Program and Speakers

PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS (subject to change)

Wednesday, October 11

10:00 - 10:30 Conference Opening and Welcome

10:30 - 11:15 Plenary I
Comprehensive Internationalization and CLAC: Christa Olson (ACE)

11:15 - 12:00 Plenary II
Connecting the 5C's of the National Standards with Social Studies 10 Curriculum Strands and the National Geography Standards: Anne S. Mueller (Function Junction)

12:00 - 1:30 Break for lunch on own

1:30 - 3:00 Concurrent Sessions

Panel A: CLAC and K-16 Articulation

  • Reaching Across Traditional Learning and Geographic Borders: Shelley Hines (University of Denver), Helen Lawrence (International Studies Center program, Lincoln High School, Portland, OR)

Panel B: CLAC and K-16 Articulation
  • Conceptualizing and Teaching Chinese Culture in K-8 Second Language Programs: Sharon A. Carstens (Portland State University)
  • What do those Potstickers Teach us-an Example of Content-Based Chinese Language Instruction: Hui Min (Wok and Talk Chinese)
  • Yo Soy La Maestra: Training Monocultural Teachers for the Multicultural Classroom: Lynne Masel Walters (Texas A & M University), Janet Hammer (Texas A & M University), Zulmaris Diaz (Texas A & M University)

Panel C: CLAC and Technology
  • The Familiarization Series: Teaching Culture and Language in Today's Military: Pamela Combacau (Defense Language Institute - Monterey), Sabine Wolpers (Defense Language Institute - Monterey)
  • Connecting Through Technology in an Individualized LAC Program: Cindy Evans (Skidmore College)
  • Drake's "Ethics in a Globalizing World": Content-Based Culture and Language Learning Across the Curriculum: Jan Marston (Drake University)

3:15 - 3:45 Plenary III
Meeting the needs of the socio-economic environment: what linguistic and cultural skills are needed? How can the Higher Education curricula meet these needs?: Karen M. Lauridsen (Aarhus School of Business - Denmark)

4:00 - 5:00 Break-out Sessions: Implementing CLAC in Diverse Campus Contexts

5:30 - 7:00 Evening Reception and Welcome at Portland State University

Speakers: Gil Latz, Vice Provost for International Affairs, Portland State University; Michael Reardon, Professor Emeritus History & Humanities Portland State University, Bill Reisinger, Associate Provost at The University of Iowa.

Thursday, October 12

8:45 - 11:45 Tours of Portland Public Schools' Language Immersion Programs, 4 groups departing from the downtown Hilton at 8:45 am, Details TBA.

8:45 - 9:30 Workshop
Findings of the 2005 CLAC Conference at The University of Iowa: Rob Sanders (Portland State University)

9:45 - 11:45 Workshop
Introduction to CLAC: Stephen Straight (Binghamton University SUNY), Suronda Gonzalez (Binghamton University SUNY)

12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon and Plenary Panel I
Chinese K-16 Flagship Program: Michael Bacon, Immersion Education Coordinator at Portland Public Schools and Madeline Spring, Associate Professor of Chinese at the University of Oregon

1:45 - 2:45 Plenary Panel II
  • Culture and Language Instruction: Using Notes and References for Language Learning Facilitation and Cross-Cultural Understanding: Natalya Dragunsky (Defense Language Institute - Monterey), Elena Mounts (Defense Language Institute - Monterey)

3:00 - 4:30 Concurrent Sessions
Panel A: CLAC and Heritage Language Learners
  • "Parlez Usted Urdu?": Heritage Languages at Portland State University: Patricia J. Wetzel (Portland State University), Linda Godson (Portland State University), Anousha Sedighi (Portland State University), Zafreen Jaffery (Portland State University)

Panel B: CLAC and Assessment
  • Assessing Change in Pre-Service Language Teacher Preparation: Critical Incidents, Intercultural Development, and Reflexivity: Kimberly Brown (Portland State University, Laurene Christensen (University of Minnesota)
  • e-Portfolio as a Professional Development and Assessment Tool: Elena Osinsky (The University of Iowa)
  • Assessing International Learning at Portland State University: Kathi A. Ketcheson (Portland State University), Lina Lu (Portland State University)

Panel C: CLAC and K-16 Articulation
  • Maximizing Culture Learning in Study Abroad, International Research and K-16: Joseph Hoff (Oregon State University), Sara Phillips (Oregon State University), Cate Brubaker (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)

5:00 - 6:30 Poster Session and Reception
  • Across Continents: Understanding Representations of Otherness and Sameness in German Travel Literature: Alexandra Dimitrova-Moeck (University of Illinois - Chicago)
  • Multiwriting, Dream Trips, and Other Ways to Cross the Border: Jill Gibian (Eastern Oregon University)
  • Using Ads to Acquire Cultural Awareness in the Intermediate French Classroom: Séverine Grimaud (New York University)
  • Linking Language Learning and Content Learning for Advanced Students in the Study Abroad Context: Yangfeng Li (Council on International Educational Exchange in Shanghai)
  • Content-Based Instruction: How to teach literatures and language in an integrated way in the case of Japanese language: Masako Nunn (California State University-Channel Islands)
  • Japanese speech styles and dynamics of in/out group boundaries: Yoko H. Sakurauchi (Portland State University)
  • Foreign Language Across the Curriculum and CriticalTransnational Education: Sini Prosper Sanou (State University of New York at Stony Brook)
  • Cultural Implications in International Students' Learning Styles: Miki Yamashita (Portland State University), Yumiko Otsuki (Portland State University)

Friday, October 13

8:00 - 8:30 Working Session
Building New Connections: Why You Should Join the CLAC Consortium

8:30 - 9:00 Plenary IV
Promoting the Profession: Preparing the Next Generation of LAC Professionals: Tanya Kinsella (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)

9:00 - 9:30 Working Session (Continuation)
Building New Connections: Why You Should Join the CLAC Consortium

9:45 - 11:15 Concurrent Sessions

Panel A: A CLAC Model
  • Infusing Culture and Language Study into Baldwin-Wallace's Core: A Progress Report: Barbara Rolleston (Baldwin-Wallace College), Kelly Coble (Baldwin-Wallace College), Susan Oldrieve (Baldwin-Wallace College), & Stephen Hollender (Baldwin-Wallace College)

Panel B: CLAC and Experiential Education/Service Learning
  • Student Activism: Bringing the three language environments of world, community and classroom into interaction: Sarah Trask (University of Hawaii - Manoa)
  • Building Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Courses: Tami Kopischke Smith (Goucher College), Isabel Moreno-Lopez (Goucher College), Cristina Saenz de Tejado (Goucher College)
  • Incorporating Service-Learning into Chinese Language and Culture Learning: Ming Feng (Seattle University)

Panel C: CLAC and Content-Based Instruction
  • A Monterey Model of Content-based Instruction: Jiaying Howard (Defense Language Institute - Monterey)
  • Fishing for Faculty Hooked on Language: Diane Rickerl (South Dakota State University), Deanna K. Dykstra (Loveland High School, Loveland Colorado)
  • Curriculum Design for Content-Based Instruction: Yueming Yu (Carnegie Mellon University)

11:30 - 12:45 Luncheon and Plenary V
Janet Bennett, Executive Director of the Intercultural Communication Institute. Topic TBA

1:00 - 4:00 Workshop
Community-based Learning in Cross-Cultural Settings: Celine Fitzmaurice, Portland State University, Diana Davies, The University of Iowa, Sam Gioia, Portland State University ($50 fee)

Last Update: September 28, 2006, 9:00 am




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