April 24th, 2020 Skylight Room, 9th floor The Graduate Center, CUNY 4:00pm – 7:00pm Open to the public The Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) invites Dr. Guadalupe …
Category: Announcements
Newsletter
ILETC publishes a newsletter every Fall semester giving a preview of activities in the upcoming academic year. Each newsletter opens as a PDF in a new tab/window. Fall 2019 ILETC …
Teaching & Learning of Heritage Languages Seminar Series
The Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) invites language instructors who teach heritage or mixed L2/heritage courses to participate in a year-long seminar series aimed at exploring issues …
ILE Grant Projects & Recipient Profiles (2014-2015)
A Multilingual Instructional Intervention to Promote Academic English Proficiency Brief Description This project proposes to build the heritage language, or native language, skills of speakers of a less-commonly-taught language: Bengali. Bangladeshi …
ILE Grant Projects & Recipient Profiles (2016-2017)
ILETC is proud to support the following researchers and projects with Innovation in Language Education grants in the 2016-2017 academic year. Microlearning Based Mobile Game for Mandarin Learning and Assessment …
Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education Symposium
The CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue New York Room 9204/9205 May 2, 2019 9.00 am—6.00pm The symposium is an opportunity for scholars, practitioners, administrators, and students to engage in conversations …
Educating Toward Advanced Performance Levels
April 29, 2019 Room TBA The Graduate Center 10:00am – 1:00pm Registration required Presenter: Heidi Byrnes, Georgetown University Workshop description: In this workshop, we will consider how to enhance L2 …
Spring 2019 ILETC Events
We are pleased to offer the following events in Spring 2019: Lectures Podcast Projects for Heritage Language Learners (Click for more details) April 12, 2019 Room 9204 The Graduate Center …
Fall 2018 ILETC Events
We are pleased to offer the following workshops in Fall 2018: Workshops Error Correction in Language Classrooms: Balancing Research and Realities (Click for more details) October 29, 2018 Room 9207 …
Workshops 2018-2019
We at the Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) are excited to announce two professional development opportunities for language instructors in the 2018-2019 academic year. Please click on …
Project-Based Language Learning for the Chinese Classroom
Workshop Description The Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) invites CUNY full- and part-time Chinese language instructors to participate in a year-long workshop aimed at acquiring the tools …
Collaborative Curriculum Development: Workshop for Heritage Spanish Courses
Workshop Description The Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) invites CUNY Spanish language instructors who teach heritage or mixed L2/heritage courses to participate in a year-long workshop aimed …
ACTFL Integrating Skills and Modes for Curriculum Design
October 6, 2017 10:00 AM–5:30 PM Room 9204 The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016 This workshop focuses on how to build a curriculum that is designed …
Fall 2017 ILETC Events
Here’s what we have on the ILETC calendar for Fall 2017: Workshops ACTFL Integrating Skills and Modes for Curriculum Design (Click for complete details and registration form) October 6, 2017 Room …
PBL Workshop with Dr. Julio Rodriguez
ILETC is pleased to announce that it will host a Workshop on Project-Based Learning (PBL), led by Dr. Julio Rodriguez, Director of the Center for Language & Technology and National Foreign Language …
Updates from the HT Team!
Greetings from the Heritage Telecollaboration team at CILC! We are thrilled to share that on Friday, February 26th our center hosted a talk on assessment by Dr. Lorena Llosa of …
Developing the Writing Skills of Spanish Heritage Learners
Who? Instructors of Spanish heritage learners who have completed the ACTFL Writing Guidelines Familiarization Workshop When? Half-day: 6/2 What? This workshop delineates recommendations for the teaching of writing to Spanish heritage writers who …
ACTFL OPI Familiarization
Who? All language instructors When? Two days: 5/30-5/31 What? This two-day workshop familiarizes language instructors with the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview, including an overview of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and the ACTFL Rating …
Lorena Llosa to Talk in GC’s Skylight Room
Join us as NYU Professor of Education Lorena Llosa comes to the GC to talk about Assessment in the Foreign Language Classroom on Friday, February 26 at 2 PM. Her talk will …
Spring 2017 ILETC Events
Welcome to Spring 2017! ILETC is looking forward to a semester filled with stimulating and illuminating public events. Here’s what we have on the calendar so far: Lectures Analyzing the Role of Ideology in Arabic Language …
Heritage Telecollaboration Update: November 2015
Greetings from the Heritage Telecollaboration team at CILC! We are excited to tell you about a very special event coming up next week and several promising telecollaboration projects in the pilot …
Sabine Levet to Talk at Segal Theater, The Graduate Center
Sabine Levet is Senior Lecturer in French in the department of Global Studies and Languages at MIT, and has taught all levels of language and culture classes. She is one of …
Fall 2015 ILETC Events
We are pleased to announce the following public event for Fall 2015: Telecollaboration and Intercultural Learning in the Language Class: The Cultura Project November 12, 2015, 6:15 PM Segal Theater, The Graduate …
LCCN to survey Students and Teachers of World Languages in Community College
One of our projects under Language at the Community College Nexus (LCCN) is surveys of students and instructors of world languages classes at community colleges. When we first sat down …
ECOLT & CUALHE 2015
Assessment and Education Language Resource Center (AELRC) of Georgetown University has posted the 2015 schedule for their annual conferences. The East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT) and the Consortium on Useful …
LRCs Post 2015 Summer Language Workshop Information
Several National Language Centers have posted registration information for various Summer Language Workshops. Check out the individual pages for more information! CARLA – Summer Institutes 2015 CERCLL – 2015 Summer Language Workshops CLEAR – 2015 Summer …
Spring 2015 ILETC Events
Join us for the following events this Spring 2015 semester: RISLUS/ILETC Research Forum May 8, 2015, 9AM–5PM Skylight Room (Rm. 9100), The Graduate Center (CUNY) A forum co-organized with the Research Institute …
Fall 2014 ILETC Events
ILETC anticipates a vibrant semester of dialogue and progress this coming Fall 2014. On the docket so far, with details forthcoming, are: ACTFL OPI training workshops for language faculty, to be held …
Inaugural Roundtable on Heritage Language Education
ILETC and the Education and Language Acquisition Department of LaGuardia Community College are proud to announce the Inaugural Roundtable on Heritage Language Education, to be held Friday, October 17th from …
Fall 2014 Events
Fall 2014 at ILETC ILETC anticipates a vibrant semester of dialogue and progress this coming Fall 2014. On the docket so far, with details forthcoming, are: ACTFL OPI training workshops for …
Summer 2014 ILETC Events
Start sharpening your pencils! Prepare for the Fall 2014 semester by attending the following workshop: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Workshop August 18-21, 2013 Training on the use of ACTFL …
Spring 2013 ILETC Events
ILETC invites you to the following events in Spring 2013: Teaching Language, Teaching Literature: State of the Union May 6, 2013, 9 AM–12 PM The Graduate Center (CUNY) All-day conference focused on …
Summer 2013 ILETC Events
Sure, summer just started, but maybe you’re looking for an opportunity to gain valuable skills during the break? ILETC is happy to announce the following opportunity: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview …
