CARLA Summer Institutes
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota provided high-quality professional development for language teachers for over 30 years. Launched in 1996, this internationally known program reflected CARLA's commitment to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom.
A Snapshot of the 30th Annual CARLA Summer Institute Program
In 2025, CARLA offered eleven online and in-person summer institutes for language educators. Over 210 language educators from across the globe participated in the 30th annual CARLA Summer Institute program. Check out the impressive statistics below.
By the Numbers
- 11 summer institutes offered: 1 asynchronous and 6 synchronous online institutes, and 4 in-person institutes held at the University of Minnesota.
- 249 language educators engaged in the program in 2025: 219 participants and 30 instructors/guest presenters.
Participants hailed from 37 states + Washington D.C., and 9 countries outside of the U.S.: Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt, Greece, Mexico, Philippines, Qatar, Sweden. - Teachers of 26 languages attended the institutes: Arabic, ASL, Chinese, Dakota, ESL/EFL, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi, Hmong, Iñupiaq, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lakota, Latin, Ojibwe, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Western Armenian.
- CARLA offered a total of 24 summer institute scholarships to language educators: 16 Priority Teacher Professional Development Scholarships, 4 Teaching Excellence in Action in Minnesota (TEAM) K-12 Scholarships, and 4 UMN P&A Language Instructor and Graduate Student Scholarships.
Fun Fact: Over the past 30 years, CARLA has offered 327 summer institutes to a total of 8,193 language educators from all 50 states and 75 countries/US territories.
