Texts Across Contexts: Teaching Foreign Languages and Cultures The 2016 CERCLL Summer Workshops focus on language learning through texts across various cultural and pedagogical contexts. The diverse set of workshops share in common an emphasis on the ways in...
Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Beatrice Dupuy & Linda Waugh (Eds.) Description: Papers selected from those presented at the 2014 conference at which the theme was Preparing and...
Flagship Teacher Training Series, May 26 – June 5 (participants applied and were accepted into the program in April), and two independent workshops on June 5 and June 6. Friday, June 5 Engaging K-12 Students in Global Children’s and Adolescent Literature 9:00...
Fourth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Preparing and Supporting K–16 Language Teachers to Teach for Intercultural Competence in and beyond the Classroom January 23—26, 2014 Conference Program The full program for...
The first LaTeS event took place on March 8, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in the Integrated Learning Center (ILC) room 119, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A certificate for 7 hours of Continuing Education was offered. Speakers in 2014 were: Carmen King de Ramírez,...
Author: Merica McNeil Want to talk about culture with your students, but not sure how to break the ice? As a starting point, it can be helpful to find out about their ideas regarding culture and the basis for these ideas. For example, what experiences have they had...
Author: Justin Parry We at CERCLL had something to celebrate this September 11: Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier, Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education and Acting Assistant Secretary of Education, and Dr. Sharon Lee Miller, Director of the Division of Academic...
Author: Justin Parry The US Department of Education’s annual back-to-school bus tour is underway! This week-long bus tour has the theme of “Strong Start, Bright Future”, and takes place in the US Southwest states of New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California. You can...
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Beatrice Dupuy & Linda Waugh (Eds.) Description: These Proceedings consist of fourteen papers from among presentations made at the 2012 conference, the...
Author: Justin Parry Within the sphere of second language teaching, technology has been rapidly growing and being implemented as a tool for motivation and efficiency in the hands of capable teachers. Among the countless online tools available, hypermedia annotations...
Author: Justin Parry Within the sphere of foreign language teaching in the United States, there are many heritage language learners. The term ‘heritage language learner’ is difficult to define in second language acquisition (SLA). Here is one definition, from The...
Author: Justin Parry There will be a Chinese Culture Festival in various parts of Tucson from September 22–30, which is free of charge. This festival, presented by The Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona, will include a variety of events that are targeted...
Third International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Intercultural Competence and Foreign/Second Language Immersive Environments Conference Program About the Conference Intercultural competence is [the ability] “to see...
Author: Sasha Kuchuk Did you miss your chance to attend The Third International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence this January? Or would like to revisit some of the presentations? CERCLL has made available the videos of the...
Author: Sasha Kuchuk CERCLL’s biennial International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence is an excellent opportunity not only to catch up with the recent developments in the field and to learn from experts and peers, but also to...
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Beatrice Dupuy & Linda Waugh (Eds.) Description: This volume includes twenty papers by intercultural competence scholars from Australia, France,...
May 31st – June 1st Playing Stories and Reading Games: Developing L2 Literacies through Digital Gaming Presenters: Jonathon Reinhardt (University of Arizona) and Julie Sykes (University of New Mexico) See an updated version of this presentation about gaming and...
June 1st – 2nd Developing Intercultural Competence in the Foreign Language Class: Why and How? Presenter: Gilberte Furstenberg (M.I.T) Materials can be download: Group presentations; Instructor presentation materials 2010; Handouts from this workshop This...
2010 Second International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence Aiming for “The Third Place” Intercultural Competence through Foreign Language Teaching and Learning January 29-31, 2010 ~ The Hotel Arizona ~ Tucson, Arizona To...
First International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence To download the Conference Program, click here What is Intercultural competence? October 10-11, 2008 ~ The University of Arizona ~ Tucson, Arizona A conference for K-16...
