En Los Dos Idiomas: Literacy Practices Among Chicago Mexicanos

"Therefore these men were motivated to to learn to write because of a combination of factors: first, those with whom they wanted to communicate were in another country: second, they felt a personal obligation to maintain these relationships and to maintain them personally: third, a cultural tool, writing, was available for this purpose; and fourth, others were able and willing to share their knowledge of this cultural tool."476,En Los Dos Idiomas: Literacy Practices Among Chicago Mexicanos,Marcia Farr. This essay is about the study of a social network where the
Guanajuato rancho means that those, who are over 35 years old learn to read and write, overcoming many barriers. Their motivation leads the members to use the literacy learned for religious, and personal to communicate with family and friends who still live in Mexico. This desire to learn to read and writing skills leads these older men and other members of the social network to Ifrico -to learn on their own outside of formal schooling or to learn to speak, read and write English on their own from many personal teachers who offer the opportunity to learn. This learning by Mexicanos here in America is wonderful.