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Download full textSpolsky, Bernard; And Others – 1983
The development of literacy in selected bilingual societies was investigated. Historical and comparative studies were conducted of medieval Jewish communities, the Navajo community, a northern New Mexico village, and the countries of Paraguay and Tonga. The goal of the case studies was to develop a model for the development of literacy in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Guarani
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Direct linkSpezzini, Susan – International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 2004
This investigation of English immersion learners explored processes of learning English, patterns of language use, and levels of comprehensibility among 34 predominantly Spanish-speaking 12th graders at the American School of Asuncion in Asuncion, Paraguay. The analysis of data from language learning histories, group interviews, perceived…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sociolinguistics, Language Patterns, Social Psychology
