Pushing Boundaries - Language and Culture in a Mexicano Community

Klappentext A study of the ways bilingual children in a Mexicano community use and learn language. Zusammenfassung The authors demonstrate how bilingual children and their families learn and use language in a Mexicano community in northern California! in the context of real! problematic and important activities in people's lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Luis C. Moll; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Eastside: a Mexicano community; 3. Home and school contexts for language learning; 4. Bilingual children crossing cultural borders; 5. Negotiating culture and language in the home; 6. Moving towards a recognition perspective; 7. Meeting the challenges of diversity; Notes; References; Index.

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• Authors: Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, Sheila M. Shannon, Olga A. V¿uez, Olga A. Vasquez, Olga A. (University of California Vasquez, Olga A. Pease-Alvarez Vasquez
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2007
• EAN: 9780521048576
• ISBN: 978-0-521-04857-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous