Learning to Read and Reading to Learn in East Asian Languages Project Directors: David Yaden and Yetta Goodman (U Arizona) Description: A summer institute in 2009, bringing together professionals in literacy development and linguistics with K-16 teachers, was...
Intercultural Competence and Mobility: Virtual and Physical January 25-28, 2018 In 2018, CERCLL will host the Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence which will focus on Intercultural Competence and Mobility:...
Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Visit the full conference website Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Intercultural Competence and Mobility:...
Jennifer Wortzel, Learning Stations: From Impact to Application; and Brenda Gaver, You don’t Need to be High Tech to get your Students Engaged! Fall 2016 : Learning Stations: From Impact to Application Presented by Jennifer Wortzel (Basha High School,...
Intercultural Competence: Traditions and Transitions Fifth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence January 21-24, 2016 Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort, Tucson, Arizona Conference Program The full program for the...
Texts Across Contexts: Teaching Foreign Languages and Cultures The 2016 CERCLL Summer Workshops focus on language learning through texts across various cultural and pedagogical contexts. The diverse set of workshops share in common an emphasis on the ways in...
Flagship Teacher Training Series, May 26 – June 5 (participants applied and were accepted into the program in April), and two independent workshops on June 5 and June 6. Friday, June 5 Engaging K-12 Students in Global Children’s and Adolescent Literature 9:00...
Nicole Naditz, Technology Tools that Build Language and Interculturality; and Laura Terrill, Planning for Learning: Effective Unit and Lesson Design. Fall 2015: Technology Tools that Build Language and Interculturality Participants joined an award-winning world...
Fourth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Preparing and Supporting K–16 Language Teachers to Teach for Intercultural Competence in and beyond the Classroom January 23—26, 2014 Conference Program The full program for...
For a PDF version of the summer brochure, click here. Monday June 2, 2014 Engaging K-12 Students in Global Inquiry through Fiction and Nonfiction Literature (6 hours, 9am – 4pm) Presenters include: Kathy G. Short, Richard Clift, Ke Huang, Mi-Kyoung...
The first LaTeS event took place on March 8, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in the Integrated Learning Center (ILC) room 119, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A certificate for 7 hours of Continuing Education was offered. Speakers in 2014 were: Carmen King de Ramírez,...
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...
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....
Third International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Intercultural Competence and Foreign/Second Language Immersive Environments Conference Program About the Conference Intercultural competence is [the ability] “to see...
May 29-30, 2012 Speaking of Grants: Funding Possibilities for Language Educators Presenter: Dr. Susan Penfield (CERCLL, University of Arizona) Download the presentation slides and other materials from Day 1 and Day 2 of this workshop This workshop focused specifically...
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...
Author: Sasha Kuchuk CERCLL’s biennial International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence is an excellent opportunity not only to catch up with the recent developments in the field and to learn from experts and peers, but also to...
Author: C.Botelho Do you have a great idea for a project, but aren’t sure how to get started…or how to pay for it? Given ongoing cuts to education on the state and national levels, educators may find it necessary (or even be required) to actively seek “outside”...
From May 31 to June 10, 2011, CERCLL hosted its fourth summer series of professional development workshops tailored for K-16 language educators and university/graduate students. Educators were able to choose from six “hands-on” workshops that covered topics such as...
May 31st – June 1st Playing Stories and Reading Games: Developing L2 Literacies through Digital Gaming Presenters: Jonathon Reinhardt (University of Arizona) and Julie Sykes (University of New Mexico) See an updated version of this presentation about gaming and...
Author: C. Botelho In a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, Ian Wilhelm describes the 2013 White House budget proposal as a “mixed bag” for international educators. Of particular concern is the status of the Department of Education Title VI program, which...
Each summer, CERCLL offers a series of professional development workshops designed to help language educators bring research-supported teaching techniques into their real-world classrooms. We call it our Summer Workshop Series (clever, right?). Inspired by the 2011...
June 1st – 2nd Developing Intercultural Competence in the Foreign Language Class: Why and How? Presenter: Gilberte Furstenberg (M.I.T) Materials can be download: Group presentations; Instructor presentation materials 2010; Handouts from this workshop This...
2010 Second International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Aiming for “The Third Place” Intercultural Competence through Foreign Language Teaching and Learning January 29-31, 2010 ~ The Hotel Arizona ~ Tucson, Arizona To...
June 2nd – 3rd Exploring Universals in the Reading Process Presenters: David Yaden; Yetta Goodman; Kenneth Goodman; Yueh-Nu Hung; Koomi Kim; Mieko Iventosch; Misun Kim; Shaomei Wang This two-day workshop will focus upon the reading process and comprehension of...
