(NAME-MCE) Educational Opportunities: Arizona State Critical Languages Institute (CLI), Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) University of Minnesota

[Anselmo Villanueva]

Educational Opportunities:

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*1) Arizona State Critical Languages Institute (CLI): Language Courses*

*2) CARLA University of Minnesota: Institute*



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*1) Arizona State CLI: Language Course*

*From: Ariann Stern-Gottschalk (cli at asu.edu)*



In 2009, the Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute (CLI)
will offer eight-week, eight-credit intensive language courses in:

·         Albanian (elementary, intermediate, and advanced)

·         Armenian (elementary and intermediate)

·         Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (elementary and intermediate)

·         Macedonian (elementary and intermediate)

·         Polish (elementary)

·         Russian (elementary, intermediate, and advanced)

·         Tajik-Persian (elementary and intermediate)

·         Tatar (elementary and intermediate)

·         Uzbek (elementary)


This year the CLI will be held June 8 - July 31, 2009 on the Tempe campus of
Arizona State University.

Classes meet Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 12:30 pm and cultural
sessions are held in the afternoons.

All classes are tuition-free. The only cost for the course is a $500
non-refundable registration processing fee.

After the course in Tempe, students can continue their language and culture
studies on special three-week study abroad programs. These programs will run
from August 3-August 21, 2009. Students earn an additional two credits for
these classes, tuition-free.

The study abroad programs are open to eligible students who did not
participate in the courses at ASU.

For more information and to apply to the CLI, please visit our website:
http://melikian.asu.edu/summersessions.php or contact us at cli at asu.edu.

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*2) CARLA University of Minnesota: Institute
From: CARLA (carla at umn.edu)*

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Topic: Language and Culture in Sync: Teaching the Pragmatics of a Second
Language
Date: July 27-31, 2009


A truly daunting challenge for second language learners is to adjust their
language use so that it is appropriate for different socio-cultural
contexts. How, for example, are learners supposed to address strangers,
close friends, or people of higher social status in that culture? While
acquiring discourse practices can take learners many years, research has
shown that the process can be facilitated through explicit instruction.

This institute provides practical insights for teachers on how to enhance
the learning of pragmatics. Participants will have hands-on opportunities to
develop activities and materials for the classroom.

This institute is designed for K-16 ESL and foreign language teachers,
material developers, curriculum coordinators, teacher educators,
administrators, and researchers.

Testimonials from past participants:

·         Becoming aware and excited about new aspects of teaching are an
important part of our continual development as instructors. The professional
quality of the workshop, the ideas and experiences of other participants
will definitely result in benefits for my students.

·         Pragmatics positively encourages successful communication, and
successful communication means getting what we want. Isn't that what
teachers need to motivate and encourage students and to raise all student's
achievements? We need this kind of training!


Presenters:
Noriko Ishihara, PhD, Hosei University, Japan
Andrew D. Cohen, PhD, University of Minnesota (guest speaker)

Readings include:
Ishihara, N., & Cohen, A. D. (in press). *Teaching and learning pragmatics:
Where language and culture meet*. Pearson Education (latest manuscript to be
shared with all participants)

More information about this institute is available on the CARLA website at:
http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/2009/pragmatics.pdf


Information about registration:
http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/register.html.