Arabic-L:PEDA:Conference on Intercultural Competence

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1) Subject: Conference on Intercultural Competence

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Date: 14 Dec 2013
From:  Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject: Conference on Intercultural Competence

2014 International Conference on the Development and Assessment of
Intercultural Competence:
Preparing and Supporting K–16 Language Teachers to Teach for Intercultural
Competence in and beyond the Classroom
January 23-26, 2014, in Tucson, AZ

Keynote Presentation
        Joan Kelly Hall (Pennsylvania State University), How Current
Understandings of Language and Culture (should) Inform L2 Pedagogy

Plenary Presentations
        Carl Blyth (University of Texas at Austin), Preparing Language
Teachers to Teach for Intercultural Competence: The Promise of Cultural
Linguistics
        Maria Carreira (California State University, Long Beach), Heritage
Language Teaching: Bridging the Gap between “what is” and “what should be”
        Toni Theisen (ACTFL President, Loveland High School), Activating
Communication by Integrating

With greater awareness of the importance of intercultural competence in
enabling learners to communicate effectively in an increasingly
interconnected world, and with global travel and instant international
communications available to a growing number of people, one of the primary
goals of language teaching is to promote the acquisition of intercultural
competence in the classroom and beyond. In order for teachers to become
intercultural mediators (Zarate, Gohard-Radenkovic, Lussier, & Penz, 2003)
and facilitators of intercultural competence in the classroom, it is
critical for them to understand the concept of intercultural competence,
the process involved in its development, and the ways and means of
assessing and evaluating it. However, this cannot be accomplished without a
major paradigm shift in the professionalization of language teachers.
Today's language teachers must be equipped with the tools and strategies to
effectively and efficiently foster the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of
intercultural competence, as outlined by scholars in the field, in order to
support all students and prepare them to become interculturally competent
global citizens.

Organized by the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and
Literacy (CERCLL) at the University of Arizona, the fourth international
conference on the development and assessment of intercultural competence
aims to bring researchers and practitioners across languages, levels, and
settings to discuss and share research, theory, and best practices; to
foster meaningful professional dialogue; and to enhance teacher
effectiveness in teaching for intercultural competence in and beyond the
classroom in order to support all students' development of intercultural
competence. The conference is attended by faculty, administrators and
students at post-secondary institutions, as well as K-12 teachers and
individuals from a wide range of other non-traditional educational contexts
who are interested in language teaching/learning and cultural competence.

Information about the conference including abstracts and bios for the
keynote and plenary speakers, full details about the workshop offerings, a
list of paper and poster presentations, and other details are on the
conference website:
http://cercll.arizona.edu/development/conferences/2014_icc


Please contact CERCLL with questions: coh-cercll at email.arizona.edu,
520-626-8071.

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