Post-Conference Workshop - Cultural Technology in Language Learning
Presentation Summary
This interactive workshop will present the concept of Cultural Technology in Language Learning, a pedagogical strategy based on language and culture learning through virtual resources that will allow students to travel to the context of the target language in real-time and to practice it in authentic communicative situations.
Primary Presenter
Diana Palenzuela-Rodrigo, University of Chicago
State (if in the U.S.)
Illinois
Country
United States
Professional Biography
Diana Palenzuela is an Assistant Instructional Professor of Spanish at the University of Chicago, where she has been working since 2015. She previously taught at the University of California Santa Barbara. Her current research focuses on situational language and cultural learning through virtual resources.
Secondary Presenters
Verónica Moraga, University of Chicago
State (if in the U.S.)
Illinois
Country
United States
Professional Biography
Veronica Moraga is an Assistant Instructional Professor of Spanish at the University of Chicago, where she has worked since 2007. She created the course Latinx and Spanish Language for Social Workers. Her current research focuses on content-based strategies for language instruction. She promotes acquisition of cultural knowledge through community-based language practice.