Andrea Czart, a teacher candidate in the Foreign Language Teacher Education (FLTE) program, was awarded one of the 2022 College Foreign Language Teaching Major awards from the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL). She was recognized on October 15th in Naperville, IL, as part of the awards ceremony during the 2022 ICTFL Conference.

The ICTFL Award for College Foreign Language Teaching Majors recognizes outstanding college students who are preparing to become teachers of world languages.

Andrea is completing a double major in the Teaching of Spanish and Global Studies. She said "my goal is to teach in a manner that enhances student motivation for life-long learning by facilitating learning through contextualized language instruction, Universal Design for Learning, opportunities for learning outside of the classroom".