Language and Identity in a Dual Immersion School (Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 63) - Softcover

Potowski, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853599433 ISBN 13: 9781853599439

Verlag: Multilingual Matters, 2007

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This book describes the educational experiences and linguistic outcomes of students in Chicago, Illinois, who are attending one of the oldest Spanish-English dual immersion schools in the United States. The author follows a group of students during fifth grade and again during eighth grade, documenting their Spanish use and proficiency as well as how Spanish and English intersect with the ongoing production of their identities.

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Kim Potowski is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she directs the Spanish for heritage speakers program. Her research focuses on the Spanish of bilingual speakers, including how Spanish is spoken in the United States, the effectiveness of curricula for heritage speakers, and professional development for teachers. She is the author of Fundamentos de la enseñanza del español a hispanohablantes en los Estados Unidos (Arco Libros, 2005).

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• Verlag: Multilingual Matters
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1853599433
• ISBN 13: 9781853599439
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 236
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: GPSR Kontakt; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Deutschland