Welcome to the Center for Language Acquisition
The Center for Language Acquisition (CLA) is a research unit in the College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State. Its primary focus is conducting and supporting Applied Linguistics research on the teaching, learning, and assessment of foreign and second languages. In collaboration with foreign and second language-teaching units in the College of the Liberal Arts, the CLA also develops and disseminates second language teaching and assessment materials based in the research paradigms of Applied Linguistics.
August 7, 2024
October 7, 2026
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
October 16, 2026
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
360 Willard Building
November 4, 2026
10:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.
November 6, 2026
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
November 6, 2026
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
To Be Announced
December 4, 2026
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
360 Willard Building
January 22, 2027
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
April 2, 2027
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library