Program Details
SESSION I (CONCURRENT)A. TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS LACxC LiTgloss: Engineering a Digital
Archive for an International Curriculum Preparing original-language materials for social science courses: German, Italian, Arabic, and Hindi on the LiTgloss site. The NEH-funded LiTgloss
project (http://wings.buffalo.edu/litgloss) brings
together technology and content specialists
to produce annotated, original-language versions of primary texts and supplementary multimedia
resources. This presentation traces the preparation of texts such as Mussolini's "Doctrine of
Fascism," Sadat's speech before the Israeli Knesset, Nazi-era laws against "degenerate" art,
and Gandhi's Teaching of the Gita. B. INTEGRATING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION From Course Requirements to Integration: Reconceiving the Place of Languages in the
Undergraduate Curriculum Instead of expecting students to take courses
or demonstrate a given proficiency level to fulfill
the requirements for graduation, institutions should go further and adopt a language integration
requirement. Students would 1) use their language skills meaningfully throughout their studies as well
as extracurricular activities; and 2) document that use before graduation. Curriculum Innovation to Prepare Culturally Competent Nurses This presentation describes a course in
which nursing students to a poor rural area in the Dominican
Republic. Students provided care in two clinics where Spanish and French Creole were spoken. Prior
to departure, all students learned how to ask health related questions in Spanish. It is usually
difficult for nursing students to participate in international learning experiences. Internationalization and Globalization This session features presentations about
research and actions drawing on French, Arabic, and Business
to highlight the cross-cultural perspectives in and across all disciplines. The first presenter will share
expertise integrating study abroad experiences in more focused culture and language learning programs, and
the second discusses co-teaching experiences with visiting instructors from Tunisia. |
SESSION IIDEGREES OF INTERNATIONALIZATION Intercultural communicative competence: The fifth skill? This presentation introduces the intercultural
approach to language teaching. Intercultural competence — a skill desperately needed by all in a post 9/11 world — is
the ability to communicate and interact across cultural boundaries. The teaching of intercultural competence represents
an important new role for culture and for English language teaching, and also has applications across the curriculum at all levels. Overlooking the Obvious? Harnessing Student Reserves to Drive Internationalization This presentation describes the internationalization
of an upper-division marketing course by creating assignments that incorporated native speakers as language and cultural
interpreters. We will describe the emergent model, show examples of student work, and explore qualitative feedback to
assess the model’s effectiveness. The International Campus is Here to Stay: A Model of an Integrated Campus This presentation discusses the ways in which
Connecticut College has successfully internationalized its campus through high study abroad numbers, the commitment
to bring international students to campus, short-term faculty led trips overseas, faculty-led semester abroad and
an innovative international studies program. We will discuss the importance of administrative, trustee and
faculty support for such initiatives. |
Birds of a Feather Lunch Together (Breakout Sessions)"Discover New York" courses through Francophone Cultures:
French Studies in the U.S. in a post 9/11 era of globalization This paper will discuss: the objectives, challenges
and opportunities and methodology of SJU "Discover New York" courses, through Francophone perspectives. In addition,
we are planning to present non traditional ways of teaching, and to define the content of Francophone studies
through New York City as presented in class. Language Attitude of Heritage Language Learners in the Spanish
Undergraduate Program at SUNY College at Oneonta This panel analyzes language attitude and
motivations of Hispanic Heritage Speakers learning formal Spanish at an undergraduate. It examines the
Spanish language and literature academic program at SUNY Oneonta as a place for Spanish heritage speakers
to reconstruct their identity, analyze their linguistic and cultural environments retrospectively, and
to engage professionally using their cultural and linguistic capital. Bilingual Education and University Wide Support This paper presents the significance of
university-wide support and understanding in implementing language programs for academic purposes.
It will present how the English foreign language program is structured and integrated with the rest of
the university body in a pursuit not only of teaching languages per se, but also for training basic academic skills. Brainstorm on Funding Anne Wahl is grant and contract administrator
with Binghamton University's Research Development Services. She'll preside over an informal, roundtable
discussion on funding opportunities (federal and other initiatives) available in 2004-2005.
Please come prepared to share your experiences, ideas and questions. |
SESSION IIIEXPLORING AND EXPLOITING RESOURCES Cross-curricular language learning in a post 9/11 world:
Content-based instruction at the University of Ottawa The post 9/11 world requires more second language
proficiency and cross cultural knowledge. Content-based language teaching builds on the learner’s previous
learning experiences and the target language through contextualized use in formal educational settings.
Researchers will present their experience with adjunct courses, principles, successful procedures and lessons
learned from content-based language teaching. Globalization, austerity and unintended consequences in the establishment of FLAC Buffalo State may internationalize its curriculum via
FLAC and expanded area studies courses, as a result of the unintended consequences of decisions taken by institutionally
sanctioned leadership and committed faculty. Faculty resistance to FLAC originates in perceived disciplinary boundaries
which provide intellectual fodder for turf battles in a resource-starved environment. Key Role of the University Libraries in Advancing International Education This paper examines how the various roles that
Binghamton University’s libraries play in advancing international education including librarians’ role as language
and culture resources, making full use of the foreign language materials, helping international students feel at
home in the library, and providing easier access to electronic resources in foreign languages. |
Hosted by Binghamton University – SUNY, the Harpur College of Arts & Sciences,
the Department of Anthropology, the Program in Linguistics,
Languages Across the Curriculum (LxC),
the Translation Research and Instruction Program & Center for Research in Translation (TRIP/CRIT), and
Continuing Education & Outreach (CEO)
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