Valerie Hansford
Soka University
Valerie Hansford is an associate professor at Soka University. Her research interests include curriculum design, integrating culture into the language classroom, and intercultural communication.
Sessions
IC and Communities of Practice
The world has been coming closer than ever, thereby, creating new communities based on diverse cultures. One of our roles as language teachers should be to build vibrant communities that are based on trust, and willingness to accept beliefs that are different than our own. Embracing this year’s theme of “communities of teachers and learners”, we’ll discuss some practical ways adopted to reduce or eliminate any barriers that could have hindered a great learning experience.