Deconstructing Language Ideologies: Students' and Teachers' Practices and Perspectives

• In Event: Moscone Center North Roundtable Session 8

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Bringing together researchers from Chicana/o/x Studies and Language and Literacy Education in U.S. and Canadian institutions, this symposium aims to shed light on the ways language ideologies shape the educational experiences and practices of students and teachers representing a range of ethnographic settings, ages, and ethnolinguistic backgrounds. In addition to a shared theoretical focus on language ideologies, the papers employ qualitative methodologies, including ethnography and case study approaches, which allow researchers to partner with stakeholders in order to learn from them and their life experiences. Together, these studies highlight the notion that exposing and interrogating ideologies that marginalize certain speakers and language varieties is crucial to the project of addressing persistent education inequalities.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 3: Languages, Literacies, and Representations

Chair

• Ryuko Kubota, The University of British Columbia

Papers

• The Social Meanings of Academic Language in Elementary Peer Interactions - Meghan Corella, The University of British Columbia

• Language Use and Accommodation Among Latina/o/x High School Youth in Santa Ana, California - Adanari Zarate, University of California - Santa Barbara

• University English-Medium Instruction Teaching Professionals' Beliefs About English During Study Abroad as Professional Development - Jun Ma, University of British Columbia

• "Good Readers" Use "Proper Language": Academic Language in Latina/o/x Students' Discussions About Text - Maria Jose Aragon, University of California, San Diego