Center for Applied Linguistics

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Center for Applied Linguistics
Other forms of name
Center for Applied Linguistics of the Modern Language Association of America
CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Washington, (D.C.). Center for Applied Linguistics
Modern Language Association of America. Center for Applied Linguistics
Center for Applied Linguistics (Washington)
Arlington (Va.). Center for Applied Linguistics
C.A.L. (Center for Applied Linguistics)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 196588359
Wikidata: Q5059499
Library of congress: n 50000320
Sources of Information
  • The sounds of language. [MP] 1961.
  • Indochinese students in U.S. schools, 1981:t.p. (Language and Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics) CIP galley (CAL's Language and Orientation Resource Center)
  • Obolensky, Serge. Persian basic course, 1963:v. 1, t.p. (the Center for Applied Linguistics of the Modern Language Association of America)

Wikipedia description:

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1959 and headquartered in Washington, DC. Its mission is to promote language learning and cultural understanding. Its president and chief executive officer is Diep Nguyen. The organization carries out its mission by working in the fields of bilingual education, English as a second language, world languages education, language policy, assessment, immigrant and refugee integration, literacy dialect studies; and the education of linguistically and culturally diverse adults and children. Staff members conduct research, design and develop language assessments and instructional materials, provide technical assistance and professional development, and disseminate information and resources related to language and culture.

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