6th Annual 2nd Language Learning & Disabilities Conference Next Week!
Next week, BU Romance Studies will host our 6th Annual Second-Language Learning and Disabilities Conference. The conference, taking place in-person on March 1st and online on March 2nd, “aims to provide language educators with tools and strategies for creating inclusive curricula and a classroom climate of tolerance and respect”, according to its organizers. Conference organizer and Romance Studies faculty member, María Datel, tells us:
“At our sixth annual conference, we convene to cultivate an inclusive, diverse and accessible environment in language classrooms, grounded in principles of social justice. Through research and pedagogical strategies, we work together to celebrate the unique differences among students, including disabilities, and to develop anti-oppressive curricula. Including students with disabilities is not only a matter of equity but also a vital aspect of social justice in language education.”
This year, the conference will feature Keynote Speaker, Olivier Le Guen, who is a Professor-Researcher at the Centro de Investigations y Studios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS) in México. Le Guen’s presentation, titled, “When a disability generates a new language. The Yucatec Maya Sign Language documentation project,” will focus on recent efforts toward recording the linguistic characteristics of Yucatec Maya Sign Language. The conference will feature talks by BU Romance Studies faculty, as well as presentations by non-BU PhD students, instructors, and subject area leaders.
Please see the full itinerary and event details here: https://www.bu.edu/rs/2024/02/07/2024-disabilities-conference-full-schedule-released/