Previous Speakers: 2004 – 2005
Speaker (Affiliation) :: Title :: Theories/Research Tools
Prof. Mica Pollock (Harvard Graduate School of Education) :: How youth and adults struggle to talk about, think about, and address issues of diversity :: Introduction of concept of “colormuteness,” the deletion of race labels in everyday and policy discourse.
Prof. Joel Kuipers (George Washington University) :: Challenging “constructivist” theories of learning where intentionality is central to learning :: Comparative and historical approach to complicate mentalistic models of meaning making.
Prof. Kris Gutierrez (UCLA GSEIS) :: Rethinking ways to rethink the social and cultural constructions of cultural communities in conducting educational research.
Dr. Francis Butler (CRESST) :: Empirical approach to characterizing academic English :: Analysis of teacher talk in science classrooms, text book analysis.
Prof. James Gee (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison) :: Future of “New Literacy Studies” into the context of video games, children’s role playing card games :: Challenging conceptions of learning and literacy in research frameworks.
Prof. Ray McDermott (SUSE) :: “words…tend to hang out with their friends.” Three approaches to studying and thinking about language: Propositional, Illocutionary, Collusional.
Prof. Marjorie Goodwin (UCLA Dept. of Anthropology) :: Analyzing language as a moment-to-moment interaction :: Ethnography of girls peer group linguistic interactions, challenge conceptions of female behavior based on legacy of “two cultures” perspective.
Prof. Arnetha Ball (SUSE) :: Reflecting on language and equity as a member of and spokesperson for National Council of Teachers of English’s Task Force.
Prof. Rachel Lotan (SUSE/STEP) :: Teaching and learning in academically and linguistically heterogeneous classrooms :: Theoretically, the emphasis on the linguistically rich and academically rigorous context adds to our understanding of language use and development at the secondary level. Methodologically, the researchers demonstrated ways in which both the quality and quantity of interaction at the group level can be measured and related to second language growth and mastery of content by individual students. Practically,
Prof. John Baugh (SUSE) :: Analyzing language as a moment-to-moment interaction :: Ethnography of girls peer group linguistic interactions, challenge conceptions of female behavior based on legacy of “two cultures” perspective.
Melinda Martin-Beltran (SUSE student) :: Language Exchange in Dual Immersion Schools
Patricia Garcia (SUSE student) :: Daily Language Practices in Paraguay
Ken Romeo (SUSE student) :: Research on Second Language Acquisition
