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Global Fluency And the NOBLE Project: (Network
of Business Language Educators)
Mary RisnerUF Center for Latin American Studies
UF CIBER International Business Series-Spring 2013
Promoting Articulation
Secondary
Foreign Langua
ge & Culture
Post-seconda
ry
Professional
Schools*Business
Foreign Language Education
Language for jobs beyond teaching
Classroom connection
with professiona
ls
Adaptation of
curriculum with LSP activities
Creation of new LSP courses
LSP=Language for Specific Purposes
Business Education
Understanding value of
foreign language
and intercultural competence
Connecting classroom with intl.-minded
professionals
Adapting curriculum
with international
content
Develop IB courses
Some NOBLE Activities
Sponsoring and co-
presenting with
teachers at conferences
Supporting teachers in curriculum
development
Disseminating
Resources/Exhibit booths
Building Professional
Networks through Social Media
Target faculty population: K-12, small colleges and universities
K-12 Featured Teachers Cristin Bleess, Colorado, Spanish for
Leadership
Danika Cornelius, Florida, Spanish for Leadership
Juan Jose Vazquez, Connecticut, LSP Units
Sean Hill, Michigan, LSP Units
Katrina Beeck, Wisconsin, Spanish in the Community and the Workplace
FFLA-Career Conference
Theme/Tracks
FFLA= Florida ForeignLanguage Association
FFLA-IB Professionals
Panel at FIU K-12 Business Language Conference
IB Speakers/Panels at NBEA Conferences
CEO Tampa Port
NBEA=National Business Education Association
Exhibit Booths (ACTFL & FFLA)
ACTFL=American Council on the TeachingOf Foreign Languages
Professional Networks & Social Media
Ning
LinkedIn – Language Learning for Business and the Professions
NOBLE Facebook
@langforcareers
Advocacy Clips
Toward a New Generation of Globally Aware CitizensNeed for Language Training Across the Disciplines
Language, Business and the “Halo Effect”
Brazil is a Global Leader
Are We Prepared for Jobs of the Future?
Thank you for your attention!