Encouraging the Expression of Linguistic Identity in Writing, Speaking, and Arguing

Author Stella Wang

“Rotten English”

Ahmad, D. (Ed.) (2007). Rotten English: A literary anthology. New York, NY: Norton. Find the anthology at worldcat.org/isbn/0393329607

“Safe Houses in the Contact Zone”

Canagarajah, A. (1997). Safe houses in the contact zone: Coping strategies of African-American students in the academy. College Composition and Communication, 48(2), 173-196. Find the article at doi.org/10.2307/358665

“Second Language Writing and Writers”

NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English). (2001, 2009, 2014). CCCC Statement on Second Language Writing and Writers. Check out the statement here

“Signs” Restaurant

New restaurant staffed with deaf waiters. (2014). The National, CBC.

“Sikhism and the Translation Controversy”

This is a sample research paper proposal, written by Esty Thomas at the University of Rochester. It was presented at the Conference on Composition and Communication in March 2017, as part of the presentation “Anyone Can Code-Mesh: Teaching and Tutoring… Continue Reading →

“The Siri Project”

Designer’s Notes “As a long-time Apple enthusiast, the idea to create a simulated Siri conversation for my code-meshing multimodal project came to me almost instantaneously. The nature of The Siri Project was quite simple: I would ask Siri numerous questions related to… Continue Reading →

“Sir, Yes, Sir!”

Below is a cross-register example of a code-meshed work by Sarah Pursell. This essay is also multi-modal with the image at the beginning revisited and analyzed in the end. This analysis reflects the message within the essay while also adding… Continue Reading →

“Six Moments of Code-switching”

From Code-Switched: Race and Identity, Remixed, a blog from NPR Find the blog post here.

“Should Code-switching Be Taught in Schools?”

Oliver, R. , Rubba, J., Meyer, R., McIntosh, G., Morris, C., Seidenberg, M., & Brennan, W. (2018, April 29). Letters: should code-switching be taught in schools? The Atlantic. Find the article here.

“Should Writer’s Use They Own English?”

Young, V. A. (2010). Should writer’s use they own English?. Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, 12(1), 110-117. Find the article at ir.uiowa.edu/ijcs/vol12/iss1/10

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