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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784009703321

Autore

Potowski Kim

Titolo

Language and identity in a dual immersion school [[electronic resource] /] / Kim Potowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters Ltd., c2007

ISBN

1-280-73947-9

9786610739479

1-85359-945-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; ; 63

Disciplina

418.0071

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Immersion method (Language teaching)

Anthropological linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- 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

Sommario/riassunto

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.