Webinar Description

When:

Wednesday, October 21 at 3:00 p.m. ET

Presented By:

Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Classics and Modern Languages; Professor of Spanish and Teacher Education; Coordinator of Spanish Major and Minor Program

About This Webinar:

Language instructors may consider Intercultural competence and global citizenship as challenging goals at beginning and intermediate levels of language instruction. However, despite students’ developing proficiency, instructors can successfully incorporate intercultural competence and global citizenship into language courses through accessible activities, authentic materials, guided discussion and critically reflecting on one’s own cultural perspectives.

The session will highlight strategies for facilitating learners’ growth by recognizing cultural perspectives, questioning assumptions, and developing the skills and dispositions necessary for effective intercultural communication.

On-Demand Recording

Unable to attend the session? The recording will be sent to all registrants, and it will be added to the Vista Higher Learning Professional Development webinar page.

Get To Know Our Speaker

Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco serves as Chair of the Department of Classics and Modern Languages and Coordinator of the Spanish Major and Minor Program. She is a Professor of Spanish and Teacher Education at Xavier University and teaches courses in Spanish language, linguistics and culture, and World Language Pedagogy. She has previously served Xavier University as Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and as Faculty Director of the Center for Community-Engaged Learning. Diane regularly incorporates community-engaged learning, virtual exchange and collaborative online international learning (COIL) into the courses that she teaches. An international presenter and scholar, her research interests include virtual exchange, second language acquisition and social justice, global citizenship, and community-engaged learning.