Conference Registration

9:00am - 12:00pm

Pre-Conference Workshops (concurrent)

Coffee Break at 10:30am

Workshop 1: Assessing Intercultural Competence During Study Abroad
Peter Ecke, University of Arizona

In this session, I examine techniques for the assessment of intercultural competence during study abroad. I present data from self-assessment questionnaires and journals from participants of a summer study program in Europe to illustrate the potential of these techniques for the assessment and teaching of intercultural competence during study abroad.

Workshop 2: Leading and Teaching in the Cultural Third Place: Strategies for Building and Maintaining “Other” Places
Nicholas Ferdinandt, University of Arizona

This workshop aims to explore the nature of cultural third places in order to foster a desire to build and maintain these physical places of mutuality and dialogue.  Also, participants will be given the opportunity to develop personal leadership principles and strategies for their day-to-day social and work environments.

Workshop 3: Cultural Competency for Educational Leaders
Lee Mun Wah, StirFry Seminars & Consulting

With schools, workplaces and communities becoming increasingly more diverse, cultural competency and the elimination of cultural and personal bias become correspondingly important issues. Through personal stories, group exercises, and films, participants learn awareness of cultural differences, cross-cultural communications skills, community development expertise, and an understanding of social issues and contexts.

Break

Keynote and Opening Remarks: The Symbolic Dimension of Intercultural Competence

Claire Kramsch, University of California, Berkeley

Break

Session 1
What is Intercultural Competence?
Ray Clifford, Brigham Young University

Symbolic Competence and Cultural Learning - an Interdisciplinary Link Between Two Concepts
Isabell Maringer, University of Arizona

An Interdisciplinary Study of Intercultural Competence in Language Learning
Hélène Zumbihl, Université Nancy 2 - SCELV

Session 2
Locating Third Places at the Louvre Museum and in Paris
Christelle Palpacuer-Lee, Rutgers University

Honoring All Voices: Teachers’ Journeys Towards Culturally Relevant Practice
Susan Baker, Amy Bailey, Dana Owen, Charlene Bradely, Mike Olivier, Todd Fletcher; University of Arizona

A Cultural Space: Culture in Foreign Language Instruction
Katherine O'Donnell, University of Arizona

Session 3
Promoting Intercultural Competence in Multicultural English Composition Classes
Betil Eröz-Tuga, Middle East Technical University

Helping Students Enter a "Third Culture" through Rhetorical Analysis
Todd Ruecker, University of Texas at El Paso

Student as Social Scientist: Developing Intercultural Competence through Inquiry
Jessica Eve Gerard, Case Western Reserve University

Session 4
Linguistic Diversity Policies and Community Literacy in U.S. Graduate Programs
Nils Olov Fors, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Fostering Interculturality in the Era of Global English
Kristin Helland, University of Arizona

Attitude & Anxiety of the Participants at Morning Report (MR) Sessions held in English at SBMU Hospitals
Ali Salahi Yekta, Shahid Beheshti Medical University
Ali Akbar Khadem Maboudi, Shahid Beheshti Medical University
Zahra Moshaie, Payam Noor University
Homayun Zojaji, Shahid Beheshti Medical University

Session 5
Using Online Discussions to Develop Intercultural Competence
Lynn Zimmerman, Purdue University Calumet

Intercultural Competence in Beginning Japanese Courses
Kiyomi Fujii, University of Arizona

Intercultural Communication 2.0: Students as Cultural Ambassadors in Classrooms
Marohang Limbu, University of Texas at El Paso

Coffee Break

Session 6
The Views and Workshops of a Masters Class in Intercultural Competence Teaching
Ioannitou Gine, Universite du Maine

“Under the Iceberg”: Cultural Perspectives in the Language Classroom
Julie A. Baker, University of Richmond

Developing Intercultural Competence in the Beginning Language Classroom
Grant Goodall, University of California, San Diego

Session 7
Deconstructing Gender Stereotyping through Literature in L2
Leticia Goodchild, School of Language and Communication Studies
Griselda Beacon, Universidad de Buenos Aires

An Internet-Mediated Approach to Literature Teaching from an Intercultural Perspective
Liang Wang, The Open University

Using the Intercultural Training Simulation “Rocket” to Build Intercultural Competency
Jessica Hirshorn, Arizona State University

Session 8
A Perspective on Mexican-American Returnees: Exploring their Intercultural Competence
Ana Cecilia Villarreal, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua

Global Competences in Hispanic Enterprises in the United States
Francisco Marmolejo, Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration
Juan Rositas Martinez, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Monica Blanco Jiménez, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Intercultural Sensitivity of U.S. Foreign Student Advisors
Jef Davis, Youngstown State University

Session 9
Imagined Communities, Erased Realities: Critical Models for a “Changed World”?
Anne Pomerantz, University of Pennsylvania
Adam Schwartz, University of Texas - Pan American

Taking on Nationalism in the Name of Intercultural Competence
Bryan Meadows, University of Texas -Pan American

Four Cultures on the Path to Defeat Language and Cultural Boundaries
Julia Elvira Martínez Reina, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Yolanda Samacá Bohórquez, Universidad pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

Session 10
Intercultural Competence through Learning Communities
Susana Rivera-Mills, Oregon State University

Evaluatation of Cross-Cultural Trainings for International Students from East Europe
Michaela Kovacova, Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku
Stefan Eckert, Internationales Hochschulinstitut Zittau

Social Obstacles to Intercultural Competence in America’s Language Classrooms
Bonnie B. Fonseca-Greber, University of Louisville

Reception

Conference Registration

Plenary Session: The World is Your Oyster - Making Live-in Metaphors

Vicki Galloway, Georgia Institute of Technology

Break

Session 11
If Intercultural Competence is the Goal, what are the Materials?
Carol Chapelle, Iowa State University

Seeking Intercultural Components in L2 Chinese Teaching Textbooks
Lingxia Jin, University of Arizona

Intercultural Competence: But what about the Textbooks?
Vincent Vander Heijden, University of Texas at Austin
Carla Ghanem, University of Texas at Austin

Session 12
Strengthening Study Abroad: What Students Should Learn
David Wright, University of Arizona

Preparing an Intercultural Curriculum for University Studies Abroad
Hélène Zumbihl, Université Nancy 2 - SCELV

Developing Intercultural Competence with Dual-language Peer Review
Todd Ruecker, University of Texas at El Paso

Session 13
Developing Intercultural Competence of Language Teacher Candidates
Betil Eröz-Tuga, Middle East Technical University

Intercultural Competence at Work: Pre-service and In-service Arrangements and Activities
Claudia Kunschak, Shantou University

Pre-service Teachers Aiming for “The Third Place:” Exploring Francophone Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Marianne Jacquet, Simon Fraser University
Isabelle Côté, Simon Fraser University

Session 14
Effects of Films and Role Plays on Acquiring Intercultural Competence
Anamai Damnet, Kasetsart University

The Bucket List as a Window to Intercultural Competence
Stephen Keith, Liaoning Normal University
Leng Hui, Liaoning Normal University

Taiwanese University Students’ Cultural Representation of Cinderella
Jun-min Kuo, Tunghai University

Session 15
Going Beyond "Appropriateness:” Foreign and Heritage Language Students Explore Language Use in Society
Rachel Showstack, University of Texas at Austin

“Walled” (Imagined) Communities: Mexican-origin Student Resistance to Heritage Language Instruction
Kimberly Adilia Helmer, John Jay College, CUNY

Reimagining SHL Learners: Student takes on Cultural Competence
Ana M. Relaño-Pastor, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Sara M. Beaudrie, University of Arizona
Cindy Ducar, Bowling Green State University

Break

Plenary Session: An Associative Perspective of Communication in the Arab World -
Implications for Identity, Teaching and Public Diplomacy

R. S. Zaharna, American University

Break

Session 16
Questioning whether Student Goals and the National Standards Promote Intercultural Competence
Sally Sieloff Magnan, University of Wisconsin Madison

HOPE for Achieving Intercultural Competence: Case Studies from West Africa
Elizabeth Barbour Hopkins, STEP International

Intercultural Competence and Foreign Language Classroom Instruction
Tomoko Takami, University of Pennsylvania

Session 17
Reciprocity in Service Learning: Intercultural Competence through SLA Studies
Kara McBride, St. Louis University

Service Learning and Intercultural Competence in the L2 Classroom
Silvia Rodríguez-Sabater, College of Charleston

Developing Cultural Sensitivity through Service-Learning Pedagogy
Christine Coleman Núñez, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Session 18
Contradictions, Dissonance and Teacher Learning in a "Border-Crossing" Experience
Elizabeth A. Smolcic, Pennsylvania State University

Case-Based Pedagogy Using Student-Generated Vignettes: A Pre-Service Intercultural Awareness Tool
Amy Cournoyer, Boston University

“Let’s Get Competent!”: Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence in Teacher Education
Veronika Timpe, University of Dortmund

Session 19
"Migratory" Literature: A "Third Place" for Intercultural Competence
Yongyang (Catherine) Wang & Trevor Hay, The University of Melbourne

Integrating Movies for Culture Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom
Jia Zhu, University of Iowa

Films and Fiction for Developing Intercultural Competence in Teaching ESP
Elena Gritsenko, Perm State University
Svetlana Polyakova, Perm State University

Session 20
The Functions of Shared Laughter in Intercultural Communication
Soomin Jwa, University of Arizona

Exploring Intercultural Competence in a Victorian Novel
Frank Malgesini, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua

A Course in Conversation as Cultural Practice
Elizabeth Knutson, U.S. Naval Academy

Coffee Break

Session 21
LinguaFolio Online Interculturality Module: Formative Assessment of Cultural Competence
Carl Falsgraf, University of Oregon
Jacqueline Bott Van Houton, Kentucky Department of Education

Intercultural made Visible and Assessable: Evaluating Intercultural Language Learning
Robyn Moloney, Macquarie University

Explanations of Behavior as Indicators of Competence in Intercultural Perspective Taking
Louise Rasmussen, Applied Research Associates/KAD

Session 22
Developing U.S. Air Force Cross-Cultural Competence: Successes, Challenges
Felisa Dyrud, University of Arizona

Talking Culture: Intercultural Competence in a Corporate Context
Lise-Lotte Holmgreen, Aalborg University
Inger Askehave, Aalborg University

Intercultural Competence Requirements of Engineers and their Implications for Tertiary Education
Tünde Bajzát, University of Miskolc

Session 23
From Headphones to Hijabs: Somali Youth's Experiences in U.S. Schools
Letitia Basford, Hamline University

Incidental Intercultural Learning in an International Online Professional Development Course
Erin McCloskey, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Intercultural Pre-service Partnerships: A First Step
Sarah Jourdain, Stony Brook University

Session 24
University Life 101
Yuliya Miakisheva, York University English Language Institute
Don Smith, York University English Language Institute

Language Exchange and Practice in an Alternative Dual Language Program
Lisa Winstead, California State University, Fullerton

Transatlantic Crossings: Post-dictatorship Transitions and Cultural Transformations in Spain, Chile and Argentina
Virginia Newhall Rademacher, Babson College

Session 25
Blogging Our Way to Intercultural Competence
Autumn Witt, University of Arizona

Investigating Learners’ Intercultural Competence Development in a Computer-Mediated Learning Environment
Paula Garrett-Rucks, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virtual Environments for Cultural Learning
H. Chad Lane, University of Southern California
Amy Ogan, Carnegie Mellon University
Julie Sykes, University of New Mexico

Break

Plenary Session and Closing Remarks: What is in Common - English Fever in China and
Chinese Heat in America? Intercultural Communicative Incompetence

Jun Liu, University of Arizona

Post-Conference Workshops (concurrent)

Coffee Break at 10:30am

Workshop 4: Building Intercultural Sensitivity and Developing Intercultural Competence in Foreign Languages
Elisabeth Arevalo-Guerrero, University of Maryland College Park
Maria Ines Quiroga, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Under the umbrella of Bennett’s (1993) Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity and Byram’s (1997) Model Intercultural Communicative Competence Model, this workshop presents an intercultural approach to teaching foreign languages. Descriptions of class activities in face-to-face and computer-mediated interaction with native speakers will be presented along with samples of experiential activities.

Workshop 5: Introducing Children and Adolescents to World Cultures and Languages
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona

Literature provides an opportunity for children and adolescents to immerse themselves in conceptual ways of thinking and living in the world.  Participants will explore Language and Culture Book Kits from particular cultures and will experience a wide range of engagements that encourage students to explore global cultures and develop intercultural competence.