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Language learning Survey: European Commission and Cambridge highlight challenges for teachers

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:39:59 -0700

Language learning Survey: European Commission and Cambridge highlight challenges for teachers:

The Survey - the first rigorous study on such a large scale - compares the achievement of secondary school pupils in each country and looks in depth at the factors which influence successful language teaching and learning.

Case Studies of Openness in the Language Classroom

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:43:41 -0700

Call for contributions

We are planning the publication of selected case studies showcasing how the principles of openness in second / foreign language teaching and learning are applied in practice. The book will be a collection of case studies providing practical suggestions for the incorporation of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Practices (OEP), and Open Communication principles to the language classroom and to the initial and continuing development of language teachers. This open-access e-book, aimed at practitioners in secondary and tertiary education, will be freely available for download.

This publication will showcase some of the projects and activities presented at “Learning through sharing: Open Resources, Open Practices, Open Communication” workshop of the EUROCALL Computer Mediated Communication and Teacher Education SIGs held at the University of Bologna on 29-30 March 2012.

The main themes covered in the conference were:

theories that underpin openness as a key principle in education
using OER in teaching and/or course development, including reusing and re-purposing existing resources for different contexts or resource-based learning
integrating learner-generated content into language courses
developing a culture of sharing amongst the teaching community (barriers to and advantages of sharing)
sharing resources and/or practices in teacher education and professional development (e.g. through peer review of resources)
sharing resources and intellectual capital with others to raise individual or institutional profiles (e.g. through publishing resources on itunes U, contributing to a resource repository, open access publishing of research papers )
promoting learner communication in ‘open’ environments (e.g. through online gaming, virtual worlds, international discussion boards)
· facilitating open communication in CMC - where ‘sensitive’ topics can be broached and diverse opinions are valued.

We are now inviting those who took part in the event but also other interested colleagues to submit a case study proposal (maximum 500 words) by 30 September 2012 to the co-editors of the publication, Ana Beaven (University of Bologna, Italy), Anna Comas-Quinn (Open University, UK) and Barbara Sawhill (Oberlin College, USA). Please send your papers to:

bolognasigs2012@gmail.com including the word ‘ebook’ in the subject field.

LARC booth at the CALICO conferece 2012 at The University of...

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:54:24 -0700

LARC booth at the CALICO conferece 2012 at The University of Notre Dame. Day 2

Great pre-conference workshop at CALICO 2012 conference

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:19:55 -0700

Finding, Creating and Sharing Open Educational Resources for Language Teaching and Learning
https://calico.org/page.php?id=587#Edresources

Open Badges

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:24:01 -0700

Open Badges:

Open Badges for completion of a LARC summer professional development workshop? GREAT IDEA! We are looking to make this happen in the near future.

Learn Swahili at the Alliance for African Assistance in San...

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:41:20 -0700

Learn Swahili at the Alliance for African Assistance in San Diego, CA

http://www.alliance-for-africa.org/

High school students age 16+ can earn college credit at...

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:40:40 -0700

High school students age 16+ can earn college credit at SDSU

Arabic, Persian, and Russian: Summer Intensive Critical Language Courses

Session 1: May 24-June 29, 2012
Session 2: July 10-August 14, 2012

Register for summer classes, or join our email list at
http://neverstoplearning.net/larc

Picture Perfect Language Learning Tablet App for iPad and Android « Noyo

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:45:46 -0700

Picture Perfect Language Learning Tablet App for iPad and Android « Noyo

App Store - Remind101

Tue, 08 May 2012 11:21:37 -0700

App Store - Remind101:

Remind101 provides a safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents. It is 100% free and is used by over 200,000 teachers, students and parents to send millions of messages every month.

Photo

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:03:36 -0700

Using Photos in class: Photo Opportunity - Teacher Training BlogTeacher Training Blog

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:38:44 -0700

Using Photos in class: Photo Opportunity - Teacher Training BlogTeacher Training Blog:

4 tech tools to help you begin using photos in class … and, hopefully, get the most out of them!

The Modern Language Association’s 2007 Ad Hoc Committee on...

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:56:17 -0700

The Modern Language Association’s 2007 Ad Hoc Committee on Foreign Languages, chaired by Mary Louise Pratt, looked at the language crisis that occurred after 9/11, and has come forth with specific recommendations that have turned some language and literature departments into armed camps. In particular, the committee’s findings that foreign language and literature departments need to become more client-centered and to adapt language curricula to the pragmatic use of language in a variety of globalized professional settings, are considered by some to be problematic. Need change be so unsettling for faculty? Are there ways in which implementation of the recommendations of “Foreign Languages and Higher Education: New Structures for a Changed World” can benefit and reinvigorate the study of foreign languages in higher education? Looking backwards to technologies that have faded and to some that have flourished, we examine how the profession has evolved to a new mature state of interactivity and connectivity. We are at a place where technologies are converging to facilitate personal expression and trans-cultural mobility.

Become Fluent with Language Immersion for Google Chrome | Techland | TIME.com

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:54:08 -0700

Become Fluent with Language Immersion for Google Chrome | Techland | TIME.com

PlaySay - A social app to learn Spanish and English

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:18:15 -0700

PlaySay - A social app to learn Spanish and English

Gaston Caperton: The Future of Chinese Language Education

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:52:07 -0700

Gaston Caperton: The Future of Chinese Language Education

First DLS Regional Seminar - The Opium Trade in Afghanistan

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:47:39 -0700

First DLS Regional Seminar - The Opium Trade in Afghanistan:

This event will provide an in-depth look at the opium trade
in Afghanistan from several different perspectives and is
targeted to those who focus on mission-based,
operational work or regional studies in Afghanistan.
Please go to http://dlsdc.com/calendardlsevent for more
information on the speakers and lecture topics.

Edmodo Tutorial Video

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:34:49 -0700

Edmodo Tutorial Video:

coolcatteacher:

A tutorial video to help your students get started on Edmodo.

Always love well made tech tutorials…

First DLS Regional Seminar - The Opium Trade in Afghanistan

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:12:00 -0700

First DLS Regional Seminar - The Opium Trade in Afghanistan:

“Understanding The Arab Spring: The Case of Yemen”...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:22:00 -0700

“Understanding The Arab Spring: The Case of Yemen” with Professor Stacey Philbrick Yadav from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

And, read more at: http://merip.org/mero/mero102111

“Refashioning Barbary: American Discourse on North...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:17:31 -0700

“Refashioning Barbary: American Discourse on North Africa” with Dr. Karim Bejjit, Associate Professor of English at Hassan II University in Casablanca and a Fulbright scholar.

America’s strained relations with North African states, particularly the regencies of Algiers and Tripoli during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, have been the object of numerous historical accounts, and have generated a continuing controversy among American historians about the failures and accomplishments of US policies towards this part of the Muslim world. Following the tragic incidents of 11 September 2001, several studies have again appeared on America’s encounter with the so-called Barbary States advocating analogies between terrorist attacks and corsair activity. This talk offers a critique of this established historiography and the politicized drifts which characterize its recent publications.