January 2007 ::

January 31, 2007

Foreign Language Adjunct Faculty Needed

Adjunct instructors needed for 2nd 8-week courses at Hopkinsville Community College (main campus) or Fort Campbell campus site; Languages available to teach include: Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Latin, or American Sign Language. Adjunct pay: $500/credit hour. Classes start: March 12 - May 4, 2007. Hours can be discussed. A faculty application is available at www.hopkinsville.kctcs.edu or contact Yvonne Glasman at 270-707-3722.

January 11, 2007

Looking for you!

1. Do you have ideas that could improve or enhance KWLA and its activities (conference, advocacy, festival etc.)? 2. Have you been been looking for a leadership position within KWLA? 3. Ever wondered what is really going on at one of those "board meetings"? 4. Want to be part of the process of improving world language education in Kentucky? If you answered "YES" to at least one of the questions above, then you are invited to attend the third Annual KWLA Winter Board Meeting and Retreat at Villa Madonna Academy in Villa Hills, KY, January 26-27, 2007. In order for KWLA to be responsive to the needs of its members, we are looking to once again invite a variety of K-16 world language teachers representing the diverse areas of the state of Kentucky.
The actual retreat begins at 8am on Saturday, January 27 and runs until approximately 4 PM. If you would be traveling a great distance and would like to arrive on Friday evening for our Board Meeting, KWLA will be happy to provide lodging for you at the Villa Madonna Academy.
We hope that you will be able to join us and ask that you complete the a brief online application form by Friday, January 19th.

January 08, 2007

2007 Regional Festival Dates

The Kentucky World Language Association in collaboration with regional universities and local school districts is once again sponsoring the annual World Language Festival competitions. The following regional festival dates have been announced:

Western Kentucky University Festival: March 2, 2007
Murray State University Festival: March 8, 2007
Northern Kentucky University Festival: March 10, 2007
Transylvania University Festival: March 24, 2007
Morehead State University Festival: April 12, 2007

Please check this site for further updates.

January 05, 2007

International Education Legislation

The new short legislative session has begun in Frankfort. So far, two world language-related bills have been filed:

- One bill (BR34) sponsored by Representative Stan Lee seeks to amend KRS 2.013 (declaring English as the official language of the Commonwealth) to mandate that all documents produced or utilized by the Commonwealth be in the English language only. - Another bill (BR262) sponsored by Representative Reginald Meeks is a joint resolution that proposes directing the Education Cabinet, its agencies, and the schools associated with the agencies to recognize and celebrate International Education Week (2nd week in November).

As individual citizens, if you wish to comment on the legislation, go to http://www.lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/whoswho.htm to find your legislator's contact information, then send him/her an email.