Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research

10/28/2025

Available on Oct 31st!

10/03/2025

08/29/2025

As you may know, the U.S. Department of Education has not yet released the funding provided for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays. Title VI is the program that funds the Center For Urban Language Teaching and Research which supports work on professional development, career readiness for Georgia State University students and high school students across the metro Atlanta area, language conferences, language advocacy, and the development of instructional materials for the less-commonly taught languages in the U.S.

In collaboration with the National Humanities Alliance, the Coalition for International Education has set up an Action Alert in which any citizen may urge their Senators and House Member to contact the Director of OMB and Secretary of ED to release and disburse these funds immediately. The Alert contains a letter from you to your Senators and House Member. You also may include in the letter additional information you would like to share about the importance of CULTR to American interests and what would be lost if they were eliminated.

Access the Action Alert at this link:

I just took action to increase funding for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays! Join me and take action here.

07/11/2025

CULTR is excited to welcome our new summer intern, Céleste Kyler-Reese, joining us through our partnership with Georgia State University’s linguistics program. This internship offers students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting our mission and projects. We look forward to collaborating with her this summer!



"Language learning has changed my view of the world. It promotes empathy, connects different cultures, and opens new doors. As someone working towards a TEFL certificate, CULTR’s dedication to expanding access to language education, creating more learning opportunities for language teachers, and raising awareness of the national need for language education aligns with my career goals and values."

07/11/2025

CULTR's director, Dr. Hakyoon Lee, attended the 30th anniversary of the American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) Conference, from June 18th to June 20th in Honolulu, Hawaii. CULTR is a proud partner of this conference, and we support two first-time teachers each year to attend and engage in professional development. This year, we were thrilled to support Hwasun Lee and YoonJu Lee in their journey.

CULTR was proud to co-present at the conference with a session titled “Creating Global Communities to Expand Opportunities to Learn Korean.” This presentation showcased an exciting multi-institutional partnership among Georgia State’s CULTR, the University of Hawai‘i NFLRC, NCVPS, and Sejong Global High School in South Korea. Together, the team is developing virtual Korean I and II courses tailored for U.S. high school students.

06/17/2025

Just one month to go until CULTR's Teacher Workshops!
Join us this July to enhance your professional development and strengthen your cultural competency.
Click the link below to learn more and register today! https://cultr.gsu.edu/teacher-workshops/

06/05/2025

Teachers! Registration is open for CULTR’s Teacher Workshops. Join us this July to boost your professional development! Click the link below to learn more and register today! https://cultr.gsu.edu/teacher-workshops/

05/13/2025

The Summer 2025 Teacher Workshops series returns this July! We have three workshops on July 11 and July 18!

Click on the link to learn more about these workshops and to register! https://cultr.gsu.edu/teacher-workshops/

02/25/2025

There is still time to submit your teacher workshop proposal for our professional development summer series! If there is a subject you would like to engage with other language teachers, consider sharing your workshop proposal with us!

Deadline for submitting is Sunday, Mar. 9: https://cultr.gsu.edu/teacher-workshops/

CULTR is excited to deliver this year’s lineup of teacher workshops designed to push you and your colleagues towards emerging trends in education.

02/21/2025

There is still time to submit your workshop proposal for the CULTR Teacher Workshops! Click the link to learn about this great opportunity and submit your workshop proposal: https://cultr.gsu.edu/teacher-workshops/

02/21/2025

Today is the last day to register for the Spring 2025 LCTL Workshop! Register now to secure your sport at this free event! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe31pWqm7VmDLsPHNUB9jXrfpP46EI1KfLRzyCEInZfyiDYFg/viewform?pli=1

Please join us in the first LCTL Workshop organized by the Atlanta Global Studies Center, the Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research, the World Languages and Culture Department, and the downtown library at Georgia State University. In this first-ever workshop, we will have speakers from two...