Developing multiliteracies in the linguistic landscape

Hiram H. Maxim to give lecture at Ohio State

January 25, 2023

4:00PM - 6:00PM

Mendenhall Lab 185, main campus

Add to Calendar 2023-01-25 16:00:00 2023-01-25 18:00:00 Developing multiliteracies in the linguistic landscape You are cordially invited Developing multiliteracies in the linguistic landscape Hiram H. Maxim Emory University Within the burgeoning field of Linguistic Landscape Studies, there has been growing interest in using the linguistic landscape as a resource for language and literacy education (e.g., Malinowski, Maxim, & Dubreil, 2020). The underlying premise behind this pedagogical approach is that the visible texts of a particular place are ideologically charged and can thus serve as a telling window into the relations between different language communities and the politics of societal multilingualism. To demonstrate the pedagogical possibilities in the linguistic landscape, this presentation reports on three different projects undertaken with undergraduate students to examine the visible and audible texts of local spaces. Two of the projects took place as part of a summer study abroad program in Vienna, Austria and explored, respectively, the commercial role of graffiti and the manifestation of multilingualism in public spaces. The third project focused on multilingual Atlanta, Georgia. Central to each of these projects was an instructional framework that consisted of the four multiliteracies pedagogical principles, Experiencing, Conceptualizing, Analyzing, Applying (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015). Results from each project indicate possibilities for developing students’ linguistic, metalinguistic, methodological, intercultural, and affective awareness and abilities. Cope, B., & Kalantzis, M. (2015). The things you do to know: An introduction to the pedagogy of multiliteracies. In B. Cope & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), Pedagogy of multiliteracies: Learning by design (pp. 1–36). Palgrave Macmillan. Malinowski, D., Maxim, H. H., & Dubreil, S. (Eds.). (2020). Language Teaching in the Linguistic Landscape: Mobilizing Pedagogy in Public Space. Springer International Publishing. Mendenhall Lab 185, main campus OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

Add to Calendar 2023-01-25 16:00:00 2023-01-25 18:00:00 Developing multiliteracies in the linguistic landscape You are cordially invited Developing multiliteracies in the linguistic landscape Hiram H. Maxim Emory University   Within the burgeoning field of Linguistic Landscape Studies, there has been growing interest in using the linguistic landscape as a resource for language and literacy education (e.g., Malinowski, Maxim, & Dubreil, 2020). The underlying premise behind this pedagogical approach is that the visible texts of a particular place are ideologically charged and can thus serve as a telling window into the relations between different language communities and the politics of societal multilingualism. To demonstrate the pedagogical possibilities in the linguistic landscape, this presentation reports on three different projects undertaken with undergraduate students to examine the visible and audible texts of local spaces. Two of the projects took place as part of a summer study abroad program in Vienna, Austria and explored, respectively, the commercial role of graffiti and the manifestation of multilingualism in public spaces. The third project focused on multilingual Atlanta, Georgia. Central to each of these projects was an instructional framework that consisted of the four multiliteracies pedagogical principles, Experiencing, Conceptualizing, Analyzing, Applying (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015). Results from each project indicate possibilities for developing students’ linguistic, metalinguistic, methodological, intercultural, and affective awareness and abilities.   Cope, B., & Kalantzis, M. (2015). The things you do to know: An introduction to the pedagogy of multiliteracies. In B. Cope & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), Pedagogy of multiliteracies: Learning by design (pp. 1–36). Palgrave Macmillan. Malinowski, D., Maxim, H. H., & Dubreil, S. (Eds.). (2020). Language Teaching in the Linguistic Landscape: Mobilizing Pedagogy in Public Space. Springer International Publishing. Mendenhall Lab 185, main campus Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures germanic@osu.edu America/New_York public

You are cordially invited

Developing multiliteracies in the linguistic landscape

Hiram H. Maxim
Emory University

Within the burgeoning field of Linguistic Landscape Studies, there has been growing interest in using the linguistic landscape as a resource for language and literacy education (e.g., Malinowski, Maxim, & Dubreil, 2020). The underlying premise behind this pedagogical approach is that the visible texts of a particular place are ideologically charged and can thus serve as a telling window into the relations between different language communities and the politics of societal multilingualism. To demonstrate the pedagogical possibilities in the linguistic landscape, this presentation reports on three different projects undertaken with undergraduate students to examine the visible and audible texts of local spaces. Two of the projects took place as part of a summer study abroad program in Vienna, Austria and explored, respectively, the commercial role of graffiti and the manifestation of multilingualism in public spaces. The third project focused on multilingual Atlanta, Georgia. Central to each of these projects was an instructional framework that consisted of the four multiliteracies pedagogical principles, Experiencing, Conceptualizing, Analyzing, Applying (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015). Results from each project indicate possibilities for developing students’ linguistic, metalinguistic, methodological, intercultural, and affective awareness and abilities.

Cope, B., & Kalantzis, M. (2015). The things you do to know: An introduction to the pedagogy of multiliteracies. In B. Cope & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), Pedagogy of multiliteracies: Learning by design (pp. 1–36). Palgrave Macmillan.

Malinowski, D., Maxim, H. H., & Dubreil, S. (Eds.). (2020). Language Teaching in the Linguistic Landscape: Mobilizing Pedagogy in Public Space. Springer International Publishing.