16th Annual Colloquium on Language Teaching
- date: 02/05/22
- time: 10:00 AM - 12:45 PM
- contact: Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch • ctocaimazahatch@unomaha.edu
The 16th Annual Colloquium on Language Teaching was held virtually on Feb. 5, 2022 from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Dr. Dale A. Koike, Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, presented the keynote titled "Heritage Language and Learning/Teaching: From Research to Practice."
Lee Perez, an ESL teacher in grades 5-8th and Nebraska's 2022 Teacher of the Year, gave closing remarks.
UNO Sponsors: The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, the Office of Graduate Studies, and the Writing Center.
Colloquium Schedule
10:00-10:50 A.M. CST (main session):
Welcome, Keynote speaker and Q&A:
Heritage Language and Learning/Teaching: From Research to Practice
Dr. Dale Koike (Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin)
10:50-10:55 A.M. CST:
Break
11:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M. CST:
Presentation Breakout Sessions
12:30-12:45 P.M. CST (main session):
Closing Remarks: Lee Perez, Nebraska Teacher of the Year and 5th-8th Grade ESL Teacher at Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School
Breakout Sessions
| Time | Breakout Room 1: The Language Classroom 1 |
Breakout Room 2: The Language Classroom 2 | Breakout Room 3: Form-focused Instruction and Service-learning |
Breakout Room 4: Working with Heritage Learners | Breakout Room 5: Special Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11-11:20 CST |
“Uncovering potential: An exploration of drama in foreign language teaching." Julia Cormack, UNO |
“We balance each other out”: Student perspectives and instructional practices within the mixed language classroom. Jacqueline Shea & Noelle Kerber, Arizona State University |
Bridging the language-content divide: Evaluating the effectiveness of form-focused instruction in the intermediate-level L2 content curricula. Blake Doyle Omaha Public Schools |
“Proper” Spanish unfolded: Spanish heritage language learners’ linguistic ideologies. Teresa Blumenthal, The University of Texas at Austin |
A history of language oppression in the United States. Ferial Pearson & Sandra Rodríguez-Arroyo, UNO |
|
11:25-11:45 CST |
Using individual differences to develop successful language learners. Lindsay Sanders, UNO |
From Zoom to the classroom: Using new tech skills to support autonomous learning. Nicole Partusch, Learning Community Center of South Omaha |
The economic effects of COVID-19: A service learning project for Spanish conversation courses. Jose Sequeros-Valle, UNO |
Heritage language learner confidence development: interlocutor effect in videoconferencing. Lauren Hetrovicz University of Central Florida |
A history of language oppression continued... |
| 11:50-12:10 CST | Gamified learning: Engaging online digital game-based platforms for assessing student outcomes and practice. Michael Briganti, UNO |
The role of humor in the L2 classroom during the pandemic. Clara Burgo, Loyola University Chicago |
“It’s not just about improving my Spanish.” Advanced learners’ perceptions of service learning. Farah Ali, DePauw University |
Identity unit for language arts approach - heritage language learners. Anna Torres Mallma & Luz María Acosta-Knutson, University of Illinois at Chicago |
A history of language oppression continued... |
| 12:15-12:30 CST | Q&A | Q&A | Q&A | Q&A |
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