Fostering linguistic and cultural critical awareness through the arts and creativity
This presentation explores the role of creativity as a powerful tool to foster critical linguistic and cultural awareness. Participants will gain insights into key theoretical perspectives on creativity as an individual, collaborative, and social process. The session will also present concrete ideas for integrating multidimensional creativity into the curriculum through content, tasks, and projects.
Presenter
María Luisa Parra Velasco is the Director of the Spanish Language Program in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from El Colegio de México. Her research focuses on Spanish acquisition and pedagogy among Latino children and youth in the United States. In her teaching, she integrates multiliteracies, critical pedagogy, and the arts, with an emphasis on youth and community engagement. She was awarded Babson College’s “Most Innovative Professor” prize in 2019 and named one of Harvard students’ favorite professors in 2022.
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