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Literacy and language diversity in the United States / Terrence G. Wiley.
LIBRA LC151 .W45 2005
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wiley, Terrence G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literacy--United States.
- Literacy.
- Sociolinguistics--United States.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Multilingualism--United States.
- Multilingualism.
- Language policy--United States.
- Language policy.
- Education, Bilingual--United States.
- Education, Bilingual.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Center for Applied Linguistics ; McHenry, Ill. : Delta Systems, ©2005.
- Contents:
- Common myths about literacy and language diversity in the United States
- Literacy and the great divide : cognitive or social?
- Defining and measuring literacy : uses and abuses
- Literacy, schooling, and the socioeconomic divide
- Language, diversity, and the ascription of status
- Literacy and language diversity in sociocultural contexts
- Rethinking language : beyond dichotomies
- The standards movement : considerations for language minority students
- The impact of literacy policies and practices on language minority learners.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-252) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1887744886
- 9781887744881
- OCLC:
- 57422398
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