BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3429-a29b3bf7320056dfbd527f1d904c8a34@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260530T125148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T173000 SUMMARY:CALPER Webinar: Dual-language Immersion and Content-based Language Cours es Development DESCRIPTION:\nCALPER Professional Development Webinars Series:\n\nDual-l anguage immersion and content-based language courses development\n\nBrod y Bluemel\, Delaware State University\n\nThe development of content-base d foreign language curricula is often targeted at courses intended for i ntermediate to advanced level learners. This approach can present a barr ier to accessible and large-scale language study for professional purpos es. \; Creating beginning-level content-based courses engages studen ts in applied learning as they recognize the immediate function of langu age skills in their careers and professional pathways. This webinar pres ents a series of examples of entry-level content-based courses and progr ams developed both for undergraduate and graduate learners. \; Examp les include: Medical Spanish\, Spanish for Law Enforcement\, World Liter ature (available Chinese and Spanish)\, Spanish for Social graduate cert ificate program\, as well as additional offerings being developed in oth er languages. The presentation will conclude with an overview of recomme nded approaches and best practices in developing content-based courses a nd learning activities.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/e vent/webinar_dual-language_immersion_and_content-based_language_courses_ development/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

CALPER Professi onal Development Webinars Series:

Dual-language immersion and c ontent-based language courses development

Bro dy Bluemel, Delaware State University

The development o f content-based foreign language curricula is often targeted at courses intended for intermediate to advanced level learners. This approach can present a barrier to accessible and large-scale language study for profe ssional purposes.  Creating beginning-level content-based courses e ngages students in applied learning as they recognize the immediate func tion of language skills in their careers and professional pathways. This webinar presents a series of examples of entry-level content-based cour ses and programs developed both for undergraduate and graduate learners.   Examples include: Medical Spanish, Spanish for Law Enforcement, W orld Literature (available Chinese and Spanish), Spanish for Social grad uate certificate program, as well as additional offerings being develope d in other languages. The presentation will conclude with an overview of recommended approaches and best practices in developing content-based c ourses and learning activities.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/webina r_dual-language_immersion_and_content-based_language_courses_development /

URL:https://calper.la.psu.edu/professional-development/advances-in-world-lan guage-pedagogy/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR