- Date:
- Time: 14:00-16:00
- Location: https://cler.leeds.ac.uk/events/cler-cgd-conversation-language-and-climate-change/
- Categories: Language and Nature, research talks, Language and Culture, CLER
This Thursday’s Conversation is jointly organised by the Centre for Language Education Research (CLER) and the Centre for Global Development (CGD) at Leeds University.
Keynote Speakers:
- Dr Rosalie Edmonds, UCLA will bring a sociolinguistic perspective and consider questions of linguistic diversity, language ideologies and the politics of participation in relation to her research in the context of Cameroonian wildlife sanctuary.
- Dr Sandra Bhatasara, University of Zimbabwe will bring a development perspective and discuss the role of local ecological knowledge in responding to climate change in the context of Zimbabwe.
Discussants:
- Dr Harry Kuchah (CLER) who has researched multilingualism and language education in Cameroon
- Jekoniya Chitereka (CGD) whose current doctoral research focuses on the politics of science knowledge
- Prof Alice Deignan (CLER) who has researched ways in which language shapes UK school pupils’ knowledge, understandings and commitment to climate justice
- Dr Dorcas Kalele (CGD) who is interested in the communication of climate science in linguistically diverse settings
Register to receive a zoom link: https://cler.leeds.ac.uk/events/cler-cgd-conversation-language-and-climate-change/
Live BSL interpreting available.
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