Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition

	The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively.

Research & Programs
CARLA is engaged in a number of interrelated research and program initiatives related to second language teaching, learning, and assessment.

Professional Development
CARLA supports the professional development of second language teachers through an annual summer institute program and a wide array of international conferences and regional seminars.

Resources
CARLA offers a number of resources to language teachers including a battery of second language proficiency assessments and a working paper series.

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Articulation of Language Instruction

Content Based Language Teaching With Technology (CoBaLTT)

Culture and Language Learning

English as a Second Language Learning and Teaching

Language Immersion Education and Research

Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL)

Maximizing Study Abroad

Pragmatics / Speech Acts

Second Language Assessment

Second Language Learning Strategies

Technology and Second Language Learning

Summer Institutes for Teachers

Conferences and Workshops

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CARLA Publications & Working Papers

Bibliography of Publications & Presentations

Less Commonly Taught Languages Databases

Language Proficiency Assessments

Language Proficiency Handbook for Teachers

Virtual Assessment Center

Content-based Instruction Resources

Immersion Education Archives

Resource Links for Language Teachers