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Intersectionality of Language, Race, and Class Within Urban Classrooms: Resisting Hegemonic Whiteness in Language Education

Mon, April 12, 11:10am to 12:40pm EDT (11:10am to 12:40pm EDT), Division G, Division G - Section 3 Paper and Symposium Sessions

Session Type: Symposium

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The plight for linguistic and racial equity in schools is conjoined by the battle to navigate and subvert the ways whiteness and monolingualism dominate language education. In this session, five presentations examine recent trends in programming for bilingual students, amplifying the need to consider: the locale of the programs, what types of programs privilege racialized students, teacher perceptions, and the role of white interests. Grounded in critical orientations, including Critical Race Theory, critical discourse analysis, and raciolinguistic ideologies, our session represents scholars accepting responsibility for their research to advance educational justice. We invite our audience to respond to insights about who bilingual education should center, what purposes it serves, and the direction language education research needs to go moving forward.

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