Social Justice in Language Education
CARLA’s Social Justice in Language Education initiative aims to improve teachers’ understanding and application of critical pedagogies as they teach social justice themes. The initiative has three components: research, resources, and professional development.
Initiative Background
The Social Justice in Language Education initiative was developed to address the important need for professional development and instructional materials anchored in social justice and critical pedagogies.
Research
To understand teacher and student learning in social justice-oriented language classrooms, the Social Justice in Language Education initiative leaders are conducting two research studies, one on teacher understanding and enactment of social justice approaches, and one on students’ language development and social justice takeaways.
Resources for Teachers
- Social justice planning templates
- Curricular units in multiple languages
- Searchable text repository - Coming soon!
- Podcast series - Coming soon!
- Bibliography of practical and scholarly resources
Professional Development
CARLA Summer Institutes for Language Teachers
Each summer CARLA offers a wide array of professional development opportunities for K-16 language teachers.CARLA Bibliography
The CARLA bibliography contains more information on publications and presentations by faculty and staff involved in the Social Justice in Language Education project.
