The Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) at the Pennsylvania State University is one of fifteen Title VI Language Resource Centers (LRCs) in the United States which are funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
CALPER's particular focus is to improve the environment of advanced-level foreign language teaching and learning, and assessment.
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2014 Workshop Series Vocabulary Teaching and Learning - June 9-10, 2014 - This workshop is full. Discourse Analysis and the Teaching of L2 Writing - June 11-12, 2014 - This workshop is full. Designing Projects for the Chinese Classroom - June 13, 2014 - This workshop is full. Google Apps for Teaching Chinese - June 14, 2014 - This workshop is full. Concept-based Language Instruction - June 16-17, 2014 - This workshop is full. Badges and Language e-Portfolios - June 18-19, 2014 - This workshop is full. For detailed information go to our Workshop Pages |
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Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education by James P. Lantolf and Matthew E. Poehner, The Pennsylvania State University New York: Routledge, 2014 Book Details |
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Discourse Analysis: Putting Our Worlds Into Words by Susan Strauss, The Pennsylvania State University, and Parastou Feiz, California State University, San Bernardino New York: Routledge, 2013. Book Details |
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Materials, Websites, Newsletters The national Language Resource Centers have developed a wealth of resources for foreign language educators. A substantial number of those are available free of charge. To see what is available for your needs, download a list of the free resources with hotlinks. Download a list of free resources [PDF] |
This booklet describes the scope of currect projects and initiatives of the LRCs and provides a brief overview of each center.
