CARLA-LANGUAGE CENTER EVENT: 2025 Teaching Roundtable: Ideas from the CARLA Summer Institutes

This roundtable co-sponsored by the Language Center and CARLA 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. Afternoon snacks will be provided.

Roundtable Presentations 

Community, Safe Spaces and Risk-Taking through Creative Play in the Language Classroom
Lise Hoy, Lecturer of French, Department of French and Italian
Summer Institute Attended: Creativity in the Language Classroom

Bridging Worlds: Teaching Politeness and Intercultural Nuance
Mohammed Hussein, Teaching Specialist of Arabic, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 
Summer Institute Attended: Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness

Kintsugi and Reparations
Sally Kessler, Graduate Instructor of French and PhD student, Department of French and Italian
Summer Institute Attended: EmojiEd: Integrating Authentic Social Media in Language Teaching

Integrating Culture into the Arabic Classroom: Final Project Ideas for a Holistic Learning Experience
Ali Mohamed, Teaching Specialist of Arabic, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 
Summer Institute Attended: Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom

Encouraging Advanced Finnish Students' Integration of Languaculture and Professional Skills Through PBLL 
Lily Obeda, Teaching Specialist of Finnish, Department of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch
Summer Institute Attended: Getting Started With Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)

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. 

See scholarship details and apply by April 4, 2025.