How should we sequence college-level language learning today?
Three scholars on how language programs should sequence learning, from the first course to advanced study.
Date and time
Location
Online
In Linguistics
Open and free for all Fordham University students
About the event
The first roundtable in the series Open Conversations on Language Teaching brings together three scholars to discuss how college language programs should sequence learning. The conversation is open to colleagues across and beyond Fordham, and registration is through Zoom.
Speakers
Richard Kern, UC Berkeley
“Literacy and Advanced Foreign Language Learning: Rethinking the Curriculum.”
Elinor Parks, Durham University
“Developing Critical Cultural Awareness in Modern Languages: A Comparative Study of Higher Education in North America and the United Kingdom.”
Wadda Rios-Font, Barnard College
“Proficiency or Exposure?: Rethinking Foreign Language Requirements within College Curriculum Reviews.”
