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ERIC Number: EJ587035
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-5684
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Spanish Academic Language Proficiency of Bilingual Education Teachers: Is There Equity?
Guerrero, Michael D.
Equity & Excellence in Education, v32 n1 p56-63 Apr 1999
Explains why it is difficult for the majority of bilingual-education teachers to develop teacher-like proficiency in Spanish in the context of the United States. Explores the "subtractive" orientation of U.S. society toward bilingualism that favors replacing the native language with English. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Language Proficiency, Social Attitudes, Spanish, Teacher Competencies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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