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Happy Official Languages Day! 🇨🇦

2 official languages, 1 country, and roughly 67 ways to apologize in both.

Here’s to English and French not competing for the mic, but sharing it, in harmony, ideally with subtitles.

#Canada #OfficialLanguagesDay #Bilingualism
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New publication: "Interview with Steve McCarty" [on his professorial accomplishments in Japan].

The College and University Educators research group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching has honored me with their second annual Veteran Teacher Voices interview on my teaching career in Japan. I critique the foreign language teaching profession, discuss future trends of increasing foreigners in Japan, the need for English, and long-term effects of AI on language acquisition.

I believe educationalists will find this article interesting: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386424805

和訳 - Japanese translation which I edited: スティーブ・マッカーティとのインタビュー（日本での教授としての業績）: https://researchmap.jp/waoe/misc/48628107/attachment_file.pdf

Publications on bilingualism and language teaching: https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism

#TEFL #Japan #Japanese #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching #LanguageLearning #bilingualism #InterculturalCommunication #FacultyDevelopment #career #retirement #InternationalMarriage #OnlineEducation

@linguistics @edutooters @academicchatter

Rafi Saleh reviews two books related to translanguaging for the journal Applied Linguistics. In my view, his analysis displays a kind of disciplinarity whereby generalities about plurilingualism are vulnerable to criticism from various quarters, but by specifying the perspective, such as policy or ontology, differing stances can both be true.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374532611_Multilingual_Perspectives_on_Translanguaging_The_Invention_of_Multilingualism

#translanguaging #bilingualism #multilingualism #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching

@linguistics @Bilingualism

Steve's publications on bilingualism: https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism

Too many decades in Japan, but surprised to find that "kawaii" ([Japanese-style] cute, adorable, etc.) has become a loanword in English. Many technical or other English terms that I use are not in the Scrabble Dictionary, but kawaii is. Cuteness is ubiquitous in contemporary Japan, and apparently getting exported. The attached screenshot is from our family LINE group.

I have always advised college students to use Romanized Japanese terms in sentences if there is no English equivalent. This lengthy "List of English words of Japanese origin" would have been handy when I was teaching classes of mixed international and Japanese students. You might also find it of reference or interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Japanese_origin

- Steve McCarty at Humanities Commons: https://japanned.hcommons.org

@linguistics @Bilingualism @edutooter

#Japan #Bilingualism #Bilingual #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching #kawaii

@mguhlin @Bilingualism @edutooter @linguistics

2/2 Among the limitations are that the English is too much and too difficult for L2 learners in most academic sources, such as journals. When students use automatic translation, they have probably thought about the content in Japanese, but they can paste auto-translated English into papers without fulfilling the language-driven mandate to balance the content-driven approach. I do not believe in content-based EFL as a pretext to mask a language-driven agenda, since the students are enriched by the transferable knowledge they gain in L1 as well as in L2.

Writing reflects thinking, so I discourage writing and speaking that relies on machine translation or AI. The result might be obvious, but we cannot accuse and police students.

How can we promote authenticity in such an age?

#AI #Bilingualism #BilingualEducation #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching #Education #HigherEducation #HigherEd #AcademicMastodon #AcademicFedi #Japan #Japanese

@mguhlin In Bilingualism classes in Japan, I can require students to show what they have learned from this class, which is based on reliable research, and to discuss their own experiences in summary, reflection, and response papers. In such ways I can discern how much of students' writing is their own thinking and analyzing. Findings from the discipline of bilingualism are dwarfed by the amount of common misconceptions about bilingualism, which would presumably be reflected in AI databases, from blogs and such sources in Japanese, where students find mostly stereotypical, anecdotal, or prejudiced information for papers, despite my warnings to use reliable sources. I am wondering how applicable this approach could be for other subject matter areas.

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#AI #Bilingualism #BilingualEducation #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching #Education #HigherEducation #HigherEd #AcademicMastodon #AcademicFedi #Japan #Japanese
@Bilingualism @edutooter @linguistics

"Bilingual Perspectives on Language Teaching: The View from the Goal" for the Japan Association for Language Teaching was presented f2f, but I also pre-recorded it with Zoom for asynchronous viewing on YouTube (22 minutes): https://youtu.be/F0zeEIPRIhw

Photos: Zoom screenshot, presentation room in Osaka, and scenes from walking to Osaka Castle after the presentation.

Publications on Bilingualism: https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism
More videos: https://japanned.hcommons.org/multimedia

🦣 groups @Bilingualism @linguistics @edutooters

#Bilingualism #BilingualEducation #Bilingual #multilingualism #multiculturalism #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching #LanguageAcquisition #Japan

Similar to this clever tee shirt:

"a monolingual foreign language teacher tells you in effect to 'go where I have not gone,' whereas a bilingual teacher tells you with his or her example, 'come to the state of functioning that I represent'"

From "How Bilingualism Informs Language Teaching"
at https://www.academia.edu/36087862 or https://www.childresearch.net/papers/language/2013_02.html

@Bilingualism @edutooter @linguistics
#Bilingualism #BilingualEducation #Bilingual #multilingualism #multiculturalism #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching

Hi folks! 👋

I am Ranjith (he/him), a #CognitiveScience #researcher 🧠

Currently designing #experiments based on #behavioral #GameTheory at the #DataScience and #AI Lab, Department of #ComputerScience, New York University AbuDhabi #NYUAbuDhabi #NYUAD #UAE (remote contract).

Previously worked as a #Research Associate at the Department of #Neurology, National Institute of #MentalHealth and Neurosciences, #Neuroscience #NIMHANS #Bengaluru, where I investigated the role of #Bilingualism and #Education in delaying the onset of #dementia.

Prior to that, I was in the #Language and #Cognition Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, #IITKanpur #IITK #UttarPradesh, where I worked in the areas of #VisualPerception #Psycholinguistics (Visual Word Recognition).

I hold a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from the Centre of #Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences #CBCS, University of #Allahabad, #Prayagraj and a Bachelor's degree in #Electronics and #Communication #Engineering from Anna #University, Chennai, India.

Before receiving my master's degree, I was in the third cohort of International #Fellowship in #Health #Technology #Assessment #HTA at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, #IITMadras #IITM #Chennai.

I love #data, #theory, and bringing both together. I am interested in raising awareness of dementia. I also like to engage in #SystemsThinking and #DesignThinking to better understand #WickedProblems.

I am passionate about #equity, #diversity, #inclusion, and #SocialJustice.

I am #Indian 🇮🇳 by nationality, my family is from #TamilNadu, #India and I grew up speaking #Tamil at home. I am comfortable speaking in 🗣️ #Malayalam and #Hindi.

Excited to be here! ❤️
Nice to e-meet you everyone 👋

#Introduction

Hi folks! 👋

I am Ranjith (he/him), a #CognitiveScience #researcher 🧠

Currently designing #experiments based on #behavioral #GameTheory at the #DataScience and #AI Lab, Department of #ComputerScience, New York University AbuDhabi #NYUAbuDhabi #NYUAD #UAE (remote contract).

Previously worked as a #Research Associate at the Department of #Neurology, National Institute of #MentalHealth and Neurosciences, #Neuroscience #NIMHANS #Bengaluru, where I investigated the role of #Bilingualism and #Education in delaying the onset of #dementia.

Prior to that, I was in the #Language and #Cognition Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, #IITKanpur #IITK #UttarPradesh, where I worked in the areas of #VisualPerception #Psycholinguistics (Visual Word Recognition).

I hold a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from the Centre of #Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences #CBCS, University of #Allahabad, #Prayagraj and a Bachelor's degree in #Electronics and #Communication #Engineering from Anna #University, Chennai, India.

Before receiving my master's degree, I was in the third cohort of International #Fellowship in #Health #Technology #Assessment #HTA at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, #IITMadras #IITM #Chennai.

I love #data, #theory, and bringing both together. I am interested in raising awareness of dementia. I also like to engage in #SystemsThinking and #DesignThinking to better understand #WickedProblems.

I am passionate about #equity, #diversity, #inclusion, and #SocialJustice.

I am #Indian 🇮🇳 by nationality, my family is from #TamilNadu, #India and I grew up speaking #Tamil at home. I am comfortable speaking in 🗣️ #Malayalam and #Hindi.

Excited to be here! ❤️
Nice to e-meet you everyone 👋

#Introduction

Hi folks! 👋

I am Ranjith (he/him), a #CognitiveScience #researcher 🧠

Currently designing #experiments based on #behavioral #GameTheory at the #DataScience and #AI Lab, Department of #ComputerScience, New York University AbuDhabi #NYUAbuDhabi #NYUAD #UAE (remote contract).

Previously worked as a #Research Associate at the Department of #Neurology, National Institute of #MentalHealth and Neurosciences, #Neuroscience #NIMHANS #Bengaluru, where I investigated the role of #Bilingualism and #Education in delaying the onset of #dementia.

Prior to that, I was in the #Language and #Cognition Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, #IITKanpur #IITK #UttarPradesh, where I worked in the areas of #VisualPerception #Psycholinguistics (Visual Word Recognition).

I hold a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from the Centre of #Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences #CBCS, University of #Allahabad, #Prayagraj and a Bachelor's degree in #Electronics and #Communication #Engineering from Anna #University, Chennai, India.

Before receiving my master's degree, I was in the third cohort of International #Fellowship in #Health #Technology #Assessment #HTA at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, #IITMadras #IITM #Chennai.

I love #data, #theory, and bringing both together. I am interested in raising awareness of dementia. I also like to engage in #SystemsThinking and #DesignThinking to better understand #WickedProblems.

I am passionate about #equity, #diversity, #inclusion, and #SocialJustice.

I am #Indian 🇮🇳 by nationality, my family is from #TamilNadu, #India and I grew up speaking #Tamil at home. I am comfortable speaking in 🗣️ #Malayalam and #Hindi.

Excited to be here! ❤️
Nice to e-meet you everyone 👋

#Introduction

Hi folks! 👋

I am Ranjith (he/him), a #CognitiveScience #researcher 🧠

Currently designing #experiments based on #behavioral #GameTheory at the #DataScience and #AI Lab, Department of #ComputerScience, New York University AbuDhabi #NYUAbuDhabi #NYUAD #UAE (remote contract).

Previously worked as a #Research Associate at the Department of #Neurology, National Institute of #MentalHealth and Neurosciences, #Neuroscience #NIMHANS #Bengaluru, where I investigated the role of #Bilingualism and #Education in delaying the onset of #dementia.

Prior to that, I was in the #Language and #Cognition Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, #IITKanpur #IITK #UttarPradesh, where I worked in the areas of #VisualPerception #Psycholinguistics (Visual Word Recognition).

I hold a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from the Centre of #Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences #CBCS, University of #Allahabad, #Prayagraj and a Bachelor's degree in #Electronics and #Communication #Engineering from Anna #University, Chennai, India.

Before receiving my master's degree, I was in the third cohort of International #Fellowship in #Health #Technology #Assessment #HTA at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, #IITMadras #IITM #Chennai.

I love #data, #theory, and bringing both together. I am interested in raising awareness of dementia. I also like to engage in #SystemsThinking and #DesignThinking to better understand #WickedProblems.

I am passionate about #equity, #diversity, #inclusion, and #SocialJustice.

I am #Indian 🇮🇳 by nationality, my family is from #TamilNadu, #India and I grew up speaking #Tamil at home. I am comfortable speaking in 🗣️ #Malayalam and #Hindi.

Excited to be here! ❤️
Nice to e-meet you everyone 👋

#Introduction

Hi folks! 👋

I am Ranjith (he/him), a #CognitiveScience #researcher 🧠

Currently designing #experiments based on #behavioral #GameTheory at the #DataScience and #AI Lab, Department of #ComputerScience, New York University AbuDhabi #NYUAbuDhabi #NYUAD #UAE (remote contract).

Previously worked as a #Research Associate at the Department of #Neurology, National Institute of #MentalHealth and Neurosciences, #Neuroscience #NIMHANS #Bengaluru, where I investigated the role of #Bilingualism and #Education in delaying the onset of #dementia.

Prior to that, I was in the #Language and #Cognition Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, #IITKanpur #IITK #UttarPradesh, where I worked in the areas of #VisualPerception #Psycholinguistics (Visual Word Recognition).

I hold a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from the Centre of #Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences #CBCS, University of #Allahabad, #Prayagraj and a Bachelor's degree in #Electronics and #Communication #Engineering from Anna #University, Chennai, India.

Before receiving my master's degree, I was in the third cohort of International #Fellowship in #Health #Technology #Assessment #HTA at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, #IITMadras #IITM #Chennai.

I love #data, #theory, and bringing both together. I am interested in raising awareness of dementia. I also like to engage in #SystemsThinking and #DesignThinking to better understand #WickedProblems.

I am passionate about #equity, #diversity, #inclusion, and #SocialJustice.

I am #Indian 🇮🇳 by nationality, my family is from #TamilNadu, #India and I grew up speaking #Tamil at home. I am comfortable speaking in 🗣️ #Malayalam and #Hindi.

Excited to be here! ❤️
Nice to e-meet you everyone 👋

#Introduction

More slides from the presentation "Bilingualism for the Individual, Family, and Society" https://www.academia.edu/71334694/Bilingualism_for_the_Individual_Family_and_Society

The 🦣 group @Bilingualism is growing. You join it like you follow someone, then you receive or share posts with that address. The chirp.social groups are nicely designed, so I have also set up one for Online Education. You can scroll through all the posts to the Bilingualism 🦣 group at https://chirp.social/@Bilingualism/shared

#Bilingualism #Bilingual #multilingualism #multiculturalism #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching #HigherEducation #HigherEd #AcademicMastodon #AcademicFedi #AcademicToots #ScholarlyCommunications
@linguistics

Regarding #translanguaging vs. code-switching between languages, Rafi Saleh in Bangladesh, who did his PhD in Australia on translanguaging, informed me: "According to code-switching theorists, a bilingual has two linguistic systems, whereas a monolingual has one. For translanguaging theorists, both bilingual and monolingual people have one linguistic system, but bilingual people's systems are more complex, and they learn to divide the system into two for external forces rather than linguistic reasons."
This accords with my view of always-on bilingual mode. The pictures show my proposed paradigm shift from a conventional #ForeignLanguageTeaching model to a #developmental #bilingual perspective.

Join the 🦣 group @Bilingualism to see & share posts.

Readings: https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism

#bilingualism #BilingualEducation #multilingualism #multiculturalism #SecondLanguageAcquisition #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching

@linguistics @edutooter

I've set up @Bilingualism for teachers or researchers of plural #languages at levels of the #individual (#bilingual development), #family (bilingual child-raising & #biculturalism), society (a country's language #communities & policies), or #schools (bilingual or #international #education, Second or #ForeignLanguageTeaching teaching).

If you follow it like you follow a person, you can get posts with @Bilingualism in them, or share messages with the group.

#LanguageEducation #foreignlanguage #secondlanguage #multilingualism #multiculturalism
@edutooters @edutooter @japodon

Most of my publications on #bilingualism are at https://wilmina.academia.edu/SteveMcCarty/Bilingualism or https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism