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<br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. TIRF Announcement (van Lier, Leo A.)<br> 2. Point of View: Falling in love with Russia, one language<br> course at a time (Francis Hult)<br> 3. US: 300 Strike Soldiers in Language Training (Francis Hult)<br>
4. Scotland: Number of Gaelic schools needs to treble in bid to<br> boost language (Francis Hult)<br> 5. Rosetta Stone CEO Adams foresees growth from Ivy League, iPad<br> (Francis Hult)<br> 6. Ireland: Irish-exempt students sit for other languages<br>
(Francis Hult)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:27:59 -0400<br>From: "van Lier, Leo A." <<a href="mailto:lvanlier@miis.edu" target="_blank">lvanlier@miis.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] TIRF Announcement<br>To: "<a href="mailto:Edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu" target="_blank">Edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:Edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu" target="_blank">Edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:C7EB816F.5868%25lvanlier@miis.edu" target="_blank">C7EB816F.5868%lvanlier@miis.edu</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>ATTENTION: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SUPERVISORS<br>
AND<br>DOCTORAL STUDENTS<br><br>The deadline is May 15, 2010 for the TIRF 2010 Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) competition. For more details about the grants and how to apply for the 2010 awards, visit TIRF's website <a href="http://www.tirfonline.org/" target="_blank">www.tirfonline.org</a>. ><br>
TIRF, The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to generate new knowledge about English language teaching and learning.<br>It aims:<br>* To promote the application of research to practical language problems<br>
* To collect, organize, and disseminate information and research on the teaching and learning of language<br>* To influence the formation and implementation of appropriate language education policies, taking cognizance of the complementarity of English as an international language and indigenous languages and cultures worldwide<br>
<br>TIRF is committed to the development of a research agenda that is flexible and dynamic, both addressing perennial issues and evolving as critical questions present themselves. The foundation's current focus is on promoting research and best practices that will improve the use of English in the emerging global knowledge economy of the 21st century.<br>
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Subject: [Edling] Point of View: Falling in love with Russia, one<br> language course at a time<br>To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu" target="_blank">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>Message-ID:<br>
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<br>The Lariat Online<br><br><br><br>Point of View: Falling in love with Russia, one language course at a time<br><br><br><br>By Lela Atwood<br><br><br><br>A year ago, I did not think I was capable of learning a foreign language. The idea of knowing a second language sounded wonderful, but there was no hope for me. I was born in an English-speaking household and was barely exposed to other languages.<br>
<br><br><br>Many people implied that learning a language was too big of a feat for an American, like me, to attempt. Others said there was no hope for someone to learn a language unless they were either a young child or a language genius, two things that I do not use to describe myself. The last blow came, however, when I made a "C" average in my Spanish classes.<br>
<br><br><br>Full story:<br><br><a href="http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=72663" target="_blank">http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=72663</a><br><br><br><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>DVIDS<br><br><br><br>300 Strike Soldiers in Language Training<br><br><br><br>He that converses not, knows nothing. The Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), understand that well as they plan to converse time and again with the Afghan people as they continue to ready themselves for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.<br>
<br>The Strike Brigade currently has 300 of its Soldiers involved in language training courses teaching the basics in Afghanistan's two national languages, Dari and Pashto. With the goal of breaking the communication barriers when deployed, the 2nd BCT realizes the importance of interaction among Soldier and local nationals.<br>
<br><br><br>Full story:<br><br><a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=48110" target="_blank">http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=48110</a><br><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>The Herald<br><br><br><br>Number of Gaelic schools needs to treble in bid to boost language<br><br><br><br>The number of dedicated Gaelic schools in Scotland will have to treble and the number of teachers being trained in the language quadruple over the next two years.<br>
<br><br><br>The ambitious targets will be needed if a plan to create a new generation of Gaelic speakers is to be met.<br><br><br><br>B?rd na G?idhlig, the statutory language development body, yesterday published its two year plan and ministers welcomed its focus on early years, Gaelic-medium education and adult learning.<br>
<br><br><br>Full story:<br><br><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/number-of-gaelic-schools-needs-to-treble-in-bid-to-boost-language-1.1020486" target="_blank">http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/number-of-gaelic-schools-needs-to-treble-in-bid-to-boost-language-1.1020486</a><br>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>Washington Examiner<br><br><br><br>Rosetta Stone CEO Adams foresees growth from Ivy League, iPad<br><br>Rosetta Stone Inc. plans to spur sales of its language-learning software by expanding into Ivy League universities and targeting new devices, like Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad, Chief Executive Officer Tom Adams said.<br>
<br><br><br>Though the Arlington-based company isn't ready to announce an application for the iPad, it will release a version for the iPhone in the second half of the year, Adams said.<br><br><br>Full story:<br><br> <a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/Rosetta-Stone-CEO-Adams-foresees-growth-from-Ivy-League_-iPad-90777229.html#ixzz0lBhbAyXj" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/Rosetta-Stone-CEO-Adams-foresees-growth-from-Ivy-League_-iPad-90777229.html#ixzz0lBhbAyXj</a> <<a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/Rosetta-Stone-CEO-Adams-foresees-growth-from-Ivy-League_-iPad-90777229.html#ixzz0lBhbAyXj" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/Rosetta-Stone-CEO-Adams-foresees-growth-from-Ivy-League_-iPad-90777229.html#ixzz0lBhbAyXj</a>><br>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>Irish Times<br><br><br><br>Irish-exempt students sit for other languages<br><br><br><br>More than half of the students granted an exemption from studying Irish for the Leaving Certificate due to a learning difficulty over the last three years have sat or intend to sit other European language exams such as French or German, data from the Department of Education shows.<br>
<br><br><br>Provisional figures of this year's crop of Leaving Certificate students show 2,297 students will not sit the Irish exam due to an exemption, but 1,326 of those intend to sit an exam in another European language.<br>
<br><br><br>Full story:<br><br><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0414/1224268309255.html" target="_blank">http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0414/1224268309255.html</a><br><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>
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