LiLaC: Literatures, Languages and Cultures in the 21st Century
CERCLL is leading a new initiative on campus in this series of events and professional learning communities for the University of Arizona’s faculty, administrators and graduate students to explore today’s best practices and models for foreign language, literature and...
K-16 Initiatives
Project Director: Dr. Linda R. Waugh (U Arizona) [In collaboration with CMES, CLAS, Partnership Across Languages, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese (UA); NMELRC] Description: Professional development is needed to enable teachers to help their...
CERCLL at ACTFL 2017
The University of Arizona and CERCLL will be well-represented at ACTFL 2017 in Nashville! Take a look at the UA and CERCLL-affiliated presentations here and plan your schedule! CERCLL will be sharing a booth with the other fifteen Title VI-funded Language...
CERCLL Faculty Research Grant Series : Dr. Wenhao Diao
A Sociolinguistic Inquiry of American Study Abroad Students in China This project aims to investigate and document the authentic language use among American study abroad students in China. Research has shown that study abroad students often...
CERCLL Faculty Research Grant Series: Dr. Benedict Columbi
Kamchatka, Russia: Strengthening Indigenous Youth Learning through the Use of Cultural Heritage and Language Learning Technologies. A webinar presented by Dr. Benedict Columbi about a project for which he received a CERCLL Faculty Research Grant in 2016....
CERCLL Faculty Research Grant Series: Dr. Jennifer Jenkins
Repatriation and Tribesourcing of Yaqui Easter Films from 1972 Jennifer L. Jenkins was awarded a CERCLL Faculty Research grant in 2016 for a collaborative, inclusive language and cultural preservation initiative: repurposing two films from 1972...
Developing Students’ intercultural competence: An introductory lesson plan
Author: Merica McNeil Want to talk about culture with your students, but not sure how to break the ice? As a starting point, it can be helpful to find out about their ideas regarding culture and the basis for these ideas. For example, what experiences have they had...
Training Chinese Teachers in Communicative Language Teaching
Author: Merica McNeil Chinese teacher training was offered by the Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona on Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event was co-sponsored by CERCLL and attended mostly by K-12 teachers of Chinese working in Arizona....
Symposium on Indigenous Knowledge and Digital literacies
Author: Justin Parry On November 10–11, CERCLL was sponsoring The Tucson Symposium on Indigenous Knowledge and Digital Literacies. This event was funded by the National Science Foundation’s “Cyberlearning: Transforming Education” program, and involved a partnership...
Report on the USDE’s Roundtable Visit
Author: Justin Parry We at CERCLL had something to celebrate this September 11: Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier, Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education and Acting Assistant Secretary of Education, and Dr. Sharon Lee Miller, Director of the Division of Academic...