| Pre-Panel Information Session: Studying Languages Abroad Thursday, October 14 (Zoom Session); 2-3:30pm |
Study Abroad in a Post-Pandemic World
Panel led by Robert Blake
The COVID pandemic has disrupted all phases of our lives, including study abroad (SA) and foreign university exchanges. Considering the long and arduous process of learning a second language (L2), the recent pause in study abroad offerings does not bode well for the health of the world language (WL) curriculum and the overall goals of maintaining a high-quality language major. This BLC panel explores what some in the WL profession have been doing during COVID to counteract the sudden cessation of SA programs and looks at ways to improve the SA experience working within the limitations of this global pandemic both now and in the future.
Study Abroad, Interrupted: Opportunities and Challenges of (Post-)Pandemic Times
Glenn Levine, UC Irvine
Exploring Second Language Learning in the Virtual Study Abroad Context
Dan Davidson, American Councils
Virtual Study Abroad During the Pandemic and Beyond
Sonia Shiri, University of Arizona
Has the Pandemic Changed What Matters for Students Planning to Study Abroad?
Cristina Sanz & Gorka Basterretxea Santiso, Georgetown University
Getting Back Abroad and Why It Matters for L2 Pragmatic Development
Kimberly Morris, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Vivian-Lee Nyitray, UCR and UCEAP
Friday, October 22, 2021
3 – 5 pm
Zoom Session (register here)