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Upcoming Conferences and Institute

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The American Indian Language Development Institute: A Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking from the Heart
June 8 - July 2, 2009
University of Arizona, Tucson

Priority Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The 30th Annual American Indian Language Development Institute will offer a variety of classes, special presentations, workshops, and events to help celebrate their 30 years of commitment to Indigenous language education. Course topics, special presentations and workshops include:

• Language immersion methods for language revitalization

• Documenting your language through film

• Native American linguistics for your community

• Native American children's literature

• Language and Native American youth culture

• Development of materials for your language classrooms

For more information, please visit the AILDI 2009 Web site.

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Third Heritage Language Summer Institute:
Developing a Research Base for the Heritage Field
June 22–26, 2009
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

This year's institute will focus on the implications of research for classroom instruction. Each participant will design a small classroom research project during the course of the institute and carry it out during the fall 2009 term.

Learn more about this institute.

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Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
July 20-24, 2009
UCLA International Institute
Los Angeles, CA

This workshop is designed to help language teachers face the challenge of teaching heritage language students. It will prepare them to understand the differences between teaching L2 and HL learners, the issues involved in heritage language teaching, and how to address them. Participants will explore ways to design their own curriculum and select materials and assessment tools. They will learn how to involve students as ACTIVE participants in the learning process. The five Cs recommendations from the National Standards will be implemented throughout the workshop.

The workshop will include information on how to research a heritage language community and create a community-based program. A grasp of demographic data will give teachers an advantage in both teaching and promoting heritage language instruction in their own departments, institutions, and districts. The workshop will address these issues to better prepare teachers for the classroom.
The workshop hopes to develop a cohort of language teachers who will be leaders and mentors in the field of heritage language instruction.

Learn more and apply here.

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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
2009 Convention
November 20 – 22, 2009
San Diego, CA

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo brings together more than 6,000 teachers, administrators, method instructors and students of foreign languages at all levels from across the world. The convention features over 600 educational sessions on such topics as: Assessment, Culture, Curriculum, Learner Variables, Literature, Materials, Methods/Techniques, Policy/Issues, Professional Development, Research, Specific Purposes, Standards and Technology. 

Learn more and register here.

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International Conference on Heritage Languages
February 19 – 21, 2010
Covel Commons, UCLA

Major developments in the heritage field are occurring in the United States and also in the countries of the European Union. This conference will assemble prominent scholars to present keynote addresses and will convene panels covering a spectrum of issues pertaining to heritage language in the communities and in classrooms from levels K-16.

A call for proposals is now available on the conference Web site.

Learn more about this conference.

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