Monterey Bay Foreign Language Education Symposium (FLEDS)
April 18, 2015
Check-in
Intercultural
Communicative
Competence
Panel
Session 1
*Room locations to be decided
7:00-8:00 AM
8:00-8:50 AM
Special Invites:
Netta Avineri
Alicia Brent
James Broz
Thor Sawin
9:00 - 9:50 AM
Moderator: Brandon Lambert
Special Invite: Rafael Gómez
Lynn Goldstein: “Moving from Communicative
Competence to Intercultural Communicative Competence”
Gamal Kalini & Hala Rofael: “Culture Resistance
and Tips for Presenting Culture at FL Classroom”
Fransiska Oktoprimasakti: “Utilizing Sitcom Clips
and Role-Plays in Integrating Discussions on Politeness
Strategies into Language Contexts”
BREAK
Session 2
9:50 - 10:10 AM
10:10 - 11:00 AM
BREAK
Special Invite: Lama Nassif
Naoko Matsuo, Mahmoud Abdalla, Jinhuei Enya
Dai, Michel Gueldry & Pablo Oliva: “Careers and
Language: Professional Language Curriculum through CBI
and ICC”
Brandon Lambert: “Online Job Postings: Authentic and
Relevant Content for the Classroom”
Sisi Wu: “Implementing Simulated New Year Market in
the Spring Festival Curriculum”
Session 3
11:10 - 12:00 PM
Special Invite: Patricia Szasz
Jenny Nadaner: “Collaborative Spanish L2 Learning
Through Topic-Driven Content-Based Instruction”
Bigi Brunella: “Teaching Language and Culture in the
Age of Globalization”
Yuwei Xie: “Using Mobile Apps to Enhance Cultural
and Speaking Confidence”
LUNCH
Session 4
12:00 - 1:30 PM
1:30 - 2:20 PM
Please enjoy Monterey’s local food scene
Special Invite: Kimberly Helmer
Mica Hall: “Writing and Culture: A Sociolinguistic
Approach to Embracing the "We"”
Sura Fadhel: “Language: A Reflection of Culture and Society”
Maida Dzakula: “Pragmatic Competence in
Intercultural Negotiations Resulting from Explicit
Training”
Session 5
2:30 - 3:20 PM
Special Invite: Jinhuei Enya Dai
Rana Issa, Jason Martel & Sabino Morera: “Using
Lesson Study for Exploring CBI”
Lisa Leopold: “Authenticity in Business English”
Poster Session and
Refreshments
3:30 - 4:20 PM
Vera Dumancic & Masako Boureston: “Cultural
Context in Authentic Materials”
Rose Lopez: “Switching on: Transforming Authentic
Materials Online”
Kara Mac Donald: “Digital Learning Strategies to
Foster Learner Autonomy”
Trina Montano: “Teaching Beyond the Text: Raising
Cultural Awareness in GLOSS Lessons”
Laura Preston: “Project WET”
Hao-che Wu: “Developmental Patterns of Interlanguage
Pragmatics: Taiwanese EFL Learners’ Compliments and
Responses”
Keynote Speaker
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Reception
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Eve Zyzik: University of California Santa
Cruz