Multiculturalism without multilingualism

Here is a recent news article that is very relevant to our discussions on Standard Language Ideology.

http://www.languageonthemove.com/language-learning-gender-identity/multiculturalism-without-multilingualism

IAWE 2013 Call for Proposals

Hi class, 

Below is the website of the International Association of World Englishes (IAWE-mentioned in Bambose's article). Please see the call for proposal for the upcoming conference. Plenary speakers are some of the leading scholars in Literacy Studies and Applied/Educational Linguistics. I hope you consider submitting a proposal based on one of your research projects: 

http://iawe.asu.edu/

You can also "like" them on Facebook to get updates on the organization and various scholarly events.

Week 1

540 week 1 from lisyaseloni

Welcome to English 540!

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to cross-cultural approaches to rhetoric, language and literacy. Examining the effects of globalization on the use of English, we will discuss various questions such as: How do people construct written and spoken texts across linguistic, cultural and disciplinary boundaries? How do our literacy practices (both first and second language) shape, and are shaped by the discourse communities in which we participate? What are some of the complex politics surrounding contrastive rhetoric? Understanding language and rhetoric in terms of performativity and transculturation, the main goal of this course is to construct a strong understanding of cross-language and cross-cultural relations and promote more equitable discourses and access to knowledge and knowledge construction. The approaches covered in this course are grounded in the works of scholars in the areas of critical applied linguistics (e.g., Canagarajah, Kachru, Matsuda, McKay, Pennycook,), intercultural rhetoric (e.g., Atkinson, Connor, Kubota, Yu) educational ethnography (e.g, Heath, Street, Bloome), and theories of critical literacy as social justice (e.g., Street, Gee, Labov, Smitherman). Aiming to cross the boundaries of language, literacy and rhetoric studies, this course is composed of three modules: (i) Translingualism and global Englishes; (ii) From contrastive rhetoric to intercultural rhetoric; and (iii) Ethnographic approaches to cross-cultural literacy practices.

 The goals of this course include: • Making connections between various theories of culture and discourse; • Becoming familiar with discourse analytic and ethnographic methods of inquiry in investigating speaking and writing in cross-cultural settings; • Exploring various models of intercultural rhetoric and discourse; • Understanding the dynamics of cross-cultural literacy events and the relationship between language and ethnicity; • Understanding a wide range of methodological, ethical, practical, social, cultural and political considerations involved in ethnographic research.

Key terms: texts, contexts, culture, identity, rhetoric, Englishes, globalization, translingualism, literacies, discourse, ethnography, second language writing.