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Student Resources

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World Languages Fair

Meet instructors of more than 25+ languages taught at UT Austin and learn about scholarships and study abroad!

Tuesday, November 19th 
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Main Mall

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About the Texas Language Center

The Texas Language Center supports, enhances, and promotes the teaching of languages and cultures at the University of Texas at Austin. The Center offers services that facilitate language teaching at all levels through faculty seminars/webinars, graduate portfolio courses, and coordination with advising staff to assist students in selecting appropriate courses. The TLC also promotes the professionalization of language teaching faculty through funded research, course development, and recognizing teaching excellence.

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"With languages, you are at home anywhere."

- Edmund de Waal

Students

Graduate Students

LTC Portfolio

Undergraduate Students

Language Proficiency Testing
Foreign Language Teaching Excellence Award
Departments, Programs, Flagships, and Centers
World Languages Fair
Tutors and Translators
Language Conversation Practice Meetings
Study Abroad
Language Study Tracks  
Summer World Language Courses

 

 

LTC Portfolio Program

The Graduate Portfolio Certificate in Language Teaching and Program Coordination (LTC) is an additional credential available to current graduate students, along with their Master’s or Doctoral degree.

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LTC Portfolio Recipients

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"Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach."

- Aristotle

Advisors & Instructors

Language Study Tracks
World Languages Fair
Advising Information for World Languages
Summer World Language Courses
Event Recordings
Professional Development Awards
Online and Print Resources

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Contact Us

Main Office
BUR 230

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Texas Language Center
University of Texas at Austin
2505 University Ave, B7800
BUR 230
Austin, Texas 78712-1085

Phone: 512-471-6574
Fax: 512-475-8866
tlc@austin.utexas.edu

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Advisory Committees

The LTC Advisory Committee comprises four faculty representatives from the University’s language programs. These faculty members serve for 2-year renewable terms.

Program Director

Dr.Thomas J. Garza

Research Interests: Russian language teaching methodology/ Applied linguistics/ Contemporary Russian culture/ The Chechen wars and the media/ Post-Soviet youth culture/ Language teaching pedagogy/ Russian popular culture/ Modern Russian language/ Contemporary Russian media

Steering Committee Members

Dr. Olla Al-Shalchi

Research Interests: Language pedagogy/ The use of technology in the classroom/ Material development, learning strategies, and the cognitive load effect on learners with varying knowledge backgrounds

Dr. Nancy Guilloteau

Research Interests: Online and hybrid curriculum development/ Second language pedagogy/ Teacher training and supervision, and assessment

Dr. Orlando Kelm

Research Interests: The teaching of foreign language for professional purposes/ Use of technology in foreign language education/ Portuguese and Spanish phonetics/ Applied linguistics

Dr. David Quinto Pozos

Research Interests: Developmental signed language disorders/ Constructed action/ Language contact/ Signed-spoken language interpretation

Give to the TLC

Thank you for considering a gift to the Texas Language Center!

Giving to the TLC

Investing in the Texas Language Center helps us expand our educational and scholarly mission and often carries special tax incentives for you. Your gift will provide funding for faculty research, scholarships and awards, and outreach and promotion of language learning in the community.

How You Can Give

You can submit your gift online through our secure online web form by following these steps:

  1. Navigate to the The Campaign for Texas page. "College of Liberal Arts" and "Texas Language Center" will be pre-filled in the form.
  2. Enter your gift amount.
  3. Select your gift type.
  4. If your gift is in honor of someone, click the Yes button and specify the person's name in the box provided.

If you would prefer to mail your gift, please make your check payable to “The University of Texas at Austin” and write "Texas Language Center" in the memo section. Send it to:

University Development Office
1 University Station
Mail Stop A3000
Austin, TX 78712

You may also email changinglives@utexas.edu or call (512) 471-8861 to receive more information.

 

Advisory Committees

The LTC Advisory Committee comprises four faculty representatives from the University’s language programs. These faculty members serve for 2-year renewable terms.

Program Director

Dr.Thomas J. Garza

Research Interests: Russian language teaching methodology/ Applied linguistics/ Contemporary Russian culture/ The Chechen wars and the media/ Post-Soviet youth culture/ Language teaching pedagogy/ Russian popular culture/ Modern Russian language/ Contemporary Russian media

Steering Committee Members

Dr. Olla Al-Shalchi

Research Interests: Language pedagogy/ The use of technology in the classroom/ Material development, learning strategies, and the cognitive load effect on learners with varying knowledge backgrounds

Dr. Nancy Guilloteau

Research Interests: Online and hybrid curriculum development/ Second language pedagogy/ Teacher training and supervision, and assessment

Dr. Orlando Kelm

Research Interests: The teaching of foreign language for professional purposes/ Use of technology in foreign language education/ Portuguese and Spanish phonetics/ Applied linguistics

Dr. David Quinto Pozos

Research Interests: Developmental signed language disorders/ Constructed action/ Language contact/ Signed-spoken language interpretation

Give to the TLC

Thank you for considering a gift to the Texas Language Center!

Giving to the TLC

Investing in the Texas Language Center helps us expand our educational and scholarly mission and often carries special tax incentives for you. Your gift will provide funding for faculty research, scholarships and awards, and outreach and promotion of language learning in the community.

How You Can Give

You can submit your gift online through our secure online web form by following these steps:

  • Navigate to the The Campaign for Texas page. "College of Liberal Arts" and "Texas Language Center" will be pre-filled in the form.
  • Enter your gift amount.
  • Select your gift type.
  • If your gift is in honor of someone, click the Yes button and specify the person's name in the box provided.

If you would prefer to mail your gift, please make your check payable to “The University of Texas at Austin” and write "Texas Language Center" in the memo section. Send it to:

Stacy Clark, Chief Development Officer - Interim
College of Liberal Arts
The University of Texas at Austin
University Development Office
P.O. Box 7458
Austin, TX 78713

You may also e-mail Stacy Clark at sclark@austin.utexas.edu or call (512) 471-8861 to receive more information.