Spanglish, Bilingualism,

Culture and Identity by

Chappel & Faltis
Lourd Hundryx Abara
 PRAYER
Dear God, If you're here God
Make the fire disappear when they stare God
Take away my fear when they interfere God
Do you fear God? 'Cause I fear God
And in my life, you're my guide, God
And that's protection, and to my motion
Keep holding me, do it 'til the death of me
in Jesus name we pray, amen.
What is spanglish?

Spanglish is any language variety that results from

conversationally combining Spanish and English. The
term is mostly used in the United States and refers to
a blend of the words and grammar of the two
languages. More narrowly, Spanglish can specifically
mean a variety of Spanish with heavy use of English
loanwords.
What is bilingualism?
bilingualism, Ability to speak two languages.

What do you mean by culture and identity?

Cultural identity refers to a person's sense of belonging
to a particular culture or group. This process involves
learning about and accepting traditions, heritage,
language, religion, ancestry, aesthetics, thinking
patterns, and social structures of a culture.
Spanglish, Bilingualism, Culture and Identity in Latino
Children’s Literature (2006)
- A research paper by Sharon Verner Chappell & Chris
Faltis
This paper examines the ways in which Latino children's literature portrays cultural models
of bilingualism and identity affiliations based on language and cultural practices. We focus
attention on the messages in seven children's books about practices of and attitudes
toward Spanglish, standard Spanish, and individual and societal bilingualism. In addition, we
analyze how characters construct their cross-cultural identit(ies), based on their language
use and engagement in local and transnational cultural themes. Using assertions based on
cultural model analyses, we show how portrayals evident in these books inform and are
informed by larger cultural models of being bilingual and belonging to Latino bilingual
communities in the U.S.
Who is Sharon Chappell & Christian Faltis?

Sharon Verner Chappell is an Assistant Professor at

the Department of Elementary & Bilingual Education,
California State University, Fullerton, USA.

Chris Faltis is a Dolly and David Fiddyment Professor

of Education and Director of Teacher Education,
School of Education, University of California, Davis,
USA.