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Foreign Languages Professional Development at Dartmouth

Join us on September 29 and 30 for a two-day Lecture + Workshop Foreign Languages Professional Development with Dr. Nicolle Mills from Harvard University.

Friday, September 29, 2017
4:00pm – 5:30pm
201 Bartlett HAll
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars, Workshops & Training
Registration required.

Dr. Nicolle Mills from Harvard will join us to lead the 2017 iteration of our Foreign Languages Professional Development. During her Friday's talk, she will address how to discuss controversial issues in the foreign language classroom. During the workshop, on Saturday morning, she will guide us through a series of hands-on activities to develop lessons that effectively integrate both language and content engaging students intellectually. The event is made possible by funding provided from the Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities. ​

 

Our guest speaker, Nicolle Mills is the coordinator of the French Language Program at Harvard University. She has publications in various academic journals and edited volumes on various topics associated with the psychology of language learning and teaching, virtual and simulated environments in language learning, curriculum development, and language program evaluation.

 

Friday, September 29 – Bartlett Hall 201 - 4:00 – 5:30 + reception to follow

Lecture: Teaching current and controversial topics in the language classroom

How do we (or should we) incorporate current events and controversial issues in language education? Should we present balanced views and stay neutral? This presentation will use the Charlie Hebdo archive as a model, generalizable to other languages and cultures, to outline the various ways that teachers can incorporate culturally authentic texts and media that critically engage students in thoughtful discussions of current events and controversial issues in the language classroom.

 

Saturday, September 30 (max 30)

Workshop: Tearing down the language vs content wall

Participants should attend to both parts of the workshop as they are strictly connected.

The language-content divide that persisted and continues to persist in post-secondary language/literature/culture departments reflects the traditional belief that students should master the language in lower division courses so that they may engage meaningfully with the content in upper-level courses where students engage with critical thinking, ambiguous meaning, and open-ended ideas. This language versus content wall has often led to frustration at various levels of instruction. The primary goal of this workshop will be to discuss approaches and curricular frameworks that can be used to effectively spiral content, culture, and language in the foreign language classroom at all levels.

 

 

 

For more information, contact:
Tania Convertini
6036463271

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.