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2025 CERCLL Faculty Research Fellows Congratulations to the recipients of two 2025 CERCLL Faculty Research Fellowships! Dr. Yousra Abourehab received one award, and the other went to Dr. Sandiway Fong with Dr. Liudmila Klimanova. Many thanks to the ten University of Arizona faculty members who reviewed the proposals submitted for this competition! Yousra Abourehab, Assistant Professor of Practice in International Studies in Education and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching; Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, College of Education: Multilingual...
Three plenary presenters will speak at our Tenth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, the theme of which is Intercultural Competence in a Rapidly Changing World: Supporting Sustainable Futures for All. ➣ Read their biographical statements and abstracts on the ICC website. Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti Dr. Andreotti is Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria, where she leads transformative conversations about education in complex times. Her presentation is entitled When Intercultural Competence...
Current Directions in Postsecondary Language Program Administration This series was planned to coincide with the publication of a new book forthcoming in 2025, The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration, the editors of which (one of whom is CERCLL Director Beatrice Dupuy) will present the first, introductory webinar. The series will delve into some of the 52 chapters in this volume, to focus on practical issues in language program development and administration. These webinars also tie into the Language...
Presented by Peter Ecke (University of Arizona). Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 2-3:30 PM Arizona/MST (UTC -7). To see when it begins where you are, click here. Join us for an enlightening webinar with our own Dr. Peter Ecke! Discover how his successful decade-long course–Becoming multilingual: Learning and maintaining two or more languages–encourages students to appraise the benefits and costs of becoming multilingual, and gain insights that will help them to make informed decisions about their own language learning and use...
We have extended the application period for the 2025 CERCLL Faculty Research Fellowships by one week! Extended application deadline: Monday, April 7, 2025. The CERCLL Faculty Fellows program promotes scholarly work connected to the mission of CERCLL as a Title VI National Language Resource Center: to research and develop the teaching of culture, language and literacy, especially within less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). In 2025, we particularly invite proposals focused upon research related to AI and critical digital literacy; critical...
The 2025 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Language Workshop April 4-5, 2025 (in-person at the University of Arizona) and April 19, 2025 (online) Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and online tools have opened new opportunities for how to think about language learning and teaching in a myriad of environments and contexts. In particular, AI has offered personalized and optimized tools and platforms which use chatbots and virtual language tutors to provide real-time feedback, simulate immersive language environments, and engage...
We are accepting proposals for the 2026 ICC Conference! Intercultural Competence in a Rapidly Changing World: Supporting Sustainable Futures for All The Tenth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural CompetenceFebruary 27 – March 1, 2026A Hybrid Event in Tucson, Arizona, and OnlineSubmission deadline: July 21, 2025 Plenary Presenters Vanessa Andreotti (University of Victoria) Maria-José de la Fuente (George Washington University) Ricardo Römhild (University of Passau) In 2015, 191 United Nations (UN) member states adopted the UN Sustainable...
Summer series of FREE professional learning webinars for language educators! Language teaching and learning materials encompass a rich spectrum of resources—from traditional textbooks and teacher/student-generated content to digital applications, and authentic realia—serving as foundational elements in language programs and classrooms worldwide. These materials bridge the gap between theoretical pedagogical approaches and practical classroom implementation, while providing essential structure to the learning experience. The effectiveness of these resources, however, hinges critically on language educators’ ability to thoughtfully select, adapt, and...
Apply for a 2025 CERCLL Faculty Fellowship! Application deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025. The CERCLL Faculty Fellows program promotes scholarly work connected to the mission of CERCLL as a Title VI National Language Resource Center: to research and develop the teaching of culture, language and literacy, especially within less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). In 2025, we particularly invite proposals focused upon research related to AI and critical digital literacy; critical global citizenship and language/culture learning; multimodal/multimedia literacies and Languages for...
Leaders: Regents Professor Kathy G. Short, Dr. Dorea Kleker, and Narges Zandi (University of Arizona) Refugee Expert: Julie Kasper (University of Arizona) Authors: Kao Kalia Yang and Shifa Saltagi Safad June 2-5, 2025 9 am – 4 pm at Worlds of Words, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona To register, click here. (Registration closes on May 26 or when filled.) Join us for a four-day, in-person workshop to engage in experiences and books that invite children to immerse themselves...