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).
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/