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Saturday, October 17, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC)
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC)
53 Washington Square South, New York, NY, 10012
53 Washington Square South, New York, NY, 10012
9:15 to 9:45
9:15 to 9:45
Check-in and breakfast
9:45 to 10:00
9:45 to 10:00
Welcome message
10:00 to 12:00 Panel I
10:00 to 12:00 Panel I
Mariana Bono & Catalina Méndez Vallejo, Princeton University – "Community-Based Pedagogies in the Spanish Language Classroom"
Marina Grineva, Columbia University – "From the Classroom to the Community: A Community-Engaged Russian Language Exchange between University Learners and Local High School Students"
Pui Shan Fiona Hui, New York University – "From Screen to Dialogue: A Flipped Classroom Approach using Hong Kong Comedy Films and Guest Interaction to Foster Oral Proficiency & Cultural Learning in Cantonese"
Rosamaria Leon, Yale University – "Developing Intercultural Communication Competence through Experiential Learning in a Study Abroad Program in Peru"
12:00 to 1:00
12:00 to 1:00
Lunch
1:00 to 3:00 Panel II
1:00 to 3:00 Panel II
Rieko Ishibashi, CUNY Brooklyn College – "Beyond the Sequential Curriculum: Integrating Manga and Anime into Beginning Japanese Language Instruction through Authentic Material Analysis"
Elsa Ubeda, Columbia University – "When Students Take the Floor: Learner Initiatives as Opportunities for Dialogue and Learning in the Second Language Classroom"
Doreen Densky, New York University – "Dialogues as Assessment: Calibrating Oral Exams in Advanced-Level L2 Courses"
Wynnie Lamour-Quansah, New York University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies – "Reclaiming Identity"
3:00 to 3:15
3:00 to 3:15
Coffee break
3:15 to 4:45 – Panel III
3:15 to 4:45 – Panel III
Ghada Badawi, Amani Hassan, New York University – "Old Tool, New Tool, Shared Goal: Leveraging Padlet and AI to Promote Arabic Oral production"
Diana Romero, Columbia University – "Student Voices Beyond the Classroom: Using Podcasts Created by Advanced Spanish Learners to Develop Presentational Skills in an A2 Course"
Ouijdane Absi, Marc A. Raymond, Aurora Collado, Nikolas J. Nyby, Danny H. Chan, Meesha Meksin, Columbia University – "Articulation Before Communication: NAPA and the Case for Pronunciation-First Language Pedagogy"
4:45 to 5:30
4:45 to 5:30
Wine & Cheese Reception
For questions, please contact the organizing committee at languagepedagogy@nyu.edu.
Anna Venetsanos, A.S. Onassis Program in Hellenic Studies, NYU
Evelina Mendelevich, Department of Russian & Slavic Studies, NYU
John Moran, Department of French Literature, Thought and Culture, NYU
Xiaoxiao Jiao, Department of East Asian Studies, NYU
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