search HOME Research & Programs Professional Development Resources About CARLA The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is a research and resource center devoted to improving language teaching and learning. Sign up for the CARLA mailing list: See what’s new in the CARLA Update: Find events on the CARLA Calendar: RESEARCH & PROGRAMS CARLA is currently carrying out the following initiatives: Foreign Language Literacies Language Program Direction Language Teacher Education Online and Technology-Enhanced Language Education Social Justice in Language Education–New Federal Grant! PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CARLA supports the professional development of second language teachers through an array of institutes, workshops, and conferences. CARLA Summer Institute Program–Registration for the 2022 CARLA Summer Institutes opens on January 3, 2022. Presentations and Workshops–Check out the evolving list of presentations and workshops that CARLA offers as well as the recordings of past CARLA presentations. NEW AT CARLA Interested in multiliteracies pedagogy? Check out the new infographic for teachers for an at-a-glance comparison of multiliteracies pedagogy and communicative language teaching! This handy infographic was designed by the Foreign Language Literacies project team based their research examining how teachers understand and implement multiliteracies pedagogy. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) • 140 University International Center • 331 - 17th Ave SE • Minneapolis, MN 55414 © 2021 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer Last Modified: November 1, 2021 at 10:12 Twin Cities Campus: Parking & Transportation Maps & Directions Directories Contact U of M Privacy