Teachers of Critical Languages Program: TCLP
Document Resources
Annual Report
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2009 Annual Report [8.77 MB PDF]
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
Programmatic
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TCLP Critical Language Projects [271.26 KB PDF]
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce support for Critical Language Projects to assist Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) alumni and institutions to support mutual understanding by helping to increase the number of Americans teaching and learning critical need languages. Funding is available for the following types of projects: school partnerships and joint-classroom projects; sharing of innovative teaching methods, best practices and/or comparative methodologies; developing curricula and supporting the exchange of authentic materials for communicative needs; and strengthening respect and appreciation for educators.
TCLP Critical Language Projects may be proposed by exchange teachers, alumni, U.S. mentor teachers, or U.S. host schools and districts. Projects should:
1) Maintain contact or expand the relationship between TCLP alumni and the schools at which they have taught as a teacher of critical need languages; and
2) Contribute to the development of critical need language programs in U.S. schools in support of the goal of increasing the number of Americans learning and teaching critical need foreign languages.
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TCLP Professional Development Fund [132.78 KB PDF]
The Teachers of Critical Languages Program allocates $400 in professional development funds to its exchange teachers so they can have access to teaching resources, classroom improvement materials, and professional development opportunities. This Professional Development Fund is separate from participants’ monthly stipends. While the stipend is designed to cover participants’ monthly expenses, the Professional Development Fund is specifically designed to support exchange teachers’ classroom teaching and professional development.
Other
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2008 Fall TCLP Workshop [1.99 MB PDF]
2008 Fall TCLP Workshop
PROGRAM NEWS
Cross cultural exchange: Chinese teacher adapts and thrives in Swain County
01/28/10
"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
01/28/10
"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."