Language and Identity in a Dual Immersion School

Klappentext This book describes the experiences of a group of students in Chicago, Illinois, who are attending one of the first Spanish-English dual immersion schools in the US. The author follows the group during two school years, documenting their Spanish use and proficiency and how their two languages intersect with the production of their identities. Zusammenfassung This book describes the experiences of a group of students in Chicago! Illinois! who are attending one of the first Spanish-English dual immersion schools in the US. The author follows the group during two school years! documenting their Spanish use and proficiency and how their two languages intersect with the production of their identities.

About the author

Kim Potowski is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she directs the Spanish for heritage speakers program. Her research focuses on the Spanish of bilingual speakers, including how Spanish is spoken in the United States, the effectiveness of curricula for heritage speakers, and professional development for teachers. She is the author of Fundamentos de la enseñanza del español a hispanohablantes en los Estados Unidos (Arco Libros, 2005).

Product details

• Authors: Kim Potowski
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.2007
• EAN: 9781853599439
• ISBN: 978-1-85359-943-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism; Bilingual Education and Biling; Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures