[EDLING:675] Professional Development Courses/Workshops/Conferences

[Francis M. Hult]

Here is a list of recent professional development opportunities by way of the
ILR list:

In the Summer 2005, the national Language Resource Centers are offering a
number of rich opportunities for professional development for teachers and
others involved in language teaching and testing.  Here are some websites
for you to check out:

(1) Summer Institute in Applied Linguistics at Penn State:
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/cnf/AppliedLinguistics/

(2) Workshops offered at the 14 Language Resource Centers: Go to the LRC
website at http://nflrc.msu.edu/

(3) 14th World Congress of the International Association for Applied
Linguistics (AILA) in Madison, Wisconsin:
http://www.aila2005.org/registration.htm

And do not forget:

(4) Next week's Georgetown Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics on the
theme:  "Educating for Advanced Foreign Language Capacities"
http://www.georgetown.edu/events/gurt/2005/index.html

AND:

(5) The ILR's Second Interagency Showcase on Language Learning and  Language
Use in the Federal Government all day on July 29, 2005, hosted bt the
National Security Agency at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD.
Details will be out very soon.