Research

Mission

The Language Center’s mission involves “promoting research on educational technology, second language acquisition, and related disciplines.” As such, Language Center facilities and staff are available to support and contribute to research projects investigating all areas related to second language acquisition, including applications of technology.

Applied Linguistics Research Group

This group, co-hosted by CARLA, seeks to unite researchers in applied linguistics (language pedagogy, second language acquisition, and sociolinguistics) in the context of a monthly hands-on research group workshop. Meetings are held during the academic year. The text to be workshopped will be circulated one week ahead of the meeting.

Research Projects

Research may involve a number of initiatives underway in the Language Center, including, but not limited to:

Remote and online language teaching and learning
Technology use for language instruction at a distance through BigTen Courseshare
Technology-mediated conferencing for language and culture exchange through the TandemPlus program
Proficiency development through data collected as part of the PACE project
Development of Advanced-level proficiency in traditional upper-division content courses
Curriculum design and delivery

Opportunities and Resources

Language Center staff are available for consultation regarding:

Research project design and implementation
Conference proposals and presentations
Publishing
Language Center resources

For more information about conducting research through the Language Center, please visit the Conducting LC-Supported Research webpage.

LC Research Bibliography