At various points in our lives, we each find ourselves immersed in experiences that move us in deeply powerful ways, inspiring intellectual change, personal transformation, and social action. Join us in exploring the use of project-based language learning (PBLL) as a framework for crafting compelling environments and experiences for language learners. During the 2025 NFLRC Summer Institute to be held at Yale University, participants will learn how to orchestrate rich, experiential language learning opportunities that draw on a diverse array of disciplines and how to develop a plan to research the effectiveness of their project design and teaching.

Each participant will design a well-scaffolded project for use in their own language classes. Join a team of experts with background in PBLL, language pedagogy, action research, and assessment to redefine what it means to teach, transform what it is possible for students to learn, discover, and make real-life impacts in the process!

Prerequisites

Applicants must earn a digital badge from the Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) MOOC to submit an application.

Seats for the summer institute are limited and applications are competitive. Preference will be given to applicants who meet any of the following:

1. currently teaching at a U.S. community college
2. currently teaching at a U.S. minority-serving institution (MSI list)
3. currently teaching a less commonly taught language (LCTL), defined as “all of the world’s languages except English, French, German, and Spanish.”

Important Dates

February 28, 2025

Deadline for meeting all digital badge criteria for the Envisioning PBLL MOOC

March 16, 2025

Summer Institute application deadline

March 31, 2025

Notification of Summer Institute selection results

June 2-6, 2025

PBLL in Action Summer Institute at Yale University

For more information, visit our summer institute webpage