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Translanguaging in a Bilingual Writing Programme: The Mother Tongue as a Resource for Academic Success in a Second Language
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Parmegiani, Andrea – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
This paper reports on a writing programme I started at Bronx Community College to improve academic success among recently immigrated Spanish-speaking students by linking ESL courses to Spanish academic literacy courses within the framework of a learning community. My reflection begins by articulating the pedagogical rationale for looking beyond…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Writing Instruction, Longitudinal Studies, English (Second Language)
Multilingual Examinations: Towards a Schema of Politicization of Language in End of High School Examinations in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Antia, Bassey E. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
In many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, the release of each year's results for the end of high school examinations heralds an annual ritual of public commentary on the poor state of national education systems. However, the exoglossic/monolingual language regime for these examinations is infrequently acknowledged as contributing to the dismal…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Social Differences, Exit Examinations, High School Students
The Role of Academic Discourse in Minority Students' Academic Assimilation
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White, John W.; Ali-Khan, Carolyne – American Secondary Education, 2013
Many minority students enter the university without the discursive ''codes of power" that they need both to find academic success and to self-identify as scholars. High schools and college preparatory programs too often ignore the role that academic language and literacy play in success at the college level. Even when academic…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Language Role, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement
The Social Construction of Ethnicity and Masculinity of African American College Men
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Johnson, Jonathan Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to understand how African American college men construct masculine and ethnic notions of their identities, despite disproportionate social obstacles and hegemonic stereotypes. The primary research question of this study was, "how might African American undergraduate males understand and develop healthy concepts…
Descriptors: African American Students, Undergraduate Students, Self Concept, Stereotypes
Language Attitudes and the Achievement of Bilingual Pupils. Research and Development Memorandum No. 146.
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Ramirez, Arnulfo G.; And Others – 1976
This study measured pupil and teacher attitudes toward language variation in a bilingual Spanish/English environment; attempted to determine whether teacher attitudes could be changed in workshops dealing with sociolinguistic concepts of speech variation; and attempted to determine whether teacher and pupil attitudes have a relation to pupil…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Attitudes Toward Speech Variation Among Spanish/English Bilingual Pupils: Some Implications For the Teacher and Learner. Bilingual Education Paper Series, Vol. 2, No. 7.
Ramirez, Arnulfo G. – 1979
Results of 11 investigations of various problems facing Mexican American and other linguistic minority children in the classroom are summarized. Conducted between 1972 and 1978, the studies are divided into studies dealing with teacher attitudes toward speech variation, elementary and secondary school pupil attitudes toward speech variation and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language), Elementary School Students