World language teachers attend state conference
by Camille Sutton, language department chair & HS Spanish and French teacher
Madame Robin Lynn Clinard and Profe Camille Sutton present, and faculty bring new teaching techniques back to USN.
Students may have noticed almost all of their World Language teachers were absent Friday, Nov. 2. This was because USN's World Language teachers were attending the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association's annual conference in Franklin. At this professional conference, K-12 teachers, college professors, and administrators from all around Tennessee gather to share ideas and expertise in language teaching and learning.
This year, two USN teachers also presented at the conference. Madame Robin Lynn Clinard and Profe Camille Sutton gave a presentation titled “Diversity as a Path to Proficiency: Using the World Language Classroom to Advance Diversity and Inclusion.” The talk focused on how students can practice the skill of negotiating diversity within the setting of the World Language classroom.
After the presentation, attendees had the chance to work in small groups to brainstorm how to use cultural misunderstandings – called the "That’s weird!" moment – as a jumping-off point to learn about different cultures' behaviors, worldviews, and values. Teachers of French, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish in the audience were able to share ideas from the languages and cultures they teach. USN's language teachers came back inspired and armed with new ideas they want to try out in the classroom and coming soon to a world language classroom near you.
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