Chapter 7. Civics, ideology, and Spanish in Kansas
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Drew Colcher
Abstract
Research on Spanish as a Heritage Language (HL) describes how integrative ideologies emphasizing cultural/linguistic identity motivate HL students more than instrumental ideologies of Spanish as a professional resource. Less explored are civic ideologies of serving communities through bilingualism. Studies of service-learning in language classes highlight the importance of civics, but do not analyze civic motivations as part of service-learning’s efficacy. To further ground pedagogical theory in community norms, I explore ideologies/motivations among heritage Spanish speakers outside of HL programs. The analysis suggests participants variably associate civic, instrumental, and integrative ideologies with their language capabilities, simultaneously positioning themselves as variably integrated within the community. These associations ask us to rethink common conceptions of motivation.
Abstract
Research on Spanish as a Heritage Language (HL) describes how integrative ideologies emphasizing cultural/linguistic identity motivate HL students more than instrumental ideologies of Spanish as a professional resource. Less explored are civic ideologies of serving communities through bilingualism. Studies of service-learning in language classes highlight the importance of civics, but do not analyze civic motivations as part of service-learning’s efficacy. To further ground pedagogical theory in community norms, I explore ideologies/motivations among heritage Spanish speakers outside of HL programs. The analysis suggests participants variably associate civic, instrumental, and integrative ideologies with their language capabilities, simultaneously positioning themselves as variably integrated within the community. These associations ask us to rethink common conceptions of motivation.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
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Part 1. Regional variation
- Chapter 1. Discontinuous Plurality in Chilean Spanish 14
- Chapter 2. Person restrictions in non-canonical agreement patterns in Spanish 34
- Chapter 3. Exploring future-in-the-past variation in Seville and Caracas 58
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Part 2. Diachronic variation
- Chapter 4. Derived verbs and future-conditional stem regularization in written Spanish in synchrony and diachrony 82
- Chapter 5. The emergence of sound change in two varieties of Spanish 106
- Chapter 6. Real and apparent (time) changes in Yucatan Spanish 130
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Part 3. Learner profile variation
- Chapter 7. Civics, ideology, and Spanish in Kansas 154
- Chapter 8. Promoting Spanish L2 pragmatic competence in a virtual environment 173
- Chapter 9. Individual differences do not affect trill variation by advanced learners of Spanish 196
- Chapter 10. L2 sociolinguistic perception of stylistic variation 225
- Index 249
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1. Regional variation
- Chapter 1. Discontinuous Plurality in Chilean Spanish 14
- Chapter 2. Person restrictions in non-canonical agreement patterns in Spanish 34
- Chapter 3. Exploring future-in-the-past variation in Seville and Caracas 58
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Part 2. Diachronic variation
- Chapter 4. Derived verbs and future-conditional stem regularization in written Spanish in synchrony and diachrony 82
- Chapter 5. The emergence of sound change in two varieties of Spanish 106
- Chapter 6. Real and apparent (time) changes in Yucatan Spanish 130
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Part 3. Learner profile variation
- Chapter 7. Civics, ideology, and Spanish in Kansas 154
- Chapter 8. Promoting Spanish L2 pragmatic competence in a virtual environment 173
- Chapter 9. Individual differences do not affect trill variation by advanced learners of Spanish 196
- Chapter 10. L2 sociolinguistic perception of stylistic variation 225
- Index 249
