The Center for Language Excellence (CLE) looks forward to continuing working with all campus units that deal with language learning, teaching, and research. The Center supports efforts to streamline language-related activities in language departments, programs, and resource centers. CLE promotes, supports, and enhances the learning and teaching of languages at Indiana University through the following activities.
Proficiency-based and Standards-based Instruction
Promote the attainment of proficiency-based and standards-based instruction in all languages taught at the university
Support proficiency-targeted outcomes at all language instruction levels
Support learners in the process of life-long language learning
Support and promote best practices in planning, techniques, and artifacts for language learning
Professional Development
Provide professional development workshops, institutes, seminars for all language instructors to incorporate effective language learning and teaching principles and strategies in their classroom activities
Promote professionalization of language teaching staff through funded research, and curriculum and course development
Provide support and training in best practices for evaluating language teaching faculty and staff
Online Language Education
Support the development and coordination of online language education courses
Support online language learning, including the development of online and hybrid language courses and online language learning materials
Provide training for language instructors to teach online and to use online assessment tools
Support research in online language education
Language Advocacy and Outreach
Engage in outreach opportunities and practices
Raise public awareness on the benefits of language learning and support language proficiency recognition programs
Promote intercultural competence and develop global learning outcomes
Increase areas for collaboration, interdisciplinary curriculum development, and curriculum internationalization
Language Learning Outcomes Assessment
Identify and support the development and use of the best tools to assess language learning outcomes based on authentic tasks and goals.
Provide training for language faculty and staff to use alternative assessment tools such as performance rubrics, role-playing scenarios, e-portfolios, oral performances, and creative writing.
Research on Language Learning and Teaching
Provide support and sharing research findings of the benefits of language learning with the language teaching faculty and staff
Support language teaching and learning research, applied linguistics, and pedagogy through lecture series, demonstrations, and model classroom-based research