Posted by daveski on December 12, 2012
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…
Posted by daveski on March 26, 2011
Today marks the start of the annual conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. This year’s conference is being held in downtown Chicago, under the theme “In the Changing Contexts of Globalization”. As in past years, AAAL looks to be well-attended by faculty and students of UC Berkeley, past and present. Below is a…
Posted by daveski on January 19, 2011
For those in the foreign language teaching profession, a key event of the Modern Language Association’s Annual Convention is the awarding of the Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize. Given annually for the past thirty years, the Mildenberger Prize is for “an outstanding scholarly book in the fields of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application…
Posted by daveski on August 4, 2010
Here in Berkeley, the warm afternoons are met on both sides by chilly, foggy mornings and evenings—a reminder that summer is advancing and the fall semester is just around the corner. But before you rush off to start lesson planning or finish buying your school supplies, how about taking advantage of the remaining time and…