Why Don't They Learn English?: Separating Fact from Fallacy in the U.S.Language Debate

Author:   Lucy Tse ,  Celia Genishi ,  Dorothy S. Strickland ,  Donna E. Alvermann
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Volume:   58
ISBN:  

9780807740965


Pages:   120
Publication Date:   21 September 2001
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Lucy Tse ,  Celia Genishi ,  Dorothy S. Strickland ,  Donna E. Alvermann
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Imprint:   Teachers' College Press
Volume:   58
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.176kg
ISBN:  

9780807740965


ISBN 10:   0807740969
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   21 September 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"In clear and elegant prose, Lucy Tse debunks prevalent myths about English-language learning among immigrant children. - Jim Cummins, University of Toronto; """"Lucy Tse is among the few to explain the causes and consequences of language loss in human terms. Her perceptive, readable, and thoroughly documented study should be on the bookshelf of every educator of immigrant students."""" - James Crawford, author of At War with Diversity: U.S. Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety"


In clear and elegant prose, Lucy Tse debunks prevalent myths about English-language learning among immigrant children. - Jim Cummins, University of Toronto; Lucy Tse is among the few to explain the causes and consequences of language loss in human terms. Her perceptive, readable, and thoroughly documented study should be on the bookshelf of every educator of immigrant students. - James Crawford, author of At War with Diversity: U.S. Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety


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Lucy Tse is an associate professor of education at California State University, Los Angeles. She is co-editor of the book Heritage Language Development and has published widely in the areas of second language acquisition, heritage language learning, and bilingualism and biliteracy.

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