Daily Archives: May 21, 2024

Translingual Practices: Playfulness and Precariousness (Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact)

Posted on May 21, 2024 by profesorbaker

Bringing together work from a team of international scholars, this groundbreaking book explores how language users employ translingualism playfully, while, at the same time, negotiating precarious situations, such as the breaking of social norms and subverting sociolinguistic boundaries. Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Education, EFL, Higher Education Teaching & Learning, linguistics, Research, teachers, Writing | Tagged Applied Linguistics, codeswitching, Li Wei, linguistic diversity, linguistics, multicultural, research, Rhonda Oliver, Sender Dovchin, sociolinguistics, translanguaging, Translingual English, Translingual Practices | Leave a comment

Eden Strachan (straw-n) | Black Girls Don’t Get Love | Adultification Bias

Posted on May 21, 2024 by profesorbaker

Black Girls Don’t Get Love: Using media to turn silence into language and change the way Black women and girls are perceived in society. Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Black History Month, Culture, Education, Interviews, Reading, Reflections, teachers, Writing | Tagged black, Black Girlhood, black girls, Black Girls Don't Get Love, Black Girls WILL Get Love, Eden Strachan, Inc., intersectionality, invisibilization, language, marginalization, silence, strong black woman, Zoe Franklin | Leave a comment

Raven Solomon | Leading Your Parents | 25 Rules to Effective Multigenerational Leadership for Millennials & Gen Z

Posted on May 21, 2024 by profesorbaker

In Leading Your Parents, Raven Solomon, an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and former executive manager who has dedicated her life to building and leading diverse teams, addresses those Millennial and Gen Z professionals and arms them with the leadership skills they need to hit the ground running. Raven decodes complex workforce communication techniques, leadership styles, and management practices and breaks them down into 25 simple rules every young leader should follow. Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Black History Month, Connectivism, Culture, Education, Higher Education Teaching & Learning, human-rights, Interviews, PLN, Politics, public speaking, Research, Writing | Tagged author, black, DEI, diversity, emotional intelligence, equity, Gen Z, generations, inclusion, inclusive leadership, leader, leadership, Leading Your Parents, management, multi-generational team, racial equity, Raven Solomon, systemic racism | Leave a comment

Research Scientist Kelechukwu Onwukamike (Dr. rer. nat.) (Ph.D) | Till We All Win | We Are All A Work In Progress

Posted on May 21, 2024 by profesorbaker

Till We All Win is a book centred on developing a mindset that sees beyond individual success. It is founded on real-life experiences with relatable content, refined to give deep insights into how looking beyond individual wins or successes could result in an overwhelming win for all. Continue reading →