Teacher Opportunities

Incorporating Culture in the Language Classroom:
Islam in Europe

An Interactive Workshop for
Junior High & High School Teachers of
West European Languages

Are you looking for effective ways to incorporate the academic
standards "practices and products of culture" into your foreign language
classroom?  Would you like to know more about the increasing presence
of Islam in Europe?

West European Studies Center
Indiana University - Bloomington
June 22-24, 2007





















Workshop may be taken for one IU graduate credit hour

Registration limited to 45 participants

$25 non-refundable registration fee will cover
lodging, all materials, meals and snacks

Travel reimbursement available up to $100

Keynote speaker
Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College, “Islam in Europe”

Language-specific content specialists
Mary Vogl & Mohammed Hirchi, Colorado State University, French
Hulya Yilmaz, Pennsylvania State University, German
Jim Lynch, Indiana University, Spanish

Lesson plan development - Peer facilitators
Jill Reid, North Central High School, Indianapolis, French
Steve Sobiech, Bloomington High School South, German
Becky Keever, Burris Laboratory School, Muncie, Spanish
Join us this summer for our second annual teacher
workshop.  Designed for junior high and high school
teachers of West European Languages, this
hands-on, 12 contact -hour, interactive workshop
will guide you in developing lesson plans that
provide students unique cultural insights on Islam
with the European countries of their target language.


You will hear from leading teacher-scholars about
the current developments and policies surrounding
Islam within the member states of the European
Union and will work one-on-one with fellow teachers
to incorporate this knowledge into creative and
engaging lesson plans.  

A non-refundable registration fee of $25 will cover
your 2-night stay at the IU-Bloomington campus.