The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota has sponsored a summer institute program for second language teachers since 1996. This internationally-known program reflects CARLA's commitment to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom. Each institute is highly interactive and includes discussion, theory-building, hands-on activities, and plenty of networking opportunities.
CARLA summer institute participants—more than 3,100 to date—have come from all over the world. They have included foreign language and ESL teachers at all levels of instruction, as well as program administrators, curriculum specialists, and language teacher educators. The institutes that will be offered during summer 2010 are:
Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching for Character-Based Languages
June 21–25, 2010
Presenters: Tara Fortune and Molly Wieland
This institute provides novice immersion teachers in character-based languages with the tools and information they need to survive and thrive in the immersion classroom. The institute also includes a two-day session for administrators of immersion education programs for character-based languages.
Using Technology in Second Language Teaching
July 12-16, 2010
Presenters: Marlene Johnshoy, Beth Kautz, Alyssa Ruesch, Dan Soneson, Rick Treece, Pablo Videma, Zhen Zou
Participants in this institute will learn how to use a wide range of technology resources and evaluate their uses in enhancing language instruction. Two sections are offered for teachers at different levels of ability/comfort with technology.
Focusing on Learner Language:
Second Language Acquisition Basics for Teachers
July 12-16, 2010
Presenters: Elaine Tarone and Maggie Broner
Participants will learn to analyze learner language in light of research on second language acquisition and will then consider implications for language teaching.
Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education: Language and Learning Disorders and the Struggling Immersion Learner
July 12-16, 2010
Presenters: Tara Fortune and local immersion educators and specialists
Veteran immersion teachers will examine research and practice in addressing the needs of struggling immersion learners in immersion settings.
Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching
July 19-23, 2010
Presenters: Tara Fortune and Maureen Curran Dorsano
This institute provides novice immersion teachers with the tools and information they need to survive and thrive in the immersion classroom. The institute also includes a two-day session for administrators of immersion education programs.
Developing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs)
July 19-23, 2010
Presenters: Bill Johnston and Louis Janus
This summer institute will provide LCTL teachers with practical tools and hands-on experience in designing a wide range of materials that will improve their students’ abilities to use the language for communicative purposes. A special rebate of $150 will be available to teachers who submit satisfactory curricular material to the LCTL website.
Improving Language Learning:
Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction
July 19-23, 2010
Presenter: Martha Nyikos
This summer institute is designed to help language teachers maximize students’ ability to learn a foreign/second language through styles- and strategies-based instruction.
Developing Assessments for the Second Language Classroom
July 19-23, 2010
Presenters: Ursula Lentz and Donna Clementi
Focusing on the alignment of standards-based curriculum and assessment, this institute includes an overview of the wide range of purposes in assessment, and step-by-step guidance in creating integrated performance assessments for classroom use.
Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom
July 26-30, 2010
Presenters: Wendy Allen and Francine Klein
Weaving together theory and practice, this interactive institute will help teachers develop instructional strategies and practical tools for integrating language learning with a systematic culture curriculum.
Language and Culture in Sync:
Teaching the Pragmatics of a Second Language
July 26-30, 2010
Presenter: Noriko Ishihara
Participants will gain both theoretical and practical insights on teaching students how to use functional language appropriately in different socio-cultural contexts.
Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development
July 26-30, 2010
Presenter: Laurent Cammarata
This institute will provide foreign language teachers with the background and tools needed to implement content-based instruction (CBI) in their second language classroom.
Registration Information
The cost of each of the CARLA summer institutes is $350 if registration is received by May 31, 2010 and $400 after that date. More information and registration forms will soon be available on the CARLA website at: http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes. Brochures are available now at the CARLA office. To request a copy you can email the CARLA office at: carla@umn.edu.
The institutes have been developed and are offered with the support, in part, of the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI Language Resource Center program. The summer institutes are co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development and College of Liberal Arts.
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