Biculturalism

2017 ◽  
pp. 36-50
Author(s):  
Freddie Titus ◽  
Jennifer T. Butcher
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning

Intercultural responsiveness in the Second Language Learning Classroom should encompass addressing bicultural education. Bicultural education must expand the spectrum of choice for cultural identity that students will eventually make, but should not make choices for them. The purpose of this chapter is to provide details, which incorporate researched-based information that will provide a deeper understanding of biculturalism. Biculturalism encompasses more than just cultural behaviors. Individuals choose aspects from their culture and receiving cultures and integrate them into one that does diminish either custom.

scholarly journals Affect, Empowerment and the Complexities of Belonging: Cultivating a Humanistic Atmosphere in the ESL Classroom

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Momoye Sugiman
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
Esl Programs ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Esl Classroom

In this paper, I focus on the affective atmosphere of the Adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. I argue that a humanistic learning approach can be a form of strategic resistance against the bureaucratization and standardization of publicly funded ESL programs for adult newcomers in Canada. Given the growing, top-down trend in our economically driven and technologically dependent society, there is a need to humanize the Canadian ESL classroom as a space for empathy and critical thinking. Through a literature review and semi-structured, in-depth interviews with former ESL learners and former ESL teachers, this paper reveals the psychological and political complexities of second language learning and cultural identity, as well as the pivotal role that an ESL teacher can play during the first few years of settlement. In this context, I also critique the racialized linguistic hierarchy embedded in Canada’s multiculturalism policy and exclusionary immigration and language policies.

scholarly journals Second language learning and cultural identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Jerry Parker
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
The State ◽  
French Language ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Post Secondary

The importance of the teaching of Louisiana Regional French language and culture as an academic subject has been debated by many scholars for decades. While some see it as a necessary dimension of a French course offered in the state of Louisiana, others see the dialect and culture as unreal, non-existent, and less prestigious than Parisian French. This article presents a rationale for offering Louisiana Regional French courses as equivalents to Parisian French in the post-secondary core curriculum in Louisiana colleges and universities.

Biculturalism

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-128
Author(s):  
Freddie Titus ◽  
Jennifer T. Butcher
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning

Intercultural responsiveness in the Second Language Learning Classroom should encompass addressing bicultural education. Bicultural education must expand the spectrum of choice for cultural identity that students will eventually make, but should not make choices for them. The purpose of this chapter is to provide details, which incorporate researched-based information that will provide a deeper understanding of biculturalism. Biculturalism encompasses more than just cultural behaviors. Individuals choose aspects from their culture and receiving cultures and integrate them into one that does diminish either custom.

scholarly journals Affect, Empowerment and the Complexities of Belonging: Cultivating a Humanistic Atmosphere in the ESL Classroom

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Momoye Sugiman
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
Esl Programs ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Esl Classroom

In this paper, I focus on the affective atmosphere of the Adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. I argue that a humanistic learning approach can be a form of strategic resistance against the bureaucratization and standardization of publicly funded ESL programs for adult newcomers in Canada. Given the growing, top-down trend in our economically driven and technologically dependent society, there is a need to humanize the Canadian ESL classroom as a space for empathy and critical thinking. Through a literature review and semi-structured, in-depth interviews with former ESL learners and former ESL teachers, this paper reveals the psychological and political complexities of second language learning and cultural identity, as well as the pivotal role that an ESL teacher can play during the first few years of settlement. In this context, I also critique the racialized linguistic hierarchy embedded in Canada’s multiculturalism policy and exclusionary immigration and language policies.

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