The LRC arranges and sponsors events of intellectual interest to language educators. Each year, we invite four to six speakers to share best practices and engage in conversation.
Join us to gain deeper insights into ongoing trends in teaching methodology and meet nationally and internationally renowned practitioners and researchers. All LRC Speaker Series events meet in G25 Stimson Hall and are also live streamed on Zoom (registration required for each event). All times listed are ET.
The LRC Speaker Series is free and open to the public.
Please check the events calendar for upcoming talks. Please also take a brief survey, sharing your ideas and suggestions for future topics and speakers.
Upcoming talks
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4-5 pm | Fernando Rubio Yale University | 
| Open Educational Resources in Language Teaching and Learning This event will be held in person at the LRC in Stimson Hall G25 and will also be streamed live over Zoom (registration required). |
| Monday, October 6, 2025 4:30-5:30 pm | Mijeong Mimi Kim Washington University in St. Louis | 
| Implementing Undergraduate TAs in the Language Curriculum This event will be held in person at the LRC in Stimson Hall G25 and will also be streamed live over Zoom (registration required). |
| Friday, November 14, 2025 12-1 pm | Daniel Kaufman Queens College and CUNY Graduate Center | 
| Language Documentation and Revitalization This event will be held in person at the LRC in Stimson Hall G25 and will also be streamed live over Zoom (registration required). |
Archive
| April 17, 2025 | Sara Lee Arizona State University | 
| Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism: Encouraging and Supporting All L2 Learners | |
| March 12, 2025 | Gláucia Silva UMass Dartmouth | 
| Linguistic Perception and Production in Heritage Language | |
| February 11, 2025 | Kris Aric Knisely University of Arizona | 
| Doing It (Gender) Justice: Reimagining Language Education Through Trans Knowledges | |
| November 14, 2024 | Tom Garza UT Austin | 
| I Belong Here: Addressing Gen Z Learner Identities through Differentiated Instruction in World Languages | |
| October 21, 2024 | Ilka Kostka Northeastern University | 
| Generative AI in Language Education: | |
| September 19, 2024 | Oya Topçuoğlu Judd Northwestern University | 
| Collaborative Curriculum Design in LCTLs: | |
| April 16, 2024 | Dan Nickolai Saint Louis University | 
| iSpraak: A Platform for Second Language Pronunciation Instruction, Assessment, and Research | |
| March 25, 2024 | Jeff Bale University of Toronto | 
| Language Policy, (Anti-)Racism, and Change | |
| February 29, 2024 | Julie Evershed University of Michigan | 
| Copyright Basics: Understanding Copyright in the Context of Language Teaching | |
| November 9, 2023 | Francis Akutey-Baffoe Harvard University | 
| An Approach to Teaching Twi as a Second Language Using Progressive Learning | |
| October 16, 2023 | Catherine Baumann University of Chicago | 
| Reverse Design and its Role in Curricular and Programmatic Articulation | |
| September 27, 2023 | Mari Noda The Ohio State University | 
| Fail Better: Learning to Participate in Another Culture | |
| August 29, 2023 | Américo Mendoza-Mori Harvard University | 
| Language Revitalization, Cultural Reclamation, and Global Indigeneity | |
| Koen Van Gorp Michigan State University | 
| Real-World Tasks in the Classroom: Myth or Reality? | |
| March 25, 2023 | Florencia Henshaw University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | 
| Guiding SLA Principles and Assessment | |
| February 15, 2023 | Larisa Kasumagic- Kafedzic Cornell University, University of Sarajevo | 
| Language and Peace: Joining Peace Pedagogies and Peace Linguistics in Language Education | |
| November 16, 2022 | Cori Crane University of Alabama | 
| Creating Pathways of Perspective-Shifting through Structured Critical Reflection | |
| October 28, 2022 | Claudia Holguín Mendoza University of California, Riverside | 
| Antiracist Critical Literacy: Methodologies of the Oppressed for Language Education | |
| September 20, 2022 | Stacey Margarita Johnson Vanderbilt University | 
| Problem-Based Models for Language and Culture Instruction | |
| August 29, 2022 | Luana Reis University of Pittsburgh | 
| Black Feminist Poetics and Language Teaching | |
| April 29, 2022 | Shyam Sharma Stony Brook University | 
| Transcending Monolingual Worldviews: | |
| April 13, 2022 | Corrine Occhino Syracuse University | 
| What Everyone Should Know about ASL and American Deaf Culture | |
| March 15, 2022 | Yarden Kedar Cornell University, Beit Berl College Israel | 
| Bilingual Community-Based Language Pedagogy: | |
| February 15, 2022 | Christina Rocha ACS Athens | 
| Inquiry-Based Language Learning | |
| November 4, 2021 | Mariame Sy Columbia University | 
| Critical Thinking in World Language Teaching | |
| October 4, 2021 | Karen Lichtman Northern Illinois University | 
| Acquisition vs. Learning in 2021 | |
| September 13, 2021 | Jamie Rankin Princeton University | 
| "How Can I Learn All These Words?" | |
| September 1, 2021 | Elvia Andía Grágeda The Ohio State University | 
| Designing (Indigenous) Language Classes Rooted in ACTFL Standards to Promote Spoken Proficiency | |
| May 13, 2021 | Eduardo Viana da Silva University of Washington | 
| Developing an Open and Inclusionary Language Textbook for Portuguese | |
| April 13, 2021 | Bill VanPatten | 
| Barriers to Innovation in Language Teaching | |
| March 17, 2021 | Cassandra Glynn, Pamela Wesely, and Beth Wassell | 
| Social Justice and the University Language Learner | |
| February 16, 2021 | Dustin Crowther University of Hawai'i at Manoa | 
| Addressing Speech Comprehensibility in the L2 Classroom | |
| November 5, 2020 | Christopher Hromalik Onondaga Community College | 
| Inclusive by Design: Universal Design for Learning and the World Language Classroom | |
| October 7, 2020 | Kate Paesani University of Minnesota | 
| Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Teacher Professional Development: From Research to Practice | |
| September 8, 2020 | Julio Torres University of California, Irvine | 
| The Effects of Instruction on Heritage Language Learners | |
| March 2, 2020 | Ali Moeller University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 
| Pathways to Language and Intercultural Proficiency | |
| November 13, 2019 | Amanda Brown Syracuse University | 
| Immersive versus Non-Immersive Language Teaching: | |
| October 8, 2019 | Margaret E. Malone Georgetown University AELRC ACTFL | 
| Language Assessment Literacy | |
| September 12, 2019 | Edvan Brito University of Arkansas | 
| Using Social and Cultural Issues to Promote Language Learning and Cultural Awareness: | |
| April 16, 2019 | Charlene Polio Michigan State University | 
| Are Some Languages Really More "Difficult" to Learn? | |
| March 27, 2019 | Sarah Mercer University of Graz, Austria | 
| The Secret Ingredient of Effective Language Teaching: Teacher Wellbeing | |
| November 16, 2018 | Christian Hilchey University of Texas, Austin | 
| Open Media and the Next Frontier in Open Education | |
| October 25, 2018 | Patsy Lightbown Concordia University | 
| Putting Form-Focused Instruction in its Place | |
| September 28, 2018 | Celeste Kinginger Penn State University | 
| Language Learning in Intercultural Encounters Abroad |