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EVENT NEWS / April 30, 2008

Education Scholar Donaldo Macedo to Teach Class at Boise State University July 21-25

University of Massachusetts professor Donaldo Macedo will teach a special topics class July 21-25 in the Boise State University Student Union Lookout Room. The class will be held from 5-8 p.m. each day.

Macedo is the graduate program director of the applied linguistics master of arts program at UMass and is a distinguished professor of liberal arts and education. Macedo worked extensively with Paulo Freire, one of the most influential educational thinkers of the 20th century.

He has published extensively in the areas of linguistics, critical literacy and bilingual and multicultural education. His publications include “Literacy: Reading the Word and the World,” “Literacies of Power: What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know,” “Dancing with Bigotry,” “Critical Education in the New Information Age,” “Chomsky on Miseducation” and “Ideology Matters,” among many others.

Macedo’s workshop is titled “The Hegemony of English or Critical Citizenship” and will address bilingual/English as a Second Language outcomes. He will present arguments in favor of the promotion of equitable education experiences for all learners, and participants will be invited to engage in critical conversations.

To register for this one-credit class, visit http://broncoweb.boisestate.edu.  The fee for undergraduates is $222 and $267 for graduate and doctoral students. For more information on the class, call 426-4077.

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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

Boise State University’s new Finish in Four program guarantees that eligible students who follow a planned course of study can complete their degree in four years. If not, Boise State will pay for the additional required courses. More information about Boise State’s graduation guarantee can be found at www.boisestate.edu/finish4.

 

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Last reviewed on Wednesday, April 30, 2008