The vision…
To promote interdisciplinary language research at UCF and foster awareness of language and culture while serving the needs of the community
The goals…
- Establish cohorts of language researchers from different disciplines.
- Train the next generation of language researchers.
- Understand the power of language from different perspectives.
- Foster foreign language development through authentic practice.
- Facilitate communication and inclusiveness among multicultural populations.
- Enhance workplace effectiveness through language competence.
- Educate families and schools about the benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism.
The timeline
COLORS Repository Supports Master’s Thesis Research
January 26, 2021
Corrective Feedback in Pronunciation: The English Learner Lens Elif Saribas, MA TESOL IRB STUDY#00002659
Read moreLEO welcomes Argentina’s Instituto de Enseñansa Superior Aguilares
September 6, 2020
A warm welcome goes out to pre-service English language educators at the Instituto de Enseñansa Superior Aguilares in Argentina who have joined Talking Point. We look forward to working with you.
Read moreCOLORS Repository Supports PhD Research
March 17, 2020
A comparison of STEM vs. non-STEM in the gains from grammar tutoring in academic writing Caoyuan Ma, PhD Education/TESOL IRB STUDY#00001469
Read moreCOLORS Repository Supports Master’s Thesis Research
January 20, 2020
Pre-service Teacher Perceptions About Pronunciation: A Qualitative Investigation Madeline Diller, MA TESOL IRB STUDY#00001340
Read moreLEO welcomes English learners in Milan, Italy
September 25, 2019
A warm welcome goes out to administrative personnel at the University of Milan-Bicocca in Italy who have joined Speaking with a Purpose. Our TESOL student-teachers look forward to working with you.
Read moreLEO welcomes English learners in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
September 15, 2019
A warm welcome goes out to English learners at Colégio Anglo Americano and Colégio Monjolo in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. We look forward to working with you.
Read moreCOLORS Repository is born!
September 13, 2019
COLORS is pleased to announce the COLORS Repository, a database of artifacts gathered through English language teaching and learning settings. Those interested in language research are referred to our FOR RESEARCHERS tab. IRB STUDY#00000834
Read moreNEW! English Support for International Grads
September 9, 2019
COLORS has teamed up with the College of Graduate Studies and University Writing Center to provide specialized English language services to international graduate students.
Read moreCOLORS, 1st Data Set Issued
April 24, 2019
Call and Form-focused Feedback on Writing Using a Think-aloud Protocol Heather Vazquez, MA TESOL IRB STUDY#00000354
Read moreBate-papo Online starts
February 25, 2019
Live/online informal, small group, Portuguese-conversation practice on various topics
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