In the Spring 2021, the Language Institute and the Second Language Acquisition Doctoral Program presented Critical Approaches to Language Studies, a series of themed lectures followed by a panel with all speakers. Invited lectures were by Sara P. Alvarez, Queens College, CUNY; Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University; and Mario E. López-Gopar, Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca.
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Lectures
- Tuesday, April 27, 4:00 pm: Mario E. López-Gopar, Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca. Decolonizing Literacy and English Practices in Mexico; Lecture recording HERE
- Tuesday, April 6, 4:00 pm: Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University. Unsettling Language Barriers: Redefining Communicative “Problems” and Reimagining Decolonial Possibilities;
- Wednesday, March 10, 4:00 pm: Sara P. Alvarez, Queens College, CUNY. Our Multilingual Writing Reality: Complicating Immigration, Racialization, and “Academic Writing”; Lecture recording HERE
- Tuesday, May 4, 4:00 pm: Critical Approaches to Language Studies Forum. A panel discussion concluding the series of lectures on Critical Approaches to Applied Language Studies. Panelists included Sara P. Alvarez, Queens College, City University of New York; Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University; and Mario E. López-Gopar, Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, Mexico. The moderator of the forum was Margaret Hawkins, UW-Madison Department of Curriculum and Instruction; SLA PhD Program. Event recording HERE
Sponsors: Language Institute and Second Language Acquisition Doctoral Program, with funding through the Anonymous Fund
Contact: Jana Martin
The UW-Madison Language Institute is committed to inclusive and accessible programming. To request an accommodation for this event, please contact Jana Martin three business days in advance.