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 …
ACTFL Convention and Expo 2019
Presentations by CUNY Faculty Professors Eckhard Kuhn-Osius and Yoko Sakurai, (Hunter College), Jennifer Eddy, (Queens College), Evelyn Duran Urrea, (Lehman College), and Alberta Gatti (The Graduate Center) will be …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Podcast Projects for Heritage Language Learners
April 12, 2019 Room 9204 The Graduate Center 11:00am – 1:00pm Presenter: Elena Foulis, The Ohio State University Lecture Description: Podcasts are an increasingly popular way to learn about an …
Spring 2018 ILETC Events
Here’s what we have on the ILETC calendar for Spring 2018: Workshops Applying Microlearning to Mandarin Instruction and Assessment (Click for complete details) February 23, 2018 Room 8301 The Graduate …
Applying Microlearning to Mandarin Instruction and Assessment
February 23, 2018 10:30-11:30am Room 8301 The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Presenters: Ling Luo and Hao Tang Workshop description: This workshop will share ongoing mobile …
When Heritage and Second Language Learners Come Together
February 15, 2019 Room 9206 The Graduate Center 10:30am – 12:30pm Presenter: Maria Carreira Lecture description: Research by the National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC) shows that more often than …
Error Correction in Language Classrooms: Balancing Research and Realities
October 29, 2018 Room 9207 The Graduate Center 4:30 – 5:30pm Presenter: Lourdes Ortega Workshop description: Correcting grammar errors in speaking or writing is thought to be part of every …
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 …
CILC at ACTFL 2017
CILC was honored and excited to present several of our projects at the Annual Convention and World Languages Exposition of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) …
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 …
Back from ACTFL 2016!
The weekend of November 18-20, CILC was honored and excited to present several of our projects at the Annual Convention and World Languages Exposition of the American Council on the …
HT News: Fall 2016
From the desk of Valeria Belmonti. Greetings from the Heritage Telecollaboration team! We hope that everyone had as enjoyable and productive a summer as we did. Below are some updates …
Multilingualism and Language Empowerment: A Response to Inequality
On September 23, 2016, ILETC is proud to co-sponsor Multilingualism and Language Empowerment: A Response to Inequality, a daylong symposium held at the Graduate Center. For a detailed list of …
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 …
Fall 2016 ILETC Events
Welcome to Fall 2016! ILETC is looking forward to a semester filled with stimulating and illuminating public events. Here’s what we have on the calendar so far: Multilingualism and Language Empowerment: A Response to Inequality …
HT News: June 2016
From the desk of Valeria Belmonti. Greetings from the Heritage Telecollaboration team! We have had a very productive end of the Spring semester and would like to share some information …
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 Writing Guidelines Familiarization
Who? All language instructors When? One day: 6/1 What? Intended as an introduction to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 – Writing, this workshop introduces participants to the major and minor level descriptors and …
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 …
Analyzing the Role of Ideology in Arabic Language Accommodation
ILETC and its partner organization CILC are excited to announce a talk on “Analyzing the Role of Ideology in Arabic Language Accommodation” by Dr. Brahim Chakrani, Associate Professor of Arabic at Michigan …
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 …
Spring 2016 ILETC Events
Here’s what we have on the ILETC calendar for Spring 2016: Assessment in the Foreign Language Classroom (Click for full details) February 26, 2016, 2:00–3:30 PM Room 9206, The Graduate Center …
ACTFL & Community-College-Language Forum 2016
The LCCN team was excited to attend and present at ACTFL 2015 in San Diego, where we enjoyed a number of interesting conversations about community college language education. In that …
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 …
