SEALC Workshop on Heritage Language & Project-Based Learning at UCLA, Oct 23-24, 2020

SEALC Project

Professional and Materials Development to Strengthen Southeast Asian Language Instruction

Institute for Regional and International Studies  

608-262-0646 SEALC@intl.wisc.edu

Joint COTSEAL/SEALC Workshop on Heritage Language & Project-Based Learning at UCLA

Organized in collaboration with UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies 

and UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center

COTSEAL and SEALC invite Southeast Asian language instructors from any US university or community college to apply to participate in the Heritage Language (HL) and Project-Based Learning (PBL) Workshop hosted by UCLA.

Part 1 of this workshop will take place virtually on Zoom on October 23-24, 2020 and Part 2 will be in Spring 2021. Applicants must commit to attend both parts of this workshop.

This workshop will introduce the principles and practices of Project-based Learning to participants in order to strengthen the development of instructional materials that can be incorporated into the curricula of Southeast Asian language classes.  

• Prior to the workshop, participants will be required to complete an online module that will focus on identifying and addressing issues pertinent to HL students as well as impart the principles and tools of PBL, including exemplary models of this approach.  

• The two-day workshop will then build procedural knowledge – i.e., how to instantiate this approach in the classroom. Participants will learn how to select project topics and materials, how to structure the creation of products for students at different levels of proficiency, and how to assess learning.  

• The goal of this workshop is for participants to acquire skills that will allow them to create a module that will be included in a bank of materials to be shared with other teachers. 

• Following the workshop, SEALC will provide support and peer review of the development of modules prior to posting them online. SEALC will offer a modest honorarium to each participant who completes the post-workshop activities. Priority will be given to those applicants who commit to participate in the post workshop activities. 

• The registration fees, accommodations, and meals during the workshop are covered for accepted participants. 

• All participants must be active members of COTSEAL or become a member. (Dues are $30/one-year and $55/two-year.)

• To renew COTSEAL membership or become a member, please fill out this form: http://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf.

Required application materials: (Please upload only pdf files and be sure your name is written at the top left-hand corner of your CV and personal statement.)

• Curriculum vitae 

• Personal statement (1-2 pages) that describes your interest in this professional development opportunity and how it will benefit your teaching and addresses the following questions:

1. Which level course do you currently teach (e.g., 1st, 2nd,  or 3rd year, lower or upper division)? 

2. Do you teach courses designed exclusively for HL learners? If not, are heritage language and second language (L2) learners combined in one classroom?

3. Please describe your experience teaching: type of classes, number of years teaching, challenges you have faced, and any professional development that focused on teaching Southeast Asian languages and/or HL students.

4. What do you hope to get out of this workshop?

5. If you are willing to commit to creating a module during the post workshop activities, you will be compensated with a modest honorarium. Please mention this in your statement.    

To request funding for travel: 

• Submit a brief statement of need for assistance with travel expenses. Include information from your institution indicating what portion of the cost they can cover. It is expected that participants from NRCs will seek travel funds from their home institutions.  

Part 1 Fall 2020

• Asynchronous: Thought exercises and prompt questions due prior to synchronous presentation 

1. Online Module I (Key Concepts and Pedagogical Approaches in Heritage Language Teaching)

2. Online Module II (Understanding and Meeting the Language Needs of Heritage Language Learners)

• Synchronous: Virtual workshop on Zoom on October 23 and 24, 2020

Part 2 Spring 2021

• Applicants will be notified about the final decision concerning whether the Part 2 will be an in-person or synchronous virtual workshop.

• Apply online for this workshop by September 15, 2020: https://ucla.in/2P8QfCH

Questions about the workshop should be addressed to both  

jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu & sealc@intl.wisc.edu.

This workshop is funded by the UC Berkeley-UCLA Southeast Asia Consortium National Resource Center, the Southeast Asia Language Council (SEALC) and UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center.

A project of the Southeast Asia Language Council (SEALC), funded by the Henry Luce Foundation

Room 325 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI  53706  USA

36th Annual COTSEAL Conference Online Sat. July 11, 2020

Join us at the COTSEAL 36th Virtual Conference!

Saturday, July 11, 2020, 10:50 am - 3:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

~Morning session: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PDT: Workshop
Achieving Coherence in Content-Based Instruction Using the 6 Ts Framework
by Donna M. Brinton*

As a syllabus type, CBI provides an alternative to other types of language syllabi (e.g., the grammatical syllabus, the notional syllabus, the task-based syllabus), enabling the course designer to specify the overall course goals, the topics to be explored, the materials to be used, the academic skills and language issues to be covered, and the assignments to be completed. The 6 Ts framework (Stoller & Grabe, 2017) as a remedy for achieving course coherence will be introduced. Each of the 6 Ts (themes, topics, texts, tasks, transitions, and threads) will be discussed and illustrated.

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* Consultant in the field of Applied Linguistics * Worked at the University of California, Los Angeles as a Lecturer in TESOL & Applied Linguistics and as Academic Coordinator of UCLA's ESL Service Courses.
* Conducted international teacher training in many parts of the world including Southeast Asia.
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~Afternoon session: 1:00 – 2:30pm PDT:   COTSEAL Panel              
Glocalization of Southeast Asian Language Instruction            
Chaired by Thuy Tranviet, Cornell University
                                                                                
1. The Challenge of Glocalization on Khmer Language Instruction
     Chhany Sak-Humphry, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
2. Authentic Listening Materials in Indonesian Class. Is It Important?
     Rahmi Aoyama, Northern Illinois University
3. Philippine Traditional Games and Pastimes: A Tool for Teaching Language and Culture
     Leticia Pagkalinawan, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
4. Glocalizing Southeast Asian Languages and Food Cultures in Appalachian Setting  
    Pittaya Paladroi-Shane, Ohio University
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2:30 – 3:15pm PDT:   SEA Language Students Panel    ______________________________________________________________________________                      

Please register by July 6 at https://ucla.in/30cwZrz. (NOTE: A ZOOM link will be emailed ONLY to those who have registered.) Registration is free to COTSEAL members. (Please click:  Membership Form for information.)

 For more information, please email Juliana Wijaya, COTSEAL President jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu.    
*Co-sponsored by the Southeast Asian Languages Council (SEALC) & the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Download a PDF of this program here.

COTSEAL Half-Day Virtual Conference Saturday, July 11, 2020

Dear COTSEAL members,

I hope you and your family are doing well. As COVID-19 concerns continue, we regret to inform you that we have to cancel our in-person annual conference, previously scheduled on June 19-20, 2020 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We will substitute this with a half-day virtual conference on Saturday, July 11th, 2020, starting at 8 am HST/11 am PDT/1pm CDT/2 pm EDT.

Please save the date. If you’d like to present at this virtual conference, please email your abstract for consideration to jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu by May 11, 2020.

I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to COTSEAL new secretary: Imelda Gasmen from the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Agustini is COTSEAL new Vice President.

Thank you for your support.

Best,

Juliana

Juliana Wijaya, PhD

COTSEAL President

Joint COTSEAL-SEALC Workshop at UCLA CFP

SEALC Project

Professional and Materials Development to Strengthen Southeast Asian Language Instruction

Institute for Regional and International Studies 608-262-0646 SEALC@intl.wisc.edu

Joint COTSEAL/SEALC Workshop on Heritage Language & Project-Based Learning at UCLA

Organized in collaboration with UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies 

and UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center

COTSEAL and SEALC invite Southeast Asian language instructors from any US university or community college to apply to participate in the Heritage Language (HL) and Project-Based Learning (PBL) Workshop at UCLA on October 23-24, 2020.

This workshop will introduce the principles and practices of Project-based Learning to participants in order to strengthen the development of instructional materials that can be incorporated into the curricula of Southeast Asian language classes.
• Prior to the workshop, participants will be required to complete an online module that will focus on identifying and addressing issues pertinent to HL students as well as impart the principles and tools of PBL, including exemplary models of this approach.
• The two-day workshop will then build procedural knowledge – i.e., how to instantiate this approach in the classroom. Participants will learn how to select project topics and materials, how to structure the creation of products for students at different levels of proficiency, and how to assess learning.
• The goal of this workshop is for participants to acquire skills that will allow them to create a module that will be included in a bank of materials to be shared with other teachers.
• Following the workshop, SEALC will provide support and peer review of the development of modules prior to posting them online. SEALC will offer a modest honorarium to each participant who completes the post-workshop activities. Priority will be given to those applicants who commit to participate in the post workshop activities.
• The registration fees, accommodations, and meals during the workshop are covered for accepted participants.
• All participants must be active members of COTSEAL or become a member. (Dues are $30/one-year and $55/two-year.)
• To renew COTSEAL membership or become a member, please fill out this form: http://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf.

Required application materials: (Please upload only pdf files and be sure your name is written at the top left-hand corner of your CV and personal statement.)
• Curriculum vitae
• Personal statement (1-2 pages) that describes your interest in this professional development opportunity and how it will benefit your teaching and addresses the following questions:
 
1. Which level course do you currently teach (e.g., 1st, 2nd,  or 3rd year, lower or upper division)?
2. Do you teach courses designed exclusively for HL learners? If not, are heritage language and second language (L2) learners combined in one classroom?
3. Please describe your experience teaching: type of classes, number of years teaching, challenges you have faced, and any professional development that focused on teaching Southeast Asian languages and/or HL students.
4. What do you hope to get out of this workshop?
5. If you are willing to commit to creating a module during the post workshop activities, you will be compensated with a modest honorarium. Please mention this in your statement.  

To request funding for travel:
• Submit a brief statement of need for assistance with travel expenses. Include information from your institution indicating what portion of the cost they can cover. It is expected that participants from NRCs will seek travel funds from their home institutions.

Apply online by the deadline of May 1, 2020: 

https://ucla.in/2P8QfCH

Questions about the workshop should be addressed to both
jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu & sealc@intl.wisc.edu.

This workshop is funded by the UC Berkeley-UCLA Southeast Asia Consortium National Resource Center, the Southeast Asia Language Council (SEALC) and UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center.






















A project of the Southeast Asia Language Council (SEALC), funded by the Henry Luce Foundation
Room 325 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI  53706  USA

Call for Papers: COTSEAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE at SEASSI 2020

CALL FOR PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS



36th COTSEAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE at SEASSI 2020

Collaborations and Professionalization in Southeast Asian Language Teaching

June 19-20, 2020

University of Wisconsin, Madison



COTSEAL invites participants from academic institutions, teachers, researchers, and graduate students who are interested in, involved in, or have conducted research on Southeast Asian language education and linguistics to submit abstracts to the conference.



Paper/presentation topics may include, but are not limited to:

·        Collaborations in SEA language teaching and material development

·        Different approaches in teaching SEA languages

·        Proficiency, project, community-based learning

·        Heritage language learners

·        Distance learning and flipped classrooms

·        University policies & related issues affecting SEA language instruction

(We encourage participants of the SEALC-sponsored Oral Proficiency Workshop for SEA Language Teachers at UW-Madison in December 2019 to present the results of their group work.)



Abstract Submission Deadline: April 6, 2020

Notification of Acceptance: April 20, 2020



An abstract proposal should include the title, a brief description of 250 words maximum, and a presenter profile that should include your name, institution, email address, and phone number. Send them as two email attachments (MS words/pdf) to jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu, Subject line: COTSEAL 2020 Abstract Submission.

                           

The conference registration is $40, but it is free for COTSEAL active members.

To become COTSEAL member: http://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf.



For more information about the conference, please contact the conference co-chairs:

                              Juliana Wijaya                   jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu

                              Agustini                               agustini@umich.edu

             

COTSEAL Officers/Conference Organizing Committee: Juliana Wijaya, Agustini, Imelda Gasmen

Juliana Wijaya, Agustini, Imelda Gasmen.



Co-sponsored by SEASSI and SEALC.

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