Representation Matters
An Exploration of the Impact of Afro-Latinx Representation in an L2 Class
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5900709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lillie Vivian Padilla (0000-0001-9326-431X, Sam Houston State University), F Jackson (0000-0002-9025-7082, Indiana University Bloomington), Sydney Nii Odotei Odoi (0009-0003-9335-3592, Prairie View A&M University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 114 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages10050114 |
| OpenAlex | W4410445359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
Several studies emphasize that the limited representation of Afro-Latinx communities in Spanish language curricula affects students' understanding of the diversity in Spanish-speaking societies. However, research has yet to evaluate the impact of a curricular intervention incorporating an Afro-Latinx module into an L2 Spanish language course. The present study addresses two research questions: (1) what the changes in knowledge after implementing an Afro-Latinx module in an L2 Spanish language course are, and (2) how the module impacts students' understanding of language variation and diversity in Afro-descendant communities. Guided by Critical Race Theory, Critical Language Awareness, and Raciolinguistics, this mixed methods study analyzed pre- and post-tests alongside journal reflections completed by 50 college students. The findings demonstrated significant improvements in students' knowledge, indicating a strong association between the intervention and the observed increase in knowledge regarding the representation of Afro-Latinx communities. It also deepened students' understanding of language variation within Afro-descendant communities and illustrated the role of language in deconstructing social hierarchies and enabling collective memory, resistance, and empowerment
Class (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Computer Science · Critical Race Theory in Education · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Artificial Intelligence
A History of Afro-Hispanic Language
Raciolinguistics
Critical Race Pedagogy for More Effective and Inclusive World Language Teaching
“Man, I don’t know anything”
Some Remarks on the Origin of Afro-Puerto Rican Spanish
Students’ changing conceptualizations of university internationalization in Australia
Ideologies in the foreign language curriculum
Critical Language Awareness (CLA) for Spanish Heritage Language Programs
Critical language awareness in the heritage language classroom
The Role of Intercultural Communicative Competence in Student-To-Student Interactions at an Internationlized University
Critical Race Theory, Fourth Edition
Representations of the World in Language Textbooks
Rejecting Black and Rejected Back
It wasn’t just about learning how to speak Spanish”
Más que Esclavos
The “Other” Latinx
Latino spaces have always been the most violent’
The language textbook
(Re)Searching culture in foreign language textbooks, or the politics of hide and seek
A Shared Heritage
All Around the World Same Song
Engaging Critical Pedagogy
Critical language awareness and L2 learners of Spanish
World languages for Black Linguistic Reparations
Mapping the Margins
Developing Critical Language Awareness in the Heritage Language Classroom
Undoing Appropriateness
Improving the Visibility of Afro-Latin Culture in the Spanish Classroom
Tales of (Under)Representation
Unsettling race and language
Cops Only See the Brown Skin, They Could Care Less Where It Originated
It's About the Way I'm Treated
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |