Results in BLC Posts
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 24, 2016
Fall 2016 Faculty Reception Please join us on Wednesday, September 7, anytime from 4:00 until 5:30, in the Claire Kramsch Lounge (34 Dwinelle Hall) for light refreshments and good conversation with your fellow language lecturers, visiting scholars, BLC Fellows, and BLC staff.
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 24, 2016
The Aesthetic Experience in Process Drama in Second Language Learning: Voices, Identity and Intercultural Awareness Erika Piazzoli, Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin August 26, Friday, 3-5pm Trends in Language Enrollment/Trendy Languages Dennis Looney, Director of Programs and ADFL, MLA September 9, Friday, 3-5pm Compelling Reading and Problem-Solving: The easy way (and the only way) to…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 10, 2016
Elana Shohamy, Professor, School of Education, Tel Aviv University Linguistic Landscape: A tool for critical interpretations of societies is moving to the classroom This paper expands upon one I gave at UC Berkeley in 2014 where I presented an overview of LL research focusing on LL as a form of contestation in public spaces. Since…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 10, 2016
Stephen Krashen, Professor Emeritus, School of Education, USC Compelling Reading and Problem-Solving: The easy way (and the only way) to high levels of language, literacy and life competence This presentation presents these hypotheses: We acquire language and develop literacy by understanding messages of great interest to us. We learn new concepts and facts by attempting…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 8, 2016
Dennis Looney, Director of Programs and ADFL, MLA Trends in Language Enrollment/Trendy Languages The Modern Language Association's enrollment survey has been conducted since 1958, and the upcoming 2016 census will be the twenty-fourth. It is broadly acknowledged to be the standard measure of language interest in higher education. The data include all enrollments in languages…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 8, 2016
Erika Piazzoli, Trinity College Dublin The Aesthetic Experience in Process Drama in Second Language Learning: Voice, Identity and Intercultural Awareness This seminar is divided into three parts: first, I offer a definition of ‘aesthetic experience’ in education, with attention to voice and identity in second language learning. Then, I introduce the process drama genre, focussing…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on February 3, 2016
Performative Competence in Language Teaching: A Practical Workshop Nikolaus Euba, Lecturer, German Department Anna Maria Bellezza, Lecturer, Italian Studies February 11, Thursday, 3:30-5:30pm Developing Symbolic Competence in Modern Language Classrooms: Expanding Meaning-Making Potentials Erin Kearney, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo March 18, Friday, 3-5pm Technologies and Literacies in Language Education: Looking Beyond Communicative Competence Richard…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on January 13, 2016
Spring 2016 BLC Fellows Instructional Development Research Projects Graphic Novels in Foreign Language Learning Keith Budner, GSR, Comparative Literature Over the past decades the graphic novel has witnessed both increased popularity among readers as well as cultural and intellectual prestige among critics and academics alike – but what is its place within the foreign language…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on January 13, 2016
Rick Kern, UC Berkeley Technologies and Literacies and Language Education: Looking beyond communicative competence Since the origins of writing, technology has always given people new ways to use and learn languages. This talk will present examples of some ways that digital technologies are currently shaping language and literacy practices in multilingual contexts. These changes raise…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on January 13, 2016
RESCHEDULED to April 1 Erin Kearney, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo Developing Symbolic Competence in Modern Language Classrooms: Expanding Meaning-Making Potentials Friday, April 1, 2016 The appearance of symbolic competence on the applied linguistics scene has dramatically shifted our thinking about the desired outcomes of language teaching and learning in classrooms. No less…