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ERIC Number: EJ214900
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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The Significance of the Ethnic Community Mother Tongue School: Introduction to a Study.
Fishman, Joshua A.
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v3 n3 p39-47 Spr 1979
Provides an overview of the approximately 1200 Ethnic Community Mother Tongue Schools (ECMTS) in the United States, describing some of their salient characteristics and noting relationships between these schools and the United States bilingual education movement. Explains six assumptions commonly made by ECMTS teachers and leaders. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cultural Awareness, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction, Language Role, Multicultural Education, Native Speakers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ethnic Community Mother Tongue Schools