English Literacy in the U.S.: National Policies, Personal Consequences.

McKay, Sandra Lee; Weinstein-Shr, Gail

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Publication Date: 1993

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English Literacy in the U.S.: National Policies, Personal Consequences.

McKay, Sandra Lee; Weinstein-Shr, Gail

TESOL Quarterly, v27 n3 p399-419 Fall 1993

The relationship between U.S. national policies on literacy, available literacy programs, and individual lives is examined. A discussion of the pressures to become literate in English is followed by an analysis of language use in immigrant families and the effect of native language loss. Recommendations regarding the plurality of literacies are offered. (Contains 43 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Language Usage, Literacy Education, Public Policy

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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