All Ears English Podcast 1471: How you Can Help Create Language Justice with Jamila Ball

The video features Jamilla Ball discussing her work with Johnny Linguists, focusing on language justice and multilingual community building. She explains the importance of creating spaces where no language is dominant and highlights current efforts to improve language access. Jamilla shares her journey in founding Johnny Linguists and offers tips for building multilingual communities. The video concludes with opportunities for bilingual students to contribute to social movements through translation and volunteering.

What is the primary focus of Johnny Linguists?

• Providing language courses

• Multilingual communications for mission-driven organizations

• Publishing multilingual books

• Organizing language conferences

What is a key component of language justice?

• Dominance of one language

• Avoiding multilingual interactions

• Focusing on English language only

• Creating spaces where no language is dominant

Which sector is NOT mentioned as having language access laws?

• Healthcare

• Education

• Retail

• Legal

What was a catalyst for Jamilla Ball to start Johnny Linguists?

• Her experience as a language teacher

• Her background in publishing

• Her work in movement advocacy and need for multilingual communication

• Her interest in technology

What is the first tip for getting involved in multilingual community building?

• Avoid language learning

• Focus on one language

• Normalize language learning

• Learn multiple languages fluently

What should organizations do to align their events with multilingual values?

• Ignore language diversity

• Budget for interpreting and translation

• Focus only on English speakers

• Avoid planning for multilingual participation

Why is it important to care about people in multilingual community building?

• To increase profits

• To create authentic connections

• To simplify processes

• To reduce costs

How can bilingual students contribute to movements?

• By focusing on their studies only

• By translating important information

• By ignoring social media

• By avoiding community involvement

What is the campaign 'Translate the Movement' about?

• Organizing language competitions

• Encouraging language learning

• Volunteering for translating movement-related content

• Promoting monolingualism

What is a common misconception about language learners?

• They cannot learn multiple languages

• They have a special gene

• They are not interested in culture

• They are not intelligent