Title: Language and identity in a dual immersion school /
Authors: Potowski, Kim.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Ltd.,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Language and languages Study and teaching (Elementary); Immersion method (Language teaching); Anthropological linguistics
Abstract: This text 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 United States. The author follows the group during two school years, documenting their Spanish use and proficiency.
Contents: Introduction -- Immersion classroom research and methodology of this study -- Inter-American Magnet School -- Fifth grade language use and proficiency -- Identity investments in fifth grade -- Language use in eighth grade -- Spanish proficiency in eighth grade -- Identity investments in eighth grade -- Conclusions.