BLC News Archive

Click here for the Call for Papers for the special issue of L2 Journal, Critical Perspectives on Neoliberalism in Language Education.

Teachers of World Languages, including Heritage Language, are invited to participate in the professional learning programs, Foundations of Effective Language Teaching I and Foundations of Effective Language Teaching II. Applications may be accepted by fax or by mail. The program will be offered on five Saturdays: September 28, October 26, December 7, January 25, and…

There’s still time—now until July 20—to submit a proposal for presenting at this excellent, local conference. Check out FLANC’s website (http://fla-nc.org) for the latest conference information. Follow FLANC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flanc/

At a festive reception on May 14, 2013, Dean Anthony Cascardi and Associate Dean Sue Schweik celebrated the distinguished accomplishments of 25 lecturers in the college, all of whom have been teaching at Berkeley for 20 or more years. Among the honorees were Rutie Adler (Hebrew), Ayla Algar (Turkish), Yasuko Konno Baker (Japanese), Daniele Boucher…

With sadness, we report that the celebrated Berkeley sociolinguist John J. Gumperz has died at age 91. Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology, John Gumperz devoted his career to improving cross-cultural understanding and his work in ethnography of communication, interactional sociolinguistics, discourse strategies, code-switching, and urban anthropology was extremely influential. He shaped the thinking…

Invitation to participate in BLC/ETS Language Teaching and Technology Seminar. The Berkeley Language Center and Educational Technology Services welcome your participation in their Spring 2013 seminar on using technology and new media for language teaching. Registration form: http://bit.ly/113fnuO The seminar will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00pm in Dwinelle 127, the active learning…

Site Director East Bay World Language Project 30% Position The Berkeley Language Center (BLC) is seeking a Site Director for the East World Language Project, part of a statewide program of outreach to and professional develop of foreign language teachers at the elementary and secondary levels. The Site Director coordinates and implements all the activities…

I forward this obituary of Professor Leo van Lier, a friend of the BLC and of applied linguists everywhere, who will be dearly missed. It is with sadness that we tell you that our dear friend and colleague Professor Leo van Lier passed away on December 23, 2012. Leo joined the Monterey Institute of International…

Postdoctoral Scholar at the Berkeley Language Center The Berkeley Language Center (BLC) invites applications for a one-year (renewable for a second year) postdoctoral scholar position. Starting date is 7/1/2013 or later; end date for appointments longer than one year is no later than 6/30/2015. Founded in 1994 by Claire Kramsch, the Berkeley Language Center is…

The Berkeley Language Center and Educational Technology Services are excited to announce that they will be partnering to offer a hands-on seminar on using technology and new media for language teaching in the Spring 2013 semester. The seminar will meet once weekly, with additional drop-in workshops scheduled throughout the term, and course materials made available…