About CARLA

Founded in 1993, the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is a Title VI Language Resource Center devoted to improving language teaching and learning.

CARLA is one of sixteen Language Resource Centers based at universities across the United States. LRCs create language learning and teaching materials, offer professional development opportunities for language instructors, and conduct and disseminate research on language education. All LRCs engage in efforts that enable U.S. citizens to better work, serve, and lead. Learn more about the LRCs by downloading the LRC brochure and visiting the LRC website.

CARLA’s Current Initiatives

CARLA is currently carrying out work in two focal areas: language-content integration initiatives are designed to enhance language learning through cultural and academic content; teacher education and advocacy initiatives are designed to enhance teachers’ instructional capacity, support for their students, and communication with stakeholders.

See Former Initiatives

Mission

CARLA’s mission is to study multilingualism and multiculturalism, to develop knowledge of second language acquisition, and to advance the quality of second language teaching, learning, and assessment by:

conducting research and action projects
sharing research-based and other forms of knowledge across disciplines and education systems
extending, exchanging, and applying this knowledge in the wider society

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is a Title VI Language Resource Center devoted to improving language teaching and learning. CARLA is a unit of the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, the central international office for the University of Minnesota system.

About CARLA

CARLA’s Current Initiatives

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