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Wed, 7 Feb 2007 08:58:02 -0600

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Here's how I thought to respond to this post.  Why don't you play with my
response and let's send it together. 

Thanks Nalisha.  Your examples are really nice ones to get at some of the
strengths that students bring with them as multilingual people.  I like your
reference to Gloria Anzaldua's work.   One thing I remember about her book
Borderlands too is the authority she felt to write and publish in both
languages, even as she wrote about difficult and oppressive experiences.
Did you have the experience with your students that these assignments in
more than one language brought out a similar sense of authority?   What
changed as the students shifted languages? 

I would love it if you could explain the ways in which  these two
assignments build students academic skills - Anzaldua's work is at once
personal and academic - I would love to see my students be able to do that. 

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Here&#8217;s how I thought to =
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let&#8217;s send
it together. <o:p></o:p>

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Thanks Nalisha.&nbsp; Your examples =
are
really nice ones to get at some of the strengths that students bring =
with them
as multilingual people.&nbsp; I like your reference to Gloria =
Anzaldua&#8217;s
work.&nbsp;&nbsp; One thing I remember about her book Borderlands too is =
the
authority she felt to write and publish in both languages, even as she =
wrote
about difficult and oppressive experiences. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you =
have the
experience with your students that these assignments in more than one =
language
brought out a similar sense of authority? &nbsp;&nbsp;What changed as =
the
students shifted languages? <o:p></o:p>

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I would love it if you could =
explain the
ways in which &nbsp;these two assignments build students academic skills =
&#8211;
Anzaldua&#8217;s work is at once personal and academic &#8211; I would =
love to
see my students be able to do that. <o:p></o:p>

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