Language-related popular films?

[Beth Simon]

 Yes.

Mad Hot Ballroom

thanks Ginger!

Beth

>>> Ginger Pizer <gpizer at mail.utexas.edu> 8/17/2006 12:32 PM >>>
I agree with the recommendation, but isn't it "Mad Hot Ballroom"?

Ginger

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Ginger Pizer
Doctoral Candidate in Linguistics
University of Texas at Austin
gpizer at mail.utexas.edu 



On Aug 17, 2006, at 10:50 AM, Beth Simon wrote:

> Sorry, I should have been more expansive.
>
> Include Red Hot Ballroom on the list of films for Language and
Culture
> and for Sociolinguistics.
>
> A picture of how thoroughly (and explicitly) multilingual (teacher -
> student, teacher - administrator, student - teacher, student -  
> student)
> classroom and school related (friends in school activities, parent -
> parent) interactions in public school are, at least NYC schools.
> Codeswitching, language acquisition, multiple Spanishes.
>
>
>
> Beth Lee
>
>
> Beth Lee Simon
> Professor, Linguistics and English
> Indiana University Purdue University
> Fort Wayne, IN 46805
> U.S.A.
> simon at ipfw.edu 
> voice (011) 260 481 6761; fac (011) 260 481 6985
>