Culture and Language Exchange

Culture and Language Exchange In the absence of cultural gatherings, celebrations and events during the pandemic, CERCLL has asked friends and colleagues to share traditions that are important in their culture in our Culture and Language Exchange (CLÉ).  These short...

Tasks for Linguistic Complexity in Arabic

Tasks for Linguistic Complexity in Arabic   Project Director: Mahmoud Azaz (University of Arizona)In partnership with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Graduate College at the University of Arizona. Directed by Dr. Mahmoud Azaz (University of Arizona), this...

Culture and Language Exchange

Culture and Language Exchange In the absence of cultural gatherings, celebrations and events during the pandemic, CERCLL has asked friends and colleagues to share traditions that are important in their culture in our Culture and Language Exchange (CLÉ).  These short...

Socioscientific Issues in LCTLs Classrooms

Socioscientific Issues in LCTLs Classrooms Project Director: Sunyoung Yang (University of Arizona)In partnership with the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona. Cultural content included in foreign language textbooks has been critiqued by...

Advancing L2 Composition through Socioscientific Issues

Advancing L2 Composition through Socioscientific Issues Project Directors: Blaine Smith, Jill Castek and Emily Hellmich (all University of Arizona)In partnership with the College of Education at the University of Arizona. The Advancing L2 Composition through...

PLONS: Professional Learning Online Network Spaces

PLONS: Professional Learning Online Network Spaces The word plons in Dutch describes the noise made by something splashing into a surface and is thus an apt name for the Professional Learning Online Network Spaces, which are designed to create a ripple effect, by...

Global Literacy Communities: Gateways to Culture and Language

Global Literacy Communities: Gateways to Culture and Language Grants Available for Literacy Communities to Explore Intercultural Understanding Deadline to Apply:  July 15, 2020 Worlds of Words and CERCLL are excited to announce a second round of grants in the Global...

Film Clips for Foreign Language Culture and Literacy

Film Clips for Foreign Language Culture and Literacy Project Directors: Mark Kaiser (UC Berkeley) and Dr. Sonia Shiri (UA).In collaboration with: the Berkeley Language Center (UC Berkeley), and at the UA: the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), the Arabic...