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.
Promoting Intercultural Thinking and Reflection Through U.S. History
Presentation Summary
In this presentation, we discuss the implementation of a culture module in Spanish 1 courses. The module is based on the historical contributions of Latinos to the U.S. as depicted in the PBS documentary series Latino Americans. In addition, we explore how this new culture module fostered students’ intercultural sensitivity (Bennett, 1993).
Primary Presenter
Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch, UNO
State (if in the U.S.)
NE
Country
United States
Professional Biography
Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch completed her Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin (UT). She is an associate professor in Spanish Linguistics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the Department of Foreign Languages & Literature. She researches language learning through service-learning and lexical development in interaction.
Secondary Presenters
Melanie Bloom, UNO
State (if in the U.S.)
NE
Country
US
Professional Biography
Melanie Bloom holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a professor of Spanish and the Associate Dean of Humanities and Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her research centers on intercultural development and L2 pedagogy