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The Express: September 28, 2007, Taylor University Fort Wayne Sep 2007

The Express: September 28, 2007, Taylor University Fort Wayne

2007-2008 (Volume 12)

Andy Booth Leads Innovative Renewal Week — Stick Figure Worship — The Pen is mightier than a Taser — Right to be Wrong: The Smoking Ban — Applied Learning: Summer Internships — It’s All About Music — Cheap And Fun in Fort Wayne: The Children’s Zoo — Sports Stats — Emily Ford: Bold Move for TTO — The Rockin’ Restaurant Review: Uno’s Chicago Grill


Mirrors Reflecting Latinas' Realities In An Urban Community, Gabriela Díaz De Sabatés Sep 2007

Mirrors Reflecting Latinas' Realities In An Urban Community, Gabriela Díaz De Sabatés

Educational Considerations

What are the realities of Latina adult learners? This question guided the design of this research project. Utilizing a focus group approach, six Latinas in Kansas City, Kansas, had the opportunity to speak freely about themselves and to share their stories with each other.


Empowerment Through Critical Pedagogy, Premakumari Dheram Jul 2007

Empowerment Through Critical Pedagogy, Premakumari Dheram

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

In any multilingual country, it is imperative that the curriculum provide for a critical dialogue on the politics of language. Educators must address questions of linguistic and cultural identity especially in the context of the spread of English. Contrary to popular and academic conceptions, English has never been just a ‘link’ or ‘library’ language, and the epithets non-native speaker teacher/learner and second language teacher/learner echo a sense of marginality and displacement (Browne. 2005. Cummins.1996. Kachru.1982. Rampton.1990.Shondel.2005). For “…language itself is content, a referent for loyalties and animosities, an indicator of social statuses and personal relationships, a marker of situations and …