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Peer reviewedZentella, Ana Celia – Education and Urban Society, 1997
Explores the role that language plays in determining why, what, and how Latino youth learn in their communities. It highlights the fundamental, and often overlooked, resource that Latino English-Spanish bilingualism represents for building bridges between communities, homes, and schools. Strengthening bilingualism is a way to link homes,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Community Development
