Language Inclusion in Museums

Table of Contents?
Chapter 1:
o The Introduction
o Important definitions
? Language
? Dialect
? Emergent bilingual
? Bilingualism
? Multilingualism
? Historically minoritized
o The content of the book
o The authors
o Hopes for future research
o How to use the book
o Hopes for the book
? Chapter 2: A Sense Of Belonging In The Museum Setting
o Why is it important to design for belonging?
o What are the benefits of belonging?
o The social brain and a sense of belonging
o The harms of social exclusion
o How do we move towards inclusion?
? Chapter 3: Growing up Bi/Multilingual: Museum Programs for Children
o Building a Strong Foundation: Early Experiences Matter
o How Bias Develops: Our Brains are Designed to Form In/Out Groups
o The Power of Relationships
o The Bilingual Brain
o Examples of Museum Programming for Bilingual Children and Families
? Using Storytime to Promote Inclusivity and Bilingual Language Development
? Using Play to Learn
? Supporting Child-Caregiver Relationships by Empowering Caregivers
o Museums as a Site for Language Development
? Chapter 4: Don't Forget About Me: Strategies, Benefits, and Reasons for Engaging
o The Developing Brain: The Teenage Years
? The Bilingual Teenage Brain
o How Museums Can Help Teens
? Example Museum Programs for Teens
o What about Adults?
? Engaging Adults in the Museum
o Learning for All
? Chapter 5: Understanding the Visitors: The Social Impact of Bi/Multilingualism
o How Understanding the Community Helps Design Programs
? Participant demographics
? Language
? Generations
? Participants and Museums
? Family Ties
? Marketing
? Testimonies
? Closing Thoughts
o Museum Social Impact Toolkit
? Development of the survey
? Participants of the study
? MOMSI Study Provided Support for Social Impacts of Museum
? Promising Results but Still Much to Learn
o Next Steps: Ensuring Survey Data is Actionable
? Chapter 6: Beyond the Walls: Building Bi/Multilingual Community Partnerships
o Community Work Definitions
o Knocking down walls: Bilingual Community Engagement
? Community celebrations: Dia de los Muertos: Anonymous Writer #1
? A High School Mentorship: 1:1 Relationships with Community Members: Anonymous Writer #2
? A Community Committee: Anonymous Writer #3
? Museums doing the work
o Final Thoughts
? Chapter 7: Integrating Multilingual Strategies Inside the Museum
o Bilingual Museum Case Studies
? Multilingual Interpretation in Science Centers and Museums
? Bilingual Exhibition Research Initiative: Institutional and intergenerational experiences with bilingual exhibitions
o Strategies for Linguistically Equitable Texts and Labels
? Design
? Universal Design
? Plain Language
? Universal Symbols
o Museum Examples
? The Phoenix Art Museum
? The El Paso Museum of Art
? The National Museum of the American Latino
o Final Thoughts
? Chapter 8: Multilingual Accessibility Efforts: Reaching the Multilingual D/disabled Community
o Linguistic Accessibility
? American Sign Language Access Programs
? Protactile Access Program Initiatives
? Braille in the Galleries
o Multilingual Access Programs
? The Weisman Art Museum
? Access Smithsonian
? The Truth of Access Programs
o Accessibility is More Than Programmatic
o A Call to Action
? Chapter 9: Employee Care: Avoiding Burnout and Tokenization and Advocating for Employees
o What is burnout?
? The Impacts of Burnout
? Causes of Burnout and Possible Interventions
? Tokenization and Burnout
? Personal Story of an Anonymous Museum Educator
o Bilingual and Bicultural Employees
? The Bilingual Stipend
? Recruiting multilingual staff members
o A Supportive Environment Promotes Equity
? Chapter 10: Content versus Culture: Translating Beyond the Text
o The Art of Translating
? Popular Culture Examples
o Understanding Translations
? Translation Vocabulary
? Translation Certification
? Translation Tools
? Processes
o Final Thoughts
? Chapter 11: No Longer Lost in Translation: Museum Translation Style Guides
o Language policies and planning in museums
? Language Planning
? Language Policy
? Threat Inversion
? Community's role in language policy planning
o Translation Style Guides
? Definition
? What is inside a translation style guide?
? Examples
? The National Park Service (NPS)
? The National Parent Teacher Association (NPTA)
? The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
o Final Thoughts
? Chapter 12: The Bi/Multilingual Museum Online
o Online Linguistic Access
o The Linguistic Museum: A Website Audit
? Website Audit Process
? The National September 11 Memorial & Museum
? The Newark Museum of Art
? Fenimore Art Museum
? Whitney Museum of American Art
? Web Audit Takeaway
o Online Linguistic Access Guidelines
? Self-Evaluation
? Becoming a Bilingual Museum
? Translating Website Content
? A Note about Translation
? Language Translation Tools
? Translated Webpage
? Supporting ASL
? Images
? Videos and Audio
o Museums as Agent of Social Change
? Chapter 13: The Multilingual Museum t Toolkit
o Step 1
? The Mission and Vision
? Museum Positionality
o Step 2
? Self- Assessment
? Extra recommendations
? Institutional Assessment
? Internal reflection
? External Reflection
? Community Mapping and pitching
? Community Mapping
o Creating a Linguistic Profile: Who is your Community?
o Community Input: What is the community saying?
o Partner Input: Who is serving the community?
? The Pitch Deck
o Templates, Ideas, and More!
? Language Acknowledgement Statement
? On-site Experiences
? Program Name: Community Voices
? Virtual Programming
? Building Multilingual Community Relationships
? Program Name: Translation Town Halls
? Equitable Employee Handbooks
? Evaluation of Progress: Metrics and Methods
? Suggested Evaluation Methods
o Final Thoughts