Workshop registration - Attending to Language in Social Justice Education: The Role of Critical Language Awareness (CLA)
Friday, April 4th, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Online via Zoom

This workshop develops skills to incorporate critical language awareness (CLA) in world language education. CLA is a framework that emphasizes an understanding of the role language plays in reproducing social inequities. To provide context for hands-on activities, the presenter will briefly review research findings that illustrate the significance and transformative potential of CLA for language learners, while addressing common misunderstandings about what CLA means and aims to do. Then, attendees will discuss small and large ideas for integrating CLA into lesson plans, teaching practices, and materials, along with relevant resources. Participants will be engaged by examining examples and adapting them to their language-specific contexts.

After this workshop, participants will be able to:
  • Define critical language awareness (CLA) and identify its pedagogical objectives;
  • Describe challenges and misconceptions often associated with CLA and language education; and
  • Identify opportunities to incorporate CLA into teaching practices, materials, and lesson planning
Presenter: Tracy Quan is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research centers on critical approaches to language (teacher) education in classrooms and study abroad contexts. 
 
Target Audience: This workshop is designed for world language educators who work in the United States at the middle school, high school, and postsecondary/adult level.

This workshop is offered free of charge to language educators within the target audience on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.
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