Dr. Cynthia Slagter

Areas of interest include include Spanish cinema, Camino de Santiago, language acquisition and study abroad.

Recent conference presentations include the following:

• “Linguistic Loneliness and Study Abroad.” Volume XXXI, Issue 1, Spring 2019. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, (www.frontiersjournal.org) (with M. Pyper).
• “Camino de Santiago as a Cross-Cultural Experience,” Sacred Journeys: Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 4^th Global Conference. IU China Gateway Beijing, China. October 26, 2017.
• “Language and the Camino de Santiago,” Symposium on Pilgrimage Studies. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. October 7, 2017.
• “Hospitality, Encountering the Other, and Student Identity Formation during Study Abroad Experiences.” Christian Association of World Languages. Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa. April 7, 2017.
• “Student identity, language acquisition and study abroad” (with M. Pyper). Michigan Academy (MASAL) Annual Conference. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. March 10, 2017.
• “Linguistic Loneliness: Christian community vs language immersion?” (with M. Pyper). Christian Association of World Languages. Houghton College, Houghton, New York. 15 April 2016.
•  “Shifting the Paradigm for Christian World Language Teaching: Learning from the Past, Working Together for the Future” (with M. Pyper). North American Christian Foreign Language Association. Biola University, La Mirada, CA, March 2015.
• “Student Intentionality and Personal Volition: Keys to Successful Language Learning during Study Abroad” First International Conference on Spanish in Study Abroad Programs: Learning in a Cultural Immersion Context.  Alcalá de Henares, Spain June 18, 2015