USEFUL RESOURCES
(Note that this is only a partial listing!)
Georgia
Georgia Department of Education (http://www.gadoe.org) has
information in Spanish for parents.
Georgia Department of Human Resources (http://dhr.georgia.gov and
click on multicultural resources) has some information, particularly
regarding medical and public health services and medical interpreting in
Spanish.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
(http://www.maldef.org) has an office in Atlanta with information about
scholarships and other legal issues affecting Latinos.
National Council for La Raza (http://www.nclr.org) has an Atlanta office
dedicated primarily to promoting health care, but the organization is
national and addresses legal and educational issues affecting Latinos.
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (http://www.ghcc.org) focuses
on promoting Latinos in the business world.
Atlanta Latino (http://www.atlantalatino.org) is a bilingual newspaper that
is also online. It covers the Atlanta region and includes job
announcements, politics, and news around the state of Georgia.
The World of Reading (http://www.wor.com/shopping) located in Marietta,
has a wide selection of materials, including video and dvd.
The Georgia Project, Dalton GA (http://www.georgiaproject.net), is a nonprofit organization that seeks to assist school districts in northwest Georgia
to provide quality teachers and education to all children. The principal
focus, however, is on assisting immigrant children and their parents.
The University of Georgia:
CLASE: Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education
(http://www.coe.uga.edu/clase)
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
(http://www.uga.edu/~clacs)
Selig Center for Economic Growth (http://www.selig.uga.edu)
houses the Georgia Economic Forecasting Project, which is
primarily concerned with projecting Georgia's future growth. A
summary of their analysis of Hispanic influence on the economy of
the state can be found on the web site.
Kennesaw State University, Center for Hispanic Studies
(http://www.kennesaw.edu/chs) . The Office of Admissions also has
specialized assistance for minority and Latino applicants.
The Consulate General of Mexico and affiliated organizations:
http://www.consulmexatlanta.org
Internet (national and international)
Centro Virtual Cervantes (http://cvc.cervantes.es) contains cultural and
linguistic information. See especially Pasatiempos de Rayuela, then click
on Nivel Inicial, Advinanzas, ensalada de adjetivos and other activities for
the beginning level)
Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence
(http://www.crede.ucsc.edu) Some research available online but others
can be purchased for a nominal fee. See especially the work on
bilingualism and biliteracy in the U.S.
Center for Applied Linguistics (http://www.cal.org) contains a wealth of
information about world languages, including English as a second or
foreign language, as well as web site of interest to teachers of world
language and to teachers of immigrant children. For other related sites,
click on “online resources.”
National Center for ESL Literacy Education (http://www.cal.org/ncle)
Founded by Congress in 1988 and is housed at the Center for Applied
Linguistics.
National Capital Language Resource Center (http://www.nclrc.org) is one
of nine federally funded language resource centers. Go to the home
page and you will find a link to the other eight centers. The National K-12
Foreign Language Resource Center is at Iowa State University and the
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition.
Consejo Nacional de Educación para la Vida y el Trabajo
(http://www.conevyt.org.mx). In Spanish, but contains a wealth of
information. Enter first through the “Portal CONEVyT)
Consejería de Educación en Estados Unidos y Canadá/Office of
Education in the United States and Canada, at the Embassy of Spain in the
United States (http://www.sgci.mec.es/usa) A comprehensive site;
includes announcements of “courses for teachers” which are summer
courses offered by a network of universities in Spain. Those who apply for
admission through the Consejería are eligible for partial scholarships, or
becas.
Articles of Interest in the current issue of Foreign
Language Annals (Volume 37, No. 1, Spring 2004)
Daphne Simard & Wynne Wong, “Language Awareness and Its Multiple
Possibilities in the L2 Classrom,” pp. 96-124. The bibliography includes an
excellent listing of sources about cross-cultural issues.
“Continuing Commentary. A Response to Wong and Van Patten,” pp.
125-142. Discussion centers around whether drills are necessary for the
acquisition of a foreign language.