Come take part in this faculty-led initiative to build community among UW instructors of foreign language around discussions of the latest research in Language Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics.
All those involved in the instruction of foreign languages (teaching professors, tenure-track professors, part-time lecturers, graduate students, LLC staff, etc.) are welcome at our quarterly Language Pedagogy Circles!
View our Event Calendar to see when the next LPC will be held:
UW Language Learning Center services and events are intended to be inclusive and accessible. If at any time, you have a need or concern please contact us. For accommodation requests connected to a disability or health condition contact the LLC [llc@uw.edu].
Past LPC Events
2026 | April 24th
Spring Language Pedagogy Circle, Session 2: New Directions in Language Learning Programs During Resource-Challenged Times
Description: Post-secondary language education in the U.S. is facing its most critical period since the 1990s. With the elimination of Title VI funding and other systemic pressures, less-commonly taught language programs in particular face significant risk.
Interactive UW group discussions to prioritize action strategies, with results presented to key campus administrators.
2026 | April 17th
Spring Language Pedagogy Circle, Session 1: New Directions in Language Learning Programs During Resource-Challenged Times
Description: Post-secondary language education in the U.S. is facing its most critical period since the 1990s. With the elimination of Title VI funding and other systemic pressures, less-commonly taught language programs in particular face significant risk.
A group panel featuring language pedagogists and policy researchers representing multiple institutions, followed by open discussion.
2026 | February 12th
Winter Language Pedagogy Circle (Focused vs. Comprehensive Corrective Feedback)
Description: A comparative study of the impact of focused vs. Comprehensive corrective feedback and revision on ESL learners’ writing accuracy and quality. Language Teaching Research, 25(5), 687–710. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168819879182
2026 | January 21st
Winter Language Pedagogy Circle (Meet-and-Greet!)
Description: A faculty-led initiative to build community among UW instructors of foreign language around discussions of the latest research in Language Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics.
2025 | November 19th
Language Pedagogy Circle
Description: Navigating unequal language spaces and cultivating connections through critical language pedagogy
Reading: Introduction and Chapter one of Bodies, Matter and Language in Transnational Teachers’ Storying: Tejiendo Vida (Multilingual Matters, February 2026)
Link to Article (NetID Access Only)
2025 | October 22nd
Autumn Meet-and-Greet
Description: A faculty-led initiative to build community among UW instructors of foreign language around discussions of the latest research in Language Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics.
2025 | April 21st
Spring Meet-and-Greet
Description: A faculty-led initiative to build community among UW instructors of foreign language around discussions of the latest research in Language Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics.
2025 | January 28th
READING: Fostering Latinx/e Students’ Familial Capital in the Spanish Heritage Language Program at the University of Washington
Amezcua, Angelica. (2023). Fostering Latinx/e Students’ Familial Capital in the Spanish Heritage Language Program at the University of Washington. Spanish as a Heritage Language. 3. pp. 140–156. 10.5744/shl.2023.2220.
2024 | October 29th
READING: Applied Linguistics Communities of Practice: Improving the Research Practice Relationship
Becker, A. (2024). Applied Linguistics Communities of Practice: Improving the Research Practice Relationship. Applied Linguistics, 45(2), 272–286. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amad010
2024 | October 15th
Meet and Greet!
Description: A faculty-led initiative to build community among UW instructors of foreign language around discussions of the latest research in Language Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics.
2024 | April 17th
Reading: ‘Language Learning: Creating the Best Environment’ (Task-based learning)
Description: The 2024 Spring Circle was led by Sarah Kate Moore and Hedwige Meyer. We discussed the first chapter from Jane Willis’ book ‘A Framework for Task-Based Learning’.
‘Language learning: creating the best environment’ Chapter 1 from Willis, J. R. (1996). A framework for task-based learning. Longman.
2024 | February 21st
READING: “Moving Toward multiliteracies in foreign language teaching: Past and present perspectives…and beyond.”
Warner, C., & Dupuy, B. (2018). Moving toward multiliteracies in foreign language teaching: Past and present perspectives … and beyond. Foreign Language Annals, 51(1), 116–128.
2023 | November 16th
READING: A study of meaning-focused and form-focused tasks on L2 vocabulary acquisition of low and intermediate levels
‘Kang, Dongho. 2023. A study of meaning-focused and form-focused tasks on L2 vocabulary acquisition of low and intermediate levels. Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics 23, 682-695.
2023 | October 19th
Autumn Meet and Greet
Description: A faculty-led initiative to build community among UW instructors of foreign language around discussions of the latest research in Language Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics.