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University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC)
Michigan State University Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR)
Co-Sponsors
Apprentissage des Langues et Systemes d'Information et de Communication (ALSIC)
Australian Technology Enhanced Language Learning Consortium (ATELL)
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota (CARLA)
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC (CAL)
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)
European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL)
International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)
University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC)
The University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center engages in research and materials development projects and conducts Summer Institutes for language professionals among its many activities.
2003 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
CLAN for Conversation Analysis (March 31-April 4, 2003)--This workshop includes hands-on training in CLAN for Conversation Analysis, transcription principles and problems, and connecting soundfiles, videofiles, and transcripts. It is designed for 15 teaching hours plus exercises, running over a 5-day period. The teaching hours will shift between lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on activities. The exercises will allow the participants to get on friendly terms with the software and to be able to discuss problems and questions. The workshop will be led by Dr. Johannes Wagner (University of Southern Denmark).
Corpus Linguistics for Korean Language Learning & Teaching (June 30-July 11, 2003)--This NFLRC Summer Institute will acquaint participants with the basic concepts of corpus linguistics, including corpus construction and annotation, concordancing, frequency counts and ranks, grammatical tagging, and related concepts. Participants will learn how to access Korean corpora and use the available computer programs for Korean corpus analysis. The workshop will outline techniques for the teacher to use in materials preparation and curriculum design and for the individual learner to use in exploring meaning, structure, and use in Korean. Participants will also engage in individual projects chosen with their own learning goals in mind. The deadline for online applications is February 1, 2003.
Southeast Asian Pedagogy Workshops (Summer 2003)--A series of teacher training workshops will be conducted for faculty teaching at advanced study abroad programs in Southeast Asia. Workshops are being planned for Filipino, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese. Training may also be conducted at the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
Richard Schmidt (Director) and Jim Yoshioka (Program Coordinator) will serve as Program Chair and Associate Program Chair of the upcoming AAAL 2003 Conference in Arlington, Virginia. Highlights of the conference include six plenary addresses (Patricia Duff, Joshua Fishman, Georgette Ioup, Geoffrey Nunberg, William O'Grady, Congressman Robert Underwood), five invited colloquia ("Instructed Second Language Acquisition," "The Discourse of Health Care Dilemmas," "Classroom Talks: A Conversation Analytic Perspective," "Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition," & "The Development of Academic Competence in Adolescent English Learners"), a joint AAAL/ILTA colloquium, numerous selected papers, posters, and colloquia reflecting the diversity of applied linguistics, a publishers' exhibit, and much more! For more information about AAAL 2003, visit the AAAL Web site (www.aaal.org).
NFLRC Publications
NFLRC Hawai'i has recently added two new technical reports to their publications catalog. The first, An Investigation of Second Language Task-Based Performance Assessments (Brown, Hudson, Norris, & Bonk), describes the creation and validation of performance assessment instruments. The second, New Technologies and Language Learning: Cases in the Less Commonly Taught Languages (Spreen, Ed.), is a collection of case studies presenting technology-based options for language programming that will help universities make more informed decisions about teaching less commonly taught languages. All technical reports can be purchased online through University of Hawai'i Press. (http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/)
The third video in a series of language teaching demo tapes from Tim Murphey is now available. NPRM (Near Peer Role Modeling) demonstrates ways in which teachers might use students in their own classes to motivate and inspire other students, to offer them more alternative strategies and beliefs, and to allow them to learn more quickly and deeply. Check out other NFLRC publications, including CD-ROMs, videos, free online downloadable publications, and more at nflrc.hawaii.edu.
Michigan State University Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR)
CLEAR's mission is to promote foreign language education in the United States. To meet its goals, projects focus on foreign language research, materials development, and teacher training.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH
* Feedback to Learners: The Case of Heritage Language Learners
MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT
Products
* Business Chinese (CD-ROM)
* Modules for Assessing Socio-Cultural Competence for German (CD-ROM)
* Modules for Assessing Socio-Cultural Competence: Russian (CD-ROM)
* Pronunciacion y fonetica (CD-ROM)
* African Language Tutorial Guide (guide and video)
* Directory of African Language Offerings (online database)
* Foreign Languages: Doors to Opportunity (video and discussion guide)
* Task-based Communicative Grammar Activities for Japanese and Thai (workbook)
* Test Development (workbook and video)
* The Internet Sourcebook for Business French (Web links)
* The Internet Sourcebook for Business German (Web links)
* The Internet Sourcebook for Business Spanish (Web links)
* Business Language Packets for High School Classrooms (French, German, & Spanish; PDF files)
Coming in 2003!
* Portuguese Pronunciation and Phonetics (CD-ROM)
* French Pronunciation and Phonetics (CD-ROM)
* Elementary Business German (CD-ROM)
* Thai Tutorial Guide
Game-O-Matic
The Game-O-Matic is a suite of wizards that create Web-based activities for language learning and practice. Teachers can make original Game-O-Matic games by visiting http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/matic/. Have a new idea for a Game-O-Matic activity? Contact Dennie Hoopingarner at hooping4@msu.edu.
Newsletter
CLEAR News is a biyearly publication covering FL teaching techniques, research, and materials. Contact the CLEAR office to join the mailing list or see it on the Web at http://clear.msu.edu/clearnews/.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer Workshops
Each summer, CLEAR offers professional development workshops for foreign language teachers on the campus of Michigan State University. For more information on the Summer Workshops, go to http://clear.msu.edu and click on "2003 Summer Workshops."
Onsite Workshops
CLEAR offers foreign language teachers at K-13+ institutions around the country the opportunity to host a CLEAR workshop. These 1-3 day workshops are led by CLEAR's professional development staff members. For more information, visit http://clear.msu.edu/onsite/about.html
For more information about CLEAR, contact
Center for Language Education And Research (CLEAR)
A712 Wells Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1027
Phone: (517) 432-2286
Fax: (517) 432-0473
Web: http://clear.msu.edu/
Email: clear@msu.edu
Australian Technology Enhanced Language Learning Consortium (ATELL)
Contacts: Assoc. Prof. Mike Levy, Griffith University (michael.levy@mailbox.gu.edu.au) Dr Robert Debski, The University of Melbourne (r.debski@hlc.unimelb.edu.au)
ATELL is an informal collaboration of Australian language teachers and researchers involved in the development and use of technologies in language learning. Recently, intensive work has been undertaken on the development of a new Web site, most especially by colleagues at Griffith University in Queensland and The University of Melbourne in Victoria. The site will include a number of innovative resources for both researchers and teachers in TELL and it is hoped that it will be operative by early February, 2003. This work is continuing in collaboration with the Deans of the Faculties of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities Language Network in Australasia (DASSH) and the Association of Modern Language Teachers' Associations of Australia (AFMTLA). The ATELL Web site will include information, collaboration, and resources such as
* a register of Australian TELL experts
* a register of projects in TELL research, development & implementation
* a suite of resources for researchers
* links to other sites with TELL-related information and materials
As the various elements are put into place, an update on progress will be given.
Apprentissage des Langues et Systemes d'Information et de Communication (ALSIC)
ALSIC (Language Learning and Information and Communication Systems, http://alsic.org/) is an electronic journal in French for researchers and practitioners in fields related to applied linguistics, didactics, psycholinguistics, educational sciences, computational linguistics, and computer science. The journal gives priority to papers from the French-speaking community and/or in French, but it also regularly invites papers in other languages so as to strengthen scientific and technical exchanges between linguistic communities that too often remain separate. The editorial board of ALSIC invites you to contact them for any prospective contributions at the following electronic address: infos@alsic.org.
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