Online Professional English Writing Program
U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Language and National Security Education Office, via subcontract from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Language and National Security Education Office, via subcontract from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Senior Psychometrician
CAL is saddened by the passing of our valued colleague and friend, Dr. Joshua A. Fishman, a beloved teacher and influential scholar. His scholarship was recognized throughout the world for its importance and its relevance about the language issues prevalent in society.
“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.”
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.
U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Language and National Security Education Office, National Security Education Program
Diep Nguyen, Ph.D., President and CEO
President and CEO, 2017– June, 2024
Director, CAL-WIDA Partnership
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