L2TREC TITLE VI NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER
GOAL #3
DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO ASSESS AND MOBILIZE PROFICIENCY OF HERITAGE SPEAKERS OF LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGES (LCTLS)
- As part of this project, L2TReC will train native speakers of Nepali, Tongan and Samoan in the fundamentals of language proficiency and proficiency testing and will work with these speakers to develop and administer standardized assessments to award the Seal of Biliteracy in their languages.
- The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a school, district, or state in recognition of students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation. The Seal encourages students to pursue biliteracy, honors the skills our students attain, and can be evidence of skills that are attractive to future employers and college admissions offices.For more information please go to https://sealofbiliteracy.org.
Training for this project will be done through a combination of online modules and in-person workshops during the summer. If you are interested in participating in this project please contact Lissie Ah Yen at l.ahyen@utah.edu
 In 1990, the Department of Education established the first Language Resource Centers (LRCs) at U.S. universities in response to the growing national need for expertise and competence
in foreign languages. Now, twenty-five years later, Title VI of the Higher Education
Act supports sixteen LRCs, creating a national network of resources to promote and improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages. (NATIONAL LRC SITE) |