On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. At a news briefing , WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that over the previous 2 weeks, the number of cases outside China increased 13-fold and the number of countries with cases increased threefold.
The National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland hosted its first-ever virtual summit, “Apart But Together: Expanding our Community,” on July 21-23. The three-day event brought together over 7,000 world language educators from all over the US and the world to participate in a variety of professional learning experiences designed to challenge current mindsets while exploring new content and gaining insights on what is possible in today’s world language classrooms.
Join us as we feature teachers and presenters from the five regional language teacher conferences and imagine what’s possible while reconsidering what is truly essential when the goal is proficiency. Focus on the possibilities that a transformed educational setting might offer. Expand your professional community as you prepare for a year that focuses on creating community and engaging all learners wherever they are.
The NFLC Art and Media Production (AMP) team has been producing high quality video, audio and graphic elements for NFLC products and programs since the department was established in 2004. Over that time, the facilities and capabilities of the team have grown and expanded.
A downloadable brochure outlining our capabilities is available.
In partnership with a Maryland small business, the NFLC begins development of ODYSSea, a virtual reality experience for novice-level secondary school students of foreign languages, conceptualized as an immersive escape room-inspired adventure quest.
The NFLC begins face-to-face advanced language training.
The NFLC begins developing virtual reality applications designed to support language practice in Russian.
Professionals in Education Advancing Research and Language Learning (PEARLL), a Title VI Center, 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 NFLC completes development of its first mobile application targeting smartphones and tablets with modern web technologies.
The NFLC is awarded the Lemonzest contract that support continued language maintenance materials.