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"My Excuse-me Tongue" or a Chicana in the English Classroom.

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Cantu, Norma E. – 1979

To spur English teachers to change their attitudes and methods in dealing with nonnative English speaking students, this autobiographical account by a Chicana woman describes how English teachers caused her to feel insecurity, frustration, and embarrassment about her use of language. Among the problems the author describes are her suffering at…

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Dropout Prevention, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education