Workshop for Teachers of Less Commonly Taught Languages

[Francis M Hult]

> Subject: [LCTL-T] WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS OF LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGES
>
>
> The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Center for Languages of
> the Central Asian Region, and African Studies Program at Indiana University
> are pleased to announce a
>
> WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS  OF LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGES
>
> APRIL 9 - 10, 2004
>
>
> The workshop, led by Nina Garrett, Director of the Center for Language Study
> at Yale University, will consist of two 3-hour hands-on sessions and an
> additional meeting with language coordinators.
>
> The Friday session (3:00 pm - 6:00 pm.) will focus on materials development
> for teaching the Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs). Teachers will be
> asked to develop mini-projects in their languages or present some aspect of
> projects they are currently working on. The first half of the Saturday
> morning session (9:00 - 10.30) will give participants an opportunity to
> share and discuss their projects with others. The second half of this
> session (10.30 - 12.00 noon) will be devoted to the use of technology in
> LCTL teaching. At 1:30 Dr. Garrett will meet with language coordinators and
> other interested parties to talk about her center at Yale and other
> professional issues. A more detailed program will be available soon.
>
> The workshop will take place in the Indiana Memorial Union of Indiana
> University in Bloomington, Indiana.
>
> The workshop is free for participants. Coffee breaks will be provided by the
> organizers. On Friday evening all workshop participants are invited to the
> African Language Festival beginning at 6:00 pm. at the Neal Marshall Black
> Culture Center on the Bloomington Campus. Performances by students and
> teachers in different African languages will be followed at 8:00 pm. by a
> reception co-sponsored by the workshop organizers.
>
> Please let us know by MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2004 of your intention to participate
> (e-mail us at: iaunrc at indiana.edu or call: (812)-856-5263). Let us know what
> language you teach and at what institution. Participants from out of town
> will be provided with information about accommodations in Bloomington,
> shuttle schedules, and driving directions.
>
> A few small travel awards are available, though only for teachers of
> languages taught by the sponsoring centers; we encourage you to apply for
> travel support at your own institution.
>
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> Louis Janus
>  Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) Project
>  Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
>  University of Minnesota
>  617 Heller Hall
>  271 19th Avenue So.
>  Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
>  phone: 612/624-9016; fax: 612/624-7514
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> LCTL at umn.edu
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> <http://carla.acad.umn.edu/LCTL>
> <http://carla.acad.umn.edu/profiles/janus-profile.html>
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