ALTESOL mourns the loss of William Labov, who has forever changed our way of thinking about AAVE, PEN, language change, ‘fourth floor’, and so much more. #LanguageUse#Sociolinguistics
ALT Labov’s work on the linguistic features of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) also made a huge impact in destigmatizing the way black people speak, both among academic linguists and the general public. His work showed that AAVE is every bit as rule-governed and well-structured as Standard American English, with just slightly different grammatical rules.
Overall, his work helped the field of linguistics understand the immense degree of variation that occurs across dialects within a language, and the social categories attached to these differences.
Our new President Kelly Frantz is co-leading the Disability and Neurodiversity SIG discussion and presenting her paper “From Confusion to Clarity” at the International Writing Centers Association Annual Conference this week @TeachersCollege#lansibunch@AAALGrads@ISCAupdates 👏
“The big idea: the simple trick that can sabotage your critical thinking.
Influencers and politicians use snappy cliches to get you on side – but you can fight fire with fire” . An interesting read on the power & influence of the cliche - & how to respond. #LanguageUse ⬇️
Celebrating 🎉 the triumphant completion of a doctoral journey- “Constituting Democracy at Every Turn at Talk: A CA Study of Political Town Hall Meetings” by Di Yu @Di_sprosium #lansibunch @ISCAupdates @TeachersCollege #LanguageUse
#الرخصة_المهنية_انجليزي
In the context of language teaching, what is the primary role of the teacher in the humanistic approach?
A) Transmitting knowledge through lectures B) Creating a learner-centered and supportive environment
C) Emphasizing accuracy in languageuse