News and Events

Established in 1980, CCRALL is the oldest student-run conference in the United States. To maintain quality, the conference accepts up to 120 papers, ensuring a meaningful experience for participants. Our hybrid format, allows attendees to engage with important topics in their fields while benefiting from the rich history and connections fostered by CCRALL both virtually and in person.

For more information, see the dedicated CCRALL page.

The Summer Language Institute supports K-16 language practitioners seeking to employ contemporary, research-supported best practices for world language instruction in their classrooms. Specifically, the Summer Language Institute will focus on equipping pre- and in-service foreign/world language, heritage language, immersion, and ESL/EFL educators with training on how to both modify existing curricula and create new course materials that adhere to ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages. The Summer Language Institute runs in person every summer for three days, hosted at the University of Cincinnati.  

For more information, see the dedicated SLI page.

CEDAR LRC is a Title VI LRC funded by the United States Department of Education, established in the Fall of 2022. The CEDAR LRC focuses on the provision, enhancement, and evaluation of language curriculum materials that create transformative experiences for learners and educators alike. The CEDAR LRC both develops and researches the impact of leading-edge curricular materials for language learners from kindergarten through postsecondary levels. Its four focal areas are virtual reality (VR) for curricular design, the development of inclusive materials, community and institutional partnerships, and theory-to-practice research. Curricular materials at the CEDAR LRC will all be publicly available as open educational resources (OERs).

For more information, see the dedicated CEDAR LRC page.

The RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter is an annual newsletter published by the Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures at the University of Cincinnati.

RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2023
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2022
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2021
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2020
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2019
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2014
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2013
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2012
RALL Lingua Franca Newsletter - 2011

Faculty and Graduate Accomplishments 2011-2014