Saturday, July 14, 2012
Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
The discussions we've been having in class lately reminded me of the TED talk I've linked below. It was given by a Nigerian author who speaks from personal experience about the importance of introducing aspiring members of the literate world (i.e. our students) to stories they can relate to. Her insistence on authenticity seems to support a lot of the theories we've been considering lately that stress authentic classroom experiences as a
gateway to meaningful understanding.
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Cara, thanks for posting this. I agree that it's our role as educators to provide supports that encourage students to be authentic. I think the challenge lies in balancing authenticity with the expectations of academic English. As an educator, do you think there is a way to assimilate these goals?
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