The Transformative Power of Role-Play in Language & Culture Classes
When: Wednesday,
October 19, 2016
3:30 PM
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4:30 PM
Where: Liberal Arts Building 206
Cost: Free
Description: Guest Speaker: Dr. Sandra Sousa, University of Central Florida
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 3:30 pm
Where: Liberal Arts Building, Room 206
Sponsored by: Foreign Literature & Languages, UMass Dartmouth
Dr. Sousa will discuss Mark Carnes's Minds on Fire. How Role-Immersion Games Transform College as a path to improve the teaching of culture and language classes, with a focus on Spanish and Portuguese. This presentation will be based on her recent findings by implementing and reacting to the past (RTTP) role-play to her language and culture classes. She will also show how games based on role-play can have a significant impact on the way students learn and how it makes the classroom an engaging and mind-challenging environment for every student. A final aspect of her presentation involves discussion of the effectiveness of implementing role-play as a new teaching method aimed at facilitating student success. Sharing the new pedagogical insights she has acquired as a result of introducing role-play into her classrooms can also contribute to a group discussion of how learning can be a transformative experience for students and instructors alike.
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 3:30 pm
Where: Liberal Arts Building, Room 206
Sponsored by: Foreign Literature & Languages, UMass Dartmouth
Dr. Sousa will discuss Mark Carnes's Minds on Fire. How Role-Immersion Games Transform College as a path to improve the teaching of culture and language classes, with a focus on Spanish and Portuguese. This presentation will be based on her recent findings by implementing and reacting to the past (RTTP) role-play to her language and culture classes. She will also show how games based on role-play can have a significant impact on the way students learn and how it makes the classroom an engaging and mind-challenging environment for every student. A final aspect of her presentation involves discussion of the effectiveness of implementing role-play as a new teaching method aimed at facilitating student success. Sharing the new pedagogical insights she has acquired as a result of introducing role-play into her classrooms can also contribute to a group discussion of how learning can be a transformative experience for students and instructors alike.
Topical Areas: Faculty, University Community, Foreign Literature and Languages, Indic Studies, Judaic Studies, Portuguese