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A Message From Kathryn Heinze - History of English Abroad!

September 2005
Dear SLTL Students and Alum,

We are happy to announce that one section of the History of English will be 
offered in Europe as a study abroad course in the summer of 2006. This tour 
will focus on the Germanic roots of the English language, i.e., Northern 
Germany and Scandinavia and then move on to the British Isles. Exact dates, 
cost and a detailed itinerary are being negotiated, but this is what we have 
planned so far.

Dates: The tour will last from 10-14 days and is scheduled to take place 
sometime between the dates of June 20 and July 4, 2006. We do not have an exact 
fee negotiated yet, but want to the keep the cost reasonable, around $3,000, 
not including tuition. (If you haven't heard, the US dollar is down, and of 
course, oil prices are getting worse.)

Credit
You can opt to take this tour for course credit or without credit.  If you plan 
to take it for credit, there are two options: (1) if you are using the course 
to fulfill the one-credit requirement for your ESL license or advanced TEFL 
certificate, you can sign up for just one credit; (2) if you use the course as 
a two-credit elective for the MA in ESL, register for two credits.  Required 
assignments for the courses will be adjusted for the number of credits that you 
register for. 
SLTL alumni and students are also welcome to join the tour without registering 
for credit.  If there is more demand than space, however, preference will be 
given those 
taking the course for credit.  The course will be limited to around 27 people.

Itinerary
Many details still have to be worked out, but the tour will definitely include 
the following places:
§       We will start in Gothenburg, Sweden 
(http://www.stadsmuseum.goteborg.se/), where we will view rock carvings from 
the Bronze Age (18,000-500 BCE) at the Vitlycke Museum 
(http://vitlycke.bohusmus.se/bohusmus/www-vitlycke/vluk/index.htm),  tour the 
Gothenburg City Museum to hear more about the Norse influence on England, and 
learn to read some runic inscriptions found on Scandinavian runestones.
§       Our next stop will be in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany  
(http://www.schloss-gottorf.de/gottorf/frameset.htm)
.       Here we will visit a museum that contains the remains of bog people 
that date back to roughly the time when the Anglo-Saxon tribes invaded Britain, 
(http://www.mummytombs.com/museums/germany.schleswig.landesmuseum.htm)and 
another museum devoted to Viking/Angle life in the 5th century and later 
(http://www.schloss-gottorf.de/haithabu/frameset.htm)
.       We will also have a chance to hear Plattdeutsch (and possibly Frisian) 
spoken; these are varieties of Low German that still bear some resemblance to 
what Old English may have sounded like 1600 years ago.
§       Great Britain is next on our tour.  We will go Oxford University to 
learn more about how the Oxford English Dictionary 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary) was created, 
Stratford-on-Avon to see Shakespeare's hometown and take in a play, and visit 
some villages in Warwickshire to hear varieties of British English that do 
contain the post-vocalic /r/ sound that is found in most varieties of modern 
English.
§       We are presently planning to also go to London, to visit the British 
Museum (http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/pe/pegall.html), where the 
Anglo-Saxon treasures from Sutton Hoo are housed and the British Library, whose 
collection includes the Beowulf manuscript, the Lindisfarne Gospels, and other 
British literature that is important to the history of the English language 
(http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/lindisfarne/accessible/introduction.html) 
and other original texts that are important to the English language.  A tour of 
the Globe Theatre (http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/navigation/frameset.htm), 
where Shakespeare's plays were originally produced, is also on our itinerary. 
§       If time and cost permit, we will also visit the city of York in 
northern England to see Jorvik, the Viking Centre, 
(http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/jorvik-navigation.htm) and other 
Yorkshire sites that will help us discover some of the links between Old Norse 
and English. 

Please remember that this is a tentative itinerary.  Details will follow within 
the next two weeks or so. If you do take the tour for academic credit, you will 
need to participate in an on-line or on-campus session in the spring of 2006.  

If you are interested in learning more about this study tour about the history 
of the English language as details develop, please send an email to: Prof. 
Kathryn Heinze, who is planning the tour and designing the assignments that 
will need to be completed to receive academic credit: kheinze@hamline.edu.

Even if you are only mildly interested, sign up with Kathryn to receive 
electronic updates. 


AFT News Release
The American Federation of Teachers and WETA's Reading Rockets unvel free 
monthly e-newsletter for PreK-12 educators of ELL's.  The T.ELL.E-Gram will 
feature monthly instructional tips and sample lesson plans, recommended books 
for students, a glossry of terms, a Q&A and more.  To learn more or to sign up 
for the first issue of the e-newsletter, visit 
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 Fellowship Opportunity
The English Language Fellow (ELF) Program is looking to recruit ESL teachers 
and teacher trainers for short-term Fellowships around the world.  There is 
a variety of short term (6 to 7 months) general Fellowships available as 
well as Fellowships focused on journalism, communication and other related 
disciplines.
 
Due to contractual obligations the School for International Training must 
receive statements of interest from applicants before September 30, 2005.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Suzannah Wheeler at 
Suzannah.wheeler@sit.edu.  More information about our program can be found on 
our website www.sit.edu/elf.  Please have potential applicants contact Rob 
Hardin, Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, at elf.info@sit.edu.

Suzannah Wheeler
English Language Fellow Program
Administrative Program Associate
Sponsored by:  The United States Department of State
Administered by:  The School for International Training
Phone:  (802) 258 3268