29.1626, Summer Schools: Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness/USA

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Subject: 29.1626, Summer Schools: Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness/USA

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:06:44
From: Karin Larson [larso205 at umn.edu]
Subject: Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness/USA

 

Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness

Host Institution: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Coordinating Institution: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Website: http://carla.umn.edu/institutes/2018/linguistic.html

Dates: 09-Jul-2018 - 27-Jul-2018
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Focus: The CARLA summer institute program, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota, has provided high-quality professional development opportunities for language teachers of all languages and levels for over two decades. Designed to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom, the program offers a wide array of intensive institutes focused on topics such as pragmatics, culture, assessment, learner language, and more.  

CARLA summer institute participants–more than 5,700 to date–have come from all over the world. They have included foreign language, immersion, and ESL/EFL teachers, as well as program administrators, curriculum specialists, researchers, and language teacher educators.
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate


Description:
The "Language & Culture in Sync" summer institute examines the challenge that
second language learners face in adjusting 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.

Offered completely online, this institute will provide 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. 

Instructor: Noriko Ishihara is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL/EFL
at Hosei University, Japan. She has designed and researched pragmatics-focused
instruction and classroom-based assessment in ESL, EFL, and Japanese. She has
been facilitating professional development for language teachers in Japan, the
US, and elsewhere since 2005 and is a co-author with Andrew D. Cohen of a
teachers' guide, Teaching and Learning Pragmatics: Where Language and Culture
Meet.

Target Audience: Elementary to postsecondary foreign language and ESL
teachers, material developers, curriculum coordinators, teacher educators,
administrators, and researchers.


Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                      Language Acquisition
                      Pragmatics

Tuition: 400 USD

Tuition Explanation: Early registration discount: $50 off if received on or before May 25, 2018.
Registration information: http://carla.umn.edu/institutes/registration.html


Registration: 12-Apr-2018 to 29-Jun-2018

Contact Person: CARLA Staff
                Phone: 6126268600
                Email: carla at umn.edu

Apply on the web: http://carla.umn.edu/institutes/registration.html

Registration Instructions:
Early registration discount: $50 off if received on or before May 25, 2018.
All details can be found online at:
http://carla.umn.edu/institutes/registration.html




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