To support the learning and teaching of foreign and heritage languages on the Berkeley campus and, where appropriate, in the University of California system. Provide language instructors with opportunities to learn of new developments in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language pedagogy, and second language acquisition theory; Support language research and its dissemination at professional meetings and in professional journals; Provide faculty and students with learning resources and facilities; Support faculty production of new language learning materials. The BLC’s mission
Four Key Objectives 1.Outreach/Inreach 2.Internationalization 3.Research 4.Resources
The BLC in relation to… UC Berkeley’s mission National trends in language education
Future Directions Partial stand-in for former UC Language Consortium Title VI funding work-arounds Centralized FL pedagogy courses? Service learning initiatives Greater coordination with study abroad programs
BLC Revenue & Carry forward Total Resource = $985,000
BLC Expenses Total Expenses = $863,000