Language Lessons Near and Far: Students and Teachers Adapt to a Changing World

The teaching and learning of languages and cultural competencies have always been of critical importance in order to equip ourselves and our students to move through and interact with the world in adaptive, meaningful ways. In this symposium, educational and exchange partners share how emerging and continuing challenges and opportunities have presented themselves and been met, especially at in a time of increasing societal focus on social and racial justice and growing chasms in geopolitical relationships.
Applying an Interdisciplinary Approach to Aid in Pedagogical Practices (0:02:35)
Presenter: Samantha Brown
Trained Conversation Partners in the ESL Classroom: Facilitating Intercultural Dialogue (0:15:035
Presenters:
Amy Alice Chastain
Benjamin Hassman, PhD
Sonja Mayrhofer, PhD
Melissa Meisterheim, PhD
ABLA Faculty Development Exchange 2019 Highlights (0:30:09)
Presenters: Paula Oliva and Vivian Suárez
Session 1 Q&A/Discussion (0:46:00)
K-12 World Language Education and International Connections (0:57:26)
Presenter: Pamela Wesely, PhD
Student Needs and Pedagogical Preferences for Successful Online ESL Instruction​ (1:13:47)
Presenter: Jamie Hall
Thinking Outside the (Classroom) Box: Maintaining high levels of engagement in the virtual classroom (1:27:34)
Presenter: Sue Almén-Whittaker
Session 2 Q&A/Discussion (1:43:04)