1. Professionalizing the
Profession and Our Students
Mary E. Risner, Ed. D.
University of Florida
PKYonge “Best Practices” Workshop
mrisner@latam.ufl.edu

2. Overview
Our role in marketing/changing
perception
Language & Culture for “Careers”
Professional Learning
Communities

3. Language Educators…
Slide from Bill Rivers- JNCL-NCLIS

4. Getting on the Same Page…
Educational
Institutions Workplace
Still based on traditional
top-down model, passive learning,
rote memorization, etc.
Reacting more quickly in
changing global
context

6. Advocacy Tips…
**Students as
advocates
http://lisalilley.wikispaces.com/

7. Joint National Committee for Language &
National Council for Language and
International Studies
www.languagepolicy.org

10. “Halo Effect”
Business, language, and the “halo effect”
Robert Peek of Jaxport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2uQYH8tqcM

11. 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

12. 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

14. Language for Specific Purposes
Resources

15. NOBLE Resources
www.nble.org

16. Facebook: Language Learning for
Business & the Professions
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4251403&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

17. LinkedIn – Language Learning for
Business and the Professions
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4251403&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

18. Twitter
@langforcareers

19. Develop Your Own Professional
Learning Network (PLN)
• Twitter
• Facebook pages
• LinkedIn Discussion Pages

20. Develop a Professional Presence
• About Me
• Slideshare
• Wikispaces
• Attend professional development events
• Submit proposals to conferences

21. Advocacy Clip-Are We Prepared for
Jobs of the Future?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwCEkleilNQ

22. Thank you!

23. Q & A