Linguistic landscape

The International Program

We are all surrounded by language, not only what people speak but also how language is represented in the public space in street signs, advertisements on bulletin boards, on busses,  street names, graffiti as well as sounds. The field of language in public space, i.e., linguistic landscape,  is an  emerging field of research which examines the presence or absence of languages in the public space.

The city is an arena of  political, social, educational and economic conflicts. This talk will explore the fascinating realm of 'linguistic landscape', specifically in the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa.

Lecture by: Professor Ilana Shoamy- Academic Director of the TESOL program