All English Accents Matter - In Pursuit of Accent Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Orelus' valuable study draws on the scholarly work of sociocultural and postcolonial theorists, as well as testimonies collected from study participants, to explore accentism, the systemic form of discrimination against speakers whose accents deviate from a socially constructed norm.

Sommario

Contents
Dedication
Foreword by John Baugh
Chapter 1. The Coloniality of Western Language Hegemony
Chapter 2. Other People's English Accents Matter
Chapter 3. Affirming English Accent Variation
Chapter 4. Linguistic and Racial Inequities in Higher Education
Chapter 5. In Pursuit of Accent Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Chapter 6. Exposing the Effects of Linguolelitism on Linguistic Minorities
Appendix
Index

Info autore

Dr. Pierre Wilbert Orelus is associate professor at Fairfield University and past chair of the Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation department, where he is faculty and the director of the Teaching and Foundation master's program. His research is intersectional examining ways in which race, language, and class interweave to affect people's lives in general and student learning in particular, often in ways that go unnoticed. His most recent books include Unschooling Racism (Springer, 2020) and How It Feels to Be Black in the USA (Brill, 2022).

Riassunto

Orelus' valuable study draws on the scholarly work of sociocultural and postcolonial theorists, as well as testimonies collected from study participants, to explore accentism, the systemic form of discrimination against speakers whose accents deviate from a socially constructed norm.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pierre Wilbert Orelus, Pierre Wilbert (New Mexico State Universit Orelus, Orelus Pierre Wilbert
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032460918
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3246091-8
• Pagine: 110
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / General, Sociolinguistics, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Art & design, Educational: Social sciences, Educational: Arts, general, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General