March 24 - 26, 2010 - University of Pennsylvania
The CIBER Business Language Conference provides the opportunity for teachers, scholars, policy makers and business leaders to discuss business language education. The conference responds to the overarching mission of the U.S. Department of Education’s CIBER grant program to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. business globally by linking the human capital and information needs of the U.S. business community with the international education, language training, and research capacity of universities across the United States.
The conference ties into the larger national discourse about the ways that language education must keep pace and meet future challenges for applied language programs in light of research, trends, and needs of the changing economic environment.
Through the lens of literacy as a critical construct in the fields of second language acquisition and education, participants will be invited to share ideas and charter new directions for language and cross-cultural training. The notion of literacy frames the discussion of cross-cultural training as situating appropriate understandings and meanings in proper contexts.
Co-Sponsors:Brigham Young University, Columbia University, Duke University, Florida International University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Purdue University, San Diego State University, Temple University, Texas A&M University, The Ohio State University, The University of Texas at Austin, UCLA, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Connecticut, University of Florida, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Kansas, University of Memphis, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Education, George Washington University, University of MarylandOther Co-Sponsors:The Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies, University of Pennsylvania''s Language Center
Cost:$250
Contact:Dr. Sherrill Davis, Managing Director
Event Type:
Type of Activity:Research
Foreign Language Initiatives
Faculty Development
Academic Program Development
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Impact:National
