How The Argument Surrounding the “Warmth of Collectivism” Impacts our Multilingual Students
The Map Above Comes from Geert Hofstede Website One of the latest arguments highlighted by social media lately has been an argument over Zohran Mamdani’s use of the phrase, “warmth of collectivism.” Mamdani has proclaimed that voters have asked for collectivism over individualism. On the other hand, prominent commentators and religious figures have decried the…
The Early Start of Language Endangerment Among our Students
In a previous post, we analyzed this graph to understand the linguistic repertoire of our simultaneous bilinguals. Simultaneous bilinguals, who make up the majority of our emergent bilinguals nationwide, are those exposed to more than one language before reaching age 5. In the United States, we generally refer to simultaneous bilinguals as those who speak…
Assimilation Myths: Who Truly Belongs?
The Other An interesting theme that I have noticed on the Internet is the idea that only immigrants who are willing and able to “assimilate” should be permitted entry to the United States. Everyone else who wants to continue being the “other” should be denied entry. There’s a lot to unpack in this sentiment, but…
Can You Truly Be Colorblind?
It’s been a while since I have written about sociocultural competence, but a number of you have asked that I re-approach the topic, especially when it comes to the idea of being colorblind. To be fair, many of us grew up in the “colorblind era” when the topic of race was taboo. We were taught…
Celebrations That Build Sociocultural Competence
Sociocultural competence, one of the three pillars of Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) and encompassed in the 5 C’s of World Language, is more than creating a Cinco-de-Mayo style afternoon of activities. It is more than an International Day where there are various activities from different countries with no real discussions about the practices. And…
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