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Penalosa, Fernando – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
The hispanicization of Mayan immigrants in Los Angeles is explored, focusing on the patterns of usage of Mayan, Spanish, and English among men, women, and children, and the trend toward Spanish-English bilingualism. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Immigrants, Language Maintenance, Language Proficiency
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Schiffman, Harold – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1987
Studies the case of a religious group of German immigrants, whose German-American descendants attended German-language parochial schools but received secular instruction in English. Although the situation resulted in English-dominant children rather than the intended German-dominant bilinguals, recent sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)