Tag Archives: language awareness

Reflections on Linguicism

Posted on 7 October 2016 by Shannon Tanghe
Shannon Tanghe
Shannon Tanghe

Language discrimination is far from new. Ancient biblical stories describe a “shibboleth,” when pronunciation of this word alone was used to identify fleeing Ephraimites, a tribe defeated by the Gileadites. Those who pronounced the word without the /sh/ sound, a … Continue reading →

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How Aware of Teacher Language Awareness Are You?

Posted on 13 July 2015 by Kristen Lindahl
Kristen Lindahl
Kristen Lindahl

As language teachers, we think about, talk about, and use language frequently, but we may or may not be aware of the ways in which we do it. This awareness is called teacher language awareness, or TLA, and we access … Continue reading →

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