- WASHINGTON — American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the award of a new, three-year research grant from the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. In partnership with the RAND Corporation and Portland Public Schools, American Councils launched a study on July 2, 2012, entitled "The Effect of Dual-Language Immersion on Student Achievement in the Portland Public Schools." The study will examine the effect of dual-language immersion (DLI)… Read More
- Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) alumna Li Qiong was placed as a Mandarin teacher in Arizona in 2011. Since her return to China after her teacher exchange, she has facilitated a sister school program between her US and home school with two follow-up TCLP alumni grants focused on innovative international exchange. Li Qiong's 2015 project, Sister Schools Rising, shared Chinese language and culture and cemented the schools' partnership. In 2016, the China Education Association for… Read More
- The Russian Federation’s war on Ukraine has precipitated a profound disruption to the nation's academic life. Across the country, laboratories stand empty, classrooms lie in ruins, and universities face the looming responsibility of educating the next generation amid relentless uncertainty. Yet Ukraine’s scholars persist— continuing to teach, conduct research, and sustain the intellectual networks that bind their communities together. Their work reflects both individual resolve and a vital… Read More
- Veronica Guzman tells her students that learning a language can open up their worlds to new opportunities. She knows because she’s experienced it. Her first language is Spanish, and she also grew up speaking English. In school, she studied Italian but later switched to Russian because she wanted to further challenge herself. “Being able to study and use a critical language gives you a better understanding of other cultures and really opens you up to other perspectives,” she said.… Read More
- The American Councils Research Center (ARC) provides data and research on language learning and language use in education and in the workplace. ARC’s goal is to provide relevant data to policymakers at all levels.ARC builds on the accomplishments of American Councils in the areas of language assessment, advanced language acquisition, immersion learning, and intercultural development. The staff has produced nationally and internationally recognized materials. Among ARC’s most… Read More
- Chisinau, Moldova – American Councils for International Education is proud to announce a collaboration between the American Language Center (ALC), a division of our office in the Republic of Moldova, and the country’s government. The collaboration builds on a successful two-year partnership with the State Chancellery that grants the ALC additional agreements to provide specialized English language training to ten government institutions. This expansion includes new English programs at the… Read More
- FLEX is excited to welcome the 2025-26 finalists from Greece to the U.S. in August. Unfortunately, due to resource constraints, there will not be any recruitment in Greece in 2025 for the 2026-27 program year. Located in Athens, the country's capital and one of the world's oldest cities, AC Greece is primarily focused on supporting the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX), which is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. FLEX is a high… Read More
- Sponsored by the United States Department of State, the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program promotes mutual understanding between citizens of the United States and 22 countries across Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia.Every FLEX exchange student lives with a volunteer host family for one academic year to learn about American values, attend a U.S. high school, and teach Americans about their home countries. Participants return home galvanized and inspired to share their new experiences… Read More
- We would like to cordially invite you to a panel discussion and press conference on the National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey. The National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey collects and analyzes K-12 foreign language enrollment data as it currently stands in the United States, where more than 21 percent of households speak a language other than English at home. National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey Panel discussion and press conference Thursday, June… Read More
- Join us for a guest lecture and discussion, featuring Dr. William Brumfield. About Dr. Brumfield William Craft Brumfield, PhD, is a professor of Slavic studies and a Sizeler professor of Jewish studies at Tulane University. Dr. Brumfield is an internationally-known and widely-celebrated scholar of Russian architecture. As a student of Russian literature and history, and as a photographer and historian of Russian architecture, Dr. Brumfield has worked in Russia since the… Read More
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