--- Forwarded Message from National Foreign Language Resource Center <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 16:09:39 -1000 (HST) >From: National Foreign Language Resource Center <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Announcing our new NFLRC Professional Development opportunities & Publications >To: [log in to unmask] Our apologies for any cross-postings . . . The National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is pleased to announce its professional development opportunities for 2006 and its latest publications. For more information, visit our website at http://nflrc.hawaii.edu 2006 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1) "CONVERSATION ANALYSIS & LANGUAGE LEARNING" SEMINAR (AUGUST 7-11, 2006) Conversation Analysis (CA) is increasingly adopted to examine second language interactions as sites for and evidence of L2 learning as a discursive practice. The purpose of the seminar is to further advance this ongoing effort. Topics will include: interactional competence as resource and under construction, interaction & cognition, interaction & grammar, interaction & learning, and membership categorization & social identity. The seminar does NOT offer an introduction to CA. Rather, it addresses itself to researchers with a background in CA whose work focuses on, or includes, CA as an approach to L2 learning. We hope to welcome veteran CA analysts as well as graduate students with relevant training. The maximum number of accepted participants will be 20. Our invited seminar leaders will be Gabriele Pallotti (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) & Johannes Wagner (University of Southern Denmark). For more information or the online application form (deadline - April 30, 2006), visit our seminar website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si06c/ 2) 2006 CALICO CONFERENCE (May 16-20, 2006) The NFLRC is pleased to be hosting and co-sponsoring the 2006 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference, its first time in Hawaii! The theme of this year's conference will be "Online Learning: Come Ride The Wave." CALICO 2006 will feature uses of cutting edge technologies in foreign language teaching and learning with a focus on collaboration. Workshops, presentations, and courseware showcase demonstrations will all present information of vital importance to anyone interested in the field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning. Come learn, share, and meet colleagues in this dynamic and quickly evolving field. For more information, visit the conference website at: http://calico1.modlang.txstate.edu/ NEW NFLRC PUBLICATIONS 1) LAS VOCES DE LAS MUJERES DE XELAJU (2 DVD set) Women's voices are infrequently heard in the male-dominated Spanish-speaking world. Yet the women interviewed in this DVD have much to share regarding their values and choices. Students of intermediate to advanced Spanish improve listening comprehension while they learn about Guatemalan culture by watching twenty Guatemalan women each answer the same seven questions. The repetition reinforces vocabulary and grammatical structures in a meaningful context. As students compare the women's answers and formulate their own responses, they develop critical thinking and writing skills. Students can work independently, in groups, or as a class. For more information or to order, visit the Voces website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/voces/ 2) TIM MURPHEY - BEST OF, VOLUME 1 (2 DVD set) By popular demand! This "best of" collection includes four Tim Murphey video presentations on two DVDs: NPRM - Near Peer Role Modeling Group Dynamics in the Language Classroom Juggling with Language Learning Theories Song and Music in Language Learning Dr. Murphey's information is invaluable and his enthusiasm infectious. For more information or to order, visit the NFLRC website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/publications.cfm ************************************************************************* N National Foreign Language Resource Center F University of Hawai'i L 1859 East-West Road, #106 R Honolulu HI 96822 C voice: (808) 956-9424, fax: (808) 956-5983 email: [log in to unmask] VISIT OUR WEBSITE! http://www.nflrc.hawaii.edu ************************************************************************* *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************