Language of Identity, Language of Access

Liberatory Learning for Multilingual Classrooms
Michelle Benegas
Natalia Benjamin
Language of Identity, Language of Access
August 2024 | 336 pages | Corwin
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Grow students’ linguistic capital AND value their home language

In Language of Identity, Language of Access, authors Michelle Benegas and Natalia Benjamin highlight the urgent need for a revolution in language education that validates home languages and dialects while equipping students with the linguistic tools for social mobility. Their original LILA framework rejects the socially constructed hierarchy of languages and provides students with a broader linguistic repertoire.

This accessible and teacher-friendly guide presents an overview of this liberatory approach to language and literacy, an exploration of linguistically sustaining and expanding instruction, and practical guidance on designing lessons that attend to the language of identity and the language of access. Additional recurring features include:

  • Voces provide real-life teacher experiences from the classroom
  • Reflecciónes encourage educators to consider how principles and ideas relate to current practice and promote translanguaging
  • Practical applications of theories (PATs) provide conceptual frameworks and lesson plans on various topics and activities.
  • End of Chapter Conversaciónes encourage dialogue and enable educators to implement concepts in their classrooms.

Offering a fresh perspective on academic language as a means to access power and social capital, Language of Identity, Language of Access is a guide for ALL educators committed to linguistically sustaining pedagogies and empowering students with linguistic capital for social mobility.

Contents

Dedication

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Preface

Preface

How to Use This Book

How to Use This Book

A Note on Terminology

A Note on Terminology

Part A: A Liberatory Approach to Language and Literacy in the Classroom

Part A: A Liberatory Approach to Language and Literacy in the Classroom

Chapter 1: It’s Time to Do Better - Moving beyond binary thinking about language in the classroom

  • Embracing Our Polarized Commitments: Finding Middle Ground
  • Positioning LILA: Challenging a Few of the “Fundamentals”
  • Language Teaching and Learning
  • “Additive” Approaches to Language Instruction
  • Code-Switching
  • Use of the Term “Academic Language”
  • The “Haley’s Comet Effect” in Education

Part B: Language of Identity: Practical Applications of Theory

Part B: Language of Identity: Practical Applications of Theory

Chapter 2: Foundations in the Language of Identity and Criticality

  • Language of Identity and Criticality
  • Using Foundational Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogies: Identity and Criticality
  • Historically Responsive Literacy
  • Translanguaging
  • Raciolinguistic Ideologies
  • Community Cultural Wealth
  • Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
  • Background on Language Domains

Chapter 3: Building the Language of Identity: Practical Applications of the Theory of Translanguaging

  • What is Translanguaging?
  • Using Mentor Texts

Chapter 4: Building the Language of Identity and Criticality: Practical Applications of Community Cultural Wealth

  • What is Communtity Cultural Wealth?

Chapter 5: Building the Language of Identity and Criticality: Practical Applications of Language Orientations

  • What are Language Orientations?
  • Orientations as a Text Analysis Tool

Part C: Language of Access: Practical Applications of Theory

Part C: Language of Access: Practical Applications of Theory

Chapter 6: Foundations in the Language of Access

  • Functionalism and the Levels of Language
  • Planning for Functional Language Instruction through Noticing
  • Noticing at the Word Level: Phonology
  • Forecasting Text
  • Word-Level Text Scanning
  • Sentence-Level Text Scanning.
  • Discourse-Level Text Scanning.
  • Avoiding Unintentional Language Assessment
  • Designing Targeted Language Assessments

Chapter 7: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Word-Level Language

  • Morphology
  • Word-Level Access Language Objective (ALO) Guide

Chapter 8: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Sentence-Level Language

  • Sentence-Level Access Language Objectives

Chapter 9: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Discourse-Level Language

  • Discourse-Level Access Language Objectives

Part D: LILA: Putting it all Together

Part D: LILA: Putting it all Together

Chapter 10: Planning for LILA in the classroom

  • Classroom Inventory: Language of Identity and Criticality
  • Classroom Inventory: Language of Access
  • LILA School-Wide Inventory

Resources

Description

Grow students’ linguistic capital AND value their home language

In Language of Identity, Language of Access, authors Michelle Benegas and Natalia Benjamin highlight the urgent need for a revolution in language education that validates home languages and dialects while equipping students with the linguistic tools for social mobility. Their original LILA framework rejects the socially constructed hierarchy of languages and provides students with a broader linguistic repertoire.

This accessible and teacher-friendly guide presents an overview of this liberatory approach to language and literacy, an exploration of linguistically sustaining and expanding instruction, and practical guidance on designing lessons that attend to the language of identity and the language of access. Additional recurring features include:

  • Voces provide real-life teacher experiences from the classroom
  • Reflecciónes encourage educators to consider how principles and ideas relate to current practice and promote translanguaging
  • Practical applications of theories (PATs) provide conceptual frameworks and lesson plans on various topics and activities.
  • End of Chapter Conversaciónes encourage dialogue and enable educators to implement concepts in their classrooms.

Offering a fresh perspective on academic language as a means to access power and social capital, Language of Identity, Language of Access is a guide for ALL educators committed to linguistically sustaining pedagogies and empowering students with linguistic capital for social mobility.

Contents

Dedication

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Preface

Preface

How to Use This Book

How to Use This Book

A Note on Terminology

A Note on Terminology

Part A: A Liberatory Approach to Language and Literacy in the Classroom

Part A: A Liberatory Approach to Language and Literacy in the Classroom

Chapter 1: It’s Time to Do Better - Moving beyond binary thinking about language in the classroom

  • Embracing Our Polarized Commitments: Finding Middle Ground
  • Positioning LILA: Challenging a Few of the “Fundamentals”
  • Language Teaching and Learning
  • “Additive” Approaches to Language Instruction
  • Code-Switching
  • Use of the Term “Academic Language”
  • The “Haley’s Comet Effect” in Education

Part B: Language of Identity: Practical Applications of Theory

Part B: Language of Identity: Practical Applications of Theory

Chapter 2: Foundations in the Language of Identity and Criticality

  • Language of Identity and Criticality
  • Using Foundational Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogies: Identity and Criticality
  • Historically Responsive Literacy
  • Translanguaging
  • Raciolinguistic Ideologies
  • Community Cultural Wealth
  • Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
  • Background on Language Domains

Chapter 3: Building the Language of Identity: Practical Applications of the Theory of Translanguaging

  • What is Translanguaging?
  • Using Mentor Texts

Chapter 4: Building the Language of Identity and Criticality: Practical Applications of Community Cultural Wealth

  • What is Communtity Cultural Wealth?

Chapter 5: Building the Language of Identity and Criticality: Practical Applications of Language Orientations

  • What are Language Orientations?
  • Orientations as a Text Analysis Tool

Part C: Language of Access: Practical Applications of Theory

Part C: Language of Access: Practical Applications of Theory

Chapter 6: Foundations in the Language of Access

  • Functionalism and the Levels of Language
  • Planning for Functional Language Instruction through Noticing
  • Noticing at the Word Level: Phonology
  • Forecasting Text
  • Word-Level Text Scanning
  • Sentence-Level Text Scanning.
  • Discourse-Level Text Scanning.
  • Avoiding Unintentional Language Assessment
  • Designing Targeted Language Assessments

Chapter 7: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Word-Level Language

  • Morphology
  • Word-Level Access Language Objective (ALO) Guide

Chapter 8: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Sentence-Level Language

  • Sentence-Level Access Language Objectives

Chapter 9: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Discourse-Level Language

  • Discourse-Level Access Language Objectives

Part D: LILA: Putting it all Together

Part D: LILA: Putting it all Together

Chapter 10: Planning for LILA in the classroom

  • Classroom Inventory: Language of Identity and Criticality
  • Classroom Inventory: Language of Access
  • LILA School-Wide Inventory

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Grow students’ linguistic capital AND value their home language

In Language of Identity, Language of Access, authors Michelle Benegas and Natalia Benjamin highlight the urgent need for a revolution in language education that validates home languages and dialects while equipping students with the linguistic tools for social mobility. Their original LILA framework rejects the socially constructed hierarchy of languages and provides students with a broader linguistic repertoire.

This accessible and teacher-friendly guide presents an overview of this liberatory approach to language and literacy, an exploration of linguistically sustaining and expanding instruction, and practical guidance on designing lessons that attend to the language of identity and the language of access. Additional recurring features include:

  • Voces provide real-life teacher experiences from the classroom
  • Reflecciónes encourage educators to consider how principles and ideas relate to current practice and promote translanguaging
  • Practical applications of theories (PATs) provide conceptual frameworks and lesson plans on various topics and activities.
  • End of Chapter Conversaciónes encourage dialogue and enable educators to implement concepts in their classrooms.

Offering a fresh perspective on academic language as a means to access power and social capital, Language of Identity, Language of Access is a guide for ALL educators committed to linguistically sustaining pedagogies and empowering students with linguistic capital for social mobility.


Table Of Contents:

  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • How to Use This Book
  • A Note on Terminology
  • Part A: A Liberatory Approach to Language and Literacy in the Classroom
  • Chapter 1: It’s Time to Do Better - Moving beyond binary thinking about language in the classroom
  • Embracing Our Polarized Commitments: Finding Middle Ground
  • Positioning LILA: Challenging a Few of the “Fundamentals”
  • Language Teaching and Learning
  • “Additive” Approaches to Language Instruction
  • Code-Switching
  • Use of the Term “Academic Language”
  • The “Haley’s Comet Effect” in Education
  • Part B: Language of Identity: Practical Applications of Theory
  • Chapter 2: Foundations in the Language of Identity and Criticality
  • Language of Identity and Criticality
  • Using Foundational Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogies: Identity and Criticality
  • Historically Responsive Literacy
  • Translanguaging
  • Raciolinguistic Ideologies
  • Community Cultural Wealth
  • Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
  • Background on Language Domains
  • Chapter 3: Building the Language of Identity: Practical Applications of the Theory of Translanguaging
  • What is Translanguaging?
  • Using Mentor Texts
  • Chapter 4: Building the Language of Identity and Criticality: Practical Applications of Community Cultural Wealth
  • What is Communtity Cultural Wealth?
  • Chapter 5: Building the Language of Identity and Criticality: Practical Applications of Language Orientations
  • What are Language Orientations?
  • Orientations as a Text Analysis Tool
  • Part C: Language of Access: Practical Applications of Theory
  • Chapter 6: Foundations in the Language of Access
  • Functionalism and the Levels of Language
  • Planning for Functional Language Instruction through Noticing
  • Noticing at the Word Level: Phonology
  • Forecasting Text
  • Word-Level Text Scanning
  • Sentence-Level Text Scanning.
  • Discourse-Level Text Scanning.
  • Avoiding Unintentional Language Assessment
  • Designing Targeted Language Assessments
  • Chapter 7: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Word-Level Language
  • Morphology
  • Word-Level Access Language Objective (ALO) Guide
  • Chapter 8: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Sentence-Level Language
  • Sentence-Level Access Language Objectives
  • Chapter 9: Building the Language of Access: Practical Applications for Teaching Discourse-Level Language
  • Discourse-Level Access Language Objectives
  • Part D: LILA: Putting it all Together
  • Chapter 10: Planning for LILA in the classroom
  • Classroom Inventory: Language of Identity and Criticality
  • Classroom Inventory: Language of Access
  • LILA School-Wide Inventory

Recent Product Reviews:

"There is an emerging trend to challenge current language learning settings and to dismantle linguistic supremacy, but there is a lack of clear, accessible translation of these ideas into meaningful, teacher-friendly resources. This book accomplishes just that!"
Andrea Honigsfeld, Professor, Author Consultant, Molloy University, NY
"It is refreshing that Benegas and Benjamin build on the construct of academic language as an entrée to the power and social capital of English rather than dismiss these tenets of language education outright. The newer ideologies posed here that are associated with language as a window to access and language as a portal to identity allow us to envision firsthand the evolution of our thinking on what constitutes linguistic and cultural sustainability and its expansion for multilingual learners in schools today."
Margo Gottlieb, Educator, WIDA
“This is a must read for anyone who is committed to empowering multilingual students, validating their native language, and learning how to take an Anti-Oppressive Approach to Language in the classroom. Our students’ native language must be as advantage!”
Jennifer Dickerson, Dual Language Teacher, NYDOE
"As an educator, I have seen the disconnect between teachers and students in regards to language barriers. From how students either struggle transitioning from their home language to language that is more acceptable in the formal school setting. LILA sheds light on what language of identity, language of access practices that exist in our world today with our EL and ML populations."
Amanda Austin, Principal/ School Leader, Iberville Parish School Board, LA
"This book will provide teachers and school administrators with a current understanding of how language may provide a barrier for student learning and growth, and how it can be used for positive outcomes, and inclusivity. LILA moves the needle to help teachers understand language use and acceptance of home languages of their students. It is about time!"
Dr. Laura Metcalfe, School Administrator and Post-secondary professor, Grand Canyon University, AZ

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