Language, culture, and technologies
what roles for education in the face of new geopolitical and socio-economic issues in the world?
Apr 18, 2023 — All day
This event is part of the 3rd edition of the annual symposium co-organized, since 2021, by our Faculty and the Institute of Applied Linguistics of Abidjan, with the aim of forging lasting partnership links between the two institutions within the Francophonie.
Description
Language, culture, and technology: what roles in education considering new geopolitical
and socio-economic challenges in the world?
The issues of language in the face of the new geopolitical and socioeconomic paradigms of the 21st century make language a vector of influence and power in the world. Language reinforces the cultural identities and scientific heritages of communities sharing the same linguistic heritage and favors the spatial marking of their areas of influence. Hence the tensions of rivalries between different linguistic communities, through the promotion of their cultures, languages, and scientific productions, to establish their hegemony on given territories.
Moreover, the development of artificial intelligence relies on natural language to enrich educational experiences. Therefore, as language is the primary instructional tool, how can we align it with culture and technologies to better prepare today's learners and tomorrow's leaders to effectively address the issues of political, cultural, and socio-economic power relations emerging from the relationships between communities, which are increasingly multilingual and multi-ethnic in an increasingly interconnected world in the age of digital technologies?
Speakers:
- Professor Francis Bangou, Director of EducLang (Faculty of Education, uOttawa)
- Professor Koia Jean-Martial Kouamé, Director of ILA (UFHB, Côte d’Ivoire)
Moderator:
- El Hadji Yaya Koné, Professor in the Faculty of Education (uOttawa)
Professeur Koia Jean-Martial Kouamé
Full professor and Director of the ILA (UFHB, Ivory Coast)
Professeur Koia Jean-Martial Kouamé is a full Professor at the UFHB of Abidjan-Cocody, his areas of research are the variation of French in Africa, lexicology and francophone lexicography and didactic interventions in multi-ethnic and plurilingual environments.
Francis Bangou
Full Professor at the Faculty of Education and Director of Educlang
Francis Bangou is Full Professor in Second Language Education (French and English). His research focuses on the adaptation of second language teachers and learners to unfamiliar teaching and Learning environments, and the implementation of digital technologies in second language education. Professor Bangou earned his PhD in Foreign and Second Language Education at Ohio State University and joined the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education in 2007. He is the Director of the research group Education and Languages-EducLang.
El Hadji Yaya Koné
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education
El Hadji Yaya Koné is a researcher in online and blended learning in higher education. Dr Koné investigates issues of digital pedagogy across academic disciplines with regards to learning assessment, inclusive education, collaborative learning, and cross-border distance education. He also investigates the professional development of educational developers, instructors, and faculty members in higher education.