[lg policy] Edling Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1

Mon Apr 11 13:46:37 UTC 2011

Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu

Today's Topics:

  1. 2nd Barcelona Summer School on Bi- and Multilingualism
     (Francis Hult)
  2. CFP: 4th International Language Conference (Francis Hult)
  3. New ACLS Fellowship for Recent Ph.D.s in the Humanities or
     Humanistic Social Sciences (Shannon Sauro)
  4. Should the Deaf Be Considered an Ethnic Group? (Francis Hult)
  5. US: Language under fire (Francis Hult)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:54:30 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] 2nd Barcelona Summer School on Bi- and
       Multilingualism
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Via lg-policy...

2nd Barcelona Summer School on Bi- and Multilingualism

Date: 12-Sep-2011 - 15-Sep-2011
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Carmen Perez
Contact Email: bilingualism.schoolupf.edu
Meeting URL: http://www.upf.edu/bsbm

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Meeting Description:

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona
September 12-15, 2011

The aim of the summer school is to bring together prominent experts on
bilingualism and multilingualism who represent different disciplinary
approaches and will discuss state-of-the-art research on the cognitive and
cultural aspects of bi- and multilingualism.

The school is intended for post-graduate students and researchers
interested in an updated overview of the field in an international academic
context.

Courses will be taught by:

Lera Boroditsky (Stanford University, Palo Alto)
Jasone Cenoz (University of the Basque Country, Donostia)
Istvan Kecskes (State University of New York, Albany)
Pieter Muysken (Radboud University, Nijmegen)
Norman Segalowitz (Concordia University, Montreal)

A doctoral Workshop will be held on Thursday afternoon:

Workshop Chairs
Albert Costa (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Carmen P?rez Vidal (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Location: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Campus de la Comunicaci?-Poblenou
138 Roc Boronat,
08018 Barcelona, Spain

Price: 150.- Euro (Tuition only)
Accommodation is available from 40-80 euro/night.

Email contact: bilingualism.schoolupf.edu

September 12th, Monday

9:00: Opening

9:30 - 13:30: Lera Boroditsky (Stanford University, Palo Alto)
Psychological perspective

September 13th, Tuesday

9:00 - 13:00: Istvan Kecskes, State University of New York, Albany
Linguistic perspective

13:00- 15:00: Break

15:00- 19:00: Norman Segalowitz, Concordia University, Montreal
Cognitive perspective

September 14th, Wednesday

9:00 - 13:00: Pieter Muysken, Radboud University, Nijmegen
Socio-cultural perspective

September 15th, Thursday

9:00 - 13:00: Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country, Donostia
Educational perspective

13:00- 15:00: Break

15:00- 17:30: Workshop, Directors: Carmen Perez, University of Pompeu
Fabra, Albert Costa, University of Pompeu Fabra

17:45-18:30 Certificates and closure

For further information and registration: http://www.upf.edu/bsbm
Email contact: bilingualism.schoolupf.edu

http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-1430.html

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:43:51 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] CFP: 4th International Language Conference
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4th International Language Conference
Short Title: 4ILC

Date: 22-Sep-2011 - 23-Sep-2011
Location: Celje, Slovenia
Contact Person: Polona Vicic
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://fl.uni-mb.si/index.php/konference/mednarodna-jezikovna-konferenca/conference-2011/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition

Call Deadline: 15-May-2011

Meeting Description:

The International Language Conference on the 'Importance of Learning
Professional Foreign Languages for Communication between Cultures' is
an annual event taking place in September, whose aim is to present and
exchange professional knowledge and experiences from the field of
teaching professional foreign languages. The conference is aimed at
academics, professional foreign language teachers, teaching assistants
and researchers in higher education institutions and secondary schools
as well as undergraduate and graduate students.

The fourth International Language Conference is organised by The
Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Celje, Slovenia in
cooperation with The International Center for Promotion of
Enterprises.

Call for Papers:

We are inviting you to submit proposals for papers or workshops which
will be delivered in English or one of the following world languages -
German, Italian or French - provided at least 5 conference
participants register for a presentation/workshop. Possible themes
include, but are not limited to:

-The role of languages for specific purposes in the 21st century,
-The Bologna process in an LSP course,
-Modern approaches to LSP teaching with the emphasis on competences,
-Intercultural dimension of teaching and learning in an LSP course,
-Modern methods/approaches used in teaching LSP,
-Developing language skills in an LSP course,
-Assessment and grading in an LSP course,
-Preparation of glossaries of professional terminology for LSP teaching,
-Preparation of materials for LSP teaching,
-The impact of information and communications technology on
teaching/learning LSP,
-Multilingualism and LSP

Abstract Submission:

Those interested in presenting a paper or offering a workshop at the
conference are invited to submit an abstract in English of 250-300
words and send it to int.conferencefl.uni-mb.si by no later than 15
May 2011 (please note that any abstracts received after this date will
be put on a reserve list). Files should be sent in an editable format
(plain text, RTF or MS Word), and the file name should be first
author's surname. Please include names, affiliations and contact
details of all authors. Abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the
professional committee of the conference. Authors will be notified of
acceptance by 1 June 2011.

For more information, please contact: int.conferencefl.uni-mb.si

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:13:44 -0500
From: Shannon Sauro <shannon.sauro at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] New ACLS Fellowship for Recent Ph.D.s in the
       Humanities or   Humanistic Social Sciences
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The ACLS is launching a new 2 year year fellows program for recent
Ph.D.s in the humanities or humanistic social sciences. US citizens
who have completed a Ph.D. in the humanities or humanistic social
sciences between January 2008 and March 2011 and have not applied to
other ACLS fellows programs for the 2010-2011 academic year are
eligible.

The deadline for applying is May 16, 2011, 3pm (EDT).

Details and application information available here:
http://www.acls.org/programs/publicfellows/

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Shannon Sauro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
University of Texas at San Antonio
http://faculty.coehd.utsa.edu/ssauro/

The CALLspot - a podcast about computer-assisted language learning
http://callspot.libsyn.com

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:55:13 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Should the Deaf Be Considered an Ethnic Group?
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BU Today

Should the Deaf Be Considered an Ethnic Group?

Deaf Americans who sign share much more than a language; they comprise
a common culture with its own ancestry, art, and humor. A recent book
titled The People of the Eye, coauthored by Richard C. Pillard, a
School of Medicine professor of psychiatry, goes further, offering a
compelling argument that the deaf should be recognized as a distinct
ethnic group.

Full story:

http://www.bu.edu/today/node/12696

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:58:06 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] US: Language under fire
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The Cavalier Daily

Language under fire

Schools across the nation have been cutting traditional foreign
language programs, while enrollment of students studying those
languages has been climbing, according to two recent studies on the
subject. Arabic, Chinese, Korean and American Sign Language have
displayed a significantly increasing presence in higher education
curricula, according to a report by the Modern Language Association.

Full story:

http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2011/04/11/language-under-fire/

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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