Welcome to TCLP
Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) is a multi-layered cross-cultural program funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for International Education. TCLP is designed to increase the number of Americans teaching and studying Arabic and Mandarin. We invite you to explore our site, starting with the video below sharing TCLP teachers' highlights of interactive classroom experiences.
Program Highlights
TCLP Arabic Highlights January 2010
Video Highlights
TCLP Chinese Highlights January 2010
Video Highlights
TCLP Arabic Highlights January 2010
Video Highlights
TCLP Chinese Highlights January 2010
Video Highlights
Announcements
Critical Language Projects
These projects can be proposed by current or previous exchange teachers, mentor teachers, host schools, or host school districts. Projects that allow continued collaboration between schools and their exchange teachers, as well as those that contribute to or develop US schools' critical foreign language programs, can be supported with awards up to approximately $5,000. Grants will be awarded on an ongoing basis, and application materials can be found under "Document Resources" in the "Programmatic" section using the link below:
TCLP Resource Document.
Teachers of Critical Languages: Critical Language Projects.
Please note that the deadline is ongoing
PROGRAM NEWS
Cross cultural exchange: Chinese teacher adapts and thrives in Swain County
"After making the journey to Western North Carolina from China, Niu Jun discovered Bryson City was nothing like she imagined.
Driving through the town of about 1,300, a confused Niu Jun asked, “Bryson City? Where’s the city?”
Foreign Languages Fade in Class — Except Chinese
"WASHINGTON — Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade, according to a government-financed survey — dismal news for a nation that needs more linguists to conduct its global business and diplomacy...The State Department has paid for a smaller program — the Teachers of Critical Languages Program — to bring Chinese teachers to schools here, with each staying for a year."