THE CONSORTIUM FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING ON ITS MEMBER CAMPUSES, TO CONSOLIDATE AND BUILD UPON THE STRENGTHS OF THE MEMBERS' PROGRAMS, TO PREPARE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FUTURE CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, BUSINESS, AND DIPLOMACY, AND TO REAFFIRM AND DEMONSTRATE THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES.THE CONSORTIUM PROVIDES SERVICES TO LANGUAGE FACULTY BY ORGANIZING CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, WEBSITES, AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AMONG LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS AT THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS; BY ENCOURAGING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE LANGUAGE FACULTY; BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS IN SUCH AREAS AS THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DISTANCE LEARNING; BY ENHANCING THE PROFESSIONAL STANDING OF LANGUAGE FACULTY WITHIN THEIR INSTITUTIONS AND IN THE PROFESSION AT LARGE; BY CREATING LINKS, WHERE APPROPRIATE, WITH OTHER LANGUAGE-REL