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A Critical Classroom Study of Language Oppression: Manuel and Malena's Testimonios, "Sentía como que yo no valía nada . . . se reían de mí"
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Talamantes, Maria Del Rosario – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
This critical classroom study of language oppression draws from the notion of existing inequalities based on power relations in education research, as addressed in a critical ethnography. This critical classroom study explores the cases of two recent immigrant students, "Manuel" and "Malena," on the -U.S.-Mexican border near El…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Power Structure, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Emotional Impact of the Separation of Languages among Recent Immigrants in the United States and Their Counternarratives: A Plea for Educational Reform
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Talamantes, Maria Del Rosario – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This paper is a critical ethnography of the schooling experiences of 5 recent immigrants attending dual immersion classes in an elementary school located near El Paso, Texas where the separation of languages is a policy, and language is said to be used as a resource to motivate learning when working cooperatively (Adelman Reyes, 2007; Collier…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Educational Experience, Ethnography, Second Language Learning