Language and Identity in a Dual Immersion School / / Kim Potowski.

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, document...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2007]
©2007
Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Series:Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 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 in Fifth Grade
  • Chapter 6. Language Use in Eighth Grade
  • Chapter 7. Spanish Proficiency in Eighth Grade
  • Chapter 8. Identity Investments in Eighth Grade
  • Chapter 9. Conclusions
  • Epilogue
  • References