Maintaining a minority language : a case study of Hispanic teenagers /

Based on research carried on in Sydney, New South Wales, this volume evaluates different levels of bilingual proficiency and explores the factors which mitigate towards or against the development of minority language skills.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gibbons, John, 1946-
Other Authors: Ramirez, Elizabeth, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clevedon, England ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, ©2004.
Series:Multilingual matters (Series) ; 129.
Subjects:
Language maintenance > Australia > Sydney.
Bilingualism > Australia > Sydney.
Literacy > Australia > Sydney.
Spaniards > Australia > Sydney > Languages.
Teenagers > Australia > Sydney > Language.
Spanish language > Social aspects > Australia > Sydney.
Language maintenance > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.)
Bilingualism > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.)
Literacy > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.)
Teenagers > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.) > Languages.
Spanish language > Social aspects > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.)
Préservation linguistique > Australie > Sydney (N.-G. du S.)
Bilingues > Australie > Sydney (N.-G. du S.)
Alphabétisation > Australie > Sydney (N.-G. du S.)
Espagnols > Australie > Sydney (N.-G. du S.) > Langues.
Adolescents > Australie > Sydney (N.-G. du S.) > Langues.
Espagnol (Langue) > Aspect social > Australie > Sydney (N.-G. du S.)
Psycholinguistics.
EDUCATION > Bilingual Education.
Bilingualism
Language maintenance
Literacy
Spanish language > Social aspects
Teenagers > Language
Spracherhaltung
Sprachliche Minderheit
New South Wales > Sydney
USA
Spanisch.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Conventions; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Language Proficiency; Chapter 3 Measuring Proficiency; Chapter 4 The Societal; Chapter 5 Interpersonal Contact; Chapter 6 Education, Media Use and Literacy; Chapter 7 Attitudes and Beliefs; Chapter 8 Conclusions; References.

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