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In addition to the employment crossover between the Language Teaching Specialization (LTS) MA program and CASLS, like CASLS, LTS provides resources for current language teachers and the teaching and learning community in general. In the local community, LTS collaborates with Lane Community College to offer LTS students internships that help LCC develop their curriculum on digital literacy. In addition, LTS supports Mandarin language learning by providing a Chinese language and culture club at Edison Elementary. LTS also provides career training (https://oregonlts.obaverse.net/welcome/) where teachers and future teachers can interact with sample interviews and employment-related situations, and can analyze and practice what makes a strong language teaching candidate. This service is open to all language teachers.

These initiatives go hand in hand with the mission of CASLS to promote teacher professional development, K-12 world language learning, and connections across higher education institutions.