Making the Monolingual Entrapments Visible: A Close Examination of a Latinx Bilingual Students' Translingual Dexterity

• In Event: Bilingual Education Research Poster Session 3

Abstract

Bilingualism and biliteracy, as a linguistic expectation, is still dominated by monolingual language ideologies rooted in the U.S. 's history of imperialism. Even in spaces that support bilingualism, Spanish-English emergent bilinguals, are constantly measured against the “Standard” Spanish speaker and the “Standard” English monolingual native speaker. Drawing on the concept of entrapments and translanguaging, this presentation will share the findings of a single case study that focuses on the multiple linguistic expectations and realities that Gabriel Salinas, an emergent bilingual, encounters and the way his bilingualism and biliteracy is framed. Additionally, we share implications for educational researchers to aim at pedagogical and policy efforts that not only encourage, but that transforms academic expectations centering on the translingual dexterity of bilinguals.

Authors

• Idalia Nunez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Dalia Hernandez Farias, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Maria Elizabeth Becerra, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign