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DuBord, Elise M.; Becker, Elizabeth – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2022
The language practices of Heritage Learners (HLs) of Spanish are frequently regulated and stigmatized in academic and community settings when their Spanish is perceived as deficient. By ignoring institutional structures that accelerate Spanish loss, the "inadequacy" of Latinxs' Spanish is regularly perceived to be the fault of…
Descriptors: Spanish, Language Maintenance, Family Relationship, Language Usage
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Menard-Warwick, Julia – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2014
Californians often take for granted a split between ethnic and linguistic identities, expecting immigrants to maintain strong ethnic identities while becoming monolingual in English. However, recent immigration has led to increasing diversity at California universities, with no majority ethnic group and many students bilingual. This study explores…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Introductory Courses, Ethnicity, Self Concept