Boston Area Pedagogy Conference, 2023
Saturday, April 1st
Northeastern University, Boston 
Time Location
9:00-9:30 Coffee and Registration (free breakfast will be provided to registered participants)  Raytheon Amphitheater (240 Egan Center)
9:30-9:45

Opening Remarks

 

Stacey Katz-Bourns, Professor of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies; Director, World Languages Center at Northeastern University.

 

9:45-10:45

Keynote Address

Manuela Wagner, Professor of Language Education in the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages at the University of Connecticut. 

Teaching for Intercultural Citizenship: Why? How? and Lessons Learned

 

 

Time Concurrent Sessions
 11: 00 – 12:00

Session 1A

Room: Snell 121

 Technology and Intercultural Competence 

Session 1B

Room: Snell 123

 Observation and Reflection

11:00

Yellowdig for Arabic Learning.

Giselle Khoury-Disano, Boston University

 

Atando cabos / Making Connections.
Sue Griffin, Boston University
11:15 Exploring In-Service English Teachers’ Beliefs about Using Web 2.0 Tools and Telecollaboration in Language Teaching and Learning Process based on Theory of Planned Behavior.
Rumeysa Yücel, Arizona State University
11:30

From Awareness to Normalization: Tools for Intercultural Competence in and out of Class.

Borja Ruiz de Arbulo, Boston University

 

Migration stories: From Ethnographic observation to class simulation.
Paola Servino, Brandeis University
11:45 Q & A Q & A

 

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (free lunch will be provided to registered participants) Raytheon Amphitheater (Egan Center)

 

Time Concurrent Sessions
1:00 – 2:00

Session 2A

Room: Snell 121

 Inclusive Material Representation 

Session 2B

Room: Snell 123

 Social Justice and Interculturality

1:00 Moving Beyond The Textbook: The Dearth Of Representation, Lack Of Inclusivity In Language Textbooks, and Why Authentic Materials Matter.
Tania Muiño and Cristina Pérez-Arranz, Northeastern University
Advance Written Expression in Italian: Writing for Social Justice.
Chiara Trebaiocchi, Harvard University
1:15 Fostering civic and community engagement through Spanish learning.
María Luisa Parra, Harvard University
1:30 “Human Library” Meets Content-Based Instruction and NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements in an Advanced Japanese Language Classroom: Break Stereotypes through Dialogues.
Naomi Asakura and Yuka Nakazato, Harvard University
Project Design for Diversity and Inclusion in Spanish and Portuguese.
Daniel Cuenca, Northeastern University
1:45 Q & A Q & A

 

2:00 – 2:15 Break Room: Snell 115 

 

Time Concurrent Sessions
2:15 – 3:15

Session 3A

Room: Snell 121

 Engaging with Communities 

Session 3B

Room: Snell 123

 Inclusive Classroom Practices

2:15

Land, Climate and Justice: Intercultural Dialogue with Members of La Mariposa.

Katherine Risse, Tufts University

 

Every Student Can Succeed in World Language!
Danja Mahoney, Reading Memorial High School
2:30 The Impact of Chinese Language Study Abroad on Wellbeing: An Exploration of Cross-Cultural Teaching.
Ann Cai, Northeastern University
Beyond Whiteness and Traditions: Inclusive Teaching Strategies in the Italian Language Class.
Giulia DeLisle and Fabiana Viglione, UMass Lowell
2:45

The Student as Flâneur: Experiential Learning in Study Abroad Programs.

Johanna lIander, Harvard University

David Yagüe González, MIT

 

“Prohibiting anomalies”: Legislating (against) inclusive language in Brazilian schools.
Cristiane Soares, Harvard University; Gláucia Silva, UMass Dartmouth; Gabriel P. Souza, University of Miami
3:00 Q & A Q & A

 

3:30 – 3:45 Closing Remarks   BAPC Committee Snell room 121