Joseph Borkowski

[Joseph Borkowski @BorkowskiEDU]

@emrlyons Even online instruction isn't prepared to support bilingual learners in the same way as in monolingual classrooms-for example, automatic transcription can support multiple languages, but not simultaneously. This makes accessible language instruction difficult or impossible.

[Joseph Borkowski @BorkowskiEDU]

@RBi620 Especially given extreme differences in enrollment by race in exam vs open-enrollment schools, exam schools act like differentiation via exclusion. Single standardized exams can't fairly assess abilities, & depend on standardized version of English that may not match students'.

[Joseph Borkowski @BorkowskiEDU]

The Times leads these articles on 'Gentefied' highlighting bilingualism, but how is being bilingual really valued or explored (or not) here? https://t.co/KVnXG3mGgX https://t.co/PaTTCJrDrB #BI620 @RBi620 @emrlyons @cmleider

[Joseph Borkowski @BorkowskiEDU]

@cmleider Miller uses a language other than English as a "foreign"/othering marker, & pits "foreign film" against "films" as if the unmarked is worth more. Bong & Han's Korean is "foreign", but 1917's screenwriters' (both from UK) English is unmarked and privileged #BI620 @RBi620 @emrlyons

[Joseph Borkowski @BorkowskiEDU]

@RBi620 @cmleider @emrlyons I’m glad to see that name change. I’m still uneasy about the definition of International mandating <50% English use. this may be a form of multilingual erasure in international cinema: the idea that international can’t mean English bilingual, or only up to a point #BI620

[Joseph Borkowski @BorkowskiEDU]

@RBi620 @cmleider @emrlyons The rename just means that languages other than English aren’t explicitly classified as “foreign”, and that part of it is a massive step in the right direction. An American multilingual film like “The Farewell” isn’t qualified for best int’l film, which is great.