When:
Friday, October 24, 2014
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM CT
Where: Harris Hall, harris, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Contact:
Deborah Rosenberg
(847) 491-4389
Group: Council on Language Instruction (CLI)
Category: Global & Civic Engagement
Claire Kramsch (University of California Berkeley)
“The Future of Language Departments: Shaping Curricular Goals for a Transnational and Multilingual World”
Harris Hall 107 5:00 p.m.
Abstract: Language departments have long been committed to educating students to succeed in a multilingual world As Claire Kramsch has shown in her work, language teaching has to negotiate offering language as a “usable skill” while preparing students for ever-shifting cultural and transnational contexts. How should language curricula develop in light of these complexities? With this year-long theme, we want to encourage both language and literature faculty to take a close look at our curricular goals, share best practices, and envision new directions.