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Teacher’s Corner Digital Edition: Virtual Interpretive Reading
Posted on October 19, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Teacher's Corner.By now, most of us have been doing some form of digital teaching for nearly 2 months; whether it be completely digital where we “see” each child every day on Zoom or Google Meets (more likely their avatar or name). Maybe we are doing a hybrid model where some students are online and others are […]
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Language of the Month: Tamil
Posted on September 27, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Language of the Month.Late last month, Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-CA) was a minor sensation in India for her use of the word “chithis,” or auntie. Harris, who has visited Chenani, a town in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, before to learn more about her mother’s side of her family, with her father’s side […]
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Interview with Chelsea McCracken
Posted on September 16, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Interviews.If you are a frequent follow of our website, you probably saw last month’s Language of the Month was about Belep, a language found in New Caledonia. My main contact point for information and clarification was Chelsea McCracken of Rice University. I had the opportunity to ask her a few follow up questions, which were […]
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Language of the Month: Belep
Posted on August 27, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Language of the Month, Uncategorized.We are extremely fortunate to be “based” out of Maryland as a Museum, as we always have a wide variety of voices and languages surrounding us every day. Recently, we had a linguist, Dr. Chelsea McCracken, reach out to us, and through her connection I learned about a wonderful language named Belep. While the word […]
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Teacher’s Corner: Creating a Bitmoji Classroom
Posted on August 17, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Teacher's Corner.As many schools are either on the cusp of beginning their new years or have just begun, many of us have probably seen a lot about “Bitmoji classrooms” from colleagues and social media groups. Especially for teachers like me who will begin the year virtually, these can be a great resource to show your personality […]
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Language of the Month: Twulshootseed
Posted on July 28, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Language of the Month.Due to the various government mandates, and several cancelled travel plans, I have taken time this summer to explore our great nation, and its even greater outdoors. From the Shenandoah Valley to the Great Smoky Mountains, there is plenty of beauty to explore without even needing a passport. One of my many adventures has been […]
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Teacher’s Corner: Distance Learning, A How-To Guide
Posted on July 22, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Teacher's Corner.Note: This article is based on experiences with Baltimore County Public Schools curriculum, and is adapted from a project for a seminar entitled Mentoring the New Teacher, Part 2. Trying to teach a language can be tough, and even more so when the new language is being taught through Schoology, Canvas, or Blackboard sounds crazy, […]
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Language of the Month: Gullah
Posted on June 19, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Language of the Month.At the Museum, we respect those from backgrounds, races, and cultures all over the globe. Recent events have shown that the American ideals of liberty and justice for all have not yet been fully achieved. We are sharing this message to show our support for the massive movement for justice and equality that these events […]
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Language of the Month: Esperanto
Posted on May 29, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog, Language of the Month.Since stay-at-home orders began, we have seen many advertisements saying that we are “all in this together.” I have personally seen this in several different languages, and it made me realize there have actually been a few attempts to bring all together linguistically. This month, we will be exploring Esperanto, probably the most popular attempt […]
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ILR Call for Papers, Journal of Distinguished Language Studies
Posted on May 25, 2020 by Rob Glass in Blog.Call for PapersJournal for Distinguished Language Studies, Volume 7: 2011-2020A refereed journal Editors* Editor, Yalun Zhou, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA* Assistant Editor, Donna Bain Butler, Ph.D., Delaware State University, Delaware, USA Advisory Board* Dr. Rajai Al-Khanji, University of Jordan* Dr. Andrew Corin, Defense Language Institute (Emeritus)* Dr. Rebecca Oxford, University of Alabama […]
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