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Expanding definitions of giftedness : the case of young interpreters from immigrant communities / / Guadalupe Valdes



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Autore: Valdes Guadalupe Visualizza persona
Titolo: Expanding definitions of giftedness : the case of young interpreters from immigrant communities / / Guadalupe Valdes Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina: 420/.4261/0973
Soggetto topico: Bilingualism in children - United States
Translating and interpreting - United States
Gifted children - United States
Hispanic Americans - Languages
Immigrants - United States - Language
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 In Search of Giftedness: The Case of Latino Immigrant Children; Chapter 2 Bilinguals and Bilingualism; Chapter 3 A Performance Team: Young Interpreters and Their Parents; Chapter 4 The Study of Young Interpreters: Methods, Materials and Analytical Challenges; Chapter 5 The Performance of the Young Interpreters on the Scripted Task; Chapter 6 The Gifts and Talents of Young Interpreters: Implications for Researchers and Practitioners
Chapter 7 Developing the Talents of Latino Immigrant Children: Challenges, Questions, and OpportunitiesList of Tables and Figures; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Sommario/riassunto: This book is about bilingual young people who have been selected by their families to carry out the hard work of interpreting and translating to mediate communication between themselves and the outside world--between minority and majority communities. It examines the experiences of these young interpreters and the skills they develop in order to fulfill this role. The authors' purpose in this volume is to contribute to extending current definitions of gifted and talented, by proposing and offering evidence that the young people who are selected to serve as family interp
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ISBN: 1-282-32227-3
9786612322273
1-4106-0724-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824940203321
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Serie: Educational psychology series.