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STUDENTS. . .

Would you like to be able to communicate better with your Somali, 
Spanish-speaking and Hmong students? Consdier taking the following summer 
school courses at Hamline:
ModL 6710 Spoken and Written Hmong
Bied 6611 Survival Spanish for Teachers
Bied 6614 Survival Somali for Teachers

All of the courses address both language and cultural issues. If you don't have 
a Hamline summer  educator catalog so that you can  register, call 651-523-2900 
and ask for one.

Ann Mabbott, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Second Language Teaching and Learning
Hamline University
Graduate School of Education




COMPREHENSIVE CENTER REGION VI ANNOUNCES

A Second Languages and Cultures Summer Institute:
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION 
IN A SCHOOL SETTING
AUGUST 8-12, 2005

WHAT:  A five-day institute, held on the Hamline University campus in St. Paul, 
MN.  The goal is to prepare bilingual school staff to work effectively and 
efficiently in a school setting with students, parents, school staff and 
community members to assure all students equal educational opportunity, access 
and participation in academic and school life.

TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED:
Education Systems and School Organization
Schools and the Law/Rules/Guidelines
Language and Communication
Resources for Interpreting and Translation
Cross-Cultural Communication
Defining the Roles of Interpreters and Translators
Working With Other School Staff
Working with Parents and Community
The Role of the Interpreter in Conflict Resolution
Testing and Evaluation of Students

FOR:  Bilingual teachers and paraprofessionals, bilingual home-school liaisons, 
bilingual cultural liaisons, and interpreters and translators who work in a 
school setting or communicate with schools.
(Number of participants is limited.)

FEES:
$120.00 - Registration Fee  (To be paid with registration)
$196.00 - Optional fee for 2 Hamline University credits (Not required. Paid on 
site.)
                                         

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION CONTACT: 
Kelly Kobler, CC-VI at (651) 523-2428 or  ccvi@gw.hamline.edu 



VOLUNTEER NEEDED

The International Academy of Minnesota is in need of a volunteer  teacher to 
teach ESL Literature/Composition classes for three weeks. (June 20th - July 
8th) 

If you are interested, contact

Tamara Polzin, Dean of Students
International Academy of Minnesota
325 Dayton Ave
St Paul, MN 55102
tpolzin@academymn.com 
tel # 651-228-0599
Fax # 651-228-0680