Stanford University has been named one of the 10 Most Innovative Colleges for Foreign Language Study by TheBestColleges.org. Of particular interest, the article highlights Stanford's Digital Language Lab (DLL), which we all know falls under the auspices of SUL. The article states that the DLL is the go to resource for assessing students’ oral performance, providing resources for online oral assessments and Simulated Oral Proficiency Interviews (SOPIs). Joseph Kautz, Head of the Digital Language Lab, says, "We believe we are number one," but he is just pleased that Stanford is "ranked among some legendary language institutions nonetheless."

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More information about Stanford's Language Center, or the Digital Language Lab and its many resources can be found at:

The Language Center
http://language.stanford.edu

Digital Language Lab blog
http://www.stanford.edu/group/langlabstudio/cgi-bin/wordpress/?p=1345

Academic Technology Specialist Program blog:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/ats/cgi-bin/hivetalkin/?p=2601