NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Flores, Nelson – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2013
This article introduces the concept of "nation-state/colonial governmentality" as a framework for analyzing the ways current language ideologies marginalize the language practices of subaltern populations. Specifically, the article focuses on the innate limitations of re-appropriating nation-state/colonial governmentality in an attempt…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Power Structure, Language Minorities, Language Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Martinez, Glenn A.; Petrucci, Peter R. – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2004
The present study measures linguistic insecurity among college level heritage language (HL) learners along the Texas-Mexico border. We measured students' self-reported confidence in speaking and writing in English and in Spanish and analyzed students' perception of instruction in both languages. We argue that high levels of linguistic insecurity…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries, Bilingualism