Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University
CLEAR celebrates its 14th year of service to the language education community in the 2009-10 academic year!
CLEAR has moved! We have relocated our offices, though our phone numbers and email remain the same. On campus? Drop by any time to learn what CLEAR has been up to lately. Our new address is Suite 101, UPLA Building (click for map and search for Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture from the drop down).
February is Discover Languages Month! Learn more about this great public awareness campaign from ACTFL, and get great classroom tips here.
Summer Workshops for 2010 have been posted! Click here to learn about our professional development opportunities.
CLEAR personnel will be exhibiting and/or presenting at these upcoming conferences:
The spring issue of CLEAR News will soon be available. You'll be able to download the PDF here. Have an idea for a topic you'd like to see in CLEAR News? Let us know!
CLEAR has recently completed several new projects in commonly and less commonly taught languages. Be sure to visit our Materials and Products page to browse our growing collection of free and low-cost products.
The Sixth Annual World Languages Day will be held on April 17, 2010 on Michigan State University's campus. Learn all about this free event for Michigan high school students here.
Partnership with ACTFL: CLEAR recently collaborated with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) to manage their student video podcast contest. This contest was part of the Discover Languages… Discover the World! national public awareness campaign to build public support for language education. ACTFL is using our Rich Internet Applications… are you?
CLEAR recently exhibited and presented at these regional and national conferences: