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Herrera-Pazmino, Alma – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
The author moved from Guatemala to California with her mom. In this article, she talks about the challenges of learning English. She needs to learn English to take care of her mom until her "papa" comes to take care of them. If she knows English she can help her mother with the groceries and answering the phone. She can also teach her…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Barriers, Migrant Problems, Migrants
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Block, David – Language Teaching Research, 2012
This article explores how class might be brought to the fore as an identity inscription in studies of second language learning, alongside other identity inscriptions such as gender, ethnicity and national identity, which have been the focus of rather more research. It begins by clarifying what is meant by class through a brief discussion of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Research, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
van den Berg-Eldering, Lotty – 1986
The proceedings of a colloquy on the education and cultural development of migrant women, sponsored by the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC), are summarized in this volume, which includes background papers, speeches, discussion summaries, recommendations, and bibliographies. The opening section explains the history of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Civil Liberties, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism