About
The Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures (CSLC) is an interdisciplinary initiative dedicated to the education of the mind and heart through the advancement of language learning and cultural understanding at the University of Notre Dame. The CSLC provides space and programming for foreign language-culture exposure, interaction and communication combined with innovative technology and effective foreign language pedagogy. The center emphasizes a learner-centered communicative approach to language-culture study and seeks to integrate this knowledge with the greater humanities educational experience while also advancing internationalism and diversity across and beyond campus.
In order to fulfill this mission, the CSLC collaborates closely with scholars and practitioners across a wide range of departments, institutes, and affiliate institutions as it also fosters discourse and coordination among these entities. The CSLC facilities, programming, and staff are, therefore, informed by interdisciplinary foci as well as an overarching commitment to developing critical inquiry via multiple literacies in language and culture.
