Date of Award
Spring 4-24-2020
Degree Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)
Department
English
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Laura McGrath
Co-Chair
Jeanne Bohannon
Abstract
In recent years, the field of literacy studies has not given enough attention to exploring the English literacy journeys of immigrants and in particular, Latin immigrants. Furthermore, there has been little dialogue that has encouraged plans to help fix this issue.
We, in the academy, have a unique opportunity to not only tell the stories of the world but also help create avenues for those stories in order to create change. For this reason, this study focuses on important topics such as the effects of the dominant language on Latin immigrants, if it is possible to have a grounded native language identity and feel accepted in this society, and if Latin immigrants can hold on to their overall cultural identity.
Included in
Chicana/o Studies Commons, First and Second Language Acquisition Commons, Latin American Languages and Societies Commons, Latina/o Studies Commons, Reading and Language Commons, Rhetoric and Composition Commons