Spanish Speakers in the USA

This text offers an interdisciplinary perspective on Spanish speakers in the US, examining how language and culture are intertwined. It explores attitudes about Spanish and its speakers; how Spanish and English are used in a variety of US contexts; how Spanish has changed through its contact with English and the education of Latin@s in US schools.

Janet M. Fuller is a Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has done research on many facets of multilingualism, including the social identities and language use of children in Spanish-English bilingual classrooms in the USA.

Janet M. Fuller is a Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has done research on many facets of multilingualism, including the social identities and language use of children in Spanish-English bilingual classrooms in the USA.

This volume serves as an excellent textbook for the systematic study of Spanish speakers in the US. Each chapter thus begins with a set of objectives to allow the reader to focus on the main points. Furthermore, each chapter contains valuable discussion questions and activities that will stimulate readers to engage in worthwhile dialogue. Furthermore, these are carefully chosen selected readings that will enhance knowledge of the central themes of each chapter. A useful and comprehensive reference section, a glossary and a valuable index complement this informative and well-written.

Irene Checa-Garcia, Santa Barbara Community College, USA on the LINGUIST LIST, Vol-24-2015. Fri May 10 2013:

Fuller's book is a great introduction to all topics pertaining to language ideology, language policy, linguistic identity, and language practices, without getting too linguistically technical or lost in numbers.This is a must own book for the Hispanic Linguistics instructor, and perfect for a class more focused on the ideological and attitudinal aspects of Spanish in the US and language contact in general. The author's style is very clear, direct, and filled with examples and topics that students will surely enjoy.

Fuller brings us an engaging and perceptive look into issues of bilingualism and language choice, as a focus for the social construction of identity. The book uses vivid examples to illustrate the complex and contradictory ideologies about Spanish and English in the US, and how these play out at both individual and societal levels. A must-read.

Fuller covers the topic of contemporary Spanish-English bilingualism in the US with refreshing clarity and thoroughness. Not only does this text present the latest issues in this field, it does so in a way that illuminates them without sacrificing their complexity. It is a must-read for students, teachers and practitioners in this field.