Events at the BLC

WORKSHOP: The Grammar of Film: A Primer for World Language Teachers Mark Kaiser – Retired BLC Associate Director       Maya Sidhu – Continuing Lecturer, French Department Designed for language instructors who would like to have a better understanding of the visual language of film in order to enrich classroom discussions on films they teach, this workshop will […]

Aurora Tsai – Assistant Professor, Center for Global Communication Strategies, University of Tokyo Mixed-Heritage Individuals: Rewriting Narratives of Racial, Linguistic and Cultural Deficiency Mixed-heritage individuals often have difficulty forming a positive sense of racial and cultural identity due to monoracial and raciolinguistic ideologies–beliefs that it is natural to categorize people into distinct categories of race […]

Spring 2023 BLC Fellows ForumInstructional Development Research Projects TBAChi Leung Chan, Lecturer, East Asian Languages & CulturesTBA Introducing Gender Neutrality in Italian Language PedagogySimo Cocco, GSR, Italian StudiesTBA TBDSemyon Leonenko, GSR, Slavic Languages & LiteraturesTBA TBDAhmad Rashid Salim, GSR, Middle Eastern Languages & CulturesTBA Friday, April 29, 2023B-4 Dwinelle Hall & Zoom3-5pm

Fall 2022 BLC Fellows ForumInstructional Development Research Projects North African Arabic Language CourseAmel Belguith, Lecturer, Middle Eastern Languages & CulturesThis presentation outlines a course designed to teach North African Arabic, with an emphasis on Moroccan Arabic, for students who know Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and are interested in pursuing further study in Arabic or a […]

Supporting Language/Culture Study and Work Abroad through Fellowships Studying and/or working abroad can be a transformative experience as one engages with other ways of thinking and being in the world. For students of language, studying abroad can also provide opportunities to further develop their understanding of the language. For those who have finished their classroom […]

Dr. Claudia Holguín Mendoza – Associate Professor, Hispanic Studies, UC Riverside From Research on Sociocultural Linguistics to Critical Literacy for Language Education In this presentation, Dr. Holguín Mendoza describes the design and implementation of a comprehensive Critical Sociocultural Linguistics Literacy curriculum that deconstructs and questions sociopolitical hierarchies, challenges the subordination of heritage language students’ linguistic […]

Panel: The Berkeley Language Center:Taking Stock, Remembering the Past, and Envisioning the Future Participants:  Claire Kramsch (BLC Director Emerita), David Szanton (IAS Executive Director Emeritus), Alan Timberlake (Professor of Slavic, Emeritus), Richard Kern (Former BLC Director), Mark Kaiser (Former BLC Associate Director), Kimberly Vinall (BLC Executive Director), Emily Hellmich (BLC Associate Director) Founded in 1994, […]