PDF version Abstract The paper, titled “Wikis as Third Space for Diversifying Access for Technical Communication,” introspects the process of building a wiki site that represents the translanguaging practice of the author who is a translingual—uses Bangla and English simultaneously. In response to recent calls for a social justice approach for the field of technical… Continue reading Wikis as “Third Space”—Diversifying “Access” for Technical Communication

This essay presents the trajectory of a syllabus statement on linguistic and cultural pluralism and its role in the articulation and revision of a pedagogical approach that foregrounds students’ linguistic diversity and partnerships with local communities. In recounting the steps and stakeholders involved in crafting the statement, the author argues that this statement functions as… Continue reading Linguistic Pluralism: A Statement and a Call to Advocacy by Ligia Mihut

Currently, the cultures of our students clash in the composition classroom. These classrooms are like brackish river deltas where the saline language of the university, which many of these students haven’t yet learned to use naturally, collides with the home languages they comfortably employ in everyday contexts. This often results in an awkward focus on… Continue reading Review: Code-Meshing as World English: Pedagogy, Policy, Performance by Shane Teague

Steven Alvarez’s commitment to understanding the complex challenges faced by emerging bilingual (or multilingual) students and their families is easily seen through his two recently published books, Brokering Tareas: Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies (2017a) and Community Literacies en Confianza: Learning from Bilingual After-School Programs (2017b). As educators who are invested in diverse student… Continue reading Review: Brokering Tarea: Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies and Community Literacies en Confianza: Learning from Bilingual After-School Programs by Megan Faver Hartline and Amber Montalvo

Other People’s English: Code-Meshing, Code-Switching, and African American Literacy deals heavily with code-meshing, code-switching, and the role these concepts play in African American literacy. The book builds off the work of scholars such as John Rickford, Geneva Smitherman, Suresh Canagarajah, Lisa Delpit, and Keith Gilyard in their research on African-American English (AAE). Young, Barrett, Young-Rivera,… Continue reading Review: Other People’s English: Code-Meshing, Code-Switching, and African American Literacy by Mack Curry IV