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Reershemius, Gertrud – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
This article analyses how speakers of an autochthonous heritage language (AHL) make use of digital media, through the example of Low German, a regional language used by a decreasing number of speakers mainly in northern Germany. The focus of the analysis is on Web 2.0 and its interactive potential for individual speakers. The study therefore…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Networks, German, Language Variation
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Poza, Luis E. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
Much attention is now given to academic language, particularly in content areas such as science, amid persistent achievement disparities between students classified as English Language Learners, and more recently, Long Term English Learners, and their English-proficient peers. This attention has fueled debate about the precise features of such…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Science Instruction, Code Switching (Language), Language Usage