Creating an Impactful and Lasting Faculty-Led Summer Study Program
Channel: CAT+FD Archive
Date: 31/01/2020

This workshop took place at Xavier University's Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, and featured the faculty members of the Department of Languages.

Now more than ever, it is critical that we expose students to other languages and cultures and help them gain a global perspective in their professions. The Department of Languages at Xavier University has led several successful faculty led trips abroad in countries including Costa Rica, Martinique, and Cuba. The enrollment in the programs have seen a significant increase since 2014. In this workshop, Language faculty shared tactics for success for short-term faculty-led programs. They also discussed longer term programs and the role of languages in the success of our study abroad initiatives.

Workshop participants learned strategies for creating an impactful and lasting faculty-led summer study program, and for integrating languages into their programs. They also understood the critical role that language plays in the preparation for study abroad programs.