Language and Identity in a Dual Immersion School
By (author) Kim Potowski
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Publication date:
23 January 2007Publisher
Multilingual MattersDimensions:
210x148mm6x8"
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.
"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."