Intercultural Language Education SIG

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Contact us: ilesig@braztesol.org.br

SIG Mission: 

Welcome to the Intercultural Language Education SIG, which was founded at the 2012 BRAZ-TESOL International Conference, in Rio. We welcome members from around the world to share ideas and resources about combining language learning with cultural exploration, creativity and critical thinking. Our objectives are - To promote intercultural communicative competence (ICC), i.e. to promote: (a) Curiosity about different cultures (b) Knowledge of different cultural values and behaviours (c) Openness towards cultural difference (d) The ability to interpret products from different cultures (e) The ability to observe, understand and account for different cultural practices (f) The development of critical cultural awareness - To promote critical literacy as a key means of achieving critical cultural awareness - To integrate intercultural communicative competence and critical literacy into language teaching by the development of classroom materials, teacher education and online content and networks. - To encourage research into ICC and critical literacy in language education, and its dissemination via teacher education and teacher networks. - To increase and support multicultural exchanges, particularly among BRAZ-TESOL members, chapters, and teachers associations - but extending world-wide. We participate in regualr events in Brazil, at BRAZ-TESOL conventions, and other conferences and seminars. Our members span the world, and we have linked up student groups in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Greece, Israel, Japan, Macau, Poland, Scotland, Spain, United States, and Vietnam.

Find out all about our Board, events, Study Group, articles, videos - and join the conversation in our Community Forum - at https://sites.google.com/braztesol.org.br/ilesig

SIG Team

Hugo Dart

Hugo Dart has been a teacher since 1998. He has worked with EFL, CLIL, and teacher training. Since 2010, he has worked at IBEU-RJ, where he is now a Branch Coordinator. He has been a board member of the ILE SIG since 2016. He is an author of "Making Connections: A Practical Guide to Online Intercultural Exchanges" - with John Corbett and Bruno Lima - (Multilingual Matters, 2023) and the author of "A Forest of Families" (Ases da Literatura, 2023).

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Hugo DartLeader

Isabella Campos

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Isabella CamposCommunications Coordinator

Jane Godwin Coury

Jane Godwin Coury has been an English teacher, teacher educator, materials writer, translator, and copyeditor for more than 30 years. She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. Jane currently teaches at Faculdade Phorte.

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Jane Godwin CouryFinancial Coordinator

John Corbett

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John CorbettIntercultural Exchanges Coordinator

Louise Emma Potter

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Louise Emma PotterAcademic Coordinator

Renata Condi

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Renata CondiEvent Coordinator

Bruno Lima

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Bruno LimaAdvisory Council

Carolina Cunha

Carolina Cunha has been a teacher for over 20 years. She holds a BA in English and an MA in Sociolinguistics as well as the following certificates: CAE, CPE, TKT and CELTA. She currently works as a freelance teacher and is the leader of the BRAZ-TESOL Minas Gerais chapter.

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Carolina CunhaAdvisory Council

Marcela Cintra

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Marcela CintraAdvisory Council

Susan Clemesha

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Susan ClemeshaAdvisory Council

Veronica Afonso

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Veronica AfonsoAdvisory Council