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SUMMARY:: Language is Only the Beginning: How to Develop Communicative and Intercultural Competence in EA
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 It is entirely possible to live abroad in a country 
 where we hardly speak the language and 
 not improve in fluency at all. Even in regard 
 to language-oriented programs, the research 
 is inconclusive about how much proficiency learners 
 can be expected to gain and what factors 
 will lead to those gains. Nevertheless, we 
 firmly believe that a strategic and flexible 
 effort to acquire language while abroad, whether 
 the program requires it or not, can diminish 
 the impact of "language shock" and enhance 
 the overall benefits of the overseas experience. 
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 In this presentation, we will focus 
 on language and culture in terms of dynamic 
 skill sets that will continue to develop during 
 a sojourn abroad rather than static content 
 that must be acquired beforehand. \n
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 Presenters:\n
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 Dr. 
 Felix Kronenberg is the Director 
 of the Center for Language Teaching Advancement, 
 an academic unit that supports foreign 
 language teaching, research, and outreach at 
 MSU and beyond. He is also a professor in the 
 German department and a national and international 
 leader in regard to language learning 
 technology, gamification and innovative language 
 resource centers. \n
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 Dr. Amanda Lanier 
 is faculty in CeLTA and Director of the MA in 
 Foreign Language Teaching, an online program 
 with students and alumni in 30 states and 10 
 countries that develops master teachers of over 
 a dozen foreign languages. Her research and 
 teaching focus on motivation, identity, culture 
 and other aspects of language acquisition, 
 as well as sociocultural learning processes 
 in online courses.\n
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 For more information 
 or to register, please contact Kris Windorski 
 at windorsk@msu.edu\n
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 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: Kris Windorski\n
 Contact email: windorsk@msu.edu\n
LOCATION:MSU Union - Lake Superior Room
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