From: Janet.Murray@puddle.fidonet.org (Janet Murray)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: African-related Opportunities
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 22:27:24 PST
Organization: Pacific Systems Group

I received the following message from Patricia Kuntz -

National Foreign Language Center
1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 667-8100
Fax:  (202) 667-6907

25 September 1992

Dear K12Net Council of Coordinators:

Please post this announcement on your fidonet node.  Thank you for
your cooperation in disseminating this information.

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                     ASA - OUTREACH WORKSHOP

The African Studies Association will hold a two-day teachers
(grades K-16) workshop on different aspects of teaching African
content in the curricula.

Date:          20-21 November 1992
Place:         Seattle, Washington
Headquarters:  Westin Hotel
Location:      Seattle Art Museum
Time:          ?9:00 - 4:00
Presenters:    African Studies Outreach Directors
               Teachers from the Seattle Public School District
Contact:       Seattle Public School, Social Studies/Multicultural
                    Supervisor

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                          ALTA WORKSHOP

The African Languages Teachers Association (ALTA) will hold its
annual meeting during the ASA meeting.  All current and potential
instructors of African languages (Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic,
et. al.) are welcome to attend a one-day workshop.

Date:          22 November
Place:         Seattle, Washington
Location:      University of Washington
               Huskey Union Building, Room 304 F
Time:          9:30a - 5:30p
Lunch:         2 hours
Presenter:     Claire Kramsch (Prof. of German)
                    University of California - Berkeley
Topic:         Discourse Analysis
Contact:       Will Leben (Prof of Linguistics)
                    Stanford University
               leben@russell.stanford.edu
               Fax:  (415)  723-1442


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                            SWAHILI-L

In an effort to promote African language instruction in the United
States, several Africanists have developed a conversation board for
readers and writers of Kiswahili (official/national language of
East Africa).  All interested in communicating in Kiswahili are
welcome to subscribe.
     Subscription to list, write message containing name and email
address:
          To:  kuntz@macc.wisc.edu
               or  kuntz@wiscmacc.bitnet
               or   kuntz  1:121/25.3 (receive messages only)

          Subject:  subscription  to Swahili-l
               name -
               email address -

     Messages can subsequently be sent in Kiswahili:
          To:  swahili-l@macc.wisc.edu
               or   swahili-l@wiscmacc.bitnet
     
          Subject:  barua kwa Kiswahili 

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               UW AFRICAN STUDIES OUTREACH PROGRAM
                     Summer Institutes 1993

13-19 June     Teaching about Cultures:  African and Southeast Asia
               University of Wisconsin, Madison
               Grad. cr. 3
               20 K-12 teachers of French, English, social studies
                    (First choice - Upper-Midwest States)
               Contact:  Outreach Director, African Studies Program
                              1454 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr.,
                              Madison, WI  53706-1557
                              (608) 263-2171 or afrst@macc.wisc.edu
                         Peggy Choy, Outreach Director, Southeast
                              Asian Studies Program, Helen C.
                              White, N. Park St., Madison, WI 
                              53706 (608) 263-1875  or           
                                   peggychoy@macc.wisc.edu

18 July-8 August    African Literature in the Curriculum:
                         Utilization of the Electronic Bulletin
                         Board
               University of Wisconsin, Madison
               Grad. cr. 3 (Curriculum & Instruction/ African
                    Languages & Literature
               20 K-12 teachers of French, English, social studies
                    (First choice - Upper-MidWest State teachers)
               
               Contact:  Outreach Director, African Studies Program
                              1454 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr.,
                              Madison, WI  53706-1557
                              (608) 263-2171 or afrst@macc.wisc.edu
 
 



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