Projects
Project Portfolio
English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS)
CAL designed and manages English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS), an intensive program that enables adult native speakers of critical languages to develop the English proficiency they need to succeed in professional positions in the federal government. EHLS is funded by the National Security Education Program and is conducted in partnership with Georgetown University.
World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium Partnership
CAL collaborates with the 39-state WIDA Consortium in its work to provide standards-based assessments for English language learners, most prominently on the Consortium’s assessment of English language proficiency, ACCESS for ELLs®. The test is currently taken by over 1,000,000 students annually.
STARTALK
STARTALK was created in 2006 to provide learning opportunities in the critical languages for students (K-16) and professional development for teachers of the critical languages, mainly through programs offered during the summer.
Promoting Educator Networks: Standards-Based Instruction for Secondary English Learners
CAL is partnering with the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, on this two-year project to provide support for secondary teachers working to implement the Common Core with English learners.
Investigating Language Policies in IB World Schools
CAL conducted research on behalf of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization to examine language policy development and implementation in IB schools.
Our Projects
CAL's experienced staff conduct large-scale and small-scale projects on a wide variety of topics related to our mission, with as many as 50 projects at any given time, with periods of performance from a few days to 5 years or more.
| Name | Funder |
|---|---|
| Heritage Language Assessment Module | U.S. Department of Education through CAL’s work with the Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center |
| Investigating Language Policies in IB World Schools | The International Baccalaureate Organization |
| K-12 Biliteracy Pathways | Oregon State Department of Education |
| Language Policy Research Network (LPReN) | Center for Applied Linguistics |
| Los Angeles Unified School District English Learner Master Plan 2018 | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Massachusetts ELPAC (English Learner Parent Advisory Council) Project | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Massachusetts ESL Programming Services Study | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Massachusetts World Language Standards Focus Group and Implementation Services | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Massachusetts World Language Standards Update | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Multimedia Rater Training Program for Modern Standard Arabic (MRTP-MSA) | U.S. Department of Education, International Research and Studies Program, in partnership with Michigan State University; Fordson High School, Deerborn, MI; Charlestown High School, MA; and the National Capital Language Resource Center, Washington, DC |