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Who Does This Language Belong To? - Personal Narratives of Language Claim and Identity (Hardcover, New)
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Who Does This Language Belong To? - Personal Narratives of Language Claim and Identity (Hardcover, New)
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In this Hebrew language learning setting, students' backgrounds and
histories are diverse: some were born and raised in Canada, the
United States, or South Africa and studied Hebrew at Jewish day
schools; others were born in the former USSR, immigrated to Israel
as children, and moved to Canada with their families as teenagers;
others were children of Israeli emigrants who learned Hebrew at
home. This ethnographic qualitative study examines two conflicting
camps within the Hebrew class, defined by themselves and Othered by
opposing sub-groups as ""Canadians"" and ""Israelis"". As the
students and the author negotiate their strong ties to the language
with Othering and exclusion by other sub-groups from the dominant
speech community, the sentiment of the Israeli emigrant professor
regarding her students hangs overhead: ""None of them are Israelis.
None of them are native speakers of Hebrew."" Who does this
language belong to? Which subgroup can declare authenticity as
real, rightful owners of the language and its indelible culture and
identity?As language programs worldwide deal with a diverse and
heterogeneous student population who enter the classroom
categorized as heritage, second, bilingual, foreign, or native
language speakers, this book addresses clashing and Othering
between sub-groups over the authenticity of the variety of the
language and its speakers, and who can rightfully claim the
language as their own.
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