Alfaro, Ph.D., is associate vice president of international affairs and professor of multilingual and global education at San Diego State University. She lives in Escondido. The visceral and powerful ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly / Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris ruffled some ...

The definition of “code-switch” is to alternate between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation, but the subtext behind the words can mean so much more. Especially to people of ...

My city is home to many languages. It houses several mother tongues. With the largest number of foreign-born residents of any city in the world, London’s streets are filled with a fusion of languages, ...

In sociology, code switching is when a person alters their speech to conform to different cultural norms. For example, marginalized people may use one way of speaking around their community and ...

Code-switching is more than just a linguistic phenomenon; it’s a dynamic expression of identity, culture, and survival. Code-switching is a nuanced and multifaceted practice that goes beyond merely ...

Vice President Kamala Harris ruffled some feathers when she appeared to adopt a different tone or accent with a crowd than she had previously during her recent campaign trip to Detroit to talk about ...

I didn't know my name was Cindy until the first day of kindergarten. The teacher was doing roll call and kept shouting, "Cindy Rodriguez, Cindy Rodriguez," and I remember wondering, "Who in the world ...

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We all want to be seen in an unbiased way. We do not want stereotypes, prejudices, or preconceptions to distort other people’s perceptions of our capacities, capabilities and potentials. We may want ...