The ViVID project has now welcomed its third cohort with fellows coming from 11 institutions and representing 5 target languages including Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, and Serbian. The teachers work in a variety of teaching contexts, such as 9-12 grade secondary schools and 4-year college or universities, and their teaching experience varies from 2 to 20+ years in the classroom, which enriches the peer mentoring groups and provides the perfect opportunity for professional growth. More information about the fellows will be coming in future newsletters!  

Our newest Teach-a-LCTL guide was just released, aimed at the intermediate level! 

The Teach-a-LCTL Resource Guides combine scholarship on community language education, research on heritage language learners, and literacies-based approaches to language learning. The guides aim to provide teachers and coordinators in community LCTL education programs with an easy-to-use resource, adaptable to their languages, cultures, and learners. Each guide has an introduction that describes the project’s rationale, as well as some of the things that make community LCTL programs unique. Both guides contain sample lesson plans on 5 themes: music; sports and movement; clothing; expressions and emotions; and food. 

Does your institution want to expand their world language options for your students? We are actively seeking institutional partners to pilot our asymmetrical course sharing project. Partner with MSU to offer Persian, Russian, Tamil, or Vietnamese! (Other language options can be explored if there is interest!)

We are piloting this collaborative partnership structure, which would allow your institution the following benefits:

• Students retain access to their own financial aid
• Students earn home institution credits
• Students pay their normal tuition rate
• Keep a portion of the student’s tuition money for administrative costs

Please reach out to us if you are interested in exploring a partnership with us!

Consulting/Coaching with the NLRC

Did you know that the NLRC offers FREE consulting/coaching? 

Do you or your language department want to talk through something related to LCTL teaching or learning? From grant writing feedback to proficiency-based teaching, from online language learning to OERs, you can book time with the NLRC to gather resources, get feedback, and process ideas about the teaching and learning of LCTLs.

Don't hesitate to reach out to us to book an initial 30 minute call! 

NLRC Social Media Highlight

BOO—Hope everyone had a spooktacular October! This month we began the month by introducing one of our hard-working program assistants, Sophie! On October 5th, we observed World Teacher’s Day, where we celebrate and support teachers of all subjects, all languages, all around the world! Tightly following that we celebrated Indigenous People’s Day—every day we continue to support and acknowledge the influence of culture and legacies from Indigenous communities and diasporas. Throughout the month, we continued to also advertise our free CEM course, that of which the deadline ended on 10/21. Follow our social media to see more of what we are up to! 

• NLRC Facebook Page
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OER Textbooks from MSU

There are three new OER (Open Educational Resource) books that have been published at MSU, which include the languages of Vietnamese, Tamil, and Khmer! OER Textbooks are a great form of accessible teaching and learning, for all subjects and languages! MSU and the NLRC will continue to promote and provide resources for LCTL teachers and students. Check them out here: 

Basic Tamil

Intermediate Khmer

Advanced Vietnamese