Conferences and Workshops

We would love to see you at any of the conferences we attend. Please take a look at our schedule below.

• Filipino Conference at the University of Hawaii
• CALICO, 2008
• Connecting your Classroom to the Heritage Language Community, May 16-17, 2008
• 2nd Summer Heritage Language Research Institute, June 22-27, 2008

Filipino Conference at the University of Hawaii

Date: March 17 - 21, 2008
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

Presenter(s):
Mary Ann Lyman-Hager, Director of the Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) and Professor of French at San Diego State University since 1997
Norman Léonard, Director of Outreach of the Language Acquisition Resource Center and at San Diego State University, Co-Director of the Southern Area International Languages Network (SAILN)

Title:
From a Ripple to a Tsunami; Marshalling Resources and Building a Network to Transform Access to Filipino Language Instruction in California Public Schools

Abstract
Preserving the languages and cultures of the world and of individual nations in particular is vital to national security, economic well-being and personal growth of all peoples. This paper outlines the history and progress in the teaching and learning opportunities in California. And the Language Acquisition Resource Center's approach with the collaboration of local and state Filipino organizations for the preservation of Filipino in public schools and the development of university programs for the teaching of Filipino language and culture. Our efforts include: Assessing community needs, Advocacy efforts, Professional training, Testing, Technology, SAILN, OPI. Training, Continuing teacher support, Conferences, Student recruitment AND Community culture classes

CALICO 2008

Date: March 18 - 22, 2008
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

CALICO with IALLT, 25th Annual Conference
Bridging CALL Communities

Connecting your Classroom to the Heritage Language Community, May 16-17, 2008

Date: May 16-17, 2008
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

The National Heritage Language Resource Center invites applications to participate in a Workshop Connecting your Classroom to the Heritage Language Community: Tools and Resources. This workshop, to be held at UCLA on May 16-17, 2008, is aimed at language teachers in community, pre-college, and college programs. It demonstrates ongoing research on language communities in the U.S. and offers approaches for understanding the communities. The workshop also includes demonstrations of community-based curricula as well as hands-on training in data gathering.
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2nd Summer Heritage Language Research Institute, June 22-27, 2008

Date: June 22-27, 2008
Harvard University
San Francisco, California

The National Heritage Language Resource Center invites applications to participate in the 2nd Summer Heritage Language Research Institute directed by Professor Maria Polinsky and held at Harvard University June 22-27, 2008. The Institute will be of interest to linguists, applied linguists, faculty in education and foreign languages. Graduate students are encouraged to apply, and some financial support may be available for them.
For details please click here.