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"Así vamos a conversar en los dos idiomas": Reflections on Interviews in the Contact Zone

Authors
  • Jessie H. Curtis (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
  • Sara I. Noboa (Long Island University Brooklyn)

Abstract

This reflection draws from humanizing research, a methodological stance that pursues ethical representation and interpretation in language research. Working from a pilot study to examine the impact of a community-based program for English conversation in a linguistically diverse community, analysis of three interviews between the author and contributor reveals a narrative about ethnicity, language, and belonging in the US, and illuminates the interview process as one in which the agency of the “researched” shapes what is learned.  

 

Keywords: narrative analysis, análisis narrativo, community-based learning, qualitative research

How to Cite:

Curtis, J. & Noboa, S., (2019) “"Así vamos a conversar en los dos idiomas": Reflections on Interviews in the Contact Zone”, Critical Multilingualism Studies 7(1), 98–104.

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Published on
2019-02-08

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