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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.