Marxe Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Critical Language Awareness

Date: November 17, 2023

Workshop Recording

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Writing Center and Tools for Clear Speech.

Featured Speaker(s)

Shawna Shapiro, Associate Professor, Middlebury College

Resources Shared

  • A Kairotic Moment for CLA? Response to Anne Ruggles Gere et al.’s “Communal Justicing: Writing Assessment, Disciplinary Infrastructure, and the Case for Critical Language Awareness”
  • CLA Collective: Online resource hub and gathering space for teachers committed to promoting Critical Language Awareness (CLA)
  • Black Linguistic Justice: Celebrate the beauty of Blackness and Black Language, fight for Black Linguistic Justice, and provide critical intellectual resources that promote the collective study of Black Language
  • WAC Clearinghouse: FAQs about Language and Linguistics in Writing
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication: Statement on Language, Power, and Action