CFP: Videos related to Bilingual Education? Challenging Monolingualism? L2 Acquisition?

[Lauren Hayes]

We would like to organize a panel of two or three films and are wondering if anyone out there might interested in submitting an abstract for a film related to education, bilingual education, second language acquisition etc.

Here is our abstract for the short 15 minute film that we would like to submit on bilingual ed. at a school in Tucson, Arizona:

The presentation will begin with a fifteen-minute film about a bilingual Spanish-English school in Tucson, Arizona, where state laws continue to challenge the existence of bilingual education. Interviews with educators, parents, and students highlight the challenges faced by such programs. The film addresses the relevance and practical application of bilingual education and challenges ideologies of monolingualism. After the film, we will discuss how such programs help us understand shifting populations, language use, and exclusions within the context of globalization. Bilingual programs are a critical issue in education and further work on this topic will benefit from interdisciplinary and community collaboration.

If you like to submit a related abstract please contact:

Lisa Newon: [e-mail]
Lauren Hayes: [e-mail]