When I think of academia and education as a whole, the poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost inevitably pops into my mind. If you've not read the 1910s composition, (SPOILER WARNING) the narrator and his neighbor walk along the wall between their properties debating the utility of the fence. Whereas the neighbor is a proponent of keeping the hard boundaries between the two farms, the narrator disagrees. 

"There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, ‘Good fences make good neighbors.’"

Whether it be scarcity of resources, perceived self-preservation, or some other issue to which I'm not privy, most content areas work independently. It's not often we find true cross-content collaboration. Sure, science content gets translated into Spanish but were bilingual educators present at its creation? It happens in all levels and areas - from separated out "specials" in Elementary, to entire schools of content at Universities not combining to create majors that allow students to take both computer science AND Mandarin. 

On the language side, how many of us are involved in both Bilingual/Dual and World Language programs? How many of our middle school educators collaborate with high school ones? Have I, at the state-level, shared my initiatives with Oregon, Idaho, or Alaska? Yes, our focus or laws may be different but we have more commonalities and might even shar many of the same students. 

I think it's about time we come together and start to join our efforts. Join WAFLT and WABE. Reach out to a content colleague to see how you can plan a unit together. And reach out to me to talk to district counselors, administration, or even parents and families about the benefits of language learning. Open the fence gate, and if there isn't a passage, create one. 

Dr. V
veronica.trapani@k12.wa.us
360-819-0950

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Open Office Hours

Continue last year's success, World Languages will be hosting bi-monthly office hours. This will allow time for anyone - students, educators, district personnel, etc. - to ask Dr. Trapani-Huebner questions regarding ANYTHING World Languages-related. 

Office hours are held 11am to 1:00pm every other Thursday or Wednesday. 

Register for OSPI World Languages Office Hours to get them all added to your calendar. You only need to register once. 

2023-24 School Year Dates:
Aug. 3, 17, 31
Sept. 14, 28
Oct. 12, 25
Nov. 9, 16
Dec. 7, 14
Jan. 11, 18
Feb. 1, 15, 29
Mar. 14, 28
Apr. 18, 25
May 9, 23
Jun. 6, 20

Custom Language Testing Webinars

OSPI's Custom Language Testing: Language Proficiency, Competency-based Credits, and the Seal of Biliteracy

This professional development focuses on educating district officials (registrars, educators, administrators, counselors, assessment coordinators, etc.) about Custom testing which supports two World Language programs: Competency-based Credits and the Seal of Biliteracy. Each has expanded over the years and with the recent changes, these sessions will aid in the who, what, when, where, and why of reporting data to CEDARS. Attendees will also learn about language proficiency and why it's crucial to the future of language education and assessment. Each session is 60 minutes and offers Clock, Equity, and Educational Leadership Hours.

Contact Dr. Veronica Trapani-Huebner, Associate Director for Content, World Languages at veronica.trapani@k12.wa.us or 360-819-0950 if you have any questions.

Click here to register. 

August Sessions
Wed, Aug 2 | 9:00 - 10:00 am
Mon, Aug 7 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Thur, Aug 17 | 10:00 - 12:00 am
Wed, Aug 23 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Fri, Aug 25 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Tues, Aug 29 | 5:00 - 6:00 pm

September Sessions
Tue, Sept 5 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Thur, Sept 14 | 9:00 - 10:00 am
Wed, Sept 20 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mon, Sept 25 | 10:00 - 11:00 am

Want to request a special PD for your district? Email Dr. Trapani-Huebner

Seal of Biliteracy Rules Revision

During the summer of 2023, the Seal of Biliteracy (WAC 392-420-350) will undergo a rules revision with the goal of recognizing students who achieve a higher level of proficiency as well as expanding the options for students to show proficiency. 

OSPI is looking to fill stakeholder groups to give feedback based on different perspectives of language education. These groups include, but are not limited to, :

• MS/HS World Language Education
• MS/HS Dual/Heritage Language or Bilingual Education
• MS/HS/District Administration
  • (Department Head, Subject Area Coordinator, Director, TOSA, etc.)
• Special Education
• American Sign Language
• Less Commonly Taught/Tested Languages
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Assessment/Reporting
• Alternative Learning Experiences/Options
• Other

Please fill out the Seal of Biliteracy Rules Revision - Special Group Member Interest Survey. Those interested must provide proof of experience or credentials. Selected participants will be notified after the survey closes on July 1, 2023. 

For Tribal languages, OSPI will work with the Office of Native Education and Tribal consultation will occur. 

Monthly Information Sessions

The information session on June 1 covered information on family notification letters, the new Multilingual Family Advisory Committee, WIDA professional learning opportunities, fall ML Director training and dual language grants.

• Presentation Slides | Recording coming soon! 

The next information sessions will be held on:

• August 10 at 9:00–10:00 am | Add to Calendar
• August 10 at 3:00–4:00 pm | Add to Calendar 

Add sessions to calendar: AM Session (9-10 am) | PM Session (3-4 pm)

For previous resources please go to the Multilingual Education Webinars and Newsletters page.

Multilingual Family Advisory Committee

The Washington State Multilingual Family Advisory Committee is a group of parents, students, families, and community members.  The committee advises the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) about programs and services for multilingual students in Washington State. 

Membership is open to: 

• Parents or guardians of current or former Multilingual learners 
• Current or former Multilingual Students 
• Immigrant/Refugee/Migrant community members 
• Native American community members
• Multilingual educators and multilingual local business owners

Meetings will be scheduled 3 times per year on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. OSPI will pay for travel expenses and meals for the meetings. Interpreters will be available.

Family members, students, and community members who are interested should complete this application by June 30. (Translated into 12 languages.)

Language Learning Regional Networks (LLRN)

LLRNs are professional learning communities of school and district language learning leaders in each Educational Service District (ESD) who meet regularly to engage in professional learning, collaboration, and program improvement planning. Click on the pdEnroller link below to register.

Region Program Supervisor: Virginia Morales

ESD 121 | Thursday, June 15 at 10:00–12:00 PM

Dual and Heritage PLC Meetings

Planning & New Dual Language Programs' PLC  | Planning for student assessment, progress monitoring, and program evaluation for continuous improvement.

 June 20 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm​ | Zoom

Washington Association for Language Teaching
(WAFLT-WA)

WAFLT Fall 2023 Conference

Session Proposals (Submit by July 31st)

Ready for the big news?!

WAFLT's Fall Conference will be held at Mount Vernon High School (north of Seattle) on October 14-15 (Saturday-Sunday morning). We're experimenting with saving money on hotel and conference room costs and time slots.

Why submit a session proposal or attend?

1. Mount Vernon/Burlington have an impressive choice of restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions!
2. You won't have to take an extra sub day!
3. Presenters will receive FREE registration! (Meals not included - meals are an extra $100 for Saturday and $125 for Saturday and Sunday)
4. We offer a flexible variety of session types. Dip your toes in or take the full plunge.

5. Our MVHS Mariachi Band and Folklorico performers will amaze you!

Submit your proposals today!

Washington Association for Bilingual Education
(WABE)

2023 WABE Fall Institute
"Weaving WIDA into the Fabric of Core Instruction"

October 27-28, 2023
Tacoma Convention Center

The 2023 WABE Fall Institute Call for Proposals is Open

The theme of the Fall Institute is Weaving WIDA into the Fabric of Core Instruction. Our 2023 Institute Goals are:

• to support our members in using WIDA to bring further equity and access to multilingual learners
• to support our members in the continual improvement of accessing WIDA to use in daily instruction
• to provide our members with support in using inclusionary practices that are beneficial for all learners
• to provide our members with support in assessment of multilingual learners to inform and improve rigorous instruction

Please submit a workshop session for this event with the above information in mind. Session length options will be between 60 and 120 minutes in length.

As always, each presentation includes one complimentary registration to the conference.

The 2023 WABE Fall Institute Call for Proposals will be open through June 30, 2023!  

Questions: Please contact Sean Fleming, WABE Conference Planner.

Submit your session

Washington Association for Career and Technical Education 
(WA-ACTE)

WA-ACTE Summer Conference

August 6-9, 2023 (In-Person) - The Davenport Grand Hotel, Spokane
August 16-30, 2023 (Remote) (recordings only)

Early Bird $550 Thru June 30

Advance $600 July 1-31

Late/Onsite $650 After July 31 (Online Only)

Registration includes:

WA-ACTE membership, clock hours, Sunday breakfast/lunch, Monday breakfast/lunch, Tuesday breakfast/lunch, and Wednesday breakfast.

Clock hours: approximately 27 (up to 15 STEM) depending on final agenda and prior approval.

Register Now

Washington Family and Consumer Sciences Educators
(WA-FACSE)

WAFCS Fall Conference

Annual FCS Conference, October 22-24, 2023 at the Vancouver Hilton

Washington State Board of Education
(SBE)

New Performance-based Graduation Pathway

The Legislature passed House Bill 1308 creating a new performance-based graduation pathway option. Download the one-pager. View the web page.

The performance-based pathway allows students to show what they know and can do in real-world, hands-on ways that align with their individual goals for life after high school. This student-centered pathway is intended to be customizable, with the aim of being relevant and engaging to the student.

There is a lot of flexibility as the learning experience:

• May take a variety of forms
  • Examples: project, practicum, work-related experience, community service, cultural activity
• May result in a variety of student work that can be evaluated
  • Examples: performance, presentation, portfolio, report, film, exhibit
• May, or may not, be done as part of a class where the student also earns credit

The performance-based pathway is combinable with other the ELA and math pathway options, meaning the student can do one pathway in ELA and another pathway in math. For example, a student could pass the state assessment in ELA and then focus their performance-based pathway in math. Learn more about the upcoming rulemaking process around this pathway, tools, and ways to engage so far on the performance-based pathway web page.

Professional Educations Standards Board
(PESB)

Ways to connect:

Don’t forget about the weekly office hours open to implementation leaders.

Talk with us Tuesdays – 3:00-4:00 weekly: https://bit.ly/pesb_officehours_tues

Have paraeducators with questions? We have office hours for paraeducators too!

Questions Welcome Wednesdays – 3:00-4:00 p.m. weekly: https://bit.ly/pesb_officehours_wed

Washington State School Directors' Association
(WSSDA)

School Board Candidate Workshop
Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 3:30 – 5PM

If you have qualified as a school director candidate in Washington for the November 2023 general election, you are invited to join one of five free virtual candidate workshops offered in June. 

Current school directors and superintendents are also invited to attend. The workshops are identical and topics will include:

• Roles and responsibilities of school directors
• The importance of the board-superintendent team
• Meetings and the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA)
• Live Q&A

Register Here

One World Now!
(OWN)

2023 OneWorld Now Graduation

It’s time to celebrate this year’s OneWorld Now language and leadership students in an online event. This year we also get to honor 21 years of OWN students learning and growing as global citizens.

We’ll recognize each set of classes, graduating seniors, hear part of a GetGlobal Podcast, created by OWN students, and also hear from an OWN Alum about carrying the OWN experience into their future life.

All students, family members, and friends are warmly welcomed.

World Affairs Council
(WAC)

WAC Global Connections Club
June 13th, 2023 5:00PM -5:30PM

Welcome to the (NEW) Global Connections Club for Youth coordinated by Global Classroom. Middle and High School students are welcome to join the club and connect with interesting people, programs, ideas, and opportunities centering world affairs and global current events!

BENEFITS TO JOINING:

• It’s free!
• You’ll meet other engaged youth from a variety of locations, languages, and cultures at monthly meetings via Zoom (currently planned for the second Tuesday of every month beginning January 2023.)
• You’ll get support to participate in World Affairs Council and other community events and activities, including the World Citizen Essay Contest and the Global Competence Certificate Portfolio.
• You’ll work with other youth to think about ways to Take Action and make a difference in your community.

If this sounds interesting, please submit the WAC Global Connections Club Interest Form  prior to registering. (Students, Parents/Guardians, Community Members, Teachers and other Educators can all use this form, and we’ll add you to our email list.)

How Sanctions Impact the Global Economy

Sanctions have become an important tool of modern statecraft. The United States is currently sanctioning dozens of countries—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—to promote its foreign policy objectives. In the UN Security Council, there are currently 15 ongoing sanctions regimes. Economic sanctions are extensive – but are they effective? And in an interconnected global economy, can their impacts be limited to the intended targets or do they necessarily disrupt trade and financial flows? Join us on June 15 for a virtual conversation with leading sanctions expert Justyna Gudzowska as we explore if and when sanctions work and who ultimately bears the cost of proliferating sanctions.

June 15th, 2023 12:00-1:00pm PT
Register Here

Languages without Borders
(LWB)

Dear Higher Ed Language Educators,

We are conducting a study to help us research and better understand higher ed (including community college) language faculty’s interest in, awareness of, related needs, and possible implementations of language proficiency awards, specifically, the state Seal of Biliteracy, the Global Seal of Biliteracy, and/or their own home-grown Seal at their institution. This information will be used to better support efforts to promote and implement seals and proficiency pathway awards in the PNCFL region (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington and Wyoming).

If you have time, your participation in the survey would be very helpful and much appreciated.  

The survey includes 13 questions. We estimate that it will take the average respondent 5-15 minutes to read and complete the survey.

https://forms.gle/pnKY6XARcm6FqjBZ7

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you very much!

-Russ

Central Washington University
(CWU)

World Languages and Cultures

Learning a world language can give you a competitive edge in the global market, expand your career horizons, and improve your intercultural communication skills. Check out these other advantages to speaking more than one language.

Foreign language degrees are also one of the highest earning humanities degrees. See what you could do after graduating with your world language degree!

World Languages & Cultures Major Program's Brochure

What We Offer:

Our department offers majors in French, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish and minors in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

Partnered with the Office of International Studies and Programs, our department offers opportunities to study abroad!

Sign up for more information.

COMING SOON!! World Languages Teaching B.A. - FALL 2023

World Languages Teaching B.A. - PDF

Eastern Washington University
(EWU)

Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL)

Eastern has recently introduced a Bilingual Education degree program which has specializations in Elementary and Secondary education. The Bachelor of Arts in Education in Bilingual Education with an Elementary or Secondary Emphasis will prepare you to teach content in two languages. In addition to taking required general education classes, you’ll study topics like:

• Second language acquisition
• Diversity in the classroom
• Methods and materials in a second language

You’ll also get hands-on experience in the classroom and complete a capstone project.

Gonzaga University
(GU)

Modern Languages and Literature (MLL)

Our department includes majors and minors in French and Spanish, as well as minors in German and Italian. The department also offers Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Tagalog depending on demand. Lower division language courses enable students to attain foreign language proficiency before going on to upper division courses in literature, film, culture, and advanced language. A flexible placement policy allows students with foreign language skills to begin their coursework at the most suitable level as well as a flexible equivalency process for those that wish to study abroad. 

Our English as a Second Language program provides intensive English instruction and a cultural, social, and academic orientation to the United States to develop language and intercultural skills. 

Pacific Lutheran University
(PLU)

Department of Languages & Literatures (DLL)

PLU offers majors in French & Francophone Studies, Hispanic Studies, and supports a major in Chinese Studies. Minors are offered in Chinese, Chinese Studies, French & Francophone Studies, Hispanic Studies, and Latino Studies. The department also contributes to the interdisciplinary minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies by offering introductory level courses in Southern Lushootseed.

Students can develop language and cultural skills while traveling abroad, studying at universities overseas, and through the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. All our programs provide study away opportunities in both J-term and semester-long formats.

University of Washington
(UW)

Language Learning Center (LLC)

The Language Learning Center creates and provides multimedia resources for people to learn, teach, and research world languages and cultures. The center leads, consults and collaborates with faculty, researchers, and professional organizations in the evaluation, research, and instructional design of language learning pedagogy and technologies. The center teaches and trains instructors, graduate students, and staff to create and evaluate audio, video, and multimedia computing language learning products, and provides hardware, software, and facilities for their development.

Washington State University
(WSU)

School of Languages, Cultures, and Race (SLCR)

Formed in 2018, the School of Languages, Cultures, and Race offers exciting opportunities in education, research, study abroad, and community involvement for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Centered on cultivating deep transdisciplinary understanding of linguistic, cultural, national, social, and racial perspectives within the U.S. and in a global context, the school provides students with key knowledge, skills, and experience for success in an increasingly diverse and integrated global society.

Western Washington University
(WWU)

Modern and Classical Languages (MCL)

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages is a meeting place for diversity and for critical thinking. Our faculty members represent fifteen countries and offer courses in eleven languages. We cherish the contributions that this diversity brings to our campus community and to the community at large.

Learning a language is the primary gateway to understanding the cultures and values of those who speak it. Learning a language fosters empathy, respect, and appreciation of the richness found across diverse cultures. By embracing diversity we can find creative solutions to problems and challenges of both local and global scope. As world language educators, we believe these are values that make our communities, and ourselves, stronger.

Whitworth University
(WU)

World Languages and Cultures Department (WLCD)

Students in all Whitworth World Languages & Cultures classes develop the five areas of foreign-language study: comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and culture. In department majors (French and Spanish), as communication skills are refined, the focus moves to increased emphasis on literature, civilization, and culture of the French- and Spanish-speaking worlds. Our language classes (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Swahili) emphasize communication and appreciation for cultural differences.

Pacific Northwest Council for Languages
(PNCFL)

2024 Spring Regional Conference

PNCFL is excited to announce that the 2024 Spring Regional Conference will be held in person at the University of Washington,  (Seattle) March 22-24, 2024. We will be celebrating our 75th anniversary and the fact that PNCFL is the oldest of the five regionals. 

The Call for Session proposals form will open until June 30th and accepted sessions will be notified by July 15th. Visit our Conference page for details as they are released.

Alaskans for Language Acquisition
(AFLA)

AFLA 2023!
Save the Date - October 6th - 8th, 2023.

Idaho Association of Teachers of Language and Culture
(IATLC)

Boise State University - The Pathways Project
(TPP)

Pathways Project Publishes Two New Open Educational Resource Pressbooks

Last December, The Pathways Project team published two new “Let’s Chat!” pressbook collections for Arabic and Korean. Building upon the existing collection of French, German, and Spanish pressbooks, each title contains a collection of fully customizable conversation activities for novice and intermediate language courses.

Sara Bakari, a graduating Linguistics major, and Yurim Lee, a Intensive English Program student, led the final phase of each project in fall 2022 for Arabic and Korean, respectively. Pathways Project Student OER Editor and Lead Social Media Assistant, Sophie Campbell, Communications major/German minor/Public Relations certificate, and Student OER Editor, Shelby Cole, Chemistry major/Intermediate German certificate, edited and polished content for both Pressbooks. 

Pathways Project co-directors Kelly Arispe and Amber Hoye regard the “Let’s Chat!” collection, “as further evidence of the power of open educational resources that are responsive and can adapt to diverse perspectives and ongoing needs from the communities that use these activities for teaching and learning.”Check out the “Let’s Chat!” pressbook collections and learn more about the Pathways Project on the Pathways Project website.

Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching
(COFLT)

2023 COFLT Fall Conference

Montana Association of Language Teachers
(MALT)

MALT Fall Conference (MFPE)
October 19-20, 2023
Billings, Montana

Keynote Presenter: Allison Wienhold

Allison is facilitating a full-day workshop on October 19 focusing on comprehensible input strategies. 

Allison Wienhold of Mis Clases Locas supports World Language teachers in their journey with CI-based strategies and acquisition-driven instruction. Allison is the 2023 keynote speaker at the Comprehensible Iowa Conference. Additionally, she is regularly an invited presenter and workshop facilitator at dozens of state, regional, and virtual World Language teaching conferences, university methods courses, and the Area Education Association.
​Her expertise includes: incorporating movement, teaching with novels, comprehensible input strategies, curriculum design, using music, teaching with films, engagement strategies, and classroom routines. Allison served as the president of the Iowa World Language Association 2020-2021 and has been on the board since 2015. She has a decade of experience as a secondary Spanish teacher in Iowa. As a department of one Allison has taught every level of Spanish in grades 7-12 at both private & public schools. As the founder of Mis Clases Locas, Allison loves to help save busy teachers time with resources and professional development.

Fall Conference Topic Description

This workshop will focus on activities for acquisition while planning for multiple levels of instruction. You will leave with concrete ideas and examples of how to use weekend chat and other routines, high-frequency verb units, films, and more to maximize input without stretching yourself too thin. Learn tips and tricks for sustainable planning, practices, and activities for any educator, but specifically as a #deptof1, the only World Language teacher at a school or district.

National

Defense Language and National Security Education Office
(DLNSEO)

National Security Education Program (NSEP) Report 2022

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is a key component of readiness managed by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), which is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity/ Defense Support Services Center within the Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness. NSEP’s mission is to support U.S. citizens as they acquire valuable foreign languages and international skills in preparation for successful military and federal careers.

Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
(DLIFLC)

Air Force begins second pilot: Linguist Next

The Air Force began another iteration of a pilot foreign language program called Linguist Next which intends to graduate students with higher proficiency scores by developing students’ learner autonomy through a more holistic approach to the very intensive Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center basic course programs.

Click here for full article

Fulbright Teacher Exchange
(FTE)

Global Teaching Dialogue

The Language Flagship
(TLF)

Languages & Programs

Flagship languages are important for U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. The perception that these languages are too complex and difficult to learn for most English-speakers has resulted in too few speakers of these languages. Flagship programs are intended to change that perception. Although these languages can be more challenging and take longer to learn, they are not harder. The Language Flagship has proven that Flagship languages can be learned by English-speakers to the professional level within four to five years.

Language Flagship Programs in the PNW include:

• Chinese at the University of Washington
• Russian at Portland State University
• Chinese at University of Oregon

National Security Language Initiative for Youth
(NSLI-Y)

Virtual NSLI-Y

Virtual NSLI-Y will be offered in Fall 2023 (Sept – Nov) and in Winter 2024 (Jan – March). There will be two separate application cycles. Students may only take part in one Virtual NSLI-Y program.

Fall 2023 Key Dates

• Application open:  May 8, 2023 Application is live! See below for further information.
• Application deadline: June 15, 2023 (Recommendation due by June 20, 2023)
• Notification of Status and Placement: mid-late July 2023
• Pre-program requirements: August – September 2023
• Program dates: week of September 10 through the week of November 12
• Post-program requirements: November – December 2023

Winter 2024 application and timeline details will be posted in September 2023.

Program Application for Fall 2023

Please be sure to review the program Eligibility and Participation Requirements, FAQs, and Terms & Conditions before applying for Virtual NSLI-Y.

Click here to access the Fall 2023 Virtual NSLI-Y application

 National Language Service Corps
(NLSC)

The National Language Service Corps (NLSC) is a congressionally authorized Department of Defense program that provides language and cultural support to U.S. Government agencies. Members are highly skilled language professionals who connect, share, and grow through networking, training, and testing opportunities.

Join Here

Office of Postsecondary Education - International and Foreign Language Education
(OPE - IFLE)

The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office administers Title VI (domestic) and Fulbright-Hays (overseas) grant and fellowship programs that strengthen foreign language instruction, area/international studies teaching and research, professional development for educators, and curriculum development at the K-12, graduate, and postsecondary levels.

IFLE programs:

• Respond to the ongoing national need for individuals with expertise and competence in world languages and area or international studies
• Advance national security by developing a pipeline of highly proficient linguists and experts in critical world regions
• Contribute to developing a globally competent workforce able to engage with a multilingual and multicultural clientele at home and abroad
• Expand access to international and foreign language learning, especially for traditionally underserved students.
• Support teaching and research on critical world regions, languages, and issues

Learn more:

• Introduction to IFLE – The Basics (Video Presentation): Stream on YouTube
• Google Map of IFLE FY 2022 Grantees
• One-page Overview of IFLE Programs:  PDF (87K)
• IFLE Programs by Type:  PDF (129K)
• Program Press Kits

Project Global Officer 
(Project GO)

Project GO is a nationwide program open to all qualified ROTC students offering fully-funded opportunities in critical language education, overseas study, and cross-cultural experience. Through Project GO, future military officers develop linguistic and cross-cultural communication skills required for effective leadership for all Services in the 21st century operational environment. Since 2007, Project GO has provided approximately 6,500 students with opportunities to study culture and 19 languages, both domestically and abroad in 33 countries around the world.

Find a program here

STARTALK
(STARTALK)

STARTALK is a federal grant program managed and funded by the National Security Agency. STARTALK grants fund innovative programs with strong language learning outcomes for K-16 students in support of the STARTALK goals. STARTALK grants currently support programs offered in the following critical need languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian.

Programs in the PNW can be found here
(Search by state)

USA Study Abroad
(USA SA)

Study Abroad Resources

The U.S. Department of State is committed to preparing the next generation of diverse American leaders to succeed in a globalized economy and work across borders to address our world's most pressing issues.

When young Americans study abroad, they gain important skills and develop personal networks that enhance their prospects in the world’s marketplace and their potential as global problem-solvers. They also act as citizen ambassadors by building relationships within their host communities, demonstrating American values, and debunking stereotypes.

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “People‑to‑people exchanges bring our world closer together and convey the best of America to the world, especially to its young people.”

Start planning your future as a citizen ambassador and global leader today !

You can find programs for high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, teachers and institution here. 

Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center
(AELRC)

AELRC and CAL Rubrics

June 12 | 1:00–2:00 PM EST

Are you a K-16 world language educator interested in learning more about creating and using rubrics? Do you want to improve the rubrics you use in your classroom?

The Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center (AELRC) and CAL invite you to a free, one-hour webinar on rubrics on Monday, June 12, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM EST.

This webinar is designed for K-16 world language educators (i.e., educators working with languages other than English). It will cover the basics of rubrics, including best practices for creating/adapting, using, and aligning rubrics in the world language classroom.

Please complete the following registration form by the end of the day today—June 5, 2023—to participate in the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom meeting link for the webinar. We hope to see you there!

REGISTER HERE

Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research 
(CALPER)

The Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) is one of a small number of national  Title VI Language Resource Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. It is housed in the College of the Liberal Arts at The Pennsylvania State University. CALPER’ s mission is to strengthen and promote language learning at the advanced levels of proficiency.

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
(CARLA)

2023 Summer Institutes for Language Teachers

The CARLA summer institutes listed below are primarily targeted at elementary through postsecondary foreign/world language educators and language teacher educators. In some cases, the institutes are also appropriate for ESL or EFL teachers. Many of the institutes are not appropriate for the special needs of immersion educators, though three are directly targeted at the unique needs of DLI educators. The institutes are not meant for teachers of very young children (pre-K) and most are not appropriate for teachers of kindergarten students.

Click the title for detailed information about each institute; refer to the bottom of each page for more information about the target audience to make sure that the institute is suitable for your teaching context.

The 2023 CARLA Summer Institutes will be offered:

• Online–Asynchronous
• Online–Synchronous
• In-Person on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis

More Information Here

Center for Applied Second Language Studies
(CASLS)

The Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) at the University of Oregon supports innovative world language teaching and learning. We develop research-based curricula, professional development resources, and assessments to support infrastructure and innovation.

Pacific Northwest Pathways Collective

Chinese and Russian Curriculum, Pedagogical Support, & Research

• Levels: Middle school, high school, university
• Languages: Chinese, Russian
• Cost: Free of charge

The Pacific Northwest Pathways Collective was a group of Chinese and Russian educators dedicated to strengthening the instruction of these languages. We completed this by working collaboratively to revise and develop curriculum, establish educator networks, and create professional development tool kits.

Curricular Enhancement, Development, Access, and Research Language Research Center
(CEDARS LRC)

The Curricular Enhancement, Development, Access, and Research Language Resource Center (CEDAR LRC) is a Title VI LRC funded by the United States Department of Education, newly established in the fall of 2022. The CEDAR LRC focuses on the provision, enhancement, and evaluation of language curriculum materials that create transformative experiences for learners and educators alike. The CEDAR LRC both develops and researches the impact of leading-edge curricular materials for language learners from kindergarten through postsecondary levels. Its four focal areas are virtual reality (VR) for curricular design, the development of inclusive materials, community and institutional partnerships, and theory-to-practice research. Curricular materials at the CEDAR LRC will all be publicly available as open educational resources (OERs).

Center for Integrated Language Communities
(CILC)

Founded in 2014 at The Graduate Center of City University of New York (CUNY), the Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC) focuses on the teaching and learning of languages other than English, with a special focus on community colleges and minority serving institutions. The activities that CILC conducts include research, and the development and dissemination of materials which serve to better integrate lingua-cultural communities of practice, both small and large, from families, churches, and companies to K-12 schools, colleges, and governmental organizations.

CILC’s ongoing and completed projects emphasize the following areas:

• Heritage language learners
• The use of educational technology to foster intercultural connections
• Literacy development in languages other than English

CILC is one of sixteen national Language Resource Centers (LRC). These centers, first established by the U.S. Department of Education in 1990, share the common goal of developing resources to strengthen foreign language education in the U.S.

Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy
(CERCLL)

The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy is a Title VI Language Resource Center at the University of Arizona that supports research related to language teaching and learning and provides educators with quality resources for teaching as well as professional development for the meaningful integration of culture, literacy, and world language study. Explore our website and learn more about how CERCLL is working to develop language capacity in the US.

2024 Intercultural Competence Conference (ICC)

Start date: February 22, 2024
End date: February 25, 2024
Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: The University of Arizona and Online

Featuring experts in Intercultural Competence from across the U.S. and internationally, the Intercultural Competence Conference (ICC) is for K-16 educators and students in fields related to Foreign Languages, Social Sciences/Studies and the Humanities, and for others involved in government, NGOs, and the private sector who are interested in seeing and interpreting relationships between cultures. This biennial event brings together researchers and practitioners across languages, levels, and settings to discuss and share research, theory, and best practices, and to foster meaningful professional dialog on issues related to the development and assessment of Intercultural Competence, especially in a foreign or second language. 

The organizers of ICC 2024 seek presentation proposals that focus upon these questions. Authors will be asked to choose from among the following strands:

• Theoretical and conceptual approaches
• Assessment
• Curriculum design and instructional approaches
• Materials
• Technology
• Policy and institutional initiatives
• Exchanges (physical and virtual)
• Service/Community-based learning
• Professional learning of educators

See the full guidelines and the link to submit your proposal here. 

Proposals are due by July 21, 2023.

Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region
(CeLCAR)

Indiana University's Center for Languages of the Central Asian Regions (CeLCAR) was founded in 2002. It is one of sixteen Title VI Foreign Language Resource Centers in the United States and the only one dedicated to the critical languages of Central Asia and surrounding countries.

CeLCAR is dedicated to promoting the teaching and learning of the languages and cultures of Central Asia through the development of language learning materials (textbooks, workbooks, phrasebooks, multimedia resources, web and mobile applications, online courses), teacher training, and intensive language summer courses. The less commonly taught languages currently being focused on at CeLCAR are Azerbaijani, Dari, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pashto, Tajiki, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uyghur, and Uzbek.

Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research
(CULTR)

Located at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta, the Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research (CULTR) is the first Title VI LRC in the Southeastern United States. CULTR’s mission is to promote and enhance the global skills opportunities for all learners and educators to establish diverse, enriching, and successful career pathways. The Center has created a unique identity around serving “Languages For All!” through initiatives supporting language proficiency, cultural competence, and professional development initiatives across urban and under-represented communities. Led by its core values of access, advocacy, outreach, and research, CULTR has gained a national reputation for innovative language learning opportunities as part of 21st-Century global education. 

In-Person (Atlanta) Summer Teacher Workshops

The in-person Summer 2023 Teacher Workshops start on June 13th. The registration deadline for the June workshops is June 9th and July 7th for the July workshops. Workshops are subject to a minimum number of registrants. Whether you are looking to incorporate proven practices into your classroom or meet curriculum requirements with the latest technological tools, each module is designed with you in mind. These high-quality courses include instruction from passionate practitioners, with hands-on learning opportunities to further your expertise. This year’s line-up includes Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers and features two self-care sessions! All workshops will be taught in English. Some examples and resources may be language specific.

Complimentary morning coffee/tea and lunch are covered in the registration. If you have specific dietary needs, please email cultr@gsu.edu. A certificate of completion will be provided to those who attend the entire workshop. Attendees will self-pay for on-campus parking. Please email cultr@gsu.edu to reserve parking.

Register Here

National African Language Research Center
(NALRC)

The National African Language Resource Center, at Indiana University Bloomington, established in 1999, is a federally funded, non-profit national foreign language center dedicated to the advancement of African language teaching and learning in the United States. Learn more about the NALRC mission.

NALRC celebrates African language instructors and professionals in our field who recently won awards or got recognized for their outstanding teaching and academic work at their various institutions across the US. View the list of our honored Fellows.

National Foreign Language Resource Center
(NFLRC)

The goal of the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) is to expand the nation’s capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively through research and materials development projects, especially the less commonly taught languages of Asia and the Pacific. The primary audience for most NFLRC endeavors is language instructors and applied linguists involved in these languages. However, NFLRC projects are intended to have implications for the teaching and learning of all languages, with results being disseminated to the larger educational community through publications, summer institutes, conferences, workshops, symposia, online learning events, etc. The NFLRC also conducts outreach to governmental agencies, language and area studies centers, and others concerned with strengthening the nation’s capacity in this field.

2023 OLP Series: Chinese Online Language Pedagogy

National Heritage Language Resource Center
(NHLRC)

The National Heritage Language Resource Center, at the University of California, Los Angeles, is a federally funded language resource center whose mission is to develop effective pedagogical approaches to teaching heritage language learners, both by creating a research base and by pursuing curriculum design, materials development, and teacher education.

HELADA Language Repository

The Heritage Language Data (HELADA) Repository aims to provide an open-access online platform to preserve heritage language data and allow researchers both to access it and contribute their own data. The platform will provide an easily accessible interface to search various data formats, including speech samples, audio recordings, videos, and writing samples. The repository is expected to be ready for public use in the coming months.

National Less Commonly Taught Languages Resource Center
(NLRC)

The National Less Commonly Taught Languages Resource Center (National LCTL Resource Center; NLRC) is a Department of Education/Title VI-funded national language resource center housed in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement at Michigan State University. (What are LCTLs?)

The mission of the NLRC is to support and develop LCTL education by 1) offering high-quality opportunities for professional learning, 2) creating open and innovative instructional resources, and 3) forging strategic collaborations at the inter-institutional level. Eleven projects in these three focus areas will contribute to LCTL teaching and learning. 

The ViVID Project

Teachers of LCTLs often come to language teaching from other fields, missing out on crucial training opportunities. Furthermore, LCTL instructors are often isolated in their teaching contexts and may have limited options for materials and curricula. To address these needs, the Virtual Video-based Inquiry for the Development of LCTL Teachers (ViVID) invites cohorts of currently practicing LCTL instructors to engage in reflective teaching and peer-mentoring.  

Apply to be a ViVID Fellow

National Resource Center for Asian Languages
(NRCAL)

National Resource Center for Asian Languages (NRCAL) was established in 2014 to improve the nation’s capacity for the teaching and learning of Asian languages including Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Khmer. NRCAL is 1 of 16 language resource centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

NRCAL draws on the expertise of language scholars, educators, and community stakeholders to develop learning and teaching resources, assessment tools, and professional development opportunities for teachers, students, and faculty. Through collaboration with PreK-12 school districts, institutes of higher education, and community-based organizations, we are able to provide resources for classrooms, families, and local communities.

Professionals in Education Advancing Research and Language Learning
(PEARLL)

Professionals in Education Advancing Research and Language Learning (PEARLL) is one of sixteen National Foreign Language Resource Centers (LRCs) that work to increase the nation’s capacity for language teaching and learning.

As part of the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, PEARLL seeks to improve language educator effectiveness, knowing that “effective teachers are the most important factor contributing to student achievement” (NADSFL, 2015, p. 1). PEARLL contends that classroom practitioners need: (1) access to models of educator effectiveness highlighting practices and curricula; (2) opportunities for reflective practice; (3) leadership support from those charged with directing their programs; (4) support from language teacher educators; and (5) engagement through professional learning that guides their understanding of research, reflective practice, and implementation of models.

PEARLL activities, research, and resources promote models of educator effectiveness, facilitate reflective practice for language educators, develop effective program leaders, connect language teacher educators with classroom practitioners, and provide professional learning opportunities for language educators.

2023 Summer Institute Series

Effective language learning experiences are possible because of the work done by the teacher, but you can’t do it all and there is never enough time. PEARLL has offered summer institutes since 2019 and helped hundreds of teachers focus their practice in order to discover what it really means to teach with the learner in mind.

This year’s PEARLL summer institutes are once again built around the TELL Pathways to Learner Success providing busy educators with unique opportunities to focus on an area of personal growth of interest to them. Join other educators to acquire new knowledge on the most essential proven practices, collaborate to process new learning in small group discussions, and apply new skills with the help of an experienced educator. This summer, PEARLL invites you to explore effective practices and start the school year more energized and ready to embed practices that keep the focus on the learner.

More Information and Registration Here

The Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center
(SEELRC)

The Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC) is operated by Duke University and develops teaching and assessment materials as well as supports research and a variety of activities, including undergraduate and graduate education and exchange programs, conferences, seminars, and public outreach programs.

Summer 2023 Summer Workshop

The Duke Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC) will host a summer workshop from July 14 – 16, 2023 on Diversity and Equitable Teaching and Learning of Languages and Cultures: Pedagogy, Research, Curriculum, and Community Building. We are pleased to call for papers by interested scholars, graduate students, and professionals on workshop-related topics and that focus on teaching/learning ANY language.

Association of Language Companies
(ALC)

ALC 21st Annual Summit
Portland, Oregon
September 20 - 22, 2023

The 2023 ALC 21st Annual Conference brings together the language industry's leading companies and partners to share knowledge, network, and advance the industry. Registration opens on July 13, 2023.

Must be a member to register

Center for Applied Linguistics
(CAL)

AELRC and CAL Rubrics

June 12 | 1:00–2:00 PM EST

Are you a K-16 world language educator interested in learning more about creating and using rubrics? Do you want to improve the rubrics you use in your classroom?

The Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center (AELRC) and CAL invite you to a free, one-hour webinar on rubrics on Monday, June 12, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM EST.

This webinar is designed for K-16 world language educators (i.e., educators working with languages other than English). It will cover the basics of rubrics, including best practices for creating/adapting, using, and aligning rubrics in the world language classroom.

Please complete the following registration form by the end of the day today—June 5, 2023—to participate in the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom meeting link for the webinar. We hope to see you there!

REGISTER HERE

Center for Talented Youth
(CTY)

On-Campus Summer Programs

Now Enrolling for Summer 2023

Get ready to explore your favorite subjects and have lots of fun! We'll be hosting programs at sites across the U.S. this summer. After June 2, 2023 registration is made upon request pending eligibility and seat availability. To request placement, email ctyenrollment@jhu.edu after submitting a program application.

Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools
(CBHLS)

Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning
(COERLL)

Trayectos - New OER
First year Spanish program

Trayectos is designed for adaptability. Users are free to adapt the content and to share your new creations with others thanks to its open license (CC-BY-SA). Trayectos brings to life the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world through its use of authentic digital media. In addition, the program includes a two-volume print textbook available as a PDF or hard copy book (a print-on-demand textbook). In keeping with its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Trayectos follows the Multiliteracies framework referred to as Learning By Design (Kalantzis et al. 2005, 2016). Please let your colleagues in Spanish know about this exciting new OER

Visit the Trayectos website

Français interactif - Website refresh

First year French program

We are also pleased to announce that Français interactif will have a new, fresh look! As you know, websites require regular updates to keep them functioning properly. So, we undertook a website refresh. While the interface has changed, the content remains the same. The new changes give the user even more flexibility. For instance, all the interactive activities have been migrated to H5P and can now be easily embedded in your Learning Management System. We hope you continue to enjoy Français interactif!

Visit the Français interactif website

2023 Foreign Language OER Conference videos

The videos for this year's March 11 Foreign Language OER conference have been posted to the COERLL website:

Visit the FLOER conference event's page

COERLL update

COERLL is committed to producing OER for the language learning community. Our funds come from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. As such, we focus on serving our university first and foremost. But we share our products with the world in keeping with our commitment to Open Education. Unfortunately, we no longer have the resources to continue outreach activities such as workshops and conferences that were supported by federal grant funds. But we will continue to make high quality OER and to share them with you.

For an open world,

Carl Blyth
Director, COERLL

Joint National Committee for Languages - National Council for Language and International Studies
(JNCL-NCLIS)

Language Connects Foundation
(LCF)

Choose Your Language

The best language to learn is the one you’ll continue learning for the longest. Explore some of the languages below to learn the benefits, check out language-specific scholarship opportunities, and find testimonials by fellow learners.

Language Policy Research Network
(LPRN)

****CALL FOR PAPERS****

Language Policy Special Issue Learning from Lau: 50 years later Guest editorship: Trish Morita-Mullaney Lau v. Nichols (1974), a seminal Supreme Court case set stage for the implementation and scaling of bilingual education throughout the US. Kinney Lau and his Cantonese classmates of San Francisco’s Chinatown, received limited to no ESL or bilingual programming, disproportionally impacted relative to other linguistic communities in the city. The same education did not constitute an equal education and violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Given its 50th anniversary, revisiting the impact of Lau on bilingual education is a pressing area of inquiry as dual language education continues to scale and substitute for bilingual education, crowding out emergent bilinguals, defaulting them to ESL program contexts.

Much has been written about the Lau v. Nichols case from the disciplines of education and language policy, law, and ethnic studies with broad applications to the impact of Lau on instructional provisions for emergent bilingual youth. Yet, few studies have attended to the intersection of these fields, and even less so on the impact to the local Chinese community of San Francisco, where the Lau case was born. In this special issue scholars, activists, and practitioners draw on the perspectives of the Cantonese community, making broader applications to present-day Lau amidst a landscape of increased school choice and the privatization of education.

The issue focuses on the expanded interpretation of language policy under the branches of language management, language practices, and language beliefs and ideologies (Spolsky, 2018). The activist authors in the issue attend to how their peripheral space of power within the Cantonese community set them apart from the managers or implementers of language policy within the school district, leading to the increased representation of Chinese educators in the school system. Secondly, Lau happened during the implementation of city-wide busing to seek racial integration, non-linguistic forces were also at play during the scaling of bilingual education, complicating how race and language are co-articulated and/or separated as distinct student categories and how this maps to negative liberty (students receiving an equal education—the premise of Brown) and positive liberty (students receiving an equal and appropriate education—the premise of Lau).  

Structured abstracts of 500-600 words due: July 30, 2023
Abstracts reviewed: July-August, 2023
Accepted abstracts move to next stage: August 30, 2023
Full manuscripts due: November 1, 2023
Revise and resubmits: November 1, 2023 – March 24, 2024
Publication: Fall 2024

Please send abstracts for consideration by July 30, 2023 to Dr. Trish Morita-Mullaney: tmoritam@purdue.edu

Language Testing International
(AAPPL, ALIRA, OPI, WPT)

Using Metrics to Enhance Your Multilingual Business Approach

In today’s business environment, all companies are operating within a multilingual economy where diversity prevails. The continuous demand for foreign language skills across most industries, as revealed in a survey conducted for ACTFL by Ipsos with the support of Language Testing International (LTI) and Pearson, underscores the undeniable advantage of having an effective multilingual business approach that includes hiring multilingual professionals. Evaluating metrics to assess the success of your multilingual strategy—especially the effectiveness of your multilingual hires—is now imperative.

National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment
(NCIES)

Choosing the Right Tests: The District Assessment Procurement Protocol (DAPP)

The District Assessment Procurement Protocol (DAPP) is designed to support school district leaders as they select high-quality assessment products that serve the specific information needs of their district.

The tool walks leaders through three activities designed to inform their assessment procurement process: 1) getting clear on use, 2) identifying desired assessment features, and 3) evaluating the technical quality of their assessment options.

The National Museum of Language
(NML)

Sharing Our Stories

We have collected stories in 17 languages. Choose a country from our map to hear a story from that place. Listen to the stories for all ages here.

World Affairs Councils of America
(WACA)

Council Leadership Meeting 2023

Each year, the Council Leadership Meeting, also called the Spring Leadership Meeting, is a unique opportunity for Council staff and board members to come together to build the WACA community, highlight best practices, problem-solve shared challenges, and plan future opportunities as a network. We're excited to announce that this year's Council Leadership Meeting will be held in Washington, DC from June 14-16.

Register Now

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
(ACTFL)

ACTFL/LCF Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom Recognizes Outstanding Language Educators

ACTFL and the Language Connects Foundation (LCF) are proud to announce the establishment of the ACTFL/LCF Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom. This prestigious award aims to recognize the efforts of language educators at all levels who have intentionally and effectively fostered accessible spaces of belonging for their learners. These outstanding educators have embraced diverse perspectives and integrated equitable and inclusive principles into their classroom curriculum and projects, enabling all students, including those with special needs, to develop linguistic and cultural competence.

Read More Here

American Association of Applied Linguistics
(AAAL)

2024 Conference

March 16-19, 2024
Houston, Texas
    Call for Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS IS NOW OPEN, SUBMISSION LINK BELOW

The 2024 conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) will be held in Houston, Texas, at the Hyatt Regency Houston, March 16-19, 2024. The theme of the conference is “Thinking Otherwise, Acting for Change.” We are increasingly witnessing not only rapid technological advancements involving AI but also unsettling challenges that threaten our environment, human rights, as well as social, economic, and emotional wellbeing. Under these circumstances, applied linguists’ concerted engagement with thinking and doing research differently has potential to make a positive difference in various social and institutional domains. The 2024 conference invites presenters to share innovative research toward a transformation of hope.

The annual conference of AAAL attracts diverse presenters both nationally and internationally to exchange comprehensive and stimulating discussions in the forms of one- or two-hour colloquia, paper, poster, and round-table sessions. It also offers thought-provoking plenary presentations, excellent book exhibits, and plentiful opportunities for networking.

The Call for Proposals is now open!

Submission Deadline: July 13, 2023, 4:00 pm EDT

Acceptance/Rejection emails will be sent out in October 2023.

American Literary Translators Association
(ALTA)

Multilingual Translation Workshops

Multilingual translation workshops offer you an opportunity to meet in a small group with an established translator to discuss and receive feedback on a brief excerpt of work in your translation from any language into English. Participants need not all share the same source language(s), and you may submit texts translated from a language other than the one(s) your workshop leader is an expert in.

From emerging translators looking to workshop their first translation, to established translators looking for help on a tricky passage, these workshops are for everyone! Each workshop lasts 105 minutes in Zoom, and offers a collaborative experience between one workshop leader and 6 participants who circulate their work in advance.

Click on the button below to find the bios for our next round of workshop leaders and to sign up. You will be able to see how many seats are remaining in each workshop. You are also welcome to register for more than one workshop. We hold two rounds of workshops per year, in the spring (April) and summer (August).

$60

Summer 2023 Workshop Sign Ups
(Closes July 25)

American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association
(ATISA)

ATISA XI
CALL FOR PAPERS

Trajectories of translation and interpreting studies: Between the digital and the post national
April 5–7, 2024
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
www.atisa.org/biennial-conference

The transnational turn in the humanities and the social sciences and the emergence of digital humanities over the last twenty years have given new prominence to translation- and interpreting-related phenomena, while at the same time pushing the field of translation and interpreting studies beyond traditional nation-based frameworks and the post-war internationalism from which they emerged.

ATISA 2024 invites participants to interrogate these new political, intellectual, and disciplinary framings in relation to debates over post-nationalism and the perspectives enabled by digitization and emerging technologies. Such re-framings may challenge distinctions between the national and the transnational, the embodied and the disembodied, the human and the non-human, highlighting among other things the political and social construction of language and linguistic identity.

Both individual paper proposals and panel proposals (3–4 papers) will be considered. Panel proposals should be submitted as a single document with the title of the panel and a brief rationale, followed by the paper titles abstracts.

Full submission information is available on the submission website.

Deadline for submission proposals: 15 October 2023 /
Notification of acceptance: 1 December 2023 •

Paper and panel proposals can be submitted at: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/ATISA2024

•Information regarding housing options and travel are available on the conference website.

• If you have any questions related to proposals, please contact scientific committee co-chairs at cmelling@charlotte.edu and woodsm@newpaltz.edu.

Association for Career and Technical Education
(ACTE)

Teach CTE Summit 2023
June 27-June 29: St. Paul, MN

Mission: The Teach CTE Summit is a national convening addressing policy, research and promising practices pertaining to teacher recruitment and retention issues, and with a focus on preparing CTE educators and other audiences to address CTE teacher shortages at the state and local levels.

Outcomes:

1. To galvanize support for replication and expansion of effective strategies to address CTE educator shortage and retention issues.
2. A specific initiative to obtain data that better informs the work to address shortage and retention issues.

CareerTech VISION 2023
Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Phoenix, AZ

ACTE's CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals. Happening Nov. 29-Dec. 2 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, VISION offers comprehensive programming covering high-quality CTE in secondary and postsecondary environments and emerging trends in the field to help career and technical educators thrive in their careers. VISION provides attendees with a rich array of networking opportunities, an Expo, hundreds of concurrent program sessions, and numerous networking opportunities.

American Translators Association
(ATA)

ATA64 - ATA Conference
October 25-28, 2023
Miami, FL

Experience the event made for you!

Attend educational sessions, job recruitment events, and networking opportunities, all designed specifically for professional translators and interpreters.

Association of Departments of Foreign Language
(ADFL)

MAPS Leadership Institute Registration

MAPS Leadership Institute (virtual event)

HUMANITIES IN THE WORLD, HUMANITIES AT WORK
21–29 June 2023 ◇ online
Sponsor: EBSCO

Register Here

Association of Two-Way & Dual Language Education
(ATDLE)

31st Annual Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference

The 31st Annual Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference will be held from June 22 to June 24 at the Sacramento Convention Center. This conference will offer powerful keynote speakers and innovative breakout sessions led by leaders in the Two-Way & Dual Language Education. Educators from throughout the U.S. will gather to share practices, study, review current research, and network in an effort to build programs of excellence. Professional Development and support to teachers, administrators, and school districts engaged in the development of their Two-Way Bilingual Immersion or Dual Language program. Dozens of exhibitors and vendors throughout the conference space will showcase the latest instructional materials and programs for you to review.

Registration is Now Open!

International Association for Language Learning Technology
(IALLT)

IALLT Conference 2023
Language and Technology at the Crossroads

June 14-17, 2023
New Orleans, Louisiana

The 2023 conference theme explores the idea of language and technology at the crossroads. How are we, as language educators and center staff, using technology, social media, and multimedia to support the teaching and learning of languages? What do technological affordances mean for language advocacy and sustainability? What is unique about new (and even older) technologies and their creative users in the context of language teaching and learning? What innovations and new practices have interruptions in continuity of instruction (pandemic, storms, etc.) yielded?

Conference activities will take place at The Higgins Hotel and Conference Center in New Orleans.

Linguistics Society of America
(LSA)

LSA Annual Meeting
                                           New York City, January 4-7, 2024

The LSA Annual Meeting, held the first week of every January in a major U.S. city, is the premier gathering of linguistics professionals and students from throughout the profession and around the world.  It is an unparalleled opportunity to share research, network, and socialize with your colleagues from academia, industry, and government. The Annual Meeting includes a number of activities geared to professional development for linguists at all stages of their careers and contains many programs and events of interest to students, who make up one-third of attendees.

The LSA works to keep the Annual Meeting affordable for as many as possible.  We have consistently negotiated unprecedentedly low hotel room rates at major hotels  Our meeting registration rates, which allow complete access to all activities, are among the best bargains in the field.

• Call for abstracts - due June 30
• Call for 5ML abstracts - due June 30
• Call for Abstract Reviewers - due June 30

Modern Language Association
(MLA)

MLA Pathways

Made possible by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Modern Language Association's new initiative, MLA Pathways: Recruitment, Retention, and Career Readiness, will equip humanities departments and programs with the tools, networks, knowledge, and resources to help students find success throughout their education and after graduation. MLA Pathways promotes recruitment and retention of students in the humanities, especially students of color, first-generation college students, and Pell Grant recipients.

The Pathways initiative will include a tool kit to support equitable departmental practices, a regranting program, and backing for the MLA’s Institutes on Reading and Writing Pedagogy. 

Pathways Step Grants and Consultancies

As part of the Pathways initiative, the MLA is offering Step grants of up to $10,000 for a twelve-month period. These grants serve two main constituencies:

• Individual faculty members or small, local teams developing ways to improve recruitment, retention, or career readiness.
• Applicants looking for support from Pathways consultancies to help them better understand their students’ needs and consider strategies to improve recruitment, retention, and career readiness practices.

Eligibility requirements and guidelines for applications will be posted in early summer 2023.

National Network for Early Language Learning
(NNELL)

NNELL Summer Summit 2023
July 24-25, 2023

"Unlocking the Power of Languages