Mission

The Center for Language and Culture Learning (CLCL) serves as a vibrant multilingual and multicultural hub for students, faculty, and the wider community. Through research, professional development workshops, technology integration, engagement events, supplemental instruction, and recruitment and retention initiatives, we advance the University’s mission to “prepare students for success and fulfillment in an increasingly diverse and global environment." 

Key Activities

• Support teaching through workshops on best practices in communicative language teaching and effective course design.
• Expand peer-to-peer learning opportunities through initiatives such as the Ambassador program, tutoring, and Campus Conversation Partners.
• Engage in research and academic collaborations through faculty partnerships, grant writing, and the development of interdisciplinary projects.
• Plan and coordinate events that promote language learning, cultural engagement, and professional development.
• Enhance student retention and postgraduate success by promoting self-assessment, metacognition, and proficiency credentialing.
• Engage in research on new technologies and methodologies.
• Assess technology needs and secure funding to improve access to instructional technology.
• Foster cultural education through interdisciplinary initiatives (e.g., assisting in the design and instruction of food studies courses, developing instructional kitchen programming).
• Promote faculty research and creative work through strategic communication efforts (e.g., websites, podcasting, newsletters, social media).
• Serve as a hub for community-engaged multilingual efforts (e.g., local community projects, Humanities Labs, internships).