Increasing Intercultural Awareness in English Language Teaching Julie C. Van Camp Fulbright Lecturer Comenius University Professor of Philosophy California State University, Long Beach

Weeks 2-4: 27 September, 4 October, 11 October  How do we make distinctions by race, ethnicity, gender in our language and the law? The American Experience:  African-American (Negro, black)  Asian-American (Japanese-American, Filipino-American, Chinese-American, Cambodian, Vietnamese  Latino (Hispanic, Mexican, Central/South American)  Native American (American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Native Alaskan)

Week 5: 18 October  How have these distinctions been implemented in the U.S.?  What are the consequences of distinguishing by race, ethnicity, gender? Employment opportunities? Education opportunities? Voting rights? Fair treatment in the criminal justice system? Rights to marry?

Week 6 25 October  Mid-term essay exam Essay questions demonstrating your understanding of the course material Closed book-closed notes You will have a choice of questions

Week 7: 1 November  University closed: All Saints’ Day  No class

Weeks November, 15 November, 22 November  Should distinctions by race, ethnicity, gender be eradicated?  Should we strive to become “color-blind”?  Are these ever justified in our culture, our language, our law?

Weeks November  Teaching techniques in diverse classrooms Professionalism in language and conduct Teaching respect, fairness, courtesy Conducting discussions with different viewpoints

Week 12 6 December  Summary and Review  Papers due Hard-copy on paper in class OR attachment in Word format  Identify a current controversy in Slovakia or Europe generally on the treatment of race, ethnicity, and/or gender and explicitly use course material to analyze recommendations for how it should be treated; consider different viewpoints and perspectives fairly.

Final Exam: week of January 7  Essay questions demonstrating understanding of course material all term  Closed book/closed notes  Two hours