Students who demonstrate strong negative biases against out-groups cannot become successful intercultural communicators, no matter how well they speak English. In addition, students’ negative comments about race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation and other identity markers can create a very uncomfortable, even threatening, classroom atmosphere. In this workshop we will explore some of the root causes of student bias and discrimination, share some culturally sensitive strategies for dealing with student expressions of bias, and invite participants to do the same.

Piper McNulty, De Anza College

EDUCATIONAL LEVELS: All