Dr. Archer uses real–life stories,
humor and music to assist educators and business people in
meeting the needs of their diverse populations.
“ The Step Beyond Diversity
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A variety of available formats include:
- Half Day Seminar
- Two Day Training
- Full Day Workshop
- Online Training & Information
- Customized Courses
Testimonials:
Received Award for 2008 TexTESOLer of the Year from TexTESOL IV
This year's TexTESOLer of the Year award goes to Dr. Carol Archer, an outstanding educator who has shown great commitment to students and excellence in providing services in the ESOL field.
 Dr. Carol Archer is an educator, writer, researcher, consultant, and trainer. She taught at the University of Houston's Language & Culture Center and teaches ESL strategies and second language acquisition theory at the University of St. Thomas. She received her Doctorate in Education from the University of Houston.
Dr. Archer is the originator of culture bump theory and methodology. Using the culture bump approach, she trains people in connecting in their communities, in international joint ventures, in language training, and in individual cultural coaching. Among Dr. Archer's body of published work is Living with Strangers in the USA: Communicating Beyond Culture as well as The Culture Bump Toolkit For Culture and Communication. The toolkit is based on theory and methodology that evolved from over 30 years of research and participation in interpersonal cross-culture communication.
“Dr. Archer’s
seminar brought us closer together and helped us understand
and appreciate our diversity ... we have an increased awareness
of cultural differences and an increased conversation with
one another ... Further, it helped us to help the cultures
that we serve to better understand what we are all about
...”
Mr. Melvin Nash, Principal
King Elementary School
Katy ISD
Katy, Texas
"It is my pleasure to recommend Dr. Carol Archer and her work with the "Culture Bump" to you for potential staff development. Dr. Archer presented her work for our school district recently and was very well received. She researched our community prior to her presentation in an effort to make the learning as meaningful as possible. The workshop participants were actively involved and were required to examine their own beliefs as well as the effect those beliefs have on the way they interact with others around them. Dr. Archer is currently planning ongoing staff development with our district to enable staff members to further develop an understanding of the cultures with which they interact."
Mark Beaty
Director of Instruction
Seminole ISD
Seminole, TX 79360
"It has been our pleasure to host a continuing education workshop entitled "The Culture Bump" presented by Dr. Carol Archer.
Dr. Archer's objectives were met in the time allotted for the workshop and her teaching style proved to increase the audience knowledge…
The participant evaluations resulted in a 62.5% overall rating of excellent followed by a 31.3% rating of good. The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, Houston looks forward to future lectures by Dr. Carol Archer."
Barbara Boykin
Manager of Education Services
The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, Houston, Tx
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About Dr. Archer
Carol Archer —
consultant, trainer, researcher, writer and educator —
is the author of Living with Strangers in the U.S.A: Communicating
Beyond Culture, a book that grew out of her extensive research
into inter–personal, intercultural communication as well
as The Culture Bump Toolkit for Culture and Communication.
The originator of culture bump theory and methodology,
she has a Doctorate in Education with a research focus on
culture and urban studies. Carol worked in Algeria and has
consulted with clients such as AT&T, Princeton University,
Pecten/Shell Oil, Exxon and the World Trade Association
with participants from around the world. She speaks Spanish
and studied Arabic and French. In addition to teaching at
the University of Houston’s Language & Culture
Center for the past 28 years, she teaches ESL strategies
and second language acquisition theory at the University
of St. Thomas. She formerly developed cultural orientation
for refugees for the State of Texas. She has trained over
1,000 business people from the Middle East, Asia, Latin
America as well as the USA.
Her other publications include Culture Bump and Beyond
in Culture Bound: An Anthology, published by Cambridge University
Press, and Managing a Multicultural Classroom in Learning
Across Cultures, published by NAFSA. Dr. Archer served as
cross–cultural consultant for the PBS series, “Images
of America.”
For further information contact Dr.
Archer at cma@culturebump.com
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