Drake University is hosting the 10th conference of the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) Consortium on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22, sponsored by World Languages and Cultures.
The primary purpose of CLAC is to provide students with opportunities to use their linguistic and cultural competencies outside of the language classroom. To show our commitment to CLAC, 25 Drake University professors now include CLAC options for their students as a result of CLAC workshop participation the past two summers.

The “Drake University Language Acquisition Program” (now the Department of World Languages and Cultures) drew national attention for creating a unique and experimental environment for language acquisition following the disbanding of the Modern Language Department in 2001. As a site of innovation in practice and delivery, Drake offers an appropriate venue for a lively discussion and debate about the future of languages in the curriculum, methods for promoting meaningful language use beyond the language classroom, and CLAC’s role in developing engaged and globally-minded citizens.

Drake faculty are welcome to register for the conference. For more information about the workshops, schedule, and registration, please view the website at http://clac2016.wp.drake.edu/conference-schedule/.

—Dorothy Pisarski, Global Communications Liaison