This in-person roundtable event will feature several University of Minnesota language instructors who will showcase a wide range of practical teaching ideas that they gleaned from taking a CARLA Summer Institute. Each presenter will give a short, informal presentation about something that inspired them during the institute that they hope to incorporate into their language classroom. After this brief introduction to all of the teaching ideas, attendees can exchange further ideas with presenters individually or in small groups.  

Teaching Roundtable Presentations 

Enhancing the Use of Social Media in the Language Classroom
Presenter: Chimène Dupuis, Graduate Instructor of French, Department of French and Italian  
Summer Institute: TeachTok: Social Media Hacks to Level Up Your Language Teaching Game

Content and Multiliteracies in Beginning French
Presenter: Lise Hoy, Lecturer of French, Department of French and Italian  
Summer Institute: Using Target Language Texts to Support Students' Literacies Development

Dress, Identity, and Prejudice – Teaching the Clothing Unit through an Anti-Racist and Decolonial Lens
Presenter: Pauline Maison-Dessemme, PhD Candidate in French, Department of French and Italian, and Graduate Research Assistant for the Social Justice in Language Education initiative, CARLA  
Summer Institute: Teaching Language Through the Lens of Social Justice

Helping Chinese Learners Navigate Real-Life Situations Through AI-Driven Scenario Practice
Presenter: Yao Tu, Associate Director of the Chinese Flagship Program at the University of Minnesota
Summer Institute: Empowering Language Teachers to Leverage AI for Student Success

Who’s Afraid of the Dialects? Leveraging Social Media for a Multidialectal Approach to Teaching Arabic
Presenter: Katrien Vanpee, Director of Arabic Language Program, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 
Summer Institute: TeachTok: Social Media Hacks to Level Up Your Language Teaching Game

The Roundtable presenters were recipients of a scholarship offered through the LC/CARLA Summer Institute Scholarship Program for UMN Language Instructors. Cosponsored by the University of Minnesota's Language Center and CARLA, the scholarship program is designed to support professional development for University of Minnesota language instructors to attend a CARLA Summer Institute. 

12:00 p.m. Lunch Served (RSVP Required); 12:15 p.m. Presentations Begin