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The
New York Teach Europe Seminar took place at Columbia
University on October 24th, 2003. |
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Teaching Culture in a Language Class
Should our
students' native (i.e. American) culture be barred
from, tolerated, or embraced in the foreign language
classroom? Conversely, is it (sometimes) possible
to ignore the target culture(s)? Is there an ideal
balance to be found between the native and target
cultures? How can we organize a fruitful dialog between
the two? What assumptions underlie the textbooks and
ancillary materials provided by publishers? These
are some of the questions that we will explore in
the course of this workshop, which will also provide
participants with ideas and documents that they can
use or adapt in their own classrooms.
Dr.
Pascale Hubert-Leibler, Director, French Language
Program, Columbia University |
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Non Verbal
Communication
With original documents
(videos, comic strips) and theatre games, the two speakers
(French and German) will present the specificities and resemblances
of their cultures and languages. The aim is to raise awareness
of the multiculturalism in fields that are not verbal communication
fields.
Dr. Sabine Dinsel,
Goethe Institut, and Emmanuelle Loriot, French Institute Alliance
Française
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Integration
and Education in the European Union : The Example of France
France will be the focus in the
European Union of issues and concepts involving nationality
and citizenship, economic conditions which precipitate large
migrations of workers, and the host country's education goals
for immigrant children. These issues will then be compared
with conditions in Germany and Britain. Based on the content
of the seminar and suggested methods/classroom activities
and teaching resources, participants will be able to develop
lesson plans for teaching the concepts and issues related
to integrating immigrants through education.
Dr. Charlotte Collett, New York University
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History
and Cultural Content of US-EU Relations
The de Gaulle - Roosevelt
relationship, Jean Monnet and his Washington counterparts,
the development of anti-US stereotypes in France in
the 1960s and 1970s followed by the pro-American,
pro-business 1980s and the complex responses of the
US to an emerging European Union, from "Fortress
Europe" to the Transatlantic Partnership in the
first Bush and Clinton presidencies. The role and
development of the euro and what it means for the
dollar could also be discussed.
Dr. Irene Finel-Honigham, Columbia Institute for
the Study of Europe |
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