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ACTFL LCTL SIG Book Club on "Designing Effective Language Learning Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages," by Öner Özçelik and Amber Kennedy Kent

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Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EST – Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Zoom link TBD
Dates Breakdown
Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM EST
Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
ACTFL LCTL SIG Book Club on "Designing Effective Language Learning Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages," by Öner Özçelik and Amber Kennedy Kent

Dear colleagues,

We're excited to announce the launch of a new book club focused on Designing Effective Language Learning Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages, authored by Öner Özçelik and Amber Kennedy Kent.

We will have a total of 2 more sessions throughout the spring semester in February and April. We also have invited the authors to a 5th session to do a live Q&A and presentation (date TBD).

The sessions will take place on:

🗓 Date: Friday, February 20

🕓 Time: 4:00 PM Eastern Time (3pm Central, 2pm Mountain, 1pm Pacific)

📍 Location: Online via Zoom- https://msu.zoom.us/meeting/register/I59yS2xCQVyexs9Bb_BzFQ

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🗓 Date: Friday, April 10

🕓 Time: 4:00 PM Eastern Time (3pm Central, 2pm Mountain, 1pm Pacific)

📍 Location: Online via Zoom- https://msu.zoom.us/meeting/register/OzcGL6vnSZuaDT-0oPD7LA

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Hosts

Emily Uebel

Associate Executive Director, National Less Commonly Taught Languages Resource Center (NLRC) Academic Specialist (Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA)) LCTL Coordinator, FLTA Supervisor, BTAA CourseShare Coordinator (Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures (LiLaC))

Michael Marsh-Soloway

Director of the Global Studio

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Zoom link TBD