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Posted by Orlando Garcia on January 17, 2024
Towards a Pedagogy of Transculturality In our interconnected world, our students experience and traverse digital and physical moments of cultural contacts in more numerous and complex manners than ever before. Such experiences have prompted us to revisit, with lessons learnt from our students, the powerful framework that has underpinned much important research and practice on…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on January 17, 2024
Talk:Towards a Pedagogy of Transculturality Glynda Hull, Professor, Berkeley School of Education Catherine Park, Doctoral Candidate, Berkeley School of Education Friday, February 2, 3-5pm, B-4 Dwinelle & Zoom Talk:Supporting Language Learning for Neurodiverse Students in Classroom Settings Professor Judit Kormos, Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University Friday, February 23, 12-2pm, Zoom Only Talk:Sparking the Imagination:…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on January 16, 2024
Posted by Orlando Garcia on October 4, 2023
The Korean Language Program is excited to announce a special event that will take place next Monday (Oct.9th) to commemorate a significant milestone in the Korean language program's history. This year marks the 80th anniversary of teaching Korean at UC Berkeley and we would like to invite you to join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement.…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on October 3, 2023
Être journaliste de terrain entre la Californie et la France: quelles évolutions du métier? Une discussion avec Corine Lesnes (grand reporter, correspondante du journal Le Monde à San Francisco) - Friday, Oct 6, Noon-1pm, in person only, 4229 Dwinelle, RSVP Pourquoi l’économie de marché est-elle mal aimée des Français? Une discussion avec l'économiste David Spector (École d'Économie de…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on September 22, 2023
Dear CALICO Graduate Students and Members, We are excited to invite you to our second talk in the CALICOffee Series for the 2023-2024 year! : Thursday, Oct. 19th : 3pm PT/5pm CT/6pm ET : Zoom | Please register in advance -> https://bit.ly/Calicoffee2 Join the CALICO Graduate Student Special Interest Group (SIG) Members in a casual environment while two…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on September 12, 2023
The Berkeley Language Center Cordially Invites You to the Upcoming Meeting of Its Found in Translation (FIT) Working Group The Digital Citizenship Education Concept for Teaching English in Elementary Schools: Opportunities and Challenges of Social Media ANNKRISTIN SCHWALB Visiting Scholar, Berkeley Language Center Monday, September 18, 2023Zoom, 11-12pm Meeting ID: 995 0192 3672 Passcode: FiTTalk The…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 31, 2023
MAKING REQUESTS FOR EVENT ACCOMMODATIONS If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Orlando Garcia (ogarcia@berkeley.edu) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 16, 2023
Fall 2023 BLC Fellows ForumInstructional Development Research Projects Learning the Language of the Contemporary Ukrainian Society through FilmsNataliia Goshylyk, Lecturer, Slavic Languages & LiteraturesThis project presents ways to integrate contemporary Ukrainian films into the curriculum for intermediate language learners. Seven lesson plans for films of various genres and lengths will help the students expand their…
Posted by Orlando Garcia on August 15, 2023
Toward Justice in Study Abroad, Intercultural Learning, and Language Education Study abroad (SA) is a fixture in post-secondary language education in the United States. In this talk, I introduce two different–yet entwined–facets of SA and language learning that can cause harm. The first is the common ideological construction of SA as “L2-land”, or the primary…