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<div><font size="+3"><b>Announcements</b></font><br><font size="+3"><b></b></font></div>
<div><font size="+2"><b>Special Stipends for LCTL Teachers</b></font><br><font size="+2"><b></b></font></div>
<div><img height="162" hspace="10" src="cid:a06240806c3f46182121c@[160.94.220.121].1.0" width="244" align="right" vspace="10" border="1">To support the improvement of instruction of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs), the University of Minnesota's National Resource Centers offer a limited number of $600 stipends for LCTL teachers to help defray the cost of attending any of the CARLA summer institutes. The University NRCs--the Consortium for the Study of the Asias (CSA), the European Studies Consortium (ESC) and the Institute for Global Studies (IGS)--are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and sponsor this program as part of their mission to support LCTL teachers.<br>
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<div>Applications are due by April 11, 2008.<br></div>
<blockquote>European LCTL teachers see: <a href="http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/29047/2581612/17472/0/" target="_blank">http://www.esc.umn.edu/CARLA.htm</a> <br>Asian LCTL teachers see: <a href="http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/29047/2581612/17473/0/" target="_blank">http://asias.umn.edu/funding/k16.html</a> <br>
All other LCTLs see: <a href="http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/29047/2581612/17474/0/" target="_blank">http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/language.html</a><br></blockquote>
<div>For more details about the stipend program see:<a href="http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/29047/2581612/17475/0/" target="_blank">http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/scholarships.html</a><br></div>
<div><font size="+2"><b>CARLA Summer Institutes 2008</b></font><br><font size="+2"><b></b></font></div>
<div><img height="108" hspace="10" src="cid:a06240806c3f46182121c@[160.94.220.121].1.1" width="292" align="left" vspace="5" border="1">The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota has sponsored a summer institute program for second language teachers since 1996. This internationally-known program reflects CARLA's commitment to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom. Each institute is highly interactive and includes discussion, theory-building, hands-on activities, and plenty of networking opportunities.<br>
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<div>The CARLA summer institute program is very popular, so register early!<br></div>
<div>The institutes that will be offered during summer 2008 are:<br></div>
<div><b>Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching for Chinese and Japanese</b><br>June 23-27, 2008<br>Presenters: <i>Tara Fortune with Michael Bacon and Molly Wieland</i><br></div>
<div><b>Using Technology in Second Language Teaching</b><br>July 14-18, 2008<br>Presenters: <i>Marlene Johnshoy, Beth Kautz, Jenise Rowekamp, Rick Treece, Pablo Viedma, Jian Wu, Zhen Zou</i><br></div>
<div><b>Developing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs)</b><br>July 14-18, 2008<br>Presenters: <i>Bill Johnston and Louis Janus</i><br></div>
<div><b>Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education: <br><i>"How well do students speak the immersion language?"</i></b><br>July 14-18, 2008<br>Presenters: <i>Tara Fortune and Lynn Thompson</i><br></div>
<div><b>Focusing on Learner Language: <br>Second Language Acquisition Basics for Teachers</b><br>July 21-25, 2008<br>Presenters:<i> Elaine Tarone and Maggie Broner</i><br></div>
<div><b>Improving Language Learning: <br>Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction</b><br>July 21-25, 2008<br>Presenters: <i>Martha Nyikos and Andrew Cohen</i><br></div>
<div><b>Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development </b><br>July 21-25, 2008<br>Presenter: <i>Laurent Cammarata</i><br></div>
<div><b>Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching </b><br>July 21-25, 2008 (Session 1) -or- July 28-August 1, 2008 (Session 2)<br>Presenters: <i>Diane Tedick, Tara Fortune, Maureen Curran Dorsano, and Mandy Menke</i><br>
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<div><b>Developing Assessments for the Second Language Classroom</b><br>July 28-Aug. 1, 2008<br>Presenters: <i>Ursula Lentz and Donna Clementi</i><br></div>
<div><b>Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom</b><br>July 28-Aug. 1, 2008<br>Presenter: <i>Francine Klein</i><br></div>
<div><b>Language and Culture in Sync: <br><i>Teaching the Pragmatics of a Second Language </i></b><br><i>July 28-Aug. 1, 2008<b><br></b></i>Presenters:<i> Noriko Ishihara and Andrew Cohen</i><br></div>
<div>The cost of each of the CARLA summer institutes is $350 if registration is received by May 31, 2007 and $400 after that date. More information and registration forms will soon be available on the CARLA website at: <a href="http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/29047/2581612/17483/0/" target="_blank">http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes</a>. Brochures are available now at the CARLA office. To request a copy you can email the CARLA office at: <a href="mailto:carla@umn.edu" target="_blank">carla@umn.edu</a></div>
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<div>=====================================================<br>Louis Janus, Ph.D.<br> Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) Project<br> Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)<br> University of Minnesota<br>
619 Heller Hall (mail)<br> 674 Heller Hall (visiting)<br> 271 19th Avenue So.<br> Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA<br> phone: 612/624-9016; fax: 612/624-7514<br>-------------------------------<br><a href="mailto:janus005@umn.edu" target="_blank">janus005@umn.edu</a><br>
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