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Teaching and Learning in Two Languages: Bilingualism and Schooling in the United States » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Eugene Garcia
ISBN-13: 9780807745366, ISBN-10: 0807745367
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date Published: March 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Eugene Garcia

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Table of Contents

Series foreword
Preface : why this book?
1Who are these children, their families, and communities?1
2Bilingualism is not the arithmetic sum of two languages23
3Education comes in diverse shapes and forms for U.S. bilinguals39
4Bilinguals in the United States speak more than a foreign language64
5The policy debate and related policies regarding U.S. bilinguals77
6Educational reform and schooling U.S. bilinguals100
7Bilingual student achievement in a reform context123
8Final thoughts regarding theory, practice, and policy relevant to U.S. bilingual students157

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