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Alim et al., (2016), in Raciolinguistics as well as Mike Mena in his video "DEBUNKING "STANDARD" LANGUAGE" talk about Spanish as a Standard language. In Alim et al., we see how Puertorican and Mexican students have different opinions about the best "Spanish". Mena highlights the idea that for many people "the perfect Spanish" is spoken in other places but home.

He talks about the "Language- Elsewhere" and mentions that it is 1)a colonial invention, 2) it is designed to produce racial, colonial, and linguistic hierarchies, and 3) becomes what it needs to be.

What are your thoughts about this? Will this have an effect on students' attitude towards their first language or their variety of Spanish?

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According Kroskrity, 2010 (as cited inWeaver, 2019) “standardization serves the purpose to keep certain speakers “out” and others “in”. The idea and process of language standardization, then, highlights how Standard American English has come to its level of prestige because of any inherent qualities; rather, its association with speakers of high prestige –the White, upper-middle class– creates a superior cultural image of the language variety which, in turn, “consolidates and continues” the privileges of the speakers associated with the prestige variety.

Discuss with your groups, Will a change in attitude towards different languages/varieties of languages be enough to combat the idea of a standard language, or are there other changes we should consider? If so, which ones?

Is this a personal or a systemic matter?

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For Linda Chavez (As cited in Alim et al., 2016) “nearly all U.S.- born Hispanics say they speak, read and write English well.”

Thus, for Chavez, ideas about language— namely, proficiency in English— figure

centrally in determining whether U.S. Latinas/ os will join an unmarked, assimilated

American “melting pot” or remain a racialized group, separate and apart

from white Americans.

Do you think speaking "perfect English" is enough to be part of the "melting pot"? or are there other factors that contribute to that?

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Despite identifying herself as a white Latina on multiple platforms, The Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor was wrongly called 'woman of colour' after her Golden Globe win last Sunday. As reported by The Independent, the incorrect association has landed industry magazine Variety in trouble.

Taylor was born in Miami, Florida to a Scottish-Argentine father. On Sunday, the Peaky Blinders actor won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture for her role as Beth Harmon, a chess champion.

As soon as the article was published, Variety met heavy criticism online for their choice of words being linked to the star. Originally it read, "Argentinian Taylor-Joy is the first woman of colour to win this category since Queen Latifah in 2008 and only the fifth woman of colour to win overall since 1982 when the category was introduced. S Epatha Merkerson, Halle Berry and Alfre Woodard were the other previous winners."

Soon, the magazine issued an apology on Twitter and updated their story to better reflect Anya's ancestry correctly. A user had tweeted, "Friendly reminder that being Latina and being a woman of colour are not always the same thing. Congrats to Anya Taylor-Joy (Argentina) for her Golden Globe win and for speaking up."

Friendly reminder that being Latina and being a woman of color are not always the same thing. Congrats to Anya Taylor-Joy (Argentina) for her Golden Globe win and for speaking up pic.twitter.com/98akPrhmzv
- Indigenism (@Indixenism) March 2, 2021

Not Variety calling Anya Taylor Joy a woman of color! What color? Blonde??
- Lady Reconstruction (@jaelisoverit) March 1, 2021

This was followed by another user tweeting, "Not Variety calling Anya Taylor Joy a woman of colour! What colour? Blonde?"

This situation with Variety calling Anya Taylor Joy a "woman of color" takes me back to that time when another Selenator told me that Selena isn't white, she is "POC" because she is Latina and I had "no culture" lol
- aylin (mili's) (@firedreamerr) March 2, 2021

Lastly, a user tweeted, "This situation with Variety calling Anya Taylor Joy a woman of colour takes me back to that time when another Selenator told me that Selena isn't white, she is 'People of Colour' because she is Latina and I had 'no culture.' Laugh out loud."

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Anya Taylor-Joy wrongly called 'woman of colour' | The Express Tribune

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Despite identifying herself as a white Latina on multiple platforms, The Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor was wrongly called 'woman of colour' after her Golden Globe win last Sunday. As reported by The Independent, the incorrect association has landed industry magazine Variety in trouble. Taylor was born in Miami, Florida to a Scottish-Argentine father.

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Do you think there is a need for a balance between standard languages and other languages or varieties in schools?

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Has your attitude towards a foreign accent or another variety of English, other than the SAE, changed over time?

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There are at least 4 different first languages in the class. What do you think about people who are learning your first language? Do you make assumptions about their language or about them?