The Intercultural Classroom Project: A Resource and a Method

The goals of the Intercultural Classroom project were two-fold: (1) to prepare open-source materials that would allow teachers to bring a taste  of the study abroad experience into their US classrooms; and (2) to engage a student studying abroad in a research experience to grow their own intercultural competence. This presentation will highlight the practical aspects of this open-source material and encourage educators to consider duplicating the project in other contexts and with other languages.

Presenter
Amanda Romjue is the Technology-Enhanced Language Education Director for the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota. She has taught Spanish and instructional technology courses in higher education, and she has delivered talks and workshops on instructional technology to K-16 language educators in national and international venues.