Welcome to CASLS on the University
of Oregon campus.
CASLS'
Mission
CASLS is a K-16 National Foreign Language Resource Center promoting
international literacy by supporting communities of educators and
by partnering with those communities to develop a comprehensive
system of proficiency-based tools for lifelong language learning
and teaching.
Operating
Principles
CASLS is supported almost exclusively by grants from private foundations
and the federal government. Reliance on receiving competitive grants
keeps CASLS on the cutting edge of educational reform and developments
in the second language field.
CASLS adheres to a grass-roots philosophy based on the following
principles:
- Teachers are the solution, not the problem. Support them, don't
preach to them.
- All children have the ability to learn a second language and
should be provided with that opportunity.
- The purpose of language learning is meaningful communication.
- Meeting the needs of teachers and students is our top priority.
Susan Guion |
CASLS asks leaders in the world
language field to share their thoughts on foreign language
issues. These articles illustrate the collaborative nature
of the field. |
What is it about second language speech that makes it sound
‘foreign accented’? Is it something that we, as teachers
and learners of second languages, should try to do something
about? Sometimes a foreign accent is seen as something
positive. It can be seen as interesting and sophisticated;
it can mark our identity and keep us in touch with our
cultural roots. Sometimes, however, a foreign accent can
be seen as a negative, this is especially the case when
the accent decreases comprehensibility...
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