Sal: Welcome to the podcast of group 8. Today, we will be discussing the realities of being bilingual in an American classroom. We’ve learned a lot about how to bring multilingual practices into a school classroom, and we’d like to share some stories that help highlight the importance of these practices.

This podcast will follow QnA open forum format, where we can create an open discussion about various topics within our discussion.

First question:
Have you ever witnessed someone being othered for being bilingual?

Second question:
Has a teacher ever made a comment about “speaking properly?”

Third question:
Have you ever witnessed outright bullying because of your languishing practice?

Fourth question:
What would you do if you caught students “making fun” of the way someone speaks?

Fifth question:
What are some ways you would implement multilingual practices in your classroom?