Configuration of Racial Identities of Learners of English
Racial identity, as well as other social identities, is intrinsically related to language learning. Nevertheless, this relationship has been taken for granted. Despite research done in the area, not a lot has centred explicitly on finding the connections between race and language learning. This arti...
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2021-07-01
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| description | Racial identity, as well as other social identities, is intrinsically related to language learning. Nevertheless, this relationship has been taken for granted. Despite research done in the area, not a lot has centred explicitly on finding the connections between race and language learning. This article addresses that point in an attempt to shed light specifically on English language learning and teaching. We used a qualitative research methodology to analyse oral and written narratives that were produced by participants telling their experience as English language learners. This article underscores the results that relate language learners’ racial experiences as a crucial factor in the configuration of their identity as well as the economic, social, and cultural factors involved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f521d40ef6341428804f76dc30dcb9b2025-08-20T02:16:27ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902021-07-0123213715010.15446/profile.v23n2.90374Configuration of Racial Identities of Learners of EnglishSandra Ximena Bonilla-Medina0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6625-501XKaren Vanessa Varela1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5970-3278Katherine García2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9029-9303Universidad Distrital Francisco José de CaldasUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de CaldasUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de CaldasRacial identity, as well as other social identities, is intrinsically related to language learning. Nevertheless, this relationship has been taken for granted. Despite research done in the area, not a lot has centred explicitly on finding the connections between race and language learning. This article addresses that point in an attempt to shed light specifically on English language learning and teaching. We used a qualitative research methodology to analyse oral and written narratives that were produced by participants telling their experience as English language learners. This article underscores the results that relate language learners’ racial experiences as a crucial factor in the configuration of their identity as well as the economic, social, and cultural factors involved.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/90374english language learningenglish language learnersraceracial identity |
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