In this course, participants will use their increasingly independent language skills to explore the challenges of FSL teaching, including classroom space, perceived value, student diversity and engagement, Differentiated Instruction, and Universal Design for Learning.
Interested in updating your classroom bookshelves with culturally relevant and responsive materials? This session will be useful to any language teachers working with intermediate and advanced students immersed in the target language.
CCERBAL is hosting a research forum, Conscience métalinguistique et Afrique francophone: quelques enquêtes en cours, presented by Oreste Floquet, linguistics professor at Sapienza University of Rome and associate member of the Abidjan Institute of applied linguistics.
In this exchange, we tackle the pervasive focus on what FSL teachers can or cannot do at every stage in their career, the obstacles that reinforce this deficit-oriented view, and what it takes to advance perspectives that prioritize the supports and opportunities teachers need to develop.
Get ready for an immersive and engaging community-building event designed to set the stage for a transformative journey towards understanding decolonization and Indigenization.
In the second gathering in our Journey of Transformation series, we will explore the rich tapestry of Indigenous languages and the interconnectedness of language, culture, and identity.
Interested in updating your classroom bookshelves with culturally relevant and responsive materials? This session will be useful to any language teachers who work with beginner-level students starting out in the target language.
The Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL) is hosting a research forum, Does input manipulation lead to acceleration effects in second language English instruction? presented by Raquel Fernández Fuertes, associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Valladolid (Spain) and the director of the UVALAL research group (University of Valladolid Language Acquisition Lab).
In this second Strengthening Our Community session, we will discover a range of free virtual tours offered by museums around the Francophone world.
This get together will be an opportunity to network with other players in the field of second and additional languages in Canada. It will also provide you with the opportunity to learn about a few of CASLT’s recent initiatives to support its vision of excellence in teaching languages.
Discover varying facets of reconciliation and the relationship between language and the land as a holistic, circular web of knowing and being in the third gathering in our Journey of Transformation series.
In this session, we will explore Gap #2: Time and Access, which highlights FSL educators’ challenges in accessing opportunities for professional learning and linguistic development due to a lack of time and resources.
CASLT supports its members by creating opportunities for professional development, initiating and disseminating research, and facilitating the exchange of information and ideas among language educators. Memberships start at only $45 per year!
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