Identity issues in building an ESL community: The Puerto Rican experience

Morales, Betsy; Blau, Eileen K.

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“…A working knowledge of English is often expected, and/or required of students. For instance, at the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez (UPRM) campus, learning English and becoming bilingual is “mainly instrumental,” as students pursue jobs that pay well, and they recognize the need for English to accomplish this (Morales & Blau, 2009, p. 46). English may not necessarily be something they want for personal growth, but, rather, it is a tool for career advancement.…”

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Pedagogical Translanguaging in a Puerto Rican University Classroom: An Exploratory Case Study of Student Beliefs and Practices

Rivera

Mazak

2017

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

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This article takes an in-depth look at the coursework and attitudes of four student cases within a single psychology classroom at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. The cases were chosen based on the students' distinctive use of Spanish and English in their academic work. It was found that students' stated views about translanguaging differed in significant ways from their practices of translanguaging in the classroom. Resumen Este manuscrito hace una revisión profunda de las clases y actitudes de cuatro casos de estudiantes en el salón de una clase de psicología en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez. Estos casos se eligieron con base al uso distintivo de español e inglés de dichos estudiantes en su trabajo académico. Se encontró que los puntos de vista expresados por los estudiantes con respecto a translanguaging difería en formas significativas de sus prácticas de translanguaging en el salón de clases.

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Pedagogical Translanguaging in a Puerto Rican University Classroom: An Exploratory Case Study of Student Beliefs and Practices

Rivera

Mazak

2017

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

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“…It is a truism that adults learn best when they feel engaged and when they see a benefit and purpose in what they are learning. Knowing that the learners in the course study English for instrumental purposes (Morales & Blau, 2009) motivated me to bring up topics that were close to their heart as Puerto Ricans and that had potential to engage them in learning the language.…”

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“…. English is encountered in textbooks, products, cable TV, magazines, and other media” (Morales & Blau, 2009, p. 46).…”

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Creating Original Products and Infomercials to Study Rhetorical Analysis

Larrotta¹

2016

Adult Learning

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Rhetorical analysis was a required unit of study for college students enrolled in intermediate English as a second language (ESL) composition. Twenty-six students participated in a project creating an original product and its infomercial. The project aimed at increasing student motivation to continue writing essays in English and providing a space for them to collaborate in small groups to do independent work. The research questions guiding the project were as follows: What are the linguistic gains for ESL students participating in rhetoric practice in a college composition course creating an original product and its infomercial? What can be learned about fostering learner independence as a result of implementing this project? Therefore, the students created infomercials of original products, used persuasion and argumentation strategies, transmitted social messages, and engaged in civic literacy. Independent learning occurred as students worked in small groups and made decisions, planned, applied new/previous knowledge, and shared resources. The students were able to construct knowledge and scaffold each other’s learning successfully.

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"You're Not Latino, You're American": Heritage Learners of Spanish Navigate Issues of Cultural Identity in Higher Education

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College Student Affairs Journal

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Identity issues in building an ESL community: The Puerto Rican experience

Abstract: English has a unique status in Puerto Rico, giving rise to special challenges in building community and teaching English as a second language on the island. Identity is at the core of these issues.

Cited by 3 publications

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Pedagogical Translanguaging in a Puerto Rican University Classroom: An Exploratory Case Study of Student Beliefs and Practices

Pedagogical Translanguaging in a Puerto Rican University Classroom: An Exploratory Case Study of Student Beliefs and Practices

Creating Original Products and Infomercials to Study Rhetorical Analysis

"You're Not Latino, You're American": Heritage Learners of Spanish Navigate Issues of Cultural Identity in Higher Education

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