Summer institute: NFLRC (Hawai'i) Heritage Language Summer Institute - DEADLINE FOR PREREGISTRATION RATE 20 MAY

[McGinnis, Scott]

Aloha!  On JUNE 19-21, the National Foreign Language Resource Center
and the Center for Second Language Research at the University of
Hawaii at Manoa will be hosting an EXCITING HERITAGE LANGUAGE
SYMPOSIUM.

Highlights will include a lavish OPENING CEREMONY (with food,
beverages, and entertainment), a KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Dr. Nancy
Hornberger, and TWO DAYS WORTH OF WORKSHOPS focusing on developing
HERITAGE LANGUAGE/BILINGUAL EDUCATION curriculum and programs (see end
of message for details).

The PRE-REGISTRATION RATE OF $20 is good through MAY 20, so if you
plan to attend, register early!  The form can be found at the
symposium website, along with detailed symposium information:

http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si02h/

Please join us for this exciting opportunity!

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 HERITAGE LEARNERS AND NATIONAL LANGUAGE NEEDS (June 19-21 Symposium)

This symposium will provide practical information, theoretical
considerations, and program/curriculum models for language education
that utilizes existing heritage language resources.  It will offer a
range of language, culture, literacy, and technology workshops by
experts who have extensive knowledge and experience in developing
innovative K-16 heritage language programs. Special pre-registration
rates in effect through May 20, 2002.

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS -

* Pluralism as Resource: Ecological Approaches to Bilingual, Foreign, and
Heritage Language Education (Nancy Hornberger, University of
Pennsylvania)


WORKSHOPS -

* Creating a Heritage Language Curriculum for Sociocultural Development in
 Academic Settings (Theresa Austin, University of Massachusetts)
* Critical Pedagogy in S/FL Teaching (Graham Crookes, University of
Hawaii at Manoa, & Rene Antrop-Gonzalez, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
* Language Awareness, and Culture and Education (Jacinta Galea'i &
Laurie Luczak, University of Hawaii at Manoa)
* Re-Thinking Identity and Education (Roderick Labrador, University
of California, Los Angeles)
* Clarifying Heritage Resources for Curriculum Planning and Assessment
 (Genevieve Lau, Skyline College)
* Using Oral History for Heritage Culture Learning (Warren Nishimoto
& Michi Kodama-Nishimoto)
* Integrating Technology with Curriculum: Creating Digital Videos
(Rachel Rivers, University of Hawaii at Manoa)
* Showcasing Student Work through Powerpoint (Rachel Rivers, University
of Hawaii at Manoa)
* Biliteracy Development in Indigenous Communities (Richard Ruiz,
University of Arizona)
* Grass-Roots Heritage Language Planning (SHALL Project Team, University
of Hawaii at Manoa & Farrington High School)
* Unstandardized Varieties as a Classroom Resource (Jeff Siegel,
University of Hawaii at Manoa/University of New England (Australia))
* Expanding Success Across Cultural Contexts (Olga Vasquez, University of
California, San Diego)
* No Zones of Purity: Valuing Hybridity Strategically (Jerri Willett,
University of Massachusetts)
* Developing Curriculum and Materials in a Threatened Language:
Lessons Learned from Papahana Kaiapuni, the Hawaiian Language Immersion
Program (Lois Yamauchi, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

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