+ The Current Status of CLAC Carol A. Klee University of Minnesota

+ (Foreign) Languages Across the Curriculum (FLAC or LAC)  Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC)  Efforts began in the late 1980s following the strengthening of the world language requirement in the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts and in response to the question: a language requirement for what purpose?  Implemented with funding from NEH and FIPSE in the 1990s but dwindled when funding ended

+ Primary goals of (F)LAC program University of Minnesota 1. Demonstrate to undergraduates the benefits of acquiring a second language, including deepened understanding of a discipline and broadened cultural perspectives; 2. Hone undergraduate students' analytic and critical abilities with regard to significant texts and sources in a second language; 3. Promote lifetime competency in a second language; 4. Provide opportunities and incentives for faculty to apply their second-language ability in the humanities or social science classroom.

+ Primary objectives of LxC at SUNY- Binghamton LxC “is not a language-instruction program but rather a course-content enrichment program.” It provides “opportunities for students to make meaningful use of (and enhance)their comprehension skills in languages other than English [… and] increases students’ understanding of the global networks that shape all cultures.”

+ How does CLAC work? (adapted from Diana Davis)Diana Davis TypeMinimum Lg Proficiency and Use Who DeliversFrequency of Meetings Academic CreditExamples InfusedHighly variable Non-FL facNo separate meetings No creditB-W, Earlham EmpoweredHighly variable Non-FL grad Ss, with non-FL fac hrs/sem0-1 credit: counts toward BU minor in Global Studies Binghamton U, UNC-Chapel Hill Modularized (FL trailer to non-FL class) Typically intermed-mid FL only Non-FL faculty or FL teaching assistant or FL faculty 1-2 hrs/weekPartial (1-2 credits) Appalachian State, Auburn, Minnesota, Utah Wittenberg U, St. Olaf, U Conn Immersed (free- standing) Intermediate- high or higher, FL only Non-FL faculty3-4 hrs/weekFull (3-4 credits): counts toward lg and non-lg rqmts Minnesota, Utah, Trinity U, Baldwin- Wallace Linked/Adju nct model Intermediate- high, FL only Faculty (FL and FL-fluent non-FL) 3-4 hrs/weekFull (3-4 credits): counts for lg rqmt U of Ottawa Dual-degreeEndpoint: Advanced- mid Bilingual faculty (CBLI → CLAC → full immersion abroad in work context) Better part of semesters (including industrial internship) credits (half or more taught in FL) of required for degree U of Rhode Island, U Conn, Georgia Tech

+ Challenges in the curricular development and delivery of CLAC Definition of the primary objectives of CLAC programs, taking into account specific institutional contexts Careful match between student language proficiency and program requirements Finding the appropriate balance between language learning and content learning Who should teach CLAC courses and what type of preparation should they receive? Importance of participation of applied linguists