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Crosson, Amy C.; Tapu, Christine; McKeown, Margaret G. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2022
In this article, we focus on a series of lessons, called "Think Like a Linguist," that we designed and implemented with multilingual adolescents. These lessons were developed as an introduction to a semester-long study on academic vocabulary and word analysis using Latin roots. Our intention in "Think Like a Linguist" lessons…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Lesson Plans, Multilingualism, Linguistics
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Weyers, Joseph R. – Hispania, 2021
"Vos" is regularly used in "paisa" (of Antioquia) Spanish, although written "vos" is considered non- normative. Recent research shows an augmented presence of written "vos" in public domains (Weyers 2016a, 2016b), which is viewed favorably by a majority of "paisas" (Weyers, forthcoming). So, what…
Descriptors: Spanish, Language Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers
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Rhodes, Catherine R.; Clonan-Roy, Katherine; Wortham, Stanton E. F. – Language and Education, 2021
We argue that 'academic language' should not be understood as technical components associated with a 'register', and that instead we must attend to its enregisterment. Enregisterment relies upon language ideologies and models of personhood, requiring attention to social components of 'academic language' beyond lexico-grammar. We draw on…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Language Attitudes, Racial Bias, Intervention