Community-Based Language Teaching and Learning: A Conversation on Models and Resources
Location: Zoom, Password: IWL

9AM-9:05AM: Opening remarks
Inaugural Director of the Institute of World Languages, Miao-fen Tseng
Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities, Alison Levine

9:05AM-12PM: Morning workshop
Cherice Montgomery, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Spanish Pedagogy
Brigham Young University, Department of Spanish & Portuguese

Bio: Cherice Montgomery holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy with an emphasis in Learning, Technology, & Culture from Michigan State University. Cherice is currently working on grant-supported research in four different immersive language learning environments:  (1) Dual Language Immersion (DLI), (2) Foreign Language Student Residences (FLSR), (3) online, Playable Case Study simulations (PCS), and (4) Project-based Language Learning (PBLL).  Cherice currently coordinates the Spanish Teaching Major Program at Brigham Young University and has been honored with several awards for excellence in teaching, including the ACTFL-NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education.

Linking Language, Literacy, and Learning to Life:  A Step-by-Step Approach to Scaffolding Target Language Use and Community Engagement in Project-based Language Learning

Workshop Description:  The importance of actively engaging students in their own learning is well-documented by research in many fields. However, shifting toward more student-centered, community-based approaches presents many challenges—particularly in beginning courses where students’ language, literacy, and culture skills are still developing.  This workshop provides step-by-step guidance for implementing a project-based approach, including ideas for overcoming common challenges. 

During the workshop, participants will:

• examine characteristics of high quality PBLL projects;
• experience interactive strategies for reading and interpreting culturally authentic texts;
• engage with effective scaffolding for communicative tasks;
• explore examples of successful, community-based PBLL projects;
• envision next steps for partnering with communities to craft more compelling experiences for students in their own courses.

12PM-1PM: Lunch on our own
Register for the retreat to get reimbursement for lunch.

1PM-3PM: Afternoon Session
Conversation on Community Engagement for Inspirations and Implementations

During the workshop, the participants will:

• Learn about the past and current implementations (PBLL, Community Based-Language Learning, Experiential learning) 
• Discuss if and how community engagement create meaningful learning
• Explore and share ideas on possible implementations
• Learn what resources are available to support community engagement learning at UVA

1:00PM – 1:10PM: Overview—Framework of models

1:10 PM – 1:50PM: Sharing the past and current community engaged-project

1:10PM – 1:20PM       Experience Learning (Francesca Calamita, Italian)

1:20PM – 1:35PM       Project Based Language Learning/PBLL (Shu-Chen Chen, Chinese; Tomoko Marshall, Japanese)

1:35PM – 1:50PM       Community-Based Language Learning (Anne Rotich, Swahili; Esther Poveda, Spanish)

During the workshop, the participants will learn:

• how my journey has begun with community engagement project
• why community engagement is important to my student’s learning
• what I have learned by implementing community engagement into my course

1:50PM – 2:00PM: Q&A 

2:00PM– 2:15PM: Group discussion

• Is community engagement important to L2 learners?
• How does community engaged learning fit to your course?

2:15PM – 2:50PM: Discussion

Andrew Kaufman, Center for Teaching Excellence

Andrew is a Russian literature scholar who holds a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Stanford University. His research and writing focus on Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, the intersection of literature and practical ethics, and the relevance of classical Russian literature to the social and moral challenges of the twenty-first century. He is the author of Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times, Understanding Tolstoy, and scholarly articles published in peer-reviewed journals in both the U.S. and Russia. He is also the co-author of Russian for Dummies, which has been translated into five languages and used as a supplementary text in college classrooms.

2:50PM – 3:00 PM: Institutional support and resources

IWL & Center for Teaching Excellence