Professionalizing the

Profession and Our Students

Mary E. Risner, Ed. D.

University of Florida

PKYonge “Best Practices” Workshop

mrisner@latam.ufl.edu

Overview

Our role in marketing/changing perception

Language & Culture for “Careers”

Professional Learning Communities

Language Educators…

Slide from Bill Rivers- JNCL-NCLIS

Getting on the Same Page…

Educational Institutions Workplace

Still based on traditionaltop-down model, passive learning, rote memorization, etc.

Reacting more quickly inchanging global context

Advocacy Tips…

**Students as advocates

http://lisalilley.wikispaces.com/

Joint National Committee for Language &

National Council for Language and

International Studies

www.languagepolicy.org

“Halo Effect”

Business, language, and the “halo effect”

Robert Peek of Jaxport

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2uQYH8tqcM

Spanish for Leadership-Colorado, Cristin Bleess

Spanish in the Community and the Workplace-Wisconsin, Katrina Beeck

Spanish for Leadership-Florida, Danika Cornelius

Business and Environment-Connecticut, Juanjo Vazquez-Caballero

Spanish for Healthcare-Pennsylvania, Melissa Swarr

Current K-12 Courses

How Can You Engage Your

Students?

• Invite professionals to your classroom (virtually or F2F)

• Involve students in projects with community organizations

• Reach out to teachers in other disciplines (business ed, health, sciences)

• Connect with classes around the globe

Language for Specific Purposes

Resources

NOBLE Resources

www.nble.org

Facebook: Language Learning for

Business & the Professions

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4251403&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

LinkedIn – Language Learning for

Business and the Professions

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4251403&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

Twitter

@langforcareers

Develop Your Own Professional

Learning Network (PLN)

• Twitter

• Facebook pages

• LinkedIn Discussion Pages

Develop a Professional Presence

• About Me

• Slideshare

• Wikispaces

• Attend professional development events

• Submit proposals to conferences

Advocacy Clip-Are We Prepared for

Jobs of the Future?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwCEkleilNQ

Thank you!

Q & A