Open CL-150 Cohorts – Week 6 Posted by meaghan on Apr 21, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
On March 17 we announced Open CL-150 Cohorts to help US Government language programs meet challenges presented by COVID-19.
For the next several weeks, we will release all 36 of that week’s Cohort lessons (plus special “COVID-19 News” lessons) for use by any learner, sustainer, or instructor in the US Government language community. You can find prior weeks’ lessons here:
If you’ve completed all of the Open CL-150 Cohort lessons and COVID-19 News lessons in your language/level pair for the past five weeks, in addition to grammar, culture, and regional knowledge, you’ve learned something like 75-100+ new professionally relevant words and phrases!
Over the course of a year, that could become upwards of 800-1,000+ new words and phrases—which would be great to maintain! Fortunately, the CL-150 Platform includes additional tools specifically designed to help language professionals refresh and maintain what they’ve learned. Language proficiency is much more than vocabulary, but lexicon is a critical component. Learn more about how we support vocab acquisition and sustainment in CL-150 Platform.
Have questions? We’re here to help: usg@transparent.com.
Find your Cohort Lesson from the list below or via the downloadable PDF*.
*Note: Those of you already using the CL-150 Platform for yourself or your program should ignore this. You already have access to each week’s lessons via the CL-150 Platform, and you should continue the same way.
Arabic, Iraqi
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: Treatment Procedures for Corona Patients in Iraq (Science/Alforat TV)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Exceptional Services Provided by Qi Card Company (Economy/DijlahTV)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Evaluating US-Iraqi Relations – Part I (Politics/Dijlah TV)
- COVID-19 News, 04/14/20: The Danger of Quarantine Waste in Basra (environment/DijlahTV)
Arabic, Levantine
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: The Armed Forces Implementing Defense Orders While Protecting the Borders (Military/Roya News/Jordanian)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Herd Immunity (Science/Alam/Palestinian)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: A Message from Prime Minister Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz to Students and Parents (Politics/Roya News/Jordanian)
- COVID-19 News, 04/14: Procedures for Expatriates Returning to Lebanon (Security/Elnashra TV/Lebanese)
Arabic, MSA
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: The Distinctive Ash Shumaysani Area (Society/Read.Opensooq)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Palestinians’ Suffering in the Israeli Prisons (Politics/Al-sharq)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Friendship and Disagreement between Washington and Riyadh (Economy/Alhurra)
- COVID-19 News, 04/15/20: How Do Corona Patients in Egypt Spend Their Days in Isolation? (Society/Alarabiya)
Chinese, Mandarin
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: The Top Three Chinese Telecom Operators to Launch 5G Messaging (Technology/people.cn)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Chinese Army and Foreign Army Join Hands to Fight the Epidemic (Military/xinhuanet)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: How Does the Pandemic Impact the Global Economy? (Economy/ljsw.io)
- COVID-19 News, 04/17/20: Suifenhe Prevents More Coronavirus Cases (Geography/cnr.cn)
Farsi
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: The Earth Goes Out (Science/Hamshahrionline)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: What Rights Has the Islamic System Taken From Iranian Women? (Society/Iranwire)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Repeating a Subject so Many Times (Balatarin/Politics)
German
Hebrew
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: The Safari’s Appeal Has Been Upheld (Society/Maariv)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Israeli Medical Device Examines Patients Without Leaving Home (Technology/Calcalist)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Our Man on Netflix: “The Spy” Has a Number of Weaknesses (Culture/Globes)
- COVID-19 News, 04/13/20: Clalit Refuses to Work Together With Chinese Company BGI (Security/N12)
Korean
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: A Ginseng Product (Science/DPRK Today)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: National Assembly Participation (Politics, Tongil Voice)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Anti-Japanese Product Movement (Economy/Tongil Voice)
Pashto, Afghan
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: Ministry of Finance: National Revenue has Dropped by 2 Billion Afghanis (Economy/Tolo News)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: The Arrest of ISIS Leader in Afghanistan (Military/Taand)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: The Coronavirus Is the Biggest Test for Humanity (Society/Taand)
Pashto, Pakistani
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: Cornerstone of a Cancer Hospital Laid in Quetta (Society/Taand)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Why is Pakistan Demanding Extradition of the ISIS Leader? (Military/Azadi Radio)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Coronavirus: Mental Health Coping Strategies (Society/Khabarial)
Portuguese, Brazilian
Russian
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: Global Warming in Altai Mountains (Environment/Science)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Soligalich (Geography/les.media)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Advice From a Psychiatrist (Society/rg)
- COVID-19 News, 04/13/20: Putin and Trump Phone Conversation (Economy/Rbc)
- COVID-19 News, 04/19/20: Easter Service (Culture/Gazeta)
Spanish, Latin American
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: Military Movement Ruled Out on the Border with Venezuela (Military/El colombiano)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: Military Operation on the Border With Ecuador (Military/El Tiempo)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Domestic Violence in the Days of COVID-19 (Society/Excelsior)
- COVID-19, News, 04/17/20: Chile, an Example of Efficiency Against the Coronavirus
Urdu
- ILR 2, 04/20/20: Hard Times Create Strong Men (Military/HUM News)
- ILR 2+, 04/20/20: When Hashim Khan Made History in Squash (Culture/BBC Urdu)
- ILR 3, 04/20/20: Pak-India Limited Nuclear War Can Push the World into a Long Famine (Technology/VOA Urdu)
- COVID-19 News, 04/22/20: Guidelines for Mosques in the Month of Ramadan in Context to COVID-19 (Society/VOA Urdu)