¡buenas! is a Spanish conversation tracking application designed to analyze Hispanic female college students' daily Spanish interactions.
"Buenas" is a casual way to say hello in Spanish.
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Primary Question
1) How often do female Hispanic Berry students speak Spanish on an English-based campus?
Secondary Questions
1) Does having daily Spanish conversations influence female Hispanic Berry student's identity?
2) Do female Hispanic Berry students feel comfortable speaking Spanish on campus?
Data Gathered Once
1) What was your first spoken language?
2) Were you born in or outside of the US?
3) In which language do you feel more comfortable speaking?
4) Do you speak Spanish at home?
5) Do you practice the term “Spanglish” in your everyday conversations?
Spanglish: “a hybrid language combining words and idioms from both Spanish and English, especially Spanish speech that uses many English words and expressions.” (Oxford Languages)
Data Gathered Frequently
1) Who did you speak Spanish to today?
State Machine Diagrams
Mockups
Screenshots of ¡buenas! app
Index, About, Sign-Up and Log-In Pages
Home, Log and Stats Pages
Study Results
*This study was conducted with 5 participants over the period of 2 weeks in total.*
