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Examining the Oral Language Competency of Children from Korean Immigrant Families in English-Only and Dual Language Immersion Schools
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Choi, Jane Younga; Lee, Jin Sook; Oh, Janet S. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2018
In this study, we examined the bilingual language development among Korean American first-graders in two southern California cities and explored the opportunities for language use available to them in various spaces: at school (one dual language immersion school and one traditional English-only public school), at home, and in the community. Data…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Korean, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Latino Parent Agency within the Restrictionist Language Policy Environment of California's Proposition 227
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Farruggio, Peter – Bilingual Research Journal, 2010
CThe article is a study of Latino immigrant parents' agency toward primary language (L1) instruction in the face of restrictionist language policy. Certain attitudes and characteristics were associated with advocacy for Spanish L1 instruction. Interviews conducted in an urban California school district among parents with different background…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Bilingual Education, Parent Background, Educational Attainment