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ERIC Number: EJ993806
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-8398
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"My Grain of Sand for Society": Neoliberal Freedom, Language Learning, and the Circulation of Ideologies of National Belonging
Ullman, Char
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v25 n4 p453-470 2012
This article explores the ways in which neoliberal discourses of individual freedom and choice come to typify Mexican migrants' talk about what it means to be living in the USA and about themselves as learners of English. Interviews with migrants about the English language program "Ingles Sin Barreras" [English without Barriers] provide the context for these discursive displays. "Ingles Sin Barreras" is advertized repeatedly throughout the day on Spanish language TV, and it is an English language program that comprises 12 books, workbooks, CDs, and DVDs. "Ingles Sin Barreras" acts as a storehouse for ideas about personal freedom, citizenship, and the importance of English in belonging to the USA as a nation. (Contains 6 tables and 3 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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