[HERITAGE-LIST] Book announcement: LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY IN A DUAL IMMERSION SCHOOL

[Scott G. McGINNIS]

LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY IN A DUAL IMMERSION SCHOOL

Kim Potowski (University of Illinois at Chicago)

"This volume offers valuable insights into the inner workings of two-way immersion classrooms and helps us understand why students resist using Spanish. Everyone who cares about bilingualism as a goal of two-way immersion should know about this research."

Donna Christian, President of the Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, USA

 
"Identity investment is key to understanding how two-way immersion (TWI) programs function on the local level.  Potowski demonstrates that when students invest in their identities as Spanish speakers (regardless of their ethnic or linguistic background), they are more likely to develop expertise in Spanish.  Educators who understand this fundamental sociolinguistic notion can find creative ways to actively counter student resistance to Spanish at school."

Rebecca Freeman, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. 

 

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 United States. The author follows the group during two school years, documenting their Spanish use and proficiency, as well as how their two languages intersect with the ongoing production of their identities.

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Immersion classroom research and methodology of this study
Chapter 3: Inter-American Magnet School 
Chapter 4: Fifth grade language use and proficiency 
Chapter 5: Identity investments of fifth graders 
Chapter 6: Language use in eighth grade
Chapter 7: Spanish proficiency in eighth grade
Chapter 8: Identity investments in eighth grade
Chapter 9: Conclusions

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).

Bilingual Education & Bilingualism      210 x 148 (A5)          23/01/2007    ix+224=240pp

Hbk ISBN-10 1853599441/ISBN-13 9781853599446                £49.95 / US$99.95 / CAN$114.95
Pbk ISBN-10 1853599433/ISBN-13 9781853599439                £19.95 / US$39.95 / CAN$45.95
Ebook ISBN-10 185359945X/ISBN-13 9781853599453           £49.95 / US$99.95 / CAN$114.95

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