Overview
- Examines minority aging through intersection of immigration and second language socialization
- Emphasizes the Mexican origin population
- Presents longitudinal, qualitative case study data
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: International Perspectives on Aging (Int. Perspect. Aging, volume 17)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- English as second language
- aging in a second language
- Latino immigrants language
- English learner speech community
- immigration and language socialization
- aging in place
- aging as a Hispanic in a second language
- aging, immigration, and language
- language effect and immigrant well-being
- older Hispanic language acquisition
- teaching English to older Latino immigrants
- social constructivism and immigrant language learners
- social networks for Hispanic immigrants learning English
- language resocialization
- immigrant aging and language
- Mexican origin population and English language
- language acquisition and sociological status
- language assimilation and socioeconomic status
About this book
​This unique account of English language acquisition by Latino elders shines intimate light on the increasingly complex concerns of aging immigrant minority populations. Rich qualitative findings detail sociocultural barriers to and social and emotive factors that promote second language acquisition in older age. The book’s case study highlights diverse cognitive and social processes as elders establish a sense of self as learners and as part of a learning community, and a sense of place as newcomers navigating a challenging environment. And first-person comments from the group members deftly illustrate the intricacies of being an immigrant in a rapidly changing America as well as the myriad intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, culture, and country that shape immigrant life.
Included in the coverage:- Minority aging in an immigrant context.
- Late-life second language acquisition: cognitive andpsycholinguistic changes, challenges, and opportunities.
- Building emotions for self-identity and learning.
- Practicing safe language socialization in private and public spaces.
- Language resocialization and gender allies.
- Aging, second language acquisition, and health.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Steven L. Arxer, Ph.D. is associate professor at the University of North Texas at Dallas in the Department of Sociology and Psychology. He specializes in qualitative research on minority populations, with a focus on intersectionality, aging and development.
Maria Ciriza-Lope, Ph.D. is assistant professor at the University of North Texas at Dallas in the Department of Languages and Communication. She is an expert on language contact, Spanish heritage language pedagogy and language revitalization movements.
Marco Shappeck, Ph.D. is assistant professor at the University of North Texas at Dallas in the Department of Teacher Education and Administration. He specializes in linking education applications of sociolinguistic research to the teaching of English and Spanish as a second or foreign language.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Aging in a Second Language
Book Subtitle: A Case Study of Aging, Immigration, and an English Learner Speech Community
Authors: Steven L. Arxer, Maria del Puy Ciriza, Marco Shappeck
Series Title: International Perspectives on Aging
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57609-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57608-4Published: 08 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86206-4Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57609-1Published: 30 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2197-5841
Series E-ISSN: 2197-585X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 154
Topics: Social Work, Cross Cultural Psychology, Applied Linguistics, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging