About the NFLRC
The goal of the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) is to expand the nation’s capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively through research and materials development projects, especially the less commonly taught languages of Asia and the Pacific. The primary audience for most NFLRC endeavors is language instructors and applied linguists involved in these languages. However, NFLRC projects are intended to have implications for the teaching and learning of all languages, with results being disseminated to the larger educational community through publications, summer institutes, conferences, workshops, symposia, online learning events, etc. The NFLRC also conducts outreach to governmental agencies, language and area studies centers, and others concerned with strengthening the nation’s capacity in this field.
The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the U. S. Department of Education (CFDA 84.229, P229A220028). However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and one should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Read more about the International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office of the U.S. Department of Education, which administers the Title VI Language Resource Centers program.
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Our Story
![Julio Rodriguez](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/USJRicon.png)
Julio Rodriguez
Director
![Naiyi Xie Fincham](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/USNXFicon.jpg)
Naiyi Xie Fincham
Associate Director
![Richard Medina](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/USRMicon.png)
Richard Medina
Assistant Director of Technology
![Rachel Mamiya Hernandez](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rachel_Mamiya_Hernandez.jpg)
Rachel Mamiya Hernandez
Specialist Faculty
![Jim Yoshioka](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/USJYicon.png)
Jim Yoshioka
Program Coordinator
![Alexander Tang](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_1888.jpg)
Alexander Tang
LL&T Managing Editor
![Jillian Breithaupt](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-6760-1.jpg)
Jillian Breithaupt
NFLRC Graduate Assistant
![Koyuki Mitani](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Koyuki_Mitani.jpg)
Koyuki Mitani
CLT/NFLRC Graduate Assistant
Collaborators
![Dorothy M. Chun](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2000/01/Dorothy_Chun_003A-Dorothy-Chun.jpg)
Dorothy M. Chun
Co-Editor, Language Learning & Technology Journal
![Trude Heift](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/My-project-3.png)
Trude Heift
Co-Editor, Language Learning & Technology Journal
![Greta Gorsuch](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Gorsuch-Head-Shot-Actually-Smiling-150x150.jpeg)
Greta Gorsuch
Co-Editor, Reading in a Foreign Language Journal
![Jing Zhou](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/JingZhou4-150x150.jpg)
Jing Zhou
Co-Editor, Reading in a Foreign Language Journal
![Richard Day](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/USRDicon.png)
Richard Day
Consulting Editor, Reading in a Foreign Language Journal
![Teresa Maria Włosowicz](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Teresa-Maria-Wlosowicz-RFL-Book-Review-Editor-150x150.jpg)
Teresa Maria Włosowicz
Review Editor, Reading in a Foreign Language Journal
![Baiarma Soktoeva](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Baiarma-Photo-150x150.jpg)
Baiarma Soktoeva
Assistant Editor, Reading in a Foreign Language Journal
![Racquel-María Sapién](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sapien_Headshot_2022_closeup.png)
Racquel-María Sapién
Editor, Language Documentation & Conservation Journal
![Jesse Gleason](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jesse_Gleason-150x150.jpg)
Jesse Gleason
Co-Editor, Second Language Research & Practice
![Senta Goertler](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Senta_Goertler-150x150.jpg)
Senta Goertler
Co-Editor, Second Language Research & Practice
![Marta Gonzalez-Lloret](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/My-project-5.png)
Marta Gonzalez-Lloret
Series Editor, Pragmatics & Language Learning
![Betsy Gilliland](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/My-project-4.png)
Betsy Gilliland
NFLRC Project Lead
![Ellen Hart](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/USEHicon.png)
Ellen Hart
Curriculum Development Project
![Sarah Boutin](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sarah_Boutin.jpg)
Sarah Boutin
Curriculum Development Project
![Nicole Naditz](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-headshot-Nicole-Naditz.jpg)
Nicole Naditz
NFLRC Project Facilitator
![Tomoko Iwai](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/My-project-1-1.png)
Tomoko Iwai
NFLRC Project Lead
![Yumiko Tateyama](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/yt-pic-Yumiko-Tateyama.png)
Yumiko Tateyama
NFLRC Project Lead
![Pia Arboleda](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pia-photo-2-Pia-Arboleda.jpg)
Pia Arboleda
NFLRC Project Lead
![Precious Arao](https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/laulima-Precious-Arao.jpeg)
Precious Arao
NFLRC Project Team Member