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| Bilingual Education | 1 |
| Hispanic Americans | 1 |
| Language Maintenance | 1 |
| Language Role | 1 |
| Program Effectiveness | 1 |
| Spanish Speaking | 1 |
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| Modern Language Journal | 1 |
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| Otheguy, Ricardo | 1 |
| Otto, Ruth | 1 |
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Peer reviewedOtheguy, Ricardo; Otto, Ruth – Modern Language Journal, 1980
Discusses controversy between transitional versus maintenance bilingual education programs in Spanish. Claims policy of static maintenance cannot find support in a view of linguistic competence that considers language development to be complete by adolescence and the same among individuals. Suggests developing students' home language or abandoning…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Hispanic Americans, Language Maintenance, Language Role
