Linguistic Landscapes as a pedagogical resource in English language classrooms

About the webinar

This webinar aims to introduce the concept of Linguistic Landscapes (LL) and provide a pedagogical framework to assist teachers to incorporate LL into English language classrooms. The concept of LL signifies the language surrounding us in forms of words, images, murals, or graffitis in public and/or private spaces. LL has the potential to be a valuable pedagogical resources since they are everywhere, they often reflect sociocultural and linguistic diversity of a community; exemplify symbols and signs featuring language play; and provide everyday examples of the presence of English language in non-English settings. Given the potential of LL, the ultimate goal of this webinar is to provide practical information about the introduction and implementation of Linguistic Landscape-centered activities in English language classrooms in a systematic way.

Recorded on 23 June 2022

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About the speaker

Osman Solmaz is an associate professor of English Language Teaching at Dicle University, Turkey. He received his Ph.D. degree from the interdisciplinary Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) doctoral program at the University of Arizona. His research interests include teacher education, linguistic landscapes, digital literacies, social media, the implementation of technology in second language teaching and learning.