Lecture by E. Ochs, November 17, 2017
Elinor Ochs, UCLA *Message form Claire Kramsch* Foreign language teachers are used to seeing themselves as teaching language acquisition (SLA), not language socialization (LS). Success…
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Lectures by BLC Fellows (Postema, Ritchey, Yin), December 1, 2017
Fall 2017 BLC Fellows Instructional Development Research Projects “Balkan Bridges”: Techniques to Foreground Culture in a Study Abroad Program and the South Slavic Language/Literature Classroom…
BLC Lecture Series, Fall 2017
Learning Spaces: An Introduction to Performative Pedagogy Susanne Even, Clinical Associate Professor, Indiana University Bloomington September 8, Friday, 3-5pm Foreign Language Literacy: Affect, Aesthetics, &…
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BLC Fall Faculty Reception: Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Lecture by C. Warner, October 13, 2017
Lecture by S. Even, September 8, 2017
Found in Translation: Arnaud Richard
BLC Papers
Medieval French in the Modern French Classroom
Developing Cultural Literacy Through Social Media in the Russian Language Classroom
Harnessing the Power of Electronic Media: Incorporating Film in the Introductory Czech Classroom
Travel Reports
AAAL 2017
ASEEES Convention
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Congratulations to Ellen Langer
Ellen Langer, Lecturer in Czech in the Department of Slavic Languages and former BLC Fellow, has been awarded an Arts and Humanities Distinguished Teaching Award.…
L2 Journal Special Issue on Symbolic Competence
The latest issue of L2 Journal, a special issue devoted to symbolic competence, is now available, with six articles exploring various aspects of Claire’s work.…
DVDs Have Moved to the MRC
The BLC used to maintain a DVD collection that had grown to approximately 1800 items and which served as the initial source material for the…
BLC Hours for Fall 2017
The BLC computer facility in B-21 Dwinelle will be open during the 2017 fall semester on the following schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 – 6:00,…
BLC Lecture Series, Fall 2017
Learning Spaces: An Introduction to Performative Pedagogy Susanne Even, Clinical Associate Professor, Indiana University Bloomington September 8, Friday, 3-5pm Foreign Language Literacy: Affect, Aesthetics, &…
L2 Journal
The L2 Journal is a fully refereed, interdisciplinary journal which aims to promote the research and the practice of language learning and teaching.
Berkeley World Language Project
BWLP Professional Learning Series, 2017 – 2018
World Language Teachers: You will see that the Berkeley World Language Project has a new name for our series of programs: Keys to the Communicative…
Project-Based Language Learning 2017
Project-Based Language Learning 21st Century, Inquiry-based Learning for Teachers and Students of World Languages June 12, 13, 14, 17, 2017 Participants will: • Develop an…
Leadership Skills Symposium: Developing Teacher Leaders
Learn how to plan and lead effective meetings with colleagues Practice using facilitation protocols with your peers Learn how the Common Core and World Language…
BWLP Professional Learning Series, 2016 – 2017
Teachers of World Languages, including teachers of English Learners and Heritage Languages, are invited to participate in the professional learning programs, Foundations of Effective Language…