The multilingual and multicultural team of instructors, staff, and faculty at SDSU-LARC endorses the College of Arts and Letters' Statement of Solidarity with Black Lives Matter and against Anti-Blackness.
NOTICE
Due to COVID-19, our offices, labs, and training rooms are closed. All staff are teleworking. Language and culture training as well as professional development courses have been moved online.
- For general enquiries: mschulze@sdsu.edu
- Support for online language instruction at SDSU/CAL: mledezma@sdsu.edu
- Language Training Center program: chris.brown@sdsu.edu
- Project GO: erubin@sdsu.edu
- STARTALK and SAILN: sahmadeianfard@sdsu.edu
LARC’s Mission Statement
The Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) at the College of Arts & Letters at San Diego State University (SDSU) fosters effective teaching and learning of world languages locally, regionally, and nationally. LARC pursues this through initiatives involving research-based design and delivery of language and culture programs, teacher professionalization, and assessment.
We believe:
- Less commonly taught languages are an integral part of world languages education;
- Language teaching and learning are fundamental activities to a globally engaged and culturally aware society;
- Teacher professionalization and reflective best practices in language education are of utmost importance for instructors;
- Meaningful community engagement is essential to the work of SDSU, LARC, and all institutions of higher education;
- Articulation between K-12 and postsecondary education is vital for the development of professionals ready to contribute on an international scale.
LARC’s staff comprises a diverse, multilingual team that collaborates with partners on and off campus to promote language teaching and learning in the domains of practice, policy, and research.
Resources
Students / Language Learners
- Language Learning Resources
- LARC Labs Website
- Moodle LARC
- Summer Intensive Language Courses
- NEWL Test Center at LARC-SDSU
Faculty / Language Teachers
- Language Teaching Resources
- Lesson Plan Generator (LPG)
- Computer Assisted Screening Tool (CAST)
- SAILN World Language Project
Program and Visitor Information
News and Events
SAILN Professional Development Events
EL workshops – August 4th, 11th, and 18th 2021
View the event flyer
Visit the SAILN Events Page for More Information
Online LARC FFuN Series – Summer 2021
LARC Foreign Film Series and Discussion
Summer 2021 schedule coming soon
STARTALK Teacher Training Programs
Summer 2021 – Online
Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu
More information and apply at LARC STARTALK Teacher Training
SDSU Summer Intensive Language Program
Fully online, 4 semesters, up to 16 SDSU credits
Arabic, Persian, Portuguese
May 26 – August 6, 2021
Registration is Open
More information on prerequisites and session dates