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Innovative Language Education Programmes for Heritage Language Students: The Special Case of Puerto Ricans?
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Tucker, G. Richard – International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 2005
In this paper, I discuss current interest in educational reform in Puerto Rico, the need for better and more appropriate assessment tools, the growing realisation in the USA that two-way bilingual programmes can provide an effective vehicle for fostering the development of bilingual proficiency, bicultural competence and subject-matter knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Language Teachers, Bilingualism