Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
"Dear Colleague": Upholding Multilingual Voices and Pedagogies in Writing Centers Against Flattening Forces. |
| Authors: |
McNulty, Melanie1, Selimaj, Amina1 |
| Source: |
Writing Center Journal. 2025, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p1-9. 9p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Writing centers, *Standard language, *Autonomy (Psychology), *Teaching methods, *Multilingualism, *Government policy, *Variation in language, Social belonging |
| Company/Entity: |
United States. Dept. of Education |
| Abstract: |
Drawing on the dual perspectives of a writing center administrator and a tutor, this paper explores how political symbolism--such as the Department of Education's 2025 "Dear Colleague" letter--technological homogenization, and institutional consolidation are contributing to a resurgence of standard language ideology and attempting to erode linguistic diversity. We argue that writing center administrators and tutors must confront their own biases, reflect on their positionality, and adopt pedagogies that prioritize inclusion and agency over assimilation; and must refuse these pressures that seek to judge diversity as deficit and flatten difference into sameness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
