By developing literacy in a foreign language and culture, learners can ideally gain the ability to encounter not only new words but also new physical, virtual, and imagined worlds (Kern, 2000). But sometimes the four walls of the classroom feel confining and it can be difficult to reconcile pedagogical imperatives to bring in authentic texts […]

Planning with the End in Mind: Performance Towards Proficiency Presented by Donna Clementi (Lawrence University). This professional development workshop in CERCLL’s biannual LAnguage TEacher Symposium (LaTeS) for K-12 teachers provides practical applications for the classroom and includes Arizona Continuing Education. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Registration is open now!  

The University of Arizona’s College of Education / Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies (TLS) conference in recognition of Dr. Patty Anders’ retirement on the theme of Adolescent, Family, and Community Literacy: Mobilizing Strength Based Pedagogies, invites teachers, community workers, and researchers to collaborate as a thought collective to connect theory and practice. Current students, practicing teachers, […]

Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence: Intercultural Competence and Mobility: Virtual and Physical  

A professional development opportunity for community college faculty Keynote presentation:  What Is World Literature Teaching in 2018? David Gramling (University of Arizona) Workshop Cost: $45 registration fee, including three meals (dinner on Friday – lunch on Saturday) as well as the program costs, etc. Scholarships were available to contribute towards travel costs. This professional development […]

A presentation by David Gramling, Associate Professor, University of Arizona German Studies Department Since Goethe and Marx in the 19th century, people have been thinking about what it would mean to have, read, write, and teach “world literature.” Whose world and what kind of world counts? Whose language, style, ideas, and truths? Ori-ented toward the […]

Social Justice in the Language Classroom: A New Lens on Learning presented by Pamela Wesely (University of Iowa). This LAnguage TEacher Symposium (LaTeS) for K-12 teachers provides practical applications for the classroom and includes Arizona Continuing Education.

Even in homes where comfort and security are the rule, the media confronts children and adults with images of war, animosity, and displacement. Hello, Dear Enemy! is a traveling exhibit of posters and picturebooks in multiple world languages that provides a path to conversation. Worlds of Words in the University of Arizona College of Education is […]

The three Title VI Centers at the University of Arizona dedicated to international and foreign language studies–CERCLL, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies–are hosting a showcase to display their activities over recent years. Contact CERCLL if you are interested in attending. The Showcase will take place twice: September 21 and […]

Faculty and graduate students attending the workshop will explore the literary aspects of sample texts, and work with workshop presenters to apply the