Sociolinguist and director of the North Carolina Language and Life Project Walt Wolfram shares his experience and advice about using documentaries as a powerful tool to reach the public and dissiminate important empirical research findings on various linguistic issues. The following 2-part vignette produced by him and Neal Hutcheson covers the motivations and practical considerations for making documentary a part of research and service to the community.

1. Public Education: The Role of the Language Documentary

Walt Wolfram describes the documentary production activities of the Language and Life Project and the role of the documentary in educating the public about language variation.

2. Public Education: Venues for Educating the Public about Language Variation

Walt Wolfram describes the extension activities of the Language and Life Project and the various ways and means of educating the public about language variation.