Barbara Louise Trudell
Degrees
- Ph.D. International Education, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 2004
- Recipient of the Marion K. Hume Endowed P.E.O. Scholar Award, 2002-2003
- Recipient of the Overseas Research Student Award, 2001-2003
- M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (applied linguistics and education), University of Texas, Arlington, 1991
- B.Sc. Chemistry, magna cum laude, Houghton College, Houghton NY, USA, 1979
Current positions
- International Literacy and Education Consultant, SIL (2005 –)
- Director of Academic Affairs, SIL Africa Area
Other experience
- Director of Academic Affairs, SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics) Africa Area (2004 –)
- Instructor, International Perspectives on Education and Training, University of Edinburgh (2003 – 2004)
- International literacy programs consultant, SIL International (2000 –)
- Director, Women Organized for Reading and Development (WORD) (2000 – 2001)
- Literacy programs coordinator, SIL Africa Area (1993 – 2000)
- Literacy programs coordinator, SIL Peru (1991 – 1992)
- Instructor, English Composition for International Students, University of Texas at Arlington (1989 – 1991)
- Literacy programs administrator, SIL Peru (1986 – 1989)
- Instructor, literacy and applied linguistics, University of Texas at Arlington (1985 – 1986)
- Community literacy worker in Huanca Quechua, SIL Peru (1982 – 1984)
Memberships
- SIL International Board of Directors, 1996 to present
- International Reading Association, 1985 to present
- British Association of International and Comparative Education, 2002 to present
- British Association of Applied Linguistics, 2005-present
- Member of the executive committee of the Language in Africa SIG
- African Studies Association of the UK, 2005-present
Language proficiency
- English
- Spanish
Research interests
- Language and formal education
- Language, learning and identity in rural African communities
- Language policy implementation; indigenous knowledge
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2008. (with M. Paul Lewis) Language Cultivation in Contexts of Multiple Community Languages. In Spolsky and Hult (eds), Handbook of Educational Linguistics. Blackwell.
2007. (with Leila Schroeder) Reading methodologies for African languages: Avoiding linguistic and pedagogical imperialism. Language, Culture and Curriculum 20.3.
2007. Local community perspectives and language of education in sub-Saharan African communities. International Journal of Educational Development 27.
2006. (with Sinfree Makoni) Complementary and conflicting discourses of language diversity: Implications for language planning. Per Linguam 22.2.
2006. Language development and social uses of literacy: A study of literacy practices in Cameroonian minority language communities. International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education 9.5.
2006. Local agency in the development of minority languages: Three language committees in northwest Cameroon. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 27.3.
2005. Language choice, education and community identity. International Journal of Educational Development, 25.3.
2004. (ed. with Kenneth King). NORRAG News 34: Language policy and the politics of language in education.
1994-2001.(ed.) Annual Literacy Report: SIL Africa Area. Nairobi: SIL.
1995. ‘Making readers literate: transition literacy in sub-Saharan Africa.’ Notes on Literacy 21:3.
1993. Beyond the Bilingual Classroom: Literacy Acquisition among Peruvian Amazon Communities. Dallas: SIL and the University of Texas at Arlington.
1992. Razones que Favorecen un Alfabeto Práctico (In defense of a practical alphabet). Lima, Peru: ILV.
1989. ‘El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano y la educación bilingüe en el Perú: Una perspectiva’ (SIL/ILV and bilingual education in Peru: philosophy and methods). Amazonía Peruana 18, 39-52.
Selected papers presented
2007. (with Rudy Klaas) ‘Distinction, integration and identity: Motivations for local language literacy in Senegalese communities’. UKFIET Conference on Education and Development: Oxford.
2007. ‘Linguistic human rights and linguistic citizenship: Evidence from African language communities ’. British Association of Applied Linguistics annual conference: Edinburgh.
2007. ‘Who owns this policy? Local agency and national language policy implementation in rural African communities ’. University of Western Cape Conference “The Multilingual Citizen: Towards a politics of language for agency and change ” Cape Town.
2006. (with JeDene Reeder) ‘Discourses of authority and stakeholder perspective: Processes of language development in Benin ’. University of Oslo Conference on African Languages and Education: Oslo.
2004. ‘The role of local agency in the defense of minority languages: Indigenous language committees in Northwest Cameroon ’. 10th Linguapax Congress: Dialogue on Language Diversity, Sustainability and Peace: Barcelona.
2003. ‘Language choice, education and community identity in Northwest Cameroon ’. UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development: Oxford.
2002. ‘When does a language count? The use of minority languages for learning in sub-Saharan Africa. ’ International Reading Association World Congress: Edinburgh.
1998. ‘Sweeter than honey: Use of the mother tongue in community literacy programs ’. UNESCO Africa Regional Literacy Forum: Dakar.