Empowering High School and College Students to Learn and Maintain Languages for Life Through Courses on Multilingualism
Presented by Peter Ecke (University of Arizona)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 2-3:30 PM Arizona (UTC-7)
Join us for an enlightening webinar with our own Dr. Peter Ecke! Discover how his successful decade-long U of A course, Becoming multilingual: Learning and maintaining two or more languages, can serve as a model for similar initiatives across institutions. Dr. Ecke will share course objectives, learning outcomes, and student feedback while demonstrating how such programs can particularly benefit students from diverse linguistic backgrounds. This presentation offers valuable insights for educators looking to enhance their programs and better support multilingual students. This free webinar is an excellent opportunity to explore innovative approaches that could strengthen your own departmental offerings.
This webinar will:
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Provide insights from a successful college course on multilingualism
- Explore language learning across child and adult experiences
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Highlight strategies for developing multilingual education programs while supporting students from diverse linguistic backgrounds
Key Focus
Inspiring educators to create courses that:
- Promote language learning and maintenance
- Support multicultural and multilingual student experiences
- Provide insights into bilingual identities and language acquisition
Full details and link to register: https://cercll.arizona.edu/event/eckemulti/
- For questions regarding this resource, please contact Center for Educational Resources in Culture Language and Literacy (CERCLL).
- Phone No: (520) 626-8071
- Email Address: cercll@arizona.edu