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September, 17 2021

"Recruiting and Retaining of Language Specialists: Today and Tomorrow"

Speaker: Yun Hyang Lee, Office of Language Services,
Department of State

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting

December 10, 2021

“Lectica: Language Learning for the Real World”

Speaker: Megan Jeffrey, NFLC

(NFLC hosting and presenting)

January 21, 2022

"The FSI Arabic Dialect Program"

Speakers: Tanya Matar, FSI
Walid Abu Ulba, FSI
Tabassum Sohail, FSI
Leila Maacha, FSI
Thomas Conners, FSI

FSI

February 25, 2022

"The Mystery, History, and Majesty of American Bilingualism:
A Data Story"

Speaker: Steve Leveen, author, America's Bilingual Century

FSI

March 11, 2022

"Documenting the speaking proficiency gains and outcomes of intensive summer LCTL programs in face-to-face and online/remote instructional contexts"

Speakers: Dianna Murphy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sonya Sedivy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Felecia Lucht, Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes

NLFC

April 8, 2022

Topic to be focused on Language for Special Purposes (LSP)

Speaker: Mary Risner, Florida-Brazil Linkage Institute,
Center for Latin American Studies

USEd hosting and presenting

May 20, 2022

"America's Languages Portal: Government Language Programs Advancing Access and Equity"

Speakers:
John Tessitore, America's Languages Working Group
Richard Brecht, American Councils Research Center
Gail McGinn, America's Languages Working Group

FSI

June 17, 2022

"ACTFL’s innovations in assessment and professional learning: How our priorities guide our work”

Speakers: Howie Berman, ACTFL
Meg Malone, ACTFL
Thomas Wagener, ACTFL

FSI