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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...
USDE-moderated Roundtable Discussion on k-8 Foreign Language Teaching
Author: Justin Parry The US Department of Education’s annual back-to-school bus tour is underway! This week-long bus tour has the theme of “Strong Start, Bright Future”, and takes place in the US Southwest states of New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California. You can...
Innovative Technology in the Language Classroom
Innovative Technology in the Language Classroom A professional development workshop for language instructors; open to faculty and instructors from all languages December 14, 2013 at The University of Arizona, Marshall Building Room 490 Session I Fostering...
Ten Online Tools for Language Learning, Part 2
NB. This page is a post from 2013 and links are no longer being updated. Author: Justin Parry Do you feel like exploring some online language tools over the summer to practice your own language skills, or want some ideas for the future? Here are five more tools, as a...
Ten Online Tools for Language Learning, Part 1
NB. This page is a post from 2013 and links are no longer being updated. Author: Justin Parrry There are numerous online tools that can be used in language learning and in second language (L2) classrooms; in fact, it is a focus of Computer Assisted Language Learning...
Hypermedia Annotations in Second Language Learning
Author: Justin Parry Within the sphere of second language teaching, technology has been rapidly growing and being implemented as a tool for motivation and efficiency in the hands of capable teachers. Among the countless online tools available, hypermedia annotations...
Teaching Heritage Languages and Cultures: Hispanic Heritage Month
Author: Justin Parry Within the sphere of foreign language teaching in the United States, there are many heritage language learners. The term ‘heritage language learner’ is difficult to define in second language acquisition (SLA). Here is one definition, from The...
Chinese Culture Festival in Tucson
Author: Justin Parry There will be a Chinese Culture Festival in various parts of Tucson from September 22–30, which is free of charge. This festival, presented by The Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona, will include a variety of events that are targeted...
Videos from Intercultural Competence Conference 2012
Author: Sasha Kuchuk Did you miss your chance to attend The Third International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence this January? Or would like to revisit some of the presentations? CERCLL has made available the videos of the...
Language and Culture Kits from CERCLL and World of Words
Author: Sasha Kuchuk CERCLL’s project “Bringing Global Cultures and World Languages into K-8 Classrooms“, directed by Dr. Kathy Short and developed in collaboration with Worlds of Words – the International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature at the...