The National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland has leveraged its decades of experience developing courses, learning materials, and assessments in over 100 languages to deliver advanced language courses.
Projects and initiatives
Lectia is a free language learning app from the NFLC with lessons in 19 languages.
A free resource with over 7,000 language learning materials in dozens of languages and dialects
PEARLL seeks to create a common vision for high-quality world language learning and develop new models of professional development and support materials for language educators.
The TELL project empowers educators to take charge of their professional development toward effective world language teaching, through products and processes just for language teachers.
From 2017 through 2019, STARTALK funded an infrastructure project to develop materials and resources to support an ever-growing number of dual language immersion programs.
The teachers are great at sensing what the students need and tailor the course accordingly. Great at taking feedback and implementing it in the course.
Great pace for the course, and the teachers did a great job making sure everyone understood the material despite people being at different levels of proficiency already coming into the course.
The class was a good mix of reading, listening, and speaking. While we did cover a lot of material, things didn't feel rushed, and we had enough time to complete the in-class assignments and discuss them. The instructors did a great job at adapting to the needs of the class while also keeping us on track.
I think this program is different from other programs by how well the questions for articles are presented and analyzed.
I would give the course a rating of "Excellent" and would gladly recommend this course to any colleagues. I am very satisfied with the quality and quantity of materials, professionalism of the teachers and well prepared and authentic language materials.
Resources
If you want language learning that goes beyond what is commonly taught in the classroom and want to encounter authentic materials from all corners of the globe, the National Foreign Language Center has something for you. Beginners can use our Lectia mobile app to begin their language journey. Upper-level students will find a wealth of videos, texts, and activities to help them learn more than one hundred languages.
From our professional development programs for language teachers to our lessons and materials in more than one hundred languages, the National Foreign Language Center has a wealth of programs, materials, and opportunities for teachers.
It is easy to find materials for you or your staff to learn more about French and Spanish. But what about lesser-known African and Asian languages? The National Foreign Language Center has materials to assess language levels and improve skills in more than nearly one hundred languages and dialects from around the globe for professionals—and for anyone who loves learning languages. Lectia is another useful language learning tool that includes both commonly and less-commonly taught languages. We also have training modules to help advance critical thinking and other domains.
