Thank you very much for participating in our COTSEAL Spring 2021 Survey.
We appreciate your time in filling out the survey and sharing your ideas with us. Part of the survey is a question about a talk story session. Survey results indicated that 54% of you are interested in attending a talk story session. So, here's our invitation to our first talk story session . . .
Please fill out the form to update your information, including your interest for possible topics for workshop/conference ideas for this year Spring-Summer 2021. Please fill out the form by Wednesday, Feb. 10.
COTSEAL Spring 2021 Survey
https://forms.gle/5knd74WYe1ZnvvE79
Thank you very much!
For more information / questions, please email
American Councils for International Education is currently hiring 2021 summer Resident Director for Indonesian immersion program of the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS); see http://www.clscholarship.org for more information about the program). Many members of COTSEAL may be especially interested to know that positions are available to support learners of Indonesian.
Resident Directors are the first-level of support for CLS students for the duration of the program. The Resident Director supports student success by ensuring the health and safety of the participants, helping them to maintain an Indonesian-only language policy, and helping to acclimate them to life in Indonesia.
The Resident Director position is a non-teaching position but requires a high level of Indonesian language. The approximate dates of the program are June to August; Resident Directors also attend a three-day training in May.
We seek individuals who have demonstrated student support experience for undergraduate and/or graduate students, or experience leading or supporting a study abroad or language immersion program. Applications review will begin in January 2021 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.
Click here to apply for the Indonesian Program Resident Director Position.
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
February 1 - March 8, 2021
Registration deadline: January 28, 2021
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) is designed as a 5-week open-enrollment course for language educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL). Successful learners will be able to describe essential features of high quality PBLL and to generate high-quality ideas for projects using the Product Square. Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open online course) is FREE. However, if you wish to earn the optional digital badge for completion afterwards, you will need to meet the badge criteria and pay a nominal fee ($25) to have your submitted materials evaluated by NFLRC staff.
The following is a selection of targeted learning outcomes for the MOOC:
Instruction spans five modules, for an equivalent of five hours' contact time (or one-half CEU). As you progress through five topics, you will view videos, answer comprehension questions, and engage in asynchronous discussion, observing suggested due dates. There are also three assignments to submit, one each in Weeks 3, 4, and 5.
Register today: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/
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*National Foreign Language Resource Center*
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Phone: 808-956-9424
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COTSEAL Virtual Workshop on Project-Based Language Teaching
Organized in collaboration with UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center
COTSEAL invites Southeast Asian language instructors to participate in the Project-Based Language Teaching Workshop hosted by UCLA virtually on Zoom on October 23-34, 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 virtual workshop will then train participants how to apply this approach in their language classrooms.
Registration is free, but ALL participants must be active members of COTSEAL or become a member. (Dues are $30/one-year and $55/two-year.)
Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register early.
To renew COTSEAL membership or become a member, please fill out this form: https://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf
· 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
· Register by October 10, 2020: https://bit.ly/348QwJQ
· A Zoom link will be emailed ONLY to those who have registered.
Questions about the workshop should be addressed to jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu.
Organized in collaboration with UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
and UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center
COTSEAL invites Southeast Asian language instructors to participate in the Project-Based Language Teaching Workshop hosted by UCLA virtually on Zoom 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 virtual workshop will then train participants how to apply this approach in their language classrooms.
Registration is free, but ALL participants must be active members of COTSEAL or become a member. (Dues are $30/one-year and $55/two-year.)
Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register early.
To renew COTSEAL membership or become a member, please fill out this form: http://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf.
• 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
• Register by October 10, 2020: https://ucla.in/2BJ638R
• A Zoom link will be emailed ONLY to those who have registered.
Questions about the workshop should be addressed to jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu.
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
