Comprenderán Mis Amigos y La Familia? Analyzing Spanish Translations of Admission Materials for Latina/o Students Applying to 4-Year Institutions in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12774435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Z W Taylor (0000-0002-6085-2729, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 195-209 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1538-1927 • E-ISSN: 1552-5716 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1538192718775478 |
| OpenAlex | W2803405127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
This study examines first-year undergraduate admissions materials from 325 bachelor-degree granting U.S. institutions, closely analyzing the English-language readability and Spanish-language readability and translation of these materials. Via Yosso’s linguistic capital, the results reveal 4.9% of first-year undergraduate admissions materials had been translated into Spanish, 4% of institutional admissions websites embed translation widgets, and the average readability of English-language content is above the 13th-grade reading level. Implications for research and practice are discussed
Bachelor · Content analysis · Higher education · Linguistics · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Readability · Reading (process · Sociology · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Student Assessment and Feedback
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |