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Passing for English Fluent: Latino Immigrant Children Masking Language Proficiency
Author(s) -
Monzó Lilia D.,
Rueda Robert
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2009.01026.x
Subject(s) - immigration , neuroscience of multilingualism , ethnography , identity (music) , sociology , first language , race (biology) , linguistics , gender studies , psychology , anthropology , history , philosophy , physics , acoustics , archaeology
This article describes passing for English fluent among Latino immigrant children. A two‐year ethnography of eight Latino immigrant families was conducted in which fifth‐grade children were followed in home, school, and community contexts. This article presents passing as a consequence of U.S. race relations. Their reasons for presenting themselves as English fluent suggest a sophisticated awareness of the power and status of English in this country and a clear link between language and identity. [bilingualism, English language learners, Latino students, identity]