Andrew D. Cohen will present a lecture on using language and culture learning strategies to develop higher levels of proficiency and intercultural competency on Wednesday, March 26, at 4:15 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 123, according to Jeffrey White, international languages and cultures. The lecture is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the public.
Cohen is a leading researcher in the applied linguistics field of language and culture learning strategies. He co-edited Language Learning Strategies with Ernesto Macaro, (2007), co-authored Teaching and Learning Pragmatics with Noriko Ishihara (2010), and most recently authored the second edition of Strategies in Learning and Using A Second Language (2011).
The presentation has been made possible through funding from international languages and cultures, the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Nursing, the McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, and the Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO). Cohen’s visit will include a full day of meetings with a variety of UP faculty, staff, and students who are involved with efforts to internationalize curriculum and programming.
For more information, contact White at 7141 or white@up.edu.