Language barriers

In this segment, Zach and Victor discuss languages, their evolution, and how dialects are created due to factors such as isolation, colonization, and where you live. Following interviews with classmates, and family members they ask if there is a way to overcome these language barriers in order to form a more inclusive community?

Acknowledgements

Our segment of the podcast could not have been completed without the interviews from our friends and family. All thanks to Thao Suong Nguyen and Ali Khatib for taking the time to speak about their experiences in their interviews. We’d also like to thank Justin D’Orazio from UNC Media and Design Center for editing advice and guidance, as well as the staff from the Media Lab that provided us access to podcast recording spaces. Furthermore, we’d like to acknowledge the guidance from Dr. Steven Gotzler and our peers in ENGL 105, who helped make this podcast possible.

Sources

Dixon, L. Quentin, et al. "What We Know about Second Language Acquisition". Review of Educational Research, vol. 82, no. 1, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Mar. 2012, pp. 5–60, https://doi.org10.3102/0034654311433587.

Flint, Patricia, et al. ‘Hurdling over Language Barriers: Building Relationships with Adolescent Newcomers through Literacy Advancement’. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy: A Journal from the International Reading Association, vol. 62, no. 5, Wiley, Mar. 2019, pp. 509–519, https://doi.org10.1002/jaal.927.

Ma, Junqian. "Supporting Practices to Break Chinese International Students' Language Barriers: The First Step to Facilitate Their Social Adjustment." Journal of International Students, vol. 10, no. 1, 2020, pp. 84-105, https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v10i1.773.

Relevant Links

The following are additional videos that discuss language barriers and their importance in our daily lives.

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