Dates

Plenary Topics

Venue

September 29, 2006

What the brain can tell us about language: Contributions of memory systems to first and second language

Dr. Michael Ullman, Georgetown University

Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA

October 13, 2006

Conference with the East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT)

The George Washington University

December 1, 2006

Familiar and novel technologies: SCOLA, pop-up dictionaries, podcasts and beyond

FSI

January 19, 2007

Training and Certification of Interpreters

FSI

February 16, 2007

The National Virtual Translation Center (NVTC)

FSI

March 23, 2007

The Arabic Language Testing Consensus Initiative (presentation by ACTFL, NFLC, and the University of Maryland Arabic Flagship Program) View presentations: The Arabic Testing Consensus Initiative - Swender, Assessment of Arabic Oral Proficiency - Alosh, Cultural Dimensions of Oral Proficiency - Lampe

FSI

April 20, 2007

Proprietary language schools and the USG: A panel discussion

Department of Education

May 18, 2007

Initiatives on Language by the Department of Education; Introduction to one of the 15 National Language Resource Centers

Department of Education

June 15, 2007

2007 ILR Showcase

The George Washington University