Developing Minority Language Resources
| Author | : Guadalupe Valdés |
| Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
| Total Pages | : 341 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781853598975 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1853598976 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (976 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Developing Minority Language Resources by : Guadalupe Valdés
Download or read book Developing Minority Language Resources written by Guadalupe Valdés and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents ongoing language shift to English among Latino professionals in California. It then describes current instructional practices used in the teaching of Spanish as an academic subject at the high school and university levels to 'heritage' language students who, although educated entirely in English, acquired Spanish at home as a first language. It specifically examines the potential contribution of these instructional practices to the maintenance of Spanish.
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