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Direct linkCummins, Jim; Hu, Shirley; Markus, Paula; Kristiina Montero, M. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2015
The construct of "identity text" conjoins notions of identity affirmation and literacy engagement as equally relevant to addressing causes of underachievement among low socioeconomic status, multilingual, and marginalized group students. Despite extensive empirical evidence supporting the impact on academic achievement of both identity…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Literacy, Immigrants
Cummins, Jim – Language and Education, 2015
The authors of papers in this special issue are in agreement that if schools are to reverse underachievement among rural and township students in the South African context the instructional space must be expanded to include students' and teachers' multilingual repertoires together with a focus on explicitly demystifying how academic language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged, Rural Areas, Academic Discourse
