ERIC Number: EJ834105
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Mar
Pages: 21
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Passing for English Fluent: Latino Immigrant Children Masking Language Proficiency
Monzo, Lilia D.; Rueda, Robert
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v40 n1 p20-40 Mar 2009
This article describes passing for English fluent among Latino immigrant children. A two-year ethnography of eight Latino immigrant families was conducted in which fifth-grade children were followed in home, school, and community contexts. This article presents passing as a consequence of U.S. race relations. Their reasons for presenting themselves as English fluent suggest a sophisticated awareness of the power and status of English in this country and a clear link between language and identity.
Descriptors: Race, Ethnography, Racial Relations, Grade 5, Immigrants, Language Proficiency, Hispanic American Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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