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Hinostroza-Castillo, Ursula; Ianos, Maria-Adelina; Petreñas, Cristina; Lapresta-Rey, Cecilio – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
As a response to the migratory movements initiated at the end of the past century in Catalonia (Spain), its educational system aims to promote interculturality and multilingualism as a way to achieve social cohesion. For this purpose, it is important to improve our understanding of the linguistic acculturation preferences endorsed by local…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Acculturation, Social Integration, Cultural Pluralism
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Sáenz-Hernández, Isabel; Lapresta-Rey, Cecilio; Petreñas, Cristina; Ianos, Maria Adelina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This study explores integration and linguistic acculturation in Catalonia (Spain), a multilingual setting where a state and a regional language coexist with those of immigration. Using qualitative content analysis, we examined the linguistic acculturation profiles of 13 high-school students of immigrant background and the linguistic acculturation…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Language Minorities
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Idoiaga Mondragon, Nahia; Orcasitas-Vicandi, Maria; Roman Etxebarrieta, Gorka – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This paper focuses on the use of language during the emergency eLearning period due to COVID-19 in the Basque Autonomous Community. Specifically, the main objective of this study is to analyze how the use of Basque (local minority language), English (foreign language), and Spanish (local majority language) changed during this period among children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish, Language Minorities, Language Usage
Truman, Lauren – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study examines the language use patterns of students in a math class that is part of a Spanish-English two-way, secondary continuation program. Audio recordings from five class periods were analyzed in order to quantify the opportunities provided for minority language by the teacher, as well as student uptake of those opportunities. This is…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Spanish, English
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Junyent, Andrea; Fernández-Flecha, María – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
This research analyzes data collected by the Young Lives project on childhood poverty. It addresses the effect of socio-demographic, individual, and linguistic variables -- focusing on the latter -- on reading comprehension in Spanish by 502 Peruvian Quechua-Spanish bilingual children aged 8 years. The regression model tested explained 46% of the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Spanish, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Students
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Kim, Yoon Kyong; Curby, Timothy W.; Winsler, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Little is known about 2nd language development among young, low-income, language-minority children. This article examined the longitudinal English development of low-income, dual language learners (DLLs) in Miami ("n" = 18,532) from kindergarten through 5th grade. Growth curve modeling indicated that social skills, good behavior, Spanish…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Spanish