Abstract
A Post-COVID Proposal for Teaching & Learning Spanish for Professional Purposes and Intercultural Competence
The keynote address presented a unique case study consisting in the application of a holistic approach to intercultural competence in a course of Spanish for Professional Purposes taught in the Spanish Programme of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at HKU. The course showcased in the presentation involved the collaboration of university students from Colombia and Hong Kong in the design of an Asian-Latin American business project. More than 3800 participants from all over the world registered for the event. The feedback received from the conference participants suggests that the presentation was well received and is likely to produce an impact in the teaching and learning of foreign languages for specific purposes.
The keynote address presented a unique case study consisting in the application of a holistic approach to intercultural competence in a course of Spanish for Professional Purposes taught in the Spanish Programme of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at HKU. The course showcased in the presentation involved the collaboration of university students from Colombia and Hong Kong in the design of an Asian-Latin American business project. More than 3800 participants from all over the world registered for the event. The feedback received from the conference participants suggests that the presentation was well received and is likely to produce an impact in the teaching and learning of foreign languages for specific purposes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encuentro latinoamericano de español para fines específicos |
| Subtitle of host publication | Perspectivas, prácticas y retos en ELE |
| Publisher | Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Dr. Vázquez Vázquez was invited as the Keynote Speaker of the Latin American Conference on Spanish for Specific Purposes co-hosted by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile) and Universidade Federal da Paraíba (Brazil) in December 2020. - Valparaiso, Chile Duration: 11 Dec 2020 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Dr. Vázquez Vázquez was invited as the Keynote Speaker of the Latin American Conference on Spanish for Specific Purposes co-hosted by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile) and Universidade Federal da Paraíba (Brazil) in December 2020. |
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| Country/Territory | Chile |
| City | Valparaiso |
| Period | 11/12/20 → … |