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        Language Teaching New Worlds/New Words

 

    Like desire, language disrupts, refuses to be contained within boundaries. It speaks itself against our will, in words and thoughts that intrude, even violate the most private spaces of mind and body. It was in my first year of college that I read Adrienne Rich’s poem, “The Burning of Paper Instead of Children.” That poem, speaking against domination, against racism and class oppression, attempts to illustrate graphically that stopping the political persecution and torture of living beings is a more vital issue than censorship, than burning books. One line of this poem that moved and disturbed something within me: “This is the oppressor’s language yet I need it to talk to you.” I’ve never forgotten it. Perhaps I could not have forgotten it even if I tried to erase it from memory. Words impose themselves, take root in our memory against our will. The words of this poem begat a life in my memory that I could not abort or change.

    When I find myself thinking about language now, these words are there, as if they were always waiting to challenge and assist me. I find myself silently speaking them over and over again with the intensity of a chant. They startle me, shaking me into an awareness of the link between languages and domination. Initially, I resist the idea of the “oppressor’s language,” certain that this construct has the potential to disempower those of us who are just learning to speak, who are just learning to claim language as a place where we make ourselves subject. “This is the oppressor’s languages yet I need it to talk to you.” Adrienne Rich’s words. Then, when I first read these words, and now, they make me think of standard English, of learning to speak against black vernacular, against the ruptured and broken speech of a dispossessed and displaced people. Standard English is not the speech of exile. It is the language of conquest and domination; in the United States, it is the mask which hides the loss of so many tongues, all those sounds of diverse, native communities we will never hear, the speech of the Gullah, Yiddish, and so many other unremembered tongues.

    Reflecting on Adrienne Rich’s words, I know that it is not the English language that hurts me, but what the oppressors do with it, how they shape it to become a territory that limits and defines, how they make it a weapon that can shame, humiliate, colonize.

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    To recognize that we touch one another in language seems particularly difficult in a society that would have us believe that there is no dignity in the experience of passion, that to feel deeply is to be inferior, for within the dualism of Western metaphysical thought, ideas are always more important than language. To heal the splitting of mind and body, we marginalized and oppressed people attempt to recover ourselves and our experiences in language. We seek to make a place for intimacy. Unable to find such a place in standard English, we create the ruptured, broken, unruly speech of the vernacular. When I need to say words that do more than simply mirror or address the dominant reality, I speak black vernacular. There, in that location, we make English do what we want it to do. We take the oppressor’s language and turn it against itself. We make our words a counter-hegemonic speech, liberating ourselves in language.

HOOKS, bell. Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. New York: Routledge. 1994, p.167-175. (Adaptado).

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Formation, by Beyoncé

(...) 
My daddy Alabama, momma Louisiana 
You mix that negro with that creole, make a Texas bama 

I like my baby hair with baby hair and afros 
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils 
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me 
(…) 

Disponível em: https://www.vagalume.com.br/beyonce/formation.html. Acesso em: 14 out. 2024.

 

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Text 9

 

Biking Little Venice: A Bike Tour of London’s Beautiful Regent’s Canal

[1] If you were under the impression that the Thames has a monopoly on London’s waterfront biking scene, allow us to introduce you to one of the city’s hidden cycling treasures: The Regent’s Canal.

 

[5] Or as it’s affectionately known around these parts, Little Venice.

 

[3] To be accurate, “Little Venice” only technically refers to the meeting point between the Regent’s and Paddington Arm Canals, located about a five-minute stroll northwest of the Paddington underground station in West London. However, this narrow, picturesque channel of moored boats and lush English foliage serves as the all-important trailhead for a surprisingly enjoyable 10 mile bike ride , guiding visitors past beautiful parks, regal estates, lively districts, hidden cafes, and some of the most cramped bridge underpasses you’ve ever pedaled beneath.

 

[4] Hey, this is 1820’s London we’re talking about, here. You’ll have to forgive them for not putting the newly invented bicycle front and center in their construction plans. Though it’s not uncommon for residents to use the canal as a direct, traffic-free means of transportation from Point A to Point B, if you’re a first timer you’ll probably want to take your time to explore some of the unique stops along the way.

 

[5] Take Granary Square, for example. This trendy addition to King’s Cross is marked by its telltale tiered green steps that descend down to the canal, but just above you’ll find terraced restaurants, cafes, and a series of choreographed fountains you can control from an app on your smartphone. On warm summer afternoons and evenings, consider this plaza a must see.

 

[6] […] 

In all, though there are no dedicated bike lanes and you’ll more than likely have to contend with a few crowded stretches, the Regent’s Canal is undeniably one of the highlights of the London cycling scene. Check out Spinlister’s detailed bike map to get oriented, then give yourself a day to come experience this hidden gem for yourself.

By John Wachunas@Spinlister

Disponível em: https://medium.com/@JohnWachunasSpinlister/biking-little-venice-a-bike-tour-of-london-s-beautiful-regent-s-canal. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024. Adaptado.

In the excerpt: “On warm summer afternoons and evenings, consider this plaza a must see". (5^th paragraph) the underlined word refers to

Text 9

 

Biking Little Venice: A Bike Tour of London’s Beautiful Regent’s Canal

[1] If you were under the impression that the Thames has a monopoly on London’s waterfront biking scene, allow us to introduce you to one of the city’s hidden cycling treasures: The Regent’s Canal.

 

[5] Or as it’s affectionately known around these parts, Little Venice.

 

[3] To be accurate, “Little Venice” only technically refers to the meeting point between the Regent’s and Paddington Arm Canals, located about a five-minute stroll northwest of the Paddington underground station in West London. However, this narrow, picturesque channel of moored boats and lush English foliage serves as the all-important trailhead for a surprisingly enjoyable 10 mile bike ride , guiding visitors past beautiful parks, regal estates, lively districts, hidden cafes, and some of the most cramped bridge underpasses you’ve ever pedaled beneath.

 

[4] Hey, this is 1820’s London we’re talking about, here. You’ll have to forgive them for not putting the newly invented bicycle front and center in their construction plans. Though it’s not uncommon for residents to use the canal as a direct, traffic-free means of transportation from Point A to Point B, if you’re a first timer you’ll probably want to take your time to explore some of the unique stops along the way.

 

[5] Take Granary Square, for example. This trendy addition to King’s Cross is marked by its telltale tiered green steps that descend down to the canal, but just above you’ll find terraced restaurants, cafes, and a series of choreographed fountains you can control from an app on your smartphone. On warm summer afternoons and evenings, consider this plaza a must see.

 

[6] […] 

In all, though there are no dedicated bike lanes and you’ll more than likely have to contend with a few crowded stretches, the Regent’s Canal is undeniably one of the highlights of the London cycling scene. Check out Spinlister’s detailed bike map to get oriented, then give yourself a day to come experience this hidden gem for yourself.

By John Wachunas@Spinlister

Disponível em: https://medium.com/@JohnWachunasSpinlister/biking-little-venice-a-bike-tour-of-london-s-beautiful-regent-s-canal. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024. Adaptado.

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Text 9

 

Biking Little Venice: A Bike Tour of London’s Beautiful Regent’s Canal

[1] If you were under the impression that the Thames has a monopoly on London’s waterfront biking scene, allow us to introduce you to one of the city’s hidden cycling treasures: The Regent’s Canal.

 

[5] Or as it’s affectionately known around these parts, Little Venice.

 

[3] To be accurate, “Little Venice” only technically refers to the meeting point between the Regent’s and Paddington Arm Canals, located about a five-minute stroll northwest of the Paddington underground station in West London. However, this narrow, picturesque channel of moored boats and lush English foliage serves as the all-important trailhead for a surprisingly enjoyable 10 mile bike ride , guiding visitors past beautiful parks, regal estates, lively districts, hidden cafes, and some of the most cramped bridge underpasses you’ve ever pedaled beneath.

 

[4] Hey, this is 1820’s London we’re talking about, here. You’ll have to forgive them for not putting the newly invented bicycle front and center in their construction plans. Though it’s not uncommon for residents to use the canal as a direct, traffic-free means of transportation from Point A to Point B, if you’re a first timer you’ll probably want to take your time to explore some of the unique stops along the way.

 

[5] Take Granary Square, for example. This trendy addition to King’s Cross is marked by its telltale tiered green steps that descend down to the canal, but just above you’ll find terraced restaurants, cafes, and a series of choreographed fountains you can control from an app on your smartphone. On warm summer afternoons and evenings, consider this plaza a must see.

 

[6] […] 

In all, though there are no dedicated bike lanes and you’ll more than likely have to contend with a few crowded stretches, the Regent’s Canal is undeniably one of the highlights of the London cycling scene. Check out Spinlister’s detailed bike map to get oriented, then give yourself a day to come experience this hidden gem for yourself.

By John Wachunas@Spinlister

Disponível em: https://medium.com/@JohnWachunasSpinlister/biking-little-venice-a-bike-tour-of-london-s-beautiful-regent-s-canal. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024. Adaptado.

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