Spanish Literacy and the Academic Success of Latino High School Students: Codeswitching as a Classroom Resource

Bilingual Latino high school students who studied Spanish as an academic subject demonstrated a heightened awareness of how to use their two languages as complementary resources in school and professional settings. A case study traces one student's literacy development in Spanish over 4 years a...

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Published in:Foreign language annals 2000-09, Vol.33 (5), p.498-511
Main Authors: Nichols, Patricia C., Colon, Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Bilingualism
Case Studies
Code Switching (Language)
College Students
High School Students
High Schools
Higher Education
Literacy
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Spanish
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Summary:Bilingual Latino high school students who studied Spanish as an academic subject demonstrated a heightened awareness of how to use their two languages as complementary resources in school and professional settings. A case study traces one student's literacy development in Spanish over 4 years and her ability to use it as a resource in her development of academic English in a college setting. (Author/VWL)
ISSN:0015-718X
1944-9720
DOI:10.1111/j.1944-9720.2000.tb01994.x