Student interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in American Studies, clip 16 of 17

Abstract

Brief excerpt from interview: There's certain types of identification biases that people bring with them. I think for some of the non-indigenous students who are taking the class, they see the instructor is pretty indigenous looking, and I feel that could have contributed to an initial impression where they felt maybe they should censor their speech or monitor what they were saying. But by a couple weeks in, she had proven through her actions that it wasn't an absolute wall to you engaging in this discussion.