Language and Identity in a Dual Immersion School

By (author) Kim Potowski

Publication date:

23 January 2007

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9781853599446

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Immersion Classroom Research and Methodology of this Study

Chapter 3: Inter-American Magnet School

Chapter 4: Fifth Grade Language Use and Proficiency

Chapter 5: Identity Investments of Fifth Graders

Chapter 6: Language Use in Eighth Grade

Chapter 7: Spanish Proficiency in Eighth Grade

Chapter 8: Identity Investments in Eighth Grade

Chapter 9: Conclusions

"This volume offers valuable insights into the inner workings of two-way immersion classrooms and helps us understand why students resist using Spanish. Everyone who cares about bilingualism as a goal of two-way immersion should know about this research."