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Ben Salem, Lobna – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
If in Edward Said's words, "everyone lives life in a given language; everyone's experiences therefore are had, absorbed, and recalled in that language" ("Out of Place", 1999: 217), a writer who chooses to write in a language other than the mother-language is inevitably a victim of displacement. In a geography-decentred world,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Autobiographies, Personal Narratives, French
Holdway, Jennifer, Ed.; Wilson, Brittany, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2014
The theme for this year's College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa was "Engaged Language Research and Practice," with the plenary speech given by Dr. Kathryn A. Davis. Following a preface from the editors and plenary speaker highlights, contents of these proceedings include: Section I:…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), American Indian Languages, Second Language Learning, Self Concept
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Killian, Caitlin; Johnson, Cathryn – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2006
In this paper we examine the identity negotiation processes of North African immigrant women in France. Participants engaged in various forms of identity work, including selective association and management of appearance, as well as resisting others' attempts to categorize them as immigrants. Given that these women have chosen to move to France…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Muslims, Females