WORKSHOPS

CLEAR at Michigan State University

Development Institutes

Summer, 1999

The Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University is offering six professional development institutes on the MSU campus during the summer of 1999. Stipends are available to selected participants who are currently working in the U.S. The five institutes which might interest CLTA members are listed below.

June 16-20         Writing in the FL Classroom
June 21-30         CALL Materials Development-Introductory Techniques
July 12-21          The Internet in FL Instruction-Introductory Techniques
August 2-6         CALL Materials Development-Advanced Techniques
August 9-13       The Internet in FL Instruction-Advanced Techniques

For more information, please contact: CLEAR. A712 Wells Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Phone: (517) 432-2286. E-mail: clear@pilot.msu.edu; URL: http://clear.msu.edu

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Summer Institute for the Training of Chinese Teachers (SINTRACT)

June 20 - August 14, 1999

Applications are now being accepted for a unique professional development opportunity. Conducted by recognized experts in the field of teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language, the SINTRACT intensive program includes sessions on methodology, learning strategies, technology, teaching the four skills, and other important topics for current and future teachers. The institute will be held at Indiana University.

You may choose to participate in the entire eight-week program, or you may attend any of the individual components. For more information and to apply online, visit the web site of Foreign Language and Culture Exchange at www.flce.org, and follow the links to the Summer Institute for the Training of Chinese Teachers. For further details you may also contact Mike Philson, Executive Director, FLCE, P.O. Box 4177, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4177; phone: 734-645-6035; fax: 734-973-5592; e-mail: philson@flce.org

Foreign Language and Culture Exchange is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization licensed in the State of Michigan.