Language Diversity in North Carolina: A Film Documentary and Outreach Program

北卡罗来纳州州立大学将制作一部关于北卡罗来纳州语言多样性的一小时电影纪录片，供公共电视台播放，并分发给全州的公共机构。 纪录片和相关活动将说明语言变异的社会文化和社会语言遗产;揭示与不同区域和种族群体相关的系统语言模式，并展示语言在构建文化身份中的作用。 除了公开播放的纪录片外，还将把针对特定地区和社会文化群体的片段汇编成20-30分钟的教学短片。 还将编写一份使用这些材料的工作手册。 就其更大的意义和更广泛的影响而言，该项目解决了关于语言差异的非正式教育的需要，以消除公众的误解和导致基于语言差异的歧视的陈规定型观念。

The North Carolina State University will produce a one-hour film documentary on language diversity in North Carolina for public television and for distribution to public agencies throughout the state. The documentary and associated activities will illustrate the socio-cultural and socio-linguistic heritage of language variation; exemplify the systematic language patterns associated with different regional and ethnic groups and demonstrate the role of language in the construction of cultural identity. In addition to the documentary for public broadcast, footage for particular regional varieties and socio-cultural groups will be compiled into pedagogically useful 20-30 minute vignettes. A workbook for using the materials will also be prepared. In terms of its larger significance and broader impacts, this project addresses a need for informal education about language variation to counter public misunderstandings and stereotypes leading to discrimination based on language differences.