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Multilingual Research Center (MRC)
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- Increase the quality and number of TESOL, World Language, and dual language programs and teachers in Maryland, the nation, and the world through outreach;
- Sponsor and conduct research which illuminates our understanding of multilingualism and multilingual communities;
- Disseminate research results to teachers, school systems, and national and international research communities.