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Language Rights – Democracy – Human Rights

Reading & Discussion with Student Authors and Prospective Teachers

Daycare centers, schools, and universities are places where many children and young adults experience participation. For some, however, they also involve experiences of exclusion and the feeling of not being able to participate or speak on an equal footing. In a seminar at the University of Duisburg-Essen, students wrote autobiographical accounts of their language experiences on the theme “Belonging—Participating, Having a Say, and Being Involved in Decision-Making,” which they will present during a reading.

Introduction by Prof. Dr. Judith Purkarthofer (University of Duisburg-Essen), followed by a discussion with student authors and future teachers.

Judith Purkarthofer researches multilingualism in families, schools, and daycare centers. After holding positions in Vienna, Paris, Oslo, and Berlin, she is now a professor of German linguistics at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Her research focuses on speakers and how they manage their linguistic repertoires over the course of their lives.

The event is part of the series “Language Rights – Democracy – Human Rights”