Focus of Our Work
Learn more about the areas in which the Alliance concentrates its attention.
Alliance Partners
Learn more about the organizations and individuals supporting the Alliance through significant contributions.
About Us
Alliance Advisors
The Alliance Advisors are leaders in the field and heritage language advocates committed to furthering the work of the Alliance. They serve as key advisors on issues such as vetting new initiatives or providing guidance for grant applications, and use their influence to network and promote awareness of the Alliance and its activities.
Advisors
Provide association with, visibility for, and endorsement of the work of the Alliance because of their position and status in the field
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Promote awareness of the Alliance through professional channels (e.g., at professional conferences and other venues)
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Provide consultation from time to time to vet new initiatives or provide support for grant applications
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Attend meetings as needed and when possible
Advisors for 2008-2011
(3-year term)
Marty Abbott
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Donna Christian
President, Center for Applied Linguistics
Jim Cummins
Modern Language Centre, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
Jerry Hill
President, Indigenous Language Institute
Nancy Hornberger
Goldie Anna Professor of Education; Director, Educational Linguistics Program; Language and Literacy in Education Division; Graduate School of Education; University of Pennsylvania
Olga Kagan
Director, National Heritage Language Resource Center, UCLA
Jerry Lampe
National Foreign Language Center
Debbie Robinson
President, National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL)
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl
Yale University
Guadalupe Valdés
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Stanford University
Terrence (Terry) Wiley
Mary Lou Fulton College of Education
Arizona State University
