We’re pleased to announce that the LaPEL (Language Placement for Equitable Learning) team has been invited to present our study on using vocabulary knowledge as a proxy for proficiency level at the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR), hosted by the Foreign Service Institute, both online and in Arlington, Virginia.

The three-year LaPEL project, funded by a U.S. Department of Education IFLE (International and Foreign Language Education) grant, is a pioneering initiative to improve instruction in modern heritage languages by investigating sustainable, proficiency-based placement methods for college-level Spanish heritage language learners, a historically underserved population. 

Cristina Lozano Argüelles and Alberta Gatti will be presenting at 9:00 AM on May 17th, 2024. The roundtable will take place on May 17th, 2024. To attend via Zoom, contact scott.g.mcginnis4.civ@army.mil.