Program and Keynote

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Session 1

• “Immigration in Contemporary German-language Media: Perspectives on Diversity in an Advanced Language Classroom”
  Colin Benert, Associate Instructional Professor of German, University of Chicago
• “Race, Identity, and Power: Analysis of Korean Textbooks and Korean Language Classrooms”
  Hana Kang, Associate Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame
• “A Multidialectal Approach to Inclusion: Notes from the Arabic as an Additional Language Classroom.”
  Aidan Kaplan, Assistant Instructional Professor, University of Chicago.

Session 2

• “Centering the Linguistic Funds of Knowledge of Heritage Speakers in the Spanish as a Heritage Language Classroom”
  Lidia Aguilera, PhD candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Nancy Domínguez-Fret, PhD Candidate in Literacy, Language, and Culture, University of Illinois at Chicago.
  Megan Marshall, PhD student in Hispanic and Italian studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
• “Mapping Queer Berlin: The Potential of Virtual Reality for Equity and Inclusion in the Language Classroom,” 
  Domenic DeSocio, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Northwestern University
• “Gender Equity in the Arabic Curriculum: a “one- size -fits -all” Approach?”
  Rana Raddawi, Assistant Professor of Instruction for Arabic and Translation, Northwestern University.

Session 3

• “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the French Classroom: Non-Binary Language”
  Anouk Alquier, Mount Holyoke College.
• “Embracing Non-Binary Language in the Romance Language Classes: Some Clues on Why and How”
  Alba Girons, Director of the Catalan and Basque Language Programs, University of Chicago
  Bel Olid, Assistant Instructional Professor in Catalan and Spanish, University of Chicago

Note:

The following previously-scheduled session is cancelled due to illness:

• “Differentiated Instruction in A Chinese Language Class with Chinese Heritage and Non-Heritage Students”
  Yu Liu, Professional Lecturer, DePaul University