African American Linguists (AAL)
Promoting World Languages in the African American Community
2019 ACTFL Convention: African American Linguists and African American Students SIG, Washington, DC
Supporting Language Educators of African American Students
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Standing Room only at Gina's Afro-Latinx Workshop: ACTFL African American SIG needs a larger room!Standing Room only at Gina's Afro-Latinx Session: ACTFL African American SIG needs a larger room! -
Jennifer Whyte's Zumba session: An ACTFL First!Click here to edit text. -
L-R: French and Spanish Educators, Christen & KrishaunaClick here to edit text. -
Language EducatorsClick here to edit text. -
Middle: ACTFL Keynote Speaker, Raghida DerghamClick here to edit text. -
Presentation on Afro-MexicoClick here to edit text.
Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither quoted by Insider Inc on Cancel Culture. Read more here!
Congratulations, Richard de Meij, the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers' 2018-2019 Language Teacher of the Year!
Richard's initiative as Teacher of the Year: Reclaiming our African Birthright: Becoming Multilingual...because "monolingualism in the African diaspora is abnormal." Visit Richard's website to learn more: https://www.celebratelanguages.com/
About AAL: Click Here
Vision: The vision of AAL is
to promote a bilingual society within the African-American community in
order to prepare marketable citizens for a global economy.
Mission: To accomplish the vision of AAL, our mission is to provide the following:
- Scholarship fund to support African-American language learners. Please click here to donate now. No amount is too small. Click here to read testimonials of past scholarship recipients.
- Network for world language educators who are connected through AAL and through related professional organizations.
- Web maintenance of culturally significant information with a pedagogical emphasis on African-American language learners.
Contact Us
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Founders: Tamari Jenkins: tamari.jenkins@chaffey.edu and Krishauna Hines-Gaither: hinesgaitherconsulting@gmail.com
- Webmaster: Krishauna Hines-Gaither: hinesgaitherconsulting@gmail.com
Headquarters
All information on this website can be reproduced without permission requested if it is properly credited to African-American Linguists along with the website address listed www.weboaal.com.