Vaidehi Ramanathan, PhD (USC)
Professor,
Linguistics
Director, ESL Program
Office: 209 Sproul Hall
Telephone: 530-752-0191
Director, ESL Program
Office: 209 Sproul Hall
Telephone: 530-752-0191
| Email: | vramanathan | @ | ucdavis.edu |
Languages:
Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Sanskrit
I am a socio/applied linguist interested primarily in the sociopolitical aspects of language learning and teaching, especially as they pertain to English, vernacular languages, globalization, language policies, teacher education, pedagogies, and literacy practices. I am also interested in the languaging of "bodies" and "disabilities" (especially Alzheimer's disease and chronic ailments) and in the narrating and constructing of a "self" both through speech and writing. Most recently I have been involved in issues around personal and historical memories, especially in the scripting of nation-states and "citizenship."
WECOL 2008 to be held at UC Davis