NY: Bronx Institute to cosponsor symposium in Mexico

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Bronx Institute at Lehman College To Cosponsor Symposium in Mexico on
Language Instruction


BRONX, NYThe Bronx Institute at Lehman College will co-sponsor the Second
Binational Symposium in Monterey, Mexico, on March 1 and 2, to bring
together educators from both the U.S. and Mexico who are involved in
language instruction.

Titled English in Mexico and Spanish in the U.S.: Sharing Visions,
Challenges and Knowledge, the symposium aims to synchronize national
concepts of teaching and learning, forging working partnerships with
educators from both nations and providing for the exchange of research in
the field. Hosted by the Universidad Autnoma de Nuevo Leon, the meeting
will bring together seven universities from the U.S. and four from Mexico.

Bronx Institute Executive Director Herminio Martinez and Research Director
David Badillo will participate in the colloquium Migration,
Multilingualism and Language Policy: Transnational Visions and Challenges.
The presentation will examine neglected aspects of multilingualism and
language policy related to transnational migration. Specifically, they
will address how pedagogical techniques in both nations impact
contemporary Mexican migrants in New York City.

Dr. Badillo, who will chair this session, which pairs Lehman with the
Universidad Autonoma de Morelos, notes that migration has had distinct
meanings in each country, with varying impacts on multilingual and
language policy. By sharing our research, we can begin to integrate our
methodologies and perspectives. Dr. Martinez hopes that representatives
from various segments of the CUNY community will be represented at the
symposium, including colleges of education, language learning centers and
institutes, and graduate students working in the areas of language policy,
educational leadership and bilingual education.

The registration deadline is February 23. For more information, contact
Gustavo Fischman at fischman at asu.edu and Jorge Aguilar Rodriguez at
jorge.aguilarrodriguez at asu.edu. For registration, lodging, and program
information, visit http://simposio.asu.edu/blog.

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