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Identity and communicative competence in Spanish for specific purposes : critically engaging the community / Alexis A. Vollmer Rivera.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vollmer Rivera, Alexis A., author.
- Series:
- Routledge innovations in Spanish language teaching
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spanish language--Study and teaching--United States--Case studies.
- Spanish language.
- Communicative competence--United States--Case studies.
- Communicative competence.
- Experiential learning--United States--Case studies.
- Experiential learning.
- Hispanic American students--Case studies.
- Hispanic American students.
- Identity (Psychology)--Case studies.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 208 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Alexis A. Vollmer Rivera holds a B.S. in Spanish education from Minnesota State University Moorhead, U.S.A, and a master's in Spanish (linguistics), a Ph.D. in Spanish (linguistics) with a focus on second language acquisition, and a graduate certificate in computer assisted language learning from Arizona State University, U.S.A. She is a monitoring, research, and evaluation specialist with expertise in conducting research and evaluation in multilingual community contexts, including leading work spanning over ten countries with members of the community, government, civil society organizations, international agencies, academia, and media, among others. She is committed to collaborating with community members and stakeholders to amplify their experiences and build their capacity to make data-driven decisions to impact their communities positively.
- Contents:
- Spanish for specific purposes as an opportunity for advocacy: introducing the cases of María, Petra, and Penélope
- Soy puertorriqueña, punto: María's journey of constructing her identity as a female Puerto Rican producer and journalist in the Southwestern United States
- Don't worry, be nappy: Petra's journey of positioning her identity as a legitimate and authentically multilingual/multidialectal speaker across racial boundaries
- Penelope or Penélope?: Penélope's journey of (re)claiming her identity as a legitimate speaker and Mexican-American woman across transnational social fields
- Strategic knowledge in professional discourse: innovative communicative strategies and their social functions
- Raising our thinking about critical engagement with the community.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 03, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Vollmer Rivera, Alexis A. Identity and communicative competence in Spanish for specific purposes
- ISBN:
- 9781003257141
- 1003257143
- 9781003862499
- 1003862497
- 9781003862666
- 1003862667
- Publisher Number:
- 40032284507
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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