GlobalThe Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is a Title VI Language Resource Center devoted to improving language teaching and learning.
CARLA’s mission is to study multilingualism and multiculturalism, to develop knowledge of second language acquisition, and to advance the quality of second language teaching, learning, and assessment by:
- conducting research and action projects
- sharing research-based and other forms of knowledge across disciplines and education systems
- extending, exchanging, and applying this knowledge in the wider society
76,000+ teachers reached through CARLA programs
8 rounds of Title VI Language Resource Center funding
316 summer institutes offered since 1996
CARLA News
Addressing gaps in Minnesota’s seals of biliteracy program
A four-year project led by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition aims to help school districts offer more equitable access to seals of biliteracy.
UMN Receives Language Resource Center Funding from U.S. Department of Education
The University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) has received its eighth round of funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI Language Resource Centers (LRC) program, totaling more than $750,000 over the next four years.
CARLA Summer Institutes Lead to Deeper Learning in Language Classes
Developing literacy in a language is more than just learning to write, speak, and understand. Using language texts to develop cultural knowledge is also key.