[NIFL-ESL:7980] Articles about Language and Power

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The latest issue of The Change Agent (a publication about adult
education for social justice) on "Creativity and Change," is hot off the
press and soon to be available at http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent
(where you can download copies or order a subscription). It is full of
interesting articles and classroom activies that cover various forms of
creative expression.

The theme of the next issue will be "Language and Power." Please
consider writing for it or connecting us to interesting articles,
activities or potential authors. We welcome international perspectives
on this topic as well. The call for articles is below.

THEME: Language and Power

Educators and Adult Learners: We are looking for lessons, activities,
and student writings about the ways in which we speak, read, and write
(what languages we speak, how we use and understand words, how others
speak to us, etc.) can include certain people but leave others out.

Some questions to think about:
o   What ways of speaking do people use in different situations and why?
o   What experiences have you had using different languages (for example
from other cultures, or from other disciplines like math, art, etc.)?
o   In what ways are people judged by the way they speak? What do you
think about this?
o   Should there be a law making English the official language of the
United States? Why or why not?
* What are some ways that the power of language can be used to resolve
differences, build peace, and develop community?

All articles must be received by November 15, 2002.
All articles will be considered. Final decisions are made by The Change
Agent Editorial Board.

Please send material (preferably by email) to: 
Angela Orlando 
World Education 
44 Farnsworth Street 
Boston, MA 02210 
tel: 617-482-9485fax: 617-482-0617 
email: aorlando@worlded.org

All articles will be considered. Final decisions about content are made
by The Change Agent Editorial Board. We also welcome referrals to people
and programs working on projects related to the theme of this issue.

Andy Nash
New England Literacy Resource Center
617-482-9485
anash@worlded.org



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