Linguistic Justice & the #BlackLanguageSyllabus: A Talk & Workshop with Dr. April Baker-Bell

15 Feb

Dr. April Baker-Bell is an award-winning author and teacher-scholar whose research “interrogates the intersections of Black Language and literacies, anti-Black racism, and antiracist pedagogies.” Her 2020 book Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy, has garnered much attention and … Read More »

Introduction to Translanguaging, Language Reclamation, and Justice-Oriented Language Pedagogies

6 Feb

Emory’s Fall 2022 entering class included approximately 1,424 first-year students who reported speaking 67 different languages (students could report up to five languages on their Common Application). This includes 444 Spanish speakers, 266 Mandarin speakers, 126 French speakers, 118 Korean … Read More »

Multimodal & Multigenre Assignments for Continuing Communication

2 Feb

 How have faculty successfully transformed their syllabi to meet the Continuing Communication outcome across the humanities, social sciences, and STEM? How can low- and high-stakes multimodal and multigenre assignments and activities enhance student learning? This panel offered pedagogical strategies … Read More »

Teaching Local Movements: Stop Cop City, Writing, and Communication Across the Curriculum and Community

11 Nov

A Roundtable and Facilitated Discussion with Faculty, Students, and Community Organizers November 10, 2023 This online event, a collaboration between Writing Across Emory and the Emory Writing Center, focused on two linked themes: 1) positioning local grassroots movements for racial … Read More »