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Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research
LRC at Penn State University
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October 2011
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 Dear Colleagues,
just a quick note with a few updates on our activities. More to come in two weeks, right before the start of the annual ACTFL Convention, which will be held in Denver this year. Until then ...
Best wishes,
Gabi Appel CALPER Program Coordinator
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LARC/CALPER Webinar tomorrow!
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Don't forget to join us for the 3rd LARC/CALPER webinar on assessment. This one will be conducted by Carl Falsgraf, director of CASLS, the LRC at the University of Oregon. The topic is "Beyond Accountability: Using Formative Assessment to Improve Learning".
Thursday, October 27 3:30pm EST / 12:30pm Pacific
If you have not done so yet, go to the LARC Website to register. Registration. The webinar is free.
The first two webinars are archived on CALPER's Webinar page and on LARC's Webinar page.
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1st Annual Chinese Pedagogical Workshop at Penn State
| The Chinese Program at the Pennsylvania State University is pleased to host the 1st annual Chinese Pedagogical Workshop at the University Park campus on Saturday, December 3, 2011.
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We are honored to welcome four distinguished speakers who will share their expertise.
Dr. Yun Xiao, Associate Professor of Chinese, Chair of the Department of Modern Languages at Bryant University, will present on "Chinese Language in the U.S.: Maintenance and Shift".
Dr. Yea-Fen Chen, Associate Professor, Executive Director of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) and Chinese Program Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will speak on "AP Chinese: Test Results, Current Development and Impact".
Dr. Chuanren Ke, Professor of Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Iowa, will present on "OPI Principles and Classroom Applications".
Dr. Shijuan Liu, Assistant Professor of Chinese at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, column editor for the Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching will speak on "Online Tools and Resources for Elementary Mandarin Courses".
This one-day workshop will be held from 9:00am - 5:00pm. Attendance is free, but registration is required. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ms. Jia Yu at jxy28@psu.edu by November 18th to register and for obtaining further details.
The workshop is sponsored by the Confucius Institute, the Chinese Program, and the Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) at Penn State.
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Recent Presentations / Lectures / Workshops by CALPER Faculty
| October 3, 2011 - Language Socialization in Study Abroad. Celeste Kinginger, Center for Teaching Advancement, Michigan State University, presentation.
October 16, 2011 - The IES Map for Language. Celeste Kinginger, IES Annual Conference, Chicago. (with John Lucas, IES Abroad)
October 20, 2011 - Language e-Portfolios. Gabi Appel, Annual PSMLA conference, workshop. (co-facilitator Mary Toulouse, Lafayette College)
October 20, 2011 - Teaching Heritage and Domestic Language Learners. Karen Johnson, Annual PSMLA conference, workshop.
October 21, 2011 - CALPER - Your Gateway to Free Resources. Gabi Appel, Annual PSMLA Conference, presentation.
October 21, 2011 - Dynamic Assessment Test. Jim Lantolf and Adam van Compernolle, Annual PSMLA Conference, demonstration.
October 26, 2011 - Metaphor: The Interface of Language and Culture. Jim Lantolf, Advising for the Global Community Conference, Penn State, presentation.
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Conferences
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ACTFL, Denver, November 18-20, 2011
Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, CERCLL (and co-sponsored by other LRCs), University of Arizona, Tucson, January 26-29, 2012
Exploring Approaches to Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum, CARLA, University of Minnesota, March 9-10, 2012
Northeast Conference (NECTFL), Baltimore, April 21-23, 2012
NCOLTCL, Madison, WI, April 26-29, 2012
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