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García, Ofelia – Review of Research in Education, 2014
The author of this chapter argues that the failure of Spanish language education policies in the United States to educate both Latinos and non-Latinos has to do with the clash between three positions--(a) the English language, characterized by U.S. educational authorities as the unique and powerful lingua franca; (b) the Spanish language, as…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Educational Policy, Hispanic American Students
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Torres-Guzman, Maria E.; Etxeberria-Sagastume, Felipa; Intxausti Intxausti, Nahia – New Educator, 2011
Within this study, we examine the nexus of immigrant parents' language attitudes and motivations towards a lesser-spoken, endangered language and the revitalization efforts in the Basque Country, Spain. Attitudes and motivations are conceptualized as multileveled, relational, and dynamically constructed within their immediate and broader…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Attitudes, Monolingualism, Foreign Countries