3rd Language Teaching Fair
- youkilis
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 13, 2021
Event Description
Interested language faculty and instructors from across language departments are invited to come together to discuss language teaching at WashU and to learn from one another at the Language Teaching Fair. The event, which is co-sponsored by WUSTL Language Departments and The Center for Teaching and Learning, will take place on Thursday, August 26th from 2:30 – 5 PM, via Zoom.
Events will include a special virtual conversation for language faculty & special interest group sessions facilitated by language faculty from across departments. The event will conclude with a virtual reception.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Schedule of Events
2:30-2:55: Welcome & Special Virtual Conversation presented by the CTL
Are We Ready for This: Addressing Anxieties Related to Teaching in the New Normal
3-3:55pm: Session 2 Special Interest Groups I
Session 2A: Language Teaching for Special Purposes
Xia Liang “Teaching Chinese from Multiple Perspectives—Observing, Exploring and Reappropriating” Haley Dolosic, “What Does “Good” Language Use Look Like Here? Specialized Language Skill Development through Facilitated Exploration” Lionel Cuille and Julie Singer, “Creating a “French for the Medical Professions” Track: Perspectives and Challenges”
Session 2B: Transitioning back to Face-to-Face Language Teaching
A joint presentation: “Should it Stay or Should it Go?: Considering What to Keep from Online Teaching” By Iva Youkilis, Jody Doran, and Housni Bennis
4-4:55pm: Session 3 Special Interest Groups II
Session 3A: Addressing Cultural Competencies in the Language Classroom
Vincent Jouane, “Transitioning from Literature-Based to Culture-Based Contents in Advance Language Courses: The Example of FREN 321 “Sports and Society” Karen Schwelle, “Cultural Competency in Email Etiquette for Academic and Professional Communication” Mimi Kim, “Shifting Paradigms of the Language Curriculum for Gen Z”
Session 3B: Using Educational Technologies in Language Teaching
Taewoong Kim, “Using Vlog as a Language Learning Tool during the Pandemic” Erik Nesse, “What Can Data Do for Us?” Juanma Ramirez Velazquez, “Integrating ‘Hypothes.is’ into Second Language Literacy Courses: Building Community Through Reading Together.” Steve Levillain, “Building an Online Translator as a Teaching Tool”
5-5:30pm: Virtual Happy Hour
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