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Castilleja, Janet – 1987
The writing problems of most Spanish-English bilinguals do not stem from their bilingualism per se, but are similar to those that inhibit other basic writers. The most serious is unfamiliarity with written, academic English. Students can rarely overcome this on their own. Most need intensive remedial and developmental instruction to be adequately…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Dialects