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Michigan State University
A-712 Wells Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: 517-432-2286
Fax: 517-432-0473
clear@msu.edu

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Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University

CLEAR celebrates its 14th year of service to the language education community in the 2009-10 academic year!

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  • CLEAR is on Facebook! Click on the Facebook logo in the column at left to join our group.
  • CLEAR is one of the sponsors of the 2009 Second Language Research Forum, which will be held at MSU from October 28 – November 1. The theme of the conference is “Diverse Contributions to SLA: Integrating the Parts of a Greater Whole”. The conference will critically appraise achievements in second language studies, bringing together individuals from a variety of research backgrounds including second/foreign language pedagogy, linguistics and literature, and various related interdisciplinary fields. Register online!
  • CLEAR has recently completed several new projects in commonly and less commonly taught languages. Be sure to visit our Materials and Products page to browse our growing collection of free and low-cost products.
  • CLEAR personnel will be exhibiting and presenting at these upcoming conferences:
    • MiWLA: Lansing, MI, October 15-16, 2009
    • ACTFL: San Diego, CA, November 20-22, 2009
  • The Sixth Annual World Languages Day will be held on April 17, 2010 on Michigan State University's campus. Learn all about this free event for Michigan high school students here.
  • Partnership with ACTFL: CLEAR recently collaborated with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) to manage their student video podcast contest, “Not Just a Language Class!” This contest was part of the Discover Languages… Discover the World! national public awareness campaign to build public support for language education. ACTFL is using our Rich Internet Applications… are you?
  • CLEAR Summer Workshops for 2010 will be posted soon! Click here to learn about our professional development opportunities.
  • The fall issue of CLEAR News, with a theme of teaching idioms, will be published soon . You'll be able to download the PDF here. Have an idea for a topic you'd like to see in CLEAR News? Let us know!
  • CLEAR recently exhibited and presented at these regional and national conferences: