First Advisor
Hess, Robyn S.
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
8-2022
Abstract
Every day, across the United States, there are families who rely on their children to perform the essential task of facilitating communication between themselves and others who do not share their language; this process is referred to as language brokering. Eleven participants who identified as Latinx child language brokers were interviewed. The purpose of this study was to explore the stories of these youth to better understand how they came to be language brokers in their families, their perspectives on their roles within their families and their culture, and the perceived positives and challenges of this practice. From these lived experiences described in the in-depth interviews, five themes emerged including: giving back to family, perceived judgment by others, learning my culture, school response, and self-efficiency. Participants provided context and recommendations for mental health providers within the school and clinic settings relating to interactions that would be supportive to adolescents who interpret for their families. Further implications and future research are also discussed.
Extent
148 pages
Local Identifiers
Martino_unco_0161D_11044.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Martino, Miranda Kristine, "Entre Dos Mundos: Understanding the Experiences Of Latinx Adolescent Language Brokers" (2022). Dissertations. 858.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/858