Pittaya Paladroi-Shane, Ohio University)


2) COTSEAL Business Meeting

Date & Time: Saturday, March 21, 7.30-9.30 pm

Location: Sheraton: Beacon B, 3rd Floor

If you are available to join us for early dinner at 5 pm (COTSEAL sponsored, place: TBA), please RSVP with me agustini@umich.edu by Friday, March 13.

At the Business Meeting, the new COTSEAL Officers will be introduced to all members and begin their terms of service.


3) We also hope that you can attend a related workshop in which Juliana Wijaya and Gyanam Mahajan (UCLA) and her colleagues from SALTA will be speaking on:

Strategies for Developing and Expanding Asian LCTL programs (#369)

Date and Time: Sunday, March 22, 9-10.45 am

Location: Hynes: Room 210, Level 2



Thank you in advance for your continued support and we look forward to your participation.



Best,

Agustini

2020 Summer Institute: Planning for Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)

June 10-16, 2020

This Summer Institute is designed for world language educators who have
some knowledge of Project-Based Learning (PBL) as well as some practice in
generating project ideas. During the Institute, participants will flesh out
their ideas for a project design they have already subjected to critique.
Applicants must complete the *prerequisite* NFLRC MOOC (massive open online
course) Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning
https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/admin/nflrcapp/view/126/ and earn a badge in
order to qualify for consideration for the Institute. Participants who
fulfill requirements outlined in an associated course syllabus may opt to
receive two (2) graduate course credits (tuition fee).

*Duration: 5 instructional days (Wed., Th., Fri., Mon., and Tue.)Location:
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UTSponsors: Second Language Teaching
and Research Center (L2TReC)  https://l2trec.utah.edu/ and National
Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ *

PREREQUISITE: Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning MOOC
https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/126/

Application Timeline

*Envisioning PBLL MOOC Completion Deadline: February 28, 2020*
Summer Institute Application Period Opens: March 1, 2020
*Summer Institute Application Period Ends: March 20, 2020*
Notification of Participant Selection Decisions: March 31, 2020

Summer Institute Learning Outcomes

  - develop and outline a contextualized project-based language learning
  task;
  - foster language proficiency development through appropriate
  communicative events embedded in project-based language learning
  experiences;
  - employ effective scaffolding strategies for language, content,
  interactions, process,  product, and use of technology;
  - design and implement effective assessments for project-based tasks;
  - use appropriate technology for supporting project-based language
  learning, e.g. for:
     - locating project partners and culturally authentic materials,
     - gathering relevant content-related resources,
     - facilitating student collaboration and engaging learners
     in communicating with communities of target language speakers,
     - providing formative feedback, and
     - sharing student work with authentic audiences, and
     - supporting professional growth.


For more information, visit https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/127/

Jim Yoshioka
Program Coordinator

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Honolulu, HI  96822-2322
Phone: 808-956-9424
Fax: 808-956-5983
Email: nflrc@hawaii.edu

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SEALC Professional Development Opportunities

The Southeast Asian Language Council (SEALC) has received a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to offer professional development opportunities to Southeast Asian language instructors and develop instructional materials for the curricula of SE Asian language classes.

To accomplish the above objectives, SEALC offers opportunities for SE Asian language instructors to join training workshops and materials development projects. Fees for the registration, accommodation, and meals during the SEALC workshops are covered for accepted participants.

If you are interested in receiving information about upcoming professional development opportunities (training workshops, materials development projects, and awards for Southeast Asian students and teachers), please click on the following link to provide your contact information: SEALC email sign-up

We look forward to communicating with you.



Sincerely,

Fatemeh Mirsharifi

SEALC Project Manager