Syntax and Ethics: Voices of Nonnative English-Speaking Teachers in American Classrooms

Authors

Peter Zhang, Grand Valley State University

Department

School of Communications

College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Date Range

2011-2012

Abstract

This paper articulates the ethical implications of syntactical maneuvering, or the invention of a minor language within language. It draws on the philosophical work of Gilles Deleuze to shed light on a fundamental aspect of our languaging practice. It promotes an alternative understanding of power: power as the capacity to affect and to be affected, with focus put on the latter, in order to advocate an ethos of self-cultivation. The paper also cautions against mistaking all syntactical maneuvering as embodying a "minor" sensibility." My SECOND presentation directly addresses the conference theme of "voice."

Conference Name

National Communication Association Annual Convention

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

ScholarWorks Citation

Zhang, Peter, "Syntax and Ethics: Voices of Nonnative English-Speaking Teachers in American Classrooms" (2011). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 234.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/234