Conference Report: The Future of Language Teaching: Embracing Multiple Literacies

Conference Report: The Future of Language Teaching: Embracing Multiple Literacies

SWALLT (in conjunction with UCLA’s Humanities Technology), hosted a successful one day in person conference on November 16, 2024 on the UCLA campus.

With 11 speakers, including lecturers and graduate students (and even a high school student!) from around the region presenting to a diverse audience, we are already planning another joint conference for the spring, on April 5, 2025. More information to follow.

Special thanks to UCLA’s Teaching and Learning Center for their generous support.

Attachements:

Fall 2024 Agenda

Presentation: Wendy Kurtz – Digital Pathways to Multiliteracy

Presentation: Erin Mauffrey – Scaffolding in Project-Based Learning: Podcast Project in Introductory Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Presentation: Mckenna Middleton – Centering Culture in Task-Based Language Teaching

Mckenna Middleton, PhD. candidate at UCLA, presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference
Mckenna Middleton, PhD. candidate at UCLA, presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference
Darci Strother, Professor of Spanish at California State University San Marcos, presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference.
Darci Strother, Professor of Spanish at California State University San Marcos, presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference.
Wendy Kurtz, UCLA Data Scientist and Lecturer, presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference.
Wendy Kurtz, UCLA Data Scientist and Lecturer, presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference.
Stephen "Kip" Tobin UCLA Lecturer, presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference.
Stephen “Kip” Tobin UCLA Lecturer presents at the Fall 2024 SWALLT conference.

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