Dominant Language Ideology

Q&A

     In this Wix page, I have compiled a few different images regarding the Dominate Language Ideology in many different aspects of life. I have included graphs in popular or public life demonstrating trust from employers when holding different degrees in the workforce and wage rate increases based off of sex and degrees. In this case these graphs stand for or represent dominant language ideology in the respect that in order to earn more trust, or theoretically respect, in the workforce a higher degree is required. This also represents the historical context of sexism when it comes to unequal wage rates.

     Under social media, I have a collage of pictures from many different social media websites including Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter. I also have two pictures representing a Facebook post and Twitter tweet so viewers can see the difference in "social slang" amongst websites. This historical context has stemmed down for ultimately the development of technology. Has it helped us or hurt us? Information that use to only be accessible on a desktop computer that was the size of an entire room, can now be accessed on the go through smart phones.

     In the culture tab, I have images of different cultures including Mexico, China, Japan, and India. Immigration has diversified the United States with percentages never seen before in history. The total immigrant population in the United States stood at more than 42.4 million, or 13.3 percent, of the total U.S. population of 318.9 million in 2014. Between 2013 and 2014, the foreign-born population increased by 1 million, or 2.5 percent. 

     The resume page indicates the differences between a college student pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Accounting and someone who has not been educated past high school. The historical context here is that there once was a time when men and women were able to make a decent living without higher education. Education has become so important in the U.S. that now it's almost impossible to get a job without a master's degree or higher. This ties into the Dominate Language Ideology because it requires standardized classroom instruction. Applicants must know fluent English while reading then goes all the way to the level of a master's degree interpreting documents and texts.

     The industry talk button will lead you to a page that talks about the four accounting financial statements. Historically, mostly women have worked as bookkeepers for companies with little to no education. Nowadays it is almost required from many firms that an employee has a master's degree in accounting and has sat for the CPA exam.

     The chance association I found throughout all of my research is the importance of education. Historically education has not been as big of a deal as it is today. Now when applying for jobs it is almost required to have higher degrees of education. This correlates to culture because even if the job applicant can speak fluent Japanese because of their background at home, they are still required to speak fluent English as if it is their first language. Higher education also helps applicants master their specific industry talk. They are now required to go into an entry-level position as if they have been working for the company for two or three years. Even graphs that I have provided indicate that higher degrees mean higher wage increases. Resumes must be meaty and contain much experience and skill. Applicants social media pages must not interfere in their working life and especially indicate that they are bad mouthing or poorly representing a company.