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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=JA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word;text-justify-trim:punctuation'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA, University of Minnesota) is offering an online 3-week course for language educators/researchers on the teaching of intercultural awareness and pragmatics. Recent groups of participants included a great mix of researchers and teachers from US, Japan, Brazil, the Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, Kenya, Algeria, Australia, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join the more than 6,<span class=gmaildefault>7</span>00 language educators who have participated in this acclaimed professional development program.<span class=gmaildefault> <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7A0019'>Register by April <span class=gmaildefault>30</span> to save $50.</span></i></b><span class=gmaildefault><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://carla.umn.edu/institutes/2021/linguistic.html" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006371'>Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness</span></b></a><a href="http://click.ecommunications2.umn.edu/?qs=1f9c595d598e9a1d213eeb8e06d77651abc762b45c54fba8950e76d7482983cee55543c8be4479192d10414eb8d4ad09" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006371'><br></span></i></b></a></span><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7A0019'>Asynchronous 3-week online institute</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span></i><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ju<span class=gmaildefault>ne 28</span>–<span class=gmaildefault>July 16</span>, 202<span class=gmaildefault>1</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><span class=gmaildefault>Teachers will gain </span>practical insights on enhancing student learning of linguistic politeness and boosting students' awareness of intercultural understanding<span class=gmaildefault>.</span><br><i>Instructor: Noriko Ishihara</i></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><a name="_Hlk63067105"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>A truly daunting challeng</span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>e for second language learners is to adjust their language use so that it is appropriate for a variety of socio-cultural contexts. How, for example, are learners supposed to address strangers, close friends, or people of higher social status in that culture? Although acquiring culturally-sensitive discourse practices can take learners many years, research has shown that the process can be facilitated through explicit instruction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>This institute provides practical insights for teachers on how to enhance the learning of linguistic politeness and boost students' awareness of intercultural differences. Participants will have hands-on opportunities to develop activities and materials for the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>After this institute, you will be able to:</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Identify general similarities and differences in expressions of linguistic politeness in at least two languages;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Identify learners' needs in intercultural communication;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Develop a pragmatics-focused instruction and assessments that incorporate research-based information; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Demonstrate awareness of the link between sociocultural identities and pragmatic expressions and develop culturally-sensitive instruction and assessments based on this awareness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#452F5E'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><a name="_Hlk63067237"><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>This course helped me develop my ability to think critically about language and prepared me to integrate pragmatics in my Spanish-language curriculum. With the help of my instructor and the rest of the participants in this course, I learned how to approach the teaching of pragmatics in different proficiency levels and to design lesson plans that promote learners’ autonomy through awareness raising activities and authentic language samples. It was the most thought-provoking and useful teaching institute I have ever participated in! </span></em><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Yu Gothic";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></em></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;background:#452F5E'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067237'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>—<em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Celia Bravo Diaz</span></em>, 2019 Participant</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067237'></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067237'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067237'></span><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#452F5E'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk63067105'></span><p><span lang=EN-US>See <a href="https://carla.umn.edu/institutes/2021/linguistic.html">more</a> about this institute.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*********************<br>Noriko Ishihara, PhD<br>Hosei University, Professor of Applied Linguistics/EFL<br>Kanda University of International Studies, Adjunct Professor of Applied Linguistics/TESOL<br>Email: <a href="mailto:ishi0029@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ishi0029@gmail.com</span></a> <br>Website: <a href="https://ishi0029.wixsite.com/norikoishihara" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://ishi0029.wixsite.com/norikoishihara</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>