The Power of Talk; How Words Change Our Lives

by Felecia Briscoe

• ISBN13: 9781412956017
• ISBN10: 1412956013
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-21
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This enlightening book helps educators use everyday language to create more equitable school environments, and offers exercises that strengthen communication and leadership skills.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction Why?

The Same Old Problem What?

The BookG++s Purpose How? Achieving the Purpose

What Will You Get Out of This Book?

Avoiding the MasterG++s Language Tools Overview of the Chapters

Where and When Might the Book Be Used?

The Power of Language: A Medium for Promoting

Social Justice and Equity In What Ways Is Language a Transformative Force in Society?

What Are Educational Equity and Social Justice

What Are Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Language Awareness

Conclusion and Summary of Key Points

Becoming Effective in Using Critical Language Awareness

Noticing How Language Constructs Our Social World Relating the Trees to the Forest, and the Forest to the Trees

Imagining Alternatives Coaching Teaching With Critical Language Awareness

Using Memorable Examples, Metaphors, and Quotes Modeling, Teamwork, Inclusiveness, and Respect

Conclusion and Summary of Key Points

Avoiding Othering: Practicing Including Introduction

A Change Agent in Action How Is Othering Harmful?

Digging Deeper Into Othering From Othering to Inclusion and Dialogue Activities

Conclusion and Summary of Key Points

Disrupting Prejudice: A Communicative Approach Introduction Abstracting

Communicative Model Developing a Data Culture Activity: Developing Language Skills for Disrupting Prejudice

Conclusion and Summary of Key Points

Exceptionalizing or Democratizing?

Introduction Exceptionalizing: How It Promotes Inequities

The Importance of Context Cognitive Disequilibrium and Exceptionalizing

The Context of the Interviews Recognizing Exceptionalizing Discourse Revising for a More Democratizing

Discourse Activities for Developing

Democratizing Language Skills

Conclusion and Summary of Key Points

Recognizing and Revising Stratifying Discourse

Introduction Key Concepts Recognizing and Revising Stratifying

Discourse Activities for Developing Language Skills for Social Justice

Conclusion and Summary of Key Points

Contesting Labels Introduction Contesting Labels Acronyms as Deep Abstractions Talk Strategies

Redressing Labels Through Institutional Action

Thoughtful Inaction Activity: Crowning With Labels

Conclusion and Summary of Key Points

Conclusion: The Power of Talk

Revisiting the Book's Objectives Using the Power of Talk for Social Justice A Final Thought

References

Index

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