Presenters & Bios – 2011 Keynote Speakers Janet Bennett (Intercultural Communication Institute ‐ Portland, OR, USA): On Becoming Global Souls: Building Intercultural Competence Janet Bennett, Ph.D., is executive director of the Intercultural Communication Institute, sponsor of the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, and director of the Master of Arts Degree in Intercultural Relations jointly offered by ICI and the University of the Pacific. She specializes in developing intercultural competence programs, both domestically and internationally. She teaches in the training and development program at Portland State University, and publishes on intercultural training design, intercultural competence, and adjustment. Carol Ma Hok Ka (Lingnan University ‐ Hong Kong): Service‐Learning in Asia: The Service‐Learning Model at Lingnan University in Hong Kong Dr. Ma Hok Ka, Carol is Assistant Director, Office of Service‐Learning (OSL) and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. She has a passion in promoting Service‐Learning and Social entrepreneurship. She was awarded two fellowships to study at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Manchester respectively in 2001 and 2004.
As a young, energetic and committed person, she has also an eminent record of public service in Hong Kong, e.g. serving as a member of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education, the Working Group on Active Ageing, the Elderly Commission, Fight Crime Committee (Tuen Mun District), Independent Police Complaint Council, etc. Plenary Speakers Fiora Biagi, Lavinia Bracci, Juan Carlos Ruiz‐Coll & Jules Martin Bella Owona (Siena Italian Studies, International Center for Intercultural Exchange‐ Siena, Italy): Reflective Intercultural Competence (RIC) and its Assessment: The RICA Model Fiora Biagi, Ph.D., holds a degree in linguistics from the Universita degli Studi di Siena, as well as the DITALS specialization in teaching Italian as a second language from the Universita per Stranieri di Siena. She has worked as a Professor at the Università per Stranieri of Siena as well as an Italian/English translator. She has most recently co‐authored a text on the FICCS instructional approach called L’educazione riflessiva interculturale: L’approccio FICCS allo studio della lingua e cultura italiana and currently teaches Italian language at Siena Italian Studies. Lavinia Bracci holds a degree in Translation and Simultaneous Interpreting in German and Russian from the School of Translation and Interpreting (SSIT) in Rome, and a specialization in Glotto‐technologies and Glotto‐didactics from the Università per Stranieri di Siena. She is founder and director of Siena Italian Studies and the International Center for Intercultural Exchange, which hosts a service‐learning program of the International Partnership for Service‐Learning. Through using service as an instructional tool she invented the FICCS (Full‐Immersion: Culture Content and Service) approach to develop reflective intercultural competence and has recently co‐authored a text on this approach entitled L’educazione riflessiva interculturale: L’approccio FICCS allo studio della lingua e cultura italiana. Juan Carlos was born and raised in Venezuela. Given the delicate political situation in his home country, his family decided to move to the United States in 2004. He graduated from The Ohio State University where ‐rather randomly‐ he discovered the Italian language, which brought him to Siena Italian Studies during the summer of 2009. Less than a year later, Juan Carlos came back to Italy, but this time as a student at the University of Siena where he is pursuing a master’s degree in linguistics and cognitive studies.
At the same time, he works for IC and his role consists mainly in organizing program‐related activities and conducting the SIS Writing Workshop. Università per Stranieri di Siena, Degree in teaching of Italian Language and Culture, B.A. in Bilingual Studies French/English and M.A. in English Language Studies (University of Yaounde, Cameroon) Jules Martin Bella Owona in Cameroon, has taught in an international school and has worked as translator for a joint venture between a local company and a South African one. He’s a certified examiner for the proficiency test for Italian language of the Università per stranieri of Siena (Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Seconda, CILS). He firstly took a training course at Siena Italian Studies and subsequently furthered the experience collaborating in the elaboration of some aspects of the FICCS approach. Alvino Fantini (SIT Graduate Institute ‐ Brattleboro, VT. USA): Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of Intercultural Competence: Implications and Applications Alvino E. Fantini, Ph.D., holds degrees in anthropology and applied linguistics and has been involved in intercultural communication and language education for over 40 years. He has conducted significant research and published widely including Language Acquisition of a Bilingual Child and New Ways in Teaching Culture. Fantini served on the National Committee to develop Foreign Language Standards for U.S. education, as past president of SIETAR International (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research), and is recipient of its highest award. He is a recent graduate faculty of Matsuyama University in Japan and professor emeritus at the SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont, currently serving as educational consultant to the international exchange organization, The Federation of The Experiment in International Living. Andrew Furco (University of Minnesota ‐ Minneapolis, MN. USA): The Complexities of Crossing Boundaries in Community‐ Engaged Work ANDREW FURCO is Associate Vice President for Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota, where is also serves as an
Associate Professor of Education and Director of the University’s International Center for Research on Community Engagement. His
publications include two co‐edited books and more than 50 journal articles and book chapters focused on service‐learning and
community engagement in primary, secondary, and tertiary education. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Research Award for
Service‐Learning (2003) presented by the International Association for Research on Service‐Learning and Community Engagement
(IARLSCE) and Researcher of the Year Award (2006) presented by the United States’s National Society for Experiential Education.
Wendy Williamson (Eastern Illinois University ‐ Charleston, IL. USA): Sophisticated Study Abroad Wendy Williamson is Director of Study Abroad at Eastern Illinois University and author of Study Abroad 101 (a popular guidebook for students). She also founded Facultyled.com and AbroadScout.com, and succeeds as a study abroad consultant and freelance writer. Some of her articles include 7 Signs of Successful Study‐Abroad Programs and Study Abroad: Revenue Drain or Stream? (both featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Global Edition). Wendy holds an M.A. in Administration of College Student Affairs from Western Michigan University and a B.A. in Communication and Culture from Indiana University. She completed two assignments (four years) with the US Peace Corps in Cameroon, West Africa, and Ecuador, South America, and has been working in the field of Education Abroad for more than ten years. Wendy actively presents at NAFSA, AIEA, and The Forum on Education Abroad conferences, among others. Concurrent Session Presenters Tünde Bajzát (University of Miskolc, Hungary): What does intercultural competence mean for engineers and how can we develop it?
Tünde Bajzát is an assistant professor at the University of Miskolc, Foreign Language Teaching Centre, Hungary. She is a Ph.D. candidate of Applied Linguistics at the University of Pécs, Hungary. She has taken part in several national and international conferences in Hungary and abroad in China, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, the USA. Tünde has published several articles and book reviews in international journals, conference booklets, and online in Hungary and worldwide. Her main interests are language use at the workplace, intercultural communication, developing intercultural competence, foreign language teaching, learning and acquisition.
Sarah Barker (The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai, Florence Italy): Cultural Literacy: Pathways to Intercultural Competence in Study Abroad Programs ‘Cross‐Cultural Psychology’ and ‘Intercultural Competence’ professor, consultant to the director, and psychologist at The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai, Dr Sarah Barker (D. Psych) has a decade of teaching and counseling experience in Italy and Australia. She has a private practice in Florence dedicated primarily to study abroad students and expertise in managing their issues. She has lectured at Florence University and collaborates on cross‐cultural projects with the European Research Forum on Migration and Ethnic Relations. Ada Bertini Bezzi (John Cabot University – Rome, Italy): Educazione interculturale e didattica del cinema: un connubio possibile in un corso di grammatica e composizione Ada Bertini‐Bezzi teaches Italian Language, especially grammar and composition, and collaborates with the Business Department in teaching an interdisciplinary Italian Business course at John Cabot University. She integrates her teaching with the Virtual Learning Environment. She holds a degree in Law (University of Rome), an M.A. E.D. Italian Teaching (University of Venice). She was enrolled in a Multi‐Media E‐Learning Masters Program (University of Roma Tre). She holds a Tutor online Certificate (University of Perugia). She is currently enrolled in a Phonetics Program at the University of Venice. She has taught at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and at the Cornell University Program in Rome. She has published articles on teaching Italian and the use of multi‐ media and new technology. She contributes regularly to the review ILSA. She also collaborates with the University of Salento. Silvia Bergonzi (Università Cattolica di Milano ‐ Milan, Italy): Culture and Language Learning Silvia Bergonzi received a Doctorate of Research in Applied Linguistics and languages of communication from the Universitá Cattolica di Milano. Since 2006 she is a teacher in Masters of Italian as a Second Language, organized by the Università Cattolica di Milano, in the module of Italian Linguistics, and she is also teacher for prepatory courses for certification DITALS at the l’Università degli Studi di Brescia. From 2004 to 2008 she was responsable for Italian courses for foreign students at the UC di Milano and the “Summer School in Italian Language and Culture” sponsored by the Servizio Linguistico d’Ateneo (SeLdA). From 1999 till 2004 she was Visiting Professor at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and at the Keio University of Tokyo. During her stay in Japan she collaborated with the national broadcaster NHK for Italian radio and television programs and she was author of Italian handbooks for japanese students for the Institute of Italian Culture in Tokyo.At the moment, Silvia is an Italian reader at the Institute of Italian Culture in Stokholm where she also trains teachers and plans courses. Maria Teresa Bonfatti Sabbioni (Northwestern University ‐ Chicago, IL. USA): Intercultural Activities for Students of Italian as Foreign Language A graduate in History of Medieval art at the University of Pavia, Maria Teresa also attained a further diploma in Diplomacy and Paleography at the State Archive of Parma. She achieved a Masters in Italian as a Second Language at the University Ca’Foscari in Venice. After working as an Italian and Latin reader in Ohio, she now teaches at the Northwestern University in Chicago. At the same time, Maria Teresa is finishing a Masters in Linguistics at the Northeastern Illinois University with a thesis on ‘Berlusconi on discourse analysis’. She is also working as an online tutor for the ITALS Laboratory of Ca’ Foscari. Her main interests are bringing intercultural learning in the classes of Italian language through authentic videos such as those on YouTube and dealing with the practical application of grammar of the language. Claudia Borghetti (Università di Bologna ‐ Bologna, Italy): Towards a Methodological Model of Intercultural Competence: Some Theoretical Issues Claudia Borghetti completed her Ph.D. at the National University of Ireland, Galway in 2008 with a dissertation about intercultural foreign language education. While at the University of Galway, she held the position of Foreign Language Assistant at the Italia Department during the academic years 2005‐2006 and 2006‐2007. Presently, she is a contracted researcher at the Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Bologna, where she is researching on corpus linguistics and foreign language teaching. In the meantime, she works as teacher trainer and teaches Italian as a second language to different target students (migrants, university and opera students). Among her main research interests: teaching Italian as a foreign/second language, intercultural education, and corpus linguistics in foreign language teaching.
Maja Brala‐Vukanovic & Irena Vodopija‐Krstanovic (Rijeka University, Croatia): Revisiting Intercultural Competence: Understanding Students’ Conceptualizations and Needs After a B.A. in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Trieste, Italy, Maja Brala completed her M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, U.K. She is currently Associate Professor and Chair in English and Applied Linguistics at the English Department (Faculty of Philosophy) of the University of Rijeka, Croatia where she teaches General Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics, and Psycholinguistics. Her current research interests include the language‐space relationship, and the culture‐language‐ identity relationship (focusing on pedagogical implications). Maja Brala is the author of over twenty articles on cross‐linguistic coding (prepositional and prefixal semantics), bilingualism, and translation studies, and a textbook in General Linguistics (‘Inside Babel’). Irena Vodopija‐Krstanovic teaches courses on the socio‐cultural aspect of English language teaching and ELT methodology in the English Department at Rijeka University. She earned a Ph.D. from Klagenfurt University; an M.A. from SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont, and a B.A. from Zagreb University. Her research interests focus on language‐culture‐identity issues in EFL/ELT, the cultural
aspects of language teaching, English as an international language and the native/non‐native divide. As the Erasmus Coordinator of
the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Rijeka, Irena has taken a particular interest in the intercultural dimension of education and issues related to (student) intercultural competence. Nevin Brown & Gianpiero Ciacci (International Center for Intercultural Exchange, Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Siena): Addictive behavior: Implications for Student Engagement in Study Abroad Nevin Brown has built an extensive career with educational organizations in the Washington D.C area such as the National Association of State Universities and Land‐Grant Colleges (NASULGC), the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), The Education Trust, and District of Columbia Public Schools. He has most recently worked as Dean of Academic Programs and President of the International Partnership for Service‐Learning and Leadership, and as Senior Fellow in Postsecondary Initiatives at Achieve. Nevin has published numerous articles regarding higher education, global civic engagement and service‐learning. At the IC he acts as a Senior Fellow, contributing to the development of IC initiatives regarding intercultural exchange. Gianpiero Ciacci received his degree in Computer Science Engineering at the Università degli Studi di Siena in 1998, since then has worked as a freelance programmer. Since 2001 he is in charge of the Computer Department of the Università per Stranieri di Siena. His main skills are in the field of databases, network design and deployment and student management. In his free time he volunteers at the Misericordia di Siena as an ambulance driver, EMT and Protezione Civile. From 2003 he cooperates with several American schools to enroll their students in health care volunteering. Clarisse Costa Alfonso (Universidade Nove de Lisboa ‐ Lisbon,Portugal): Intercultural Learning in the Study Abroad context ‐ ERASMUS Clarisse Costa Alfonso is an Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and holds a Ph.D. in German Studies. Her main subjects are teacher training and supervision (German as a foreign language), translation and intercultural studies. From 2005‐2008 she was responsible for the Faculty’s teacher education programme coordination and was a member of the Pedagogical Board. She has several publications on the Portuguese school system and teachers education as well as on intercultural issues. Alvino Fantini (SIT Graduate Institute ‐ Brattleboro, VT. USA): Exploring Language: An Integral Component of Intercultural Competence See above Ida Ferrari & Giulia Grosso (Corte dei Miracoli – Associazione Culturale, Siena Italy): “A scuola di Cittadinanza”: dalle competenze generali allo sviluppo delle conoscenze interculturali Ida Ferrari teaches and organizes Italian Language and Culture courses specifically for young and adult migrants in Siena (associazione culturale Corte dei Miracoli). She also teaches Italian for other Institutions (Università degli Studi del Molise, ITI Sarrocchi). She has a Phd in Linguistics (Universities of Firenze/Siena). Her research concerns language acquisition: she has worked
on the acquisition of clitics in Italian by Italian‐German bilingual children and on the acquisition of monosyllabic prepositions by Italian monolingual children. Giulia Grosso is a PhD Candidate in Linguistica e Didattica dell'Italiano a Stranieri at the Università per Stranieri di Siena. Her research concerns intercultural pragmatics in adult migrants' interactions. She teaches Italian as a second language to adults, teenagers and children in primary, secondary schools of Siena; she also manages projects concerning people at risk of social exclusion (immigrant women, teenagers, ecc.). Susan Ghaffaryan (University of Kashan ‐ Iran): A Metaphorical Analysis of the Concept of Doubt and Its Relation to Schumann’s Acculturation Theory between Male and Female Persian EFL Students Susan Ghaffaryan is currently a MA student in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), at the University of Kashan, Iran. This article is part of her thesis titled “Metaphors We Believe By” (inspired by Lakoff and Johnson’s unique work “Metaphors We Live By”). Her thesis holds a unique type of implicit comparison between native English students’ worldview and that of Persian Muslim ones in order to raise intercultural awareness between these two seemingly different groups especially letting the English language learners in Iran see the difference between Assimilation and Accommodation (Piaget’s theory) in facing the new culture. Jagdish Gundara (Institute of Education, University of London ‐ UK): Intercultural Teacher Education: Teacher Competences with Special Reference to the Art and Music Curriculum Jagdish Singh Gundara is Emeritus Professor of Education at the Institute of Education at the University of London. He holds the UNESCO Chair in International Studies and Teacher Education at the School of Culture and Lifelong Learning. He was appointed as the first Head of International Centre for Intercultural Education in 1979. He is the founder and the current President of the International Association of Intercultural Education at the University of Vera Cruz in Mexico. He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Scarman Trust, and then the second President of the Trust. Professor Gundara is a founder of the International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) for which he is Vice‐Chairman of the Board and was a Commissioner of the Commission for Racial Equality. He was the President of Jury of Evens Foundation Intercultural Education Jury. His research interests include school and community policies and practice; curriculum studies; development studies; comparative education; citizenship education; multilingualism and
asylum and refugee issues. He is the author of Interculturalism, Education and Inclusion and co‐editor of Intercultural Social Policy in
Europe. He was the co‐author with Roger Hewitt of a book for children on Racism and has published extensively in the fields of human rights and education in multicultural societies. Jenny Huq (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA): Campus‐Wide Orientation on Culture and Ethics Prepares Students to GO! Global Jenny Huq is the associate director of the Carolina Center for Public Service at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jenny completed her Master's degree in International Studies and Public Administration from North Carolina State University. As part of her undergraduate education, she studied abroad for one year at St. Andrews University in St. Andrews, Scotland. In 2010, Jenny received the North Carolina Campus Compact Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award. Prior to working in higher education, she worked for over ten years in nonprofit administration, community development and program management in California, Arizona and South Dakota. Weston Kennison (The State University of New York at Geneseo, USA): From Tuscany to Nicaragua: Reading Great Books with the Help of Global Partners Becky Lewis & Carol Long (The State University of New York at Geneseo, USA): Finding Common Ground Dr. Becky Lewis is Assistant Provost for International Programs at SUNY Geneseo, administering more than 40 study abroad programs in 15 countries, as well as bringing in matriculated international students from 32 countries. In her time at Geneseo she has also worked in the School of Education, coordinating the national accreditation process, and in the Office of the Dean of the College. Her academic background is in the social and philosophical foundations of education, with a focus on imagination and dialogue in teaching and learning.
Dr. Carol S. Long is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY Geneseo, where she also holds a faculty position in the English Department. Prior to her work at Geneseo she was Dean of the College at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. She has worked with international education at both institutions, and with partner institutions in many countries, including Japan, Ukraine, China, Mexico, England, and Africa. She has lived in both Ireland and England; she teaches literature and writing, and her most recent research is in rhetoric of science. Leo Lo Sasso Ricciardi (University of Northern Colorado ‐ Greeley, CO. USA): The Reggio Emilia Method in Developing Intercultural Competencies through Second‐Language Acquisition Professor Leo Lo Sasso Ricciardi teaches at the University of Northern Colorado’s Center for Urban Education, specializing in the training, supervision, and mentoring of teacher candidates. A 2006 and 2007 recipient of the Culture and Heritage Grant from the National Italian‐American Foundation (NIAF), Professor Ricciardi conducted research at home and in Italy for his doctoral dissertation in language immersion programs and anticipates opening a preschool through elementary school combining the Reggio Emilia method of instruction with language immersion. This will be the first school in the United States combining these two instructional strategies. He also anticipates publication of two children’s picture books, in English and Italian, depicting his grandfather’s immigration to the United States. Sonia Massari (Gustolab/University of Illinois‐ Rome, Italy): Food and Culture: Between Local Identities and Transnational Perspectives Sonia Massari is the Director of Gustolab Institute, Center for Food and Culture in Rome and also the Programs Director of University of Illinois ‐ Urbana Champaign ‐ in Rome. She achieved a BA in Communication Studies and a MA in Web and TV reporting. Sonia was a Visiting Scholar and Specialist Professor (Italian Language and Visual arts) at Montclair State University and CUNY (US). She is currently a PHD candidate at Florence University – Dep Telematics and Information Society. Her current research focuses on food and urban design and she will be editor of the book: " ID City ‐ The identity of the Italian cities". She is a MAPACA, PAMLA, NEMLA and ASFS member. Glenn McClure (The State University of New York at Geneseo, USA): Transatlantic Learning Partnerships: Student writing and music making from Africa and the US on the Atlantic Slave Trade Glenn McClure is a composer and Arts Integration Consultant. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Eastman School of Music and at SUNY Geneseo. Mr. McClure’s work was featured by the St. Olaf Choir at the culminating concert of the World Symposium of Choral Music. His oratorio, “The Starry Messenger” was featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” Mr. McClure’s main compositional interest lies in the mixing of classical music with ethnic music traditions. Mr. McClure is a two‐time recipient of the prestigious Continental Harmony Commission by the American Composers Forum. Mr. McClure is also a passionate advocate for the integration of the Arts into the education of children. Thomas McEvoy (Union College‐ Schenectady, NY. USA): Post Graduate Volunteerism and Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Nations Tom McEvoy is Associate Dean of Students and Director of Minerva Programs at Union College, in Schenectady, New York. Tom has spent 30 years holding positions in higher education Union, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Williams College. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York. In addition to general duties as a dean, he currently oversees a Fellowship Program which places recent Union College graduates in developing countries worldwide. Francesca Mirti (Stony Brook University, NY USA): "Matter of Taste(s) Project": Discovering Otherness Through the Familiar and Unfamiliar in the Italian Classroom Dr. Mirti, a native of Bologna, Italy, studied at the University of Bologna where she received a Laurea in Finnish Language and Literature, and at Stony Brook University, NY where she earned a Doctor of Arts degree in Foreign Language Education. She has taught Italian at Stony Brook University, the Pennsylvania State University, Colorado College and at the University of Tunis –El Manar. Her research focuses on the development of innovative approaches for the teaching of Italian. She has recently delivered
papers for the American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS), The American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) and the University of Toronto. Thomas Winston Morgan (International Partnership for Service‐Learning and Leadership ‐ Portland, OR. USA): Using Interactive Technology During the Application Process to Encourage Student Learning about the Ethics of International Service‐Learning Thomas Winston Morgan is the President of the International Partnership for Service‐Learning and Leadership. Thomas has worked in intercultural education and international management for profit‐based companies and non‐profit organizations, including AFS Intercultural Programs and AHA Study Abroad/University of Oregon. He has also held director‐level positions at international high tech companies like MusicMatch in San Diego, Juno Online Services in New York, and Microsoft Corporation. His educational background includes Master’s and Doctoral (ABD) degrees in Germanic Languages and Literatures and International Business. Thomas is also an AFS Returnee (Honduras 1980‐1981). Kevin Murphy (CEA Global Education, Rome & Florence, Italy): Learning About Taste: a Gateway to Intercultural Competence Kevin Murphy is Academic Dean and Campus Director for CEA Global Education, overseeing CEA foreign study programmes in Rome and Florence. Since moving to Italy from his native England in 1996 Dr. Murphy has taught Art History at many U.S. foreign study programmes, held the post of Academic Director of History of Art at the British Institute of Florence, and was appointed a Lecturer in Art History for the University of Bristol (UK). In 1997 Dr. Murphy earned his Ph.D. at the Courtauld Institute at the University of London, which also conferred to him an M.A. in Art History. Antonia Pérez Bolívar (Centro de Lenguas y Educacion Intercultural ‐ Granada, Spain); Service Learning as Part of the Language Class: Providing Cultural Experience to Study Abroad Students with Low Language Proficiency Antonia Bolivar holds a Master’s degree in Intercultural Education Management from SIT (School for International Training, USA) and a BA degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Granada. In addition, she has done Post‐graduate studies at the Universities of Edinburgh and Montpelier in de field of Interpretation. Antonia Bolivar has broad professional experience in Europe and the USA. She is a conference interpreter and coordinates the Study Abroad programs for the School for International Training and World Learning’s Summer Abroad program “The Experiment” in Granada. She is a teacher of English and Spanish as a foreign language and Intercultural Communication. She develops and executes educational programs as well as workshops and teacher training courses. She is also presenter in the “Master de Gestión Cultural de las universidades de Granada y Sevilla”. Currently, Antonia Bolivar is the Director of the Center for Languages and Intercultural Education (CELEI) in Granada and founding member of the Intercultural Education Forum. She has published and presented in specialized forums on the field of International Education and Training. Sasha Perugini (Syracuse University, Florence, Italy): Human Resources Management in Study Abroad Programs: Case Studies in Italy Dr Sasha Perugini (MA, PhD) has lived/worked in different countries developing her multilingual and cross‐cultural competencies. She has been working in international higher education since 1994, in teaching and management roles, both in the US and Italy (Academic Manager at University of Siena; Assistant Director at IES Abroad Rome, Centre Manager of the European campus of Monash University‐‐Australia‐‐in Prato). She is currently director of the Syracuse University Florence Centre in Florence. Thomas Peterson (University of Georgia, Athens GA. USA): Educating Across Differences: Gaps, Analogies, Pluralism Thomas E. Peterson is Professor of Italian at the University of Georgia. His primary area of specialization is in Italian lyric and epic poetry: Dante, Petrarch, Tasso and the 20th century. He has published several articles on the philosophy of education, notably in Educational Philosophy and Theory. His forthcoming article in EPAT is entitled "Constructivist Pedagogy and Symbolism: Vico, Cassirer, Piaget, Bateson."
Monica Reynoso (Espiritu Santo University ‐ Guyaquil, Ecuador): Creating Awareness for a Global Campus Community: UEES a Case Study
Monica D Reynoso‐Gaute is Dean of the College of International Studies and Director of the School of Translation and Interpretation at Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo ‐‐UEES in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She holds an MATI from Monterey Institute of International Studies, CA, where she taught (1989‐2002) translation and interpretation and headed the Spanish GSTI Program. Member of AIIC—Association Internationale d´ Intérprètes de Conférence. As an educator, a writer, and active T&I professional with
experience in the US, Latin America and Ecuador she focuses on developing 21st century professionals and world leaders through
innovative programs at UEES. Some of her articles focus on translation and interpretation as an intercultural communication profession. Furthermore, her interest in Intercultural Studies led her to create an Emphasis and a Minor in this field for students of Business, Tourism, Communication, Education, and to establish intercultural communication as one of the core areas of study for the international careers curricula offered through College of International Studies at UEES. Susan Rosenstreich (Dowling College ‐ Oakdale, NY. USA): Culture in Theory and Practice: An Interactive Workshop on Addressing Cultural Dissonance Susan L. Rosenstreich, Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures, is the primary investigator for a multi‐national study of the meanings of culture in theory and practice. She teaches linguistic theory and French and Italian literatures at Dowling College in Oakdale, New York. The author of articles that focus on language usage in medieval, Renaissance and contemporary literatures, she is completing a book on the representations of cultural difference in early modern French travel writing from the New World. Peter Sercombe & Tony Young (Newcastle University, UK): Education for non‐essentialised intercultural adjustment: A case study among international postgraduate students in the UK Dr Tony Young (PhD London) has 25 years of international experience as a teacher, manager, teacher educator, researcher and writer in the fields of communication and language. He currently directs a Masters programme in Cross‐Cultural Communication at Newcastle University in the UK, where he also teaches and supervises research in intercultural communication and the social psychology of communication. He also heads the Applied Linguistics Section in the School, of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, and was the founding Convenor of the Special Interest Group in Intercultural Communication for the British Association for Applied Linguistics. His research interests currently focus on the codification and dissemination of effective communication practice in a variety of professional and national contexts. He has addressed numerous international conferences, congresses and symposia on his work. He was awarded the James J Bradac Prize from the International Association of Language and Social psychology in 2010 for his work on communication and living with dementia. Dr Peter Sercombe’s academic background is in Applied Linguistics and Language Education. He has had extensive experience abroad, teaching mainly in Brunei, Malaysia, and Turkey, besides the UK. He is currently teaching on an MA programme in Cross‐ Cultural Communication at Newcastle University in the UK. He also supervises research degrees in intercultural communication. His own academic research falls mainly within Sociolinguistics, having a particular interest in qualitatively‐oriented research, with reference to code‐switching, language maintenance & change and intercultural communication in educational settings. Laura Tarabusi (New York University ‐ Florence Italy): Developing Intercultural Competence Using Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Laura Tarabusi received her degree in Foreign Languages and Literature from the University of Florence (Italy) in 1990. She started teaching Italian as a second language in 1991 at the University of Florence, and since 2000 has been teaching at La Pietra, New York University's study abroad site in Florence. She was the Director of the University of Florence Language Resource Center from 1997 to 2000. Since 2001, Laura has been in charge of the Service Learning program at New York University in Florence. Her responsibilities include, besides teaching, syllabus design, course requirements, coordination with internship sites, and organizing extra‐curricular events. She has presented papers at several seminars on Italian Language Teaching and Learning.
Avgustina Zinovieva & Svetlana Alpatova (State University of Management ‐ Moscow, Russia): Intercultural Business Communication and Cross‐Cultural Management as a New Challenge for Intecultural Managerial Competence DevelopmentDr. Dr. Zinovieva is the Director of Institute of Foreign Languages at the State University of Management, and a member of the Russian Association of Rhetoric Teachers. She was presented with the ‘Honour Award of Russia’ Ministry of Education. Zinovieva has participated in many International conferences including: "The Russian Word and the Russian Language in the World" in Bulgaria; ‘International Forum on Research, Theories, and Best Practices’ in Washington D.C; ‘Rhetoric and Cultural Speaking for Realization of national projects.’ XII International Scientific conference on Rhetoric; ‘Culture, Communication and Adaptation in Global Context’‐ The 16th IAICS Conference 2010, in Guangzhou China, and many others. Her main research interests are Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Management, Business Rhetoric, and Governmental Policy in University Education. Ph.D. Prof Alpatova is Head of the English Department at the Institute of Foreign Languages of the State University of Management in Moscow. After achieving a degree at the Irkutsk Institute of Foreign Languages, Alpatova did a postgraduate course at the Philological Department of Leningrad University, and since then has been working for a long time at Moscow State Linguistic University as a Ph D. Prof. Alpatova has been a participant in many international conferences in Russia (St Petersburg State University, Moscow State University (Lomonosov), Vladivostock, Chelyabinsk etc), in Europe (Germany, Greece, Bulgaria Latvia, Ukraine etc) and in Asia (China ,Uzbekistan). Her research interests include: Linguistics , Discourse and Sociolinguistics, Semantics, Pragmatics, Intercultural Business Communication and English FSP. Absentee Presenters Esther Louie (Whitworth University ‐ Spokane, WA. USA): The Personal Leadership Curriculum: A tool for negotiating intercultural competency Esther Louie is the assistant dean for Intercultural Student Affairs, Whitworth University, Spokane, WA, USA . Her master’s of science degree is in business and communication from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. She conducts pre‐departure training for students studying abroad, as well as trainings in leadership development, community engagement, intercultural communication, research methodology and critical race theory. She was past president for SIETAR‐USA, and was program co‐chair for the 2008 Global SIETAR Congress, Granada, Spain. She was an intern coordinator for the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, Portland, OR, and most recently co‐teaching with Margaret Pusch for the “New Interculturalists” course at SIIC. Alois Moosmüller (Ludwig Maximilians University – Munich, Germany): On Conceptualizing Cultural Differences in Intercultural Communication Alois Moosmüller is a full professor for intercultural communication and cultural anthropology at the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich. In addition to this, he is also an intercultural trainer and consultant. From 1992 to 97, he taught intercultural communication at Keio University, Tokyo. He has done extensive research on religious and social movements in Indonesia, on German‐Japanese and American‐Japanese collaboration in multinational companies in Japan, on intercultural issues in multinational companies and on transnational communities and diaspora. Rhonda Zaharna (American University ‐ Washington DC, USA): An Associative Perspective of Intercultural Competence in the Arab World Dr. R.S. Zaharna is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication, American University in Washington, DC. She specializes in intercultural and international strategic communication, with an emphasis on Arab and American cross‐cultural communication. Her recent book, Battles to Bridges: U.S. Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy after 9/11, discusses America’s communication efforts aimed at winning hearts and minds in the Arab and Islamic world. She has testified before the U.S. Congress and has counseled multinational corporations, diplomatic missions and international organizations on cross‐cultural communication and public diplomacy, including the United Nations, World Bank, and NATO. Dr. Zaharna holds an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a doctorate from Columbia University.
