Growing up Bilingual by Ana Zentella

Growing up Bilingual by Ana Zentella

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Zusammenfassung

An inside view of the social construction of bilingualism in one of the most disadvantaged Spanish-speaking groups in the USA. The book concludes with alternatives for evaluating and teaching Puerto Rican children that build upon the community's language patterns and orientations to literacy.

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Growing up Bilingual by Ana Zentella

Winner of the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists Book Award 1999 Winner of the British Association of Applied Linguistics Book Prize 1998 This book provides an inside view of the social construction of bilingualism in one of the largest and most disadvantaged Spanish-speaking groups in the United States.

"Growing up Bilingual is a profoundly compelling account of what it means to come of age in an economically impoverished but linguistically rich cultural environmentWithout romanticising an often grim situation, Zentella tells a story that has long needed to be told. It should be read by every teacher and social worker who deals with Puerto Rican children. It should also occupy a prominent spot on the bookshelf of anyone seriously interested in language policy, ethnolinguistics, applied linguistics, bilingual education, ethnic identity or Hispanic studies."
Alicia Pousada, University of Puerto Rico

"Along with her splendid sense of the need to portray memory and history, she brings wit, grace, and intelligence to her intimate and detailed portrayals of the life and language of Puerto Rican children and their families in New York."
Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University

"Zentella's book achieves its goal of describing the social and linguistic realities of New York Perto Ricans...those who advocate for an English-only society and the elimination of bilingual education, as well as their foes, should read this work and consider the significance of language for those who are subject to domination by a different culture."
Yolanda Rivera-Castillo, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

Ana Celia Zentella, an anthro-political linguist, is Professor in the Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, and in Anthropology, Linguistics, and Developmental Psychology at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9781557864079
ISBN 10 1557864071
Titel Growing up Bilingual
Autor Ana Zentella
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsjahr 1997-05-28
Seitenanzahl 336
Preise Winner of Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists Book Award 1999 (United States), Winner of British Association of Applied Linguistics Book Prize 1998 (UK)
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.