The Creolization of the University Campus: Teaching a "Foreign Language" to a "Foreigner": Building the Necessary Cultural and Social Scaffolds to Nurture a Language Acquisition Playing Field

Most language teachers in American universities are faced with the somewhat enigmatic circumstances of attempting to teach a world language to students whose native language is not American English. This session will explore some of the teaching methodologies and activities for building the necessary scaffolds to nurture a language acquisition playing field for international students.