Teaching and Cultural Institutions (A Dialogue)

Abstract

Despite the radical and immediate changes that the pandemic imposed on teaching models, over time the general impression is that the trend in foreign cultural centres is to return to the same pedagogical models that were in place before 2020. However, beyond appearances, reality appears to be much more complex, and the experiences lived have undoubtedly altered our perspective on crucial aspects of our work, such as collaborative teacher training, student autonomy, widespread use of technology, or the possibility of advancing in distance language teaching. Understanding the new challenges that have arisen, addressing students’ new needs, providing them with real blended learning opportunities, and doing so in a context that fosters the exchange of experiences among professionals from different foreign cultural centres in the United Kingdom are topics that lie at the heart of this dialogue.