LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: COMMUNITY CULTURE

Roy E. Howard, Ph.D.
Gallup Graduate Studies Center, Western New Mexico University
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II. LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Bilingual/Multicultural Education research takes place in the disciplines of linguistics, languages, language acquisition, culture, and every topic taught from early childhood to adult education. Bilingual Education students are interested in assessment, counseling, music therapy, ESL in prisons, administration, English as a foreign language and many other topics. I have specialized in only two areas: policy (practice) and culture (music). Through my music research I have learned a great deal about many other aspects of culture and language acquisition.

Since 1989 I have been fortunate to have the cooperation of an international researcher on many projects. Our studies, conferencing, materials production, exhibits, school presentations, and other activities were conducted on a very intense level during the period January, 1989 to June, 1991. Our collaboration has continued since then in the production of teacher materials and in conference presentation. Most of our efforts are designed to help teachers integrate culture and an aesthetic approach into the regular curriculum.

Two areas of focus are listed: community, and pedagogy.

A. FOCUS: COMMUNITY CULTURE

A great deal of our efforts with the community that have come as a result of this research have had to do with presentations in classrooms and community settings not listed here. I have also been active in tradesman related activities and publications of the Piano Technicians Guild.

Included in this section are radio programs reporting on our research, and newspaper articles addressed to parents of children in the schools. These solicited presentations are evidence of the respect I have earned for our expertise in this aspect of culture. The following photo shows Dr. Howard playing the guitar with the WNMU Bilingual Education Student Organization.

1. RESEARCH

TRANSLATION. Howard, Roy E. "Life and Writings of Dr. José Rizal Some Publications about The Phillipines by W. E. Retana", 1999 translation from the original Spanish.

RESEARCH. Ferrer, Mariana Murguia; and Roy E. Howard. "An Ethnographic Study of the Mexican-American Music of West Texas", January 1989 to Spring 1991. GRANT. College of Education. $750 (1989-90).

2. PUBLICATIONS

Howard, Roy E. Piano History, Selection, and Care for the Musician, Teacher, Student. Cantos Para Todos e-book, ©2000.
Howard, Roy E. "The Music, a Technical Analysis in a Social Model", in Ferrer, Mariana-Murguia. An Ethnographic Study of the Hispanic Music of West Texas, Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, book forthcoming.
Howard, Roy E. "How to Keep Your Upright Sounding Grand", Music Educators Journal, November, 1985, pp. 52-56.
Howard, Roy E. (Editor). Texas Piano Tech. Northwest Texas Chapter, Piano Technicians Guild, Lubbock, Texas. Editor, columnist, cartoonist, of monthly journal since December, 1987.
Howard, Roy E. "Piano Man", The Piano Quarterly. Various issues in 1989. (Instructional Cartoons).

3. CONFERENCE

GRANT. Gomez, Dan; and Roy E. Howard, Conference Chairmen. "Llano Estacado Mariachi Festival", Texas Tech University, June 14, 15, 1991. Grant from Lubbock Cultural Affairs Council, $1500, plus many other sponsorships.

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. RADIO PROGRAMS

Recordings of two of the following programs are available:
Ferrer, Mariana Murguia; Dan Gomez; Roy E. Howard. "Music of West Texas", Recorded for Radio KOHM show: Roots Music on April 3, 1991.
Ferrer, Mariana Murguia; Dan Gomez; Marta Gonzalez Stitts; Roy E. Howard. "Mariachi Music", Recorded for Radio KOHM show: Roots Music on February 11, 1991.
Howard, Roy E. "Native American Music of North and South America", Recorded for Radio KOHM, Lubbock, Texas. Show: Roots Music, on 21 January 1991.
Ferrer, Mariana Murguia; Dan Gomez; Marta Gonzalez Stitts; Roy E. Howard. "The Mexican American Music of West Texas", Recorded for Radio KOHM show: Roots Music on 9 October 1990.
Ferrer, Mariana Murguia; Dan Gomez; Marta Gonzalez Stitts; Roy E. Howard. "La Musica Texana: Raices y Ramas", Recorded for Radio KOHM show: Roots Music on 3 September 1990.

5. NEWSPAPER

Howard, Roy E. "LAABE Invites the Parents", West Texas Hispanic News, October 4, 1989, p. 2.
Howard, Roy E. "Abner Euresti Speaks at Tech", West Texas Hispanic News, September 27, 1989, p. 7.
Howard, Roy E. "Perspectivos de Educacion", West Texas Hispanic News, September 20, 1989, p. 7.
Howard, Roy E. "La Escuela y los Padres", West Texas Hispanic News, September 5, 1989, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "El Dieciseis de Septiembre is for All Texans", West Texas Hispanic News, September 14, 1988, p. 5.
Howard, Roy E. "Parents are a Part of the Educational Team", West Texas Hispanic News, August 31, 1988, p. 4.
Howard, Roy E. "Parents and Politics Education", West Texas Hispanic News, August 17, 1988, p. 6.
Howard, Roy E. "Texas Depends on International Affairs", West Texas Hispanic News, August 3, 1988, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "Language: A Key to Better World Trade", West Texas Hispanic News, July 27, 1988, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "Home Summer School", West Texas Hispanic News, July 6, 1988, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "Los Padres Son Los Maestros", West Texas Hispanic News, December 15, 1988, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "Potok Presents Perspectives on Culture Confrontation", West Texas Hispanic News, February 3, 1988, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "Parents Can Prepare Kids to Go Back to School", West Texas Hispanic News, December 30, 1987, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "Parents Can Teach Traditions", West Texas Hispanic News, December 2, 1987, p. 3.
Howard, Roy E. "Parents Can Talk To Their Children", West Texas Hispanic News, November 11, 1987, p. 5.
Howard, Roy E. "No Library? Parents Can Voice An Opinion", West Texas Hispanic News, October 21, 1987, p. 6.
Howard, Roy E. "Parents Can Make a Difference", West Texas Hispanic News, September 23, 1987, p. 6.
Howard, Roy E. "Parents Can Help Make the Fiestas Meaningful", West Texas Hispanic News, September 16, 1987, p. 8.

B. FOCUS: TEACHING LANGUAGE AND CULTURE