CIBER Symposium on Teaching Business Language:
Tools, Resources and Methodologies for the Classroom
This symposium is for current and prospective teachers of foreign languages. It will discuss the benefits of introducing, or adding, business language courses into the foreign language curriculum. The symposium focuses on identifying tools, resources and methods to help with implementation. Speakers will introduce technology resources and methods for business language education. They will discuss the way business teaching methods (e.g., case study analysis) can also be used to enhance language teaching. Plenary sessions will be followed by breakout sessions that identify resources relevant to particular languages.
Details
Date and Time: November 2, 2012, 9:00 a.m - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Student Activity Center Building, Room 2.120 on The University of Texas at Austin campus
(convenient parking available in Brazos Parking Garage)
Who Should Attend:
- Language faculty and graduate students interested in introducing business language teaching into your curriculum or gaining access to innovative teaching methodologies and tools
- Institutional representatives interested in trends and opportunities for providing business language coursework
Registration Fee: There is no fee to attend, but seating is limited, so please register here.
Registration closes on October 23, 2012.
Contact: For questions and more information, please contact Sabine Wimmer or by phone at 512-471-1829.
Agenda
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Teaching Business language: It’s Not as Hard as You Think
Dr. Orlando Kelm, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, The University of Texas at Austin |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Teaching Business culture:
Dr. Orlando Kelm, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, The University of Texas at Austin |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Case Study Method: Stimulate Discussion in the Classroom
Dr. Kate Mackie, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin |
| 12:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch, Room 1.106
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| 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Breakout sessions by language
• Chinese – Dr. Jeanette Chen, The University of Texas at Austin
• French - Dr. Peter Fazziola, The University of Texas at Austin
• Arabic - Dr. Salah Ayari, Texas A&M University
• Spanish and other languages, Dr. Orlando Kelm, The University of Texas at Austin
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The symposium is co-sponsored by the CIBER offices of The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas A&M University.