Announcements
Center for the Study and Advancement of International Education (CASIE)
Georgia Excellence In International Education
Showcase your school at the International Education Summit, September 17, 2009
Have you and your staff done an exceptional job promoting international education by either training educators, teaching international students or engaging students to become more involved in their community? If so, share that experience with CASIE! CASIE wants to showcase cutting edge examples of the impact of international education in and outside the classroom. Please provide us with more information below; selected schools will present case studies during the upcoming International Education Summit 2009. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm EDT on May 29, 2009.
On-line application: http://www.casieonline.org/Summit/SchoolApply.html
IALLT 2009-Language Learning GPS: Navigating the World of Technology
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Georgia State University is pleased to host the 2009 conference for the International Association for Language Learning Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, May 26-30, 2009.
Just published - UNESCO publishes compendium on languages and multilingualism.
June 2007 - Following a worldwide consultation, UNESCO has published an online compendium of its ongoing activities in the field of languages and multilingualism. The compendium was compiled by the Task Force for languages and multilingualism.
UNESCO’s current action focuses on the following objectives:
- Promotion of multilingual education, including the mother language
- Safeguarding endangered and indigenous languages
- Promotion of multilingualism and linguistic diversity in literate environments, media and cyberspace
- Promotion of languages as a means for dialog and international integration
- Improvement of UNESCO effectiveness through integration of linguistic factors
World Language Map: Click on the continents of the map to discover the languages spoken.
2008 National Foreign Language Week
The spring of every year, one week is dedicated to world language studies, interests, and teaching. National Foreign Language Week was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957 by Alpha Mu Gamma Society. Visit the following website for further information and date for the 2008 designation: http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.htm
The 2007 theme is Languages: The Key to Common Understanding
Fulbright Provides International Opportunities: Make Plans to Apply
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
Roberta Croll
International Institute, Graduate School, USDA
600 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2520
Phone - (202) 314-3520
Fax - (202) 479-6806
www.fulbrightexchanges.org
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Visit the following website for updates on the following legislation and programs related to foreign language and international studies: http://www.languagepolicy.org/legislation/index.html
- Foreign Language Expansion Act
- Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Act
- America COMPETES Act
- Foreign Language Assistance program (FLAP)
- Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
- Advancing America Through Foreign Language Partnerships
- Language Teacher Corps
- Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative
- National Security Education Program
- Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESEA)
SCOLT Award-Winner 2005 Year of Languages
Equinox Publishing and its North American distributor, The David Brown Book Company, is pleased to announce publication of Rick (E.M.) Rickerson and Barry Hilton’s The Five-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages, an innovative book aimed at bringing up-to-date knowledge to the student and general reader alike. Adapted from the scripts of a series on language originally aired on NPR, this accessible volume is now available and is being offered to you at a 10% discount for a limited time. To view a selected Table of Contents and to order your copy, click here. When prompted for a promotion code toward the end of checkout, enter FML to receive your 10% discount.
Krista Zimmer,Marketing Manager
The David Brown Book Co.
P.O. Box 511/ 28 Main St.
Oakville, CT 06779
Tel. (860) 945-9329
FAX (860) 945-9468/
E: krista.zimmer@dbbcdist.com
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