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ERIC Number: EJ628773
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Can Two Tongues Live in Harmony: Analysis of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS88) Longitudinal Data on the Maintenance of Home Language.
Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Marsh, Herbert W.; Suliman, Rosemary
American Educational Research Journal, v37 n4 p1001-26 Win 2000
Used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study to examine the relationships among first language (not English), maintenance of that home language, English proficiency, and academic achievement. Results do not support speculation that home language proficiency would have persistent negative effects on English and other academic outcomes but do suggest the need for support in enhancing the home language for maintenance. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Cultural Maintenance, English (Second Language), Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, National Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Education Longitudinal Study 1988