Speakers
Description
Accessing a culture that you don’t have the context for is fraught with challenges that range from minor slip-ups to major faux pas. But it can also give opportunities to grow understanding, inspiration, and consideration for others. As educators, building the context around culture is crucial to allow students to explore subjects safely and gain perspectives that challenge them. In this panel, we will discuss experiences in exploring cultural context in the classroom and how educators can best bring those experiences into practice. In doing so, we can better support students in their context so they can feel encouraged and included in their own education.
Panel Members
Maiah Hollander is an American (California and Washington) educator who broke out of corporate life to become an EFL teacher and explore the world.
Since 2013, Sarah Slagle has been attending, volunteering, and presenting at KOTESOL conferences and chapter meetings.
KC Washington is a Foreign Language Lecturer at Gyeongsang National University, novelist, travel blogger, and freelance independent historian.