2022 International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence
Virtual. All sessions will be accessed through the conference app, which will be accessible to registered attendees in January.
Fostering Mobile Mindsets While Learning From Home: Three Intercultural Cases
Presentation Summary
This article focuses on three Intercultural Communication courses at a Master’s-level institution that entailed travel and working with global and local partners and were redesigned due to COVID19. We explore how faculty, students, and other stakeholders navigated global and local realities by cultivating mobile mindsets while learning from home.
Primary Presenter
Netta Avineri, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
State (if in the U.S.)
CA
Country
USA
Professional Biography
Netta Avineri is an applied linguistic anthropologist who teaches language teacher education, sociolinguistics, and critical service-learning at multiple institutions. Her research/practice focuses on language and social justice, interculturality, and heritage language socialization. She is co-editor of 2019 Language and Social Justice in Practice.
Secondary Presenters
Thor Sawin, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
State (if in the U.S.)
CA
Country
USA
Professional Biography
Thor Sawin is an applied linguist, consultant, materials designer, and instructor of English, German, and ICC. He conducts workshops for governmental, educational, and international development organizations on task-based design and technology-assisted field-based language learning for professionals’ to effectively collaborate interculturally.
Gabriel Guillen, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
State (if in the U.S.)
CA
Country
USA
Professional Biography
Gabriel Guillén is a seasoned practitioner and researcher in the field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). He co-authored the third edition of Brave New Digital Classroom, with an overview of key concepts and challenges of teaching and learning languages with technology and a new focus on social CALL.