CAL News
Theme Generators April 2026 The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is pleased to announce an upcoming opportunity for educators to be a part of the development of WIDA ACCESS. Educators … Read more
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is recruiting professional item writers to write selected response Listening and Reading items for a large-scale English language proficiency assessment for Grades 1-12. Item … Read more
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) remembers Dr. Ernest Morrell, a renowned literary scholar and a former member of the CAL Board of Trustees. Dr. Morrell passed away after a … Read more
February 5-16, 2024
WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts December 8–19, 2025 The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is pleased to announce a new round of WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts, which will take place December … Read more
Date: August 22, 2025Time: 1:00 PM EST The Center for Applied Linguistics is pleased to announce that Diep Nguyen, CAL’s President and CEO, will make remarks at an important event. … Read more
Ester J. de Jong, CAL Board Trustee Chair, was recently interviewed by DLENM.
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., with a mission to promote access, equity, and mutual understanding for linguistically and culturally diverse people … Read more
Honoring the work of Terrence G.Wiley, this book provides an overview of research on social justice in language diversity and policy. It explores formal and informal learning spaces and language … Read more
Are you a K-16 world language educator interested in learning more about assessment? CAL and the Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center (AELRC) invite you to a free, one-hour webinar … Read more
