Bilingualism, Education and Identity.

Edwards, John

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Publication Date: 1988

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Bilingualism, Education and Identity.

Edwards, John

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v9 n1-2 p203-10 1988

Discusses the role of the school in supporting minority group identity, particularly through language maintenance programs. While language shift may not be countered by schools acting in isolation, identity can be maintained through periods of language shift. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Ethnicity, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Minority Groups, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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