(WINTER 2010)

A required course for TESL.
Find out more about your students' cultures to help your class overcome language and cultural barriers. Explore aspects of culture and cultural diversity while learning methods to enhance your students' cultural appreciation. Apply this theoretical knowledge to your classroom as you relate these concepts to cross-cultural interactions in educational settings and gain an understanding of their implications for pedagogical practice.

Lesley Clear, Ph.D., is an educational consultant to UC Irvine Extension. Ms. Clear has been an ESL instructor in Japan and Hungary and an EFL teacher trainer in Hungary, Ukraine, Chile and Argentina. She received the 1996-1997 UCI Extension Distinguished Instructor Award, and UCI Extension's Distinguished Service Award in 2004.