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1 | Palomino, Sara I. | Diglossia: The case of Quechua languages & Spanish | Individuals who grow up speaking an indigenous language in Peru, have historically struggled between maintaining their native mother tongue as a means of constructing their identity and connecting to their cultural heritage; versus, being pressured to linguistically shift to Spanish, as this languag... | Diglossia (Linguistics); Quechua language -- Social aspects -- Peru; Spanish language -- Social aspects -- Peru | 2015-07 | |
2 | Loveland, Jessica | Sociolinguistic differences between Japanese and English as seen through English translations of Manga | Manga (Japanese graphic novels) is a growing market in the United States and allows readers from foreign countries access to literature in a way that is enjoyable and easily accessible. However, translating manga from Japanese to English provides an interesting challenge as the Japanese language enc... | Comic books, strips, etc -- Japan; Japanese language -- Social aspects; English language -- Social aspects | 2016-05 | |
3 | Evans, Megan | Linguistic Autonomy and Political Sovereignty: the Case of Catalonia | The significance of language on human life is undeniable: it not only allows for communication, but also contributes to the construction of a cultural identity. Groups that have experienced cultural oppression, such as the Catalans, tend to establish even stronger connections to their language, usin... | 2020 | ||
4 | Meadows, Natalie | Communication is key: A critical analysis of Spanish language policies and ideologies in healthcare settings in the United States | Effective communication is a vital component in providing quality healthcare. Communication between patients and their healthcare providers has been shown to have substantial effects on health outcomes. According to the 2012 U.S Census 5% of the U.S population who identifies as Hispanic or Latino re... | Language policy - United States; Hispanic Americans - Medical care | 2014-08 | |
5 | Castaneda, Carol N. | Integrating Social Justice Lessons in a Spanish High School Classroom to Increase Motivation in Learning Spanish as a Second/World Language | Universities across the nation recommend, if not require, students to take two, or more, consecutive years of a world language (Grove, 2017). In high school setting, required languages toward graduation may be burdensome for students who would prefer to take other courses. For this project, I was in... | 2017 |