Second Language Literacies in the City: New Practices in Urban Spaces of Medellín, Colombia

Autor/inn/en	Mora, Raúl Alberto; Castaño, Melissa; Gómez, Nathalie; Ramírez, Natalia; Mejía-Vélez, María Camila; Pulgarín, Carla
Titel	Second Language Literacies in the City: New Practices in Urban Spaces of Medellín, Colombia
Quelle	(2015), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Language Usage; Urban Areas; Literature; Reading Materials; Ethnography; Creativity; Advertising; Language Planning; Signs; Second Language Instruction; Literacy; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachgebrauch; Urban area; Stadtregion; Literatur; Ethnografie; Kreativität; Werbung; Sprachwechsel; Zeichensystem; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Kolumbien
Abstract	This paper shows the results of a study that described how people in Medellín, Colombia are using English as a communicative resource. Relying on an ethnographic approach, the research team discovered that English appears as an element that helps enrich the complexity of the messages that one finds in urban spaces in the city. These findings expand previous research regarding this new complexity of meanings and defy conventional wisdom that portrays the city as "monolingual". Instead, the data showed more creative uses of English in advertisements, malls, and restaurants, as well as a growing interest in English literature in bookshops and libraries. Implications for research on second language education in Latin America bookend the discussion. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01