Dinner Chat: with
Professor
Valerie Kinloch
Tuesday 21
st
February, 2017
ATESOLNT is pleased to invite you to a dinner with
Dr Prof Valerie Kinloch
Professor Kinloch will be discussing the importance of engaging
students, in authentic and meaningful language and literacy
experiences. The presentation will focus on how teachers and
education systems can engage youth in education, particularly
students who are from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds, such as speakers of non-standard dialects or
languages other than English.
Presenters Bio:
Dr Valerie Kinloch is Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department
of Teaching and Learning at Ohio State University
Dr. Kinloch’s research focuses on the language, literacies, and
community engagements of youth and adults inside and outside
schools. She is author of articles and books on language, literacy,
place, and race.
Dr. Kinloch is editor of Urban Literacies: Critical Perspectives on
Language, Learning, and Community (2011)
Event details:
Presentation from 5-6pm in the meeting room at
Darwin Sailing club.
Then stay for dinner and networking
at the Darwin sailing club restaurant
To RSVP email:
leonard.freeman@nt.gov.au