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ERIC Number: EJ513656
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-7164
Self-Reported Biliteracy and Self-Esteem: A Study of Mexican American 8th Graders.
Huang, Gary Gang
Applied Psycholinguistics, v16 n3 p271-91 Sep 1995
Compared self-deprecation, self-confidence, and fatalistic belief among 1,034 Mexican American eighth graders who reported themselves a biliterate, English monoliterate, Spanish monoliterate, or oral bilingual. Found that Mexican American children who identified themselves as biliterate had higher self-confidence than the other groups. (Contains 37 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English, Mexican Americans, Monolingualism, Psycholinguistics, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Socioeconomic Influences, Spanish, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Biliteracy; Fatalism