Being situated in the field of adult education, I appreciate the fact that education happens beyond formal schooling. For those outside academia, I strive to share my knowledge and expertise in various forms of public pedagogy.
Twitter (@Vijay_Ramjattan) & Bluesky (@vijayramjattan.bsky.social)
I use Twitter and Bluesky as a means to share random thoughts on my research and teaching interests, particularly those concerning the intersections of language, race, and work.
Media Appearances
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- Video clip of me explaining my understanding of accent for Accent Diversity in Communication group on YouTube
- Brief interview with Accent Diversity in Communication group on YouTube
- L&D Loves Languages podcast appearance mainly talking about language, race, and work
- The Unleading Project podcast appearance about linguistic justice and language revitalization
- Scientia Global article about social justice in applied linguistics
- News story in The Varsity about race, accent, and employability
- Appearance in Good English, Bad English, Strange English: English Discrimination Report Special
- Research with linguistically oppressed international students, a video presentation
- Interview on Future Multilingual about accent and sensemaking
- Appearance in documentary, Not Just Words, which explores accent discrimination
- Interview for Humber News article about Not Just Words
- Interview on Future Multilingual about the problems of accent reduction
- Interview on EAP4SJ Emerging Voices Podcast about accent, racism, and workforce/higher education
- Interview on Abundate Podcast about accent and language as social constructs
- Interview on The Language Matters Podcast about race and language
- Interview on Unstandardized English about a post-whiteness ELT
- Appearance on thequint.com on why Indians in the US after seeking accent coaching
- Interview on We Teach Languages about accent, race, work, and teaching pronunciation
- Interview on Unstandardized English about the racialization of terms like "employability" and "professionalism"
- Interview on Unstandardized English about critically understanding "accent"
- Interview on Chasing Encounters about race and accent
Courses Taught at OISE
In addition to my public pedagogy, I currently teach various graduate-level courses in the areas of language education and critical applied linguistics:
- CTL 3003H: Planning and Organizing the Second Language Curriculum
- CTL 3039H: Academic English Research & Acquisition
- CTL 3043H: Professional Practice in Language Teaching
- CTL 3811H: Critical Perspectives on Language, Racism, and Settler-Colonialism