Receiving competitive grants keeps CASLS on the cutting edge of developments in the foreign language field.
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Sponsors (Click to show)
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations provide financial assistance to educational, cultural, scientific, and religious institutions.The Eugene 4J School District, located in Oregon, commits to investigate and implement the best educational practices. Foreign Language Assistance Programs (FLAP): FLAP grants establish, improve, or expand foreign language programs in elementary and secondary schools.Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): FIPSE grants improve postsecondary education and support models that increase student access to quality education.Hagop Kevorkian Center, New York University: The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies fosters an interdisciplinary study of Middle East to enhance public understanding of the region.International Society for Technology in Education: ISTE is a nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership and service to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education.
Institute for International Education (IIE): IIE provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests.The Japan Foundation specializes in international cultural exchange in Japan. Kinokuniya Bookstores sell quality Japanese textbooks and other cultural materials. Knowledge Learning Corporation: Knowledge Learning Corporation is committed to enhancing education for children, their families, and the educators who serve them. The Language Flagship leads the nation in designing, supporting, and implementing a new paradigm for advanced language education.National African Language Resource Center (NALRC), University of Wisconsin: NALRC advances the teaching and learning of African languages in the U.S.National Foreign Language Center (NFLC), University of Maryland: NFLC improves the capacity of the U.S. to communicate in languages other than English.National Security Education Program (NSEP): NSEP seeks to build a broader and more qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international skills.National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC), University of Hawaii: NFLRC develops prototypes in the less commonly taught languages of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific to improve foreign language education.New Jersey State Board of Education: The New Jersey State Board of Education reviews educational policies, governs public schools, and implements state educational laws.South Asia Language Resource Center (SALRC), University of Chicago: SALRC focuses on the needs concerning South Asian language pedagogy in American universities.University School Partnerships: The University School Partnerships provide quality training for educators and principals in Oregon.U.S. Department of Education Title VI: The Department of Education promotes student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness.The Wyoming Department of Education oversees public schools in the state and implements educational policies.
Partners & Collaborators (Click to show)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL): ACTFL, a national world language organization, works to improve and expand the teaching and learning of second languages.Alliance of Associations of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ): AATJ is an international organization dedicated to deepening knowledge and appreciation of Japanese culture.The Asian Education Foundation promotes the study of Asian languages and cultures and offers scholarships to college students. Avant Assessment delivers Web-based second language assessments, including the Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency developed by CASLS. Centric builds virtual and social environments to achieve strategic results. Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL): CAL is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing research-based information, tools, and resources for teaching language and culture.Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota: CARLA develops knowledge of second language acquisition to advance the quality of second language teaching, learning, and assessment.Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR), Michigan State University: CLEAR promotes and supports the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the U.S.The Mandarin Center is a bilingual resource that fosters sharing and collaboration among Chinese educators. National Foreign Language Resource Centers: NFLRCs establish, strengthen, and operate training centers to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages.Pacific Northwest Council for Languages (PNCFL): PNCFL unites, serves, and supports all world language educators in the Pacific Northwest.The Portland Shokookai provides cultural exchange activities with the local community and businesses. Portland Public Schools, home to the K-12 component of the Oregon Chinese Flagship Program, provides quality education to students in Portland, Oregon. Soochow University's Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Program prepares students to teach Chinese in other countries. Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT): SCOLT serves foreign language professionals in the Southeast.Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT): SWCOLT supports communities of world language educators in the Southwest.Tamagawa University provides high-quality education from kindergarten through graduate school on a single campus located in Machida, Japan.
University of Oregon Partners (Click to show)
American English Institute (AEI): AEI provides English language instruction to international students and educators.Center for Asian & Pacific Studies (CAPS): CAPS brings together the UO's diverse programs and expertise related to the study of Asia and the Pacific.The UO College of Education prepares students to become teachers, administrators, clinicians, and educational research scientists. Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL): EALL offers language and culture intensive majors in Chinese or Japanese.Linguistics specializes in finding unexpected language patterns and in explaining those patterns through cognitive functions or grammar evolution. Department of Romance Languages: Romance Languages provides students with an extensive knowledge of languages and cultures in French, Italian, and Spanish.YLC provides a wide range of equipment, materials, facilities, and expertise to assist students studying a foreign language. |