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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954949103321

Autore

Gibbons John <1946->

Titolo

Maintaining a minority language : a case study of Hispanic teenagers / / John Gibbons and Elizabeth Ramirez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon, England ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2004

ISBN

9786610828388

9781853597422

9781280828386

1280828382

9781853597428

1853597422

9781417570546

1417570547

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Multilingual Matters

Altri autori (Persone)

RamirezElizabeth <1961->

Disciplina

404/.2/0994

Soggetti

Language maintenance - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.)

Bilingualism - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.)

Literacy - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.)

Spaniards - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Languages

Teenagers - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Language

Spanish language - Social aspects - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.)

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 (p. 234-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Language Proficiency -- Chapter 3: Measuring Proficiency -- Chapter 4: The Societal -- Chapter 5: Interpersonal Contact -- Chapter 6: Education, Media Use and Literacy -- Chapter 7: Attitudes and Beliefs -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- References

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores two main areas. First, what a high level of proficiency in two languages consists of, and second, what factors can produce this high level of bilingual proficiency. Higher level language is usually acquired at school, but many minority language students are



educated in only one language. The book therefore examines other factors in the development of the minority language, such as home literacy practices and positive attitudes, that might contribute to the development of high bilingual proficiency.