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WorksheetsLosing My Mother Tongue(Nepantla Families)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why didn't the elementary school in LA have any ESL or bilingual classes?
The school was overpopulated
Lack of resources
There weren't any bilingual employees
The schools did not have any minority students
How long was the narrator ignored in her 5th grade class?
About a week
Two days
Seven months
The entire school year
In school, why did Reyna feel ashamed as a Spanish speaker?
She barely spoke English
She was ignored/rejected by her teachers
Many students could speak multiple languages while she only spoke one
She was unable to learn English
How did Reyna describe the junior high ESL classrooms?
Old bungalows that were far away from actual school grounds
High end portables with drinking fountain
Vast building with multiple classrooms and labs
Small one room classrooms within the surrounding wings
Why was it rough to be associated with ESL classrooms if everyone in there is an English learner?
She wished she was white
Because of how strict the teachers are
The stigma surrounding the immigrant kids.
That's where the remedial classes were
What did this ESL program focus on?
Becoming experts in English
Promoting bilingualism
To become English proficient while maintaining the native tongue of the students
To become English proficient
How does Reyna define "subtractive bilingualism"?
The removal of her tongue
The removal of her mother tongue, psychological violence of tearing out her being
When two solutions solved by subtraction are able to be divided evenly
The eradication of her job opportunities
In eighth grade, what made Reyna's first win in the writing competition bittersweet?
Although it led to her becoming a professional writer, it further distanced herself from her mother tongue
She was bullied even more afterwards
Although it led to her becoming a professional writer, it further distanced herself from her mother
Now expectations were higher which led to more pressure
What age did Reyna cross the border and why is that significant?
11, It led her to America
6, The crossing introduced her to people she would soon learn to depend on
12, It made her feel like she did not belong
9, Her cultural identity was still being created, which led to liminality
Why were Reyna's parents impervious to U.S. assimilation?
Their confidence
They were brave enough to resist
Their Mexican identities had been fully formed and matured
Their exceptional bilingualism
True or False, subtractive bilingualism was pivotal in ensuring Reyna's success as a fully bilingual writer
True, it allowed her to fully express herself in two different ways
False, it led to her solely writing in English
Why did Reyna feel she was betraying her mother tongue with the way the editors handled translations of her books?
She felt her translations were subpar
She wrote wrong translations
They had to hire a translator because Reyna couldn't do it
The editors would distort the Spanish translation beyond the story's original meaning
True or False, despite the subtractive bilingualism, Reyna's relationship with her family was tight.
False, it created more distance between them
True, since both parties were able to communicate and understand each other completely
What was the price Reyna paid for her successful integration into the U.S.?
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
Her ability to write
Her relationship with her Mother
Her confidence
How did Reyna's daughter become proficient in both Spanish and English if she was in similar programs as Reyna?
The programs her daughter were enrolled in encouraged their students to nurture their native tongue
The programs had more money
The programs cheated
Reyna's daughter had youtube
