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		<title>Web 2.0 and language learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 09:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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A YouTube video created by Graham Stanley, a teacher of English and based in Spain, introducing Web 2.0 and SecondLife and how they are being used in language learning.
This clip among other video and audio clips can also be accessed here.  Although most of the material is from 2006, there are some interesting and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exams are almost over, &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 11:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[summer is here and hopefully we&#8217;ll all have a little bit more time on our hands.
Well, if you do why not spend a few minutes checking out the BBC&#8217;s languages&#8217; website.  There are endless resources available on the website, such as online courses, learning games, dictionaries,  audio and video, worksheet, and the list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interactive workshop &#8211; Friday 23rd May</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for some fresh ideas for your language classes?
The AFA proposes an interactive workshop with
Celine Healy on Friday 23rd May from 9.30 to 2.30
in the Alliance Française, Dublin, Kildare St.
This workshop is suitable for teachers of all languages and all levels. It will lead participants to discover how the techniques and conventions of drama in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 09:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SLanguages 2008: Virtual Conference Explores New Frontiers in Language Learning
 SLanguages 2008  is a 24-hour multilingual conference to celebrate and investigate the use of 3D  virtual worlds for language education. The event will be held in Second Life on  23-24 May 2008&#8230;
SLanguages 2008 is a 24 hour  multilingual conference to celebrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Education and Science: Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 09:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Education and Science have recently published the Language Education Policy Profile.  
The report outlines the Irish priorities and issues in language teaching, an analysis of the current education situation, and suggestions for future developments.  While the report focuses on language education at primary and post-primary levels, the document does highlight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NDLR evaluation survey</title>
		<link>http://www.ndlr.ie/modlang/blog/?p=248</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Digital Learning Repository (NDLR) is now completing its initial phases of work, and as part of the project evaluation, we would really value your feedback!
We are particularly interested to hear of your experiences as users of the repository, and as members of the Communities of Practice through which collaborative development of learning resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Editor: farewells and welcomes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with some sadness that we say a fond farewell to our guest editors Kristin Brogan and Riana Walsh, who so kindly and I must say expertly undertook the role of guest editorship for the months of March and April.
Kristin and Riana did a brilliant job and contributed a lot to the community website.
We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>But Where Does That Leave French?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting essay and discussion featured in the online news source Inside Higher Ed a few days ago.  H. Stephen Straight penned an essay in answer to a question about the decline in French class enrollment in American schools.
The author cites some recent surveys showing that while enrollment is down in the areas of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Language Policy and Planning Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reminder
Language Policy and Planning Network meeting will take place in Letterkeny IT on May 13th.  Further details can be found on the Events page or by looking at the programme (.doc).
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		<title>Critical Thinking</title>
		<link>http://www.ndlr.ie/modlang/blog/?p=244</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 21:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
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Critical Thinking: The Galway Symposium on the Future of Universities
5-6 June 2008, NUI Galway
This symposium will bring together key commentators on higher education in order to pose a fundamental question: What is the purpose of the University in the 21st Century? The symposium will include keynote speakers and a series of workshops led by facilitators [...]]]></description>
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