B.A. INDS: Organizational Culture in Disaster Response

The UMBC Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program

Presents

a Virtual Session in Recognition of

English Language Day

English in a Multilingual World

  A conversation with Constant Leung and Francis Hult  

Friday, April 23

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Online - Eastern US Time

How can the power of English be balanced with respect for linguistic diversity? In this session, Constant Leung and Francis Hult discuss the state of English in the world today and the social responsibility of English language educators who teach multilingual student populations.

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Free Registration by e-mail to TESOL@umbc.edu

English Language Day is recognized by the United Nations each year on April 23rd.  UN language days aim to raise awareness about global multilingualism and cultural diversity.

Constant Leung is Professor of Educational Linguistics at King’s College London. His research interests include academic literacies, additional/second language teaching and assessment, language education policy, and teacher professional development. He is Co-Editor of Language Assessment Quarterly, Editor of Research Issues of TESOL Quarterly, and serves as a member of the Editorial Boards of Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Language and Education, and the Modern Language Journal. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK). His work in developing the English as an Additional Language Assessment Framework for Schools (funded by the Bell Foundation) won the 2018 British Council ELTons international award for innovation.

Francis M. Hult is Professor and Director of the TESOL program at UMBC. His work at the crossroads of sociolinguistics, discourse studies, and education focuses on language policy, linguistic landscapes, and multilingual education. He serves on the boards of several journals including International Multilingual Research Journal; Language, Culture and Curriculum; Language Policy; and Pedagogical Linguistics. His books include Educational Linguistics in Practice (with King) and Language Policy and Language Acquisition Planning (with Siiner and Kupisch). He is editor of the Educational Linguistics book series for Springer, and together with Ofelia García he edits the Contributions to the Sociology of Language book series for De Gruyter.  

The pandemic has changed almost every aspect of life, especially in the economic and career landscapes. People are thinking about their professional choices with a new lens to ensure they select careers that offer what they may believe to be a stable and secure future. Some may wonder if a degree in the social sciences, arts, and/or humanities will give them this security.

Join us for the CAHSS Spring Spotlight Virtual Event on Wednesday, April 14 from 4:30–5:30 p.m. for this timely conversation featuring CAHSS-affiliated faculty who will share their thoughts on why having or pursuing a degree in these areas is still so important. The panel will feature:

• Ana Maria Schwartz Caballero, Associate Professor of Spanish and Second Language Education, Modern Languages and Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
• Vin Grabill, Associate Professor Emeritus of Cinematic Arts, Visual Arts
• Nancy Miller, Professor and Director of the School of Public Policy, Affiliate Professor of the Doctoral Program in Gerontology
• Derek Musgrove, Associate Professor of History, Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies
• Jason Schiffman, Professor of Psychology
• Charles “Tot” Woolston, Vice Provost Emeritus, UMBC, moderator

This event is sponsored by UMBC’s Alumni Association, and is open to the general public.