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<TITLE>2011 Heritage Language Research Institute Announcement</TITLE>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>The UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center sponsors an annual research institute, established to support the center's principal mission of developing the research base for heritage language education. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>The Center invites applications to participate in the 5th Summer Heritage Language Research Institute, “(Re)Learning the Heritage Language: Integrating Linguistics and Pedagogy,” directed by Professor Maria Polinsky (Harvard). The 5</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT SIZE=4>th</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4> Institute will take place from June 26-1 July at UCLA; further details can be seen at:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/2011summer/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4>http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/2011summer/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4> The application page can be found at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://apply.international.ucla.edu/public/viewform.aspx?appID=282"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4>http://apply.international.ucla.edu/public/viewform.aspx?appID=282</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4> and applications are due March 1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT SIZE=4>st</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4> .</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>This year’s institute focuses on current linguistic research and the implications for heritage language instruction. Applications are invited from linguists, language instructors, post-doctoral fellows, and doctoral students currently actively involved in heritage teaching and research. Limited funding will be available for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows only. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>Please share this information with your faculty and graduate students. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>Kathryn Paul</FONT></SPAN></P>
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