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Kane, Adrian Taylor – Hispania, 2022
Following several calls in recent scholarship for increased attention to the study of the Central American diaspora in the United States, this article offers readings of Honduran-born author Roberto Quesada's novels "Big Banana" (1999) and "Nunca entres por Miami" (2003). Written in New York City, where he has resided since…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Self Concept, Authors, Immigrants
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Bettney, Esther – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2021
With thousands of students enrolled in bilingual schools in Latin America, there are long-standing concerns regarding students' negotiation of their national identities. Arguments have been raised that these programs may contribute to the denationalization of students' identities, or that schools' prioritizing of foreign cultures results in…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Self Concept, High School Students, Grade 11
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Osa-Melero, Lucía; Fernández, Vanessa; Quiñones, Sandra – Hispania, 2019
Detailing the integration of Spanish language teaching in an authentic setting, this article contributes to empirical research on the positive value of community-engaged learning in foreign language pedagogy. "Reading to Play, Playing to Read" is an innovative model for community-engaged teaching that combines learning goals from…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Mexicans, History Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education
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Kleyn, Tatyana – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2010
The Garifuna are an Indigenous, Afro-Latino group in Honduras whose distinct cultural, ethnic, and linguistic background has been unacknowledged and frequently misunderstood on a societal level and, consequently, in the schools that serve them. This study argues for the utility of a cultural mismatch approach, one applied primarily to U.S.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods