The Modern Languages Department invites you to a conference:
Language and the Intercultural Mind
An Exploration of the Role of Languages in Global Competencies
Surrey Campus, Fir 128
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
12666 – 72nd Avenue
Friday, November 16
(9:15 – 16:30)
9:15 Registration, Coffee and Light Refreshments
9:45 Opening (Welcome from the Dean, Dr. Diane Purvey)
10:00 Morning Keynote
Dr. Grisel Garcia-Perez (UBC Okanagan)
Impact of Study Abroad Programs on Language Acquisition and Intercultural Sensitivity
11:00 Presentation 1
Sergeant Baltej Dhillon (NCOI/C Operations Provincial Intelligence Centre of BC)
Serving a Multilingual Community, Thoughts from a Police Practitioner
11:40 Presentation 2
Jason Lieblang (UBC)
Foreign Language Learning in a Classroom Reimagined through Social Media
12:05 Presentation 3
Dr. Olivier Clarinval (Kwantlen, Modern Languages)
The Future of the Language Classroom: Bridging the Gap to the Present
12:30 Lunch (Fir 146)
13:30 Afternoon Keynote
Shari Ann Herrmann (Kwantlen, Melville School of Business)
Challenges of Communicating in a Global Business Environment
14:30 Presentation 4
Dr. Constanza Rojas-Primus (Kwantlen, Modern Languages)
Charlotte Jones (Okanagan College)
Exploring the Intercultural Dimension of CEFR (Common European Framework
15:00 Coffee break
15:15 Students’ presentations
Gregory Fowler (Kwantlen, Asian Studies)
Understanding People and Culture through Language
Joseph Watson-Mackay (Kwantlen, Marketing Management)
15:45 Presentation 5
Dr. Yanfeng Qu (Kwantlen, Modern Languages)
Interface between Language and Culture: Etymology for Enhanced Character Pedagogy