Personal reading list / Reading Recs
I'm always looking for a new article, book chapter, or book to add to my reading list of language in society, linguistic anthropology, and language learning. Last year I created 3 new topical courses (I have designed a total of 20 in my years teaching), all on current topics at the intersection of language in society: language and technology, language and race, and global Englishes in language education. I am excited by papers on language use, specifically, uncovering cultural insights of lesser-known communities and language populations, with implications for accessibility, education, policy, and inclusive design (in education, work environment, industry).
Contemporary research related to matters of language and social justice:
Readings (August 2025 - )
Anthropological Approaches to Language and Technology (course of my own design) designed for Sarah Lawrence College.
Reading for coursework (January - February2025)
Varis, P., & Hou, M. (2019). Digital approaches in linguistic ethnography. In The Routledge handbook of linguistic ethnography (pp. 229-240). Routledge. 229 - 240 (12 pages).
Darvin, R. (2016). Language and identity in the digital age. In The Routledge handbook of language and identity (pp. 523-540). Routledge. Pgs. 523 - 540 (18 pages).
Domingo, M. (2016). Language and identity research in online environments: a multimodal ethnographic perspective. In The Routledge handbook of language and identity. Routledge. pgs. 541-557 (17 pages).
Schneider, B. 2022. Multilingualism and AI: The Regimentation of Language in the Age of Digital Capitalism. Signs and society. PG. 362 - 387 (27 pages).
Helen Kelly-Holmes (2024). Artificial intelligence and the future of our sociolinguistic work. Journal of Sociolinguistics. Pgs. 3 - 10 (8 pages).
hMensa. (2024). Artificial intelligence and the future of sociolinguistic research: An African contextual review. Journal of Sociolinguistics. Pgs. 26 - 30 (5 pages).
Ico Maly. 2024. AI, power and sociolinguistics. Journal of Sociolinguistics. Pgs. 11-15 (5 pages).
Ideologies, Identities and Multilingual Realities (course of my own design for Sarah Lawrence College.
Reading for coursework (October - November 2024)
October 2024
Alim, H.S., & Smitherman, G. 2020."Perfect English" and White Supremacy. In J. McIntosh and N. Mendoza-Denton’s Language in the Trump Era: Scandals and Emergencies. Cambridge University Press. (Changed reading: Last updated 08-30-2024).
Alim, H.S. 2012. Nah, We Straight” Black Language and America’s First Black President. In Oxford University Press.
Davis, J.L.(2016).Language affiliation and ethnolinguistic identity in Chickasaw language revitalization. Language & Communication, 47.
Kroskrity, P., & Meek, B. 2023. On the Social Lives of Indigenous North American languages. in A. Duranti’s A New Companion in Linguistic Anthropology.
Mena, Mike. 2023. Semiotic whitening: Whiteness without white people. Journal for Linguistic
Kroskrity, P. 2021. Covert Linguistic Racisms and the (Re-)Production of White Supremacy. https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jola.12307 (09 - 14-2024)
Rosa, J. From “Gangbangers and Hoes” to “Young Latino Professionals”: Intersectional mobility and the ambivalent management of stigmatized student bodies. In Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race: Raciolinguistic ideologies and the learning of latinidad. Oxford University Press. Pgs. 33 -70.
Shankar, S. 2023. Language and Race: Settler Colonial Consequences and Epistemic Disruptions. Annual Review of Anthropology (Reading update: 08-27-2024)
Samy Alim, H. (2016). Who’s afraid of the Transracial subject? Raciolinguistics and the political project of transracialization. Raciolinguistics. Oxford University Press.
Readings for World Englishes & Education (Course designed for Teachers College, Columbia University)
June - July 2024
Baker, W., Morán Panero, S., Álvarez Valencia, J. A., Alhasnawi, S., Boonsuk, Y., Ngo, P. L. H., ... & Ronzón‐Montiel, G. J. (2024). Decolonizing English in higher education: Global
Englishes and TESOL as opportunities or barriers. TESOL Quarterly.
Boonsuk, Y., Ambele, E. A., & McKinley, J. (2021). Developing awareness of Global Englishes: Moving away from ‘native standards’ for Thai university ELT. System, 99, 102511.
Jenkins, J. (2015). Global Englishes: A Resource book for students. Routledge.
Jenkins, J., & Leung, C. (2019). From mythical ‘standard’to standard reality: The need for alternatives to standardized English language tests. Language Teaching, 52(1), 86-110.
Marlina, R. (2024). Evaluating the international and intercultural orientation of an ELT textbook in Cambodia through the lens of global Englishes language teaching. TESOL
Quarterly.
Nishizaki, M. (2024). Charting the Globe. A Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis of the Englishes in German Curricula and Textbooks. TESOL Quarterly.
Robison, A. (2015). Linguistics: The ascent of English. Nature, 519.
Ronzón‐Montiel, G. J. (2024). Decolonizing English in higher education: Global Englishes and TESOL as opportunities or barriers. TESOL Quarterly.
Rose, H., & Galloway, H. (2019). Global Englishes for Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Rose, H., McKinley, J., & Galloway, N. (2021). Global Englishes and language teaching: A review of pedagogical research. Language Teaching, 54(2), 157-189.
Sah, P. K. (2022). English medium instruction in South Asia’s multilingual schools: Unpacking the dynamics of ideological orientations, policy/practices, and democratic
questions.
Seilhamer, M. F. (2013). English L2 personas and the imagined global community of English users: Do L2 users feel ‘like a different person’when speaking in English?. English
Today, 29(3), 8-14.
Wang, S. (2024). Racism in China's English Language Teaching Industry: English as a Race‐Making Technology. TESOL quarterly.
Zeng, J., & Yang, J. (2024). English language hegemony: retrospect and prospect. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-9.
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Language and Social Justice (LSJ) Core Committee for Society of Linguistic Anthropology
I am currently co-chair of the Language and Social Justice (LSJ) committee for the Society of Linguistic Anthropology. We are involved in a number of initiatives including issuing statements with regards to ongoing matters at the heart of language and social justice issues, crowdsourcing readings and other documents (and events) and - hopefully - making them public for the larger SLA and AAA communities.
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Career resources for students interested in pursuing industry jobs with skills in linguistics, sociolinguistics, and linguistic anthropology:
American Anthropological Association:
See regularly updated page by AAA on industry roles with anthropological and communication skillset: https://careercenter.americananthro.org/careers/?_gl=1*1y153sj*_ga*MTk5OTgwODgwMS4xNzA4NDYzNzI1*_ga_NHV0Y97DC9*MTcwODk3MTA0My4xLjEuMTcwODk3MTY4Mi4zMy4wLjA.
Linguistic Society of America - Linguistics Beyond Academia:
https://www.linguisticscareerlaunch.com/about/