November 14: Talk on community engagement, advocacy
"The Risks and Rewards of Advocacy through Community Partnerships" / Wednesday, November 14, 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. / Nolte 140 / Presenters: Associate Professor Martha Bigelow (Curriculum and Instruction) and Ladan Yusuf, CrossingBarriers
When applied linguists work in immigrant communities to collect data, their community engagement often ends when the data are gathered and the papers are submitted. Typically, the research translates into pedagogical recommendations. This presentation will describe how research can lead to community engagement and how productive advocacy initiatives, stemming from research results, can be optimized through immigrant community partnerships. The researchers’ role as advocate will be analyzed. Despite risks, researchers should respond to the call of public action when injustice is uncovered.