CLEAR offers stipends (including travel, institute fee and lodging reimbursement) to all participants currently working in the U.S. In addition, CLEAR offers "gratis" Continuing Education units for each summer institute.

For complete information about our Summer Institutes, including application procedures, please visit our website listed below. Deadline for application is May 19, 2000.

CLEAR's 2000 SUMMER INSTITUTES:
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JUNE 14-18  >>WRITING IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM<<
[CE UNITS = 2.4]
CHARLENE POLIO, Associate Professor, Department of English, MSU
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Learn current approaches of integrating writing into the multi-skilled
foreign language classroom at all levels, including the implementation of
the process approach in large classes.
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JUNE 19-28  >>COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (CALL) MATERIALS
DEVELOPMENT<<
[CE UNITS = 6]
EUGENE GRAY, Professor, Department of Romance and Classical Languages,
Michigan State University
DENNIE HOPPINGARNER, Assistant Director for Technology Implementation,
CLEAR, MSU
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Learn to create computer-based materials to support your language teaching.
 The institute highlights the creation of multimedia materials without
having to learn programming!
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JUNE 21-25  >>BUSINESS LANGUAGE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM<<
[CE UNITS = 2.4]
PATRICIA R. PAULSELL, Professor of German; Co-Director, CLEAR; Director for
Business Language Initiatives, Center for International Business Education
and Research; Michigan State University
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This institute will introduce you to ways "business foreign language" can
be adapted at the high school level.  The institute emphasizes
Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Career/Job Search issues.
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JULY 31-AUGUST 9  >>THE INTERNET IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION:
INTRODUCTORY TECHNIQUES<<
[CE UNITS = 6]
EUGENE GRAY, Professor, Dept. of Romance and Classical Languages, MSU
DENNIE HOPPINGARNER, Assistant Director for Technology Implementation,
CLEAR, MSU
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Learn the software and skills needed to use the Internet to support foreign
language instruction.  In addition to software tools, you will learn to
find and apply content, create new content and integrate the Internet into
your curricula.
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AUGUST 11-15  >>THE INTERNET IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: ADVANCED
TECHNIQUES<<
[CE UNITS = 3]
EUGENE GRAY, Professor, Department of Romance and Classical Languages, MSU
DENNIE HOPPINGARNER, Assistant Director for Technology Implementation,
CLEAR, MSU
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Learn advanced Internet techniques such as designing and formatting web
pages, preparing multimedia elements for web-based delivery, adding
interactivity via client-side and server-side scripting, and utilizing
existing web-based resources.
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