Abstract

CRUZ ARCILA, Ferney  and  BONILLA MEDINA, Sandra Ximena. Configuration of Racial Identity in Second Language Learners in the Colombian Context. Folios [online]. 2021, n.54, pp.151-168.  Epub Jan 20, 2022. ISSN 0123-4870.  https://doi.org/10.17227/folios.54-11330.

This research article discusses the findings of a study aimed at exploring the type of connections that may exist between second language learning and the configuration of racial identities of Spanish and English learners. Despite its great implications for language teaching and learning in our country, this type of connections has been taken for granted and has remained unexplored. This is how this research sought to problematize the notion of racial identity by analyzing it as a relevant factor in language learning processes. Following a qualitative methodology, the analysis of the construction of racial identities was done through written and oral narratives. Among the main findings, the study highlights the idea that language learning is directly related to ways to either challenge or accommodate racial structures. These challenges and accommodations are reflected in different types of learners' positionings towards different social groups.

Keywords : race; racial identity; language learning; second language learners.

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