Odisee University of Applied Sciences, in collaboration with the Flemish Interuniversity Council, UWC, CPUT, Ghent University and HOWEST cordially invites you to attend a symposium entitled
Training the teachers of tomorrow: a language across the curriculum approach to meeting the language and literacy needs of a diverse student population
in Odisee campus Aalst, Kwalestraat 154, 9320 Aalst
on Wednesday 18th of May 2022 from 1 pm until 5 pm
Programme
- 12.30h
Coffee and refreshments in the Wintertuin
- 13.00h-13.05h
Welcome by the Odisee Director of the Faculty of Education in 1O04 - Gert Naessens
- 13.05h-13.35h
Session 1. An introduction and overview of the project - Hanlie Dippenaar and Johan Anker
- 13.35h-14.05h
Session 2. The Opportunities and Constraints of Multilingual Teaching: A Reflection Across Continents - Nell Foster, Maxime Van Raemdonck and Rinelle Evans
- 14.05h-14.35h
Session 3. The use of multilingual glossaries in teacher training - Linda Manashe, Dorothy Esau and Joanne Arendse
- 14.35h-14.55h
Coffee break in the Wintertuin
- 14.55h-15.25h
Session 4. Literacy development in the multilingual context of South Africa - Stuart Strauss
- 15.25h-15.55h
Session 5. Virtual reality in education: hype or more? - Carl Boel
- 15.55h-16.20h
Session 6. Back to the basics: a Language MOOC design model for novice students in higher education - Ann Van Kerckhove and An De Moor
- 16.20h-16.40h
Session 7. Consequences of The National Reading Strategy in Flanders on future teachers - An De Moor
- 16.40h
Session 8. A reflection on the project - Candice Livingstone
- 17.00h
Drinks in the Wintertuin
Please register before May 15th by clicking on https://bit.ly/3kCa2aw
See also VLIR-UOS TEAM Symposium | Odisee