Dr. María Eugenia De Luna, an associate professor in the Modern Languages Institute, represented UFV at the 35.º Congreso Internacional ASELE in Castellón, Spain, in July 2025.
Her presentation, Más allá de lo tradicional: estrategias inclusivas y descolonizadoras en la evaluación de ELE (Beyond the Traditional: Inclusive and Decolonizing Strategies in Spanish as a Foreign Language Assessment), explored how evaluation practices in teaching Spanish as a foreign language can be re-imagined through the integration of Indigenous Canadian pedagogies.
She shared practical examples, including World Café discussions, dialogue circles, and stereotype-analysis workshops, that promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in the classroom.
This approach moves beyond traditional, solely cognitive assessment methods, fostering collaborative, reflective, and holistic learning environments.
For more information, contact María Eugenia De Luna at maria.deluna@ufv.ca
12/06/2025