Loading CARLA Home Research & Programs Articulation of Language Instruction Assessment of Second Language Content-Based Language Instruction Culture and Language Learning Immersion Education Learner Language Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) Maximizing Study Abroad Pragmatics/Speech Acts Strategies for Language Learning Technology and Second Language Learning Professional Development Resources About CARLA 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. CARLA is engaged in a number of interrelated research and program initiatives related to second language teaching, learning, and assessment. CARLA supports the professional development of second language teachers through an annual summer institute program and a wide array of regional workshops and international conferences. CARLA offers many research-based professional development resources and practical instructional materials, most of which are free online. RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS Articulation of Language Instruction Assessment of Second Language Content-Based Language Instruction Culture and Language Learning Immersion Education Learner Language Less Commonly Taught Languages Maximizing Study Abroad Pragmatics/Speech Acts Strategies for Language Learning Technology and Language Learning PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Summer Institutes Conferences Presentations, Workshops, and Events Advanced Practices Certificate ABOUT CARLA Mission CARLA Update Newsletter CARLA Staff and Faculty Get on the Mailing List RESOURCES CARLA Publications CARLA Bibliography Content-Based Lessons/Units LCTL Database Learner Language Activities Immersion Education Archives Pragmatics Bibliography Proficiency Handbook/Lessons Spanish Grammar Strategies Virtual Assessment Center Virtual Item Bank Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) • 140 University International Center • 331 - 17th Ave SE • Minneapolis, MN 55414 | Contact CARLA © 2021 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer Last Modified: September 7, 2016 at 11:47 Twin Cities Campus: Parking & Transportation Maps & Directions Directories Contact U of M Privacy