TY - JOUR
T1 - English as an international language of prestige
T2 - Conflicting cultural perspectives and shifting ethnolinguistic loyalties
AU - Francis, Norbert
AU - Ryan, Phyllis M.
PY - 1998/3
Y1 - 1998/3
N2 - A wide range of conflicting cultural perspectives associated with language acquisition and ethnolinguistic loyalties exists in Mexico wherever English is taught and spoken. The interplay of socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic tensions produce positive and negative attitudes toward learning English. Students confront an array of sociolinguistic factors associated with dominant and subordinate languages. The following study compared perceptions of students and teachers in two contrasting settings, urban and rural.
AB - A wide range of conflicting cultural perspectives associated with language acquisition and ethnolinguistic loyalties exists in Mexico wherever English is taught and spoken. The interplay of socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic tensions produce positive and negative attitudes toward learning English. Students confront an array of sociolinguistic factors associated with dominant and subordinate languages. The following study compared perceptions of students and teachers in two contrasting settings, urban and rural.
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U2 - 10.1525/aeq.1998.29.1.25
DO - 10.1525/aeq.1998.29.1.25
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032389365
SN - 0161-7761
VL - 29
SP - 25
EP - 43
JO - Anthropology and Education Quarterly
JF - Anthropology and Education Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -