Bring a Chinese Guest Teacher to Your School
The College Board, in collaboration with the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL), has announced the 2008 Chinese Guest Teacher Program. The program will provide qualified language teachers from China to work in schools or districts at minimal cost for up to three years. Applications are due February 11 but are reviewed on a rolling basis.
To learn more and to download an application, please visit www.collegeboard.com/k12chinese.
University of Colorado: 2008 Summer Institute for Secondary Teachers
This summer institute is focused on China's recent economic, political, and social issues and changes; balancing environment with rapid modernization; the growing divides between rich and poor; and world media coverage of China and the Olympics.
More information and applications are available at http://www.colorado.edu/CAS/TEA.
Call for Papers: Immersion Education Conference
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota (CARLA) and Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, D.C. are organizing the conferece 'Immersion Education: Pathways to Bilingualism & Beyond,' which takes place October 16 -18 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
CARLA and CAL are currently seeking proposals for papers, discussion sessions, and symposia on aspects of language immersion education related to four overarching themes: immersion pedagogy; culture and identity; policy and advocacy; and program design and evaluation. The proposal deadline is February 15, 2008.
