| Type of Document |
Dissertation |
| Author |
Watterson, Katrina
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| Author's Email Address |
katrinawatterson@yahoo.com |
| URN |
etd-04152011-150931 |
| Title |
The Attitudes of African American Students Towards the Study of Foreign Languages and Cultures |
| Degree |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
| Department |
Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Mitchell, Roland |
Committee Chair |
| Burke, Brian |
Committee Member |
| Cheek, Earl |
Committee Member |
| Doll, Willaim |
Committee Member |
| Bongiorni, Kevin |
Dean's Representative |
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| Keywords |
- African American
- culture
- foreign languages
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| Date of Defense |
2011-02-22 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
This dissertation explores the reasons that African American students participate at lower levels in foreign language programs in terms of taking courses and majoring and minoring in foreign languages. The primary foreign language that it explores is Spanish, and its findings suggest that the introduction of the language devoid of the influence of Afro-diasporic linkages to Spanish culture leads to the topic being taught in abstraction, therefore causing a lack of interest among African American students. As this study shows, a teacher's thinking about cultural and racial difference is often intimately woven into their disciplinary training, and as a result, the convergence of these influences affects a professor's ability to provide culturally responsive service and a student's desire to engage both the teacher and the subject area. Integrating relevant foreign language theory and Afro-diasporic literature this dissertation conducts inquiry into pedagogical approaches for attracting African American students into the area of foreign languages.
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