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E13 - The Delicate Dance of English
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How do you acknowledge the connection between language and power in your classroom? How do you avoid imposing cultural norms associated with learning English? How do you highlight the validity of English as it is taught and spoken across the globe? In this episode, we touch upon the intersection of race and English’s world dominance, names and identity, white saviorism, the unicorn of “standard English”, and more. Click here for episode-related resources.
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Manage episode 329491957 series 3354255
How do you acknowledge the connection between language and power in your classroom? How do you avoid imposing cultural norms associated with learning English? How do you highlight the validity of English as it is taught and spoken across the globe? In this episode, we touch upon the intersection of race and English’s world dominance, names and identity, white saviorism, the unicorn of “standard English”, and more. Click here for episode-related resources.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teacherthinkaloud/support65 episodes
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