[lg policy] Edling Digest, Vol 49, Issue 10

Thu Oct 27 19:32:40 UTC 2011

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Today's Topics:

  1. The Key to Cultural Immersion- Learn the Language! (Francis Hult)
  2. CFP: Plurilingual and intercultural education (Francis Hult)
  3. ELL Programs Get Overhaul in New York and Los Angeles
     (Francis Hult)
  4. Texas schools fail English-limited Hispanics (Francis Hult)
  5. US: Demand Grows for Squad-level Linguist Program (Francis Hult)
  6. Vietnam Appraises Foreign Language Training Progress
     (Francis Hult)

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Subject: [Edling] The Key to Cultural Immersion- Learn the Language!
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National Geographic

The Key to Cultural Immersion- Learn the Language!

When you travel, you don't need an app, guidebook, or gadget to show you
where to find authentic, local experiences. In the quest for cultural
immersion, a critical factor- if not the most important factor- is language.

Full story:

http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/26/the-key-to-cultural-immersion-learn-the-language/

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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:20:31 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] CFP: Plurilingual and intercultural education
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L1 -Educational Studies in Language and Literature

Call for Papers

Special Issue: Plurilingual and intercultural education

The L1-community has long moved away from an exclusive focus on "mother
tongue education". Instead, an awareness of diversity in language use and
language biographies of learners, of multilingualism in society and
plurilingual repertoires of students has risen. Accordingly, monolithic
conceptions of culture have been contested and inter- as well as
transcultural approaches have been introduced into learning language and
literature. In general, the role of languages in learning - including within
all school subjects - has been realized more clearly in recent years and has
lead to initiatives in teaching practices, curriculum design and research. A
symposium at the IAIMTE-conference in Hildesheim this summer (June 2011)
took up the theme of plurililingual and intercultural education and brought
together researchers from foreign-language-education with researchers in the
field of L1 and L2.

More information about this call for papers:

http://www.ilo.uva.nl/projecten/Gert/L1EducationResearch/ <
http://www.ilo.uva.nl/projecten/Gert/L1EducationResearch/>

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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:26:38 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] ELL Programs Get Overhaul in New York and Los
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Education Week

ELL Programs Get Overhaul in New York and Los Angeles

Acknowledging that they are not meeting the needs of hundreds of thousands
of students learning to speak English, the nation's two largest school
systems this month announced plans to improve instruction and services for
English-language learners.

Full story:

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/10/26/09ell_ep.h31.html?tkn=MSTF0IxxWVYrEi6R%2FbPhi5piSAUGGuSLJjYM&cmp=clp-edweek

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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:29:10 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Texas schools fail English-limited Hispanics
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Brownsville Herald

Researcher: Texas schools fail English-limited Hispanics

Texas State University researcher Omar L?pez has uncovered what he calls a
systemic injustice that English-limited students face in Texas public high
schools every day.

Full story:

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/limited-132866-mcallen-researcher.html

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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:31:35 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] US: Demand Grows for Squad-level Linguist Program
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Department of Defense

Demand Grows for Squad-level Linguist Program

Last year, 74 soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky., became the first to
participate in a new program that provides short-term, intensive language
and cultural training to deploying military members.

Full story:

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=65806

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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:39:25 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Vietnam Appraises Foreign Language Training Progress
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PAB News

Vietnam Appraises Foreign Language Training Progress

Vietnam's Ministry of Education recently hosted an online meeting, which
discussed the progress of the country's foreign language training project
which will be active until 2020. Nguyen Vinh Hien chaired the meeting, which
was internet based between centres in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang among
others.

Full story:

http://www.pabnews.com/20404/vietnam-appraises-foreign-language-training-progress/

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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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