{"id":551,"date":"2020-04-14T14:45:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T14:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/?p=551"},"modified":"2020-04-21T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:50:28","slug":"open-cl-150-cohorts-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/04\/14\/open-cl-150-cohorts-week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Open CL-150 Cohorts \u2013 Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 17 we announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/03\/17\/open-cl-150-cohorts-to-help-with-language-program-disruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open CL-150 Cohorts<\/a>\u00a0to help US Government language programs meet challenges presented by COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>For the next several weeks, we will release all 36 of that week\u2019s Cohort lessons (plus special \u201cCOVID-19 News\u201d lessons) for use by any learner, sustainer, or instructor in the US Government language community. You can find prior weeks\u2019 lessons here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/03\/17\/open-cl-150-cohorts-to-help-with-language-program-disruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Week 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/03\/24\/open-cl-150-cohort-lessons-week-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Week 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/03\/31\/open-cl-150-cohorts-week-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Week 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/04\/07\/open-cl-150-cohort-lessons-week-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Week 4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope these lessons are providing a bridge as you consider longer-term solutions for virtual language training. Of course, learning materials are only one piece of the puzzle\u2014what about visibility and accountability? While these \u201copen lessons\u201d outside the CL-150 Platform don\u2019t come with built-in tracking, all learner and instructor activity in the CL-150 <em>is<\/em> tracked and reported, so program managers can monitor and ensure requirements are being met both in real time and over longer periods. We encourage you to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/government\/about-cl-150.html#managers\">CL-150 Platform tools for program managers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have questions? We\u2019re here to help: <a href=\"mailto:usg@transparent.com\">usg@transparent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Find your Cohort Lesson from the list below or via the <a href=\"https:\/\/tplsites.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/resources\/PDFs\/Open-CL-150-Cohorts-Week-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">downloadable PDF<\/a>*.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>*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\u2019s lessons via the CL-150 Platform, and you should continue the same way.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arabic, Iraqi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/55821fbd-d5be-4435-b7b5-d4b5dca247a3\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Life under Quarantine in Baghdad (Society\/Asia TV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/5655babf-ad65-427a-b8f4-aaeb2cf09bc0\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Give Me Money and I&#8217;ll Hire You (Society\/DijlahTV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/efc7ec80-d5f3-45f3-a80d-c1d5ce8a0ca3\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: The Nomination of Prime Minister in Iraq \u2013 Part II (Politics\/Zagros TV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/646caa34-26b0-492a-bbea-39fdb8e62d52\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News, 04\/07\/20: Eight People Recovered from the Coronavirus in Najaf (Society\/Dijlah)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Arabic, Levantine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/3e891dda-5b7b-42f4-9fbf-0ab97df9674f\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Social Assistance Package (Economy\/Elnashra TV\/Lebanese)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/8d2b3817-68df-4de8-bc2c-c88ef2f5865c\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: The Remote Learning Platform &#8220;Darsak&#8221; (Society\/RT Arabic\/Jordanian)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/668d92f5-eefe-47a2-9730-61cd9935dda0\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: How Will the Current Crisis Affect the Israeli Economy? (Economy\/Wattan News Agency\/Palestinian)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/lmss\/lite\/8a6c017b-7889-45f8-8aec-36f13156add4\/unit1.html\">COVID-19 News, 04\/07\/20: A Surge in Domestic Violence Around the World (Society\/Elnashra TV\/Lebanese)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Arabic, MSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/f230e400-364e-40db-b995-9d562babd3d9\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Uber Service Use Manual (Uber\/Economy)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/c8ea7046-c3da-44c5-9fac-43b1858989fa\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Targeting Houthi Sites in Yemen (Politics\/Alarabiya)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/20e75117-7c60-46cb-9916-14bbc5cbfb13\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Dam Renaissance and the Death of Arab Nationalism (Politics\/Alhurra)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/lmss\/lite\/10f9e280-eb83-41dd-84d9-bc1efe76163b\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News, 04\/07\/20: New Coronavirus Infections in Morocco and Iraq (Society\/AA)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chinese, Mandarin<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/62ca83c4-587c-413f-ac12-46bc30f32327\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Say &#8220;Lao Jia&#8221; Before Asking for Help (Culture\/cnr.cn)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/c4b6a5c4-c690-42e0-ba63-aa6b435f43c3\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Online Museum Tour in Gansu China (Geography\/Chinanews)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/1a0db669-75f2-4101-8e19-83d89c53d629\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: China Said US Military Muscle-flexing Off South China Sea (Military\/qingting.fm)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/3cda423f-79e2-44d5-88aa-2ff44e6a64e3\/unit1.html\">COVID-19 News, 04\/10\/20: China Guarantees Domestic Food Supply After 12 Counties Announce Restrictions on Food Exports Due to COVID-19 (Economy\/sina)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Farsi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/1b6b7821-6a23-4051-a3c7-496516b26cf6\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Ministry of Health Rejects the Presence of Doctors Without Borders in Isfahan Project (Science\/Radio Farda)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/f6eea50b-7b36-4b09-b4c1-f3ad7460ca13\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Eid, House Cleaning and Corona, a Heterogeneous Triangle During These Days (Culture\/Negaam)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/322a55d6-89ee-4e0c-9bc4-e4705c4d9fcf\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Young Generation&#8217;s Look at Eid Visitations; Compulsory or Optional? (Culture\/ BBCPersian)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>German<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/lmss\/lite\/7e04d39f-8077-4dec-a30f-60cec3720375\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News, 04\/10\/2020: Robot Explains Corona Rules in Supermarket (Economy\/n-tv)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hebrew<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/8951c6e3-e2f6-4793-aa8a-123bc9c0008a\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Fifteen Year Old Boy Bit by a Snake (20 IL\/Environment)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/46d712b3-a631-4ef3-ae9d-945a7f3433f4\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Reservist Volunteer Who Fights Coronavirus On the Opposite Side of the Line (IDF\/Military)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/3a025b69-e617-4609-bfda-9249301b3b6f\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Pakal Lev Ram: &#8220;The Military Doesn&#8217;t Have Strict Discipline and Explicit Rules for Nothing&#8221; (Maariv\/Military)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/40238a74-187e-49f6-ac4f-d10103d30f0b\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News, 04\/07\/20: Lockdown Starting Tomorrow, Full Curfew During Passover Seder (Society\/Walla)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Korean<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/d238fbbb-7eb2-4bbc-bcd7-88cc070d8ef0\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: New Phone App for Health Maintenance (Technology\/DPRK Today)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/a9fcfb26-b9a9-4909-a37b-8b13ebbe6305\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Hanbok (Culture\/Chosun TV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/720c9260-660b-47a9-93ed-9fb59b19dc4f\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: A Teacher&#8217;s Story (Society\/Uriminzokkiri)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pashto, Afghan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/803c4ca0-6e49-4ef7-a10d-49d08a8e217d\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Taliban and Afghan Government Talks Regarding Prisoners Swap (Politics\/Tolo News)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/48fe9e7e-3e5a-4f51-a875-2205d1c74600\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: The United States and NATO Want the Inclusive Government in Afghanistan (Politics\/Ariana News)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/21c53dbc-7ed6-4136-8b3f-9e891c40a529\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Afghanistan&#8217;s Fragile Political Situation Part Two (Politics\/Taand)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/8cd952b9-bc87-4023-be5b-a994d1bf4a6f\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News_04\/06\/20: Coronavirus is Increasing in Kandahar (Society\/Tolo News)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pashto, Pakistani<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/60715fec-cad0-458d-af62-301f59b8a362\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Pakistani Goverment Allows Afghan Traders to Ship Their Goods (Economy\/Enikass Radio)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/a1d9fd2e-153f-4ba7-ab5e-948b18f6bd45\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Is Coronavirus Preventable with Drugs or Vaccines? (Science\/Azadi Radio)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/21485535-d59e-437a-9327-ab1bd0c67819\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Be Responsible! Part Two (Society\/Rohi News)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/lmss\/lite\/387e4674-702f-44af-8d75-fbf823717ed9\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News, 04\/07\/20: Ongoing Efforts by Scientists Across the Globe to Find Treatment for the Coronavirus\u00a0 (Science\/Ariana News)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/lmss\/lite\/3577b7fd-2792-442c-9e52-499532f91016\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News, 04\/09\/20: World Bank Will Loan 200 Million Dollars to Pakistan (Economy\/Deewa News)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Portuguese, Brazilian<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/5dab8237-f7c3-40a7-9785-b50e624055cc\/unit1.html\"><em>COVID-19 News, 04\/10\/20: Brazilian Laboratory Develops National Test for COVID-19 (Science\/Jornal do Brasil)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Russian<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/e3f271d9-2aad-4c92-a92d-6ae9217b4ebd\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/013\/20: Aerospace Forces of Russia(Military\/Rambler)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/lmss\/lite\/3e1a1ac6-85e0-4a00-ae94-29775d4997b2\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Interview With a Polar Explorer (Society\/KP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/e688a5b2-3fb9-4590-ac32-0f3affdf713b\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Experts on ZOOM Safety (Technology\/vedomosti)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/lmss\/lite\/6491d702-ea7f-4f75-90e5-7d945b145dff\/unit1.html\">COVID-19 News, 04\/13\/20: Putin and Trump Phone Conversation (Economy\/Rbc)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spanish, Latin American<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/48320c5a-3f5d-45fd-a78d-fa40e168dc66\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: Mexico City Patrols to Broadcast Emergency Health Messages (Security\/Expansi\u00f3n Pol\u00edtica)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/1ecd9168-c935-4c5b-92d6-eb0796ebe146\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Looting Sprees Continue in Mexico (Society\/ Expansi\u00f3n Pol\u00edtica)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/10c52015-12bb-4578-98ce-ae27d910917a\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Pompeo&#8217;s Carrot, Barr&#8217;s Stick (Politics\/PanAm Post)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Urdu<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/9e0b2869-87ce-451f-a18d-1371fe4b6230\/unit1.html\">ILR 2, 04\/13\/20: The Designated Graveyards for COVID-19 Victims (Environment\/ARY News)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/35ac292d-7202-4680-beee-3c14f3b38422\/unit1.html\">ILR 2+, 04\/13\/20: Inquiry Report &#8211; Prominent Political Figures Responsible for Sugar and Flour Crisis (Economics\/BBC Urdu)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com:443\/lmss\/lite\/3106ce89-6dbd-45eb-890e-108a220c0028\/unit1.html\">ILR 3, 04\/13\/20: Education Experts Welcome Tele-School Idea (Society\/DW)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Edit: You can now access lesson from Week 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/04\/21\/open-cl-150-cohorts-week-6\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/03\/CL-150-Cohort-devices-350x242.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CL-150 Cohort remote learning\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/03\/CL-150-Cohort-devices-350x242.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/03\/CL-150-Cohort-devices.png 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>On March 17 we announced\u00a0Open CL-150 Cohorts\u00a0to help US Government language programs meet challenges presented by COVID-19. For the next several weeks, we will release all 36 of that week\u2019s Cohort lessons (plus special \u201cCOVID-19 News\u201d lessons) for use by any learner, sustainer, or instructor in the US Government language community. 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