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  • Ellen Award
    WLTE Instructor recognized with ICTFL Presidents Award
    2025-10-13 -  The World Language Teacher Education (WLTE) program is proud to congratulate Ellen Ericson on being honored with the 2025 Presidents Award for Building ICTFL from the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign...
  • Ava and Allene Award
    WLTE Students and Alumnae recognized at ICTFL Fall Conference
    2025-10-06 -  The World Languages Teacher Education (WLTE) program is proud to celebrate four students and graduates recognized at this year’s Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL) Fall conference for their outstanding contributions to world...
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    WLTE Students and Alumni Honored with ICTFL Awards
    2024-10-18 - The World Language Teacher Education (WLTE) program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that three of its outstanding students and alumni have been recognized by the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL) with prestigious awards. These...
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    News Gazette Highlights Laura Furrer, FLTE (WLTE) Alum, as Teacher of the Week
    2023-03-08 - Congratulations to Laura Furrer, recent FLTE (WLTE) graduate, who was named "Teacher of the Week" by the News-Gazette.  Go...
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    Andrea Czart wins ICTFL College Foreign Language Teaching Major award
    2022-10-19 - Andrea Czart, a teacher candidate in the Foreign Language Teacher Education (FLTE) program, was awarded one of the 2022 College Foreign Language Teaching Major awards from the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL). She was recognized on October 15th in Naperville, IL, as...
  • FLTE Teachers with students
    FLTE teachers inspire students to grow outside of the classroom
    2022-09-28 - When you think about teaching as a profession, a few images probably come to mind: classrooms, chalkboards, maybe an apple. While a lot of important work happens in that classroom setting, some of the most meaningful learning experiences – for both students and teachers – happen outside of it....
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    Jan Balan offered Fulbright grant to pursue an international teaching experience
    2022-08-01 - Congratulations to Jan Balan, a member of FLTE Cohort 2021-2022 and recent graduate of the FLTE program.  Ms. Balan received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain for the 2022-23 academic year.  Fulbright award grants are offered by the U.S. government to students based on...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences World Language Teacher Education | WLTE

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