News
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Openings on CASLT’s Board of Directors
Openings on CASLT’s Board of Directors
CASLT is looking for candidates to join its Board of Directors. Interested individuals should have a national-level experience in the field of second language teaching and learning and be recognized as current or future leaders in their field, among other things.
Consult the Call for Expression of Interest for a full description and requirements for the position as well as the application process. Application deadline is March 15, 2020.
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CLWB: Call for Exhibitors
CLWB: Call for ExhibitorsYou can now reserve your booth for the Celebrating Languages Without Borders (CLWB) 2020, Canada’s premier professional development conference for second language educators. Be part of this important event and advertise your products, resources, or services to over 600 participants from across Canada and abroad.
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Neurolinguistic Approach: Training Courses
Neurolinguistic Approach: Training Courses
The International Centre for Training and Research in the Neurolingusitic Approach and Neuroeducation is pleased to announce a new set of training courses on the Neurolinguistic Approach (Level 1–3).
Consult the Neurolinguistic Approach (NLA) Web page to find out the date and location of available training in your area.
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Popular Science Video Contest
Popular Science Video Contest
The French Embassy in Canada, in partnership with the YouTuber Scilabus and CASLT, welcomes submissions for its Popular Science Video Contest open to students in Canada enrolled in Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Many interesting prizes will be awarded. Submission deadline: April 24, 2020.
Visit the France Canada Culture website to learn more.
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CASLT Online Professional Learning
CASLT Online Professional Learning
CASLT is pleased to announce its next Online Professional Learning (OPL) session titled Create Interactive Language Learning Through Technology: Maximizing Free Google Tools with Glenn Cake on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
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“Languages Build…” Video Contest
“Languages Build…” Video Contest
What impact has learning English or French as a second/additional language had in your life? Create a video (3 minutes max.) to share your story or thoughts and run a chance to win amazing prizes. Submission deadline: March 31, 2020.
Consult the “Languages Build…” Video Contest Web page to learn more.
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Success for All Series
New CASLT Publication
Success for All Series
The Success for All series is a collection of resources intended to guide teachers and school administrators in finding and applying strategies and best practices for making language education accessible to all types of learners. These first four volumes address challenges teachers and administrators face in supporting additional language learners. CASLT intends to produce additional volumes to address challenges teachers face in helping students with exceptionalities succeed in language learning.
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“Languages Build…” Toolkit
“Languages Build…” Toolkit
As part of the “Languages Build…” campaign, CASLT has developed an advocacy toolkit to raise awareness of numerous benefits of language learning. The tools in the kit are arranged by the eight impacts identified in the Literature Review on the Impact of Second-Language Learning, and they will be posted as the campaign unfolds. Please join us in advocating for language learning by using and sharing these tools within your network.
Visit the Languages Build Advocacy Toolkit Web page to find the advocacy tools and learn how to use them.
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Why Learn Languages? Languages Build...
Why Learn Languages? Languages Build…
Research shows that second-language learning is beneficial on many levels. But to what extent?
Visit our Why Learn Languages? tab and learn how languages build brains, academic performance, personality, societies, cultural competencies, economies and plurilingualism. Furthermore, learn how language learning is for all, read research-based articles on the impact of second-language learning and explore a variety of resources for teachers, parents, students, schools, school administrators and second language stakeholders.
