http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:56:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Editorial by Stacie Nevadomski Berdan, the author of "Get Ahead by Going Abroad" and an upcoming book on "Raising Global Children." Posted September 15, 2009 in the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com Go to article "No More Cuts! Keep Foreign Languages in Schools" http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=80 The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) funds foreign language instruction in elementary and secondary schools under Title V of the No Child Left Behind Act (2001).  FLAP provides 3-year grants to states and local school districts to establish, improve, or expand innovative kindergarten through grade twelve modal programs. The ... http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=76 Advancing in Russian Through Through Narration by Aneta Pavlenko and Victoria Driagina is a new CALPER publication for teachers of Russian. The book focuses on two important aspects of advanced language proficiency, namely narrative and conceptual proficiency. Narrative proficiency refers to the ability to tell narratives that are similar to those ... http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=71 NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced the 2009 recipients of the Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. The institutions are: Boston University, Connecticut College, Pacific Lutheran University, Portland State University, and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The colleges will be featured in the NAFSA report "Internationalizing the Campus 2009", to be ... http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=68 On May 7, 2009, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) reintroduced the National Foreign Language Coordination Act, with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), and Richard Durbin (D-IL) as cosponsors. The bill would create a National Foreign Language Coordination Council, directed by a National Language Advisor appointed by ... http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=62 Beginning in fall 2009, incoming students accepted to the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University will have to take four semesters of a foreign language. The language requirement is a new requirement for honors students. Read the article by Justin Hoffer in The Daily Targum. http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=59 Foreign Language Assistance Program: The U.S. Department of Education's Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) provides grants to local and state education agencies for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Federal Registry announcement for Local Education Agencies ... http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=55 Young Children have advantage, but linguists say lessons benefit all. by Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post, February 16, 2009 Read the article http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=50 Duke University Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Department February 20, 2009: “Computer-mediated Interaction and the New Frontiers of Language Learning” Presenter: Steven L. Thorne National Standards for Korean Task Force Meeting University of Rhode Island February 27-28, 2009 Task Force Member: Susan Strauss Chinese Language Teachers Association of California Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, March 7, 2009: ... http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=38 Mündliche Kompetenz im Unterricht amerikanischer High-Schools: Theorie, Praxis, Evaluierung und Didaktik (MUTPED), June 13-July 11, Leipzig. For high school teachers and graduate students planning on a career in K-12 teaching to improve German language skills, teaching methods, and assessment strategies. The deadline has been extended to February 23, 2009. For more ... http://calper.la.psu.edu/newsblog/?p=36