This hands-on workshop gives faculty practical strategies for navigating AI in the language classroom. Whether you’re wondering what to change about your current activities, how to use AI to build …
Category: Professional Development
Spring 2026 | Introduction to Multiliteracies Pedagogy for Second Language Instructors
The Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC, one of sixteen National Language Resource Centers) is offering a virtual multiliteracies pedagogy workshop this spring for L2 instructors of all languages. This workshop …
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 | Teaching Written Communication with Text-Based Tasks: Language Pedagogy Trainings for Second Language and Heritage Instructors
The Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC, one of sixteen National Language Resource Centers) is offering two virtual language pedagogy training this year for L2 and heritage instructors. Participants will …
Fall 2025 | Teaching Written Communication with Text-Based Tasks: A Language Pedagogy Training for Second Language Instructors
The Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC, one of sixteen National Language Resource Centers) is offering a virtual language pedagogy training this fall for L2 instructors. Participants will learn how to develop …
Summer 2025 | Teaching Written Communication with Text-Based Tasks: A Language Pedagogy Training for Second- and Heritage Language Instructors
The Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC, one of sixteen National Language Resource Centers) is offering two virtual language pedagogy trainings this summer—one for L2 instructors and one for heritage …
Spring 2025 | Teaching Written Communication with Text-Based Tasks: A Language Pedagogy Training for Second and Heritage Language Instructors
The Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC, one of sixteen National Language Resource Centers) is offering two virtual language pedagogy trainings—one for L2 instructors and one for heritage language instructors—in Spring …
Fall 2024 | Teaching with Text-Based Tasks: A Language Pedagogy Training for Second and Heritage Language Instructors
The Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC, one of sixteen National Language Resource Centers) is offering two virtual language pedagogy trainings—one for L2 instructors in Fall 2024 and one for …
Fall 2024 | Event on 9/27/2024: The Art of Teaching Italian: A Book Presentation
Join ILETC for The Art of Teaching Italian: A Book Presentation by the book’s editor Giulia Guarnieri (Bronx Community College) on Friday, September 27th, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM …
Fall 2023 | Event on 12/7/2023! “The Speaking Proficiency Outcomes of Face-to-Face and Online Intensive Language Instruction”
Come join us on Dec. 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM EST for a presentation by Dianna Murphy and Lidia Gault. This presentation shares findings from a mixed-methods research study to …
Event on 10/5/2023! “Fitting the Program to the Learners: Adapting Translation Competence Models to Heritage Speakers”
Come join us on Oct. 5, 2023, at 3:00 PM EST, for a presentation by Cristina Lozano Argüelles and Aída Martínez-Gómez. This presentation is part of the Center for Integrated Language …
Event on 8/10/2023! Introducing We Authors, an L2 Writing Website
We invite you to learn about We Authors | Second-Language Writing (slweauthors.commons.gc.cuny.edu), a website for students enrolled in second language courses across CUNY. A daughter site of We Authors | Heritage …
ACTFL Workshop on 12/6/2022! “Developing Interpretive Reading and Listening Proficiency”
ILETC invites you to participate in a day-long, virtual ACTFL workshop (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) on text typology, led by Professor Cynthia Martin. This workshop will …
Workshop on 11/11/2022! “Process Writing in the Heritage Language Class: An approach to biliteracy development”
Come join us on Friday, November 11, 2022, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, for an interactive presentation online. What are the differences between traditional writing assignments (prompts-draft-feedback-final copy) and …
Interactive Presentation in October, 2022! “Bilingual Writing Proficiency of CUNY Students”
When working with multilingual students in your heritage language, English comp, or ESL classes, have you ever wondered about these learners’ ability to do things in “the other” language? For …
Introducing We Authors
Dear CUNY Heritage Language Instructors, We invite you to learn about We Authors (https://weauthors.commons.gc.cuny.edu/), a website for multilingual students enrolled in heritage language courses across CUNY. We Authors provides students …
Facilitating Student-to-Student Interaction in the Virtual Language Classroom
October 15th, 2020, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Registration is now open. Limited spots available. The Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) is pleased to offer a webinar on …
Teaching Languages Online: Training and Mentorship
With the recent need to shift all courses to online learning, ILETC is launching a training and mentorship activity that offers the opportunity for instructors to re–design their Fall 2020 courses …
Workshops on Methodological Developments in Teaching of Spanish
Methodological Developments in Teaching of Spanish as a Second and Foreign Language A Workshop for Teachers, XIV. Language Programs and Methodology April 25th, 2020 Room TBA Barnard College 10:00am – …
New York State Seal of Biliteracy: Leveraging growth for CUNY language programs
February 21st, 2020 Room 9205 The Graduate Center, CUNY 2:00pm – 4:00pm Dr. Jennifer Eddy Associate Professor of World Language Education at Queens College The New York State Seal of …
ACTFL Workshops
The Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) along with the Office of Academic Initiatives and Strategic Innovation (AISI) invites language instructors to participate in two workshops. Workshop 1: Modified …
Lecture and Conversation with Guadalupe Valdés, Ph.D.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
