Category Archives: What People Are Reading

What I’m Reading

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Like, Literally, Dude by Valerie Fridland Like, Literally, Dude is one of those books that makes me wish I was still teaching, so I could assign it. Fridland, a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno, brings together … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns, authors of Connecting Through Conversation

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns are the co-authors of Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students (ConnectEDD Publishing, 2023). Erika Bare currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent for the Ashland School District and has more than twenty years of experience … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Ed Battistella

The Babel Apocalypse by Vyvyan Evans (Nephilm, 2023) Part of a new series of by linguist Vyvyan Evans: what will happen if (when?!) most of the world’s people a “chipped” with tech that streams Unilanguage technology controlled by corporations. And … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Valerie Fridland, author of Like, Literally, Dude

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Valerie Fridland is a professor of English at the University of Nevada in Reno.  She has has a PhD in sociolinguistics from Michigan State University, and is an expert on the relationship between language and society, her work has appeared in … Continue reading →

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