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dc.contributor.advisorToth, Paul D.
dc.creatorMattson-Prieto, Raquel
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-04T16:57:15Z
dc.date.available2020-11-04T16:57:15Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/3252
dc.description.abstractResearch in identity and heritage language (HL) education focuses on the experiences of heritage speakers (HS) and how certain classroom discourses can devalue the skills and proficiencies that they bring with them to the class (García & Torres-Guevara, 2010; Leeman, 2012; Showstack, 2016). These dominant and monoglossic language discourses often focus on the teaching and acquisition of a “standard Spanish language” (Train, 2007; del Valle, 2000). Although scholarship on HL education has long advocated for separate specialized courses to meet the needs of HSs (Potowski, 2002; Valdés, 1997), many HSs remain in courses designed for second language (L2) learners because institutions do not consistently offer specialized instruction. Some research has investigated the experiences of HSs in mixed L2-HL classes (Harklau, 2009; Potowski, 2002), but there is a need for an examination of the classroom discursive practices in courses tailored for L2 learners and how those practices shape how HSs of diverse backgrounds position themselves as Spanish speakers within and outside of the classroom. The present study explores the representation of identity among HSs enrolled in university-level Spanish language classes. This investigation examined the relationship between HSs’ perceived instructional objectives in a Spanish as a second language class, the ways HSs positioned themselves as knowledgeable of the language concerning these objectives, and finally, their subsequent investment in their Spanish studies. The data come from a classroom ethnography and were analyzed within a grounded theory methods approach (Glasser & Strauss, 1967) and showed the extent to which classroom activities were inclusive to HSs’ pedagogical needs. Further, from a social identity and positioning lens, I considered how language ideologies that value the standard linguistic repertoires of monolingual native speakers’ affected individuals’ perceptions and relationships to their heritage community, and the expert or novice identities they negotiated during social interaction. Classroom observations and interviews revealed that the instruction that HSs received often promoted a linguistic hierarchy that devalued the non-standard language forms that reflected the participants’ ethnolinguistic backgrounds. The findings show that each HS navigated classroom discursive practices and negotiated multilingual identities in interaction with their peers, teachers, and the curriculum in different ways. Some of the participants became ambivalent toward the language and its speakers as their backgrounds went unacknowledged in classroom practice, while others found value in the Spanish classes because of past experiences. Findings suggest that there is a need for methodologies in mixed-group classrooms that reflect and acknowledge the sociolinguistic variation of the class (Gutiérrez & Fairclough, 2006).
dc.format.extent183 pages
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
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dc.subjectForeign Language Education
dc.subjectSociolinguistics
dc.subjectHispanic American Studies
dc.subjectBilingual
dc.subjectHeritage Language
dc.subjectIdentity
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectLanguage Ideologies
dc.subjectSpanish
dc.titleIdentity, Discursive Positioning, and Investment in Mixed-Group Spanish Language Classes: A case study of five heritage speakers
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dc.type.genreThesis/Dissertation
dc.contributor.committeememberLorenzino, Gerardo
dc.contributor.committeememberHolmquist, Jonathan Carl
dc.contributor.committeememberShowstack, Rachel E.
dc.description.departmentSpanish
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/3234
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dc.description.degreePh.D.
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