Beyond the Code: Re-Framing Language and Learning in Dystopian Times
November 10, 2017
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location
UIC LSRI 1535
Address
1240 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60607
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Download iCal FileDr. Aria Razfar, Ph.D. Professor College of Education, UIC
While the history of multilingualism in the U.S. has been a cycle of conflict and concessions, one thing has remained constant: the dominance of monoglot linguistic and cultural norms. From candidate to President Trump, the emergence of Trumpism seems to be marking a dramatic swing of the pendulum toward linguistic restrictivism and a nativist backlash. However, a closer examination of narrative events and everyday interactions in multiple contexts suggests a burgeoning language ideological shift toward polylingualism. In this presentation, I discuss the NIDALS framework for analyzing an emergent national conversation that moves us from the inertia of monoglotism and toward a polyglot stance.
Dr. Aria Razfar - Beyond the Code: Re-Framing Language and Learning in Dystopian Times.
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Sep 18, 2018
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Sep 18, 2018