Mid-year conference presentation

​LIFE AND WORK AT COLORADO COLLEGE

• ​Position: Cultural Program Coordinator (CPC)

​- Primary teacher of ADJUNCT COURSES;

​- Organize events at the Portuguese and Spanish language house, field trips, cooking and dancing workshops, movie screening, conversation tables, sports-related events, etc.

BECAUSE CONTEXT MATTERS...

​OUTLINE

1. ​What do you meme?;

2. Being practical: memes in the classroom;

3. ​Final considerations.

Poll

BUT BEFORE I START, I AM CURIOUS...

WHICH PICTURE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR MOOD FOR THIS SEMESTER?

Poll

NOW TELL ME...

DO YOU USE MEMES IN CLASSES?

• Of course I do!

• What? No! Never thought about it.

WHERE TO FIND THEM?​

Internet and social media;

WHAT DO YOU MEME?

HOW TO SELECT THEM?​

The curating process varies according to the instructor's objectives. I selected memes from all over the world, emphasis in Brazil.

• HOW TARGET LANGUAGE CAN BE PRODUCED​ THROUGH MEMES?

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​BEING PRACTICAL: MEMES IN THE CLASSROOM

• ​All levels: It's a whole world to explore;

FOR BEGINNERS

(✓) CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS;

​(✓) POLITE WORDS

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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED

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Discussions about:

​(✓) POP CULTURE

​(✓) HABITS

​(✓) DAILY LIFE

​(✓) RELATABLE SITUATIONS

​(✓) FEELINGS

​​(✓) IMAGE RIGHTS

​(✓) CELEBRATIONS

​(✓) POLITICS

​BEING PRACTICAL: MEMES IN THE CLASSROOM

IN 1 OR 2 LESSONS:

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1ST: website with a text about memes in Brazil (mix of written text, images and videos);

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​2ND: group discussion and Q&A session about the text;

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​3RD: production of memes by the students, ON PAPER!

​BEING PRACTICAL: MEMES IN THE CLASSROOM

​SOME PRODUCTIONS

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EXAMPLE (with a meme from India)

​Context matters: scene from the Bollywood movie

​Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

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Open Ended

YOUR TURN! CREATE YOUR MEME

E.G: "When I see my grades in the portal"

​FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

• ​Input is crucial;

• ​Context matters;

• ​Choose and use memes wisely;

• ​Go deeper: memes and ethics (advanced students);

• ​HAVE FUN!

KNOBEL; M.; LANKSHEAR, C. (2007). A new literacies sampler London: Routledge.

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​MARCUSCHI, Luiz Antônio. Gêneros Textuais: definição e funcionalidade. In: DIONÍSIO, ângela P.; MACHADO, Anna R.; BEZERRA, Maria A. (Org.) Gêneros Textuais e Ensino. 2ª ed. Rio de Janeiro:Lucerna, 2003

​REFERENCES

​https://medium.com/@quelmagalhaes/brazilian-memes-b15103942f9c

​Email: [e-mail]

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​Portuguese at Colorado College:

​@spanportcoloradocollege