Attitudes toward Spanish and Code-Switching in Belize: Stigmatization and Innovation in the Spanish Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Balam, Osmer; de Prada Pérez, Ana
Titel	Attitudes toward Spanish and Code-Switching in Belize: Stigmatization and Innovation in the Spanish Classroom
Quelle	In: Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 16 (2017) 1, S.17-31 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-8458
DOI	10.1080/15348458.2016.1260455
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Surveys; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Spanish; English (Second Language); Code Switching (Language); Dialects; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Language Attitudes; Language Usage; Comparative Analysis; Mixed Methods Research; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Coding; Belize + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Spanisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Dialect; Dialekt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Sprachverhalten; Sprachgebrauch; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Codierung; Programmierung
Abstract	Through the analysis of survey and interview data, we investigated the attitudes and perceptions of 32 multilingual teachers of Spanish in Belize, a code-switching (CS) context where Spanish is in intense contact with English and Belizean Kriol. More specifically, we examined teachers' and students' attitudes toward Spanish and CS and teachers' perceptions vis-à-vis students' attitudes toward Spanish instruction. The study revealed that whereas some teachers held negative views of Northern Belizean Spanish, they did not markedly perceive standard Spanish as "better" than the local variety of Belizean Spanish. The analysis also showed that most teachers had a positive predisposition to the use of CS as a pedagogical tool in their classrooms, a finding that suggests that ultra-normative attitudes toward Spanish varieties are not prevalent among these educators. In view of students' attitudes, teachers concurred that students had overwhelmingly negative attitudes toward standard Spanish, in line with previous findings. We argue that educational reforms and status-planning efforts are vital to destigmatize Spanish and to promote its maintenance alongside Belizean Kriol and English. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01