Meet the Consortium Partners
These organizations collaborate to support language learning and make information about programs, professional development, and capacity available to a wide range of audiences. Click on the arrow next to the description of each partner to learn more.
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The Alliance for the Advancement of Heritage Languages (the Alliance) gathers and disseminates information about the languages spoken in the United States, speakers of those languages, and programs to develop those languages – with a focus on community-based and K-12 settings. Learn more  |
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The American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) believes that bringing the language, literatures, and cultures of the German-speaking world to all Americans is a vital humanistic endeavor, which serves essential national interests. Learn more |
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The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) promotes the study and teaching of the Spanish and Portuguese languages and their corresponding cultures at all levels of education. The AATSP supports the exchange of pedagogical and scholarly information through its programs, publications, research projects, and extensive collaboration with educators, professionals, and institutions at home and in other countries. Learn more |
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The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. With more than 12,000 members, ACTFL has become synonymous with innovation, quality, and reliability in meeting the changing needs of language educators and their students. Learn more |
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CARLA–Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition–at the University of Minnesota is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages. Learn more |
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The Chinese Heritage Language Education and Research Project (CHeLER) at the University of Toledo seeks to improve the teaching and learning of Chinese heritage language and culture in the United States by gathering and disseminating resources related to Chinese heritage education and information about community-based Chinese heritage programs to educators, parents, and the general public. Learn more |
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The DesiLearn initiative, managed by the National Capital Language Resource Center at The George Washington University, collects extensive information about K-12 and community-based programs involved in the teaching of fifteen South Asian languages. Learn more |
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NCOLCTL–National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, housed at Indiana University, is a national alliance of organizations dedicated to the growth and support of teaching less commonly taught languages in American academic institutions. Learn more |
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The National Heritage Language Resource Center develops effective pedagogical approaches to teaching heritage language learners, first by creating a research base and then by pursuing curriculum design, materials development, and teacher education. Learn more |
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The STARTALK initiative, managed by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, seeks to expand and improve the teaching and learning of strategically important world languages that are not now widely taught in the United States. Learn more |
