Extending Applied Linguistics for Social Impact

Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations in Diverse Spaces of Public Inquiry

Doris S. Warriner, Elizabeth R. Miller, Doris S. Warriner, Elizabeth R. Miller

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781350249547
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781350136403
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Linguistics
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Drawing on--but also extending--the theories and methods of applied linguistics, this book demonstrates how scholars of language might work together and with non-language specialists to address pressing concerns and issues of our time. Chapters explore efforts to recognize the legitimacy of stigmatized language varieties in public and institutional domains, museum-based science education for linguistically diverse children, how corpus analysis might illuminate the tension between the language choices and commitments of certain leaders, the embodied and artistic forms of meaning-making that challenge norms of Whiteness, and the transformative power of translanguaging in community-based theater.

In addition, the volume demonstrates ways to enhance equity in healthcare delivery for immigrant families, examines the experiences of cultural health navigators working with refugee-background families, and highlights the value of raising public awareness of language issues related to social justice. These accounts show that applied linguists stand ready to interface with other scholars, other institutions, and the public to make socially-engaged and impactful contributions to the study of language, society, education, and access. Collectively, the authors respond to an important gap in the field and take a significant step towards a more socially-just, accessible, and inclusive approach to applied linguistics.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction Doris S. Warriner and Elizabeth R. Miller
• 1 Engaging the Public in Sociolinguistics for Social Justice: Advocating for Pidgin Speakers in Hawaiʻi Christina Higgins
• 2 Building Partnerships and Expanding Repertoires of Practice: Working with and in Museums To Improve Informal Science Education for Linguistically Diverse Young Children Leslie C. Moore
• 3 An Applied Linguist at Work: Tracing Language Choices in a Social Sustainability Network Elizabeth R. Miller
• 4 Finding Answers within the Story: The Transformative Potential of Translanguaging Praxis Obed Arango and Holly Link
• 5 Being, Seeing, and Hearing White: When Theater Arts Interrogate and Make Visible the Power of the Elephant in the Room Ellen Skilton
• 6 Language as a Social Determinant of Health: Partnerships for Health Equity Emily M. Feuerherm, Rachel E. Showstack, Maricel G. Santos, Glenn A. Martínez, and Holly E. Jacobson
• 7 “It Depends Case by Case”: Understanding How the Practices of Cultural Health Navigators Impact Healthcare Access and Delivery for Refugee-Background Families Katherine E. Morelli and Doris S. Warriner
• 8 Applied Linguistic Anthropology: Balancing Social Science with Social Change Netta Avineri, Eric J. Johnson, Bernard C. Perley, Jonathan Rosa, and Ana Celia Zentella
• Afterword: Crossing Borders, Rethinking Expertise, and Becoming Collaborative Linguists Betsy Rymes
• Index
• Copyright