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Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day As we reflect on this national holiday, I want to reaffirm a core believe that we hold at the Center for Applied Linguistics: … Read more

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) welcomes the nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona to lead the Department of Education in the new Biden-Harris administration. “Dr. Cardona is an excellent choice … Read more

CAL is excited to announce new funding from a U.S. Department of Education Title VI International Research and Studies (IRS)grant to create a flexible computer-based training program for CAL’s world language assessment tools for … Read more

Starting March 30, the new assessment for Kindergarten English language learners called “WIDA Screener for Kindergarten” will be available for members of the WIDA Consortium

CAL submitted BEST Literacy 2.0, its adult English test of Reading and Writing, for approval by the Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). BEST Literacy 2.0 … Read more

There is an ideological war of words waging in America. The Power of Narrative: Climate Skepticism and the Deconstruction of Science, released October 1, 2020 by coauthors are Raul P. Lejano and CAL Board of Trustee, Shondel J. Nero, pulls from science and technology studies, narrative and discourse theory, and public policy to examine the strength of climate skepticism as a story, offering a thoughtful analysis and comparison of anti-climate science narratives over time and across geographic boundaries.

Today, the Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) and the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) announced a multi-year digital partnership to benefit language teachers across the United States through newly available online courses taught live by Spanish professors in Spain.

On August 28, the Center for Applied Linguistics virtually celebrated the graduation of the 2020 English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) Scholars, housed at Georgetown University. “We are so proud … Read more

“I was teaching abroad to non-native English learners. As with so many other teacher, when the pandemic struck it threw my life into chaos. It is one thing to end the school year online, but it’s another to START building relationships from scratch through a screen! I was dreading trying to figure out how I would connect with students virtually, let alone teach. Let me just say, the Professional Development Team at the Center for Applied Linguistics did not take the easy route and gloss over these issues: the whole world is going virtual, and CAL is leaning in.”

Dr. Igone Arteagoitia and Dr. Kathy Escamilla have accepted an invitation to serve on the Spanish and Bi-literacy Assessment Council established by Renaissance. The Council’s contributions will help shape the assessment tools used to support millions of bilingual students across the country and around the world.