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

CLEAR celebrates its 16th year of service to the language education community in the 2011-12 academic year!

As a language teacher who must constantly improve my teaching in order to overcome the 'do we HAVE to?' syndrome among my students, I try to incorporate the best practices in instructional technology into my classes. This workshop was of tremendous value to me.  Susan, French teacher from New Orleans

• February is Discover Languages Month! Language teachers and personnel are encouraged to organize events and activities around this theme during the month of February!
• We are pleased to announce the launch of professional development webinars! Read more about them in our abbreviated Fall CLEAR News. Full course information and registration links are also available here.
• Our 2012 summer workshops are now online! Check out these great professional development opportunities.
• CLEAR personnel will be exhibiting and/or presenting at these upcoming conferences:
  • Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL): Milwaukee, WI, March 8-10, 2012
  • Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO): South Bend, IN, June 12-16, 2012
  • Michigan World Language Association (MIWLA): Lansing, MI, October 25-26, 2012
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL): Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2012
• Have you visited CLEAR's new Facebook page? Click on the link at left to see our latest news, questions and comments from other CLEAR constituents, and articles of interest.

Check out the CLEAR Online Store for language learning and teaching web applications, CDROMs and more.

Learn more about CLEAR's Summer Professional Development Workshops.

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