Recipients | Hewlett Fund for Curriculum Innovation
Since the LRC’s establishment in 2023, we have supported Northwestern faculty who advance language teaching and learning through creative curricular development. The Hewlett Fund for Curricular Innovation builds on a long tradition of instructor-led projects that strengthen courses, improve programs, and introduce new ideas into the academic experience. Congratulations to all the recipients!
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT TITLE | YEAR |
| Ana Williams, Jacob Brown and Mirella Silva | Portuguese | Reformulation of the Portuguese Curriculum: Creation of a New Portuguese 101 | 2026 |
| Rana Raddawi | Arabic | Gamified Digital Tools for Improving Arabic Pronunciation and Spelling | 2025 |
| Rami Nair and David Boyk | Hindi & Urdu | Moving Hindi and Urdu Placement Tests to Online Format | 2025 |
| Wilmar Lopez-Barrios | Spanish | The Acquisition of Intonation and Its Role in Enhancing the Pronunciation of L2 Spanish Learners | 2025 |
| Daniela Pozzi Pavan, Paola Morgavi, Massimiliano Delfino and Daniele Biffanti | Italian | Intermediate Italian Language and Culture E-Book | 2025 |
| Irene Finestrat | Spanish | En Perspectiva: El español a través de sus comunidades | 2025 |
| Dominique Licops | French | Digital and Interactive Materials for Grammar Learning in French 200-level Courses | 2025 |
| Elisa Baena, María Barros, Irene Finestrat and Julia Oliver Rajan | Spanish | Adapting the New Spanish Placement Test to the 21st Century: Making it More Accessible, Effective and Inclusive | 2025 |
| Marta Agüero Guerra and Denise Bouras | Spanish | Using Social Comics and Graphic Novels to Foster Critical Thinking and Intercultural Competence in Spanish Language Courses | 2025 |
| Franziska Lys,Martina Kerlova, Ingrid Zeller, Denise Meuser, Rob Ryder and Domenic DeSocio | German | An Interactive Platform for Teaching German Language and Culture | 2024 |
| Jingjing Ji | Chinese | Empowering Chinese Heritage Language Learners through Children’s Book Creation and Community Service Learning | 2024 |
| Irene Finestrat | Spanish | Enhancing Equitable Grading Practices in the World Language Classroom: Assessing Participation as Skill Building | 2023 |
| Julia Oliver Rajan and María Teresa Villanueva | Spanish | OERs for Spanish Heritage Language Courses | 2023 |