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<b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">Foreign Languages, Multiliteracies, and the Literary<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy (<a href="https://cercll.arizona.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">CERCLL</span></a>)
at the University of Arizona is inviting <b class="">K-16 world language teachers</b> to apply to take part in one of its 2019-2020 <b class="">Professional Online Learning Network Spaces (PLONS)</b>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">PLONS are online learning spaces designed to create a ripple effect, fostering linkages between language teaching, research and practice, and
shared ideas and resources between educators. CERCLL is excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for its first PLONS, entitled <b class=""><i class="">“Foreign Languages, Multiliteracies, and the Literary</i></b></span><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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Integrate literacy and meaningful engagements with authentic texts into the language classroom.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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The role of literary reading in linguistic and intercultural awareness.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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language educators in middle school, high school and college institutions<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">Dr. Chantelle Warner, one of the co-directors of CERCLL, will serve as a facilitator for the group. Potential participants for fall 2019-spring
2020 can apply as individuals or as small groups.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<strong class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(171, 5, 32); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">Learn more and apply here by the August 1st deadline:</span></strong><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(171, 5, 32); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class=""><a href="https://cercll.arizona.edu/project/plons/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">https://cercll.arizona.edu/project/plons/</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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