72 - Season 6 - Kim Potowski’s master class in heritage languages
About this episode
Kim Potowski discusses her passion for preserving heritage languages and the importance of de-stigmatizing bilingual speakers.
Hear why Kim Potowski, a professor of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has a passion for preserving heritage languages, and how she teaches speakers of these languages. De-stigmatizing the way that a Spanish bilingual speaks his or her home language, in Kim’s view, “is a question of social justice.” Listen now to Episode 72 of America the Bilingual. MUSIC CREDITS Komiku - In the restaurant https://bit.ly/3OfJTOs Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion Loyalty Freak Music - Waiting TTTT https://bit.ly/3HEwICx John Bartmann - Heart of acceptance https://bit.ly/JohnBartmann_Heartofacceptance Frederic Lardon feat. Laura Palmeé - Dans la piscine https://bit.ly/3xiKf0I Koi-discovery - Oxforf by night https://bit.ly/3xn39Ua
People in this episode
Guest: Kim Potowski
Topics covered
- heritage languages
- linguistics
- social justice
- bilingualism
- education
Keywords
- heritage languages
- linguistics
- bilingualism
- social justice
- education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Illinois at Chicago
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