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Spotlight |
The CAELA Guide for Adult ESL Trainers
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English for Heritage Language Speakers Program
Now Recruiting for 2009 |
 CAL's English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) program is currently recruiting applicants for its fourth
group
of scholars, to begin instruction in January 2009. We are
seeking native speakers of Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, and Urdu. EHLS gives native speakers of critical languages the advanced professional English proficiency they need to succeed in the federal workplace.
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Visit us online for application information and to learn more. |
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CAL at Conferences |
 2008 CREATE Conference
Math, Science, and Social Studies:
A Focus
on English Language
Learners
in Middle School
October 6 – 7, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Registration is now open!
For a list of featured speakers, a schedule of events, and to register online, visit the CREATE conference Web page.
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Immersion Education: Pathways to Bilingualism and Beyond
A CARLA-CAL Conference Collaboration
October 16 – 18, 2008 St. Paul, MN
Conference registration and exhibitor opportunities are now available. Learn more on the Web or contact Julie Sugarman,
Exhibit Coordinator.
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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
2008
Annual Convention
and World Languages Expo
Opening Minds to the World Through Languages
November 20 – 23, 2008
Orlando, FL
CAL will be presenting and exhibiting at the ACTFL convention. Learn more.
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Publications |
CAL will periodically highlight publications of interest in various topic areas. Click on the cover below to learn
more about this month’s featured publication.
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Literacy and Language Diversity in the United States
- 2nd Edition
This updated edition looks at differences between the literacy performance and educational achievement of language minority students and native speakers of English in the United States,
and at the social and educational policy debates that surround literacy in the 21st century.
Learn more.
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Spanish Resources |
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Spanish Language Spotlight Now Available
Read the latest in CAL's series of language spotlights in support of ACTFL’s Discover Languages campaign. |
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Informational Brochure
Why Start and Maintain an SNS Program?
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