CERCLL was created as a Language Resource Center in 2006 with its first round of funding from the U.S. Department of Education. If you are interested in the resources completed in previous grant cycles, click here.

The final, 2022-2026 grant cycle: Clusters, areas, projects, and created resources:

 

I. Innovative Pedagogies, Curricula, and Materials:

Socially-Situated Materials for LCTLs

• Developing Sociopragmatic Competence in L2 Arabic, Mahmoud Azaz (University of Arizona). To see a recent publication and learn more about what is coming from this project, click here. A new website with all the new materials will be available in October, 2026.
• A Corpus-based Chinese Language Textbook for Intercultural Communication, Wenhao Diao (University of Arizona), Yi Xu (University of Pittsburgh), Jie Zhang (University of Oklahoma). Materials coming in Fall 2026.
• Multimodal Persian Dictionary, Narges Nematollahi (Indiana University). Updated in 2025.
• Learning Hindi Online through Current Social Issues, Jieun Ryu (University of Arizona), Poonam Chauhan (University of Arizona and University of California, Davis). Updated in 2026.
• Foreigncy, Learning LCTLs with Current News. The original Foreigncy materials are here.

L2 Multiliteracies in Action

• Global Citizenship in Multiliteracies-Oriented L2 Curricula, Tara Hashemi (Fresno State University) and Beatrice Dupuy (University of Arizona).
• Multiliteracies Language Teaching in World Language Classrooms, Kristen Michelson (Texas Tech University) and Bruna Sommer-Farias (Michigan State University). Completed in 2026.
• A Framework for Scaffolding FL Students’ Digital Multimodal Composition, Blaine Smith (Vanderbilt University). Completed in 2025.

Intercultural Perspectives in K-12 Classrooms

• Worlds of Experience: Immersive International Virtual Field Experiences with Language Teachers, Jill Castek (University of Arizona). New teachers guide coming in September 2026.
• Learning about Language and Culture in K-8 Classrooms, Kathleen G. Short (University of Arizona)

New L2 Pedagogies

• Bringing Ungrading to Language Learning Contexts, Nicole Coleman (Wayne State University) and Janice McGregor (University of Arizona). A website with teacher resources will be available in late September 2026.
• Language and Culture Programs as Sites of Well-Being, Chantelle Warner (University of Arizona). Publication expected in 2027.
• Making Gender-Just Language Education Happen, Kris Aric Knisely (University of Arizona). New research and resources related to the Gender-Just Language Education project were uploaded in 2026.

 

II. Teaching and Learning Communities:

• Language Teacher Symposia (LaTeS)
• Professional Learning Online Network Spaces (PLONS)
• Summer Institutes (offered in 2024, 2025, and 2026)

 

III. Knowledge Sharing and Building:

• Contemporary Topics in Applied Linguistics for Language Educators, edited by Julieta Fernandez (University of Arizona) and Chantelle Warner (University of Arizona). Published as a free resource in November, 2025.
• International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence. The 10th and final event was in Spring, 2026; selected recordings are here. The conference is moving to Emory University in 2028.
• Professional Learning Webinar Series (with recordings). Ended in May, 2026.
• Community College Outreach Events (details for the final, 2025 conference are here)