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Language Learning in the American Southwestern Borderlands: Navajo Speakers and Their Transition to Academic English Literacy.

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Dyc, Gloria – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002

The Navajo Nation wants a 2-year Navajo language requirement for regional colleges. At the same time, literacy in academic English is required for Navajo students wishing to enter the sciences, medicine, and law. The difficulties students face as they make the transition from English to Navajo and from Navajo to English are described. Four…

Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences