Resources For Educators
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Relevant presentation and lesson slide decks contributed by ROLE members.Infographics
Introductory Content
Who Counts as a “Native Speaker”... and Who Doesn’t? | The ROLE Collective
What is “Native-speakerism” in Language Learning? | The ROLE Collective
Language as a Border | The ROLE Collective
"Native Signer" is Too Narrowly Defined | The ROLE Collective
Who Counts? Who Defines a Language and its Speakers? |The ROLE Collective
Videos
Public-facing Presentations
TED Talk: Who counts as a speaker of a language? | TEDxOhioStateUniversity | Dr. Anna Babel
TED Talk: Why you shouldn’t judge an accent | TEDxUF | Dr. Ethan Kutlu
Playlist: Keynote Presentations | 1st ROLE Symposium
Playlist: Short Presentations | 1st ROLE Symposium
Texts
Blogpost: Problematizing the Native Speaker | Contact, Cognition & Change Lab | University of Michigan Students
Blogpost: What does “Native speaker” mean, anyway? | Language Log | Dr. Devin Grammon & Dr. Anna Babel
Essay: On Being a Near-Native Speaker | Anthropology News | Dr. Anna Babel
Example Profiles: 4 Examples of Diverse Language Experience | From the article The Problematic Concept of Native Speaker in Psycholinguistics | Dr. Lauretta Cheng & colleagues
For readings based on academic publications, see our resources for researchers.