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Direct linkGarcia-Sanchez, Inmaculada M.; Orellana, Marjorie Faulstich; Hopkins, Megan – Multicultural Perspectives, 2011
Maria was a fifth grade student when the authors met her in a study of immigrant child-language brokers. Her family immigrated from a farming community in Mexico to a Chicago suburb where there were limited bilingual resources. Maria's mother did not speak fluent English, and Maria's teachers did not speak Spanish, so Maria often served as a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spanish, Intercultural Communication, Parent Teacher Conferences
