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Download full textSalwen, Michael B.; Subervi-Velez, Federico A. – 1988
Because the fast-growing Hispanic population of the United States has little political and economic power (a problem which has been linked to a lack of media attention to this group), a study sought to determine to what extent Miami's Spanish-language newspapers provided Hispanic angles to the l988 presidential primary. Miami's two…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Hispanic Americans, Mass Media Effects
Subervi-Velez, Federico; And Others – 1989
To determine to what extent Spanish-language daily newspapers in Miami (Florida) and Los Angeles (California) reported political news about the primaries from Hispanic angles, a study examined how these newspapers reported news about the issues and candidates during the 1988 presidential primaries. The specific time period examined was from…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elections, Hispanic Americans, Mass Media Role
Peer reviewedStaczek, John J. – Bilingual Review, 1983
Spanish-English code switching in the context of Miami health care services is examined, focusing on the transactional role relationships that require Spanish language use. Examples are taken from printed sources and oral language. Semantic shift, vocabulary adaptation, syntactic code switching, and Spanish acquisition by non-Hispanics are…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Consumer Protection, English, Health Services
Peer reviewedFradd, Sandra H.; Boswell, Thomas D. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1996
Examines growth of metropolitan Miami's Spanish-language economy and the economic and cultural advantages of a multilingual workforce. Discusses Hispanic and Latin American businesses, Spanish-language media, statewide and local Spanish instructional programs, Dade County census data on language use and educational attainment, a Miami business…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Economic Impact, Economic Opportunities
Elliott, Cynthia Ann – 1984
In response to the growing Hispanic population in Dade County Florida and the resultant need for the English-speaking businessperson to be conversant in Spanish, Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) developed and produced a non-traditional, conversational approach to Spanish instruction. In Miami, where Hispanics account for almost 60% of the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Skills, Community Change, Community Characteristics
PDF pending restorationCorporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC. – 1993
In February 1993, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting commissioned focus groups with Hispanic viewers to determine the perceptions of public television by Hispanics. The project was conducted by Norman Hecht Research and included Hispanic viewers and non-viewers in four cities--New York, Miami, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. The topic for…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Audience Response, Cultural Pluralism
