Understanding the Interconnectedness between Language Choices, Cultural Identity Construction and School Practices in the Life of a Latina Educator

Autor/in	Mercuri, Sandra Patricia
Titel	Understanding the Interconnectedness between Language Choices, Cultural Identity Construction and School Practices in the Life of a Latina Educator
Quelle	In: GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, (2012) 6, S.12-43 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1692-5777
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Minority Groups; Self Concept; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Cultural Background; Language Usage; Professional Identity; Educational Practices; Correlation; Bilingualism; Social Structure; Interviews; Language Attitudes; Minority Group Teachers; Language Skill Attrition; Cultural Capital; Social Capital; Literacy; Faculty Development; Researchers; Spanish; Educational Policy; Educational Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Maintenance; Family Environment; Personal Narratives; Bilingual Teachers; Teacher Aides; Mexican Americans + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Ethnische Minderheit; Selbstkonzept; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachgebrauch; Bildungspraxis; Korrelation; Bilingualismus; Sozialstruktur; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sprachverhalten; Sprachverfall; Sozialkapital; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Researcher; Forscher; Spanisch; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungserfahrung; Lehrerverhalten; Familienmilieu; Erlebniserzählung; Handreichung; Lehrerhilfe; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	This qualitative research looks at the effects that language choices and cultural practices have on identity development in the education of minority students in the United States. It examines the educational journey of Irma, a Latina educator. Through the analysis of interviews with the participant, this paper intends to show the effects of language ideologies on her cultural identity and literacy development. The interviews with this Latina educator exemplify how language, cultural identity, and loss change one's life. They also exemplify the constant struggle of many minority educators working with second language learners of English who have lost and later regained their heritage language and now understand the importance of defining and strengthening their inherent cultural identity. In re-establishing her personal and professional identity, Irma contributes to the process of breaking the vicious cycle of cultural deprivation and reproduction of the social structure that has put speakers of a language other than English at a disadvantage in life and in society. In adulthood, Irma continues to re-construct her cultural identity, re-define her bilingual position in society, and re-gain her sense of self. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01