6th Annual Language Teaching Fair

Event Description

The Center for Teaching & Learning and Coalition for Language Teaching and Learning Language Teaching Fair Planning Committee invite you to participate in the 6th Annual WashU Language Teaching Fair. This page includes information for both those interested in presenting at the Fair and those only wanting to attend.

The 6th Annual Language Teaching Fair will take place on Thursday, August 22nd from 2:15-5pm on the Danforth Campus.  

Roundtable discussants will engage with others on the panel and share a few best practices from their own teaching with the audience. Roundtable presentations will be 10-12 minutes in length (depending on number of participants in roundtable), with time for discussion at the end. 

Language instructors interested in presenting may submit a brief 350-word proposal to take part in one of the following sessions: 

1. Using Generative AI in Language Teaching (e.g., ChatGPT or DeepL) 
2. Engaging with Inclusive and Equitable Practices in the Language Classroom (e.g., How do your classes foster a sense of belonging for all students, foreground social justice, and/or support a diversity of learners?) 
3. Supporting the Development of Intercultural Competence (e.g., How do your classes help foster respect for and understanding of diverse cultural contexts? How does it prepare students to engage cross-culturally?) 
4. Writing Assessment in Language Classrooms (e.g., How do you assess written competency? What kinds of writing assignments to you use?)  

Proposals should include a title, provide a brief overview of what you’d like to share, and describe the applicability of the topic to a wide range of language faculty. Instructors are welcome to submit joint proposals if they wish to do so. 

Preference will be given to proposals that have wide potential for transferability across course-levels and departments. In an effort to increase cross-disciplinary and department conversation, the planning committee will also seek to diversify departments represented on each panel when possible. 

Proposal deadline is Friday, August 2nd! Submit your proposal through Google Forms.

Please feel free to contact Elina Salminen, Assistant Director for Educational Development, Center for Teaching and Learning, at elinasalminen@wustl.edu with questions.   

If you wish to attend but not present, use the below form to register for the event: