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>Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 11:42:51 -0500
>From: Dianna Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: New online course at the UW-Madison:  Methods of Teaching Less
Commonly Taught Languages
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Methods of Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages
An online methods course for postsecondary LCTL instructors
Fall 2008, 2 credits
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Course description
Methods of Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages is a fully online
course developed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Language
Institute, in collaboration with the National Council of Less Commonly
Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), to provide pre- and in-service instructors
of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) at the postsecondary level
with an introduction to language teaching methods.  The course will be
offered as a pilot in the Fall 2008.  Enrollment is limited.

The course is built around the National Standards for Foreign Language
Education, with a framework that responds directly to the particular
challenges shared by many instructors working in LCTLs in the United
States.  The course is based on original material authored by the
project team, videotaped interviews with LCTL professionals and
students, videotaped exemplars of classroom practices, and readings from
professional journals and other works.  In this course, you will reflect
on your and other's teaching practices, learn about approaches to
language teaching and research in language learning, and apply new ideas
and methods to your teaching.

*Fall 2008 instructor *
Professor Sally Sieloff Magnan, (608) 262-9741, [log in to unmask]

Questions about enrollment
Dianna Murphy, (608) 262-1575, [log in to unmask]

*Course authors*
Sally Magnan, Dianna Murphy, Robin Worth, Erlin Barnard

*Project *
National Online Less Commonly Taught Languages Teacher Training
Initiative, a collaborative project of the National Council of Less
Commonly Taught Languages and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Language Institute.  Co-directors:  Sally Magnan, Antonia Schleicher.
Project coordinator:  Dianna Murphy.

*Funding*
U.S. Department of Education International Research and Studies Program,
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters and Science

More information
University of Wisconsin-Madison Language Institute:
www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages:
www.councilnet.org

/The Language Institute promotes collaboration for research, education
and outreach in world languages, literatures and cultures.  The Language
Institute is an initiative of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
College of Letters and Science, with substantial support from the
Division of International Studies./

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Dianna L. Murphy, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Language Institute
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1322 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Avenue
Madison, WI  53706
Tel. (608) 262-1575
Fax (608) 890-1094
Skype: diannamurphy

Language Institute: www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu
Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition: www.sla.wisc.edu

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Dianna L. Murphy, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Language Institute
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1322 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Avenue
Madison, WI  53706
(608) 262-1575
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www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu
www.sla.wisc.edu




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