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Our Mission
As a locally grounded and internationally minded hub for language education transformation, our mission is to empower language educators, engage language learners, and enhance language learning and teaching practices through innovation, research, advocacy, and professional development.
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Languages: An Antidote to Hatred
Arabic, German, Swedish, and a smattering of Ancient Greek. Sam Meade is not a...
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Self-Discovery through a Language Learning Lens
Not only do CeLTA’s interns help MSU students tell their language stories, they often...
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To Innovate
At CeLTA, we are passionate about making language learning and teaching more engaging, more meaningful, more effective, and more accessible. We are not only constantly exploring innovative ways but also sharing them on campus and beyond.
To Connect
CeLTA connects people, programs, and departments on campus and in the world to create a better understanding of how and why to teach and learn languages.
To Transform
CeLTA seeks to create engaging, supportive and accessible advancement and experiential learning opportunities and spaces for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and the communities beyond MSU.
We Offer
MA Foreign Language Teaching
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Professional Development
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Mentoring & engaged Learning
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Research
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testing
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Grants
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Okemos World Languages Partnership
$2.5 Million Mellon Grant – Less Commonly Taught Languages
The Language School
Since 2002, the language departments at Michigan State University have offered community-based language and culture outreach programs on campus and at area schools. Our programming has expanded over the years to include a variety of programs for preK-12 students as well as professional development opportunities for K-16 teachers. In 2008, we officially launched the CeLTA Language School (CLS) as part of the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA). All programs are organized and conducted by MSU faculty members, graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and community members.
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The Language School
Since 2002, the language departments at Michigan State University have offered community-based language and culture outreach programs on campus and at area schools. Our programming has expanded over the years to include a variety of programs for preK-12 students as well as professional development opportunities for K-16 teachers. In 2008, we officially launched the Community Language School (CLS) as part of the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA). All programs are organized and conducted by MSU faculty members, graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and community members.