[Edling] Free Webinar (April 17): Critical Language Awareness―Identity, Resistance & Transformation

Zhongfeng Tian via Edling edling at lists.mail.umbc.edu
Wed Apr 1 23:28:20 UTC 2026


Dear colleagues,
We warmly invite you to join a free, open-to-all webinar on Critical Language Awareness (CLA) on Friday, April 17, from 2:30¨C4:00 PM (EST). This interactive session is based on our recent special issue, ¡°Unpacking the Complex Journey of Developing Critical Language Awareness: Identity, Resistance, and Transformation<https://utppublishing.com/toc/jmtp/6/2>,¡± published in the Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices (JMTP), co-edited by Qianqian Zhang-Wu (Northeastern University) and Zhongfeng Tian (Rutgers University¨CNewark).
During the webinar, the co-editors will be joined by contributors to the special issue to share their work and engage in a conversation on CLA across diverse contexts. To register and receive the Zoom link, please use the following link:
https://northeastern.zoom.us/meeting/register/_DR9peROQwSIxhRBlJiqLQ#/registration
Please feel free to share the attached flyer with colleagues and networks. We hope you can join us.
Best regards,
Zhongfeng & Qianqian

Zhongfeng Tian (ÌïÖзæ), Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Bilingual Education

Department of Urban Education

Rutgers University¨CNewark

Past Chair, AERA Bilingual Education Research SIG<https://www.aera.net/SIG012/Who-We-Are>

Vice Chair, ACTFL Research SIG<https://www.actfl.org/membership/special-interest-groups-sigs>
Associate Editor, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism<https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rbeb20>
Associate Editor, The Modern Language Journal<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15404781>

(Faculty Webpage<https://sasn.rutgers.edu/zhongfeng-tian-tianzhongfeng>; ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zhongfeng-Tian>; Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qsrPjD0AAAAJ&hl=en>; LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E4%B8%AD%E9%94%8B-%E7%94%B0-031803b8/>; Scopus<https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57218559453>)



New books:

  *
Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: The Long Overdue Voice<https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/asian-americans-in-bilingualism-and-bilingual-education/?SF1=work_id&ST1=CVIEW-682d9e893bdec>
  *
Decolonizing Academic Writing Through Translingualism: Walking the Talk<https://www.routledge.com/Decolonizing-Academic-Writing-through-Translingualism-Walking-the-Talk/Christiansen-TianTianZhongFeng-Canagarajah/p/book/9781032764351>

New special issues:

  *
The Role of Teachers¡¯ Language Ideologies and Identities in Shaping Translanguaging Practices in Multilingual Classrooms<https://jelipub.com/volume-3-issue-2/>
  *
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Second Language Writing<https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10X1P179M03>
  *
Reimagining Instruction and Assessment for Adolescent Emergent Multilinguals through Translanguaging<https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10DWDFZ9FTH>


New articles:

  *
Bilingual Education and Translanguaging<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397821078_Bilingual_Education_and_Translanguaging>
  *
Cultivating Critical Racial Consciousness in Dual Language Bilingual Education Through AsianCrit-Informed Translanguaging Lessons<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400349274_Cultivating_critical_racial_consciousness_in_dual_language_bilingual_education_through_AsianCrit-informed_translanguaging_lessons>
  *
Empowering Educators: Identifying Professional Development Needs in Mandarin-English Dual Language Immersion Programs in the United States<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399558435_Empowering_educators_identifying_professional_development_needs_in_Mandarin-English_dual_language_immersion_programs_in_the_United_States>
  *
Conceptualizing the Transformativeness of Translanguaging: A Spectrum Perspective<https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.70011>
  *
Translanguaging for Equity and Justice in Assessment: A Systematic Review<https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15111567>
  *
Translanguaging in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Mandarin FLES Program<https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.70011>
  *
Principal Agency Fifty Years After the Lau Decision: Building and Sustaining Bilingual Education Programs for Asian Languages<https://doi.org/10.1007/s10993-024-09706-6>
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