ERIC Number: EJ726201
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Publication Date: 2005-Jul-1
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Audible Voices, Visible Tongues: Exploring Social Realities in Spanish-Speaking Students' Writing
Coady, Maria; Escamilla, Kathy
Language Arts, v82 n6 p462-471 Jul 2005
A research is conducted which lays emphasis on how teachers can use bilingual student's writing as a springboard for deeper exploration into societal inequities in particular by paying attention to both the ideas and the voices revealed in their written words. The goal is to create an empowering learning environment in which students are able to understand how languages work and the way in which languages are optimally used so that students can negotiate their own worlds.
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Social Discrimination, Writing Skills, Educational Environment, Cultural Influences, Spanish Speaking, Writing Assignments, Culturally Relevant Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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